Archive for April, 2008

POV: Guy Stuck in Class

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

This is totally like what class was like for me at MSU, but with more people in the class and easier to hide. POV: Guy Stuck in Class - CollegeHumor video

Sold the call?

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Red Wings go up 3-0 on Avs - NHL - Yahoo! Sports Forsberg was assessed a 4-minute penalty for high-sticking Samuelsson, who lost a tooth, and Datsyuk assisted Henrik Zetterberg for the score on the power play to make it 4-2. “I didn’t realize I hit him,” Forsberg said. “But I ...

Why 9 minutes?

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

The other day I started thinking about why is it that the default snooze time on a clock is 9 minutes. Actually, I thought about this long ago, but I thought to myself "I need to look that up" just a few days ago and today, mental_floss gives me an ...

NHL Star Called Up To Big Leagues To Play For NFL

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Damn, The Onion slammed hockey AND Detroit in one video. That's harsh.

Today’s Fortune

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Today's fortune: You will be an accomplished writer. Obviously, Confucius has never visited Rocketman19.com. One look and he'd know that I'm never, EVER, going to become an accomplished writer. Unless of course having 12 visitors is accomplished.

Batman vs The Dark Knight Trailer

Monday, April 28th, 2008

This had to have been on purpose. See more funny videos at CollegeHumor

Hans Reiser Guilty of First Degree Murder

Monday, April 28th, 2008

I'm a little weirded out (which is admittedly easy to do) about the guy who the file system I often use on my Linux installations was just convicted of murder. It makes for an interesting nerd story, though. Hans Reiser Guilty of First Degree Murder Hans was deeply involved in Linux ...

Stupid Snow

Monday, April 28th, 2008

I call shenanigans! Monroe Weather Forecasts on Yahoo! Weather Tonight: Showers and thundershowers early, with occasional rain or snow showers after midnight. Low 36F. Winds NNE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precip 60%.

Wings 4, Avs 3

Friday, April 25th, 2008

Let's interrupt our regularly scheduled work day as I waste some time discussing my thoughts on last night's game. I thought the Wings looked great in the first period. They controlled the puck well and looked like they could beat any team. But what happened after the first? The rest of ...

Snipes Headed to the Slammer - E! Online

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

So, no Blade 4 anytime soon, eh? Snipes Headed to the Slammer - E! Online Senior U.S. District Judge William Terrell Hodges has sentenced the tax-averse Blade star to three years in prison, resulting from his conviction on three misdemeanor counts of willful failure to file a tax return earlier this ...

Predictions for Round 2

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

So, let's see how I did in round 1: Detroit over Nashville, 6 games - I was going to originally pick Nashville, but now I’m seeing Detroit making it out of the first round and getting creamed in the second. I was right, at least about Detroit winning in 6. I'm thinking ...

Riots in Montreal

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Looks like downtown East Lansing on an warm April Saturday night. First spot we hit it was my liquor store, I finally got all that alcohol I can't afford, With red lights flashin', time to retire, And then we turned that liquor store into a structure fire.

Poor ducks

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Awww... poor duckies lose to Dallas. This is what the un-retirees and evil Chris Pronger deserve.

Playoff Update

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

So I'll have more picks when the second round starts, but looking at my picks so far... Detroit beat Nashville in 6. Way to go psychic me! Calgary and San Jose are going to game 7, don't have a winner yet. Colorado beat Minnesota, but took 1 more game than I predicted. Dallas is ...

Predators captain Arnott sidelined with concussion

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

That's a bad way to get a concussion. ESPN - Predators captain Arnott sidelined with concussion - NHL NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Nashville captain Jason Arnott was diagnosed with a concussion and missed his second straight playoff game Sunday. The Predators entered the game trailing the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in the series. ...

Hockey?

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Hockey? Originally uploaded by stratus19rt I'm no expert, but this does not look like hockey to me.

Hasek: This is the worst hockey I’ve played in my life

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Hasek: This is the worst hockey I've played in my life | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press “Very disappointed,” he said. “Last 60 minutes is the worst hockey I’ve played in my life. I have nothing to say about it. It’s terrible. I feel very bad about myself.”   I'm not sure ...

Scott Stevens Hit on Slava Kozlov

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

On a blog, somewhere, I forget, they announced Scott Stevens taking out Slava Kozlov in the 1995 Stanley Cup Finals as the greatest hit ever. I don't know about that, but it was a good hit. Oh, and good job Bill Clement on getting the name wrong. Victor Kozlov is not ...

Today’s Fortune

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Today's fortune is: Be prepared to receive something special with no strings attached. I have a good response to that, but I'll keep it to myself.

Twitter Updates for 2008-04-15

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

It's getting to that point in the game where I'm too nervous to watch. # OK, now turning it off. Sad sad times. #