Friday hit me like a tennis ball to the nuts

First, I thought I was going to write about how exhausted I was, because I saw the Sex and the City movie last night at midnight....it was ok. I liked it but I definitely didn't love it.

Next, I thought that I should post either something funny or something entertaining to wake both myself and others up so we can make it through Friday at work together...I don't have any funny stories to tell, and if I had any videos that would wake me up I would have seen them and not feel so lazy right now.

Then I thought that I could do some work...

*crickets*

Finally, it hit me like a tennis ball to my nuts. Note: this is going to make your balls hurt - even if you don't have balls.

Enjoy the weekend, and protect your balls!

Weezer loves Pork and Beans...and Youtube clips

Here is the new official video for Weezer's "Pork and Beans." If you, like me, get bored sometimes and watch crazy internet videos on Youtube, then you will recognize many of these people/ideas from their videos from the past year or two.

I am just glad they added the "girl" from the 'Shoes' video...and obviously the girls doing their interpretation of Daft Punk



*It has been really busy lately! I hope everyone has a fun Memorial Day!

Where The Light Is

If any of you out there, like me, love John Mayer and his music then you should be happy for this one. His new concert DVD "Where The Light Is" is finally coming out on July 1, 2008!

His concert "Any Given Thursday" was a HUGE hit, and was definitely played a few hundred times in my computer and DVD player...and this one is going to be even better.

If you don't know about it: John plays not one, not two, but three very different sets live in L.A. The first is with the John Mayer Trio playing more blues/jazz style songs. The second is just mainly solo (some are acoustic duets) of his slower/softer songs, and the third is the Continuum side of John.

You should be excited.

The Bro Code

There has been a lot of talk of "The Bro Code" on How I Met Your Mother lately, and I just found this entry in Barney's blog and thought I would share.

The Bro code is a document featuring 83 amendments that is very sacred that should never be broken, but somehow is broken at least once in every Bro's career. This, most likely, is because of the lack of knowledge of all of some of the rules of the code.

Such as:

ARTICLE 26 "A bro will, in a timely manner, alert his bro to the existence of a girl fight." A Bro must never hesitate before communicating the possibility of fisticuffs between two humans of the female variety [[HENCEFORTH "GIRL FIGHT"]], in an effort to make possible and probable that another Bro or Bros can partake in observation. A timely manner is open to interpretation based on the initial Bro's viewing and processing of the potential feminine conflagration. Said Bro must use any and all methods of media distribution at his disposal, including but not limited to: telecommunications, elbow nudging, fiber optics, the Broney express, and postcards. If an informed Bro is unable to witness the girl fight firsthand, the spotter Bro is responsible for documenting and relating details of the girl fight via pictures, video*, or barring any other reasonable method, interpretive dance and/or pantomime. Tabling Bro obligations to witness a XX chromosomal scuffle is not only condoned, but encouraged, and in some cases, required. Please refer to the Brobligation rubric as elucidated in AMENDMENT 83: "The REALLY hot sister and other hump trumps." * SEE ZaBroder film

ARTICLE 53 "A Bro will, whenever possible, provide his Bro with protection." In the event that one Bro finds himself lacking the necessary prophylactic accoutrements needed to complete the act of coitus in a safe and effective manner, he is in the right to expect his Bro will use all measures within or without his means to provide the aforementioned prophylactic in a timely yet discreet fashion. When a Bro signals his need using previously agreed upon code words and/or body signage, it is understood that his Bro will discontinue all present activity [excepting the act of coitus itself [whereby which Bro vows to finish as quickly as possible]], in order to respond with a panoply of options at Bro-in-need's location. A Bro must patronize the most rapid method of transportation available while endeavoring to assist his Bro. In no instance may a two-wheeled bicycle be used* as this is not only humiliating, but also potentially harmful to the perineum - a zone of tissue perilously adjacent to noted sexual organs. In the event that a state, federal, international, or galactic law is breached due to recklessness, unacceptable levels of speed, and/or the hijacking of an airborne vehicle(s), it is understood that the primary Bro will shoulder any associated legal fees or fines. However, any costs or damages incurred from the use of public transportation are the responsibility of the secondary Bro alone as this is an instance of Quid Pro Bro. Upon arrival at the primary Bro's location, the secondary Bro must exercise complete discretion so as not to disrupt the primary Bro's "flow." It is understood that a Bro will engage in all training necessary to achieve this objective, including, at minimum, a five month Ninjitsu curriculum mastering the twin arts of stealth and secrecy.** Once the primary Bro has been supplied with the necessary prophylactic(s), the Brocedure is deemed complete upon exchange of the traditional, though in this case silent, "high five." Tacit in this unspoken ritual is the understanding that said episode will never be spoken of again, unless it's part of an awesome story. * Unless a bicycle is the ONLY form of transportation, as in some Cambodian villages ** SEE APPENDIX E: "List of approved ninja training facilities and dojos."

ARTICLE 89 "A Bro may never pursue the mom of another Bro." Be it here resolved that at no point is it permissible for one Bro to engage in carnal delicacies with another Bro's mother. It is, however, allowed and encouraged for one Bro to graphically suggest to a Bro the athletic feats, animalia, and/or machinery utilized during a fictional encounter with his mom. [[NOTA BENE: It is customary for a Bro to avoid such Brocularity if his Bro's mom is a 9 or better, for fear of Oedipal inducement.]] Should a Bro discover his Bro is in fact adopted, he is free to pursue his Bro's adoptive mother, but only after first corroborating non-biological parentage through notarized birth certificates, hospital records, or comparative dioxyribonucleic acid gel electrophoresis, whichever is easiest. Since the adopted Bro cannot legitimately claim to have shared a canal with his Bro, ARTICLE 89 expressly prohibits the adopted Bro from invoking the Sloppy Second clause in any related filings with the International Court of Bros. Though the mom of a Bro is always off limits, the step-mom of a Bro is allowed if she initiates it and/or is wearing at least one article of leopard print clothing. If she looks good in it.

I hope everyone has learned something and can be a better Bro because of it.

Why So Similar?

Ok, this is going to start sounding like I am obsessing about this movie (which I might be at this point), but it isn't as nerdy as it sounds....

There are a few trailers going around for the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight, and this is just something I thought I would share because it is definitely too close to be a pure coincidence.

This video below is showing (one of) the new Batman trailer under the original Batman trailer from 1989. Watch it to see all the similarities.

Why do I get so excited for stuff like this?

Batman: The Dark Knight gets better

If you haven't seen the new Dark Knight trailer, you need to watch it now. It is amazing and I am more excited about this movie than any other coming out this summer (no, I haven't seen Iron Man yet, but I am going to).

Anyway, for those of you that may have seen the trailer, Aaron Eckhart is cast in this movie as "Harvey Dent." Harvey is one of the DA's for Gotham city, and boyfriend to Maggie Gyllenhaal's character. What you may not have realized (either from not knowing the story line or just not paying enough attention), Harvey Dent is also known as "Two-Face."

In this trailer you see the Joker torturing/killing Harvey. What you don't see (because it is a trailer) is what happens next.

Apparently Harvey lives, and they will be re-making another Batman movie. Here is a picture of what the new Two-Face will look like in the next Batman movie, Played by Aaron Eckhart.

Enjoy.

Is this the closest I will get to seeing Led Zeppelin live?

Check any rock and roll poll since 1980 and they all agree that Led Zeppelin is/was the best rock band ever. They all say it, and so do I. In my opinion it doesn't get better than Zeppelin and even though there was no possible way that I could have seen them live in their reunion show in late 2007, I was very upset that I was missing my only shot at ever seeing them play live.

As you know, I have already purchased my tickets for ACL this year and Robert Plant is on the bill (with Alison Krauss). While I don't normally listen to this type of music, I will say that they are an amazing musical duo with enough talent to win multiple awards for their record (which they have already done).

But it is a little slow for my taste. Especially for an outdoor music festival.

But then I read this: "The Pulse of Radio reports that Robert Plant and Alison Krauss recently wrapped up a few U.S. shows and are headed off to tour Europe in May. They'll return this summer to kick off another U.S. leg, and we can expect a variety of songs at the show, including some LED ZEPPELIN songs. 'We're doing 'Black Dog'.'"

Even though I was planning on catching a few songs just to say that I have at least seen Robert Plant live in person, I might have to stay for the show to see what Zeppelin songs they cover. Obviously they won't be anywhere near as good as the originals, but something is better than nothing.

Here is a video of them covering "Black Dog"