well i thought i could handle throwing random thoughts and whatnot at two sites, but it turns out The Wingnuttiest is being neglected, so i'm announcing the semi-retirement of this baby

if you miss me you can holla at ya boy over here
posted by Mike at 8:29 PM

Update: lime and black pepper chips are not horrible...they're not great, but they're not bad either
looks like lay's salsa is still reigning champ of awful chips
posted by Mike at 4:24 PM

looks like i might've jumped the gun calling lay's salsa the worst chips ever....just got back from grocery shopping and i saw a bag of miss vickie's lime & black pepper chips....i bought a small bag just cause i felt compelled to try them.....i haven't yet but i'll be sure to spread the word once i do
the other event that arose from my grocery run was a 90 minute debate on the merits of various cereals.....heres my all-time top 5:

5. Apple Cinnamon Cheerios
4. Frosted Flakes
3. Corn Pops
2. Frosted Mini Wheats
1. Cheerios

"Twenty years for nothing, well thats nothing new,
besides, no ones interested in something you didn't do,
wheat kings and pretty things,
lets just see what the morning brings "
posted by Mike at 5:35 PM

man today sucked the bag....yeah i said it, so what?!
my first early day back to school after a nice reading week of sleeping in, combined with sunday's all-nighter made it especially tough to drag my ass out of bed this morning
so i get up, grab my junk and head out the door (a couple minutes early even) but because the weather was shitty every jackass in guelph decided to take the bus and by the time it hits my stop the busdriver just smiles and drives on by with his packed bus....after 6 buses pass me by one finally stops (45 minutes later) and i cram myself onto it....of course by this time i've missed my first class...the same class i have a midterm in next week, the same class with the nicest prof in the world that i'm pretty sure hates me (and i don't know why)
so then i go to the library cause i need a book for one of my papers (chemical ecology of insects....sexy), the book was there and right in the spot it was supposed to be, i was in and out in under 5 minutes, no problem......except....it broke my streak of 7 1/2 straight semesters without checking a book out of the library....it was a good run but sometimes you have to make sacrifices
ok maybe the whole day didn't suck bag, cause its only 12:30 and i'm home about to play some mvp baseball 2005 (which is decent by the way....and only $40 at eb games)...but the period of time from 8am to about 9:30 was chock full of bag suckery

"woke up in the morning like 10am, walked passed the listerine went straight for the gin"
posted by Mike at 12:07 PM

you know when someone is grabbing a bag of chips for a group of people and you gotta find out what flavours people don't like....well i've always said that it didn't matter to me because i enjoy all flavours of chips.....untill now
Lay's Salsa flavour is the worst tasting chip i have ever had the displeasure to put in my mouth....'how bad is it?' you might be asking....well it was bad enough that i didn't even make a dent in the bag, it went straight to the garbage can
i was expecting something a little spicy, judging from the packaging....and what did i get, bland tomato....not like ketsup type tomato, more like unwashed dirty garden tomato
so in conclusion don't buy lay's salsa flavoured chips.....unless you like dirty garden tomatos....in which case theres about three-quarters of a bag in my trash i can save for you

there, now i feel better
and just to balance it out: go buy doritos tex mex....its dominating the game

"I got that head-nod shit that make you break your neck,
woo hah! got you all in check"
posted by Mike at 5:02 PM

just finished my first draft of the season, and damn i forgot how much fun drafts are
the laughter, the anger, the crossed fingers hopeing a player makes it back to your position, and the smack talk....gotta love the smack talk
so thats one down and at least one more to go (tomorrow afternoon), but probably more.....damn i'm sitting here with a big grin on my face like a clown....i love this game
gotta say my team turned out pretty decent, got some top players that i like, got some crap players that i like, and got a whole bunch of new players to grow to love over the season
season starts april 3rd and i can't wait!
posted by Mike at 7:29 PM

got some work done on one of my papers today, but more importantly i've finished ranking offensive players for this years baseball pool drafts!
now i'm gonna make dinner, watch some 24, then its time to rank pitchers....oh its gonna be a good season

"Two-fifty for an eyeball, and a buck and a half for an ear
happy hour, happy hour, happy hour is here"
posted by Mike at 7:30 PM

A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel, and met in the lobby
where they were discussing their recent victories in chess tournaments. The
hotel manager came out of the office after an hour, and asked them to
disperse. He couldn't stand chess nuts boasting in an open foyer.

ba-doom ching!
posted by Mike at 4:43 PM

posted by Mike at 4:32 PM

what has two thumbs and doesn't care about the nhl anymore?....this guy right here!

and do you know why?....yahoo fantasy baseball starts at midnight tonight woooooodiddlywoooo!!
posted by Mike at 10:06 PM

Random Sports Survey:

Baseball:
Most Exciting Play (offensive)- the rundown
Most Exciting Play (defensive)- over the wall catch
Least Exciting Play- intentional walk
Funniest Play-4 pitch unintentional walk
Fav:
Well Known Player- Jeff Bagwell
Relitivly Unknown Player- Aubrey Huff
Good Team- Astros
Bad Team- i guess the jays....but they aren't that bad
Least Fav:
Player- Roger Clemons
Team- yankees
Rule- DH!!!

Basketball:
Most Exciting Play (offensive)- no look ally-oop
Most Exciting Play (defensive)- shot blocking....i love a good shot block
Least Exciting Play- last minute intentional foul/freethrow fests
Funniest Play- missed dunks
Fav:
Well Known Player- Kevin Garnett
Relitivly Unknown Player- Manu Ginobili
Good Team- Minnisota
Bad Team- Timberwolves
Least Fav:
Player- SHAQ!....no talent bastard
Team- knicks
Rule- ummm...too many timeouts?

Football:
Most Exciting Play (offensive)- kick/punt returns for TDs
Most Exciting Play (defensive)- an INT at full speed
Least Exciting Play- the qb kneel
Funniest Play- missed PATs
Fav:
Well Known Player- Tom Brady
Relitivly Unknown Player- Tyrone Poole
Good Team- Patriots
Bad Team- Saints
Least Fav:
Player- Freddie "Fred Ex" Mitchel
Team- Steelers
Rule- the tuck rule...no i'm kidding, i love that one

Hockey:
Most Exciting Play (offensive)- 2 on 1
Most Exciting Play (defensive)- diving shot block
Least Exciting Play- empty net goals (unless its a goalie scoring)
Funniest Play- teammate bodychecks
Fav:
Well Known Player- Steve Yzerman
Relitivly Unknown Player- Dustin Brown
Good Team- Detroit what!
Bad Team- Florida what?
Least Fav:
Player- Eric Lindros
Team- Phillidelphia
Rule- the hook/dive call

aight peace out
posted by Mike at 11:20 PM

My new poster:

word
posted by Mike at 10:06 PM

Jack Bauer is so dominant, the guy opens fire on a car, gets hit by the car, then keeps shooting and blows out on of the tires....sooo dominant
posted by Mike at 10:02 PM

J.D.: "Half of what rappers say doesn't make sense, like that Snoop Dogg / Dr. Dre song. What does 'Still hittin them corners and those ho-hos girl' mean?"

Turk: "Many disadvantaged african-americans have limited nutritional choices, therefore they must subsist on ho-ho snack cakes, its a black thing"

Molly: "Actually Turk its 'Still hittin them corners in them low lows girl"

Elliot: "You see Turk in 'the hood' a low low is a lowrider, or a car with an adjusted suspension that allows it to bounce up and down

Carla: "Turk you just got schooled on rap by the two whitest chicks in America"

thanks Lee, scrubs is great
posted by Mike at 12:08 PM

"I don't need to watch The OC, but it makes me happy" - House

what a great show

posted by Mike at 10:01 PM

Congrats to the Eagles, they made the superbowl a lot closer then I thought it would be, and T.O. was WAY more effictive then I expected so good for him

posted by Mike at 7:57 PM

Prediction Time:

Patriots 44 - Eagles 23

now you go

"Let it rush through your veins, cause imma be the one to step up and put a hundred thousand dollars on the game"

posted by Mike at 11:04 AM

hey if anyone has a risk assessment for diuron sitting around wanna hook me up?....i'd settle for just the problem formulation....i could even trade an invasive species report on cercopagis pengoi...you know, if you're into that kinda thing
posted by Mike at 6:46 PM

Todays Toronto Sun Cover
Picture: The Pope
Headline: "ILL PAPA"

At first I thought it was funny, then I thought it was kind of disrespectful, then I thought it was funny again and continued on my way to Wendy's
posted by Mike at 2:58 PM

Top Ten Shows On TV (in no particular order):

ER
Third Watch
CSI: Las Vegas
House
24
Jeopardy
Scrubs
America's Funniest Home Videos
Alias
Lost

(discuss....or not)
posted by Mike at 8:09 PM

14 days, 22 hours till pitchers and catchers report to training camps.....anyone else pumped?


posted by Mike at 2:03 PM

"I saw a werewolf with a chineese menu in his hand.....gonna get a big dish of beef chow mein"


posted by Mike at 2:36 PM

Apparently today is the most depressing day of the year, as calculated by some mathematical formula....so if you're having a shitty day thats the explanation

posted by Mike at 8:21 PM

Anyone up for a mensa puzzle?
I thought i had todays answer correct, and now i think there is more than one solution, give'er a shot:
"Pat has four more brothers than she has sisters. Her brother Jim has two more brothers than he has sisters. How many siblings in all? (Hint: There are fewer than 10.)"

posted by Mike at 4:30 PM

The Patriots are like the Rodney Dangerfield of the NFL, they hold the leagues best offence to 3 points, they put up 41 on the best defence in the league...and people are already lineing up to pick the Eagles in the superbowl....you gots ta be kiddin me folks....what do the Patriots need to do to convince the general population, I guess i'll let you know in two weeks...chumps

"Quick, get to the chopper, everybody get out
I am not Triumph, I am Arnold, get down "

posted by Mike at 10:11 PM

Characterizing an Environmental Problem of Biological Origin: Cercopagis pengoi as an Invasive Species

word
"Put some money on the books cause i know how to call'em, somebody tell my fam i got a gambling problem"

Pats 29 - Steelers 16<---official prediction

posted by Mike at 1:36 PM

Picked up a lance berkman figurine and a mensa page-a-day calendar today.....so far i'm 7/22 on the mensa puzzles...somehow i think that'll keep me out of the top 2%

"how ironic, that i'd be the bad guy kryptonite, the green chronic, cause i ain't got no legs"

posted by Mike at 5:32 PM

At this point I could honestly live without an nhl season, however this is the only reason I want to see them back on the ice soon.
posted by Mike at 10:02 AM

5 random songs of the day:

Lets Get It - G Dep, P. Diddy and Black Rob
Ahead By A Century (live) - The Tragically Hip
Puke - Eminem
Serious - Timbaland and Magoo
Block Lockdown/Welcome to Atlanta - Ludacris
posted by Mike at 3:59 PM

"The Patriots are going to do to the Colts what Ron Artest does to drink throwing bitches"
- some kid in line at the book sale

i bought a book about golf courses and hotels to stay at in ireland, so now we have to go...and i got a book with a bunch of famous canadian biographys from mcleans....it was a good day
posted by Mike at 11:45 PM

Todays 5 Random Songs You Should Hear:

Looking For A Place To Happen - The Tragically Hip
Baby Come On - Method Man feat. Kardinal Offishall
Front 2 Back - Xzibit
What More Can I Say - Jay-Z
Copperhead Road - Steve Earle
posted by Mike at 1:22 PM

hey! famous people in guelph....cool
posted by Mike at 1:46 PM

PENALTIES
Period 1
Edmonton - Raffi Torres - (Holding), 2 min, 0:52
Edmonton - Sean McAslan - (Boarding), 2 min, 5:32
St. John's - Nathan Barrett - (Holding), 2 min, 7:01
St. John's - Nathan Perrott - (Roughing), 2 min, 10:01
St. John's - Nathan Perrott - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 10:01
Edmonton - Mathieu Roy - (Roughing), 2 min, 10:01
Edmonton - Mathieu Roy - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 10:01

Period 2
St. John's - Regan Kelly - (Holding), 2 min, 1:17
Edmonton - Jason Platt - (High Sticking Major), 5 min, 4:16
Edmonton - Rocky Thompson - (Slashing), 2 min, 6:36
St. John's - Kyle Wellwood - (Goalie Interference), 2 min, 6:50
St. John's - Jay Harrison - (Roughing), 2 min, 9:42
Edmonton - Jarret Stoll - (Roughing), 2 min, 9:42
Edmonton - Toby Petersen - (High Sticking Major), 5 min, 12:02
St. John's - Clarke Wilm - (Holding), 2 min, 12:19
Edmonton - Raffi Torres - (Slashing), 2 min, 16:44
Edmonton - Jarret Stoll - (Unsportsmanlike Conduct), 2 min, 16:53
St. John's - Matt Stajan - (Hooking), 2 min, 19:20
Edmonton - Jamie Wright - (Slashing), 2 min, 19:32

Period 3
St. John's - Ian White - (Tripping), 2 min, 0:38
St. John's - Ben Ondrus - (Slashing), 2 min, 4:15
St. John's - Jason MacDonald - (Broken Stick), 2 min, 10:00
St. John's - David Ling - (Roughing), 2 min, 16:07
St. John's - Marc Moro - (Roughing), 2 min, 16:07
Edmonton - Rick Mrozik - (Instigator), 2 min, 16:07
Edmonton - Rick Mrozik - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 16:07
Edmonton - Rick Mrozik - (Fighting (Instigator) Misconduct), 10 min, 16:07
Edmonton - Rick Mrozik - (Fighting (Secondary) Game Misconduct) (56(f)), 10 min, 16:07
St. John's - Robb Palahnuk - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 16:07
St. John's - Robb Palahnuk - (Fighting (Secondary) Game Misconduct) (56(f)), 10 min, 16:07
St. John's - Matt Stajan - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 16:07
St. John's - Matt Stajan - (Fighting (Secondary) Game Misconduct) (56(f)), 10 min, 16:07
Edmonton - Rocky Thompson - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 16:07
Edmonton - Rocky Thompson - (Fighting (Aggressor) Game Misconduct) (56(a)), 10 min, 16:07
Edmonton - Brad Winchester - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 16:07
Edmonton - Brad Winchester - (Fighting (Secondary) Game Misconduct) (56(f)), 10 min, 16:07
St. John's - Jason MacDonald - (Instigator), 2 min, 16:39
St. John's - Jason MacDonald - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 16:39
St. John's - Jason MacDonald - (Fighting (Instigator) Misconduct), 10 min, 16:39
St. John's - Jason MacDonald - (Abuse of Officials Game Misconduct) (41(f)), 10 min, 16:39
Edmonton - Jason Platt - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 16:39
St. John's - Clarke Wilm - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 16:51
Edmonton - Jeff Woywitka - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 16:51
Edmonton - Sean McAslan - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 17:33
St. John's - Nathan Perrott - (Cross Checking), 2 min, 17:33
St. John's - Nathan Perrott - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 17:33
Edmonton - Raffi Torres - (Slashing), 2 min, 18:49
St. John's - Matt Hubbauer - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 19:49
Edmonton - Tyler Moss - (Unsportsmanlike Conduct), 2 min, 19:49
Edmonton - Tyler Moss - (Abuse of Officials Game Misconduct) (41), 10 min, 19:49
St. John's - Ben Ondrus - (Roughing), 2 min, 19:49
St. John's - Ben Ondrus - (Fighting (Intervenor) Game Misconduct) (56(d)), 10 min, 19:49
Edmonton - Mathieu Roy - (Cross Checking), 2 min, 19:49
Edmonton - Mathieu Roy - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 19:49
St. John's - Ian White - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 19:49
St. John's - Ian White - (Fighting (Secondary) Game Misconduct) (56(f)), 10 min, 19:49
Edmonton - Jamie Wright - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 19:49
Edmonton - Jamie Wright - (Fighting (Secondary) Game Misconduct) (56(f)), 10 min, 19:49
St. John's - Marc Moro - (Roughing), 2 min, 20:00


posted by Mike at 1:48 PM

Happy '05 to all

-well my previous post pretty much captured everything i needed to say....except i went 1-1 in my football pools...a 1st and 2nd place finish
-new season of 24 starts tonight....pumped!
-nhl 2005 is great...and starting to look dangerous
-classes start again tomorrow, and i'm not even sure what all classes i signed up for...i should look into that before the morning i imagine
-Red Light District the new Ludacris cd is of course...GREAT...go buy it now!...or at least download it, not that i approve of that action
seeya 'round
posted by Mike at 1:41 PM