I submit to my readers, my top ten of the moment:
1. Pretending to be a Blogger
Let's be honest, I haven't really been paying that much attention to this particular website. I would be fooling myself if i actually considered myself a writer in any way shape or form. I write long run-on sentences. I have little to no compassion for my audience as I lack an inner censor/editor. How can I have compassion for my audience when I have no idea who they are? Again, I realize that I am the one prattling on aimlessly. Yet, here we are. The way I see it, everyone has a blog. So I deserve one too, even if I haven't paid attention to it in over a year. I'm also really immature, so I crave constant attention, good or bad.
2. The Tigers collapsing before September (or October)
Game 163 of the 2009 Tigers' season was thrilling. One of the best baseball games in recent memory, it included lead changes, close plays, and an Alexi Casilla game winning hit in the 12th inning. Casilla plays for the Twins, a team that I can, inexplicably, not hate. That hurt last season, the Tigers hanging on through series loss after series loss, winning just enough to stay in the hunt. The thrill of that last game's ending stung. However this season, I have none of those concerns. As I write this sentence, Rick Porcello is leaving in the 5th, trailing 7-1. Juan Pierre, a fine player that rarely hits the ball out of the infield, has a double and his first home run of the season...in August. The Tigers are done. While they have certainly exceeded my expectations for them in the first half, another second half collapse is no picnic. As a fan of the Tigers, especially in recent years, it kind of feels good to not get my hopes up.
We'll get 'em next year.
3. TMZ - The Television Program
Who doesn't love snarky California hipsters ripping celebs? Truth be told, despite my usual aggressive aversion to said subculture, I love this show. Surely, it stems from my ever evolving obsession with pop culture; an abstract that I claim to loathe while constantly referring to it, a labor of love. Sure, I am completely contradictory, but pop culture is crucial to every trivia nerd, one of my many maladies. Anyhow, I suggest you give the show a look-see, it isn't the most intellegent of all programming, but it is a delicious break from all of the "regular" media's coverage of celebretards.
4. New Episodes of Futurama on Comedy Central
I had read online some years ago that new episodes were going into production when Comedy Central bought the rights to Futurama. After a long wait I have two things to say: "Welcome back.", and "What took so long?" I might appreciate the new episodes more because of how long we have gone without. One of the charms of this show is while it resembles The Simpsons, it is free of the "frozen in time" aspect of its predecessor. The writers of Futurama have complete freedom to introduce any concept due to the uncertainty of the cosmos. Which leads us to...
5. The Simpsons - Lifetime Membership
"Facts are meaningless! You can use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true"
-Homer Simpso
7. Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer
Surely it is no surprise that I enjoy beverages consisting of malt, barley, and hops. Have you seen my waistline recently? While I do appreciate a fine craftsman's beer, few things warm my heart (and give me a cool buzz) the way the beer in a red, white, and blue can does. The ideal vehicle for this potent potable is the pounder can, that is to say the 16 oz. can. However, PBR is acceptable in any form. A word of warning though: there are establishments in this fine country of ours that will charge $5 or more for a 12 oz. can. Avoid these barrooms as they are typically inhabited by hipsters. Honestly, $5!
8. Actually Buying Physical Music Media
Normally, I acquire new(ish) music the way everyone else does, legally through the internet of course. Occasionally, I like to hop into the wayback machine to purchase little anachronistic compact discs, remember those? No, those were pogs, I'm talking about cds, with music on them. Anyhow, there is something about buying actual physical media. Maybe it's the lusty, adolescent groping and tearing at the plastic shrink wrap in anticipation. Also there is the embarrassingly nerdy (and private) pouring over the insert to examine the artwork, lyrics, and liner notes, a trivially satisfying endeavor. But the real reason is to satisfy my conscience. A friend once brought up the fact that supporting your favorite artists will keep them under contract and recording. Therefore I don't feel quite as guilty for legally obtaining music from the internet.
The last 3 albums I bought:
Omni - Minus The Bear
How I Got Over - The Roots
Them Crooked Vultures
9. Playing Risk...
10. ...And Keeping Stats
