Tour de Fours

• Fact: The top minor league team in Atlanta used to be the Atlanta Crackers, which played from 1901 to 1965. For twenty years of this time the team played at Spiller Field, notable for having a magnolia tree in the outfield; balls stuck in the tree remained in play until they were removed. Interestingly, the Atlanta Negro League team was known as the Black Crackers. Huh.
• Opinion: I’ve probably laughed more in the last two nights than I have in three months, and it’s all been at the stupidest stuff. For example, last night all I did was play Halo and watch Mortal Kombat with the guys, and it was off the hook, chain even. For any of you who have lost all respect with the film medium, I highly recommend both movies in the Kombat series. The first one sucks, and the second one sucks even harder. But that’s not the reason you watch them. No, the true value in watching Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat: Annihilation lies in the little things. The lightning god inexplicibly bursting into nervous laughter and apologizing for it. Unnecessary somersaults. A network of steam-activated subterranean tunnels, navigated by gladiator ball. A cgi battle between a dragon and a hydra. Perfection. Or should I say, FLAWLESS VICTORY!!1
• Song: “When the Last Time”, by the Clipse, on the album “Lord Willin’”. Yes, this was a huge hit when it came out in 2002, but in all honesty, it’s the only Clipse song you need. Actually, you can make do with just the instrumental, because this might be the best Neptunes track ever.
• Link: Sometimes when I’m feeling blue I just click the random button on this page until I feel happy again.

Four Whom the Bell Tolls

• Fact: I got a Playstation 3 for Christmas. Despite the lofty price tag (which you can google so I don’t blush), the Playstation 3 isn’t the most expensive video game system of all time; the first and second place honors would go to the 1993 3DO ($700) and the 1990 NeoGeo ($650) respectively. I’m a nerd, I know (this is a fact).
• Opinion: I’m still in that post-Xmas pre-New Year’s funk, where I’m too overgifted to play with my presents and too stupid to realize that I should play with them before I go back to school. Speaking of which, I’m going to need to downsize academically next semester; before this fall, I had never worked so hard for so little.
• Song: “Charango”, by Morcheeba, on the album “Charango”. This song is like a musical Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup (“You’ve got your rap in my electronica!” “You’ve got your electronica in my rap!”): delicious. Granted, this confection already has a name (trip-hop), but Morcheeba increases the dosage for both ingredients with the help of rapper Pace Won. If “Charango” doesn’t satisfy, 1. You Suck, and 2. Try “Women Lose Weight”, a fucking awesome track with Slick Rick talking about killing his wife because she’s too fat. That’s edutainment!
• Link: Seeing as how I’ve already tagged this post under “Video Games” and “I’m a Nerd”, bragged about my PS3, and actually used the phrase “musical Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup”, I’m just going to give up on appearing well-adjusted altogether. Here’s a link with every video game console evar for your edification.