Links of the Day [5.18.10]

broderic on May 18, 2010

Read Joe Posnanski. He's a sports writer for Sports Illustrated, but his blog and his Twitter account contain great observations about baseball and sports. His beat is the Kansas City Royals. They are viewed as a worst franchise than the Baltimore Orioles which is hard to believe. The two teams are the bottom teams of the American League and are always at the bottom in all of baseball. Last year, the Royals had it worst. This year it's the Orioles. Both are going nowhere fast. Last night they played a game which four people came to the Yard to witness. Sadly, the Orioles being the worst team in all baseball lost again.Whenever Joe Posnanski writes about the Royals, I read it as applying to the Orioles. You just need to change the names of the players, but the losing ways are the same. Can't hit. Can't pitch. Can't catch. Can't throw. The story's the same for both teams. It's always amusing. Bad baseball is the same all over.http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2010/05/10/diary-of-a-losing-team-510/
http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2010/05/13/the-firing-of-trey-hillman/
http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2010/05/17/diary-of-a-losing-team-517/

Saturday Post

broderic on January 16, 2010

Plenty to talk about. Hard to write down though. Trying to capture some things that have been rattling around my head this early month of 2010, the year we make contact.

Watching movies is getting hard again. Netflix queue is backed up again. Perhaps it may take longer than usual to unclog and I’m sure I’m approaching the last overdue record. Sunshine why must you mock me? Going to the movies? Also hard, especially with lame movies like this. Are there gonna be anything good coming out? Or do I have to wait for this or this.

Baseball season will commence soon. In thirty or so days, spring training. Then I will get to sit next to Nick Markakis in right for thirteen games. There’s still time if you want to join me. Yet, they just raised the prices for walk up games. How am I going to go to all the business men specials on the spur of the moment? I planned to go to all the day games and root, but I’m disappointed in the price hike. Didn’t we just show up and buy tickets lots last year?

Work is still sucky. I’m not feeling it as a software engineer. I wish I knew someone that would make working fun. Let’s build out good software. I wish I could be cool again.

Got a cool app. Mini-Link. Don’t know if it works. It’s a social app. Why aren’t Mini drivers girls?

Trying to read lots of books. Still stuck on that city one. I’m onto Green Mars. I have to get to my Christmas present. I still go to the bookstore, but I’m trying to hold off on the books.

Anime! Anime! Anime! Manga! Manga! Manga! The only spring anime I’m torrenting is Baka to Test to Shokanju. Funny! Still watching KimiTodo, Cross Game, and Railgun. Still buying lots of manga.

Nendoroids are my favorite. I have received four more and I haven’t opened up the boxes on three. I want more. More nendoroids! They are so cute.

Plenty of more to say, but I can’t keep writing. Hit me up in comments with your thoughts especially those of the 16 early days of January.

Link of the day [4.15.08]

broderic on April 15, 2008

Happy tax day. At least that is what my iCal is telling me today is.
Hope you got a refund.Anyway I'm starting a new item which I'm calling "link of the day,"
which is a link I think you should visit. It may be cool. It may be
interesting. It may be thought provoking. Or it may be none of these.
All I want you to do is click on the link. (I should just join google
ad words.)Today's link is to my googleReader shared items. I keep trying to get
you to use a RSS feed reader. I use googleReader and it allows me to
denote a good blog item from my regular reads as well as share them with
others. http://www.google.com/reader/shared/13986059648041625896

“Bokura no sedai ga omoshiroku surun da”

broderic on April 4, 2008

I’ve been reading School Rumble online and I must tell you that books aren’t dead. It pretty much blows reading these scans. On my laptop, I have to scroll to read a page. That sucks. Plus, I can’t spend time looking over some of the art work. That sucks.

When will they get to this point of the story? Can’t they just hire these fools to do their translation? They would be done by then.

Bush’s War

broderic on March 26, 2008

Watch Frontline's expose on "Bush's War." Ain't no doubt about who's it is. It's the fucktard's.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/bushswar/
Frontline always does some good work. I also like the fact that they have it available only for you to watch. There's plenty of good episodes. Many of them make me angry. And sad. And a little hopeless. When are we going to get rid of these band of corrupt, incompetent, criminal bandits. They destroy our country each day that they are in office. Doubly for the lame ass opposition party who do nothing: Nero while Rome burns.

Slate links of the day

broderic on March 26, 2008

There's a veritable set of good reads over on slate.com today. Or I
think they are because I read them and was moved to provide a link. Hotel Hiroshima
http://www.slate.com/id/2187282/
It's a nice travel essay that should fit into one of those travel essay
anthologies I read every year. Makes me want to go out to Japan. (Of
course, School Rumble does the same!)The Architecture of Edward Hopper
http://www.slate.com/id/2187351/
A slide show of the buildings Hopper painted. Why didn't any one tell
me there was an exhibit of his in DC last year?The New New Deal
http://www.slate.com/id/2187039/
Capitalism is being saved by a 30s era government thinking. Socialism
for the rich?

Recent Keyword Activity for March 2008

broderic on March 13, 2008

It’s always good for a post to check referers. I’ll just pick the recent ones and comment. Simple and effective. Plus then I start my own google bomb to get these to the top. Very self-referential and weird!

NY escort kottke: Must be wondering what kottke thinks about Gov. Spitzer resigning or even looking for some special service.

apple unboxing: Looking for some great computer porn.

oksana akinshina naked: What’s a week without this search term?

when love is unrequited the whole world is crap: Searches for NewsRadio quotes drive traffic here.

doobie keebler: ditto

ellen page show me love: Is she making the English remake? I hope she isn’t? She’s too sassy for an Agnes.

cool lamp shades: I keep meaning to get me some.

8-bit video game music: Sounds cool!

negative about monte pego: Can’t think of any. Oh, here’s one: it’s too far away right now. Darn.

That’s it for today. There’s no naked Oksana Akinshina here! Look for Oksana Akinshina naked here!

March 5, 2008

broderic on March 5, 2008

It's been a while since I posted. Can't find anything to say. Haven't seen any movie that needs a shout out. (Although, I saw Surf's Up and must say that that film was made by
people who love surfing). Here's a bunch of links of sites, I've been reading lately.http://www.thatsfit.com/
http://www.slashfood.com/
http://io9.com/Here's a story on Brett Favre retiring. Damn fine quarterback. I'm not
a Packer backer, but as a fan of the NFL he's probably the most fun
athlete to watch. And he was in Something About Mary.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/05/sports/football/05favre.htmlShare with us any interesting links you may like…