I'll be in Laguna Beach until Wednesday, test driving the new Mazda 3. So I'll be a little light on the posts. (And that pic above is the hotel they're putting me up in, so I'm thinking there's gonna be a few other things I'll be doing than sitting in my room writing posts.)
But I will be tweeting regularly. So if you're not already, follow me at
twitter.com/thebachelorguy. It aint Shaq's feed, but I'll try to keep it interesting.
Beer nuts are a decent bar snack, but Brett Stern, author of the book “99 Ways to Open a Beer Bottle... Without a Bottle Opener", noticed one major flaw: they don't taste like beer.
So to right this wrong of false advertising, Stern developed Beer Chips - thick-cut, kettle style potato chips that actually taste like beer. And actually have beer listed right in the ingredients. Add in a little sweet and salty crunchy goodness so they don't taste like a coaster you spilled beer on, and you've got a chip that deserves a permanent spot at every barbecue and tailgate party from this day forward.
And for those of you who like your alcohol-flavored party snacks a little stronger, break open a bag of Chip Shots, Margarita with salt flavored chips, or Hot Potatoes, spicy Bloody Mary flavored chips. Keep a bag in your desk drawer, and it's happy hour at 2:00.
www.beerchips.com
Last week, the National Honey Board hosted an evening of honey-infused cocktails to show off honey's strength as a cocktail ingredient. While most of us are familiar with mixing in some simple syrup when a drink needs some sweet added in, honey sweetens naturally, makes a great simple syrup, and flavor-infused honeys can add serious flavor and aroma to whatever you're mixing.
Prominent mixologists from across the country created nine honey-featured cocktails to show how easily it blends with the other ingredients to create unique and distinctive drinks. Three of them are below.
BASILICO
Gabriel Orta, Master Mixologist, The Florida Room
Co-Founder, BAR LAB, Miami, Florida
The ideal accompaniment to a good cut of meat. Enjoy the first sip and lose yourself in the different hints of fruit mixed with the aroma of pepper and herbs
Ingredients
3/4 oz honey
1 1/2 oz whisky
1/2 oz lemon juice
4 basil leaves
3 strawberries
Dash of pepper
Garnish: basil leaf and strawberry
Preparation
Muddle the strawberries and basil and then add the whiskey, lemon and honey. Shake vigorously and strain into a rocks glass with ice. Top with fresh cracked pepper and garnish with a strawberry and a basil leaf.
BEFORE DAWN
Junior Merino, The Liquid Chef
Master Mixologist, Rayuela and Macondo
Founder, The Liquid Chef Inc., New York, New York
Sweetness, tanginess, fruit and tequila along with a flavorful honey coexist in perfect harmony in this fabulous creation
Ingredients
1/2 oz Buckwheat honey
1 1/2 oz Añejo tequila
...There's more
This was one of those "I gotta try this" pitches that came my way. A gel from Lab Series that can help give you six-pack abs. Awesome. I can finally stop the endless crunches that don't seem to be having any effect other than to cause sweat and soreness.
Except that's not the case. It's not magic abs in a tube. You can't eat like you're going to the electric chair, rub some of this on and, boom, six-pack. But it does have an effect to make the abs you are working hard on, get some more definition. So I gave it a shot.
Rubbing on their Ab Rescue gel tightens, tones, firms and smoothes the skin. There's a cooling and tightening sensation as the gel dries. (And you'd better let it dry. A warning on the label says the stuff is flammable until it dries. Seriously. Flammable.)
The "energy- enhanced thermogenic formula" (thermogenic... flammable... I'm putting it together), consists of a combination of caffeine, which works to stimulate the skin, and creatine, which accelerates the properties of Glycine Soya (Soybean Protein), that helps build and support the skin. Menthol is there to comfort and cool. (A relief after a workout.)
All of this targets areas of the body where fat has accumulated, or where the skin is slack, to visibly firm and tighten, accentuating the muscle underneath. The best results are seen over time, usually within an 8 week span. (So don't think you can hit the chili bar this afternoon, slap some on, and hit the clubs all ripped tonite.)
Here's what I found: I gave the stuff a shot over a week or so, and, against all my expectations, actually saw a difference. As soon as you spread some on you feel tightening as it dries. After using it for a while, there was definitely a difference. And I asked my girl for her opinion, and even she saw some more defined six-package going on. But just like with crunches, you have to keep doing it to keep seeing the results. I wonder if A-Rod's cousin knows about this stuff.
$30
www.labseries.com
Say you're out partying this weekend, and your designated driver scores with some chick and leaves you stranded (or you don't have a DD and you do the smart thing and leave your keys at the bar), you don't have to stumble through the streets trying to hail a cab. If you've got your smart phone with you, you can order up a ride with the Taxi Magic app from
RideCharge.
This free app lets you find and choose a reliable ride in 30 major cities around the US (with more added all the time), and schedule a pick up for after the game or happy hour, or have them dispatch a taxi your way immediately.
Should you spend your last few bucks buying Cosmos for that cougar at the club, you can even pay the fare through your phone. So you don't have to ask her for taxi money to get her back to your place.
Besides drunken weekends out with limited cash, Taxi Magic works for business trips. Schedule airport shuttles, organize rides from the sales dinner back to the hotel, and track it all through a virtual receipt system that's easy to turn in to accounting.
Works with your Blackberry, Windows Mobile device or iPhone. And it's the only drunk dialing you should ever do.
Free
www.ridecharge.com
SOFTWARE | GADGETS
March 27, 2009
GUY GUIDES
March 27, 2009
The mX-L, the newest notebook from performance computer maker, MAINGEAR, features a razor thin 13.3" backlit LED display that gives higher visibility than the traditional active matrix, and all the brainpower and storage you need for gaming, surfing rich media and high-end computing. Built-in fingerprint scanning protects your sensitive documents. (And you now what those are.)
But besides all the geek-wow stuff, the mX-L features M.A.R.C. laser etching. Upload your image or logo, and they'll custom engrave your notebook to fit your personal style. Giving you a one-off statement piece, or a high-end custom corporate look.
Starts at $1099.99
www.maingear.com
ELECTRONICS
March 26, 2009
To bring a taste of the late-night party-scene home, Belvedere is releasing their new premium spirit
Belvedere IX (pronounced One-X).
Working with French graffiti artist, Andre Saraiva, to create Mr. IX (the personality of the brand), and the edgy bottle design, IX was originally available only in select nightclubs. This spring it will hit retailers nationwide.
A unique, new style of vodka, it has nine ingredients: ginseng, guarana, acai, ginger, sweet almond, jasmine, eucalyptus, three cinnamon, and black cherry - all blended with 100 proof Belvedere vodka to give it a slightly sweet/spicy flavor, with a hint of citrus and menthol.
And as always, I've got some great cocktails for you to try this weekend. A couple are remakes of the classics, and a couple (like a deconstructed Mojito poured over cotton candy), are pure nightclub show - you decide what works best for your crowd. For more recipes, and info on when IX will be available in your area, head to
www.BelvedereIX.com
IX White Out
2 oz IX
1 oz Monin Lemongrass Syrup
1 oz light coconut milk
Shake with fresh mint and basil
IX Deconstructed Mojito
2 oz IX
1 oz lime juice
2 oz strong brewed mint tea, served cold
Pour over white cotton candy
TonIX
2 oz IX
2 oz white grapefruit juice
...There's more
Wanna win a free t-shirt? All you need to do is go see the minor league West Michigan Whitecaps play at Fifth Third Ballpark in Comstock Park, Michigan. And eat a 4-pound burger stacked with five beef patties, five slices of cheese, almost a cup of chili, a load of salsa, and some corn chips for good measure. (Alka Seltzer is extra.)
It comes served on an 8-inch bun, will set you back $20, and packs a Michael Phelps-sized 4,800 calories. More than twice what should eat in a normal day. (This is where I insert the obvious "health strikeout, but promotional home run" line.)
But a free t-shirt is a free t-shirt. And you'll have to eat the entire monster burger in one sitting to score it. No slicing it up like a pizza and sharing with buddies, like the majority of the people who order it do. No pic of the coveted shirt was available, but I'm gonna guess it's only available in a 2XL.
FOOD | HEALTH
March 26, 2009
GUY GUIDES
March 26, 2009
The Vancouver Organizing Committee just revealed the design for the 2010 Olympic Torch.
The white and silver torch is made of stainless steel, copper and brass, and was "inspired by the cool, crisp lines left in the snow and ice from winter sports." It also looks a little like a frozen flame.
The motto of the 2010 Winter Games, "With Glowing Hearts/Des Plus Brilliants Exploits" is engraved down the side, along with a maple leaf cutout that doubles as an air intake to feed the flame.
You can see the interactive animation of the torch by
clicking here, and check out how it was developed, with pics and diagrams,
here.
If you're lucky enough to score a job interview, you're going to want to be wearing a tie. Even if it's for a job that requires you to wear a name tag, or where Casual Friday is the norm. And if the only ties you've got in your closet have piano keys or cartoon characters on them, you gonna want to update your tie selection.
To do that, without breaking what little bank you have left, go to
TheTieBar.com. They've got a collection of hundreds of 100% silk ties, in a variety of colors, patterns and even widths, for just $15. Not cheap, crappy designs either. We're talking current styles, current designs. And you can grab any tie, any style, for fifteen bucks. Less than you'll spend on a couple of those appletinis your girl likes to drink. And they'll even ship them to you for a flat rate of $5.99.
So you can tie one on during the week, for a lot less that you spend to tie one on over the weekend.
$15
www.thetiebar.com
STYLE | CLOTHING
March 25, 2009
Just when you thought the
Christian Bale rant was beaten to death, comes this brilliant mashup that also revives the classic Bill O'Reilly meltdown from his Inside Edition days. So well done, if you hadn't seen the Bale piece a thousand times already, you'd swear this was an actual exchange.
I say we keep the two of them awake for a day or two, put them on a set together, throw in a malfunctioning teleprompter and a wandering DP, and let the cameras roll.
Via Uncoached
ENTERTAINMENT
March 25, 2009
GUY GUIDES
March 25, 2009
The newest designer card deck from
Theory11, is dubbed Propaganda. It took over a year to produce, and is "engineered to military precision."
I don't know if that means you can pull an inside straight, and then slit an enemy insurgent's throat with them, but they'll definitely make an impression at your next poker night. Because if you don't play poker, the terrorists win.
$4.95
www.theory11.com
Check out the insanely produced promo video below. I don't know if my boy can actually fly that chopper, but he can flip the shit outta those cards.
Here's a recession buster for you: If you like your magazines in the more eco-friendly digital format, and want to score a big discount and a twoofer, check out
Zinio.com's Motors, Music and Models deal.
Here's the deal: Grab a 12-issue digital subscription to either Maxim for $10 bucks or Blender for just $7.97, and you'll get a bonus sub to the auto mag of your choice - from a list of sixteen titles like Car and Driver, Hot Rod, Road & Track and Lowrider.
One year, two mags, for less than the cost of a couple of beers. Delivered to your in-box. No late delivery 'cause the mailman read it first. No girls asking why Maxim is on your coffee table. (Not that you care, but...) A pretty good deal. But it's only for a limited time, so jump on it now.
You won't find a link to the special from their website, so you have to
click here for the deal. (And while you're deciding which car mag to get, here's a video of Quiana Grant's bikini shoot for you to enjoy, courtesy of Maxim and Blender.com.)
ENTERTAINMENT
March 24, 2009
I never had a desire to see Wall-E, but if they ever remake it as dark as this, It'd definitely get added it to my NetFlix queue.
Via Gizmodo
ENTERTAINMENT
March 24, 2009
GUY GUIDES
March 24, 2009
Going to the gym tonite? Gonna work off some of that weekend abuse? If you see this guy, don't ask him for a spot.
Trainer Drops Weight On Student - Watch more Epic Fails
ENTERTAINMENT
March 23, 2009
Brian Cuban - lawyer, blogger and brother of Mavs owner Mark - made an
observation after a recent game in Dallas: a stunning similarity between NBA games on the court, and the singles scene in the clubs.
He provides a list of basketball terminology to prove his point that on the court, or in the club, pick up game is pick up game. A few of my favorites:
Slam-dunk: The last drunk girl in the bar at 2 a.m.
Alley-Oop: Your buddy generously hands off to you that last drunk girl in the bar at 2 am. You are hoping to convert to a "slam dunk."
Full Court Press: Within 15 minutes of meeting a girl in a bar you have given her your phone number, certified financial statement, recent HIV test and two round-trip tickets to Vegas for the next day. You’ve even sent flowers sent to the girl … while still in the bar.
Double-Double: You figure it out...
Clear Path Foul: You picked up the hottest girl in the club. She has told you how much she wants you. You are on your way back to your place. She pukes all over your car.
Technical Foul: She told you she was 21 when you bought her a drink. This is an ejection. A one-game suspension. And a timeout... maybe to be spent in a 4x6 with bars.
To read the full list,
click here.
Celebs use sunglasses to hide all the time. But this chameleon takes it to the next level.
The question isn't is this real or just really cool post manipulation, but what this guy is doing with half a dozen pairs of brightly colored 80's Ray Bans?
ENTERTAINMENT
March 23, 2009
It's rare that I post on something twice. (With the obvious exception of liquor and related cocktail recipes.) But this time it's for your benefit.
Last month I posted on new grooming products from Urth. (
Read) They sent me a bunch of product to test, which I did. And still am. Because the stuff rocks. I'm getting addicted to their herbal botanical formulas - loaded with ginseng, chamomile and green tea - and the longer I use it, the better results I'm seeing. My girl even made a comment. Which is rare. She loves the feel and the herbal smell. And when that happens, you know you got something good, that you're gonna stick with.
So I called Bob Mah, the guy behind
Urth, and told him I wanted to let some of you guys try it too. And he's agreed to give two of you a $125 Man's Best Friend kit, so you can give it a shot, and get the Urth experience for yourself.
Included in the kit is their white tea and ginger non-foaming face wash for cleansing, the green tea and rice scrub to exfoliate (yeah, exfoliate), the ginseng and tea tree shave formula with antiseptic herbal extracts to minimize razor bumps, and the white tea and vitamin C-D-A face balm to moisturize and protect. And Bob's not giving sample-sized testers. You'll get full-size product that'll last you a couple of months, so you can see real results.
To get a shot at taking home the goods, all you need to do is
enter your email addy here. On Friday the 27th, I'll pick two of you at random. You can thank me after.
To get info on Urth grooming products and where to buy, surf over to
www.GetUrth.com, or by becoming a
Facebook fan.
GUY GUIDES
March 23, 2009
If you're planning on doing some camping, hiking, biking - or any other outdoor activity that takes you far from civilization - and want to bring the char-broiled goodness of some barbecue with you, pack the
Safari Chef.
A small portable gas grill that was "Born in Africa, Bred for Adventure" and weighs under nine pounds, the Safari Chef isn't just some small grate over a minuscule flame. It gives you five interchangeable cooking surfaces to work with - including a camping stove, a BBQ top, reversible flat and ribbed griddle, and a lid that doubles as a wok. (For safari stir fry, I guess.)
The big-grill-sized fire comes from a replaceable 1lb propane cartridge (not included), that screws into the bottom. No need for lugging charcoal into the wild. And when you're done, the whole thing folds down and nests into a small package that slides into the included carry bag. Screw protein bars and turkey jerky, I'm taking burgers and chicken breasts on my next trip.
The Safari Chef retails for $119, but the guys over at CADAC are offering BG readers $25 off, bringing it down to $94. Which means more money for meat. All you need to do is
go here to the promo page and use the code "
safariba".
When you get there, you'll see the Safari Chef's bigger brother the Carri Chef, that comes with larger cooking surfaces and two sets of legs for ground or tabletop cooking. Use the code "
carriba" and you'll get $35 off of that one.
The deals are only good for a limited time, so if you're looking for a new camping or tailgate grill, jump on it.
wwwsafarichefgrill.com
GRILLING | GEAR
March 20, 2009
You know how it is... long week at work, looking for some needed stress release, and your girl is nowhere around. So a little "alone time" is in order. And you're tired of the usual free streams, and need some fresh "material". The problem is finding quality content, without digging through the endless pile of bad links, aggressive popups, and dead ends.
Which is why
OVGuide.com, the massive guide to online video, teamed up with AEBN (Adult Entertainment Broadcast Network). The result of their partnership is a pretty comprehensive adult online video search and discovery tool. (Heh, heh. I said "tool".)
You can search more than 41,000 adult stars or titles, and get links to all their online vids and pics. Search for a specific adult star, and you get a landing page with her filmography, free clips and the opportunity to stream or download full length videos from AEBN’s vault. Giving you quick and easy access to streaming and downloadable content. (Quick and easy being the key words.) And soon you'll be able to uncover unknown stars based on her "physical characteristics", various video topics and niches. Allowing you to really drill down. So to speak.
www.OVGuide.com
GUY GUIDES
March 20, 2009
GUY GUIDES
March 20, 2009
Sports arguments have raged on for decades. The Biggest Choke Ever. BCS Versus Playoffs. Pete Rose in the Hall of Fame. Is Auto Racing a Sport...
Fed up with listening to beer-soaked douche bags expound profusely - and loudly - on their often ill-informed opinions, a buddy of mine decided to do what any other American does in case of a dispute: take the cases to court. And let two everyday sports fans state their side of the argument in front of an actual judge. Whose decision is final. (At least in his court. Sports bar is another story.)
This week's case: "The Greatest Team Choke in Baseball History: 2007 Mets or the 2004 Yankees." All rise.
Because there is a never-ending supply of hot women. Who do stuff like this.
VIA
TotalProSports (They've got the uncensored version here)
Find PostSecret.com a little too touchy-feely, but need to need to confess something weighing heavy on your mind? Post your catharsis on
IAmGuiltyOf.com. You remain anonymous, yet, as any church-goer knows, once you confess, even online, all is forgiven.
If you're feeling voyeuristic, you can read other confessions, vote for favorites, and leave comments. And - after reading some posts like: "I am guilty of... Flying to Atlanta to spend a weekend with a girl I just met while being in a 3 year relationship." "I am guilty of preferring masturbation to sex w/ my spouse" and "I am guilty of...scrubbing our toliet with your toothbrush and secretly laughing 2 myself e-time you brush ur teeth" - you can feel guilty that your life is probably a whole lot better than theirs.
ENTERTAINMENT
March 19, 2009
Attention fans of athletes getting abused in the name of science: The Emmy-award winning
Sport Science returns to Fox Sports Net this Sunday at 9pm. That means more slo-mo shots to the head, more animations of the effects of kicks to the groin and baseballs to the chin, and more guys in lab coats trying not to laugh their asses off.
This season promises to up the abuse ante, with the first epi showing the effects of 360-pound Pro Bowl behemoth Kris Jenkins delivering a blow to an "average" guy, golfer Brad Faxon trying to hit a ball out of jell-o and spaghetti, the Dodgers' Matt Kemp testing to see if foam pads help when he crashes into an outfield wall, and show host John Brenkus sticking his neck out to see who has more raw choking power: an MMA superstar, or a python.
Check out the preview below. Who says athletes aint smart?
If you're a fellow road warrior, you never fly without an iPod, iPhone, or anything else that plays video, so you don't have to watch whatever decades-old Hugh Grant flick they're showing on the flight.
The problem is having to hold the damn thing for three hours. Besides being uncomfortable and cramp-inducing, with one hand holding the vid player, and your no-longer-complimentary drink in the other, that leaves no hands for popping still-complimentary peanuts. Sure there's the stand that comes with some protective cases, but hit a little "rough air" and you're looking for it under your seat. (And there's always the ever popular MacGyver-esque
barf bag holster.)
Instead of engineering some way to view comfortably, you can clip your video player to the seat or tray with an
iFlyz. Designed specifically for your in-flight viewing pleasure, just attach your player with the suction cup, and the adjustable clamp secures it to whatever happens to be directly in front of you. (Even your tray when it's up and locked.) Adjust the viewing angle with the flexible gooseneck, and you've got coast-to-coast viewing enjoyment. And at a svelte 2-ounces, it won't add bulk to your carry on.
Grab that flight attendant, you've got a free hand to fill.
$29.99
www.iflyz.com
GUY GUIDES
March 19, 2009
Some of you have asked where to get a bracket to use for an office pool, or just fill out to keep track of your own picks. So I got together with the guys at
SportsGamingEdge.com, and they developed an interactive bracket page, where you click to choose your teams, and can then print out the results. To use just for your own reference. Not to actually hold office pools. Office pools are illegal. And we never do anything illegal.
Click here to get the brackets.
What do you do when you're frustrated with women, have no clue and are tired of bad advice? Start a website and staff it with a bunch of hot chicks, willing to answer your questions on camera.
AskTheHotChick.com has dozens of videos featuring the resident "Hot Chicks" - ranging from students and professionals, to Maxim models and dancers - who share their personal experiences with guys in relationships, on dates and in the bedroom.
Guys can send in a question, and get a no nonsense answer. It's a little like asking a fish what kind of bait to use, but the answers I watched actually had honest answers. Not the usual "I like a guy with a sense of humor" type stuff. (And reading the Hot Chicks' personal nicknames in their profiles is off the charts on the Unintentional Comedy Scale. In the lead so far: Boo Boo Kitty Fuck.)
Sure, these chicks aint Dear Abby. But I'm not gonna watch a video of Dear Abby in a bikini telling me where to find her G-Spot.
Here's Tracey (Nicknames: TT, Tinkerbell, Spicytuna), sharing her advice on how you can score a Hot Chick.
WOMEN | GUY GUIDES
March 18, 2009
If winning a few bucks and bragging rights by crushing coworkers in the office bracket pool doesn't get your blood pumping like it used to, take your handicapping skills to the next level, and win yourself a trip to Vegas.
A couple of buddies of mine are launching a new site this month,
EdgeXD.com (more on that once it launches), and as part of the promo they're holding a contest
BracketologyXD.
The winning bracket scores the Grand Prize trip for two to Vegas, including airfare, hotel and some cash for spreading around the tables. You also get a private pool side meet and greet with Heather Vandeven, the 2007 Penthouse Pet of the Year. (And I hear she digs college hoops gurus.)
To get in on it, all you need to do is
fill out your brackets here. And if you need some help on your picks, they've enlisted their Chief Bracketologist, the lovely Vendula (wearing a lab coat that inexplicably stays on the whole time), to assist you. I can't understand a word she says, but that hasn't stopped me from watching it four times.
GUY GUIDES
March 18, 2009
These cocktails from Alizé, featuring their blend of French cognac and fruit juices, are definitely not your traditional St. Patrick's Day drinks. But once the green hats and shamrock shirts have been put away, you're still gonna need something to mix for the weekend. So just make up a new name, invite her over for the sweet fruitiness that Alize delivers, and party on.
Alizé Emerald
2 parts Alizé Bleu
2 parts Alizé Gold Passion
Blend ingredients and serve over ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with a lime twist.
Pot of Gold
1 part Alizé Gold Passion
1/2 part Finlandia Grapefruit vodka
1 part orange juice
1 part Red Bull
...There's more
The latest entry in James Gunn's PG Porn, for people who like everything about porn except the sex, is "Helpful Bus".
You want non-porn brilliance? You got Craig Robinson from The Office. You got Gilmore Girl's Sean Gunn, sporting a blinged-out grill. And a parade of porn princesses, including Bree Olson and Marie Luv. Mixed into a PG take on the drive-around-and-find-girls-to-fuck-on-a-van hardcore staple.
ENTERTAINMENT
March 17, 2009
It doesn't matter if you're playing in the office bracket pool or dropping a couple large at the Vegas sports book, if you want to still be in it all the way to the Final Four, you're gonna need some guidance. (Yeah yeah, I don't care how much SportsCenter you watch or SI you read.)
They call it "gambling" for a reason, but I don't risk my hard earned bankroll without talking to the pros. The guys who take the emotion and "gut feeling" out of the equation, do the research, get the info, and make informed picks all year long. So I spoke to Al DeMarco, lead handicapper for
SportsGamingEdge.com, to pick his brain on his picks, get tips on picking your own, and find out what to look for when seeking pro guidance.
DeMarco's been a sports junkie his entire life - and a 25-year pro handcapper after leaving his gig as a broadcast journalist. He says using a pro handicapper to help make your picks is just like using a financial planner or a broker to make stock picks. They do all the legwork, make educated recommendations, and help you turn a profit over the long term. (And right now, dropping money on the brackets seems like a safer bet than the markets.)
If you're just dropping a Jackson in the office pool, here are a few of his suggestions for making your own picks. (And if you want to get his completed brackets with all his picks - to skew the odds in your favor - you can
download it here.)
1 - Don't follow the formula
Some people swear by always taking the underdogs in the first round. But according to DeMarco, the favorites the last two years are 42-21-1. "Take every tourney as a separate entity. Don't fall victim to the stereotypes. Look at the actual matchups," he advises.
2 - Factor in travel
Look at what teams are forced to travel far, and are out of their element. For example, Mississippi State gets the 13th seed and has to travel long range to Portland to battle Washington right in its backyard.
3 - Factor in tourney results
Your team may have had a big run in the tourney, but it may have been an exhausting run. Syracuse comes to mind. Six OTs followed by a single OT. "They may have an easy first round," says DeMarco, "but it's going to take its toll."
On the flip side, Pittsburgh, Connecticut, and North Carolina all took early exits. But they're rested, relaxed and ready. And they're also three of DeMarco's Final Four.
When you do decide to turn to a pro, here are some things DeMarco recommends when
...There's more
Before you drain that first pint tonight (and all those that come after it), you've gotta give a proper toast. Sure you could just yell Cheers, Sláinte, or Here's to Your Mom, but a toast on St. Patrick's Day deserves better.
Every guy needs a few good toasts to deliver in any situation. And since the Irish are known for their toasts (they've had a lot of practice), here is a pot o' Irish toast gold for you to dig through:
Saint Patrick was a gentleman,
Who through strategy and stealth,
Drove all the snakes from Ireland,
Here’s a toasting to his health.
But not too many toastings,
Lest you lose yourself and then,
Forget the good Saint Patrick
And see all those snakes again.
Here's to being single...
Drinking doubles...
And seeing triple!
May you have nicer legs than yours under the table
before the new spuds are up.
Here's to our wives and girlfriends:
May they never meet.
Here's to a long life and a merry one.
A quick death and an easy one.
A pretty girl and an honest one.
A cold pint-- and another one!
May you die in bed at 95, shot by a jealous husband.
May you have all the happiness
and luck that life can hold—
And at the end of all your rainbows
may you find a pot of gold.
May your pockets be heavy—
Your heart be light,
And may good luck pursue you
Each morning and night.
May you be in heaven a full half hour
before the devil knows your dead.
May you live as long as you want and never want as long as you live.
May you always have a clean shirt, a clear conscience, and enough coins in your pocket to buy a pint.
...There's more
GUY GUIDES | SKILLS
March 17, 2009
GUY GUIDES
March 17, 2009
After beer, whisky is the most imbibed drink on St. Patty's Day. (Or, maybe not. I just made that up. I don't really have a research budget.) And since a lot of you will be enjoying some whiskey, bourbon or scotch this week, I asked Laphroaig's Scotch Malt Expert, Simon Brooking, for his advice on how to properly enjoy 'em.
Laphroaig is a single malt Scotch crafted in the harsh climate of Islay, where the abundance of soft water, rain soaked peat, and quality barley all contribute to the unique taste of Laphroaig. And they've got a limited Quarter Cask (pictured), that's grabbed by collectors for its unusually soft sweetness and velvety texture.
So Brooking has put together 4 steps that let you enjoy it the way it was intended, much like wine connoisseurs do. Not like when you were in college, and the 4 steps were: Open, Pour, Chug, Repeat. Use anytime you uncork a great whiskey.
Step 1 - Visual
Pour yourself a full measure. Admire the full golden amber colour with its slightly greenish tone.
Step 2 - Nose
Nose the glass (adding just a drop of water to release the full potential) and savour the pungent earthy aroma. Admire the heavy peaty smokiness.
Step 3 - Taste
Really taste the whisky - roll it around on your tongue and allow it to impress your palate. Take time to experience its full rich character and peaty flavour.
Step 4 - Appreciate
Contemplate it, savour it, but never rush it - appreciate the lingering and unique mellow finish of the true single malt Scotch whisky.
www.laphroaig.com
Listen, there's only one excuse for drinking green beer. And that would be if you are with a group of really hot chicks, and they want some.
So, should the luck if the Irish be with you, and you happen to find yourself in that situation, Waterfall Mobile can help you locate the pubs that are serving green brew on St. Patty's Day, via text.
Available in four major cities - San Francisco, Boston, Los Angeles and New York City - text “greenbeer” to MSGME (67463) and select your closest neighborhood. You'll get back a text with a nearby pub or brewery pouring the emerald suds. And hopefully something else for you.
If you haven't caught Breaking Bad on AMC, you're missing one of the best dramas on TV. (First Mad Men, now this. What happened, AMC? You're not my grandfather's cable channel any more.)
Season two cranked up a couple of weeks ago, following Walter White (Bryan "Malcom's Dad" Cranston), a mild-mannered chemistry teacher from New Mexico who, after finding out cancer's giving him about two years left to live, morphs into a kingpin of the meth trade in an effort to secure his family's financial security. Nothing any guy wouldn't do to keep his family in groceries once he's gone.
If you're late to the party, and want to catch up on season one before settling into season two, I've got a box set to giveaway. All you need to do is
enter your email address here, and I'll pick one of you on Friday, March 20th to score the DVDs.
Need more convincing? Check out the clip below of Walt meeting with a former student, and finding out for the first time, how lucrative the meth trade can be.
ENTERTAINMENT
March 16, 2009
GUY GUIDES
March 16, 2009
It's light out longer, and it's not as cold as it was last month, so it's time to dust off the grill, and get the flame going. (For those of you not man enough to have still been grilling in 20-below weather, standing in 8-inches of snow.)
Chris Lilly, champion pitmaster for
Kingsford Charcoal, offers these hearty recipes perfect for early grilling season. Two feature homemade dry rubs for explosive flavor, his Apple Cider Ribs and Beer-Basted Pulled Pork Sliders. The third is Lilly's Crisp Spicy Southern Mustard Coleslaw, which is the perfect side for your first barbecue of the season. And all three are easy enough to help you shake the grilling cobwebs off after a long winter.
Apple Cider Ribs
Makes: 4-6 servings
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 3 hours, 45 minutes
Ingredients:
2 slabs loin back ribs (baby back)
1 cup KC Masterpiece® Original Barbecue Sauce
Dry Rub
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
4 teaspoons garlic salt
4 teaspoons chili powder
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
...There's more
If you couldn't make the party down in Austin this weekend (and all next week), for South by Southwest, you can still rock your face off by taking in the live stream below, provided by
UStream, going live at 4pm CST.
It's their first ever "Live from the Belmont" event, and will showcase Adele, Indigo Girls, Peter Himmelman, Manchester Orchestra, Von Bondies and more, every night through March 21. No wristband required.
Free video streaming by Ustream
ENTERTAINMENT
March 13, 2009
Tullamore Dew has been distilling Irish whiskey in County Offaly since 1829. And is the last of the global brands to still be owned by an Irish company. (France's Pernod now owns Jameson, and Diageo out of England owns Bushmills.)
Known for its smoothness, the Dew is dried in enclosed kilns, not over smoky fires, which mellows the flavors naturally.
To add some authenticity to your celebration this weekend, here are some whiskey cocktails from Tullamore, including Shamrocked, the cocktail created for St. Patty's Day by Midori melon liquor, and Tullamore's authentic Irish coffee, for some after party imbibing.
And when you toast, use this traditional Irish toast I got from their site,
www.tullamoredew.com
Here's to women's kisses,
and to whiskey, amber clear;
Not as sweet as a woman's kiss,
but a darn sight more sincere!
Shamrocked (Created by Victoria D’Amoto Moran for Midori)
2 oz Midori Melon Liqueur
1/2 oz of Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey
1/2 oz of Carolans Irish cream liqueur
Shake incredibly well, serve in 3 oz. shot glass
Irish Gold
2 parts Tullamore Dew
2 parts Ginger Ale
Splash of Orange Juice
1/2 part of Peach Schnapps
Combine in an ice-cube filled Collins or specialty glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.
Authentic Irish Coffee
Fill an Irish coffee glass with very hot water to pre-heat then empty. Pour hot coffee into hot glass until it is about 3/4 full. Drop in 2 cocktail sugar cubes and stir until sugar is thoroughly dissolved. Add full jigger of Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey for proper taste and body. Top with a collar of lightly whipped cream by pouring gently over a spoon.
I was never a fan of the term "man cave". It's like "metrosexual", one of those made up marketing terms forced on us, to get us to buy stuff. But it's been growing on me. Especially since Tony Siragusa stars on a DIY Network show called "Man Caves." If it's good enough for The Goose, I guess I can live with it.
And my friends over at
MyBadPad.com have put together a collection of 12 of the best man caves they could find. Some guys dropped a lot of coin building them, some did seriously cool stuff on a budget. But either way, they are rooms you could pop open a beer in, and escape the daily stress of work, bills and family.
Rooms that, besides the requisite flat screens, bar, beer fridge and recliner, add features like an indoor driving range, video arcade, rock climbing walls, and a 6 x 6 stage complete with stripper pole. (If you need me, I'll be at that guy's place this weekend.)
Some choice pics are below, but for the full story and photos, and for inspiration to build your own, head over to
www.MyBadPad.com. And check out the video of the guy who built a Bond-like entrance to his cave, complete with keypad entry and moving bookcase.
...There's more
HOME DECOR
March 13, 2009
The commercial for the UroClub made the rounds on the Intertubes a while back, but it's gaining viral traction once again. And definitely warrants another viewing.
In case you missed it, the UroClub is a plastic golf club with a hollow reservoir top you pee into while on the golf course. (Personally, being able to legally piss in the woods is one of the reasons I play golf, but to each his own.)
The video packs a whole lot of hilarious into just 35 short seconds. From the old guy doing the gotta-pee dance off the green, to the included towel that covers your exposed junk so it "appears you're just checking out your club" (while making a relieved pee face), to the three guys standing shoulder to shoulder while pissing on a palm tree and frantically checking around for while I can only assume is wandering German pee fetishists.
If you caught any of those Bennigan's commercials - before the company crapped the bed and went under faster than A-Rod's credibility - you know "Sláinte!" is how you say "Cheers/To your health" in Gaelic, the native tongue of Ireland.
Rosetta Stone wants you to not only toast in Gaelic this St. Patty's Day, but be able to order a pint of Guinness, tell an Irish lass to kiss you cause you're Irish, and let your roommates know you've got a killer hangover. All for free.
Starting right now you can brush up on your brogue by grabbing one week of free online Irish language tutorials at
RosettaStone.com. You'll get the same immersive learning Rosetta is known for, and will be showing off your Gaelic prowess in the pubs come St. Patty's Day. The lessons are only available until March 19th, so get on it.
(
Click here to register.)
To get you started, I had the guys over at Rosetta send me some phrases you might find useful this weekend.
A pint of Guiness, please
Pionta Guinness, le do thoil
Phonetic: pyunta Guinness leh duh hull
Kiss Me, I’m Irish
Tabhair póg dom, táim Éireannach
Phonetic: TOO-irr pogue dum, toyme AY-ron-ock
Cheers! (or, to your health)
Sláinte
Phonetic: sloynta
Are you drunk yet?
An bhfuil tú ar meisce fós?
Phonetic: on will too air mesh-ka fowss?
For the next morning...
Be quiet! I have a headache
Bi ciuin! Ta tinneas cinn orm
Phonetic: Bee quewn! Taw tinniss kinn urm
GUY GUIDES
March 13, 2009
I don't know that you could ever describe an alcoholic beverage as "healthy", but this is pretty darn close.
TY KU is a new premium liquor that's a blend of Soju (an Asian vodka), teas, and superfruits, that not only take the edge off a stressful week, but deliver antioxidants, vitamins and a healthy dose of stimulating aphrodisiac ingredients including Dragon's eye, Damiana and Ginseng. (Drunk and horny. Sounds like a perfect Saturday night to me.)
Also in the all-natural mix are yuzu (Asian citrus high in Vitamin C), mangosteen (a powerful antioxidant), Tibetan goji berry (18 amino acids & vitamins), honeydew (delivers potassium and vitamin C), and green tea (for more antioxidants). Makes me want to pour it on my breakfast cereal.
TY KU has a clean, crisp citrus flavor that makes it ideal for mixing. And since it's low calorie (72 per serving vs. 120-150 for citrus vodka and other liqueurs), low sugar, and low carb, your figure-watching, health-conscious girl can't refuse.
It comes in a self-illuminating, glowing green bottle, so it's a great bottle to break out for St. Patty's Day. Mix it with some Irish whiskey for a drink they call the Irish Happy Ending. Or pair with Patron for a TY-Rone. As a bonus, all the antioxidants can help minimize a hangover. I'm taking some to the gym.
www.trytyku.com
Irish Happy Ending
2 parts TY KU Premium Liqueur
1 part Irish Whiskey
Serve chilled
TY-Rone
1 1/2 oz TY KU Premium Liqueur
1 1/2 oz Patron
Serve Chilled
Godzilla
2 parts TY KU Premium Liqueur
1 part Cognac
Serve on the rocks with an orange peel for garnish
Killian's Irish Red wants you to just say no to green beer this St. Patty's Day. (Always good advice.) So to help you and your boys from making this - and other - rookie mistakes, they've launched
BewareTheGreenBeer.com.
Upload a pic, choose Shamus McHam or Tommy O'Tool, (or Eileen O'Noying for added embarrassment), and your buddy gets an idea of the shame of things to come - should there be some bad choices made next week.
And St. Patty's is the bad choice national holiday.
www.bewarethegreenbeer.com
Haven't got your stimulus check yet, and need a compact notebook to take on the road, while you drum up sales or hunt down a new job? How about one that's so low cost it could be considered damn near disposable.
The new
Gdium from EMTEC offers a full resolution 10-inch screen, full size keyboard, 512 MB RAM, a webcam, WiFi 802.11, sound card and speakers, three USB ports, up to four hours battery life, and comes preloaded with open-source software, including a complete Open Office suite. For under $400. (I think I just heard Bill Gates and Michael Dell crap themselves.)
The key to the Gdium is the G-Key, a bootable 16GB USB key that stores the Linux operating system, all applications, and personal data. Securely. Pull the G-Key out, and there's no trace of anything left on the computer. If it gets lost or stolen, fork over another $400, jack in the G-Key, and you're back in business. You can also get additional G-Keys for backup and sharing data. (With plans to make them available up to 64GB.)
Available in black, white, and pink for your girl.
www.gdium.com
ELECTRONICS
March 12, 2009
GUY GUIDES
March 12, 2009
ENTERTAINMENT
March 11, 2009
From
Attuworld: A clock that vividly, and depressingly, depicts the never ending circle that is your life. Who needs a hug?
Yesterday was Chuck Norris' birthday, and I forgot to send him wishes. So let me apologize before Mr. Norris shows up at my door. And kicks it in.
It's not that I didn't know it was his birthday, the guys over at
Manvite sent me advance warning. And I seriously meant to post something. But I got distracted. So sorry, Chuck.
I tried to Google "Chuck Norris" to get some info for a post, but apparently Google doesn't search Chuck Norris, Chuck Norris searches... well, you know.
Although I did find his
Wikipedia page and it says that Chuck was born in 1940. Which would make him (holy shit) 69. Proving that even
time is afraid of Chuck Norris.
I also wanted to include a video of his best fight scenes, but when I searched "Best Chuck Norris Fight Scenes", the answer came back: "All of them." So instead, I picked my personal favorite: his fight from "Way of the Dragon" against Bruce Lee in the Coliseum. Two legends, one fight, all awesomeness.
Below the clip are some Chuck Norris facts, from
ChuckNorrisFacts.com, you may not have been aware of.
Top 10 Chuck Norris Facts:
1. If you have five dollars and Chuck Norris has five dollars, Chuck Norris has more money than you.
2. There is no 'ctrl' button on Chuck Norris' computer. Chuck Norris is always in control.
3. Chuck Norris destroyed the periodic table, because he only recognizes the element of surprise.
4. Chuck Norris can kill two stones with one bird.
5. When the Boogeyman goes to sleep
...There's more
ENTERTAINMENT
March 11, 2009
Halle Berry, we finally forgive you for Catwoman. [
MoonDog Sports]
South Korea's 10 hottest women. [
Gunaxin]
Jessica Simpson is rockin her Daisy Dukes again. [
Celebridiot]
The liquor store - the happiest place on Earth. [
9 to Fried]
Air Duster: The Drug Choice of a New Generation. [
Observation Bubble]
Walter Hermann gets crazy on an inbounds play. [
The World of Isaac]
Megan Fox’s cleavage. Because you're addicted. [
The Beer Goggler]
Obama's Ball predicts the future. [
The Guy Report]
Say hello to Becki. [
On205th]
Ahh, Spring Break pics... [
Uncoached]
13 girls you don't want to date. [
Asylum]
Celebs were cheerleaders once, too. [
BettorFan]
April Scott: Small Town Sweetheart. [
Plunder Guide]
GUY GUIDES
March 11, 2009
When you've got a dinner party to go to, or need a gift for a buddy, a bottle of high-proof liquid works perfectly. But next time, skip the Cabernet or new "ultra-premium" vodka, and gift the gift of limited edition art. Limited edition art, with high-proof liquid inside.
1800 Tequila has commissioned nine artists to use their unique creativity and design bottles that have been made into a limited run of 1,800 each. Making them not only beautiful, but highly collectible. (Maybe not as valuable as a Picasso, but when's the last time someone got drunk on a Picasso?) And at about $35 bucks a bottle, an inexpensive way to become an art collector.
And if you've got a creative streak, you can also design your own distinctive bottle. Only 1,800 entries will be accepted for a contest to see whose artwork will be used for a billboard campaign. If my memory of high school Art History serves me, I think designing tequila bottles is how DaVinci got his start.
Head over to
1800tequila.com for details and to see all nine designs.
Olivia Wilde, Carrie Underwood, Eva Herzigova have birthdays today. We celebrate. [
MoonDog Sports]
Meet Ashley Barker. [
The World of Isaac]
Jessica Simpson is rockin her Daisy Dukes again. [
Celebridiot]
HHR does lunch with Franco Harris. [
HHR]
Carla Gugino: The other Watchmen girl. [
Gunaxin]
T.O. versus A-Rod. [
Sharapova's Thigh]
Don't get caught by the ol' "Chat & Beg" Facebook scam. [
Brahsome]
Jim Carrey's daughter, Jane, is actually hot. [
Observation Bubble]
Alessandra Ambrosio forgot her bra. [
On205th]
Sally Ferreria is asstastic. [
Wii Hotties]
We love drunk chicks. Rolling around on tables. In their underwear. [
Tasty Booze]
Nelly may look like that sweet girl next door... [
The Beer Goggler]
Porno paper cut art. [
Style Crave]
GUY GUIDES
March 10, 2009
At the 32 second mark, Britney lets 30,000 fans know just how classy she is. Either she had a wardrobe malfunction, or someone showed her that pic of her getting out of Paris' car.
ENTERTAINMENT
March 09, 2009
Attention All Manchester, NH KFC Employees (and all you other fast food employees that took the little yellow bus to school):
If you get a phone call from someone telling you they're from corporate headquarters, and you need to test the fire suppression system, that's usually fine. No need to ask a lot of questions.
If they ask you to test it by having each of you stand underneath it, covering yourselves in hazardous chemicals, time to ask some questions.
If after all that, you tell them the chemicals are irritating your skin, and they advise you to go outside, in the cold, and take off all your chemical-covered clothes and stand behind the building naked... well, it should have sent up some red flags.
It definitely should not have taken them telling you - as you stand naked, shivering in the New Hampshire cold, phone still in hand - to pee on each other to stop the irritation, for you to have realized that maybe that wasn't HQ on the phone after all.
I thought we settled all this when they trained you not to go fishing in the fryer with your bare hands anymore to clean out the little burned off pieces of chicken you find so delicious.
I know the news report said you were "cooperating fully" with the criminal investigation, but it's obvious cooperating fully is not your problem. You are excellent at cooperating fully. It's
comprehending fully we need to work on.
(
Check out the video report here. The Fire Chief trying to keep a straight face through his interview is classic.)
Let me put a disclaimer in here right off the bat: I was born and raised in NY. I am a lifelong Yankees fan. (Even through the down years, the revolving door on the manager's office, Steinbrenner's ego, the ridiculous payrolls, and all the Clemens and A-Rod nonsence.) And the guys who designed this shirt are from Brooklyn. So you Yankee lovers can save time on sending me hate mail.
Now that that's out of the way,
New Rome Clothing's "Evil Empire" shirt depicting the Boss, is funny as hell. As are New Rome's other baseball-inspired shirts they use "as a medium for artistic expression while exploring several political, cultural, and religious ideologies." Which is a long winded way of saying they make fun of the whole sports-as-a-brand-and-even-a-religion ideal.
In addition to George and his Evil Empire, there is their "Infidels" shirt, with a unique view of the Cleveland Indians' mascot and logo that let's the terrornizers know we aint scared, and their "Atheists" shirt, a twist on the Athletics' logo for those of you who don't believe.
In honor of the start of Spring Training, I'm going to give away one of New Rome's shirts. You get to choose from "Evil Empire" or "Infidels", or any of their other baseball-inspired tees. (I'll even give you a choice of color and size.)
All you have to do is
enter your email address here, and on Friday the 13th, I'll make it your lucky day.
And for those of you who want to grab a tee for yourself - and New Rome has some non-sports shirts as well, including a new line from the rapper TuPhace - I've got a coupon code to get you 20% off your purchase. Just enter
nrc2020 when you check out. But it's only good until March 20, so jump on it now.
For more info, and to see pics of all the shirts, head over to
www.newromeclothing.com
Thigh of the Week: Elizabeth Banks. [
Sharapova's Thigh]
Click here to continue your procrastination. [
YepYep]
Gallery tribute to the weird butt x-ray. [
Afrojacks]
Take a peek at Yamila Diaz. [
MoonDog Sports]
Some hot North Carolina Tarheel girls. [
Gunaxin]
CBS gets x-rated during basketball game. [
The World of Isaac]
Cobra Commander disputes some fraudulent purchases. [
gadjunk]
Dora the Explorer gets a grown-up makeover. [
Gravy and Biscuits]
Phish Hampton 2009: 'Phish 3.0 is SICK'. [
Brahsome]
The babes of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3. [
Observation Bubble]
Rosario Dawson steps it up a notch. [
On205th]
Nicolette Sheridan car exit upskirt. [
The Beer Goggler]
Jade DeRossett calls Alaska home. [
Salty Milk]
Susannah Murray gets you through your Monday morning. [
Tasty Booze]
17 supercars of the Geneva Motor Show 2009. [
Style Crave]
Where Are They Now? - Geeks and nerds edition. [
Asylum]
GUY GUIDES
March 09, 2009
The Aquapeutics Luxury Steam Shower is a mutitasker's wet dream. Not only can you wash of the day's dirt, you can make important calls, check in on the latest scores, watch a movie, crank some tunes, take a steam and get an accupressure massage. All while standing bare assed in this high tech water pod.
A completely computer controlled ultra spa for your home, it comes equipped with a waterproof touch-screen LCD TV/control panel that handles turning on the power, lights, steam, ozone disinfection, fan, telephone, radio, and the emergency button - should you become overwhelmed by sheer shower ecstasy.
There's also an MP3 port for tunes, sliding and rotating shower heads, overhead and underwater lights, six accupressure massage jets, two handheld shower heads, a foot massager, six adjustable water jets, eight small jets in the integrated whirlpool tub, and its own heater pump to keep the hot water flowing. And at $4300 (shipping included), it's ridiculously spendy, but still a lot less than it would cost to build and install from scratch.
The only thing it doesn't come with is a blond to scrub your, uh, back. But with one of these bad boys in your crib, you won't have too much trouble finding a volunteer. Or two.
www.aquapeutics.com
Via Geekologie.com
Pernilla Lundberg, Swedish model/dancer. [
Gunaxin]
Help for the Hopeless. It's Dear Illuminati. [
9 to Fried]
Best Movie Death Scene. Ever. [
YepYep]
How not to fix a broken finger. [
Afrojacks]
Laura Vandervoot is back in a bikini. [
On205th]
Comprehensive Spring Break Bikini Guide. [
CoEd Magazine]
Rising surfing star Alana Blanchard. [
Wii Hotties]
Get to know Karina Jelinek. [
Salty Milk]
Coleslaw wrestling is the new Jell-O wrestling. [
Asylum]
Infiniti Essence hybrid concept. [
Style Crave]
GUY GUIDES
March 05, 2009
She plays the mysterious and dangerous Cylon, Number Six, on
Battlestar Galactica, and the mysterious and dangerous spy, Carla, on
Burn Notice. And then there's her recurring role as a dangerous and mysterious spy on
Chuck.
A 5' 10" former model, Tricia Helfer seems to be everywhere lately, and with her roles on
Burn and
Battlestar both ending this season, let's hope she finds some other ways to show up on various screens near us.
I had a chance to speak with Tricia recently - and by "speak with" I mean I was on a mass interview call with hundreds of other people and listened in while they asked pre-screened questions. But that doesn't sound nearly as impressive.
Here are Tricia's (greatly shortened) answers to five of those questions, and when you're done with that, a gallery of some of my favorite pics of her. Purely for informational purposes.
Q: Do you prefer to play these types of characters, or have you found it hard to branch out and not be thought of this ass-kicking destroyer of the human race?
TRICIA: I’d rather play an ass-kicking destroyer or a super strong spy or agent than some meek, vulnerable character... they’re certainly fun characters to play.
Q: You've gone from being a model to being sought after for roles on major TV shows. How have you managed that career path?
TRICIA: To be honest, it is the career path that I never thought I would be going down. When I was in high school I thought I was going to university into psychology. I was discovered by a model scout and I thought I’d give that a try. Cut to ten years later, eight years later, I had a great career, but feeling like I wanted more and definitely something more intriguing for the mind. So I started acting classes just on a whim... and absolutely fell in love with it from the first class.
Q: What was the biggest challenge you faced in making the transition from model to actress?
TRICIA: To be honest, to be taken seriously. Models have a stigma that they can’t act. You’re also, to be quite blunt, you’re tall and not a lot of actors are tall.
...There's more
ENTERTAINMENT | WOMEN
March 04, 2009
This post is for those of you who actually read books. The rest of you can go back to surfing for nip slip pics and "epic fail" videos.
If you love to read - but you're running out of shelf space, there are books you barely got through that you're sorry you bought, or you don't want to shell out $35 on the new bestseller - go check out
BooksFree.com.
Playing on the hyper-successful Netflix business model, BooksFree let's you pick a monthly plan and choose from over 170,000 paperbacks and audio books they'll deliver right to your mailbox. Read it, then ship it back and get the next book in your queue.
They've got most of the bestsellers and classics, in a wide variety of genres, with new titles added every day. Plans start at $9.99 per month for two books at a time, and roll up to $47.99 per month, which will feed your addiction with 15 books at a time. Although, if you're reading 15 books a month, I seriously doubt you're reading this post. Or doing much of anything else.
www.booksfree.com
Harking back to a simpler time - when your 401K actually had money in it, Banker was a respected profession, and your house had something called "equity" - General Mills has rolled out retro designs on the boxes of its most popular cereals.
You can forget the current mess you're in, and sit down for a hearty bowl of Cheerios, Honey Nut Cheerios, Lucky Charms, Cocoa Puffs or Trix, sporting box designs from when you were a kid. And your biggest worry was trading baseball cards, not trading sinking stocks.
And in true old-school marketing style, send in five UPC codes from the cereal boxes and General Mills will send you a vintage cereal logo tee. Just go to
www.cerealwear.com for info. And if the economy has really got you down, and you can't spring for the $20 for five boxes of Cocoa Puffs, you can send them $5 and they'll send you a shirt.
It's a classic story of the power of the Interwebs, and the bottomless hunger for stories by the 24 hour cable news stations: A made up story gets posted by an online joke site. The story gets picked up by the UMass student newspaper. Story hits the web again as factual, goes viral, and cable news latches on with their usual the-sky-is-falling subtlety.
The story referred to a study that suggested the dramatic rise on college campuses of cases of Herpes Simplex 1, the virus that causes cold sores, was caused by multiple people drinking from the same cups during games of Beer Pong.
Yesterday the CDC
posted a notice on its website that the story is a hoax. Beer pong does not cause herpes. It may lead to online shaming pics and waking up next to your chem lab partner, but not herpes.
And as Stephen Colbert shows below, Fox & Friends was right on top of things.
via
videosift.com
Irina Sheik, the Babe Ruth of lingerie models [
On205th]
Spicoli auctions his bike for a "few righteous bucks". [
Observation Bubble]
AnnaLynn McCord eats a banana. Sort of. [
Brahsome]
Team photo dumbassery. [
YepYep]
Vasgersian drops an F-Bomb live on MLB Network. [
Sharapova's Thigh]
NBA flick of the week - I Love You Manu. [
Cuzoogle]
Back to the Future plates finishing touch to 'no poon palace'. [
Gadjunk]
World Baseball Classic 2009 Preview. [
Gunaxin]
Tom Izzo keeps words, will shave head. [
The World of Isaac]
Video game uses "Girls Gone Wild" promo to stir up sales. [
Wii Hotties]
Daytona Bike Week babes. [
CoEd Magazine]
Pole dancing robots? [
Tasty Booze]
Court clerk busted for courtroom sex with alleged prostitute. [
Don Chavez]
GUY GUIDES
March 04, 2009
Season 5 of GSN's
High Stakes Poker just hit the airwaves on Sunday. And what makes this poker show from the others is that it is an all cash no-limit Texas Hold-'em game - no "chips" standing in for money - with players putting up their own dough for the $200,000 minimum buy-in. Last year's final table take was over $5 million. This year's could go higher.
One of the players at the table this season is Antonio “The Magician” Esfandiari, a professional magician turned pro poker player. (How do you sit at a table with a guy who used to make cards appear for a living?)
With career tournament winnings in excess of $3.12 million, he's also the author of
In The Money, and co-stars with Phil Laak on the television show "I Bet You".
I spoke with Antonio recently, and got his tips for guys who want to make some cake at the weekly poker game, or take their skills to the next level and play some tourneys. Here's what he recommends before you drop your first ante:
1 - Fold when you know you are beat.
So many times you know your hand is no good and yet you still call out of frustration just to see the other persons hand. Remember - money saved is money earned.
2 - Position.
Try and avoid playing out of position. It’s the most important thing in no-limit hold ‘em.
3 - Play aggressive, not passive.
Never ever be a calling station. Put the heat on your opponents.
4 - Never go on tilt.
That means playing
...There's more
Smule’s Sonic Lighter - a 99-cent iPhone app that lets users light a virtual lighter on their phone, "blow it out" with their breath, light up other iPhones witha tap, and see a global map of where other lighters are lit - has gone beyond its original purpose as a cool thing to have on your iPhone. It's emerging as a pretty accurate geo-polling platform.
During the presidential elections, Sonic Lighter owners were given a choice of a blue flame for Obama and a red flame for McCain. 77% chose Obama blue over McCain red, accurately predicting who would be our next president. 63% went with a Steeler Gold flame over Cardinal Red during their Super Bowl flame poll, correctly selecting the winner.
Now Sonic Lighter is turning their oddly accurate flames to find an answer to the age-old question: Boxers or Briefs? Lighter owners were given a choice between a solid white flame for brief, or "tighty whitey," wearers, or green for guys who prefer boxers. Currently, boxers are the leading choice of world-wide underwear wearers 68% to 32%. This highly unscientific poll does however, leave out those of us who prefer boxer briefs or going commando.
You can check out the real-time updates of the debate
here, and grab the app for yourself at
www.smule.com. Meanwhile I'm going to suggest their next poll be: Real or "Enhanced"?
GADGETS | SOFTWARE
March 03, 2009
St. Patrick's Day is only a couple of weeks away, and besides the excuse to get 'faced on a Tuesday, that means parades with cops in kilts, rivers of green beer, hot chicks dressed as leprechauns, and the 11th Annual Luck of The Irish St. Patrick's Pub Crawl in New York City.
Taking place over the three days and nights of March 14th, March 15th and March 17th, spanning five miles of city streets, with over 100 bars and pubs pouring drinks non-stop, the pub crawl is your opportunity to celebrate the luck of the Irish with 4000 of your closest - and drunkest - friends.
Tickets run $20 for single day tickets, but you can get your green drink on all three days for just $30. Your ticket gets you $1 Bud Lights, $2 well drinks and 2-for-1 Jameson shots. (And unlimited access to drunk chicks with shamrocks painted on their cheeks, wearing "Kiss Me I'm Irish" tees.)
You can get info and buy tix at
www.saintpattys.com. Just don't tell your liver.
Meet Jennifer Stano. [
Gunaxin]
What NOT to wear. [
9 to Fried]
New York governor changes dress code to include Lt. Dangle's shorts. [
Brahsome]
Lingerie Football League's Chicago Bliss 2009 season teaser vid. [
Observation Bubble]
Meet Miss Black Angelica. [
The Beer Goggler]
Cheerleader caption contest. [
The World of Isaac]
Who the hell is Marifer Malo? [
On205th]
Sexy Korean race queen, Im Ji Hye. [
Uncoached]
Aline Nakashima, half Japanese, half Brazilian, all hot. [
Salty Milk]
R2D2 boombox for music loving geeks. [
Gear Crave]
Gallery of awkward hugs. [
Asylum]
GUY GUIDES
March 03, 2009
Still got your flat screen leaning up against the wall, because you don't have the extra $300 to get it mounted professionally? Or planning on buying a new HDTV with that promised stimulus check that's supposed to hit your mailbox soon? Save a few Benjies on the install with a DIY wall mount kit from
www.DoItYourselfHDTV.com
A universal mounting kit that can handle most HDTVs from 32-inches to 60-inches, it comes with everything you need to mount your new LCD or plasma on the wall with an installed-by-a-pro look.
That includes not only the pivoting wall mount, but also a pair of 6-foot HDMI cables, a Tripp Lite 7 outlet surge protector to protect your HDTV and its components, and a recessed Pro Power kit for professional wire concealment in your wall or fireplace, without having to call an electrician. No dangling cords to screw up the look. They also ship it with complete instructions, so even a novice like you can get it done. And they've got a video guide on the site showing step-by-step how to conceal the wires in the wall, done by a chick to make you feel even more incompetent if you can't get it done. (Embedded below)
Since I know having your new 42-inch propped up against the wall isn't working for you, I'm giving away a complete kit this Friday. All you need to do is
enter your email addy here. And by next week, one of you will be mounted.
*UPDATE: The guys at DoItYourselfHDTV.com are offering BG readers a 5% discount on anything you buy. Just add the coupon code: THEBACHELORGUY when you checkout. So even if you don't win the free gear, you still win.
www.doityourselfhdtv.com
Iron Man and
Talladega Nights hottie, Leslie Bibb. [
Sharapova's Thigh]
Australia’s gift: Nicky Whelan. [
Gunaxin]
Top young ninjas of the 90s. [
Ice Ice Babies]
Marisa Miller to star in new Guitar Hero commercial. [
Banned In Hollywood]
Happy Birthday Jessica Biel. [
MoonDog Sports]
AFL veteran talks bluntly about the suspended league. [
HHR]
Batman and Robin act like every couple. [
Gadjunk]
Ed Hightower is full of himself. [
The World of Isaac]
Hokie fans want to "tea-bag Pau-lus". [
Brahsome]
The single, most badass kid on the planet. [
Observation Bubble]
Kourtney Kardashian is the hotter one. [
On205th]
Hot chicks on horseback. [
Uncoached]
Nataie Denning to get your week going. [
Tasty Booze]
Mirage Carrera GT Carbon Edition. [
Style Crave]
Gallery of really bad gravestones. [
Afrojacks]
GUY GUIDES
March 02, 2009