Monday, July 30, 2007
Sangria to "Make it Rain"
If anybody was in Georgetown Saturday night they probably saw someone around 3 am walking down the middle of M Street to the dismay of cabbies, police officers and his roommate.
This explains why it happened:
Make It Rain Sangria
One jumbo water cooler
One box of white wine
One bottle of red wine
Liter of Parrot Bay Pineapple
500 Ml of Southern Comfort
2 Liters of Ginger Ale
Liter of Lemonade
2 cans of Sobe Adrenaline "Fury"
Assorted fruit slices
One airplane bottle of brandy
Top off with lots of love
Serve chilled, no later than noon, with a speakerbox of hot jams. Don't apologize for the consequences of your partying.
Friday, July 27, 2007
Belated DCU Superliga Review - Or Perhaps It's a Supremely Punctual Club America Preview
So here's the deal about being a DC United fan - winning is the expected standard, even against the highest competition. That is not to say that Monarcas was of the highest competition because they were obviously in preseason physical condition that was blatantly evident by the late stages where 8 or 9 players packed behind the ball and pushed out at snails pace after a clearance. All of that makes the blown lead, playing with a man up, ending with a tie even more bitter.
The game for United was often promising and a poorly set wall led to Gomez's wicked free kick and another early lead for United. While Dyachenko at times seemed about as useful as a stoned elephant, his pass to Emilio was surely a second if not for a misplaced bit of sod covering the National's infield. Instead United heads into the half up a goal instead of two but looking the stronger side.
Quick interjection of some positives before I get to lamenting - Marc Burch looks excellent at left back. He's big, strong and is serving some heat seeking cross field balls. Fred seems to have found his legs consistently and I can only hope Tommy Soehn convinces him to take defenders on more in the final third. Despite the miss, Emilio is still so sweet, holding the ball up and showing some truly brilliant moments on the ball.
Now, bad news time. Despite my compliments of Marc Burch, the back line still looks painfully haphazard at times especially against players with speed. The goal was an unstoppable hit, but the guy on the left who served the ball over had time to check the wind and tee up a perfect ball. Maybe some pressure inside the defensive half is in order.
Props for the goal though - I had a perfect view with my brother and friend from just above the Screaming Eagles section to watch that thing tail back into the top corner with Perkins clasping air.
There were just so many moments of disappointment to go along with the blown lead. Benny didn't look like himself out there making some poor crosses and almost knocking himself in the face with a bad touch. There were bad giveaways and Boswell wasted a chance to put the ball in the mixer, instead choosing to loft a header towards goal from 18 that the keeper took down with his chest.
I was sure the game was all over when the whole scrum happened when hunk Boswell decided the drill the Monarcas player. Instead United plodded along with a painfully ineffective attack against a team that was willing to sit back and play defense and who has a good goalkeeper to back it up. Then came a counter attack with a world class goal and the win never seemed possible afterwards.
The task on Sunday should be even greater against a more in form team who also now has the taste of defeat in their mouth. I hope that United can pull it together and get a win at Estadio RFK so we don't leave a knockout round appearance up to a game against Houston who seems to improve every game.
The game for United was often promising and a poorly set wall led to Gomez's wicked free kick and another early lead for United. While Dyachenko at times seemed about as useful as a stoned elephant, his pass to Emilio was surely a second if not for a misplaced bit of sod covering the National's infield. Instead United heads into the half up a goal instead of two but looking the stronger side.
Quick interjection of some positives before I get to lamenting - Marc Burch looks excellent at left back. He's big, strong and is serving some heat seeking cross field balls. Fred seems to have found his legs consistently and I can only hope Tommy Soehn convinces him to take defenders on more in the final third. Despite the miss, Emilio is still so sweet, holding the ball up and showing some truly brilliant moments on the ball.
Now, bad news time. Despite my compliments of Marc Burch, the back line still looks painfully haphazard at times especially against players with speed. The goal was an unstoppable hit, but the guy on the left who served the ball over had time to check the wind and tee up a perfect ball. Maybe some pressure inside the defensive half is in order.
Props for the goal though - I had a perfect view with my brother and friend from just above the Screaming Eagles section to watch that thing tail back into the top corner with Perkins clasping air.
There were just so many moments of disappointment to go along with the blown lead. Benny didn't look like himself out there making some poor crosses and almost knocking himself in the face with a bad touch. There were bad giveaways and Boswell wasted a chance to put the ball in the mixer, instead choosing to loft a header towards goal from 18 that the keeper took down with his chest.
I was sure the game was all over when the whole scrum happened when hunk Boswell decided the drill the Monarcas player. Instead United plodded along with a painfully ineffective attack against a team that was willing to sit back and play defense and who has a good goalkeeper to back it up. Then came a counter attack with a world class goal and the win never seemed possible afterwards.
The task on Sunday should be even greater against a more in form team who also now has the taste of defeat in their mouth. I hope that United can pull it together and get a win at Estadio RFK so we don't leave a knockout round appearance up to a game against Houston who seems to improve every game.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
YouTube Democratic Debate
Gut Response - If people were forced to read a transcript of the candidates positions without names or faces attached, there might be a lot more of this - - showing in the actual polls. Those results come from a blind poll that asks for the user to enter their stance on issues and then matches up with what candidate best matches up. Mine matched up with Gravel followed closely by Kucinich. As some people know, Kucinich has great politics for the current Democratic (or Independent as some of us have turned) voter, but the Democratic voter most likely is shoved up one of the three butts of Clinbamawards.
Of the three part Democratic leadership harshly referred to above - they danced around many issues last night. They stepped on their own feet only a few times when pressured by the 'others', but mostly they behaved well and still seem to be biding time until someone else screws up.
One of the moments that surely raised eyebrows came from Mr. Obama when he voiced his intention of speaking to the leadership in countries that have been strictly off limits recently, including Iran, North Korea, Venezuela, Syria and *gasp* Cuba??? Obama does appear to be the candidate with the most presence - his physicality, strong voice and rhetoric are surely some of his biggest assets. They also aren't bad characteristics to have as a leader of a nation.
Still, the candidate who has my ear continues to be Delaware Senator Joe Biden. He's no bullshit like Mike Gravel but with less of the angry old man in the corner syndrome going on. His realistic outlook on Iraq I think will be a revelation for him as pulling out becomes more of an option. Even Hillary agreed with him that withdrawing isn't going to happen like tugging the yo yo back in; it will take time and money and security so that troops that are supposedly on their way home actually make it.
Biden's realist solution to Iraq, a division of the country under a federal system with localized governments, is a stretch that probably would never politically succeed, but ideologically it sounds like one of the best possible resolutions. He has an impressive record of experience on the Foreign Relations Committee, which is a credential the country's next leader could certainly use.
Kucinich and Richardson were sound. I don't feel like Dodd did much for himself except for having the best candidate video that included a white rabbit perched nearby and the prompter asking something along the lines of "So how many white hairs would you say you have?" I mentioned what I thought were mild political performances by Obama, Clinton and Edwards (his strangehold on the poverty issue aside).
Unsurprisingly, when the last question raised was for each candidate to voice something he disliked about the policy of the person to their left, only desperate for a voice - or the opportunity to speak - Mike Gravel actually said something useful to the voter. Who knew there were so many jokers up on stage? The jokers should really show up when the Republicans get their shot at the YouTubers.
In the end I thought the format was pretty successful and certainly a new twist on the debate format that can sometimes seem so outrageously staged to make it uninteresting. Although this was most likely almost as filtered and prepared, it at least has the feel of legitimate participation by the people that will be voting. Could these debates really alter the landscape that seems so destined to funnel toward a three horse race for the Democratic nomination? I hope so.
Of the three part Democratic leadership harshly referred to above - they danced around many issues last night. They stepped on their own feet only a few times when pressured by the 'others', but mostly they behaved well and still seem to be biding time until someone else screws up.
One of the moments that surely raised eyebrows came from Mr. Obama when he voiced his intention of speaking to the leadership in countries that have been strictly off limits recently, including Iran, North Korea, Venezuela, Syria and *gasp* Cuba??? Obama does appear to be the candidate with the most presence - his physicality, strong voice and rhetoric are surely some of his biggest assets. They also aren't bad characteristics to have as a leader of a nation.
Still, the candidate who has my ear continues to be Delaware Senator Joe Biden. He's no bullshit like Mike Gravel but with less of the angry old man in the corner syndrome going on. His realistic outlook on Iraq I think will be a revelation for him as pulling out becomes more of an option. Even Hillary agreed with him that withdrawing isn't going to happen like tugging the yo yo back in; it will take time and money and security so that troops that are supposedly on their way home actually make it.
Biden's realist solution to Iraq, a division of the country under a federal system with localized governments, is a stretch that probably would never politically succeed, but ideologically it sounds like one of the best possible resolutions. He has an impressive record of experience on the Foreign Relations Committee, which is a credential the country's next leader could certainly use.
Kucinich and Richardson were sound. I don't feel like Dodd did much for himself except for having the best candidate video that included a white rabbit perched nearby and the prompter asking something along the lines of "So how many white hairs would you say you have?" I mentioned what I thought were mild political performances by Obama, Clinton and Edwards (his strangehold on the poverty issue aside).
Unsurprisingly, when the last question raised was for each candidate to voice something he disliked about the policy of the person to their left, only desperate for a voice - or the opportunity to speak - Mike Gravel actually said something useful to the voter. Who knew there were so many jokers up on stage? The jokers should really show up when the Republicans get their shot at the YouTubers.
In the end I thought the format was pretty successful and certainly a new twist on the debate format that can sometimes seem so outrageously staged to make it uninteresting. Although this was most likely almost as filtered and prepared, it at least has the feel of legitimate participation by the people that will be voting. Could these debates really alter the landscape that seems so destined to funnel toward a three horse race for the Democratic nomination? I hope so.
Monday, July 23, 2007
Horse the Band... Bitch
Obviously I have to plug the new Horse the Band album - August 28. They just put the video up for a track New York City off the new record and here's my best word for it right now - radical. You can't wait for the super slow death metal breakdown in the middle, trust me you can't.
Friday, July 20, 2007
Story Eating Room, Dollar Budweisers and the MLS All Star Game
Given that the game was last Saturday I really missed the boat on writing up a report on the travesty that were the last 40 minutes against Dallas. Disappointing really sums it up, although while watching the game from right behind La Norte, Dallas' goals weren't all that surprising. I had a perfect view of Brian Carroll being outworked by Toja on his first goal. On his second I was forced to watch Mr. Hyde come errently out of the goal and be outjumped.
I wrote up a report of the game on the Metro the other morning and I think it disappeared in the depths of my room. Unfortunately no dog to blame for eating it. I think it found its way into my shiny new trash can.
So with game report gone missing I went to meet up with Brian (one of my roommates) to catch the All Star game and some beers down at Union Jacks in Bethesda. Nice bar they have down there, lots of pool tables, and Thursday the Budweisers are $1 starting at 7.
Given the lack of information (the All Star game started at 9:30 I think) and the amount of time to drink dollar Budweisers between 7 and kickoff, I consequently missed a good bit of the game.
I did see Beckhams blond head. I did see Gomez score before looking at the linesman in dismay. I saw the Colombians score. I saw EJ miss his penalty because he neglected to notice that the goalkeeper was pretty much already standing on the side where he was shooting. That's all that happened right? Two and a half hours = many $1 Budweisers.
I wrote up a report of the game on the Metro the other morning and I think it disappeared in the depths of my room. Unfortunately no dog to blame for eating it. I think it found its way into my shiny new trash can.
So with game report gone missing I went to meet up with Brian (one of my roommates) to catch the All Star game and some beers down at Union Jacks in Bethesda. Nice bar they have down there, lots of pool tables, and Thursday the Budweisers are $1 starting at 7.
Given the lack of information (the All Star game started at 9:30 I think) and the amount of time to drink dollar Budweisers between 7 and kickoff, I consequently missed a good bit of the game.
I did see Beckhams blond head. I did see Gomez score before looking at the linesman in dismay. I saw the Colombians score. I saw EJ miss his penalty because he neglected to notice that the goalkeeper was pretty much already standing on the side where he was shooting. That's all that happened right? Two and a half hours = many $1 Budweisers.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Staring at Your Computer at Work All Day Makes You Do Funny Things...
Like look at this on Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ25-glGRzI
Stupid embedding disabled... now you're just going to get sucked into actually clicking on it without immediately disregarding it for the horrific content.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ25-glGRzI
Stupid embedding disabled... now you're just going to get sucked into actually clicking on it without immediately disregarding it for the horrific content.
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