Girlfriend of the Week

This week's GOTW goes out to the very hot and very smart Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan.  She is not just some pretty face, she also is considered one of the most powerful women in the world.  She is a huge advocate for education and she uses twitter/facebook. 

Obviously there are no pictures of her in lingerie or spreads in Maxim, I doubt that she would ever pose for something like that.  However, she does not need to pose like that, she looks extremely hot in any picture.

I figured this would be a good change of pace from the normal GOTW.  Some fake-breasted floozy or a comic book chick.  This is definitely a woman that people can respect.  Also, I felt bad about not mentioning her when I wrote about Jordan the other day.

Nations of the World: Jordan

The country of Jordan is located over there.  You know, in the desert.  Actually, the country to the right is Iraq and to the south is Saudi Arabia.  On the left side is Israel.  Should help those of you lacking in any geographical knowledge.

As some of you know, I went to Jordan back in 2004 for an archaeological excavation.  That's right bitches, I used my degree, if only for six weeks.  It was probably one of the coolest experiences of my life.  I realize that I have never actually written much about it, so I figure this would be a good chance to do so.

That is my passport stamp, April 8th is the day we arrived in Amman, the capital of Jordan.  Just a way of proving I was actually there.  Also it helped me remember when we were there.

We stayed in the town of Madaba, which is the home of a Mosaic map, which is the oldest map with references to the Holy Land discovered.  The map is located at a church and while we were there, it was probably the best place in town to exchange money.  You see at that point, the rate was $20=14 Dinar, but if you went to a bank or any exchange place you only received about 13.75 Dinar.  So if you are ever there, head to the church to exchange your money.

Our house was actually a very old Byzantine home.  I do not have any pictures of the outside, which is disappointing because thinking back on it, I realize now that it was a pretty cool place to stay.  Also, I never took a picture of the shower, which felt like being in a Turkish prison.  Not that I would know anything about that...

The crazy thing about Madaba is that everywhere you go you see history.  Also, the town is majority Christian, but you still have plenty of Muslims.  So needless to say, you wake up everyday to the delightful sounds of Call to Prayer.  One of the highlights of Madaba was the one restaurant where a few of us would go to enjoy some good lamb, beer, and some sheesha.  Do not fear, sheesha is just flavored tobacco smoked out of a hookah. 

That short man with the fez beside me was our favorite waiter, who we called Smiley.  He was always smiling, obviously.  Actually, one night we were there (violating curfew) and enjoying some beers, and we got to hear a pretty good band singing in English. 

The Site

I do not believe I can say too much about the site or anything we really found.  If you want any information on that sort of thing, head to Gannon's website.  I guess I can show some pictures though, no harm in that, right?

Look at that sexy mo'fo'.  Shaving was definitely overrated.  Funny thing about the climate, it's really freakin' hot there.  But not Florida hot, more like Arizona hot.  Actually I have no clue what Arizona is like, but I have been told that it is very dry and very hot. 

Also, since most of you are pretty dumb, I am guessing you picture Jordan to look more like what you see in a desert movie.  All sand dunes and whatnot...well it's not.

This is what an archaeological site looks like.  Pretty cool, huh?  Basically, lots of digging in the dirt.  Who would have guessed?

This is starting to get a little long, so I am going to continue this after the jump...hopefully you will follow along to read about all the cool places we went to in Jordan.

Blue/White 2010

This was the first Penn State tailgate I was able to attend since 2002.  It was actually September 14th of 2002 against #7 Nebraska.  Anyways, I went over with my brother and we had a pretty good time.  Although, it definitely got me thinking about something kind of funny.

If you remember life back in 2002, cellphones were just becoming more and more common.  This was the first year that I had one and it seemed like a good majority of people at PSU had one as well.  Remember though, I was the only one in my apartment with one.  For you young kids out there, back in '02 there were not nearly as many cellphone towers as there are today, which caused everyone tailgating to have no service all day.

You might think there is nothing spectacular about that, but what amazed me was how quickly chaos ensued.  Girls standing around crying because they could not find anyone.  The simple task of looking for people had become forgotten in a few years.  We did not know where our tailgate was that year, we had a general idea and wandered around until we found someone we knew (actually we just listened for one of the louder members of the group).

As you can see that is me in the middle, my brother on the left and my brother's friend Huff on the right.  When I saw this picture on facebook, I thought to myself:  why does that seem familiar?

What the hell?  Basically the same pose by me.  I guess that is my default stance when I am in the middle of two people.

Anyways, it was a good time this weekend and I hope that I am to do it more this fall...

24: 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

-The beginning of the show dealt with umm, something.  The President could not decide on whether or not to listen to Jack (she at first decides to be honest and back out of the peace treaty) and then she listens to Logan and decides to go through with the lies.  In fact, she takes it further, they will now move Dana to a place and torture her.

-Did the guy selling Jack those cell phones not think it was weird that he bought like three phones and did not care about the chargers?  To me, that would raise some kind of red-flag, but what the hell do I know?

-It was cool that Jack went to an old friend, especially one that we have never seen before.  I guess Jack saved his life or something and now Michael Madsen owes him a favor.  In theory though, everyone in the country owes Jack a favor. 

-How come no one ever screws up and accidentally stays on the wrong line.  "Okay Cole, Jack is on his way to your location."  "Chloe, this is still Jack, wrong line."  Probably why I do not work at CTU.

-Jack knew it would be a trap, obviously.  Does Chloe honestly think she could outsmart Jack Bauer?  I will agree with Scotus at DC Universe:  

-- Man, I hate seeing Jack and Chloe fight. It's like seeing your parents fight. In particular, hearing Chloe ask Jack if he was threatening her, kind of broke my heart.

-So now we have Cole and Jack on the same side.  So much for my dream of them duking it out.  Pretty sure it would only last three seconds.  I am guessing they make an unstoppable team.

Fantasy Baseball Week Three

I realize that it is only Sunday night and that the total results are not actually in yet (although it seems that Yahoo has decided to keep the Match Up section updated to the minute), I can say with some certainty that I beat Offord 7-3 this week.  That should help me jump up in the standings.

My team is finally on track, in fact this is definitely one of the best teams in the league.  Oh, I know what you are thinking "last week you thought they sucked...."  And that is true, but then I made a few changes. The most notable being a trade that I am guessing is a bit controversial.  I traded David Wright and Jason Bay for Shin-Soo Choo, Prince Fielder, and Kevin Youkilis.  I realize that may not seem too fair to everyone, but let me assure you it was not my doing.  I originally offered Bay/Lincecum for Choo/Fielder.  Lincecum is rated the number two player in fantasy baseball, figured this was more than fair.  Then I get a decline email and a counter offer...of course I took the deal.  I let it go for a day, figuring people would complain about it since I am the commissioner, but no one said anything.

That being said, Ryan Braun basically beat Offord's team all by himself.  He had a .364 AVE/2 HR/3 SB/8 RBI this week and that is after a crappy series against the Cubs (1-11).  Against the Pirates he hit 7 for 11!  That is a good series.

You might be wondering why I would want to trade Tim Lincecum.  Well I have pitching depth, maybe not the best pitchers, but definitely some of the good ones.  I would still entertain trades for Lincecum, but they would still have to be huge trades.  Right now, I still have very good relievers, but they are getting very few save opportunities.  Heath Bell and Jonathon Broxton, two of the best also with Neftali Feliz.  I should get plenty of saves, but right now I am floundering...

Anyways,this week I take on Happy Valley Swagger who was ahead of me in the standings, but is now right behind me.  He has a strong pitching staff, led by Halladay and Greinke.  I do believe that with most things starting to normalize, my team will prevail.

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Weekend Videos

I know I posted a funny video the other day, but these are great...

Girlfriend of the Week

What do you do when you are home during the week around noon?  You can only watch ESPN for so long before wanting to stab someone.  You could do what I do...watch the show Las Vegas.  Why the hell would anyone want to do that you might be asking?  Well for the hot chicks is a good reason. 

One of those girls is Vanessa Marcil.  Some people would argue that Molly Sims is hotter, and I suppose that is a fine opinion to have, but I think Vanessa is so hot.  Also her character is one of my favorites on the show.  She is sassy, and as some of you know, I like that in my women.  Know what else I like in my women?  Me.  Ah yes, I will steal a Bloodhound Gang joke.

Did you realize that she is 41 years old?  Without doing any GOTW research, she could be the oldest one to date.  She obviously does not look that old.

Wait, she also dated Brian Austin Green...how the hell does that guy bang so many hot girls?  Messed up.

If you look to the right...further right, past the sexy picture of Vanessa, you will see under the Sports section, I have added another blog called HockeyPunx.  A very cool site that celebrates both hockey and punk music.  Two things that definitely go together, like me and Vanessa Marcil...ah yes, the easy lame joke.  I am just full of them tonight.  Anyways, I suggest checking out the site, very cool.

Get On My Horse

I challenge you to watch this video and not crack up...

Nations of the World

Last week I posted something called Nations of the World:  Albania.  I figured I should explain what my plan is for this.  Since two of the shows I write about will be over soon and I will have nothing to write about (not true, but whatever), I figured I would write about every nation of the world (not a bloody chance). 

So each week or so (whenever I feel like it), I will choose a country at random and write about it.  Sometimes I will just make crap up and post pictures of hot girls.  Other times I will post real things about the country.  You will never know which it will be (depending on my mood, neither will I).

I would appreciate any thoughts or feedback the rest of you have out there.  I could continue to write sextails, but that means I will some more material.  So ladies, feel free to volunteer for research material.  And no, this does not mean I have only had sex like six times or something.  Just that the majority of them were not that funny.

Anyways for your enjoyment here is a nice article from Arrogant Atheist about arresting the Pope.  Sounds like a great idea to me...

Lost: Episode 613

For a series with only a few episodes left, you would think they would really try to bump up the action.  Unfortunately, this episode was pretty lame until about the last five minutes.

On Island
SmokeLocke and Jack have a conversation (well a very short one).  Jack learns that someone must be dead in order for the Smoke Monster to become them.  He also learns that the Smoke Monster impersonated (I guess that is a good enough word) his father.  SmokeLocke's reason was that the survivors needed to find water.  Claire and Jack also discuss how they are brother and sister.

SmokeLocke sends Sayid to kill Desmond, unfortunately Desmond has a few questions for Sayid, such as "what we he tell the woman he loves what he had to do to get her back from the dead.  I am guessing Desmond is still alive.

The plan is for Sawyer and Kate to take the boat and grab the rest of the group to head to the other island.  Sawyer informs Hurley, Sun, Frank, and Jack that they plan to leave on the sub.  They go ahead, but Claire joins them.  Sawyer and Jack have a discussion about the island.  Jack does not feel right about leaving.

Sawyer threatens him and Jack just hops off the boat and swims back to the island.  Once he gets there, he sees SmokeLocke.  Unfortunately, at the other island, Widmore's goons take the other group prisoner and then launch some missiles at SmokeLocke. 

It looks like everyone is about dead, SmokeLocke grabs Jack and carries him into the jungle.  He then tells Jack that he is safe because he is with him now...

Flashsideways
All sorts of boring stuff happened.  Everyone is converging.  Sawyer and Miles arrest Sayid, right after questioning Kate.  Desmond meets with Claire and then she meets with Jack.  Jack leaves and goes to perform surgery on Locke.  Sun passes by Locke and recognizes him (she seems afraid).

Jack seems confident that he can save Locke.  I have a feeling that this will be very important for whatever happens.  I wonder if that will somehow cause Locke to return to the island, which will cause the Smoke Monster to dissipate?  Probably not.

Thoughts
-I really do believe that Jack will end up being the replacement for Jacob.  He believes it himself, especially the way he thinks that SmokeLocke may be afraid if they stay on the island. 

-I wonder if Jack's tattoo will come into play.  "He walks amongst us, but is not one of us."  That sounds like Jacob, right?

24: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

I was so excited at the onset of this episode.  I figured Jack would be all badass and ready to go out and kill every single Russian involved.  Well Jack may not have killed anyone, but at least we got the scary Jack back.

When he smashes Dana's head off the table (I was reminded of the Joker telling Batman "never start with the head!") I got excited for some hardcore torture.  Unfortunately it ended rather abruptly and then the President decided to wuss out and go for peace built upon lies.

Needless to say, Jack is not happy.  He steals a helicopter and decides to go rogue.  If Cole is planning on being the next Jack Bauer in a spin-off series, he better man up and start helping Jack.  I am guessing that Jack will try to break Dana out of CTU or kidnap Charles Logan.  Or he will go straight for the Russian delegate. 

Speaking of sneaky Russians.  Did anyone else notice that the delegates name is Mikhail Novakovich?  Remember the old aide to Charles Logan and David Palmer, Mike Novick?  I wonder if the writers did that intentionally.  I also wonder if Charles Logan is really behind the whole thing?

New Poll

Do not fear everyone, I will go through with the leg shaving thing.  Just need the time to sit down and do it.  Anyways, I figured it was time for a new poll.  I decided to make this one about a subject very near and dear to many people:  Twilight!  Ah yes, what is better than making fun of Twilight...

Here is the question:  Which Twilight star will end up in some kind of scandal, either sex related or drug related?

Kristen Stewart
I would imagine this would be something sex related.  Probably after the movies are filmed, someone will release a sex tape of her and the defensive line for the Houston Texans.

Robert Pattinson
I pretty much know how this one will go down.  They will find him dead of an overdose probably from taking too much Advil.

Taylor Lautner
Wolf-boy will probably end up being the cleanest of them all.  He will go onto a big movie career showing off his abs.  In fact, I will probably hate him for a few years, but then he will start doing actual movies and I will come around (like Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio).

Cam Gigandet
Hahahahaha, this one is way too easy.  Arrested at the airport on a trip back from Thailand.  He will be found with two 12 year old Thai boys in his luggage. 

Ashley Greene
I really do not see anything bad happening her.  I mean, I imagine she does a full spread for Playboy (I hope so).

Dakota Fanning
I realize she is not one of the stars of the movies, but she is in them and I imagine something bad happening her to as well.  Something tells me that when she turns 18, she starts dating Denzel Washington.  I think he once said she was the hottest actress he ever worked with.

Obviously, these are just funny guesses.  You just need to vote on the the person, not on the situation. 

Fantasy Baseball Week Two

I started out the week mildly worried.  I was playing James and even though his team does not look very good on paper, his pitchers played way above their heads (i.e. Jonathon Sanchez).  I do not think I had any pitchers even start until Wednesday.

After that though, my pitching was a dominant force.  I dropped Kazmir and picked up Brian Matusz.  I also traded Derek Jeter/Ryan Doumit/Ryan Madson for Matt Weiters/Ricky Romero/Juan Uribe.  The biggest problem my team faces right now is batting average.

Ryan Braun was my big player of the week, which would not surprise me if he was every week.  I really need Jason Bay or David Wright to pick up their game a little bit (or a lot).

Anyways, I won 8-4 and that puts me in sixth place with an 11-13 record.  I take on Offord this week, who is dominating at 20-4.  I better bring my A-game this week.

Kick-Ass: Review

As most of you know, I have been pretty excited about this movie.  I have never read the comic, but have heard very good things.

What can I say?  It lived up to my expectations.  Actually, it exceeded them.  I went in kind of nervous, thinking that it could either go two ways:  very good or very bad. 

I figured if it was good, it would be up there with Spider-Man or Iron Man.  If it was bad though, it would be ridiculously bad, like The Spirit.

The Spirit was such a campy, bad movie, but it took itself very serious.  Fortunately, Kick-Ass does not have that problem.  It does not come across as silly or anything campy.  Actually, the best review I have read for the movie comes from Filmdrunk.  I agree with everything in the review.

One of the things I have thought about is the suspense of disbelief in the movie.  Actually in any comic book movie.  The funny thing is, people will allow the idea that Gamma radiation will turn a man into a green monster (and not kill him with cancer), or that a spider can bite someone and give them super strength.  Yet, people will complain that an eleven year old girl could not beat the crap out of a bunch of grown men.

Let me say that Hit-Girl is the highlight of this movie.  Aside from some weird fantasies I have about young girls in wigs who can kill people, I really feel like the girl who played Hit-Girl was absolutely amazing.  She could definitely be a star.  She delivered lines perfectly and hilariously. 

My favorite fight scene of the movie was definitely the rescue scene where the film it with night vision.  It looks like a video game, and the first thing I thought of was how for a little kid, this would be such an easy way to go out and kill people.  I mean, it would probably be just like playing Call of Duty or something.  Especially to a little girl whose dad has trained her to take the impact of a bullet into her bullet proof vest.  Anyways, that fight scene, switching to night vision, to strobe light, to darkness, to a little bit of flame lighting was awesome.

I really had no complaints with the movie, I really wish we could have seen Lyndsy Fonseca's boobs whenever Dave was applying that fake tan lotion.  So hot....

For those of you that saw it, let me know what you thought about it.  And enjoy this last picture of Hit-Girl, which if this is a poster, I want one for my apartment.  Is that a little creepy?

Comic Book Movie Grade:  A

Girlfriend of the Week

This week's GOTW was a tough decision (mainly because I already put up so many pictures of hot chicks this week).  Then I realized that I have never made Laura Vandervoort the GOTW.  You may remember her from Smallville, but she is now on V.  She plays Anna's daughter or something like that.

Really does it matter what she is in?  She is hot. 

Nations of the World: Albania

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When you think of Albania, what comes to mind?  Aside from a kick-ass flag, not a whole lot.  I know that it is a small country, probably about the size of Delaware.  The only thing I know about the country is that the villains from Taken came from Albania.  Apparently they are very good at sex slavery.

Their population probably ranges somewhere around 3,000,000.  They figured this out by having everyone gather in town squares and the census taker yelled out "everyone who is not a sex slave, please raise your hand."  Apparently they came up with that many people who were not owned by someone else.  Neat.

I imagine the land to be very dreary.  You know how in movies when they want to show a place as being desolate, they use a filter on the lens?  Not so much black and white, but it mutes all the color?  That is how I picture Albania.  Also, I see everyone digging in the mud, like in Monty Python and the Holy Grail "there is some lovely filth over here..."  In fact, I believe their number one export (aside from sex slaves) is filth.

History
The area known as Albania has been settled continually since the early 1320s CE (common era for those of you who have no clue what CE stands for, instead of using the Christian term AD).  Before then people realized the area sucked and avoided it like the plague.  Actually during plagues, people were sent there as a quarantine zone.

In the late 1700s their leader, Sergio Madras Flokktitty, tried to conquer the surrounding region.  He failed after three days when his wagon snapped an axle.  During the Great War, the Albanians fought with the Ottoman Empire.  Or rather, they were absorbed by the Ottomans, who never actually noticed any difference.

Their big moment to shine came in WWII, when they confused Italy with Greece.  Thinking they were striking at the evil Axis, they attacked Greece with a fervor not seen since the ancient Spartans.  Sadly though, the Albanian military was still on horseback.  A fierce cavalry charge is no match for a tank.

Since then, they have been a country.  End of the history lesson.

Famous People
Apparently there are plenty of famous Albanians, unfortunately I could not find one that is actually from Albania.  They are usually Albania-American, which is really not the same.  The most famous of those being Eliza Dushku.

A trait I have noticed in Albanian women though, they have nice racks.  Seriously, this is a picture of Masiela Lusha, some Albanian model.  Nice boobs.  At least the country has that going for them.

Do not fear ladies, I feel it would be unfair to just the sexy girls of the country and not give you a little eye candy as well.

Tie Domi is Albanian-Canadian, which I guess counts right?  You may remember him as the enforcer for the Maple Leafs.  He was pretty badass.  He once got into a fight with a Flyers fan, which he should have received an award for beating the crap out of the Flyer fan.

The video for the fight is below the picture.  Now I realize some of you ladies might not think of Domi as a sex symbol, so I guess I will include one more male with Albanian descent...

James Belushi is Albanian-American as well! You lucky ladies.

 Disclaimer:  The majority of this material was made up.  I have nothing, but the utmost respect for Albania and it's people.  This post was meant entirely as humor.  Please do not have me killed for trying to be marginally funny.  Who doesn't love James Belushi?

Random Stuff That I Think About

The Census
I finally filled out my census (yes, I realize it was due a few weeks ago).  As I was answering the ten questions I started to think about the last few questions which deal with ethnicity.  The first question deals with Hispanic background, then the next question has to do with whether you are white, black, or whatever.  Then there is a part that allows you to check off what your background is or write in.

What the hell is the point of all this?  Does it matter if you are Colombian-American or Argentinian-American?  What if you are Ainu?  Should you mark Japanese-American?  Do South African-Americans get to mark African-American?  What if you are a black person born in England, but now an American citizen?  What the hell do you mark down? 

This is the stupid shit I think about for long periods of time.  No wonder I never get anything done.

Local Taxes
I also filled out my local taxes.  Another thing that is absolutely stupid.  This is the 21st century, why the hell does this stuff just not happen automatically?  I did my federal and state taxes online, local taxes should be included on that somehow.  Hopefully I did them right, I paid $9.00.

TV Shows
Is anyone else watching Justified on FX?  That show is awesome.  Timothy Olyphant is badass.  For those of you not watching, he plays a U.S. Marshall, who shot a man in Miami.  He is sent back to Kentucky (where he is from) until things cool down.  He is like a modern day cowboy, wears the hat and everything.  He also has a reputation for being a quick draw, which he has proven on occasion.

The show V is really starting to blow.  At first I had the feeling that Georgie was going to turn out to be John May.  I would explain why, but no one is watching this crapfest.

Flashforward is also starting to suck.  It seems like they just want to keep bringing in twists every week for the sake of being twisty.

I also started watching Treme on HBO.  The first episode was pretty good.  The show is created by the guy who did The Wire, which I never watched, but have heard that it was the best show ever.  The show is about New Orleans after Katrina and the musicians living in the area.  At least that is what I think the show is about.

Fuck You Google Maps
I recently attended a seminar for work.  I had to head down to Greensburg because that is where my hotel was located.  Google maps gave me directions and needless to say, they got me lost.  I took 22W to 119S, then it had me turning down SR1053.  Do you know how hard it is to find a state route sign?  They are those small white signs, like six inches wide.  I finally found a Sheetz and a guy gave me directions.  When I asked him if he knew where SR1053 was, he laughed and said "nope and I have lived here my whole life."  The hotel bartender also had no clue, but he thought it might have been some road that actually has a name.

Hockey Playoffs
I am watching the Pens game right now and they are losing 3-1.   Nevermind, 3-2, Malkin just scored his second goal.  I feel like the Pens have a great chance to win the Cup again, but then again what the hell do I know?  As long as the Capitals do not win it...

Pirates
Jonathon Sanchez pitched his second best game of his career today.  It was actually embarrassing to watch as a Pirates fan.  They were flailing around at the plate like they were facing Tim Lincecum.  Actually, the Pirates theme over the last few years has been to play well against ace pitchers (Dan Haren and Matt Cain this year) and then get destroyed by a  four or five starter.

Movies
I really want to see Kick-Ass this weekend.  So if anyone wants to go, let me know.  I have not seen a movie in theaters in awhile.  Also, I read that Iron Man 2 is projecting to be bigger than Dark Knight, at least by the amount of hype people have for the movie.  No clue where I read that though.  Or if that means it will actually be as big as DK.

DirecTV
Anyone that has DirecTV, do you like it?  My cable bill is way too high, I priced DTV and it seems like it would be cheaper (except that I would have to keep Comcast as my internet provider, unless Philipsburg has other options...).  I will call Comcast tomorrow and see what kind of deals they are offering, but if I get nothing satisfactory, I might be done with them.

Sexy

Apparently Audrey Bitoni will be at the strip club, Blush, this weekend.   She is so freakin' hot.  I really wish I could go down.  Speaking of hot girls, if you listen to Mark Maddon on 105.9 in Pittsburgh, you have probably heard him talk about Bree Olsen and her twitter account.  Definitely someone I would love to spend time with.  And by spend time with, I mean masturbate to some of her videos.

Just so you are clear on who is who, Bitoni is the girl on the right, Olsen is up top. 

24: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

This episode was very boring.  Well aside from Jack informing everyone that he was taking Renee home (I am pretty sure he gave Cole a little nudge nudge).  Once they get home, they have sex.  Is this the first time Jack has ever had sex on the show?  And didn't Renee have sex with Vladimir a few hours ago? 

My theory about Hassan's wife is pretty much coming true.  She is taking over for her husband and going to go ahead with the peace treaty.  The Russians have pulled out though and sent someone to kill Jack and Renee.  It was actually pretty shocking to see Renee die. 

The plot will steam roll out of control now.  Bad Guy President Logan is up to something.  Now Jack wants to go after whoever killed Renee. 

Honestly though, how can this show end that will be satisfying?  Does Jack have to die doing something heroic?  Maybe fly into space and stop aliens?  I am serious, there is nothing he can do that will be good enough for fans of the series.  Instead of dying he could be given the title of Supreme Commander-In-Chief.  His power goes above the president when it comes to terrorism.  He would cause world peace in about two hours.

Lost: Episode 612

What a cool episode.  Hurley the leader, Desmond being Desmond, and plenty of answers.  Okay, I might be exaggerating a little bit with that last one.

On the Island
Michael visits Hurley and informs him that he is making a mistake by allowing Richard to blow up the plane.  Hurley then takes it upon himself to blow up the Black Rock so they cannot destroy the plane.  Oh this all happens after Ilana blows herself up, sorry I forgot about that.  

Richard wants to go back to the DHARMA barracks and grab some grenades, but Hurley says that Jacob wants them to go meet SmokeLocke.  Richard calls him out though by asking Hurley "what is the island."  I guess the cork answer is what he was looking for.  Miles and Ben leave with Richard.  Jack, Frank, and Sun head with Hurley.

Sayid returns with Desmond.  SmokeLocke and Desmond go for a little walk.  They talk about the well, SmokeLocke explains that people used to dig because their compass would spin in these areas.  He also explains that Widmore is only interested in power.  He then wants to know why Desmond is not afraid, Desmond says that there is no reason to be afraid.  SmokeLocke then throws him down the well.

As night falls, Hurley and his group seem lost in the jungle.  They begin to hear the whispering voices, Hurley thinks he knows what they are and walks on alone.  Michael comes to him and says that the voices are those who died on the island and have not moved on.  He shows him the way to SmokeLocke's camp.  He then asks Hurley that if he ever talks to Libby, let her know that he is sorry for killing her.

Hurley meets up with SmokeLocke and says that the others will be down, but he wants a promise they will not be hurt.  SmokeLocke agrees to the deal.

Flashsideways
This one focuses on Hurley and Libby.  Remember, in this reality, Hurley is a successful businessman.  Libby comes up to him at a restaurant and says how they know each other.  Hurley does not have the memories.  He then finds that she is a mental patient.

Desmond visits Hurley and nudges him into meeting with her and maybe hearing her out.  Hurley then takes her out on a date, they get to do that picnic.  She kisses him and he remembers the other reality.  Desmond is watching and drives away.  Later, Desmond is at the school watching Locke wheel away.  Ben talks to him (he thinks Desmond is some molester).  Desmond then hits Locke with his car.  The look on Locke's face is that of everyone else when they have their epiphany. 

Thoughts
-Did Desmond run Locke over because he somehow saw SmokeLocke pushing him down the well?  Makes no sense, but it does explain why Desmond seemed so calm about everything.  Did he see not just Penny, but did he see everything?  Weird.

Actually, the more I think about it, the more it makes sense.  Desmond was not brought to the island because he has some magical power against the Smoke Monster.  Instead, he has the ability to see both realities, in full:  future/past/present.  I like it.

-I am believing more and more that Jack will replace Jacob.  The way he seems to be learning about himself, learning to trust in others, seems like he is being prepared.  That whole good in human nature thing...

-I forgot how hot Libby was, well at least how nice her boobs were.

Fantasy Baseball Week One

The week started off good.  Then it went way down hill.  I realize some people think that this could be a small sample problem, but in reality fantasy baseball is all about small sample sizes.  Unfortunately, I am seeing a few problems with my team.  Average might be the big one, and maybe saves.  I did screw up and forgot to start a few guys one day.  I doubt that really hurt me.

I think my best bet would be to hold out for another week and then reevaluate my team.  Two weeks in will give a much better idea of how players could perform.  If things continue to look the same, I will have to make a trade.  Also, it is hard to tell if my team underperformed, or if Imler's team is just that good.  Time will tell.  He beat me 9-3.  Some of the categories were somewhat close, others were not.

In the other league, I am currently in third place and I am ahead of Ryan, which is my real goal.  Oddly enough, that team has almost the same players, swap Braun for Longoria and a few others.  Anyways, I will probably not keep updating about that league, since only Ryan is in it.

Speaking of real baseball.  We got to see Strasburg pitch.  I do believe he will be the real deal.  Maybe not Lincecumesque, but a very good pitcher.  The Nationals probably need to work on their defense (maybe get rid of Adam Dunn).  His fastball, when connected with, moves quickly (obviously).  He will not strike everyone out.  People who believe that are mildly challenged.

I really wish the Pirates had someone like him in the system.  Be nice to have a big power pitcher.  Although, Rudy Owens pitched a pretty good game.  He still needs work, but I like what I saw.

Girlfriend of the Week

This week's GOTW honor goes out to Hayley Atwell.  I had no idea who she was until yesterday, when Filmdrunk informed that she might be playing Captain America's girlfriend.  I do not know much about her, but I can tell you she has fantastic breasts.  And that is all that matters.

I really cannot help but stare at those puppies.  She definitely has me at attention, if you know what I mean.  I have a shield she can check out...okay, that's enough with the terrible jokes.  I am out of here.

24: 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.

I really thought this was the season finale.  I mean, this would have been a somewhat decent ending.  Oh, I should probably let you know what happened.  Actually, you can probably figure out what happened.  The terrorists do not set off the bomb, instead Hassan agrees to give himself to them in exchange for the bomb.

-Dana almost kills Arlo because he walks in on her doing something shady, but then he just leaves and allows her to continue being a mole.  Way to go Arlo.  At least he realized at the end that maybe he should pay more attention to people than just their boobs. 

-Here is what does not make sense to me:  if Hassan dies, the peace process dies with him.  However, if he lives, the terrorists will set off the bomb, which will cause President Taylor to strike Hassan's country, which to me seems like the worst way to achieve peace.  Anyone else see the stupidity in the whole thing?

-Check out what Scotus writes about the weird time difference at the end.  It made no sense that Hassan appeared to be dead for more than like two minutes.  I will say that this was very unexpected, not the time conundrum, but instead the fact that Jack failed to stop the terrorists.

-Is Dana going to let anyone know that she stuffed Milton into a wall panel?  That is going to start to smell.  Also, speaking of Dana.  I hope when Jack comes back to CTU, he puts a bullet right in her head.  And then says something cheesy like "your deal has been revoked."  Or something.

-I just cannot imagine where this story could possibly go, especially how it could involve Jack.  The Russians are going to pull out of the peace talks, Bad Guy President Logan will try to help, what will Jack do?  Is Hassan's wife going to try to unite her country and become the leader?  Will Jack have to escort her back to the United Nations?  Seriously, does anyone have any idea how this could possibly be good?

-Anyways, as the season winds down, I am working on a post about the entire series.  It will be pretty sweet, I promise.

Opening Day

Monday was the Opening Day of baseball, which as most of you know is a holiday for me.  I went to Pittsburgh after playing cards on Easter.  Steve and I got up and we continued our tradition of going to Denny's for breakfast.  We then grabbed some beer, caught the bus, and met up with people for some tailgating.

I bought a ticket off a scalper, which ended up being awesome seats, behind home plate, on the lower level.  Ryan and his girlfriend were sitting like four sections over, which was rather random.  The stadium was packed, especially since at the home closer there were like 234 people in the stadium.

The game was absolutely awesome.  Garrett Freakin' Jones hit two homers, one of which left the ballpark.  Doumit hit one, mostly to make me look silly.  I said to Steve that he never hits homeruns from the right side, and the next pitch, he drills one over the left field wall.

The Pirates won the game 11-5.  I guess I am a good luck charm, since that makes two years in a row they won their home opener.  The Ryan Church pinch hit was awesome.  It was a fantastic game.  Nice to see a game like this.  Unfortunately, these kind of games are probably going to be few and far between. 

After the game we went outside and I did some silly things with the Willie Stargell statue.  May have been on my way to a good drunk.

Actually, this picture was just me hugging his leg, but it really looks like I am trying to jerk him off.

This next picture, is exactly what it looks like.  I am pretending to massage the statues testicles.

Yes, that is a pretty sweet Roberto Clemente jersey I am wearing.  I made the mistake of wearing a long sleeve shirt underneath though, definitely did not need it.  I actually got a good bit of sun on my neck.

Once we were done fooling around, we headed to Calico Jack's for some more beer.

We then left the bar and headed back to Crafton in order to partake in trivia.  First though, we stopped at Fireside to shoot some pool.  I do not remember who won though.

Do not ask me what kind of face I am making.  That is Mikaela in the picture, she is a friend of Steve.

I found out the next day that we actually won trivia.  I have no clue how though, since I do not remember the questions.  Except for the one about Greek and Roman gods.  You had to name the Greek god from it's Roman counterpart.

All in all, it was an awesome time.  I cannot wait for the next game we go to.