Super Terrific Happy Hour!

In honor of Dice-K being done for the year after opting for Tommy John surgery, he is today's Super Terrific Happy Hour Honoree.  Remember Dice-K mania before he started to suck beyond belief?  I was pumped, the dude had to be awesome since the Sox paid $51.1 M just for the right to negotiate a contract with him.  Think about that.  $51.1 M before they even paid him, which bumped the total bill to over $100 M.  For all of that, the Sox got an amazingly frustrating, inconsistent, average pitcher.

There were always flashes of brilliance that made his inconsistency even more frustrating.  The typical Dice-K game?  5 innings, 403 pitches, every batter went to a 3 and 2 count, and the game lasted roughly 6 hours.  Does he have the ability to pitch in the majors?  Absolutely.  However, the transition was never smooth.  He wanted to throw 200 pitches a game and throw everyday like he did in Japan and that is not how the Red Sox roll...at all.

So, I don't know if we'll see Dice-K pitch for the Sox again and its too bad it never worked out.  I'm just glad it wasn't my money that they paid him with.

-Big Ran

Best picture ever.

KC Jones' Comment: In the first picture, I'm really focused on Theo's facial expression. He's smiling, but he's clearly apprehensive and concerned. It's kind of like they caught the exact moment when he realized the Sox had just made a huge mistake. Also, I'd like the last picture made into a mouse pad asap.

I'm Now Officially Cooler Than You (Unless You Have an iPad Too)

So, I just got an iPad for work.  Now, don't get me wrong, that's cool.  However, I'm not exactly sure why, other than they want to ensure that I'm a baller, right?  I travel a lot for work, so I guess not bringing a laptop is cool, but that wasn't exactly a major burden, so they must just want us to look super important.  The timing wasn't exactly great since the day some of us got these, we also laid someone off.

I'm not sure how I feel about this.  Honestly, I think people that bust out iPads on a plane, at the airport, or in a hotel lobby are remarkable douches.  However, I can totally watch Netflix or HBO while I am at work, just like I have a small LCD HD TV on my desk, which is pretty sweet.

However, kill me if I ever look as obnoxious as this guy (there's probably no way for most people to avoid that, good thing I am alarmingly handsome):

I think what I'll do is just play this jam really loudly whenever I use it in public:

-Big Ran

PS:  Who knows how to look at porn on an iPad without my IT department knowing?

Is This Person Good Looking?

Hey errbody!  I'm here with another installment of "Is This Person Good Looking?"  Today, we have Anna Paquin, currently of the big HBO hit, True Blood, which will be coming back for its fourth season on June 26th.  I'm not into vampire stuff, but this is a really good show.  My guess is that KC would hate it with a white hot fiery passion.  Anyway, Anna Paquin, who plays Sookie Stackhouse on the show is always an enigma to me; sometimes looking good, sometimes just making me confused, so here we go.

Looking good:

A little bit of the deer in the headlights, but I ain't mad at ya.

I think its the teeth that throw me off:

It totally works for True Blood because it is set in backwoods Louisiana and I don't picture a lot of high end dental care going on in a place like that.  That smile is tough to get past, but I'm not hating on her.  I look like a tool when I try to smile in photos, so that's why I mean mug in every picture possible, even family holiday photos.

Thanksgiving

Arbor Day

Office Christmas Party

You get the idea.  Again, I ain't sayin Anna Paquin is busted, but she shouldn't smile.  Ever.

-Big Ran