Blinded by the White

The good people over at Storming the Floor just made fun of a Duke basketball player, and that is something I can get behind. We no longer have JJ Redick's poetry to laugh at in Chapel Hill, and Chewbacca graduated a few years ago.

This post, concerning Kyle Singler and his paleness made my day. Singler is so white, he looks like this guy.

I can just feel a new nickname coming along for Kyle "Powder" Singler when Duke plays in Chapel Hill this year.

Understand the Rivaly

I haven't been able to keep up on concert reviews lately because I've been faced with the sworn enemy of bloggers everywhere: actual work.

I hate the Yankees as much as anyone. Really, I am a Braves fan. But Shelley Duncan, the new guy in pinstripes makes me laugh. The Red Sox aren't far from being the Yankees in a lot of people's books these days, so Duncan's prank he played on a ten year old Sox fan is classic. Go here to see what I'm talking about.

The Onion Never Misses a Beat

Pitchfork Gives Music 6.8

CHICAGO—According to the review, the popular medium that predates the written word shows promise but nonetheless "leaves the listener wanting more."

What happens when one Internet powerhouse makes fun of another Internet powerhouse? Pure gold happens.

The Internets. You Broke Them.

Having the your Internet connection crash is something that every college student should be used to. It usually happens right when you are about to send in that final draft to your professor before exams. However, one rarely finds out the reason behind the crash, and it is rarely amusing.

I wasn't on the 'net for a while today, and it was a good thing I didn't need to be, because apparently all of North campus here at UNC was sent back to the technological Stone Age. The reason? Because someone might have had the best bad idea I've heard of in a while. Someone I am not acquainted with thought, "Hey, I wonder, what would happen if I took an Ethernet cable and connected one of my dorm room's Ethernet connection points to the other one on the opposite wall?" That type of creativity and curiosity is what it takes to be a Carolina student. That lack of common sense is just what it means to be 20 years old. I've had my fare share of those moments. I welcome a new brother into the fold with this Internet fun. I've inserted below a drawing of what I think the scene looked like upon connection. Obviously, visual art isn't exactly my forte.


Now I'm going to go see the Mountain Goats in Carrboro. Going to be a great night.

Headlines

A few key parts from the lead story in today's Daily Tar Heel.

Car chase fails to nab stabbing suspect

Police are still looking for a man called 'Young Buck'

Then a quote from an innocent bystander:

"I seen the car come around the corner, and I was like, 'Damn, he's going fast!'" said Darrell Walt, who was riding his motorcycle nearby as the chase ended. "Of course, he lost it, and they were right on his butt."

I really got a kick out of this article, even though it is rather serious in subject. By the way, if you know the identity or location of "Young Buck," you should call the Chapel Hill Police Department.

Duke's Creative Writing Classes Must Be Like UGA's "Basics of Basketball" Class

I'm stalling on finishing the final stanza of a poem I have due for tomorrow's writing class so I spent some time on the internet searching for the some great examples. I came across some poems by a relative unknown. Says his name is Jonathan Clay Redick. I say he should quit his day job.

Here is the wonderful collection of J.J.'s poems that SI.com selected to publish.

I can't wait to read the ones he wrote about that whole drunk driving thing.

Jumping the Shark

Sadly, I think the lolcats craze might have jumped the shark in the past couple weeks. It is quite a shame - I loved those things, but I realize that they have just about reached that level of saturation where they just aren't as funny any more because they are so ubiquitous. The sneaking suspicion has been pretty much confirmed by the cultural commentators that are Drew and Natalie Dee of Married to the Sea/Toothpaste for Dinner/Natalie Dee fame. This really is a sad day for me. I'll just have to wait until the next viral sensation comes along the road we call 'internet' and replaces lolcats and dramatic chipmunk.

I also think that the phrase 'jumped the shark' is in the last days/weeks before it, in one of the more ironic moments ever, well, jumps the shark. I will have a good laugh on that day.

Stop if the car is going "clunk." / Don't answer emails when you're drunk.

I decided to move my writing from the Livejournal because the site setup over there didn't allow for everything I was hoping to do. Also, this white background is prettier. Look for writings on whatever interests me at the moment.* Discussion is welcomed.





*What interests me will probably be music, baseball, literature, and humor.