9.28.07

Road Rage...

I'm not sure that I can do this scene justice, but I'll try.
Near my house, there is a road that was once three lanes, but is now functioning as two because of construction. When you reach the intersection, the left lane is left-turn-only, the right lane goes straight (or right). Obviously, this is a traffic nightmare because everyone drives in the left lane and then realizes that they have to turn left and then fight to get over.

This morning, I was first in line in the right lane, and noticed as the left-turn-arrow went green that the Mercedes in the lane next to me DID NOT want to turn left. So I swerve a little, and she jets out into the intersection, trying to make room for the car behind her to turn left---but doesn't do a very good job. The Tahoe behind her had no chance to get through and let the Mercedes through via horn, finger, and a rolled-down window/screaming.

So my light turns green, the Mercedes goes in front of me, and I'm on my way. But upon looking in my mirror, I notice that the Tahoe is trying to pull the same move the Mercedes did--getting out of the the turn lane.

REALLY?? You're going to have a Tourette's meltdown and you've made the same mistake? Easy Benedict Arnold...


Movie (Idea) of the Year...

I haven't seen it yet, but The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters looks like a shoe-in for best picture. (Not to mention that the filmmaker is none other than former UW Center and current ESPN Football analyst, Ed Cunningham.)

TV Wrap-up...

I'm functioning a day behind, so I haven't watched The Office or Always Sunny in Philadelphia...but here is my thoughts on what I HAVE seen...

House: While the show gets 14 points in the positive for ridding my life of Omar Epps---this "scripted doctor Survivor" thing they're doing this season looks dumber than the LA County Court System when dealing with celebrities...
I'll give it two more weeks...I don't see it going well...

Dirty Sexy Money: Okay--I'm not going to declare it the best new show of '07 because it is an hour-long show in the Wednesday at 10 pm slot on ABC. (Last year I did that with The Nine and we all know how that ended...) But you have to put this on your DVR list. It has everything good about Entourage (rich people wasting money, hot chicks, witty banter) with the added bonus of---get this---PLOT! In the first episode--which was merely introductions--we found out that the Darling family consists of the following:

Tripp: The rich father, played by Donald Sutherland--the most hateably fantastic actor in Hollywood.
Letitia: The crazy adulteress mother, played by Jill Claybaugh--who somehow hosted SNL TWICE in the 70s...
Patrick: (Played by a washed-up Billy Baldwin) A senatorial candidate who is having an affair with a transvestite.
Karen: (Unknown Actress) In love with the lawyer/main-character, and somehow engaged to a PGA Pro (who I believe is based on Fred Couples) that is played by the pansy that was Kelli's lawyer boyfriend on 90210.
Jeremy: The coke-snorting socialite circus.
Brian: The pastor with the illegitimate child.
And of course...
Juliet: (Played by Samaire Armstrong--the hot short-haired blond from The OC and Entourage) Clearly based on Paris Hilton...

All told, they followed the recent recipe for hour-long shows: USE ESTABLISHED FILM ACTORS AND PEOPLE WILL WATCH! (See: 24, CSI: Miami, Boston Legal, etc...)
Again--I'm not going to go overboard on this---but probably has enough star-power/smut to be the Desperate Housewives of this season...and could potentially be just good enough to keep that time slot afloat for ABC until LOST comes back in February.

Picks...

Huskies:

Big underdog at home vs. USC:
Sadly, it is USC in a walk. The best linebackers in the country (even with an injury) will expose exactly how young and one-dimensional UW is.
USC Wins: 48-14

Loggers:

The Loggers are a 2 point underdog at arch-rival PLU. Last year, PLU ROBBED UPS of their second-straight victory in the series. This year, the Logger rushing attack is just too much for a weak PLU defense.
Loggers win: 26-17, and Frosty is raped by Bigfoot (or so I hope.)

Game(s) of the Week:

#5 West Virginia at #18 South Florida (tonight):
It is being pumped as a "payback" game for West Virginia, as South Florida upset the Mountaineers a year ago and robbed them of a run at the BCS Championship Game.
I think West Virginia knocks South Florida off in Tampa this year--but above anything, this game will show a national audience precisely how far behind the rest of the country the Big East is--which is to say, A LONG WAY.
WVU Wins: 39-24.

#6 Cal at #11 Oregon:
Arguably the two best offenses in the COUNTRY. (I think USC and LSU have more tools than both these teams---but just don't put up the yards...) Obviously it is going to be a shoot-out, and while Autzen is the toughest place in the Pac-10 to play, I just don't have as much faith in Oregon as everyone else does.
Cal Wins: 44-31.