Man I’m so happy today. I received an email today notifying me that I got in to spring semester in Antarctica. Turns out I’m the only one going there. But the drinking age is 18. So I got that going for me, which is nice.
Let’s see… I haven’t written in a while, so I suppose I’ll update you on my life. Today I worked at the restaurant. We had the seafood special going tonight, so my fingers smelled like fish the whole night. Which, by the way, is the worst reason for having your fingers smell like fish that there is… Hey yo…
Um. The Phillies suck. I think that sums up all I need to say about baseball.
I’ve been so beat from working so much recently that I really don’t do much during my free time. The only things I recently do on my free time is make and consume bowls of cereal, play Mario Kart wii online to try and get my rating up, download music, and watch family guy dvds before bed.
However there are things in my life that are actually exciting. My sister is getting married in four months which is tremendously exciting!
Also, if you don’t already know, I am very excited to announce to you that I will be going on a road trip to St. Louis with my friend Andrew to go the 2009 MLB All-Star Game and I will be blogging along the way to let all 6.5 of my followers in on the excitement!!
Well that's all for now. I'm gonna go rest up my legs since I'll be at work for 12 hours tomorrow.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Tuesday Top Five 6/16
Yeah, I know i've said that the 2009 music year is down but i expect it to get better with a lot of big names dropping albums later in the year.
However here are five songs from 2009 that you really need to check out.
1. Sonic Youth - Antenna (from album: "The Eternal")
The best song from the quartet in years. Reminiscent of their best song ever, "Teenage Riot".
2. Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch (from album: "Swoon")
Swoon is a great follow-up to their debut album Carnavaras, almost as good if not better. Panic Switch is a good lead single
3. The Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight (from album "The Airborne Toxic Event")
A cool little song that keeps evolving and evolving and about a feeling that we are all too familiar with.
4. Green Day - Peacemaker (from album: "21st Century Breakdown")
Too bad this album is average at best because it contains a couple songs that are right up there with their best work, this being one of them.
5. 311 - Daisy Cutter (from album: "Uplifter")
One album that I thought would continue the trend was 311's Uplifter, but I am happy to report that this album is far better than their last 2. The music is definitely the backbone of the album and is strong throughout, particularly on this track, which mixes in some of Nick's catchiest lyrics.
However here are five songs from 2009 that you really need to check out.
1. Sonic Youth - Antenna (from album: "The Eternal")
The best song from the quartet in years. Reminiscent of their best song ever, "Teenage Riot".
2. Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch (from album: "Swoon")
Swoon is a great follow-up to their debut album Carnavaras, almost as good if not better. Panic Switch is a good lead single
3. The Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight (from album "The Airborne Toxic Event")
A cool little song that keeps evolving and evolving and about a feeling that we are all too familiar with.
4. Green Day - Peacemaker (from album: "21st Century Breakdown")
Too bad this album is average at best because it contains a couple songs that are right up there with their best work, this being one of them.
5. 311 - Daisy Cutter (from album: "Uplifter")
One album that I thought would continue the trend was 311's Uplifter, but I am happy to report that this album is far better than their last 2. The music is definitely the backbone of the album and is strong throughout, particularly on this track, which mixes in some of Nick's catchiest lyrics.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
30 Things I Can Do Without
I stumbled upon this article from ESPN columnist Gene Wojciechowski on the 50 things that sports can do without (highlights include “The Washington Nationals, Players with tattoos in Chinese, NBA refs who think we tuned in to watch them officiate”) http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=wojciechowski_gene&id=4221536&sportCat=mlb … I highly recommend you read if you’re in to sports… In the same vein, here are the 30 things that I can do without.
1. Chinese Food. It sucks. The end.
2. ‘Dance Flick’ ads. The more of them I see, the less likely I am to see that crappy movie. And believe me, the chances of me seeing it initially were already about as good as a three-legged horse winning the Kentucky Derby.
3. Betting on baseball. I’m done. I can’t believe how much it’s screwed me over this season. And I’ve only done it for a week. Case in point, Tuesday, I had 10 bucks (my last 10, as I wasted the previous 20 on the Mets as they had Santana going against the lowly Pirates. I must have forgotten that the Mets, um, suck…) on the Diamondbacks on the road with their ace Dan Haren against the Dodgers without star Russell Martin. Things were looking good when young star Justin Upton hit a grand slam off of Dodgers starter, Randy Wolf to make the lead 5-0. However, in the eighth, after Haren is taken out of the game, the Dbacks give up a bases-loaded double followed by a single, and the score turns to 6-5 Dodgers. 1-2-3 goes Arizona in the ninth, and my account is done.
4. Fall Out Boy.
5. Bands that wish they were Fall Out Boy. This means you, Panic at the Disco.
6. People having their best fantasy week against my team. I’ve already ranted about this too many times.
7. The 9 month wait between games of the NFL season.
8. The 9 month wait between LOST episodes.
9. Artists having terrible CD’s in 2009. Honestly, what happened to Eminem? Listen to 3AM, then listen to Lose Yourself. Yeah… And 21st Century Breakdown makes American Idiot look like Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. But the worst may be Black Eyed Peas. What once used to be a respectable alternative hip-hop group that actually had a respectable sound behind its flow, now has the “auto mute” in the background with Fergie throwing horrible lyrics in ‘Boom Boom Pow’ which is even worse than the the title is.
10. Joe Buck. “And the Phillies are one out away from winning the World Series. For the first time in um 28 years. Here’s the pitch. Strike 3. Hinske’s out. Ball game over. … Almost Rays. Maybe next year.”
11. T.O. telling me to get my popcorn ready. Honestly, T.O. my popcorn’s been ready for like 7 years now and nothing’s happened! It’s starting to get stale!
12. The money I could be saving with Geico.
13. Concert announcements that I’d love to go to but can’t due to work, money, location, school, or the economy.
14. Another Lady GaGa single.
15. Facebook changing its homepage again.
16. NASCAR. Just, in general.
17. Horrible course selection times. I’d love it if just once I could get all five courses that I pick out for a semester.
18. Mets fans complaining about injuries. First off, you know nothing about injuries unless you were a Denver Bronco fan and had to deal with 9 (9!!!) different starting running backs and an entire defense on the DL. Second, injuries are simply part of the game, and it’s a long season, and most of the injuries are short term anyway minus Delgado. Plus, Brett Myers seems to be done for a good part of the season and I’m sure both teams would say pitchers are more valuable than hitters at this time of the year.
19. Hispanic cooks that work their asses off at times when it’s not necessary to and then beg and weasel their way in to taking the early-out despite me being there longer for the day…
20. LPGA getting time on PTI.
21. LPGA getting time on my blog.
22. Phillies losing at every home game I go to. You’re 18-6 on the road, and 12-14 at home! What the hell!?!
23. Waking up with tremendous amounts of earwax in my right ear. Sorry, didn’t mean to turn you on, ladies… but it's annoying.
24. Bill Belichick’s hoodies.
25. ‘Land of the Lost’ commercials. See #2.
26. My dog licking my feet and toes. It makes me being barefoot a lot less fun around the house.
27. My internet spazzing out almost every hour.
28. People who drive slow in the left lane of the highway! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr……
29. Forgetting the name of the person you hook up with the previous night. Jessica? Kelly? Sarah? Ugh. Oh what the hell. We’ll just call her Lauren.
30. My football team trading away their franchise quarterback. Needless to say, I am a little confused.
1. Chinese Food. It sucks. The end.
2. ‘Dance Flick’ ads. The more of them I see, the less likely I am to see that crappy movie. And believe me, the chances of me seeing it initially were already about as good as a three-legged horse winning the Kentucky Derby.
3. Betting on baseball. I’m done. I can’t believe how much it’s screwed me over this season. And I’ve only done it for a week. Case in point, Tuesday, I had 10 bucks (my last 10, as I wasted the previous 20 on the Mets as they had Santana going against the lowly Pirates. I must have forgotten that the Mets, um, suck…) on the Diamondbacks on the road with their ace Dan Haren against the Dodgers without star Russell Martin. Things were looking good when young star Justin Upton hit a grand slam off of Dodgers starter, Randy Wolf to make the lead 5-0. However, in the eighth, after Haren is taken out of the game, the Dbacks give up a bases-loaded double followed by a single, and the score turns to 6-5 Dodgers. 1-2-3 goes Arizona in the ninth, and my account is done.
4. Fall Out Boy.
5. Bands that wish they were Fall Out Boy. This means you, Panic at the Disco.
6. People having their best fantasy week against my team. I’ve already ranted about this too many times.
7. The 9 month wait between games of the NFL season.
8. The 9 month wait between LOST episodes.
9. Artists having terrible CD’s in 2009. Honestly, what happened to Eminem? Listen to 3AM, then listen to Lose Yourself. Yeah… And 21st Century Breakdown makes American Idiot look like Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. But the worst may be Black Eyed Peas. What once used to be a respectable alternative hip-hop group that actually had a respectable sound behind its flow, now has the “auto mute” in the background with Fergie throwing horrible lyrics in ‘Boom Boom Pow’ which is even worse than the the title is.
10. Joe Buck. “And the Phillies are one out away from winning the World Series. For the first time in um 28 years. Here’s the pitch. Strike 3. Hinske’s out. Ball game over. … Almost Rays. Maybe next year.”
11. T.O. telling me to get my popcorn ready. Honestly, T.O. my popcorn’s been ready for like 7 years now and nothing’s happened! It’s starting to get stale!
12. The money I could be saving with Geico.
13. Concert announcements that I’d love to go to but can’t due to work, money, location, school, or the economy.
14. Another Lady GaGa single.
15. Facebook changing its homepage again.
16. NASCAR. Just, in general.
17. Horrible course selection times. I’d love it if just once I could get all five courses that I pick out for a semester.
18. Mets fans complaining about injuries. First off, you know nothing about injuries unless you were a Denver Bronco fan and had to deal with 9 (9!!!) different starting running backs and an entire defense on the DL. Second, injuries are simply part of the game, and it’s a long season, and most of the injuries are short term anyway minus Delgado. Plus, Brett Myers seems to be done for a good part of the season and I’m sure both teams would say pitchers are more valuable than hitters at this time of the year.
19. Hispanic cooks that work their asses off at times when it’s not necessary to and then beg and weasel their way in to taking the early-out despite me being there longer for the day…
20. LPGA getting time on PTI.
21. LPGA getting time on my blog.
22. Phillies losing at every home game I go to. You’re 18-6 on the road, and 12-14 at home! What the hell!?!
23. Waking up with tremendous amounts of earwax in my right ear. Sorry, didn’t mean to turn you on, ladies… but it's annoying.
24. Bill Belichick’s hoodies.
25. ‘Land of the Lost’ commercials. See #2.
26. My dog licking my feet and toes. It makes me being barefoot a lot less fun around the house.
27. My internet spazzing out almost every hour.
28. People who drive slow in the left lane of the highway! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr……
29. Forgetting the name of the person you hook up with the previous night. Jessica? Kelly? Sarah? Ugh. Oh what the hell. We’ll just call her Lauren.
30. My football team trading away their franchise quarterback. Needless to say, I am a little confused.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Car, Work, and Baseball
Sorry I haven’t written in a while… I’ve been down recently with what would result if the swine flu, SARS, mono, and mad cow disease all had a child-illness. Needless to say, I haven’t been feeling so great recently.
Here’s what’s new:
1. Yes, it is true. I, Adam Romo, have purchased a new car. It’s a 2009 Honda CR-V, and quite frankly, it is awesome. I’ve never wanted to just go out and drive as much in my life (when I haven’t been coughing, sneezing, wheezing, all with a 101.0 fever) and it’s caused me to go out and do things. Things like grocery shop, drive people places and pick up people, pick up my license plates… things I don’t normally do, well, ever.
2. I’ve started work again. Don’t get me wrong, I love making money, but I get the sense that this is gonna be a long year. With the news of fellow cook Jose getting got by the border patrol, it’s looking like Adam will be stuck in the kitchen all year..
3. As you also may have heard, I was fortunate to head up to the new Yankee Stadium and watch the Phillies and Hamels play the Yankees and Sabbathia. I must say, it was one of the greatest experiences I’ve had watching a baseball game live. First, the two teams went back and forth, each not giving up when it looked like they were fated to lose, and clearly it was a great game. Second, when your team is playing on the road, all of the fans on your side bond together a lot more than when it’s a home game. Everyone high fives when Werth throws out Damon at the plate (for the second day in a row) or when Carlos Ruiz comes up big in the eleventh inning. The Yankee fan next to me was equally as passionate as I was and we became friends throughout the game, each complaining about our own bullpen, and each asking questions about the others team when they would arise. He was also classy wishing my team luck as his group left and I did the same. Third, I was a lot closer in these seats than when I went up to the old stadium last year. I think the new one is designed a bit better (though something has to be up with all the home runs… it makes Citizens Bank look like PetCo.) but it is still very hard to find your way around and I still prefer the Bank to it. Fourth, oh, um, yeah… Phils 4, Yankees 3. SCOREBOARD.
Here’s what’s new:
1. Yes, it is true. I, Adam Romo, have purchased a new car. It’s a 2009 Honda CR-V, and quite frankly, it is awesome. I’ve never wanted to just go out and drive as much in my life (when I haven’t been coughing, sneezing, wheezing, all with a 101.0 fever) and it’s caused me to go out and do things. Things like grocery shop, drive people places and pick up people, pick up my license plates… things I don’t normally do, well, ever.
2. I’ve started work again. Don’t get me wrong, I love making money, but I get the sense that this is gonna be a long year. With the news of fellow cook Jose getting got by the border patrol, it’s looking like Adam will be stuck in the kitchen all year..
3. As you also may have heard, I was fortunate to head up to the new Yankee Stadium and watch the Phillies and Hamels play the Yankees and Sabbathia. I must say, it was one of the greatest experiences I’ve had watching a baseball game live. First, the two teams went back and forth, each not giving up when it looked like they were fated to lose, and clearly it was a great game. Second, when your team is playing on the road, all of the fans on your side bond together a lot more than when it’s a home game. Everyone high fives when Werth throws out Damon at the plate (for the second day in a row) or when Carlos Ruiz comes up big in the eleventh inning. The Yankee fan next to me was equally as passionate as I was and we became friends throughout the game, each complaining about our own bullpen, and each asking questions about the others team when they would arise. He was also classy wishing my team luck as his group left and I did the same. Third, I was a lot closer in these seats than when I went up to the old stadium last year. I think the new one is designed a bit better (though something has to be up with all the home runs… it makes Citizens Bank look like PetCo.) but it is still very hard to find your way around and I still prefer the Bank to it. Fourth, oh, um, yeah… Phils 4, Yankees 3. SCOREBOARD.
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