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BCS WEEK 3

This week's bowl projections feature a highly impossible Oregon/Michigan rematch in the Rose Bowl; a Fiesta Bowl that no one will watch; and a rematch of the 2004 NCG in the Sugar Bowl. Next week look for UConn to get i…
BELOW SEE LEVEL

I kept a very detailed log on my trip to Tampa, Florida last week for the American Academy of Optometry conference. I was planning to post it daily, but decided not to because I didn’t have immediate internet access…
BCS WEEK 2

Holy shitballs! I watched Transformers over the weekend and it was much better than I anticipated it to be. The action scenes were uber-cool, but what really surprised me was the comedy. This movie was just as fun…
DILEMMA

I am torn. My premium membership to Xanga expires in a few days, and I'm not sure if I want to renew it or upgrade to "Xanga for Life". $100 is kind of steep... And I'm not sure if I will have the passion to terrorize…
BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN BURBANK

NBC has decided to leave its facilities in beautiful downtown Burbank and relocate their offices and studios to the Universal Studios lot in Universal City. This news cannot be good for beautiful downtown Burbank. Afte…
UNTITLED

"For those of us more fortunate, the beauty of uncertainty is that it motivates us to seek certainty. We are compelled to replace doubt with conviction, to replace confusion with clarity, to…
TEE VEE AND KAY TEE

Now that the fall television premieres have come and gone, I suppose now is a good time to give my annual report. There is so much television to watch. If you haven’t been keeping up, here is the least you need to kno…
SHE WAS SOMETHING ELSE

Today is a sad day in the Xangaverse. I just noticed that one of my favorite bloggers has shut down her site. The blogger’s name was Katy. I don’t know how I came across her blog, but I think she subscribed…
THE AGE OF LOVE

What the hell is going on with Brett Favre? I’m not referring to the fact that he is having a phenomenal football season in which he has led the Green Bay Packers to a 4-0 start, despite supposedly being in the “twiligh…