A quick programming note and then I get back to wasting my weekend. If you have HBO, you absolutely must watch this show called One Night Stand, featuring Flight of the Conchords. It's on this Tuesday evening at 10PM on HBO. I don't exactly know how I'd describe them, but think Tenacious D meets the Office. Or Tenacious Office meets the D. Or Tenacious Meats d's the Office. Here's an MP3 of a song of theirs called Business Time. Very, very funny stuff.
The US Open just completed. As it is my favorite sporting event, I always think about attending. If I were to attend, I know just what I'd do. I'd dress up in my active wear, put on a head band, and take a bag full of racquets with me out to the complex. Once there, I'd walk up to some random individual and hand them a card that read, "I am Luxembourg's #2 player. Please take me to my locker." Then I would spout gibberish that approximates Luxembourgish as closely as possible until they led me into the room where the players get ready. At this point, I would steal Andy Roddick's wallet and run away. I would also steal a lock of his hair for Ebay-related transactions.
In the movies, a story like that would end with me and Andy putting my petty crime aside and teaming together to win the men's doubles. In real life, Andy Roddick would find me (the very rich can communicate with their wallets via satellites) and force me to work in his coal mine until I paid him back (the very rich also keep most of their money invested in coal mines). Is it still worth doing? I'll let you know next year.
Posted by Cody at September 11, 2005 7:39 PM