From A To Z

If you need to get caught up on what's being talked about in the world of sports, entertainment, science, and politics then you've come to the right place. Throw in a few updates about my personal life and you have some food for thought 26 different ways.

A - Aquaman: From the 'I can't believe this really happened' department some idiots recently asked Director James Cameron when the movie, Aquaman, was coming out. Aquaman of course isn't a real movie, just one they made up on Entourage. Although, come to think of it I would go see this movie if it were a real movie and actually starred Adrien Grenier and Mandy Moore in it.

B - Burnlounge.com: If you're into the music scene check out this up and coming website that is probably going to blow up world wide very soon. The way that it works is that you can create your very own music store and then everytime someone buys something you actually get a percentage of the sale. It costs about $25 a month to own a store so conceivably if you sell a lot of cds at $2.00 a pop you can make a huge profit with very little work involved. Then, and this is the best part, you can have people work under you so that every time someone buys something from their store they get money and you also get some. Eventually you can have an entire team under you and you can just sit back and watch the money pour in.

C - California here I come!: If this whole teaching thing doesn't work out my next plan is to move to California in pursuit of becoming a full time Hollywood script writer. I know it sounds crazy but I have two great ideas in production already and it may not be long before I have sold my first script. More on that later.

D - Delta park project: Sounds like a cool name for a band but it's really a pop culture podcast that I've been listening to at work. They even have a specific show all about Lost. So check it out at www.deltaparkproject.com.

E - Espy Awards Gone Mad: ESPN's sports awards show is one of my favorite awards shows but this year I think they've got it all wrong. After all, in a year in which the Olympics took place Olympic athletes are severely under represented. For example, how is someone like Sasha Cohen not in the discussion for best female athlete? And on the male side how is Vince Young listed but not Reggie Bush? LeBron James sure. But where is Dwayne Wade? How about Roger Federer? Who chose these nominees?

F - FX contest doesn't work out: Brian and I entered a FX contest through myspace that was searching for the next great sitcom. They think they have a good one with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and as such wanted to look for another homegrown show in that same fashion. Unfortunately, our entry didn't do so well. You can check it out here at: http://imaheadcase.blogspot.com/2006/06/grumpy-young-men-check-out-audition.html

G - Guys Night Out on the way: As I mentioned before I have a few movie ideas in the early stages of production. The first one that I'm co-writing with Brian is going to be called Guys Night Out and will be about four friends who have one last crazy night out before one of them moves out of town. It's going to be a cross between American Pie and Wedding Crashers.

H - Hurricane season: It's already here and as a result I've had six consecutive softball games rained out. Let the record show that I officially hate Hurricane season.

I - iTunes: I never thought that this day would come but let the record also show that I love iTunes. I'm not a big music guy or fan of macs but now that I've been listening to Lost podcasts, comedy shows, and alternative msuic stations at work I can't get enough of it. It might even be enough motivation for me to stay on my assignment longer than originally planned.

J - John Hodgman is the man: If you're looking for the next breakout star in Hollywood it's Hodgman who plays the PC in those commercial spots for Macintosh in which the kid from Dodgeball plays the Mac. He's also done work for the Daily Show with Jon Stewart and has only scratched the surface of his potential.

K - Knicks: That was the punchline. The joke - which NBA team sucks more than Paris Hilton. As if playing the way they did last year wasn't bad enough things got worse, much worse, this offseason when the pick that they traded to the Bulls for Eddy Curry turned into the #2 overall pick in the draft and they topped that off by firing Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown and replacing him with GM Isiah Thomas. What is owner James Dolan thinking?

L - Lost experience: Well you knew I couldn't go an entire list without mentioning Lost at least once. This is a worthy mention though since it'll serve notice that this summer the producers are running an interactive game referred to as the Lost Experience. Through various websites and 1800 numbers players can retrieve clues about the show as the game delves deeper into the show's mythology. Unfortunatley, not even I have time for such a game but I'm sure I'll read a recap about it at the end of the summer.

M - Meetups.com: This is a cool site that brings people together by arranging meeting places for people with similar interests. I was hoping they would have meetups for crop circles and Lost but unfortunately the closest thing I could find was a meetup for people who have gotten lost in crop fields.

N - NBA Draft: The countdown to the biggest day of Russell's life is at t-minus 1 day and counting. Check back tomorrow for my Mock Draft.

O - Ozzie Guillen goes off the deep end: I still haven't stopped laughing after hearing that the White Sox manager will have to attend mandatory sensitivity training for making homophobic remarks to a Chicago Tribune columnist. Always remember Ozzie, that your anger is the one thing that you can't get rid of by losing it.

P - Pirates of the Caribbean 2 almost here!: Even though I know it won't be as good as the first one I still can't wait. In fact, if given the choice between watching this movie and having sex with twins I would chose watching this movie even if I had to sit between two fat guys and behind a tall guy with a hat.

Q - Queen of Mean now #1: I have a new favorite comedian and it's none other than the Queen of Mean, Lisa Lampanelli. If you haven't heard her stuff you have really got to check it out. It's better than sex. Or so I hear.

R - RV's!!: And no I'm not talking about that crappy ass Robin Williams movie. I'm talking about the fact that if I can't become a teacher I might just buy a RV and travel around the country!

S - Summer reading list: My goal is to read 'Bad Twin' which is all about the mythology of Lost. If I get really ambitious I might read some of the other classics that are mentioned throughout the show but it's more likely that if I read anything else it'll be the next Clive Cussler novel.

T - Teaching update: No job yet although I have applied for a job fair in mid July in which Broward County does all their last mintue hiring. So, I really hope that I can get into that fair and get hired on the spot.

U - Utube: This is another great website that allows you to view pretty much any video clip ever made. You can also post your own original material to it as Brian and I did with our FX contest audition tape. Check it out at www.youtube.com.

V - Video games and Congress: The fact that Capitol Hill even held congressional sessions to debate whether or not video games lead to violence is enough to make me blow a gasket. When you then hear how out of date these politicians are you want to shoot yourself. One senator referred to himself as a 'gamer' because he once played pong thirty years ago! Come on now! These senators need to get in touch with society because they are so far removed from reality that it's not even funny. After all, video games don't lead to violence. Watching the six o'clock news does.

W - World Cup update: Just for the record I'm picking Brazil to win it all. And that's just because I know South Florida will be going crazy if they do.

X - Xmen spinoffs: There's talk about making spinoff movies for popluar xmen characters such as Magneto and Wolverine. I don't really care one way or the other. I just needed something to talk about that started with the letter X.

Y - Yankees update: They are still alive despite the potentially devastating injuries to Hideki Matsui and Gary Sheffield. As such they'll do whatever they can to hold on until those guys can come back. Which means that they will be big players at the trading deadline. My prediction - acquiring a frontline starter like the Braves John Smoltz and a veteran outfielder like Reggie Sanders.

Z -Z100 is now in South Florida: See 'X'.