Happy New Year

Here's to another year of life's epic ups and downs. Kinda like this, only not as scary...

In the company of a legend

From traveling the country in high school to my current spot in the Los Angeles Premiere League (linked in the column to the right), in my dubious soccer career I've been fortunate to have the chance to play with some talented people. Last night was on a different level though as I was matched up against Frank Leboeuf. If you don't plan on clicking through to wikipedia, he was the starting central defender on the 1998 world cup champion French national team and played 200 games for Chelsea, definitely the most decorated player I've ever played against.

We lost a very close game. Can't wait to play them again.

Ending Politics Thursday

I've written about politics a lot today, mainly the RNC, thus it has been a rough day. While the daily show saved quite a bit of it, there is still a little something hanging around. Like weird tasting tap water at a new restaurant, there's something left from today's political frustrations that just won't leave. There's only one way to wash it down - a video featuring one of man's best friends. Someone I would gladly choose over anyone that was on stage or in the audience of that RNC to lead our country. Without further adieu, I give you the barking trampoline dog.

p.s. the first 30 seconds are by far the best.

Pic of the Day 9.03.08

The Thrill of the Chase!

I love my soccer team. Evidence that my appreciation doesn't stem from the thrill of victory shines through in this preview of tomorrow's game on the league website. There is only one direction to go boys!

Tune in for Tuesday Night's Toilet Bowl

Every team finds itself in the dumps at the bottom of the table every now and then, as the soccer gods smite them with injuries and bad luck. (And what is more noble than poking a little fun at those teams so afflicted when it isn't you?) Tuesday's game - dubbed the Toilet Bowl - will see a fight for the 12th and final Cup playoff seed between Cloverfield and Real Santa Monica. The winner will likely move on to the tourney, while the loser watches on the tele. So tune in for the match!

more about the league here.

Olympic High

Yikes. If you haven't seen this clip from the Olympics, you honestly might not want to. It's brutal, but, for me, like a trainwreck or 2 Girls 1 Cup, since I could not turn away despite my stomach turning. It harkened back to one of my favorite SNL skits of all time, which I remember from high school. Amazing that in those days you actually had to plan your night around watching SNL in the dark days before DVR, and just as amazing that Dennis Miller's hair seemed normal. 

Weightlifting Accident 2008 Beijing - Watch more funny videos here

My New Fitness Routine

Im going to give this a try. Yes, I'm old. If it takes me 6 weeks to get to 100 push ups I will feel even older. Here's to time flying...
p.s. after further review, its a pretty cheesy program, designed for people way older than me. But I'm doing it anyway! In my initial test I hit 30 before I collapsed.

Juggling To Freedom

There was a NYT article about Vova Galchenko, a world renowned young juggler that made his way to California through juggling. He's badass. Watch the YouTube clip.

Double Knockout

I swear this should be the trailer for a Jean Claude Van Damme movie, or maybe its already been used, I dont know. This is just plain crazy and against so many different odds that it needs to be posted. What happened if you bet on the fight?

Squirrel Wrestling

I've gotten a few requests for this in the last couple of weeks. Here it is in all of its glory, Squirrel Wrestling...



Oh sundays, what would we do without you?

Sweet taste of victory

My soccer team won a game last night (a shut out to boot) and for those of you who know me, you know why its totally worth sharing.

Cloverfield 1 - Penmar 0

you can check out the league results here, cause i know everyone is itching to see those!!

Celebrities!

Had a good celebrity sighting tonight out in the neighborhood. it was actually cool for me because even though i dont really buy too much in the celebrity thing, this sighting actually had some significance. I felt like i identified with him in some strange way. Maybe identify is the wrong word, i think i took a little bit of pride in the fact that i had something in common with him. anyway, without further adieu,

yes, a soccer playing super famous dude. he was at magnolia, a few blocks from my home, with a group of friends having some drinks. As i said earlier, the 'wood is full of surprises...