OCD Breakdown: European Flair

I hope that you all had the chance to catch some of the Euro the past couple weeks. It really was an amazing tournament with Spain taking it all. I didn't see everything, but I was lucky enough to catch Turkey's comeback against Czech Republic. I was also watching when David Villa scored 2 minutes into stoppage time off of a clear. But nobody cares about soccer... so I'll get to the point.

Euro soccer has been the source of numerous regrettable trends in recent years. Fashionable mullets and anything related to David Beckham (double ponytail, cornrows, etc.) come to mind immediately. The fashionable mullet (usually faux-hawked-out to some degree) is not to be confused with the standard "fabio" that's a favorite of many Italian and Argentinian players. Soccer players don't wear helmets or hats... so they have a lot of hair options.

I spotted two emerging trends at this year's Euro -- two daring players with two vastly different statements. Luca Toni, who my brother and I believe to be one of the laziest players in the world, has gone with a totally 80's look. He's got the throwback 'stache and the locks to match. Boswinga takes another approach with his disregard for grooming his massive brow. The bold eyebrows give him an imposing gaze for all to respect. Both players have blazed the way for other players to jump on board with these trends. I expect that they will both be quite popular at the Olympics and World Cup 2010.

Luca Toni's 'stache would lose to Boswinga's unibrow in a fight

OCD Quote of the Day 6/23

"I gotta tell you. Jason Giambi hasn't really been in my good graces for quite some time. But now that he's clearly back on the juice and sporting a mustache, he's becoming one of my favorite players in all of baseball."- Anonymous Yankees Fan

This one comes from my friend John. He's a huge Yankees fan. I'm pretty sure that he thinks this is really funny because he agrees with it 100%. I also like Jason Giambi, so I support his return to the needle. Juice may bring back his home run power, confidence, and intimidating stare. But it won't bring back his endorsements... yet. God, I wish his deodorant commercial was still on TV. (Picture: Giambi as a minor leaguer on the Alaska Goldpanners)

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What A Rip Off

Being an excellent writer, it isn't surprising that my work influences others. However, it's unfortunate when you work is just "re-mixed" into some bastardized version of what you originally wrote. Below are two examples of articles from the Washington Post and New York Times that are very similar to blog posts I wrote before they were published. We've almost got some Jayson Blair shit on our hands here.

Three years ago, I wrote an article for my internship that didn't get a ton of views -- but I see a similar article once a month from a major publication. The piece was about the pitfalls of online identity and the lack of privacy/permanency/availability of this web presence. My internship was about networking and recruiting, so there's an obvious career/professional slant to my piece.

From my article (7/31/2005):
"Nearly everybody has a professional presence online–even college students who don’t realize that their personal virtual presence is also often their professional personal presence. It is increasingly important to protect these representations of ourselves.

Without realizing it, these footprints that we create (or are created for us) are indexed, linked, cited, and sometimes even copied. It is available, searchable, and most scary, perpetual. An incriminating quote or picture can be saved and reproduced on a site that is out of your control."

From the Washington Post (5/2/2008):
"Social networks, which let members share photos, videos and intimate details about themselves and their friends, have pushed the boundaries of how people view their personal space. Now, the younger generations that used to embrace the voyeuristic qualities of the Web are considering the advantages of borders between their public and private lives.

In person, people tend to adapt their behavior to the situation -- talking to a co-worker requires different language and attitude than what's comfortable with a college friend. On social networks, everyone's in on the same conversation."

More recently, the New York Times fashion/design blog The Moment wrote a very similar Axe Detailer piece yesterday morning. I wrote about the AXE detailer last week after I saw an ad for the product in the July Playboy.

From my post (6/12/2008):

"You can see it has a grip, strap, and a different texture on top. But we all know this is a basic loofah. The ad in the magazine has two blurbs pointing to spots on the detailer that say "Scrubs candle wax off your chest hair" and "Washes lipstick off your neck". This way, AXE consumers know that this product is for people with penises who like vaginas. I guess candle wax and lipstick could still apply to a tranny."

From the New York Times blog The Moment (6/19/08):

"The Axe Detailer Shower Tool, I quickly discovered, is basically a souped-up loofah for men: red and black with futuristic plastic molding. “Body puffs are sooo feminine,” one wide-eyed PR woman told me. “I mean, you don’t have one, do you?” I do. It’s white and only as feminine (or masculine) as, say, a MacBook, trees, pencils or the subway."

Kevin Garnett's NBA Finals Postgame Rant

I hope you all were watching Game 6 of the NBA Finals where the Celtics thoroughly beat down the Lakers. Kevin Garnett was assaulted by Michele Tafoya after the game and was forced into an interview. Clearly, it was an emotional moment since KG says some random and crazy things. He kicks it off with "ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE! ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!" and then some profanity... sweet. Thanking Chicago and his mom and whoever else was a nice touch. The interview probably should have ended after "TOP OF THE WORLD! TOP OF THE WORLD!" The clip underneath was my first dabble with Red Lasso. It's the incredibly interesting and informative piece on Kevin Garnett bringing peanut butter and jelly to the Celtics. Red Lasso lets me get clips from broadcast TV and a few cable televisions. They've gotten cease and desist letters from the major networks... but I'll use it until The Man brings them down!

MexiKen in Action

Many of you know Mario Lopez as A.C. Slater from Saved by the Bell. More recently, he's been in ABDC (my roommate insists on calling it that) or America's Best Dance Crew. I've been forced to watch short portions of this show and Mario Lopez defies logic. He's 34 now and he still looks like he's in his low 20's. He looks like a Mexican Ken Doll, so we call him MexiKen. Credit my roommate Alex for that one.

This one pretty much explains itself

MexiKen is almost offensively gigantic, so they make him wear a jacket over all of his form-fitting shirts. I'm convinced that he's on steroids or HGH just like Matthew McConaughey. I think that he probably started during the SBTB years. But that's another post for another time.

Favorite comment on the original blog post with these pictures: "He looks like he has a big delcious cock" - Anonymous


However, his garb at his other gig is even more interesting. If you don't live in New York, you may not know that Mario Lopez hit Broadway in A Chorus Line. Take deep breaths -- I know you've been waiting for years. I'm an expert web surfer, so I found a few pictures of MLope in action. Also, best line from his Wikipedia: "He was married to Ali Landry for 2 weeks, ending on May 15, 2004. The marriage was annulled over alleged infidelities committed by Lopez during the relationship, and particularly the week leading up to the wedding." Please take time to vote on your favorite MexiKen picture!



Totally DTF


Timid Climber


Cross My Heart And Hope To Fabulous

OCD Quote of the Day 6/16

"I would like to go on a piss-drinking diet."

Now this is my kind of girl. I just love a girl who loves to drink piss. I'm a little bit wary of her Caucasian-only policy. It's also a little bit strange that the girl in the picture has brown hair when she says she has blonde hair. In any case, I love the vinyl dress, I have a hot cock, and she can host. This is a win-win-win-win situation. Hands off my girl, freaks! I'd like to credit Alex for sending this one in by email (subject: my kind of girl).

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Anna Faris' Ex-Husband Ben Indra

Anna Faris is in the upcoming movie House Bunny where she plays a Playboy Playmate that gets kicked out of the Mansion. I decided to do a little research on her (it's sort of my job) and found out that she used to be married. The first picture I saw of her ex wasn't out of the ordinary. Then I found a couple others that seemed to tell a story. You can draw your own conclusions...

First (from 2003)


Fat


Fattest