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No, no I don’t.  But I think that has more to do with me looking like a homeless man than l my love of football.

If you’ve got some free time and like music, I advise you to watch this video.  This is “Atlas” by Battles. My roommate Matt got me into them and we saw them live about two months ago and they were amazing.

Well, I did this post last year for Rowe’s league, so I figured I’d do it again. Last year I accurately predicted 3/6 of the playoff teams. I also happened to win this league, thanks in no small part to my excellent mid-season pickup of Maurice Jones-Drew. Jones-Drew is going in the second round of most drafts this year however, and chances are I will not have him on any of my teams. Thanks for helping me win the league last year, Maurice.

So this year I can’t really do a running diary since I wasn’t actually at the draft. I was drafting remotely from my draft headquarters in Austin (that is, the computer in my bedroom) so I’m going to have to do this differently this year.
So, what went down? What’s going to happen this year? Instead of going round by round, I’m going to do team-by-team with my own personal analysis.

Ananth (1) - Probable Starting Lineup:

QB: Rivers

RB: Tomlinson, Jones-Drew, Benson

WR: Ward, Burress, D. Jackson

Slot: Curtis

TE: Shockey

K: Josh Brown

Def: None

Notable Subs: Drew Bennett, Troy Williamson

Analysis: Once again, I think Ananth drafted one of the best teams. He’s got a great corps of RB’s, assuming everyone stays healthy, his WR’s are better than average, and he even got one of the better TE’s in Shockey. The bad news is that he didn’t manage to handcuff Michael Turner (more on that later), Ced Benson is yet to prove he can play 16 games, and his bench depth is fairly weak. But, barring injury, I think, once again, Ananth has one of the better teams in the league. His most questionable pick (or non-pick), is NOT TAKING A DEFENSE. I just flat out don’t understand this, as he’ll have to drop someone week 1 just to start a full lineup.

Best Pick: LT is a little too obvious, and oddly enough, I’m going to say Chris Brown. Best pick? I know, I know, but Ananth grabbed Brown at the very end of the 10th round. The Titans don’t exactly have a lot going on at RB this year, so in the super off chance that Brown finally stays healthy for once, this might end up being a great pick.

Worst Pick: NOT TAKING A DEFENSE.

Nate (2) - I don’t think Nate is cut out for fantasy football. Nate should concentrate more on drinking and other things he’s good at.

Probable Starting Lineup:

QB: Matt Leinert

RB: Steven Jackson, Ronnie Brown

WR: Holt, Chambers, Galloway

Slot: Brandon Jackson

TE: Gonzales

K: Stover

Def: Miami

Notable Subs: Dominic Rhodes

Analysis: Oh Nate, why do you play?  Nate didn’t draft his quarterback until the end of the 8^th round, where he chose his (only) QB, Matt Leinert.  It’s not that I don’t think Leinert is bad, in fact, I was hoping to draft him as well.  As my backup.  Nate grabbed Ronnie Brown at the tail end of round 2, which is an excellent value pick, but Ronnie Brown showed last year that he’s just not that good.  Brandon Jackson is a rookie RB playing in Green Bay, which means I wouldn’t expect much of him.  I like Dominic Rhodes as a backup, as he might see extended playing time if Lamont goes down.  Of course, he still plays for the Raiders, so even if he does see a lot of playing time it might not matter anyway.

Best Pick: Tory Holt at the beginning of round three.  He should have gone way before this, and at least Nate was wise enough to grab him.

Worst Pick: Tony Gonzales at the beginning of round 4.  I like this pick a lot.  Three years ago.

McCoy (3)

Probable Starting Lineup:

QB: Palmer

RB: Larry Johnson, Thomas Jones

WR: Moss, Branch, Bruce

Slot: Norwood

TE: Heap

K: Akers

Def: Denver

Notable Subs: Foster, Furrey,

Analysis: A pretty good draft for Mccoy, maybe.  There’s a lot of maybes in Mccoy’s team here.  Nobody knows what’s going to happen with LJ this year.  I like Thomas Jones, but who knows what he’ll do now that he’s with the Jets.  Randy Moss is no longer the Moss of old, but with Brady throwing his way, who knows what he’ll do.  Even Jerious Norwood is a big who knows.  This team has the potential to either be really great, or really awful.  But most likely, somewhere in between.

Best Pick: I really like the Norwood pick in round 5 followed up by Branch in round 6.  Both of these guys have potential to put up big numbers this season and Mccoy got them both at the right time.

Worst Pick: Kevin Jones in round 14.  Mccoy had apparently left the draft to go to his going away party, so Rowe made this pick for him.  Kevin Jones is apparently being put on the PUP list and probably won’t play a single down this year.  Thanks Rowe!

Kyle (4)

Probably Starting Lineup:

QB: Bulger

RB: Gore, Cadillac Williams

WR: Wayne, Calvin Johnson, Cotchery

Slot: Santonio Holmes

TE: Cooley

K: Graham

Def: Jacksonville

Notable Subs: Lendale White, Michael Pittman, Leon Washington

Analysis: I’m a little torn on Kyle’s team.  On one hand, I really like the Gore and and Reggie Wayne picks, not to mention Bulger.  On the other hand, I think Kyle way overbought on Calvin Johnson and does not have much depth at RB.  Cadillac went in reverse last year but on the bright side, he did handcuff Michael Pittman.  Cooley has potential to be the number 1 or 2 TE this year, and I was actually hoping he was going to come back around to me.

Best Pick: Santonio Holmes.  I was planning taking him in round 9 but Kyle grabbed him before me.  I think this guy is poised for a breakout year and Kyle grabbed him at the right exact moment.

Worst Pick: Calvin Johnson.  Kyle drafted him at the beginning of round 5, long before he was probably on anyone’s radar.  Rookie wide receivers rarely put up good enough numbers for this draft position.  Kyle could have used this pick to draft an established receiver like Coles, or Santana Moss.

Justin (5)

Probable Starting Lineup:

QB: McNabb

RB: Alexander, Edge

WR: Steve Smith, Santana Moss, Mohammed

Slot: Fred Taylor

TE: Crumpler

K: Kaeding

Def: Baltimore

Notable Subs: Dallas Clark

Analysis:   Ouch.  This is one team that I do not like.  Mcnabb is coming off major surgery, Alexander is coming off his bad season, Edge runs behind Arizona’s shitty line, and even Crumpler won’t have Vick throwing passes to him this year.  I do not see Justin winning a lot of games with this team.

Best Pick: Justin took Edge in the middle of round 3.  Great value at this point because he’s going to get the bulk of the carries, and if Arizona’s O-line has improved at all (they haven’t), he might put up numbers way higher than this draft slot.

Worst Pick: Brandon Lloyd (round 11), and Nate Kaeding (round 12).  Brandon Lloyd statistically put up the worst numbers of any starting WR in the history of the league last year and there is no reason to take a kicker until the last two rounds of the draft.  Justin could have used both of these picks to grab suitable backups.

Dan (6)

Probable Starting Lineup:

QB: Cutler

RB: Addai, McGahee

WR: Owens, Andre Johnson, Braylon Edwards

Slot: Tatum Bell

TE: Owen Daniels

K: Rackers

Def: Green Bay

Notable Subs: Roethlisberger, Chester Taylor, Terry Glenn

Analysis: Well if Dan does well this year, it won’t be because he’s got Jay Cutler starting.  I actually think he’ll be starting Roethlisberger by week 3.  I love the Addai, McGahee combo, and his receivers are much better than average as well.  All in all, a pretty nice team.

Best Pick: McGahee (round 2).  McGahee has a lot of potential this year, and we could see some big numbers out of him.  I also really like the Andre Johnson pick in round 4.

Worst Pick: Tatum Bell (round 6).  The Detroit RB situation this year is a mess, not to mention they’ll be playing from behind a lot and doing a lot of passing.  The good news is that Dan’s got a lot of other guys he can plug into that slot position.

Chris Taylor (7)

Probable Starting Lineup:

QB: Vince Young

RB: Westbrook, Jamal Lewis

WR: Chad Johnson, Larry Fitzgerald, Lee Evans

Slot: Lamont Jordan

TE: Kellen Winslow

K: Vinatieri

Def: Pittsburgh

Notable Subs: NONE

Analysis: At first glance, it looks like Chris Taylor put together a pretty decent team here.  In fact, I rather like this team.  But two things immediately strike me.  The first being that while I love his wide receiver situation, he’s looking at quite a bit of problems with his running backs.  Jamal Lewis is out to prove that he’s not washed up (he is), and he’s doing it for the Cleveland Browns no less.  Lamont had a horrendous year last year, playing in only about 5 games.  But still, you gotta love those receivers.  The second thing that strikes me is that after drafting his starting lineup, it’s almost as if he gave up.  He drafted a backup KICKER and a backup DEFENSE as well as two backup QB’s in Campbell and Garcia.  Just plain confusing.  Chris could get devastated by just one injury to any one player on his team and that might be his downfall.

Best Pick:  Though his last season was atrocious, I really like Lamont Jordan in round 6.  Great value,

Worst Pick: Aside from the aforementioned bench problems, Jamal Lewis in round 5 is a bit of a stretch.  This guy is d.u.n. done.

Rowe (8)

Probable Starting Lineup:

QB: Romo

RB: Parker, Jacobs

WR: Boldin, Houshmanzadeh, Coles

Slot: Adrian Peterson

TE: Witten

K: Mare

Def: None

Notable Subs: Warrick Dunn

Analysis: Ok, seriously guys, do we not have a rule that you have to draft a full team?  At some point before the season start you’re gonna have to drop someone just so you can have a full lineup.  To me, this is just retarded.  Aside from that, I don’t think Rowe’s got himself a great team here.  Rowe drafted Boldin when there were several better ranked receivers on the board, and passed on Roy Williams which was just a confusing decision to me.  Brandon Jacobs still has to prove that he can be the main man in New York, and he might not get a lot of opportunity since the Giants are going to be doing a lot of throwing.  I do like Adrian Peterson in the slot if he gets a chance to play a lot of downs in Minnesota.

Best Pick: Warrick Dunn all the way down in round ten.  I had thought about taking him in the previous round, I mean the man isn’t dead.

Worst Pick: Sorry Rowe, but I do not like that Anquan Boldin pick in round 3.  I’m hoping I make you regret passing on Roy Williams.

Alex (9)

Probable Starting Lineup:

QB: Brady

RB: Rudi Johnson, Deuce Mcallister

WR: Colston, Devery Henderson, Vincent Jackson

Slot: Betts

TE: Vernon Davis

K: Scobee

Def: New England

Notable Subs: Ben Watson, Brett Favre

Analysis: It’s a good thing that fantasy football is not won by wide receivers, because yikes.  That’s not an especially pretty group.  Rudi Johnson was the last real obvious first round choice as I was hoping he would fall down one more spot to me.  McAllister showed last year he’s still got some gas in the tank, and Betts is looking to eat a lot of Portis’ carries up.  Vernon Davis might have been a bit of a stretch in round 6 but time will tell.

Best Pick: Betts in round 5.  Betts rushed for over 1,000 yards last year in only 8 starts I believe.  The skins did not just toss a huge extension his way to watch him sit on the bench.  Good pick.

Worst Pick: Vernon Davis, round six.  It’s not that I’m against Davis, I just think this is about two rounds too early for him.  If you’re going to get a tight end this early, you have to get a proven one that it’s going to stand out from the crowd and I don’t think that’s Davis this year.

Jordan (10)

Probable Starting Lineup:

QB: Brees

RB: Maroney, Barber

WR: Harrison, Roy Williams, Mark Clayton

Slot: DeAngelo Williams

TE: Bo Scaife

K: Bironas

Def: Chicago

Notable Subs: Michael Turner, Greg Jennings

Analysis: Things went a little bit wacky for me here.  I used my first pick on Maroney in the hopes that he’s going to be a serious force, especially with all the new offensive weapons.  He should put up a lot of touchdowns and with the pairing of Barber, these two guys have the potential to score me a lot of touchdowns.   I’m not overly stoked on my team, but I don’t think they’re awful either.  A lot of potential with DeAngelo Williams as well.  I’m also happy that for the first year ever, I won’t be playing the rotating defense game.

Best Pick: Marion Barber, round 5.  If he comes close to the numbers he did last year, this is an absolute steal.

Worst Pick: Bo Scaife, round 15.  It’s not that this was horrible at round 15, it’s that I waited until round 15 to draft a tight end.  I pretty much sat back and was happy to hope that Vince Young is going to be looking for him in the red zone a lot.  One can hope.

Enoch (11)

Probably Starting Lineup:

QB: Kitna

RB: Henry, Portis

WR: Driver, Walker, Kennison

Slot: Julius Jones

TE: LJ Smith

K: Gould

Def: San Diego

Notable Subs: Matt Hasslebeck, Mike Bell

Analysis: I did not like Enoch’s draft at all.  He took Portis at the top of the 2^nd round when all indications are that there are several players he could have taken here that would give him a lot more points.  He also drafted Hasslebeck as his backup QB when he probably should have finished filling out his lineup.  I think Enoch better hope that Travis Henry puts up a LOT of points in Denver.

Best Pick: Kitna, end of round 5.  Kitna is going to have a ton of fantasy value this year.  Great pick.

Worst Pick: Tie between Portis at the top of round 2 and Hasslebeck in round 7 only because it was round seven and he already had Kitna.  What’s the point?

Boris (12)

Probably Starting Lineup:

QB: Manning

RB: Bush, Lynch

WR: Reggie Brown, Berrian, Stallworth

Slot: Ahman Green

TE: Gates

K: Wilkins

Def: Philly

Notable subs: Porter, McMichael, Morency

Analysis: I like this team a lot.  Bush is worth a ton of points in a point per reception league, Manning is always the best QB, and Gates is always the best TE.  I even like Ahman Green in the slot.  The only real question mark here is Lynch, as everyone seems to think he’s going to be a breakout star his rookie season.  I guess we’ll see.

Best Pick: Manning, round 2 and Ahman Green in Round 6.  Manning seems like an obvious pick, but let’s remember that last year he fell back down to me at pick #22.  I really thought he might drop down to me again this year.  Unfortunately it appears as if the people in this league have learned a little bit since last year.  Ton of value for Green down in round 6 as well.

Worst Pick: Lynch, round 3.  I know it’s where he’s generally going in fantasy drafts, but I’m not at all sold on him yet.

Overall Record Predictions:

So last year I accurately predicted 3/6 playoff teams.  Here’s my predictions based on current rosters:

1        Ananth

2        Dan K

3        Boris

4        Chris Taylor

5        Me

6        Mccoy

7        Kyle

8        Alex

9        Rowe

10    Justin

11    Nate

12    Enoch

Okay, time to end this long ass post that nobody cares about.

Now anyone that knows me knows I am not about political correctness.  I’m often making completely inappropriate jokes and I think political correctness is for assholes.

But there’s a new trend going on that I just flat out don’t understand why it’s not pissing people off.

There’s this whole series of commercials for McDonald’s new Chipotle chicken wrap, or some shit like that.  There’s two commercials that come to mind.  The first is the one where the girl answers her front door to find her stupid ass friend, and some other douchebag (Latino by the way) who starts rapping.  When the girl is like “what the fuck?” her dumb friend is all “I thought you said you wanted a spicy rap?” and she’s all, “no, retard.  I meant the new spicy chipotle chicken wrap from McDonalds!”

Oh, such hilarity!

The second commerical is the one with the group of assholes driving down the street and they want something spicy to eat, so they settle for the new spicy chipotle chicken wrap before heading out for a fun night at a salsa club.

Are Latino people not offended at the fact that their culture is openly associated with being  “hot and spicy?”  It’s got to be one of the most openly stereotypical and arguably racist things that constantly goes on.  It’s not just these commercials either.  Latinos are constantly referred to as being “hot,” “spicy,” and “fiery.”  Look, I live in fucking Texas now where the largest minority of people are Latinos and I can tell you from plenty of experience (both from here and back home), Latin people are not food.  I know, it might come as quite a shock, but when you go out to eat, “Mexican Man” is never on the menu.

Are Latinos not offended by this constant barrage of openly racist shit that flies around all the time?   I don’t know.

Speaking of racist shit, I’ve become a bit of a profiler lately because of my job.  But more on that in my next post, I’m going to sleep.

See, this is one of those things that I’ve been meaning to write for quite a while now and just have not gotten around to.  In short, a lot of girls are stupid.

I’ll start with the thing that’s been driving me completely nuts down here.  Many years ago when I was in college (God that looks horrible to actually see that down in written form), there was a standard dress attire for skanky girls, or SWA (standard whore attire) for short.  This usually consisted of black Shants (what I used to call capri pants because they weren’t quite shorts and they weren’t quite pants, thus “shants”) and some sort of pink top.

Firstly, let me just state for the record that I’m so happy that shants have pretty much gone completely out of fashion, although I’ll still occasionally see some chick sporting the look.  I always hated shants because a) they were completely stupid looking and b) no girl, I repeat, NO girl looked good wearing those stupid things.  The only people who could pull off the shants look are models, because unless you have an absolutely incredible lower body, shants just make women look short and fat.

Anyway, SWA has changed a bit from my college days.  And, I hope my people back on the east coast will respond to this because I don’t know if the SWA down here in Austin is the same across the country or if it’s just an Austin/Texas thing.

So anyway, SWA down here is the following look:  white booty shorts (and I’m talking to  the point where you can see the outline of vagina), white high heels, and some sort of tank top.  If you go to 6th street (one of the main bar areas in downtown Austin) on any weekend night, literally one out of every four girls is sporting this look.  I flat out don’t understand it.  It’s horrible.  It might in fact, be worse than the shants look.

Are women back at home dressing this way too?  Because this is horrible and it must be stopped.

A few weeks back, me and my roommates were feeling adventurous and decided to check out some new bars downtown.  There are maybe three bars along sixth street that are decent, and the rest of them are very college and very awful.  You know, the bars where “Paradise City,” “Poor Some Sugar on Me,” and “Livin’ On a Prayer” seem to always be playing.

Anyway, at these places I swear to God every single girl is sporting the white booty shorts/white heels combo.  What the fuck is this?  This must be stopped.  It’s an awful, awful look, and every girl dressed this way should probably just be shot.  There, I said it.

And speaking of stupid girls, there’s another trend I’ve noticed over the past several years.  What’s with girls who describe themselves as “crazy?”  This is the kind of shit that you see on MTV dating shows and Myspace pages all the time.  “Hi, my name is Kristi and I’m totally crazy!”

Listen up you idiots, “crazy” doesn’t mean that you enjoy taking your clothes off, and having sex with whatever drug addict decided to pick you up last night.  Crazy doesn’t mean that you often get together with your girlfriends and get sloppy drunk while nearly getting hit by traffic while walking home.
You know what crazy is?  Crazy is constantly thinking about cutting off your own fingers and cooking them for dinner.  Crazy is believing that you’re from another planet and the only way to get back is by drinking cyanide laced Pepsi.

You know what you fucking idiots are?  You’re not crazy, you’re fucking stupid.  And pretty average.

Yeah.  I’m glad I got that off my chest.

So there’s something I wrote on my old website a long time ago about the various kinds of people at Chipotle and I thought it was time to update it.

Being a Chipotle Expert, I grow very annoyed at a lot of people in line at Chipotle.

What exactly makes me an expert?  Well I’m glad you asked.

I started eating at Chipotle in the fall of 2000.  They had opened up a Chipotle right off campus in that shopping center where your car would get a ticket EVEN BEFORE YOUR METER RAN OUT.  When they first opened it, they ran a promotion giving away free burritos all day long the first day of business.

Being the idiot that I am, I remember proudly proclaiming that day when a friend asked if I wanted to go check it out, “I don’t like burritos.”

Now I’ve said a lot of stupid shit in my lifetime, such as the comment I made to my friend Russ about ten years ago that he’ll never let me forget, “Tim Duncan is going to be an NBA flop,” but probably nothing will ever be as dumb as me proudly stating “I don’t like burritos.”

Since that fateful fall in 2000, I estimate that I’ve eaten at Chipotle an average of 3 times a week.  It was very easy to do this for a very long time because the last three years of school it was so close by, and then my first year out of school I lived about a five minute walk from another one.  And then when I started my first “real” job, there was another one about five minutes away.  In fact, I think the longest period of time I’ve gone since 2000 without eating Chipotle was month and a half I was in Spain.

So in roughly seven years, at three visits to Chipotle per week average (and sometimes closer to five), let’s just say I’ve spent $18 a week over seven years.   That’s about $6500 I’ve spent.  That’s ridiculous, but it’s also what makes me an expert.
So, being an expert, I get super annoyed at all the dumb people who eat at Chipotle.  The most annoying ones tend to come out at lunch, during the workday, wherein they fuck things up for everyone.

So without further ado, I give you the classification of Chipotle Customers:

Experts: This is me and actually a lot of other people. We’re the ones that can be in and out of Chipotle in a matter of seconds, assuming the line isn’t long and/or out the door. We know what we want and how we want it. We usually have one thing we really love and we normally stick to the formula, keeping our Chipotle experience short and sweet. If only everyone was like us.  Lately, I’ve been mixing it up a little bit, but even so, I’m not some jackass who fucks up the entire system.
The Pointers: These are the people that feel it utterly necessary to point over the glass at every item they want. They don’t seem to grasp the concept that despite the fact that 99% of the people who work at Chipotle are Hispanic, they ALSO SPEAK ENGLISH. “Oh, I’ll have the corn,” they say as the reach as far over the glass as possible and point to corn. Every time I see someone reach over the glass to point at something, I want to chop their fingers off with a cigar cutter.  These also tend to be the people who talk really loudly as if speaking louder makes non-native speakers understand English better.  Look assholes, the glass is there for a reason.  It’s so fucktards like you can’t ruin the delicious food with your fingers or your noses.  Stay on one side of the glass.
The Question Askers:  “What’s that?  What’s this?  Where am I?” inquire the Question askers.  It’s like these people have never seen food before.  “Can I have rice without cilantro?” they want to know.  No, of course you can’t you stupid asshole because that’s how it’s made.  Listen up question askers, it’s fucking Chipotle.  It’s not some five star fancy restaurant.  Do you really need to know every little detail?  Can you not figure out that the chopped up red stuff is tomato?  Get the fuck out of line and do a little research before coming out next time.

The Line Confusers:  I HATE these people because they’re the ones who have the biggest potential for screwing everything up for the rest of us.  These are the people who do everything all out of order.  After going from one part of the line to the next, they’ll all of a sudden realize they wanted something from the previous worker before them.  For instance, at lunch when Chipotle is really busy, oftentimes there are as many as five people working the burrito line.  There’s the guy who warms the tortillas and gives you rice and beans, there’s the lady who puts on your meat, there’s the guy who does the first few salsas, there’s the sour cream and guacamole lady, there’s the person who rolls it, and there’s the cashier.  That’s as many as six people who touch your burrito before you get to enjoy it’s deliciousness.  And oh how the line confusers can fuck this all up.  They’ll get all the way to the end and then all of a sudden realize that “hey, wait a second, I DO want pinto beans!”  This nearly ALWAYS causes a huge problem and oftentimes burritos get out of order and people end up paying for and leaving with the wrong food.  This has happened to me only once, many years ago, as I now train my eye on my burrito like a pedophile watches a school bus.  Fucking line confusers.  I hate these people.

The People With Kids:  Maybe the most annoying people at Chipotle (and society in general), the people with kids can never, ever, concentrate on ANYTHING, which always slows the line down immensely.  People with kids, in my opinion, should never be allowed inside Chipotle, or nearly anywhere else for that matter.  People with kids are constantly having to yell at little Suzie (who’s probably going to grow up to be a big whore anyway) to stay in one place, meanwhile completely ignoring the poor lady behind the counter who just wants to know if Mommy wants black or pinto beans.  Hey, lady, I don’t care that it’s 100 degrees outside, leave your kid in the goddamn car.

Cell Phone Talkers:  Just completely rude assholes.  When you’re ordering food at Chipotle, or anywhere else, stay off your fucking cell phone.  These people are working hard for very little money, the least you could do is give them a little bit of fucking attention when you’re ordering your food.  Plus I don’t want to have to listen to your conversation about the hobo you took home and blew last night.  Okay?

The Order Takers:  Oh God do I hate the Order Takers.  Oftentimes mothers, or office workers, these are the people who roll in with a list from their family/co-workers of the twelve burritos they’re supposed to buy.  The only positive thing about these people is that they know exactly what they want, if only because it’s written down on the twenty pages of orders they’re carrying around with them.  Listen up Order Takers - ORDER YOUR GODDAMN FOOD ONLINE OR FAX THE MOTHERFUCKER IN.  That way when you show up, it’s already there waiting for you and you don’t have to back the line up all the way out the door while you order food for your cube-mate, your boss, your boss’ secretary, the cute blond girl in HR you’re trying to fuck, and your dog.  Okay?  Okay?

Well that’s about it.  Please don’t be like any of these people.

I have not updated this thing in forever.  Sorry guys.  Not to get personal or anything, but I’ve just been really busy lately I guess.  I started a new job recently, which I really like a lot so far, and I guess I get home and just want to take a nap and play poker.  Does that make me sad and pathetic?  Yes, yes it does.  But it’s the truth dammit.

Well anyway, I realize that if anyone is still out there checking this, then I am sorry for the complete and utter lack of updates over the past month and a half, or however long it’s been.  I’m making a vow right here and right now to update more.  Seriously.  I have so much to say that I’ve already forgotten most of it probably.  But I’m making my comeback.

Seriously.