Ah yes, today is the official beginning of spring training! And I'm not sure if I feel good or nervous that, just like me, Josh Beckett could benefit from doing some sit-ups...

One of my new favorite shows is Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! It's pretty random and absurd, but also (I think) pretty damn funny.

Anyway, they had one clip of "Pumpers" which really cracked me up, partly because it brought back childhood memories of Jon doing it.

And there's a good interview with Tim and Eric over at The Onion AV Club.

Just a little announcement that the site I built for my friend Craig's comic book went live this week: Check out The Perhapanauts.




 

Well, it's a good thing I'm not emotionally invested in football.

On a more relevant note (to me), pitchers and catchers report to spring training in 10 days...

Last Friday Jill went into Boston to try to get a glimpse of Duran Duran, who were recording at WGBH's studios (where her sister works). She not only got the glimpse she was after, but got to watch them perform as well as bump into each of them. She snapped some photos while there, too.

Good news on the Red Sox front: Glenn Geffner won't be broadcasting Sox games this season! No more of his non-stop drivel, drowning out Joe Castiglione who, on more than one occasion, seemed to tune Glenn out during broadcasts (just like I tried to do). Hopefully that means Dave O'Brien will take over full-time with Joe.

Awesome page of The 30 Greatest Hip Hop Drum Breaks & Samples of All Time, with samples of each. A great list, with the only glaring omission being James Brown's "Funky Drummer" (how was that one overlooked?). If you're into rap (especially late 80s/early 90s stuff) you should recognize most of 'em.

Another year, another soundtrack. And this year I actually chose a different Samiam song (I didn't realize that chose the exact same song for 2005 and 2006...I must really like it). Anyway, here's a summary of my musical tastes for 2007:

1. Beatles: "Strawberry Fields Forever"
2. The Alarm: "Up for Murder"
3. The La’s: "Timeless Melody"
4. The Shins: "Phantom Limb"
5. Guided By Voices: "Chasing Heather Crazy"
6. Luminous Orange: "How High"
7. Daikaiju: "Attack of the Crab Women"
8. Art Brut: "Direct Hit"
9. Joe Jackson: "One More Time"
10. XTC: "Don’t Lose Your Temper"
11. The Upsetters: "Medical Operation"
12. Wire: "No Romans"
13. Samiam: "Full On"
14. Minutemen: "Fanatics"
15. Black Flag: "Nervous Breakdown"
16. Roland Alphonso: "Lover Boy"
17. Man Or Astro-man?: "Like A Giant Microwave"
18. Beck: "Elevator Music"
19. Giant Panda: "With It"
20. Nice & Smooth: "Dope On A Rope"
21. Thes One: "Hy-Vee"
22. The Bad Plus: "Dirty Blonde"
23. Prince Jammy: "Shaolin Temple"

Well, at least two-thirds merry...

Carl from Aqua Teen Hunger Force, an unapologetic Yankee fan, thinks the Mitchell Report is just a Red Sox conspiracy...