awesome: traveling (for fun)
Who doesn't love traveling? There's nothing like whisking away to the islands for a week or two, dropping ridiculous amounts of cash on drinks which prominently feature Triplesec, Midori, and Curacao, and figuring out ways to get every piece of your luggage coated with at least 3 or 4 layers of sand. Unless you are a starting quarterback for one of the nation's most visible football teams and you happen to be dating a woman whose chief offense in life is not having thought tuna was actually chicken but that her claim to fame was being married to Nick Lachey. Yikes. In that case, peace and quiet is probably not your thing. But taking some time off and going to places like Cancun always reminds me of those fateful college years that were spent figuring out fresh, innovative ways in which to drink ever more impressive arrays of alcohol. Sigh.
sucks: traveling (in basketball)
With all the star power that exists in the NBA today - Kobe, Lebron, Mark Madsen - ratings for last year's finals between Cleveland and San Antonio were the lowest in some time (Editor's Note: I would provide you with figures like "how low" and "in what time" if I gave any regard to factual accuracy. As usual, I rely mostly on hearsay, asides, and the fifth-person. Also, please note the lack of any photography sourcing thus far. That was inevitable.). While defensive games and low-scoring is certainly part of the problem, many old-schoolers point to the lack of fundamentals in things like passing and dribbling as to reasons why the game does not resonate with more people in the U.S. As far as traveling goes, look at the above move that Allen Iverson is about to do; his body has managed to create some vortex or wormhole to allow him to function on four dimensions, or at least that must be his premise when you watch him perform a move that in no way could conform to the laws of physics were the game called to the letter of the law. However, I will say that without the ability to blatantly flout the rules of the game, you would not get videos like this. THA PROFESSSAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!
awesome/sucks: traveling (for work)
This goes out to all the road warriors...
I actually suppose this is more applicable...
What a depressing sight. Where is this guy traveling to anyway? Time for that mid-level sales meeting on the surface of the sun! But to be frank, we can all relate (or many of us can, anyways). There's nothing like work travel. For instance, if I said to you the following cities - Indianapolis (Indiana), Dayton (Ohio), Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), Richmond (Indiana), Charlotte (North Carolina) - what would you say? "Ummm, the initial dates for Def Leppard's '9 Arms, One Heart' Tour?" You'd be wrong, friend. They are actually cities I've spent an inordinate amount of time in over the past year. Were they fun? Hell no. Usually. I was there working for chrissakes. But the beauty of flying to one of these jewels in the Rust Belt is you can always count on some solid second-tier airport free wi-fi. And you best believe that be makin' a difference. While occasionally (i.e. every time) I have to endure airport hell or rent cars in the middle of rain storms, at least I'm racking up mileage points on an airline I hate with an innate passion!
awesome/sucks: media of the day
Thanks to Baltruzak for sending this to me. It's isolated vocals of David Lee Roth singing "Runnin' With the Devil." It's the whistles that get me. I laughed so hard I had tears streaming down my face. At work. Oops.
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