Sunday, October 25, 2009

I'll Make It

BAMA 12, TENNESSEE 10





I'm still trying to recover from this one. Chest pains have gone away, but my back is still feeling the "jump and run" I did immediately after Mount Cody blocked the FG.

Mrs. Leslie is ok though. She stayed seated during it all...clueless as to what was even going on, or what had just happened.

For a brief second just before the blocked FG as I am sitting there with sweaty palms, heart about to beat out of my chest, I was jealous of her ability to take it all in stride, but the second the kick was blocked I remembered why I love this team, and why I love this game so much. Any physical ailments, injuries or disabilities I might incur while watching are totally worth it!


Movie of the week:



"Based on the lives that inspired the Maysles Brothers' classic documentary, this HBO Films drama tells the story of "Big Edie" Beale (Jessica Lange) and her daughter "Little Edie" (Drew Barrymore), who forged a unique bond while living in a ramshackle East Hampton mansion."

This was totally watchable, but strange. Maybe just strange with Drew Barrymore playing such an old, odd character. Something I'm not used to. Women, you might like it. Guys, probably not so much.

Monday, October 19, 2009

In Search Of...

My Google searches of the day.

Search for: "weird doughnuts"

Result:



Mr. Miyagi! Dat you? Never expected to find you here. Tell me, what has Daniel Son been up to?


Search for: "weird potato chips"

Result:



I had no idea that Kathy, Maria, and Rasheeda had their own chips! Is it just me, or does Kathy look like she needs a cast on that broken leg? Easy, Kathy. You could cause permanent damage.


Search for: "weird corn"

Result:



Corn dogs on a pizza??? FREAKING BRILLIANT! Two guesses what we're having for dinner tomorrow night! My version will be stick-less though.


Search for: "weird sausage"

Result:



I most certainly will. And I suggest you do as well. Otherwise, all hell will break loose. I think.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

One

It's cold here. Windy and cold. I love it and hate it at the same time. It finally feels like Fall, but my feet are cold.

I'm craving Chinese steamed dumplings, but Mrs. Leslie keeps giving me the motherly, "We have food here." Ok, we do, but...we don't have steamed dumplings here! I do know we are out of milk, so maybe I can at least score some Cajun Crab Dip from Publix. That stuff is the bomb.

Stop asking how Bama did last night! I'm about to tell you. Sheesh!


Alabama 20, South Carolina 6




This was NOT a pretty win. Unless you base it only on Mark Ingram's 246 rushing yards. THAT was a thing of beauty.

None of the top three teams played well yesterday, but I guess our performance was the best of the three because this morning we have jumped Florida and claimed the #1 ranking.

We have Tennessee next week. LSU after that. Roll Tide!

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Tiny Dancer

Let me just tell you that last night's Ghost Hunters was the bomb diggity. If you missed it my Great Aunt Tilly (the one on my Mother's side) is going to haunt you!

Fantasy football still not going well. So bad in fact, that I received the "Dumbass of the Week" award:



I won for not starting a receiver that scored 37 points. I tried to veto it, but my damn brother held firm. He gives out the "award", so some would say I should NEVER get it, but that's not how we work. John, if you read this, "Tiny Dancer" is STILL ON YOU!

Long work week. So happy that tomorrow is Friday.

Bama takes on South Carolina this weekend. Should be another good one. Hope we come out on top!

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Interview

Finally got to "interview" my brother about what he is eating in Tokyo. Here is the condensed version:

Leslie: so tell me...what have you had to eat there?

Adam: well it is something new everyday. half the **** i dont even know what it is. i ate an eel cookie today

Leslie: was it good?

Adam: very strange look like fish tasted like a sugar cookie. yeah it was great.

Leslie: any dumplings?

Adam: my first meal here you paid outside of the restaurant at a vending machine then you walk in and the chef came to you table to give you the food. YES the best in the world.

Leslie: I'm jealous.

Adam: there is this tiny little noodle shop it sits like 6 people at a time and i got this bowl of noodle soup with pork and corn and kinds of stuff and the best dumplings i have ever tasted. they were amazing. i am here for two more weeks you could come and visit. ill put you up.

Leslie: God, I wish! How do you know what you are ordering? Does anyone speak Engrish?

Adam: there are pictures. everyone tries to but it doesn't always work out. i have also found crazy good italian. random but so good.

Leslie: that is random

Adam: i ate a piece candy yesterday that tasted like raw biscuit dough stuffed with refried beans rolled in powder sugar. not my favorite.

Leslie: Their desserts just are funky. probably why no one is fat there.

Adam: they dont know how to do them for sure. that and they give you the smallest portions known to man. you order a soda and they give you a thimble.

Leslie: LOL! Order two, or four. is it expensive?

Adam: it is pretty pricey on a lot of things. i went to a random mexican place and got charged $40 for tacos and two coronas. i almost **** my pants.

Leslie: Holy ****!

Adam: you are telling me


So now I know. As suspected, I am not disappointed.


It's Sunday, so I guess you know what comes next...

BAMA 22, OLE MISS 3




The 22-3 win doesn't describe Alabama's domination
By Paul Gattis -- The Huntsville Times

"OXFORD, Miss. - This was cold. This was ruthless. This was relentless.

This was a 22-3 win that could not have been more convincing as a 50-0 blowout.

Alabama pounded Ole Miss without conscience, without regard to the largest crowd in stadium history, without concern for the growing notion that the Crimson Tide may indeed be the nation's best.

Do not be fooled by the score. Do not think Alabama is vulnerable.

Alabama, in football terms, killed Ole Miss on Saturday. To have done it by a more lopsided score would have been overkill.

And once was enough.

"We just play our ball," defensive tackle Terrence Cody said. "We don't showboat. We just go out, execute and play our game."

Name your score and it would have been a misnomer. Alabama 22, Ole Miss 3 was dominating, suffocating and captivating.

Even Alabama coach Nick Saban, Mr. Gloomy himself, did everything but bring a thesaurus to his postgame press conference to heap praise on his team.

"We really competed for 60 minutes in the game," Saban said. "We played hard, played physical. Everybody sold out for the team. That's great."

More Saban: "Great effort. Man, I can't tell you how proud I am of the effort and the toughness and the competitive character that our players showed in this game."

Remember that the Rebels once had a cause. They once were ranked No. 4 in the nation, once charmed more than one genius into thinking they could win the SEC West.

But the Crimson Tide stormed into Vaught-Hemingway Stadium and reminded Ole Miss who is boss.

Ole Miss scored its fewest points in a game since the dreary days of Ed Orgeron during the 0-8 SEC season of 2007. Ole Miss had 19 yards on 22 plays in the first half. Ole Miss quarterback Jevan Snead threw four interceptions.

"This was probably the most complete tam win we've had this year in a difficult situation," Saban said.

This was a chilling performance on a chilly day, despite its imperfections.

"We've always got to get better," linebacker Rolando McClain said. "I never feel satisfied with what I do. I don't think my teammates do. I think they've bought into it, that we can always get better."

Line 'em up and Alabama will knock 'em down: South Carolina, Tennessee, LSU, Mississippi State, Chattanooga, Auburn.

Only Alabama, it appears, can stop Alabama at this point -- no matter what confidence the benign score of 22-3 may falsely feed to the rest of the SEC.

"We ain't worried about the score," McClain. "As a defense, we're just out there trying to stop the offense and I think that's what we did. "

A flaw? The offense failed to score a touchdown on five trips inside the Ole Miss 20.

"Unacceptable," tailback Mark Ingram said.

And self-awareness is why Alabama is a cold, ruthless, relentless team.

"The key to the drill is, Can we stay focused on dong the things we need to do to improve to be as good as we can be and not get complacent?" Saban said. "That's the key to the drill."

And the key to drilling one team after another.

Because, at this point, evidence screams only Alabama can stop Alabama."

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Paranormal Activity

Big game today against Ole Miss. Kick off at 2:30pm. This will be a tough one. I think we'll take care of business, but can't help but be nervous since Ole Miss was ranked as high as #4, and has the best team they've had in a million years.

I've been following the possible nationwide release of the movie Paranormal Activity.



Premise: "Soon after moving into a suburban tract home, Katie (Katie Featherston) and Micah (Micah Sloat) become increasingly disturbed by what appears to be a supernatural presence. Hoping to capture evidence of the haunting on film, Katie and Micah set up video cameras in their home, but they are not prepared for the terrifying occurrences which follow."

All of the buzz has been about how damn scary it's supposed to be. Of course I wanted to see it, but it wasn't playing in Birmingham. Through promotion they set up a site and claimed that if over a million people requested it, it would be shown nationwide. Well, they got their million requests, and it opens everywhere on October 16th. Yay!

I do have one concern though...the entire movie took only 7 days to make, and was done on a budget of $11,000. Sounds very Blair Witchy to me. I'm still bitter about the whole Blair Witch thing.

My youngest brother is in working in Tokyo right now. I can't wait to ask him about the people, the scenery, but being a foodie, I mostly want to know what he is eating! One summer he and I made a vow to not eat the same thing twice for the entire three months. He's a total food adventurer, and I know he won't disappoint. So Adam, if you read this - message me and let me know what you are eating. Especially if it involves fish eyes and stinky tofu!

Monday, October 5, 2009

Balls to the Wall

Squeezed in one movie this weekend:



My vote? Don't waste your time unless you are between 15 and 17 years old, full of angst, and have about two hours to kill.


Hmmm...what else?

*I like Cheese Nips...even the low fat ones.

*Poor Mrs. Leslie has a hideous, I mean barely noticeable, zit on her cheek.

*It's already October 5th and I have not one single Halloween decoration out. Very unlike me.

*If all goes well tonight the Clover Valley Stoners might sneak a win in this week.

*Sid and Nancy had a fight this afternoon. Pretty brutal. We are considering counseling.



And the results are in...

BAMA 38, KENTUCKY 20




I won't claim it was the "prettiest" game we've played this season, but we definitely got the job done.

So where do we stand so far this season you ask?

9/5 at 7 Virginia Tech W 34 - 24
9/12 vs. Florida International W 40 - 14
9/19 vs. North Texas W 53 - 7
9/26 vs. Arkansas W 35 - 7
10/3 at Kentucky W 38 - 20


Who's left you ask?

10/10 at 20 Mississippi
10/17 vs. 25 South Carolina
10/24 vs. Tennessee
11/7 vs. 4 LSU
11/14 at Mississippi State
11/21 vs. Chattanooga
11/27 at 17 Auburn

Other than Chattanooga, OUCH! No room for error. Balls to the wall.

Friday, October 2, 2009

I Fell!

Mrs. Leslie and I play this "game" called, "I fell!" Basically it works like this...whenever one or the other is feeling the need for some attention to be thrown our way we pretend to fall down, announce loudly, "I FELL!!!" and then wait for the other to come running.

"Falling" can be as simple as lifting your head half way up off the bed then letting it collapse. A big fall would be to go from standing to actually collapsing on the bed or couch. This would be considered a big fall. One does garner more attention than the other, but the main thing is to be certain to announce your fall.

Ok, you get the picture.

So yesterday she was doing her thing and I was doing mine when I decided it was time to "fall." I made sure to make this one a "big fall." On cue Mrs. Leslie comes running. When she arrives I quickly announce, "I'm unconscious." Of course this is retarded for obvious reasons, and I'm still laughing about it today.

The big football games this week are Bama @ Kentucky and Auburn @ Tennessee. Alabama should handle Kentucky, so the game to watch will be Auburn/Tennessee.

There's a new ghost show premiering next week on Discovery Channel called Ghost Lab.



"With the help of the latest technology, two brothers have uncovered some of the most powerful results in supernatural research to date — including a recording of Civil War soldiers talking. Meet Brad and Barry Klinge, Texas natives who in 2007 founded Everyday Paranormal, an investigation team that has explored more than 70 locations and set a new standard in supernatural research with some of the world’s most sophisticated equipment housed in a decked-out traveling "ghost lab."

Traveling the country, the 24-foot car hauler can provide 200,000 watts of electricity to power audio-, video- and photo-analysis stations; flat-screen televisions; and an interactive touch-screen smart board. The lab houses surveillance video cameras capable of shooting 300 feet away in total darkness with a 180-degree peripheral view; temperature, humidity and dew point data loggers; various digital cameras, including thermal-imaging cameras; audio recorders; and more than 8,000 feet of video cable. This on-site high-tech lab enables investigators to analyze data on the premises in real time, helping them to more narrowly focus their investigations on known hot spots.
Join the Klinge brothers, along with some of the world's foremost specialists in science measurements, as they devise and test cutting-edge theories during their investigations, in Ghost Lab. The all-new series premieres Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 10 p.m. ET/PT."

Hope it's not like Ghost Adventures...or Paranormal State. Both of those were (are) disappointing as hell.