Bamer PA Fired {L}

Alex I know you mentioned this to me and I thought you would like to see this. See looks like they do have a little class after all. Personally I thought it was hilarious, but if I was in your shoes would probably hold your viewpoint as well...:)

Nick D

Steve Mustachio

All good things must come to an end. The punctuation point on an embarassing season. Miscues and misses applenty this year, all attributable to one man. At this point one has to look to the head coach to pull the trigger on the person that is bound and determined to sink Florida football. Steve Addazio will call a game without any considerations for the other teams strengths. Enjoy the win FSU, lord knows it has been a bit since the last one.

Black Ops

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Here's a video to support my claim...

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I'm going to go out on a limb here but it has to be said. Black Ops isn't very good. I know I'm not alone in this sentiment. I find this installment of the series much less enjoyable to play. At times it even feels like work. I feel like I should like it because it is new and shiny. But all it does is take, and never gives anything back. Here are a few reasons why I am really starting to hate this game.

The single player campaign on veteran is down-right impossible

Anyone who has started their veteran campaign must be feeling my pain. I have spent hours at a time making zero progress on the storyline, that is not enjoyable. A word of wisdom to Treyarch, they're called "checkpoints" fucking use them. Why make me spend 20 minutes battling inch by inch killing everything on the screen because the AI on my team can't find it in their hearts to shoot anything just to make me do it all over again when a grenade pins me down with nowhere for cover? I beat both MW2 and W@W on veteran thinking they were really hard but enjoyable, BO on veteran is not enjoyable at all.

Multiplayer Spawns

On more than one occasion I have had the opposite team spawn immediately off-camera from me and kill me. Just because they are off of my camera, that just means I won't shoot them immediately. It doesn't mean they won't kill me immediately. wtf.

The Multiplayer Maps Suck

Maybe it's just because I haven't learned them yet, but I don't enjoy any of the maps. It's not easy to follow the flow of the game and whenever I spawn, it takes me 5-10 seconds to figure out where I am. For contrast on Reach, I can spawn and pick up on where I am within a second or two. Given that I respawn on average 15 times a game, that is a lot of the game time essentially wasted. It also seems like every map is a camper's paradise. It's like within a week of the game coming out, everyone had found every box that they could stand behind and be practically invisible (and invincible). Hanoi is absolutely terrible for this. I dread playing that map.

I'm still willing to play this game, and God knows I'm an achievement whore so I will have to eventually finish my veteran campaign. But suffice it to say that I don't look forward to playing Black Ops like I did with MW2 and Reach.

Bammers

In light of the recent post about the UF-FSU rivalry. I thought I would share some of the fans of Auburn's rival.

http://www.warblogle.com/2010/11/24/football/the-epitome-of-a-bammer/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7KdbvJUOL4&feature=fvw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-Q6vRLaqe8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kmr0UoZnwQ

There are more examples, but this should help everyone see why I no longer live in North Alabama.

"The Game"

Well it is hear the annual game between FSU and FU. Lately it has not been much of a game as UF has pretty much clocked us the last couple of years. This year it will definitely be a different story, not saying FSU will dominate, but I think this game will come down to which team shows up. I think FSU is better on offense and special teams, defense might be a push, but the Gators certainly hold the mental edge which is huge. This game would be to the Gators what it used to be for FSU a way to end a dismal season on a high note. For FSU a win over UF would make this our best since since 2005 and maybe even 2003 (if Maryland beats NC State and we go to the ACCCG.)

Either way UF offense has mostly been shutdown by good defenses, but I don't think FSU is on that level so I expect a close game. I do think FSU will pull this out and defeat the Gators for the first time in forever. This could be a great year for first year head coach Jimbo Fisher....defeating UF and Miami in one year...

Bottom line is F the Gators and I hope you get a taste of defeat and a mediocre bowl season with no answer in sight for next year. Maybe you guys can rotate 4 players in at QB??? Think that might help.

PS Good luck Alex hope you win let the trash talking begin!!

Bradenton Herald

So I was in the paper the other day...

New gear, new hobby

I should be posting some higher quality pictures from now on following the arrival of my birthday present. It's a Sony SLT-A55V with the 18-55mm kit lens. Also pictured are some used Minolta AF lenses I picked up online. It's going to take some time to figure out what I'm doing, but even the first pics are way better than the old P&S. Anyone else on the blog using an SLR? Tips?

Sammy's

Do you all plan on being in Btown for Thanksgiving or Christmas? Just curious to what your plans were to see if we would be able to see you. I thought my mom mentioned you would be home for one of the two, but could not remember which one.

I would ask about the Fasoli's, but alas I know you guys will not be in town ending our glorious run of sausage making during the holiday season. Don't worry though I am still game for figuring out a long weekend where we can make that happen.

The Nick

New blog title

Nice change, Jae! Very appropriate! Hopefully, for Rory's health, Urban will pull the trigger.

Eric "Iglesias" Mousseau

Happy Bday man!!!!!!

Really Clever 3D Effect for Wii

This is from back in '07 but a co-worker just brought it to my attention...

[L] Deficit Commission Statements

What do you guys think? They seem to be saying a lot of things that I have heard on this very blog. Who knows, maybe they were trolling us for suggestions :).

Drew, I am not familiar with the process but I guess they need 14 out of 18 members to sign off before it can even get in front of congress. What do you think the likelihood of that happening is? Will it even resemble the same advice by the time they get enough yeses?

In my opinion, if this would have come out prior to the Nov 2nd elections, I think the dems would have done a lot better. I think a lot of the backlash landed on the dems due to deficit concerns.

[L] - And all is right with the world

Did anyone else see the show last night? He kind of limped in with the quality of guests for the first show, but I thought he was funny. The jam session with Jack White kicked ass, it would be cool if he played along with his musical guests on a regular basis.

Remember to vote

Not that I have to tell anyone here but remember to vote. Big election today. I got about an hour of sleep last night. I am running on Rockstar and Diet Coke at this point. By this time tomorrow you will not be seeing any more political commercials.

Halloween '10

Happy Halloween from Don and Betty Draper...

...and Ava the Cat...

..."I can't believe they would do this to me. How embarrassing."