September 30, 2009
Michael Vick is back with Nike. Kobe just needs to get back with Nutella!
Archive for September, 2009
September 30, 2009
This morning I realized I’ve been using a Mac the entire year and I never took the time to learn how to open a folder in a Finder window using the keyboard (command+down). I spent a few minutes this morning browsing a table of OS X keyboard shortcuts, and the most useful one that I didn’t know, other than the ‘open folder’ one, was the shortcut to cycle through windows in the current application (command+`). P.S. That’s the tilde key, it took me a few tries with the apostrophe to realize.
September 29, 2009
Super Street Fighter IV impressions (and a new trailer) from Gamespot. I think it’d be a good idea to post more things that aren’t related to fake football and fake football gambling. Capcom confirmed Super Street Fighter IV this week, introducing three of eight new characters: T. Hawk, Dee Jay, and Juri (from what I’ve gathered, she’s some lady, but I’m guessing there’s more to it than that).
It’s a standalone title and people seem mad¬† that it isn’t just downloadable content. Capcom, I’m not mad at you. First, it’s expected, costume packs already cost $4. And those add very little to the gameplay. They’re not just letting opponents pick the same character or adding four bosses. Eight new characters is basically an additional third of the original set of characters. It’s Tiger to Leopard not Leopard to Snow Leopard. And there’s bound to be a bunch of character tweaks for balance. SSFIV won’t be sold at full price, and I’d much rather pay, say, $40 and get a new disc than $25 to basically lock the game to my console.
More importantly, that trailer… the first word that comes to mind is flaccid. It’s a continuation of the Ken and Ryu ink-blot fight. Only the closing Super Street Fighter IV logo kept me from double checking to make sure I didn’t just re-watch a video from last year.
NFL 2009 Week 3 Picks
September 27, 2009
Update: This week: 12-4, Record through 3 weeks: 30-18; Lost both fake bets: -$250, total remains at $500.
- Titans +1 over Jets
- Eagles -7.5 over Chiefs
- Ravens -13.5 over Browns
- Giants -6.5 over Buccaneers
- Jaguars +4 over Texans
- 49ers +7 over Vikings
- Falcons +4.5 over Patriots
- Lions +6.5 over Redskins
- Packers -6.5 over Rams
- Bears -2.5 over Seahawks
- Saints -6 over Bills
- Dolphins +5.5 over Chargers
- Bengals +3.5 over Steelers
- Broncos -2 over Raiders
- Colts +2.5 over Cardinals
- Panthers +8.5 over Cowboys
Fake $250 bet:¬† $125 on “Frank Gore will score a touchdown in the 1st half” at +140, and $125 on “Adrian Peterson will score a touchdown in the 1st half” at -115.
Current fake $250 bet total: $500
September 23, 2009
Anatomy of a Play: Adrian Peterson’s 64-yard touchdown run from week one. I can’t get enough of this run, and this video has some wide shots from team film.
NFL 2009 Week 2 Picks
September 17, 2009
[Update---This week: 11-5, Total record: 18-14. $250 bet won, total: $500.]
- Oakland Raiders +3 over Kansas City Chiefs
- Tennessee Titans -6.5 over Houston Texans
- New England Patriots -3.5 over New York Jets
- Cincinnati Bengals +9 over Green Bay Packers
- Minnesota Vikings -10 over Detroit Lions
- Philadelphia Eagles (even) over New Orleans Saints
- Atlanta Falcons -6 over Carolina Panthers
- Washington Redskins -9.5 over St. Louis Rams
- Arizona Cardinals +3 over Jacksonville Jaguars
- Seattle Seahawks +1.5 over San Francisco 49ers
- Buffalo Bills -5 over Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Denver Broncos -3 over Cleveland Browns
- Chicago Bears +3 over Pittsburgh Steelers
- Baltimore Ravens +3 over San Diego Chargers
- New York Giants +3 over Dallas Cowboys
- Indianapolis Colts -3 over Miami Dolphins
And Jerry gave me the idea to bet a fake $250 every week and see if I can come out on top at the end of the season. I was going to bet this fake money on NFL props but this week it’s $250 on the University of Washington Huskies at -20. Talk about under”dawgs”! (Even I cringed.)
September 15, 2009
Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Kanye on Leno’s opening night. I think I’ve mentioned this before, but my dad used to record two things religiously: Sonics games and The Tonight Show. Last year wasn’t a good year for him, so I’m glad he kind of got one of them back. I get the sense that he didn’t stick around to see this performance though.
NFL 2009 Week 1 Picks
September 13, 2009
[Update: Here are the results. Counting Thursday's game as a loss. Current record: 7-9]
- Bengals -5 over Broncos
- Vikings -4.5 over Browns
- Texans -4 over Jets
- Colts -6.5 over Jaguars
- Lions +14 over Saints
- Cowboys -5.5 over Buccaneers
- Dolphins +4 over Falcons
- Chiefs +13 over Ravens
- Eagles -2.5 over Panthers
- Giants -6.5 over Redskins
- Seahawks -7.5 over Rams
- 49ers +5.5 over Cardinals
- Packers -4 over Bears
- Patriots -11 over Bills
- Raiders +10 over Chargers
Most points on Sunday [0-1]: Colts (+600)
Some prop bets for the Seahawks/Rams game [1-3]:
- Seahawks total points OVER 24.5 (-115)
- Rams score first (+150)
- First score of the game not a touchdown (+130)
- Longest touchdown UNDER 40.5 (-115)
And since it’s the first week, here are some season prop bets!
- Michael Vick OVER 4.5 yards on first rushing attempt of the season (-115)
- Longest completion UNDER 36.5 yards in the NFL regular season (-115)
- Most regular season wins: Chargers (even) vs. Colts
- Most regular season wins: AFC East (-4.5) over NFC West
- Raiders total interceptions UNDER 17 (-115)
- Most passing touchdowns: Drew Brees (+4.5) over Tom Brady
- Most passing touchdowns: Tony Romo (+0.5) over Donovan McNabb
- Most rushing yards: Maurice Jones-Drew (-45.5) over LaDainian Tomlinson
- Most rushing touchdowns: LaDanian Tomlinson (+4.5) over Adrian Peterson
- Most receiving yards: Andre Johnson (+50.5) over Larry Fitzgerald
- Most receiving touchdowns: Terrell Owens (+3.5) over Larry Fitzgerald
- Cardinals in playoffs: NO (-130)
- Seahawks in playoffs: YES (+115)
- Adrian Peterson MVP (+700)
- NFC East NFL champs (+300)
- Eagles NFL champs (+1200)
September 2, 2009
Trailer for The Men Who Stare at Goats. Sold.
September 2, 2009
Penny Arcade did a great job with their take the Disney/Marvel story. Rotten Tomatoes on the other hand, did not (the comments are entertaining though, my favorite was this: “As a website devoted to critiquing other peoples work, RT should be more careful about posting stupid * * * * like this.”).
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