| Guyism After Dark: Charisma, Alyssa, or Jenna??? Posted: 28 Jan 2011 04:00 PM PST |
| Iowa football players test negative for illegal drugs Posted: 28 Jan 2011 02:53 PM PST Earlier this week, 13 Iowa football players were hospitalized with over-exertion and a rare muscle disorder that can cause kidney damage. Rumors started to spread that the players had been using illegal substances, like steroids, to aid them in their off-season training regimens. Given some of the players recent dalliance into the drug scene, it certainly wouldn’t have been a shocker. But test results were returned yesterday and so far, according to parents, they’re all negative. Tests for illegal drugs administered to the 13 Iowa football players hospitalized with a rare muscle disorder that can cause kidney damage came back negative, according to a parent briefed on the results. According to a source, parents agreed to the testing that was recommended by a physician Tuesday. Tests were conducted Tuesday and Wednesday and results were revealed Thursday.
So now the blame for the entire thing falls on the coaching staff and of particular note, Kirk Ferentz, who didn’t even come home from a recruiting trip while this whole thing went down. And as long as I’m on my soapbox here, let me add this. One player may lose up to 20-30 percent of his kidney functions as a result of the ordeal. In other words, somebody’s ass needs to go to jail. And not like, white collar, minimum security prison. I’m talking pound me in the ass federal prison that resembles a scene out of “Oz”. Endangering the lives of kids, many of whom are still in their teens, just to prove a point about “not finishing games” is disgusting. Combine that with the rampant drug use that supposedly went on right under their noses and it’s a wonder if the coaching staff themselves aren’t using and abusing. |
| ‘What is Internet, anyway???’ Posted: 28 Jan 2011 02:51 PM PST It seems really weird, but less than 20 years ago, the Internet wasn’t really a normal “thing.” No one had email, no one blogged, and certainly no one was able to look up Asian dog-on-horse porn. (Initially my reaction was to write, “In hindsight, perhaps the world was a better place.” But that’s just not true. IsCharlieSheenDead.com proves how much better a world we have.) ANYWAY, remember that it wasn’t always like it is now when you watch this clip of “The Today Show” from 1994 where Bryant Gumbel wonders “What is Internet, anyway?” Even more amazing is Gumbel being unprepared to “translate” the “@” symbol. Which is pretty embarrassing. But remember, this was ’94 — most of the people being snarky about this today were probably sulking around their parents house blaring Kurt Cobain or sitting in a field drinking beer while Gumbel and Katie Couric getting rich and famous despite knowing nothing about the Internet. The best part is when Gumbel starts describing what people are doing in Los Angeles during the earthquake that’s going on — afraid to go to sleep, lying in bed with their gym shoes, flashlight, radio and suffering from sleep deprivation. Not because human suffering is funny, but because it’s the same reaction everyone in my family had when I told them what I did for a living up until a few years ago. Via Warming Glow |
| Want: ‘Rustic Case’ for iPad Posted: 28 Jan 2011 01:53 PM PST What percentage of people who own iPads have the same old generic case that folds back into a terribly angled stand? Maybe 75%? More? Less? Hell if I know. But I bet it’s a lot. And that’s cool, because the “standard” case is a good case and it does what it’s supposed to do. But it ain’t the “Rustic Case” designed by Matthew Geyster. 
Quickly: let me point out that if you haven’t ever checked out Kickstarter, which is where you can purchase the Rustic Case, you should. It’s a cool way to “invest” in an interesting project and get that warm, fuzzy feeling inside where you did something creative, but without actually doing anything other than spending money. Plus, you get stuff if you spend enough. Anyway, that’s the gist of how to buy a Rustic Case — the product itself sounds exceptional as well, given that all the 80% wool/20% polyester material is hand-picked from a shop in Massachusetts and then accented with genuine leather pieces that are also hand-picked from local New England shops. You’ve got to drop $40 or more to actually get the case, however; $40 gets you a Kindle case, $50 gets you a standard iPad case, $90 gets you a personalized Kindle case, and $100 gets you a personalized iPad case. If you drop $500, you get “a Rustic Case for the Kindle 3 and iPad which will be embroidered with your initials. You will also receive a Rustic Case for the Kindle 3 and iPad that are not embroidered.” (Note that I assume this means FOUR of these bad boys, but it’s probably worth a clarification.) You’re also listed as an “angel investor.” And while that’s a lot of cash and while it’s not a charitable donation, you can at least send a few work emails from it and write-off as a “home business expense.” My only beef — having not actually used one — is that the Rustic Cases are custom-fit for “naked” iPads only. Geyster makes a good point on the Kickstarter page that most people aren’t exactly active with their tablet computers, but I actually work out with my iPad. (No, seriously, I set that thing up on the treadmill and watch “Friday Night Lights; 45 minutes flies by.) He’s right though, in that iPads, like women, are much better without clothes on. And earplugs in. Via TechCrunch |
| Alessandra Ambrosio is missing her shirt Posted: 28 Jan 2011 01:00 PM PST |
| What my heart says I will do: Asin Posted: 28 Jan 2011 05:32 PM PST 
Asin arrived in Kollywood with a bang and then moved up in popularity with amazing deftness. She then announced her decision to shift to Bollywood at a time when she was the No. 1 actress in the South. After making waves in Hindi, she chose to return to return to Kollywood for the Vijay starrer ’Kaavalan’. Asked about her interesting career moves, the actress said: "I was in Tamil when a film of mine was remade in Hindi. Then, a couple of interesting projects over there came my way, so I agreed to do them. Meanwhile, my latest film with Vijay too was offered to me and I found it to be a different venture which excited me.
So I returned here to do it as well. For me, the project is the criteria. Not the industry, not the language or the money! I don’t have a strategy when it comes to deciding the films I accept. I’m someone who goes by what my heart says and it’s worked for me. In fact, my decisions have gained me acceptance from different sets of audiences."
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