Braves game cancelled due to snow
The Braves game was cancelled tonight against Colorado because of SNOW! It's freaking April 30th! You gotta be kidding me, it's like 96 degrees here for 2 months.... Continue reading
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I got TiVo!
Since I apparently have been rejected from three different jobs in the last two days, I decided to cheer myself up and buy electronics. So I went home and got all my Best Buy gift cards and certificates (50 bucks worth) and went down to the store and bought myself a TiVo DVR. I've been wanting one forever, but had always talked myself out of it. I had a TV tuner on my PC so... Continue reading
UMass student officially declared retarded
A UMass student has declared his incompetance to the world with an opinion voiced in the UMass school newspaper, The Daily Collegian. His "column" criticizes Pat Tillman and mocks his death, using such hard-hitting journalistic facts as, "I could tell he was that type of macho guy, from his scowling, beefy face on the CNN pictures." It's never a good sign when you have to use the word "probably" a lot in your article. The... Continue reading
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Strike one...
It's only 9 a.m. and it's already been a pretty rough day. Just about every person, teacher and student, asks me if I heard about the jobs yet when they walk by. I tell them no, hadn't heard yet, but supposed to today. But that's a lie, I have heard I just don't want to tell them. I got the call from Whole Foods yesterday afternoon. I thought it was going to be good news,... Continue reading
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There is a God!
John Stevens was FINALLY voted off American Idol tonight. He's been a big red blemish on the show's chin since the beginning. He sounds like a mediocre 1950's lounge singer and dances like a drunk paraplegic. I vowed to never watch again if he had made it past tonight. He had a unique style that might have deserved to be in the like top 20, but there was no way he should have made... Continue reading
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ESPN2: Hilarious article on Eli Manning
This article is so funny, I'm not just gonna link to it I'm going to copy and paste the whole thing: With Eli Manning poised to dis the Chargers, someone needed to chronicle Draft Day for posterity, right? Noon: The draft kicks off as ESPN interns plug Mel Kiper Jr. into the nearest electrical outletDidn't Eli look thrilled holding up that Chargers jersey?12:04 p.m.: As Manning is jeered by New York fans, Chris Mortensen reports... Continue reading
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Chrome's not just for Lincoln Navigators anymore
Tiger Woods influence has led to some tizight bling bling to make it's way into golf carts. I'm gonna wait till they've got one with spinners and a GPS system.... Continue reading
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I'm losing it...
I'm checking my email every 2 minutes wondering if I'll hear any news on Whole Foods, Management Insights, or Periscope Holdings. I'm so worried I'll strike out on all three.... Continue reading
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New virus outbreak?
I've gotten two virus-infected emails at my UT address today within an hour of each other. One from someone I know but haven't spoken to in years and another from a random UT address. They were a little different but both had a lot of similarities in both the subject line and the body. Be on the lookout if you receive any emails with attachments (you should always be alert jackass!)... Continue reading
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Review: Gothika
Rating: 3.5/5Get it from Amazon.com! Very good movie. It wasn't really a horror movie like I was expecting, but more of supernatural thriller. That's a good thing. Halle Berry plays a psychologist at a prison/mental institution who suddenly wakes up as a patient at her own facility. She spends the whole movie trying to discover what's happened and convince people of her innocence. It's well acted, 90% of the movie is focused on Halle (not... Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment & Reviews
I'm doing absolutely nothing at work
I took the day off yesterday to go on my Whole Foods interview, I might as well have taken today off as well. Since I wasn't here yesterday, there wasn't a duty assigned to me. So this morning I haven't done a damn thing. TAKS testing is going on until 11:30 am so I've graded every last paper that I put off for the last 4 weeks. Plus listened to ESPN Radio, read half of... Continue reading
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Austin company sues over JPEG patent
An Austin company is suing just for shits and giggles over their supposed owning a patent over an algorithm used in the JPEG image format. It seems the company has no real plans or products, just a plan to sue the pants off everyone. The company has actually scared enough people into handing over $90 million (including $16 mil from Sony.) It's the same idea that SCO used to sue company's based on their Linux... Continue reading
Posted in Web/Tech
Second interview today
Today will go a long way in determining my future. That's pretty heavy. I have a second interview this afternoon with Whole Foods in Austin, I'm one of only three finalists left for the job. If I do well and get the job I'll be working for an amazing company in the city I want to and doing a job that sounds really interesting to me. And if I bomb, the search will continue. I'm... Continue reading
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School lunches
I came to a realization about school lunches today. Okay, so I'm 24 years old and really shouldn't still be eating school lunches. But unless I want to not be lazy and/or wake up a lot earlier, I've got no other choice. Just another "perk" of the whole teaching gig. My realization is that instead of making school lunches healthier to prevent kids from getting fat, they just reduced the sizes of portions and blamed... Continue reading
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Big news to start a big week
I just received an email from Whole Foods about a second round interview. I'm really excited because the company is real good and the job seems great too. I have to take the whole day off from work to go on the interview, but that certainly isn't a bad thing. The rest of the week should be pretty eventful also. I have a phone conference with MII this afternoon. The interview last Thursday went well... Continue reading
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Article on Lions' draft
Nice little ESPN article on some of the things I've already been saying. Read me.... Continue reading
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Stupid Dreamweaver
Freaking Dreamweaver fucked up my index templates. It randomly decided what should and shouldn't be capitalized and therefore I can't use my template I worked forever on. There should still be a decent version at home, I'll have to reupload it tonight.... Continue reading
Posted in Personal & Site Updates
Mmmmm... Portable media player
I must have this. It needs me and I need it. Read me. (from Gizmodo)... Continue reading
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Former UT teammates thrilled to have Williams in Detroit
Roy Williams is joining a truckload of former Longhorns in Detroit. The more I read about their team the more I'm becoming a Lions fan. Read this.... Continue reading
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Roy Williams and the rest of the Lions draft
Now that Roy Williams is a member of the Detroit Lions, they automatically become one of my favorite teams. (Any team Ricky Williams, Roy Williams, or Vince Young plays for will be a team I follow and root for.) With the NFL Draft wrapping up I thought I would look at my new team's picks and their team as a whole. The first day of their draft went well. Getting Roy didn't exactly fill a... Continue reading
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Review: Kill Bill Vol. 2
Rating: 4/5Get it from Amazon.com! Another good movie. Well another good half of a movie, since it doesn't really stand on it's own. I liked this one a little better than the first, it had more of a storyline and more comedy to go with about the same amount of action. There was only one part that I didn't like. Bleep's training was lame, it seemed like a 1970's kung fu movie, only without the... Continue reading
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Review: Kill Bill Vol. 1
Rating: 4.5/5Get it from Amazon.com! Great movie. Watched it on DVD the other night and enjoyed it a lot. Wasn't really sure what to expect, I originally had no urge to watch it. It seemed pretty stupid in the previews. But Christina liked it, so I bought the DVD for her. There's not too many dull moments, the action comes early and often. Uma Thurman does a surprisingly good job in an action role. It... Continue reading
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Dallas Cowboys draft so far
I really don't know what to make of it yet. They have a desparate need for a top of the line running back, and Steven Jackson was there when their slot came up at number 22. But they traded down, and got a pretty damn good pick for it. I expect the first round pick they got next year will be pretty good (Buffalo will suck again), but they passed on a great talent at... Continue reading
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The Draft continues...
The Falcons are on the clock. I've got no idea what they're gonna do. They need lots of help everywhere but RB and QB. I think with the remaining guys on the board they should trade down and get an extra pick or two.... Continue reading
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The Detroit Lions select Roy Williams
I hope this works out for Roy. Seems to be an odd team to draft another receiver. The Lions took Rogers last year and now Roy this year. Was this their biggest need? I wanted him to Atlanta or Jacksonville. Michael Irvin is a fucking jackass. Shut the hell up. What a moron. He's ridiculing Roy for staying in school. Wow, I thought he was off the coke. Astounding.... Continue reading
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The NFL Draft begins
Here we go, one of the most entertaining and interesting TV events is about to begin. I don't care what kind of nerd it makes me, but I love the NFL Draft. I'll post my opinions/reactions to the picks.... Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Pat Tillman: 1976 - 2004
This is a painful day for the Tillman family and my condolences go out to them. I have known Pat since 1998 and I don't know if I have ever met a more dedicated person in my lifetime. He represented all that was good in sports, bringing passion, honor, integrity and dignity to the game. Pat knew his purpose in life. He proudly walked away from a career in football to a greater calling,... Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs & Sports | 8 Comments
TJ Ford expected to opt for surgery
TJ Ford is going to have the spinal surgery he opted not to have a few years ago. The surgery is supposed to be pretty risky, so I hope it works out well for him.... Continue reading
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Pat Tillman killed in Afghanistan
Sad news. Former NFL player Pat Tillman turned down millions of dollars two years ago because he felt compelled to serve his country after 9/11. ABC News is reporting he has been killed in Afghanistan.... Continue reading
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Eli Manning and family are whiny babies
ESPN.com is reporting that Eli Manning and his dad, Archie, are little bitches. The news broke last night that Archie didn't want his son drafted by the San Diego Chargers because he didn't want him going into a losing situation. Which is complete BS, because they DO want him to get drafted by the New York Giants. FYI: the Giants and Chargers had the exact same crappy records last year. The real reasoning of course... Continue reading
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There are 600,426,974,379,824,381,952 ways to spell Viagra
Someone clever with too much time on their hands has "researched" how many different ways spammers spell Viagra. The real question is how many times someone has been stupid enough to click on one of the links and try to purchase the stuff.... Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs & Web/Tech
First Rosa Parks, now Maurice Clarett
Nice to see that the US Supreme Court has nothing better to do than hear the whining of Maurice Clarett. He's a punk ass kid, who's been nothing but trouble for everyone he's come in contact with. Ruth Baders Ginsburg is going to hear the case, I don't know what a 125 year old woman knows about football, so it's tough to guess which way she'll rule on the case. Personally, I think the NFL... Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Websites up and ready
I've got 99% of my hosting transfer stuff done, all the sites are up and ready and hosted on a MUCH faster server. BrianBehrend.com (my personal site, soon to be the host of my MT blog) and my CHS class site are both ready to go. Major changes and improvements should be on the way soon.... Continue reading
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Mas Job Interviewos
So it had been a full year since I had had a job interview, and back then they were few and far between. Now I had an interview with Whole Foods last week and today I landed two more. That's three interviews in less than a week. Freaking awesome. I have an interview with Periscope Holdings tomorrow at 3, and then on Thursday I have an interview with Management Insights. Neither are big companies, but... Continue reading
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In what universe is Barry Manilow a legend?
Another American Idol show tonight, another random ass pseudo-celebrity guest host. They repeatedly called Barry Manilow a legend and a superstar, and as the night went on I realized I only know a single song of his. I know his name very well, I think everyone does. But what has he done, at least in the last 30 years? The only song I know at all is Mandy, but the only reason I know it... Continue reading
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Web hosting and domain issues
Arggggh, I'm having a ton of trouble figuring out all this hosting and domain crap. I've switched both my web hosting and my domain registration over to Surpass. Well at least I've tried to. I've had no problems with the hosting, but it's being a bitch about transferring the domain. It's my fault though, I forgot that I had locked my domain over at Dotster. So when Surpass tried to transfer, the transfer failed. I... Continue reading
Posted in Site Updates
Homeless people not only uninvited guests at Dallas apartments
Back in the good old days, all you had to remember to stay safe from Texas snakes was "red and yellow kill a fellow". Now if you live in a Dallas apartment complex, your last words just might be, "Holy shit! That was a cobra!"... Continue reading
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MovableType vs. TypePad
Okay, so I've been debating switching from TypePad to MovableType. I'm currently 5 days into my 30 free days here on TypePad, so I have a little bit of time to decide. If I switch to MovableType I'm also going to have purchase webspace somewhere new, because I'm sure my UT webspace doesn't support it. Plus it's sooo freaking slow. But then MovableType is free, so it's all a matter of where I want my... Continue reading
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Cyber-squatting mother fuckers
So I had like the most brilliant idea ever the other night to contact Lance and see if I could design/maintain an official site for him. I figured I could do it for free for him (have him pay for expenses though) and just use the site to show people my capabilities. Plus he could even recommend me to other people that needed sites. There was no www.lanceberkman.com on Saturday. Now look, some stupid ass-holes... Continue reading
Freaking sweet: Webcam Pet Dish
This may be the coolest damn thing I'ver ever seen, not overly useful but freaking cool. It's an automatic pet feeder that you can even control via the Internet. Hop on the website and tell the thing to dispense food and even SEE your pet from the integrated webcam. I must have this NOW! It's called ISeePet, go check it out.... Continue reading
Posted in Web/Tech
Braves are playing great
And are only one game back in the division. The just swept a three game series from the NL East leading Marlins. They played well in all three games, and even more encouraging is that Mike Hampton looked great today. Seven innings pitched, and only one run given up. Hope he's rebounded. Bad news though, even bigger than the game was that Chipper Jones was carted off the field after pulling his hamstring. It looked... Continue reading
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Two things I can't stand
There's two things that have always disturbed me that people do: eat ranch dressing on pizza and dip french fries into Frostys. That's fucking weird and it needs to be stopped. The really bad thing is that it's usually the same damn person that does both. Ranch dressing is gross just in general, but if you do like it it's for salad and salad only. Weirdos. And freaking french fries and frostys? That's just not... Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs & Personal | 2 Comments
My interview
So my interview with Whole Foods was yesterday afternoon in Austin. I guess it went pretty well, I thought I did pretty decent and hope they were impressed by me. We'll see. I left work at 2:30, my dad covered my 8th period class for me. I guess there are good things about working the same place your dad does. The interview wasn't till 4:30 but I was worried traffic would be bad and I... Continue reading
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Wired: Onion Taken Seriously, Film at 11
This is pretty funny, you crazy Asians you. For those of you who read The Onion, you know it's a pretty hilarious but very fake news site. Current stories include New Negative Campaign Ads Blast Voters Directly and Rumsfeld Looking Forward To Secretary's Day. Well apparently the Beijing Evening News doesn't catch on too quick. Read this.... Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs & Web/Tech
Why the hell is there a WNBA mock draft?
You're kidding me right? A fucking WNBA mock draft on ESPN.com? what a joke, quit pretending anyone cares. The media has been trying to shove women's basketball down our throats for several years now, and I think we've had about enough now. We don't like it, it's freaking boring.... Continue reading
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The great Lamar race
Okay, my interview today is on Lamar and 6th and I knew the traffic was a bitch there, but I didn't know it was this bad. Columnist John Kelso decided to test what would be fast to do at 5pm in Austin, drive down Lamar from Town Lake to 24th or ride your bike along the Shoal Creek trail to get there. Well the bicyclist (who appears to be about a 50+ year old woman)... Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs & Personal | 2 Comments
ESPN.com - Mazzone for the Hall?
I've been a Braves for more about 12 years now. I became one while watching Francisco Cabrera single home Sid Bream in 1992. But I've stayed one because John Schuerholz Bobby Cox and Leo Mazzone have fielded entertaining and excellent teams over the years. Plus watching Cox yell at the umpires and Mazzone rock hypnotically and nervously is always fun. Schuerholz and Cox are almost sure to be in the Hall of Fame someday,... Continue reading
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WTF is a cobb salad and why is everyone eating them?
Over the last year and a half, everyone and their mother now sells cobb salads. Freaking McDonalds sells one. What the hell is it? It looks disgusting. Is it healthy or something? We really need to put a stop to eating shit that doesn't taste good. Being healthy is great and all, but you can take your tofu and shove it up your ass.... Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs | 3 Comments
ESPN.com RealTime Scoreboards
These things are freaking awesome, but you have to be an ESPN Insider to access them. It's called ESPN.com RealTime Scoreboard, I found it and used it to follow the first couple of rounds of the NCAA Tourney while I was at work. Now I'm using it to follow ALL the baseball games in progress while getting pitch by pitch info on the Braves or Astros. Here's what ESPN says about it... ESPN RealTime is... Continue reading
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ESPN Page 2 - Baseball's all-time all-hair team
There's some pretty funny pics in this article. Sparked by Johnny Damon's new Passion of the Christ hair cut (or lack thereof), they look back at all the weird/bad/good haircuts. Afros, mullets, and handle-bar mustaches abound. Check it out.... Continue reading
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PA: Election 2004
Penny Arcade's newest comic shows us what's really important when deciding who will run our nation. It's one of their funnier ones they've written lately. Read it!!... Continue reading
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This just in: Macs suck, iPods rule
Apple sold 57,000 more iPods last quarter than they did Macs. For some insane reason Steve Jobs is pretending to be happy about it. The really sad part is that 749,000 morons actually bought those POS computers. Here's the article.... Continue reading
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UConn idiots
This is absolutely awesome and incredibly appalling all at once. There are some really stupid freaking people out there, most of them appear to attend colleges in the NE that win baseketball championships (UConn, Michigan State). How drunk/stupid do you have to be to do this? And how small must your penis be if you think it makes you cool. My favorite one is number four. This is a must click link.... Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs & Sports
I've got tons to do today...
So I've got an interview tomorrow with Whole Foods. I'm really excited about it because it's a friggin' awesome company, its in downtown Austin, the pay is decent, the job sounds good, I wouldn't have to program Java etc, and I would be able to travel. I would be traveling up to 30% of the time to places like Chicago, Maryland, Florida, and California. That sounds pretty fun, but I hope I'm not gone too... Continue reading
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Horns DE Pittman to transfer after semester
This sucks. Chase Pittman, a soph DE, is transferring from Texas at the end of the semester. That's a shame because that's one of the positions where the Horns have the LEAST depth. He would've definitely played and helped a lot this year. My gut feeling is that he's tired of only being remembered as Cole Pittman's little bro. (For those who don't know, Cole was also a Texas football player who was killed in... Continue reading
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Can I put Dontrelle Willis in my fantasy OF?
Dontrelle Willis is pitching pretty well to start the season, but he's freaking hitting the ball even better. So far he is 6 for 6 this year, with a homer, a double, and 3 RBIs. That's better than half my fantasy team's outfielders are doing. I've got several guys with no RBIs. Oh, and he's still got an ERA of 0.00. Pretty impressive, but I still think he's a chump. Last night's Marlins game.... Continue reading
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PCMag: New Google email to use targeted ads
Google's new email service, GMail, is planning on using targeted ads that are based on the text in your email. So I guess if I receive an email about last night's Astros game, it'll bombard me with ads/links about baseball. I (and most people) are scared shitless by this. The service itself seems to have a lot to offer (one GIGABYTE of mail storage compared to 10 MB in Yahoo! Mail) so I hope they... Continue reading
Posted in Web/Tech
First post (on TypePad)
Can i use tags? I would assume so. This is just a test. I'm hoping this site is good and easier to use than TongueWag. We'll see...... Continue reading
Posted in Web/Tech
I'm stressed
My current and future job(s) are adding up to really stress the shit out of me right now. I'm tired and I'm tired of being tired. I'm couting the days, hours, and minutes till I'm done as a teacher. You couldn't believe how much I hate it and how it makes me feel. Just being here and around these kids drains me of all my energy and any good feelings. (Luckily just the opposite applies... Continue reading
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That's not your mother, it's a man, baby!
Okay so these commercials have been freaking me out for a couple weeks. It's not near as creepy as the Quizno's ferret fetuses, but it's definitely been weirding me out. It only comes on the Style Network and it's for one of their shows, The Brini Maxwell Show. At first Ms. Maxwell just seems odd, but after seeing the commercial comes on a few more times I started to notice something. Ms. Maxwell is... Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment
No one cares about girls dunking
This is the biggest politically correct BS I've seen in a while. A high school chick won the damn McDonald's All-American slam dunk contest because she's a chick. Her dunks sucked. She's 19 feet tall, it takes a five inch vertical to be able to dunk. Give me a break. Read this.... Continue reading
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