Osaka Cherokee

I'm so pissed off about this recent allegations that Lance Armstrong may have used EPO. "Pissed" is the only word I can come up with.
The man is a hero. He'd be a hero if he won that shit with a motor attached to his bike. I for one won't be taking off my "Livestrong" bracelet anytime soon. You can bury me with this shit on.

I was at the gym today and there was a basketball team practicing there. I checked the board to see if I knew the team. Well...Actually I was seeing if it was any team that I had previously gotten in a fight with and had to apologize to or beat up again. Unfortunately I had never heard of them before. But check this out. Their name was "Pecan". Ooooooooh... Now that's a name to strike fear into the heart of the opposing team. Wait a minute... My team is called Poppins, as in Mary Poppins. I'm gonna go kick my own ass now.
Ok, I'm back. Man, I deserved that.
But anyway, for the record I will more than likely be leaving Poppins and joining the rival team Blizzard in the near future. Blizzard is definitely a tougher sounding team name. Not as cool as some of the team names I used in intramural volleyball back in college (Popes of Chili Town, Country Bear Jamboroo, Brain My Damage, and the Insanity Peppers) but at least better than Poppins.

Song of the Day: Eminem- Mosh

I can't believe what I'm about to admit.... Japanese baseball is fun. I went to a game the other day and it was pretty cool. I take back most of the bad things that I've been saying about it for the past five years.
I love the fact that you're allowed to take in your own beer and food. I also love the fact that if you order a beer you get it from a guy carrying around a pony keg on his back.

Song of the Day: 10,000 Maniacs- "Candy Everybody Wants"

"Each day in life is training
Training for myself
Though failure is possible
Living for each momentEqual to anything
Ready for anything
I am alive
I am this moment
My future is here and now
For if I cannot endure today
When and where will I?"

-- Soen Ozeki Daisen-in Temple, Kyoto

Soen Ozeki, the head monk at Daisen-in (the main subtemple at the Zen temple Daitokuji), is the greatest human being I have ever met.

I bought a DVD player. I'm officially the last person on earth to get one. People in Burundi had DVD players before I did.

The local blues bar shut its doors today. Last night the owner had a big going under party. I got fuckin' hammered. Texas Tommy supplied the music and we were all so drunk and elated. The shit went on til 5:30 in the morning. As I was leaving some crazy girl that had covered herself in black chalk came running out the door and jumped into my arms. She was like a ghost of the bride of Satan. I was in no state to deal with anything like that. I held her up in the air to keep her from eating my soul not as a symbol of my affection. The owner hooked me up with about twelve bottles of liquor, a juicer, and an American flag. I can't decide to make Old Glory into a curtain or a cape.




Song of the Day: Texas Tommy- "I Got My Mojo Workin'"