Things I Like Currently...

It's been a while gang... however, I'm back and better than ever. My disappearance from the web I know may have been difficult, but I'm back and ready to meet the needs of the people. So without further ado... my list of things I currently like....
1. Cerrated knives- Cheese cutting has never been so easy
2. Ryan Seacrest- His career revolves around being pretty...how enviable... and he also has the audacity to high-five a blind guy. Ballsy my friend...ballsy.
3. Rodney Carney- Carrying the Timberwolves to respectablilty. Nobody has done that since the great Kevin Garnett.
4. Alternate personalities- RIP TWINE
5. Lew Alcindor- He has saved me in multiple dreams in recent weeks. Thank you Kareem...Thank you.

Things I Like

I've spent a lot of time talking about things I don't like and my pet peeves. Here's a list of some of the things I thoroughly enjoy.
- The Timberwolves
-Cookies
-Shoes
-Internet
-White T-Shirts
-Bowling
-Cheese
-My girlfriend
-My family
-Powerade
-Ten dollar bills
-Tan colored things
-Daywalkers
-Dogs
-Softball
-The flavor Purple
-Horses
-Joe
-Brownies
-Beer
-Having tools
-The Office
- All the joys of life.

Pet Peeves Version 3.0

My final list of pet peeves, although I will never be finished noticing pet peeves:
(In no particular order)
1. Socks and Sandals- When seperate, they are great products. When together, they create a fashion disaster that I cannot handle.
2. White Socks and Brown Shoes- See above.
3. Lecture Hall head nodders- Those who ask questions in class and nod at everything the professor says like he or she already knew the answer, but wanted to be reassured by an expert.
4. Pollen/Dustmites/Dander/Maple Trees/Ragweed- Allergies suck.
5. Boston- Mostly Red Sox fans. I was at the Twins game on saturday night and it seemed like half the stadium was wearing Red Sox shirts and hats. I will never be sure, but I highly doubt that all of those people flew in from Boston. I've never wanted to strangle so many people in my life when those douchebags started chanting "Lets Go Red Sox."
6. The Bitch of Spades- I hate getting the queen of spades in hearts. You never see it coming.
7. Hugs- I don't mind hugging people that I actually like and care about. The ones I don't like are the ones from people who you haven't seen in a long time, or ones after good news. Very uncomfortable.
8. Lets- Tennis pet peeve. If they don't get it over the net on their serve without touching the net they shouldn't get a do-over.
9. Bumper Stickers
10. Photographs- I don't like posing for pictures. I'll look at pictures, just hate posing for them.

Thoughts on Soccer

I was always a football player. Throughout my life I spent a lot of time shit talking soccer players. The game is boring, the uniforms are silly, the white spikes look ridiculous, and IT'S BORING! This opinion of the game followed me all the way up until a month ago. The change came suddenly. The introduction of FIFA 08 for XBOX 360 changed my perception of the game. No longer did I think that soccer players were wusses and pansies ( I know, I know, watch the language). The change came when I was playing my pal, we'll call him Big Canada, and an incredible play happend. I was playing as Real Madrid because they have the only player that I've ever heard of on there team, David Beckham. Here's how it went down: Beckham darts across the field to slide tackle some Brazilian guy, not only did he steal the ball, he cleated him and took him to the ground, he got up, raced to the ball, threw 3 different kinds of smoke while he darted and dashed all the way to the top of the box, one more juke for good measure ( making it 4 different kinds of smoke), then bent it in like Beckham (make that 5 kinds of smoke for the goal, and 6 for the movie reference). Not only did Beckham, some soccer player, have the ability to do that and change a game, he's also plowing Posh Spice on the regular. Kudos to you, bang the gong, LONG LIVE BECKHAM!!!
P.S. I now know like 6 soccer players. Other than Beckham there is the real Ronaldo, some fake Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Hank the Frenchman ( It's spelled Henry and pronounced Ahnray, but I call him Hank), and Freddy Adu.

Thoughts on Bluegrass

Yes I am a bluegrass fan. Seems odd since I am the definition of rugged masculinity. But what's not masculine about bluegrass? Fiddles and banjoes reek with musk. The dobro might as well be a bullfighter with a sweet 'stache. That may be a stretch, but the music is awesome. I was always a fan of rap and old rock until a few years ago. Once I realized that country music is pretty down to earth and kicks major ass, I switched my allegiances. After that big leap in musical listeningship it was just a short leap to the world of bluegrass. My first concert was a bluegrass concert. I hadn't even heard any bluegrass when I went, but what the hell, why not go? So me, Miss General, my brother and the wife hopped in the Vue and went to the concert. It was Alison Krauss and Union Station, widely regarded as the best bluegrass band ever. What I heard changed my listeningship (I am officially coining that word right now) forever. I've never heard a voice that has the combination of softness, sweetness, beauty, and power like that in my life. Since then I've only heard a handful of her songs that I haven't liked, and I've heard most of them. From there I looked more into the genre. I liked what I found. I may have lost my street cred (which I had buckets full of), but I found some incredible music to listen to.

Thoughts on Being Tired

I'm exhausted and it blows. I have a bunch to do and even less time to do it. I want a nap. I want to sleep. Meh. Better luck tomorrow.

Thoughts on the NFL draft

I made it through 3 picks this year before I had to call it quits. I always think interesting things are going to happen, and then I realize how much I don't care. Why this event is so hyped is beyond me. I don't understand how people get so excited to see where somebody else's career is going to end up. I don't get this pumped to see if my neighbors job interviews go well, so why would I care where these people's careers end up. Hopefully next year's will be interesting and I can make it through 5 picks.