Wednesday, October 27, 2010

BBC Got It Right

A few posts back, I suggested that there be a show called "Luther". Our good friends at the BBC agreed. This spring they premiered a show called "Luther". It's loosely based on my life. Instead of an American architect, he's an English detective. He basically kicks a lot of ass, solves the case, catches the bad guys and get the girl. Just like me. I must point out that there's a scene in the video below where he's mad a white woman, and she wants him to drop he off a bridge. That didn't really happen. Just tying to be clear.

Anyway, check it out for yourself:


The character that portrays me, err... I mean Luther was actually on the American version The Office. I had no idea that he was English. Am I the only one who finds it a bit annoying that the Brits are so good at doing the American accent? And why is it so hard for us to do a British accent? I dunno, just my thoughts.

Welcome Back NBA


The NBA returned tonight. For some reason I though the Bulls were on opening night, so you can imagine how excited I was when on my way home I saw the Celtics and Heat playing on a tv in the sports bar a few doors down from my place. I ran home and turned on the tv. Nothing. Poker and football were on ESPN and ESPN2., so the game must be on NBA TV.

I wasn't too dissapointed. I could watch the game on the computer and the it wasn't all that close anyway. I had it on and was doing other things.

BUT, as soon as the game got close, the connection started coming in and out and I had to refresh every 20 seconds or so. C'mon, the game is getting exciting and I can't watch it! I went over all these random scenarios in my head.

This sucks... this really sucks. When I'm an adult and married, I'm gonna order NBAtv and the whole sports package. That'll show em'.


Ok, so a few serious flaws with this. First of all, I am an adult. My bad. Second, I'm not sure who "I'm showin" but they're gonna get it. Also, I don't know why I'd need a wife to get NBAtv. It's not like I need a permission slip. And anyway I don't know of many girls who are thinking "When I get married, I'm getting my man some NBAtv." Unless you marry Sheryl Swoopes, and last time I checked she wasn't into dudes. No big loss for me though. I'd never marry someone that would own me at basketball. Nothing personal.


Anyway, with about 30 seconds left I noticed they were using the graphics for TNT (a station I do get). Then I heard the TNT theme music. Now I'm really pissed. Not only do I have to pay for this channel, but they're just stealing TNT's presentation. What are they doing over there?? Why do I have pay for a channel that steals from another???

Then they dropped the bombshell. "Welcome back to TNT's coverage blah blah blah..." Turns out I hadn't actually confirmed that the game wasn't on my cable package. I known a drawn out story, but this was tramatic.

Moral of the story: Check the channel guide.

Emporer's New Clothes

Quick! On a scale of 1 to Chris Brown how angry are you that I got this jacket and didn't?

Ok so maybe you (and chris brown) aren't that angry, but this is my new coat courtesy of H&M. I saw a similar one last winter and didn't get it. I had to get it this time. Thanks, I like it too.

On a bit of a tangent, how annoying is H&M's website? I mean, really, have you tied to find something specific on it? Its ridiculously frustrating. To start off, they don't sell online, so checking the website is only useful if you want to see what they have. I can never find a section where you can just look at inventory. It's always random catalog images of hipsters and their clothes. No thanks. I don't want a shiny purple windbreaker.

Today I was tryng to send my sister an image of the jacket from the site, and miraculously I found one. So I send her the link and then check it out for myself. There was some dude standing there in his underwear. C'mon man. I work in an open office. Everyone can see my screen. I'm not sure if anyone did, but it was still really embarrassing.

Not that there's anything wrong with looking people in there underwear, but I'd rather not do it when my boss is at my desk.

I clicked on an article of clothing as quick as I could just to change the picture. It wasn't any better. It was the same dude, and this time he was wearing a coat and his underwear. Sigh...

Damn you website. Maybe Chris Brown was so mad because he was tying to use H&M's website.

Friday, October 22, 2010

Death Trap Bike is Finished!!! Almost


So this is my 3rd update about my fixed gear project. Since you've last heard about it, I've bought the pedals, the crankset, and a chain. The package with all the parts came on a friday and I spent almost the entire saturday installing and uninstalling just waiting for the bike to be rideable. So, the last thing I needed was a stem adapter to attach the handlebars. After having the hardest time finding one, I finally found one (pictured below... It really isn't the shiny) that was at a bike shop in Annapolis. The only thing was that it was expensive. Let's just say it wasn't the most expensive part of the bike, but it was more than the frame. Sigh...


So anyway, the handlebars were attached and the bike was rideable. So even though I had no brakes I still had to ride it. You know, keepin it real. Getting on it was the first challenge. Its surprisingly hard to get on. The pedals move when the bike moves so getting my feet in the pedal cages was like hitting a moving target while also trying not to hit the people/cars in front of me. Did I mention it was dark and there were like a million people randomly on the street. I looked like such a moron.

Anyway, I finally got my feet in the pedal cages and it was smooth riding. For about a block. Then I heard a snap and the sound of metal hitting the ground. My chain had broken. Shit. The chain has a quick release function and it decided to quick release in the middle of the street. I know, a very useful function.

I picked up the chain parts, stuffed them into my pocket and headed back to my apartment a defeated man. I then had probably the worst idea I've ever had. I figured why was I walking the bike back when I could just ride it. I mean its down hill, so I won't have to pedal. As I'm going down the hill, I try to stop and only then I remember that there are no brakes and no chain, so I can't lock the wheels to come to a skidding stop. I've never been so afraid on a bike before. Imagine riding downhill on a dark street gaining speed with no way of stopping (crashing is of course an option). I didn't have to crash. Eventually I was able to turn onto a side street that wasn't sloped and stopped with my feet Fred Flintstone style.

Once the chain was back on, and secure. I gave it one more shot. Same problem getting on it, but I got over it. Chain stayed on this time, so I decided to try going down a hill. Bad a idea. When you don't have brakes its really hard to stop. This was my moment of clarity. I ended up grabbing onto a parked car to stop this time. sigh...

Now its settled. I'm not hipster enough to go brakeless. I've ordered some unique looking break levers all the way from Japan. They're bent, so I'm hoping they'll fit right underneath my bullhorn handlebars. Since they're from Japan, they are automatically better/cooler/stronger than anything anyone could get here and it transforms. That's right, hipster status: confirmed.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Bumblebee Injured at Transformers Filming

Filming in DC has started this week for Transformers 3, and there has already been a serious injury. Bumblebee was hurt yesterday during a chase scene on 3rd St. A police SUV responding to an actual emergency ran through a stop light and hit Bumblebee as he made a left turn in an intersection to join the chase. No one was seriously injured.


The funniest thing about this accident is that everyone is refering to Bumblebee as if he's a real person. All of the news reports have him listed as a character and a lot of them don't even mention the driver. When you look at the photos of the crash its kinda of sad. Afterwards a sheet was placed over him and he looked like a real accident victim. Poor little guy :(



In related news, the Transformers cars are actually staying next door to where I work! So even though I've got 2 deadlines this week and I'm gonna have to work late tonight, I went out to take a look. Even though they were just normal cars and the only thing that made them transformers was the emblem it was so cool.

Optimus Prime says hey

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Not Talkin bout my Generation anymore


Sorry for the double TV show cancellation posts, but here we go. This fall ABC premiered a show called "My Generation" which was about 9 kids that graduated high school 10 years ago (Class of 2000 woohoo!!) and what their lives have been like since then. They covered a lot of the high school stereotypes. So there was the nerd, jock, beauty queen (who wasn't that hot ironically enough), etc. It was shot in a fake documentary format like The Office or Modern Family. After the first 2 episodes got poor ratings the show was canceled effective immediately.

I'm dissapointed that it was canceled for 2 reasons. First of all, its always nice to see something different on tv. This wasn't just a medical or cop drama that seems to be mass produced now. I think Law & Order: Cleveland is coming out next summer.

Second of all, I kind of related to the characters on the show. Growing up, I always thought it was cool being in "the class of 2000". Now they're making a show about it. What could be better? I also feel like the characters were based on me. I was totally the nerdy,over achieving jock that got pregnant on prom night right after being named prom king. I mean seriously, they should have just called the show "Luther" and it would probably still be on. Maybe it could be like and Eddie Murray deal where I play all the characters too. Hmm... this has potential.


In all seriousness, I'm really dissappointed this show got canceled. Maybe Thursday night wasn't the best time for it, but it had a lot of potential and room to grow. Anyway, I think I've got the new cop show dvr'd that I have to get to.

Saved by the Bell

For those of you that don't know, I love Saved By The Bell. The original, not that inferior product they tried to pawn off on us called The College Years. Don't even start with The New Class. I'm not saying there weren't a few saturdays back in the 90's where these two were on my tv, but c'mon. I mean really... nothing beats the original.

Like most people my age, I'm pretty sure I've seen every episode (AC's real name is Albert Clifford)

One of the few things that gets me through the day is watching my 2hr block of SBTB in the mornings when I get ready for work. What beats standing around in your underwear and ironing dress pants all in front of Zack, Kelly and the gang. That's right- NOTHING!

Anyway, now that my love has been established, I must move onto some distressing news. I received this email today:

ATTENTION BELL FANS!
TBS is now only showing Saved by the Bell once a day, Monday thru Thurday, from now on. We must get our BELL block of 4 episodes back in the mornings (7-8am)! Here is how we can pull together and make a difference Please write or call to..... and ask them to bring it back!!! E-mail: support@tbs.com On Twitter: @tbsveryfunny Call: 404-885-0758 Do it now! BELL fans have pulled through before in other instances (Lions Gate changing the DVD cover for season 5) and made a difference. Please, please, help to bring back 4 episodes daily! Thank you everyone! Erika @SBTB:NOW! www.savedbythebellnow.com.blogspot.com www.facebook.com/sbtbnow twitter.com/sbtbnow


Thats right. No more 4 episodes in the morning!!!! What will I do??? I may stroll into work at 11am now that the structure is gone from my life.


UPDATE!!!























Turns out this was a false alarm. According to the facebook page, there was just one episode shown because the schedule is messed up due to the playoff baseball coverage. Baseball + SBTB = Happy Luther. My days are complete again.