May 2009
2 posts
RIP: Dom DeLuise
It seems to be the week of depressing posts, but actor Dom DeLuise passed away today at 75-years-old.
I knew his work mostly through Mel Brooks’ movies. He played memorable characters such as Buddy Bizarre in Blazing Saddles and Emperor Nero in History of the World Part 1. Even his voice acting like in Fivel’s American Tail and Spaceballs was a brilliance one only sees every...
Looking back
Looking back on the last seven years of my college experience one thing rings true: I always imagined having a job after graduation.
Currently, I work for an Irish pub as a server. I’ve worked in the serving industry for several years and it’s the reason why I got back in school.
I just find it ironic that I will still be doing this after graduation.
Sure it’s a steady job...
April 2009
5 posts
Blackhawks first game
Tonight NHL’s youngest team, our very own Chicago Blackhawks, sqaures off against Calgary in the first round of the NHL playoffs.
What I expect from the game:
1. Skating in circles trying to find the puck.
2. Spectacular saves from either Blackhawks goalie, probably not Huet though.
3. Calgary frustration mounting, fights galore, tooth flying action and the Flames going home iced down.
...
Everyblock
It’s good to know my neighborhood is safe, except for April 7.
For some reason, this day was Lakeview attempt to be a criminal day.
There were attempted forcible burglaries, thefts, vandalism and assaults and batteries. For those of you who don’t know, assault is threatening negative action on a person and battery is doing it.
The earliest crime before then was Jan. 11 and who can...
Tim Bearden and Danny Shannon talk about...
Rivers Roast shines through comedy drought
Comedy Central just announced it’s latest roast victim, Joan Rivers. Joan Rivers is an accomplished comedian with such credits to her resume as Spaceballs, the Academy Awards’ Red Carpet walk and The Last Supper. It’s probably the fact the plastic hasn’t melted her face off under the bright lights of the Oscars that made Comedy Central comfortable to do this roast. The...
March 2009
1 post
Robin Williams' medical issues
Robin Williams, who is scheduled to be in Chicago for his first performance in late March, had to postpone four stops of his “Weapons of Self-Destruction” tour due to health issues.
According to the press release, Williams is being evaluated by doctors and was suggested to take a week of rest. He was reported having “shortness of breath.”
Williams probably replied...
February 2009
4 posts
Loss of time
The internet to me is just a time waster.
It’s a useful tool if you’re researching paper or trying to become more informed on various issues, but with so much content it’s hard to stay focused.
Arguably, it can guide you into a world you’ve never seen, but for workers who rely on computers and the World Wide Web as part their job, that’s not such a useful feature.
...
Oxymoron: Popular "Cable Guy"
Comedy Central recently announced the roasters for Larry the Cable Guy. Well funny be damned, even a hack comedian gets a roast. Jeff Foxworthy did too, so it’s only fair, right? What’s next, Dane Cook? Execs at the Viacom owned network right now are probably saying, “Oooo! We never thought of him.” Among the roasters are Nick DiPaolo, Jeffrey Ross, Greg Giraldo and Lisa...
Prosecuting Phleps
This post can also be found on my personal blog
Michael Phelps, say it ain’t so!
You apologized? Really? You’re a gold medal Olympian, who was caught relaxing after a tough two years of training and you apologized for having a little “me and Mary Jane time?”
In my eyes, you had nothing to apologize for. More than half the country has at least tried pot once....
Journalism: A digital revolution
It seems like overnight the online world changed and fused with the world outside of the internet. Blogs suddenly became more for information and not about whether Jimmy and Sally slipped off into the locker room during gym class.
As the video in Online Journalism showed, the industry had a hunch in 1981 the internet was the wave of the digital future. Papers would soon be putting its content on...