My new (used) car is on its way from Phoenix to Des Moines. About a month ago, before the car was purchased, I jokingly told a friend that if I ever owned a red Volvo, I would name it "Meatwad." There were two reasons behind this.
There is a show on comedy central that I fell in love with this past fall called Workaholics. A character on the show drives an old Volvo that he refers to as "the Swedish meatball." Volvos are made in Sweden and his particular Volvo happens to be a red/brown kind of color. Hence the name.
There is another show called Aqua Team Hunger Force on Adult Swim. There is a character on this show that is quite literally a wad of meat named Meatwad. So, I thought it would be funny to name a Swedish meatball Meatwad.
I only said that I would do it because I assumed that if I did ever actually own a Volvo, it would not be red. Outside of the Chicago Auto Show, I scarcely ever see red Volvos. Typically they are white, silver, gray, or black. However, my Volvo (that I'll be driving this Friday) is bright red.
I'm not going to name it Meatwad.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Monica is Gone
Monica, my car . . . former car, is gone. Over winter break she suffered multiple mechanical failures. I had to pump money into her just to make her drivable and after that she still had no rear breaks and needed a new transmission (that was her third trans already). It no longer made sense to pay to keep Monica running, so I sold her to Carmax, where she was going to be auctioned off for parts.
Now I am without a car to call my own, but not without a set of wheels. My girlfriend is in China until May, so I get you cruise around in her 95' Volvo that has just under 198k miles on it. Sometime this semester, I'll be needing to get a new car. Lets just hope that my second car isn't my second Monica.
Now I am without a car to call my own, but not without a set of wheels. My girlfriend is in China until May, so I get you cruise around in her 95' Volvo that has just under 198k miles on it. Sometime this semester, I'll be needing to get a new car. Lets just hope that my second car isn't my second Monica.
R.I.P.
Monica
Monday, December 12, 2011
The Bears' Season Is Over
The Chicago Bears have lost three straight games following starting quarterback, Jay Cutler, suffering what appears to be a season-ending thumb injury. To have a chance at a playoff birth, the team has to win all three of its remaining games and one of those games is against the undefeated Green Bay Packers. This season is all but lost.
Over the past several years, the Bears have proven to be completely inept from the top down. Bad contracts have been given out, terrible drafts have been made, and seemingly simply tasks have been made to look incredibly difficult (i.e. having someone actually call in a trade during the draft instead of allowing time to expire). Last night's loss to the Denver Broncos proved this even more.
Late in the game runningback, Marion Barber, went out of bounds which kept the clock from running and essentially gave time back to Denver. You learn in high school or maybe even middle school, to stay in bounds in that situation. At the same time, the coaching staff has to make sure that their players know what to do and they failed their duty.
Also, the Bears' defense didn't know what it was doing. There were times when the players on the field attempted to play two different coverages, not knowing which one they were supposed to be doing. All of this led to blowing a 10 point lead and losing 13-10 in overtime.
The team's injuries to Matt Forte and Jay Cutler over the past few weeks have made the Bears show their true colors. They have no depth, the don't have a number two quarterback worthy of seeing the field, the receivers are bad, the offensive line is bad, they lack talent, and they lack coaching. It is time to start over.
It is looking more and more likely the team will finish with a losing record of 7-9. Maybe ownership fill finally unload general manager, Jerry Angelo, head coach, Lovie Smith, and the rest of both of their staffs. This is not a team built to win long-term or a team prepared to win a super bowl. Over the past few years, they have looked just good enough to pass the eye-test for most people, but the Bears were really just fooling everyone. "Begin again."
Over the past several years, the Bears have proven to be completely inept from the top down. Bad contracts have been given out, terrible drafts have been made, and seemingly simply tasks have been made to look incredibly difficult (i.e. having someone actually call in a trade during the draft instead of allowing time to expire). Last night's loss to the Denver Broncos proved this even more.
Late in the game runningback, Marion Barber, went out of bounds which kept the clock from running and essentially gave time back to Denver. You learn in high school or maybe even middle school, to stay in bounds in that situation. At the same time, the coaching staff has to make sure that their players know what to do and they failed their duty.
Also, the Bears' defense didn't know what it was doing. There were times when the players on the field attempted to play two different coverages, not knowing which one they were supposed to be doing. All of this led to blowing a 10 point lead and losing 13-10 in overtime.
The team's injuries to Matt Forte and Jay Cutler over the past few weeks have made the Bears show their true colors. They have no depth, the don't have a number two quarterback worthy of seeing the field, the receivers are bad, the offensive line is bad, they lack talent, and they lack coaching. It is time to start over.
It is looking more and more likely the team will finish with a losing record of 7-9. Maybe ownership fill finally unload general manager, Jerry Angelo, head coach, Lovie Smith, and the rest of both of their staffs. This is not a team built to win long-term or a team prepared to win a super bowl. Over the past few years, they have looked just good enough to pass the eye-test for most people, but the Bears were really just fooling everyone. "Begin again."
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Dub-Metal?
Today, California based rock band, Korn, released its 10th studio album. The album entitled "The Path of Totality" takes the band's sound in a new direction. It is still heavy, it is still metal, but the band features a dub-step dj/producer on each of the 13 new tracks. Even though I'm a long-time Korn fan, I really wanted to hate this album, but I can't. I'm digging it.
"Let's Go", "Sanctuary", and "Narcissistic Cannibal" are all worthy of listening to on repeat. I was worried that this new sound would be too great of a departure from what makes Korn Korn, but it isn't. The band has managed to successfully immerse dub-step and drum-step into their sound as if it were effortless. While I do enjoy this album, I hope that this isn't the future of Korn. I am fine with them including some of these sounds and experiments in future works, but I don't want another album that is all dub-metal.
For now, I'm just going to keep my headphones on and enjoy this very intriguing new music.
"Let's Go", "Sanctuary", and "Narcissistic Cannibal" are all worthy of listening to on repeat. I was worried that this new sound would be too great of a departure from what makes Korn Korn, but it isn't. The band has managed to successfully immerse dub-step and drum-step into their sound as if it were effortless. While I do enjoy this album, I hope that this isn't the future of Korn. I am fine with them including some of these sounds and experiments in future works, but I don't want another album that is all dub-metal.
For now, I'm just going to keep my headphones on and enjoy this very intriguing new music.
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