12.19.07

Realization

I don't think really attractive women like it when you repeatedly stare at them.

That just kind of hit me yesterday when a girl in my yoga class stayed in a 122 degree room about ten minutes longer than she had to so as to avoid me.

Then again...it may just be that really attractive women don't like it when you repeatedly stare at them when you have a bright red six-day beard and are sweating out of every pore on your body.

Stupid.

There are a lot of marketing-types in the Arnolds---do any of you do advertising for the sports department of a university?

If so, here is a clue:

NOBODY EFFING CARES ABOUT WOMEN'S SPORTS.




Just leave them out of the men's ads...it's like putting a guy having a heart-attack in a KFC ad.


And While You're at It...

Will someone tell Fox Sports that they're picture-in-picture replays are phenomenal. (And by "phenomenal" I mean "more nauseating than the teacups.")


A Constantly Changing List...

More than once I've said that I was going to do a service to the three people on Earth that are more behind-the-times on music than I am by giving "IPOD Essentials" here and there.

Well--I haven't done it.

HOWEVER...

When it comes to Christmas music, I tend to feel like I'm on top of things. SO--here are this year's five songs that you need on your IPOD (at least for the next week.)

(And NO--they aren't all new songs--but with only one month of play per year, it is tough to "play-out" a Christmas song...)

5. "Hark! The Herald Angel Sing" by Johnny Cash: Johnny Cash Christmas songs are priceless because he is so distinctively harsh and strung-out---and that is so contradictory to Christmas that it is absolutely beautiful.

4. "Christmas Day" by Dido: Another great thing about Christmas music--straight men are allowed to listen to artists that they'd be lynched for any other time during the year...

3. "Do They Know It's Christmas" by Band Aid: Perrennial non-mainstream classic...

2. "Christmas Canon" by The Transiberian Orchestra: Again--don't see them live, but they have some solid tracks.

1. "Prayer of the Children" by Kurt Bester: It's like a chamber choir meets Imogen Heap meets Steve Winwood. Best new track of the year.


AND...

If you're looking to keep yourself from suicide this holiday season, you may want to avoid these tracks:

5. "Jingle Bells" by the Singing Dogs: Okay--funny once. Terrible twice.

4. "Christmas with You is the Best (Let's Have a Non-Traditional, Non-Denominational Celebration)" by The Long Winters: I almost want you to download this song, just to hear how bad it is.

3. "Frosty the Snowman" by the Beach Boys
2. "The Man with all the Toys" by the Beach Boys
1. "Little Saint Nick" by the Beach Boys
So the basic story is this--the Beach Boys are the most-overrated band in the history of popular music. I absolutely hate myself for knowing a couple dozen of the songs. They are less-desirable than Riggins' roommate this season on Friday Night Lights.

Final Point:

As you can tell, the last couple days have been disjointed. There is virtually nothing going on at work, the gym is empty, and people seem to be avoiding pissing me off this week, so I've had to take a bunch of little things instead of one or two big ones...

But here is today's final point:

Ryan Appleby.

Everyone hates him. That's fine. But he's one of the top 2-3 shooters in the country, and mark my words:

He will play in the NBA.

He probably won't be drafted. He'll probably take a few seasons to get there, but he will play in the NBA.

Why do I think this?

Salim Stoudamire is in the NBA. Steve Kerr had a great career in the NBA. Friggen CRAIG HODGES played a few seasons in the league. There is absolutely a place for a guy who can shoot 50% from 3-point-range and can get a shot off in 1/4 of a second. If you didn't see the UW game last night, you missed an absolute spectacle. They were doubling him, face-guarding him, and completely changing their defense when he was on the floor...

AND HE WENT 7/11 FROM THREE POINT RANGE!!!!!!!!!

Watch him. The team sucks--but he is phenomenal.

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