A beautiful thing happened today. I spent my afternoon with a cold beer (ok more like 6) watching football with the guys. Yes, live, exciting, real football, college football to be exact. After i was forced to watch a boring unentertaining game between the damn Buckeyes and Youngstown, I was throughly entertained watching my boys in blue, the Michigan Wolverines. Yes, they lost, but it was a good game. What appeared to be a certain win for Utah, came down to the fourth quarter when our new coach, Rich Rodriguez, led our team to a 13 point unanswered comeback. If we had completed that last two point conversion it would have been tied. I don’t see Michigan being a strong contender this year unfortunately though. The loss of everyone from Chad Henne to Mario Manningham hurts, and quite honestly hometown boy Nick Sheridan has a lot of room for improvement. Brandon Minor is still in the Big House, and wide receiver Greg Matthews looks promising, but between the weak QB and adjusting to Rodriguez’s split offense, I am not going to be shocked if we stay low in rankings throughout the season. Don’t get me wrong, I support my teams win or lose, but I have to be reasonable at the same time.

So I admit that I don’t keep up on news much. I mean I don’t live under a rock, but you won’t find me reading the New York Times, unless of course it’s the sports section. Anyways, lots of stuff went down today, so if you are like me, get with it and read. Big stuff with the Democratic National Convention, more hurricanes on the way and a bunch of people died. Check it out!

2008 Democratic Convention: DNC Schedule | Michelle Obama speech | Ted Kennedy Appearance
FAA computer problems, flights delayed
Hurricane Gustav’s projected path
Gone with the Wind actor Fred Crane dead at 90
Listen to Metallica’s “My Apocalypse”
Author Dave Freeman dead after fall at his home
NBA All-Star Kevin Duckworth dead at 44
Cancer cluster between towns of Hazleton and Tamaqua, PA
Brad Pitt shoots W magazine cover
Porn video shot in Memphis’s Bartlett Grove Park playground
Dr. Dre’s son, Andre Young Jr., found dead over the weekend
Ailing Ted Kennedy gives speech at the Democratic Convention
Confirmed: Jenna Jameson pregnant
Obama threat arrests: Tharin Gartrell, Shawn Adolf, Nathan Johnson
John Edwards asking for forgiveness
Dancing With the Stars releases Season 7 cast list

So I haven’t posted much lately and I apologize. I have been very busy working to cover the 2008 Olympics, including updating like a zillion pages each day with scores, names, countries and all that fun shit. I was really excited to be a part of it though, but when the final days started to get closer, I was happy to be almost done. Now that the games are complete, I am very happy to be done and proud of the coverage the team provided. What’s next on the agenda? I have no idea, but football season is about to heat up, and that is so very fun and exciting! (Go Pats! Go Blue!)

On another note, the puppy gave me a bit of a scare this weekend. He was sick Saturday night, then spent much of Sunday sleeping, rather than eating, drinking and tormenting his brother like normal. I started to flip out to say the least. Calling the vet, asking a million questions, flipping out more that I am beyond broke and cannot afford a vet bill until after payday. Sure enough, 10 minutes after I start to bawl, he gets up, eats, drinks and is acting normally again. Whew. A trip to the vet is still coming ASAP (including to clip his balls) but I think we are out of the woods now.

Ok I know it’s not spring anymore, but this is beyond overdue.  I have a lot of things in my life and in my home that need to go.  Most of the things that need to go are objects that clutter up my house.  Other things that are gone are people.  I am tired of doing shit for people and getting nothing in return.  With that being said, if I suddenly stop returning your calls or emails, consider yourself removed from my life.  Time to do shit for me, not for others.  I am not starting a full-on war, just saying the next time you call or text and need help, don’t wonder about why I blow you off.  I hate being ignored, but in this case will be happy to pass that feeling on to you.  Enjoy bitches!

The 29th Games of the Olympiad, or the 2008 Summer Olympics, opened yesterday in Beijing. For as much drama, protesting and boycotts that are surrounding the games, the opening ceremony was sick!!! Between the 15,000 performers, 10,000 athletes and wicked awesome special effects and fireworks, it was pretty spectacular. The Mahalo sports team has been working feverishly for weeks in preparation for the games, so be sure to head over there for all the events, videos and results!

Besides the Olympics, there is a little baby that has been keeping me up at night. Yes the puppy. He is, to put it lightly, not dealing with crate training well. He barks for an hour or so when I put him to bed, then starts up again about 6 am until whenever I get up. I have been making a conscious effort to not let him out until he is quiet, so he will learn that quiet equals he can get out of the crate. Unfortunately he is a stubborn little shit and never shuts up. So… tonight I am going to try something new. I cleaned my bedroom, removing everything but my bed and dresser. I laid down plastic drop cloths and moved his crate up there. I am hoping that he will sleep up there with me, quietly, and if he needs to relieve himself, he will do it in the crate or at least on the plastic, and not on my bed. That is the only room in the house with carpet, and as fugly as it is, I still don’t want to ruin it with dog droppings. He is fine running the house when I am gone, is not destructive or loud, unless he is in his crate. I figure it is worth a shot, and if all else fails back downstairs in the crate he will go…

Ok I admit it, I actually like Paris Hilton. I am a huge fan of reality TV and adored watching The Simple Life. After all, it made me feel like a rocket surgeon compared to her and Nicole. As a strong supporter of Barack Obama, I was disgusted by McCain’s “Obama is the biggest celebrity, just like Britney and Paris” commercial. Leave it to Paris to release the perfect comeback video. You go girl!