Disney Christmas Parade
Dec 3rd
So today I visited the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney Parks in Orlando. My wife and I were selected to attend the taping of a few segments of the Christmas Day Parade, but at the last minute, my wife couldn’t go so I went by myself. Here are my observations.
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Please help me!
Nov 1st
I am entering in Movember and could use your help (primarily by donating a little something). Please see this page to donate: http://www.movember.com/m/259680
Free Teeth Whitening
Oct 30th
Far be it from me to be so vain, but I like white teeth. I also like Coke products, so those two don’t mix so well. As you can see from the equation above, I found a little old-time secret that works, and no I don’t make any money off of this. There seems to be some of that going around lately on the Internet.
Buy some strawberries, you only need one normal strawberry. In fact, if you are a drinker, order an extra strawberry from the bartender and do this in the bar’s bathroom for virtually free! You will also need some baking soda. I found a box at Target for $0.50, so I imagine it can be found for cheaper at Wal Mart.
Brush your teeth with normal toothpaste first. This will help to get the initial gross off of your hulls. Next, mash the strawberry in to a thick paste with a fork and add a teaspoon of baking soda to it. Continue mixing until it looks like the inside of roadkill (seriously it looks and tastes pretty awful!) Put that unholy mix on a toothbrush (preferably one you’ll throw away as seeds stick to the brush pretty badly). Brush the mix in to your teeth for a minute or so and leave it on for five minutes. After what seems like an eternity, spit out that junk and brush your teeth again with normal toothpaste.
The science was laid out in a dental journal I lost the link to (sorry) but it has the same side effects as normal whitening does. That can include sensitivity and other stuff as well. Teeth whitening should only be done once every quarter to reduce those side effects. I had no problems whatsoever afterwords, and my wife was very impressed with the results. She told me she had a ‘better luck next time’ speech already prepared, but didn’t get to use it. I’m sure she’ll find an excuse soon enough.
UFC 104: A Retrospect
Oct 25th
You know, honestly I did pretty good as far as my predictions, and even I was surprised by many elements of this event. Dana White is included in this group, so here is predictions vs. reality for each fight.
Anthony Johnson Vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida:
I said KO in the second, but AJ made a punk out of me. KO in the first few seconds for this up-and-comer from Dublin. Nice showing for his first pay-per-view. I’m a little disappointed he didn’t make weight, and for that reason lost KO of the Night, but he still made an impression for Joe Silva and the other match-makers. Go Dublin, Georgia! You have a new hero. (Just not sure who he replaced as Dublin’s original hero…)
Joe Stevenson Vs. Spencer Fisher:
Joe by decision is what I had, but it’s obvious that Joe Daddy has some help in the Jackson camp. Elbow submissions in the second is the official call, but TKO is what it will be for everyone else.
Gleison Tibau Vs. Josh Neer:
Predicted a close decision win for Neer, and what happened was a decision for Tibau that was the first unanimous decision robbery of the night. Just because a wrestler takes down a fighter at will does not mean anything! Nothing was ever accomplished while Neer was down, and the crowd knew it. I call beer goggles on the judges for this fight.
Cain Velasquez Vs. Ben Rothwell:
Predicted TKO in the second for Velasquez, and that’s what he got! I do think the ref stopped it a bit early, but Steve Mazzagatti should get a thank you card from Rothwell. He was loosing that hardily. But I do agree with Dana on Steve.
Lyoto Machida Vs. Mauricio Rua:
TKO in the 3rd? Not a chance. This was the decision hear ’round the world. After five rounds, Rua was absolutely screwed by the judges’ unanimous decision for Rua. Now we are at an interesting place for the fans: the heavyweight, light heavyweight, and lightweight champions are not the people’s choice. Lesnar is just a disgusting personality, Machida is a false champion, and BJ Penn is just a whinny little man (see Grease Gate.) The only other champions are dominating their division (Silva and St. Piere) so crowds are getting restless. I hope things shake out soon, for the fan’s sake.
Xbox 360 Preview
Oct 24th
So I just got selected to try out new xbox live features including Facebook, Twitter, and Last.fm integration. Here is a review. Read the rest of this entry »
What is Wet Shaving?
Oct 23rd
OK, I have had more emails from my friends asking about wet shaving than any other area of my life. I discovered that this came about when I listed it as a hobby on my “About” page of this blog. I will explain it via a nice (albeit cheesy) video and then tell you what I recommend since the video is quite outdated.
MMA: Why I Love This Sport
Oct 21st
First off, I am aware that some of you don’t know that I am a huge mixed martial arts fan. Surprise! But even fewer of you know that I actually train at least three times a week on various components of “the game” of MMA. I have been for two years now and will continue to for quite some time. I will give you some background on the sport and then explain why it is that I participate as well as watching it. Read the rest of this entry »