my brand new temporary rap name...

yesterday, a friend of mine said that her son had told her he wanted to spend his birthday at "Chucky Jesus."

cutest thing i'd heard in a long time! :)

and for a few hours, it made me want to change my rap name. i mean, it didn't take too long to come to the conclusion that i already had the coolest rap name in my back pocket, if, y'know, i ever chose to forego a career in the childcare industry to become a rapper. and, if, well, yeah, i could actually rap. it's good to be prepared for such things, i think, so, if either of those things happened, i would still like be called Pappa Squat. i'm pretty sure.

but, in the event that Jay Z should come by to the center to do some scouting and wanted me to be in his crew, BUT told me that his cousin's name was already, in fact, Pappa Squat (and, assuming he could provide the proper documentation showing me that this was, indeed, the truth), i think Chucky Jesus would be a stellar plan B.

so much so that i came up with a few lyrics on the way to work...
don't judge me...

"it's Chucky Jesus on the microphone
all you Pharisees better leave me alone
gonna walk on water with a slice of pizza
Mary Magdalene it's so nice to meet ya
turning this water into soda pop
'cause when i rock the party, the party don't stop, y'all..."

actually, i did have to stop at that point, because i started laughing out loud while walking to the train station. and people were beginning to stare. and, also, there's the issue of blasphemy, too, maybe, so...


the five things i fell in love with today...

1) that God has a good sense of humor!
2) i never got to have a birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese's, but was never scarred from it... probably.
3) we had a SNOW DAY!!!!!!! which means i've only worked one day this entire week!
4) nobody asked me to shovel anything today!
5) i was watching keith olberman tonite and he pointed out the controversy about olympic skier lindsey vonn's sport's illustrated cover. specifically, the proximity of the letters P and U to her, uhm, backside parts. you be the judge...




song of the day...
"big bottom" by spinal tap

movie of the day...
started a BRAND NEW MOVIE MARATHON on monday!!! am watching 25 best picture winners before the academy awards air (err?) on march 7th.

i began with 1929's "the broadway melody" --a musical which featured, among other things, the premise that women could have a career and a husband... but definitely not both simultaneously...

yeah, maybe not the best choice for that year... poor hank. and, poor queenie, for that matter.

SUPER BOWL QUIZ!!!!!!!!

First reader to give me the right answers to all FIVE questions gets a FREE CD!!!! And, if you can convince me that you got these answers without looking them up online (cheaters), you will also get a FREE BONUS HIDDEN TRACK!!!

actually, i don't really care if you look them up online. i don't think anyone's gonna get 'em right anyway, google or not (i am a super bowl junkie. and my questions rock). so, whoever comes the closest to answering all five questions right will get a free cd.

good luck to ya...


1) Name each NFL franchise to win more than one Super Bowl.

2) How many starting quarterbacks have led two different franchises to Super Bowls, who are they, and which teams did they lead?

3) The Denver Broncos beat the Atlanta Falcons 34 to 19 in Super Bowl XXXIII. Who was the last quarterback to take a snap on the field that night?

4) Who has four Super Bowl victories as a head coach?

a) Bill Walsh
b) Vince Lombardi
c) Chuck Knoll
d) Both A and C
e) All of the above

5) Name the player who caught the first Super Bowl touchdown thrown by Joe Montana.


the five things i fell in love with today...

1) that it's not raining in miami today!
2) The Who!
3) Ridiculous bets. i'm not a betting man, really, but i think it's hysterical that you can put money on how many windmills pete townsend will throw down during the halftime show! LOL!
4) The thought that maybe i should be a betting man-- i've been watching the superbowl for 30 years now, and i'm 24 and 6. last year, i even called the score! having said that...
5) ...i have absolutely no idea who's going to win tonite. less than two hours til gametime, and i have no clue. but here's what i'm thinking...

i'd love to see either team win. it'd be great, of course, to see the city of new orleans win it. and i really think they can. i was very impressed with drew brees and that O line in the nfc championship game, the way they handled the pass rush of the minnesota vikings. even before dwight freeney looked a bit banged up, i wondered if the saints could have a field day. so, if new orleans takes it, i won't be surprised at all.

HOWEVER... i just have a lot of faith in peyton manning. i think he's the best qb i've ever seen, playing at the absolute top of his game. he's got a big hill to climb tonite-- it's gotta be a big honkin' shootout-- but i think he's more than up to the challenge.

colts 44, saints 38

song of the day...
"indianapolis" by menudo

movie of the day...
"when the levees broke: a requiem in four acts" devastating spike lee documentary on katrina, and its aftermath.

Who is the Best Quarterback to ever start a Super Bowl???

How much free time do i have??? Enough to rank all 52 quarterbacks to have ever started a super bowl!!!

...really???

Yes, really. Not that i'm proud of that, but... i did have fun. Let the debate begin!!!


52) David Woodley, Dolphins
51) Rex Grossman, Bears
50) Vince Ferragamo, Rams
49) Tony Eason, Patriots
48) Neil O'Donnell, STEELERS
47) Stan Humphries, Chargers
46) Billy Kilmer, Redskins
45) Chris Chandler, Falcons
44) Mark Rypien, Redskins, 1 ring
43) Trent Dilfer, Ravens, 1 ring
42) Brad Johnson, Buccaneers, 1 ring
41) Craig Morton, Cowboys/Broncos, 2 appearances
40) Jeff Hostettler, Giants, 1 ring
39) Kerry Collins, Giants
38) Rich Gannon, Raiders
37) Jake Delhomme, Panthers
36) Doug Williams, Redskins
35) Jim McMahon, Bears
34) Joe Kapp, Vikings
33) Ron Jaworski, Eagles
32) Joe Theisman, Redskins, 2 appearances, 1 ring
31) Ken Anderson, Bengals
30) Matt Hasselbeck, Seahawks
29) Earl Morrall, Colts
28) Eli Manning, Giants
27) Boomer Esiason, Bengals
26) Joe Namath, Jets
25) Phil Simms, Giants
24) Drew Bledsoe, Patriots
23) Steve McNair, titans
22) Drew Brees, Saints
21) Donovan McNabb, Eagles
20) Ken Stabler, Raiders
19) Bob Griese, Dolphins, 3 appearances, 2 rings
18) Jim Plunkett, Raiders, 2 appearances, 2 rings
17) Ben Roethlisberger, STEELERS, 2 appearances, 2 rings
16) Len Dawson, Chiefs, 2 appearances, 1 ring
15) Jim Kelly, Bills, 4 appearances
14) Bart Starr, Packers, 2 appearances, 2 rings
13) Fran Tarkenton, Vikings, 3 appearances
12) Roger Staubach, Cowboys, 4 appearances, 2 rings
11) Kurt Warner, Rams/Cardinals, 3 appearances, 1 ring
10) Troy Aikman, Cowboys, 3 appearances, 3 rings
9) Steve Young, 49ers, 1 ring
8) Brett Favre, Packers, 2 appearances, 1 ring
7) Johnny Unitas, Colts, 1 ring
6) Tom Brady, Patriots, 4 appearances, 3 rings
5) Terry Bradshaw, STEELERS, 4 appearances, 4 rings
4) Dan Marino, Dolphins
3) John Elway, Broncos, 5 appearances, 2 rings
2) Joe Montana, 49ers, 4 appearances, 4 rings
1) Peyton Manning, Colts, 2 appearances, 1 ring...?

the five things i fell in love with today...

1) 20 hours of Super Bowl pre game shows!
2) Super Bowl Sundaes!!! A halftime tradition my mom began when i was a kid. A tradition i proudly carry on to this day.
3) Not going to a Super Bowl party, and actually watching the game.
4) Taking a vacation day on Super Bowl Monday!!!
5) A great debate!

song of the night...
"We are the champions" by Queen

movie of the night...
The Mission"

Hahahahaha!!!

wasn't planning on blogging tonite, but i just had to share this! i was sitting here watching "my first place" on hgtv. they were showing a young couple through a few different houses, and the woman was completely turned off by a "tacky" marble fireplace. so, she says, "well, why can't they just-- instead of marble, put, like, a bunch of wood around this fireplace?"

to which her husband delicately broke the three seconds of awkward silence by saying... "uhm... maybe not the best idea to surround a fireplace with so much... wood."

"ohh," she says, "right. yeah."

Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!

the five things i fell in love with today...

1) hgtv.
2) the smell of a good fireplace.
3) not currently having a fireplace, and, therefore, not having to chop wood.
4) come to think of it, living in such a tiny apartment and, therefore, not having a whole lot to vacuum.
5) when someone says something really dumb and it's not me.

song of the day...
"a million fireflies" by the midway state

movie of the day...
"chariots of fire"

the more things change...

i was all for it when President Obama spoke about change we could believe in, but y'know, sometimes, it's just nice to see that some things will always stay the same. even if it's something disgusting.

there's a woman that i used to see all the time when i took the scenic route home from the train after work. if i had to guess her age, i'd say maybe late fifties. she has dark grey hair, and a smile you can see coming at you from about a block.

it's not exactly a striking resemblance, but if i ever found out that she was directly related to the dude who played the skipper on gilligan's island, i wouldn't really be shocked.

she's not the only familiar person i walk past every day, but she's easily the most memorable. because every time i pass her-- every single time i pass her-- she spits into the trash can next to us. same trash can. same time of day. never fails. P'TOOOOOO!

the first few times i saw her do this, i just thought, "ew." didn't put a whole lotta thought into it, really, just, "ew." then i wondered if what she was doing might have been something of a mating call. kind of like a thing they do in west virginia when they want to attract a member of the opposite sex? "hey there, hot stuff! P'TOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!"

not really my thing, but, hey, to each their own.

anyway, i haven't taken to scenic route in awhile, but i felt like a leisurely stroll this afternoon. and i'd kind of forgotten about the spitting skipper, to tell you the truth, but sure enough, there she was. the hair. the smile. the trash can. P'TOOOOOO!

i don't know why this made me so happy.

stability? tradition? or, hey, maybe she's wearing me down a bit. "urgh, why does she always spit in that trash can?! it's so nasty! ...and yet, i... i can't look away!!! ...hubba, hubba."

the five things i fell in love with today...

1) 'modern family' -- funniest show on tv right now?
2) clean socks.
3) 'godfather' movies on bluray!!!
4) i finally finished the cd i promised brandon on the west coast for being the 204th (or something) member of the facebook group for the five things i fell in love with today. some good stuff on there.
5) i've written it down as "P'TOOOOO!" but i'm almost always walking around with ear buds clogging everything up, so i have never actually heard her spit. and i think i'm happier about that than anything else.

song of the day...
"touch of grey" by the grateful dead.

movie of the day...
"fatal attraction"

LOST follow-up blog...

you asked for it! you got it! (and, when i say "you" i'm talking about you, mel) it's a LOST follow-up blog after watching the season premiere last night. basically, it's like this...

i have no freaking idea what's going on.

i s'pose they're going with the parallel universe theory...? but i don't know if the two parallel universes will remain separate, or whether they will somehow intersect as the series winds down...?

have you noticed how often i use the word, "somehow" whenever i'm writing about LOST??? lol! puzzled as i am, though, i am still so much more than happy to just sit back in my chair and say, "wait, what?!?!?!" because i'm sure the men and women behind the scenes of the best show in the history of television are going to blow me away a few more times in the next few months...

i often disagree with robert bianco of the usa today, but i think he really nailed how i feel in his column this morning...

'...once you got past the fun of seeing the characters in their "original" states, you probably realized the people on that plane were not the people we've come to care about. Those people are back on the island: the Jack who's lost his hardened certainty, the Kate who's more open and giving, the Sawyer who sees people rather than con-man marks. They're on the hero's journey to redemption, and one way or another, they have to complete it.

How that happens, none of us can know. All we can know is that it's a waste of time and pleasure to let your fears about the eventual destination overwhelm the joys of the journey.

Enjoy the ride, leave the steering to the captain, and wait and see what's next.'


the five things i fell in love with today...

1) freakin' hurley!!! he's about thirty-two different shades of awesome!
2) an hour and a half SNOW DELAY this morning!!!! w'hooooooooo!!!
3) being very grateful that the train station didn't explode at four a.m. today...

last night i went to bed immediately after seeing on the news that government officials feel an attempted terrorist attack is "certain" to happen on our soil in the next six months. and then, slightly after 4, i heard a huge noise off in the distance-- BAM! whoooshhhhhhhhhh!!! ...BAM!!! whooooshhhhhhhhhh!!!! ...BAM!!! whoooshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

honestly, i just started praying, thinking that something horrible might have happened at the train station or in downtown white plains, somewhere. kind of scary, really-- well, no, very frightening, actually-- until i looked out the window to see ...a snow plow.

4) giving credit where credit is due.
5) the thought that in my parrallel universe, i might be a steroid-free hall of fame third baseman for the new york mets, smooching anne hathaway, and under strict doctor's orders to consume one pint of rocky road haagen dazs a day.

song of the day...
"mr. plow" by homer simpson... "call mr. plow! that's my name! that name again is mr. plow!"

movie of the day...
"donnie darko"

LOST: last minute thoughts and predictions!!!

i wake up at five o'clock in the morning to catch my train, and i'm old. so staying up until 11 is kind of a big deal. that in mind, i went to bed ridiculously early (before nine is all i'm going to tell you) last night in order to stay wide awake tonite for the season premiere of the best show in the history of television, LOST.

which was dumb, as i kept on waking up in the middle of the night anyhow, like a kid on Christmas eve, thinking, "ooh!!!! LOST is on tonite!!!"

i've never been more excited to watch a tv show before. maybe a super bowl, or two... maybe.

it's crazy-- even my subconscious is getting involved in it! i'm telling you the truth-- i keep seeing the number 108 EV-ER-Y-WHERE!!!! i'll look at the clock and notice it's 1:08 in the afternoon. i was watching a movie last weekend, and stopped it randomly at 108 minutes. i'm reading the book 'seabiscuit' and on page 174 they talked about a filly carrying 108 pounds on her back. i got 108 bonus points on a game i play on my ipod. i was budgeting my traveling expenses for the next few weeks and came up with $108. even this blog-- i never noticed this before, but i wrote 108 postings in 2009!

it's kind of almost freaking me out! lol, my friends have told me i should have played hurley's numbers in the lottery tonite! lol

not sure what the numbers mean, by the way. nor am i certain about much on the island, but, after diving through every single episode of every single season, every bonus feature on every dvd, and every easter egg i could find, here are a few thoughts...

1) i still think somehow, the series is going to end with jack and kate being laid to rest in the caves, only to discover themselves years later, as "adam and eve".

2) i have no idea if the atomic bomb changed the future or not, but i think, even if it did-- as we've previously learned from eloise hawking-- course correction will take over somehow. the island will find a way to bring them all back.

3) jacob. i'm kind of leaning towards the thought that he may represent God. in last season's finale, he was talking to that other man on the beach (the devil?), and it seemed to me that what was going on there was something like a test of faith. a debate that had been going on for a long, long time. the man dressed in black said something to the effect of, "you keep bringing people back to this island, jacob, still trying to prove me wrong, but they're only going to fight, hurt and murder each other." i'm not sure, but i am starting to suspect that the survivors of oceanic 815 were just the latest pawns in the debate: will good or evil prevail?

4) when locke first met jacob in that shack in the middle of the woods? wasn't jacob at all, but "the devil". (i'm just gonna keep on calling him the devil because johnny cash already took the name "the man in black"). whoever it was called out to locke, "help me!" jacob seemed to be in no need of any help whatsoever, but "the devil" was looking for a loophole, right? and he seemed to have found it, somehow, when he was able to take over locke's body after ben strangled him.

5) i'm pretty sure about number four (although i don't know if i explained it quite like i wanted to-- gimmie a break, it's complicated!) but number five is something i'd bet money on! i am 100% sure i know how richard alpert came to be on the island. he's been there for a lonnnnnnnng, long time? and he was seen delicately fixing the sails of a ship in a bottle...?

richard alpert was on the black rock!!! the ship that crashed on the island wayyyyyyyy, way back before your mother was born!

that would also explain richard's eyeliner, i s'pose. probably met johnny depp while vacationing in the carribean and thought, "hm... i wonder if that'd be a good look for me?"

okay, maybe not. and maybe i have absolutely NO idea what i'm talking about, but i have absolutely no problem with that! LOST is a show that is so unbelievably well written, well shot and well performed, that i'm really just content to sit back and take everything in. i have enormous expectations for this season, and i can't wait to see what they'll come up with next!!!

the five things i fell in love with today...

1) j.j. abrams
2) damon lindelof
3) carlton cuse
4) crazy LOST fans everywhere. am specifically thinking of friend's of friends over at professor thom's bar in nyc. watching the show together on a big, honking screen and offering free drinks if the plane crash never happened! LOL! good times!
5) evangeline lily... i'm just going to say it again... evangeline lily.

movie of the night...
LOST. think of it as one, gigantic mini-series. and start from the beginning.

song of the night...
"mr. eko" by the oceanic six. absolutely hysterical!


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