Foaming At The Mouth
Anhedonia
The important thing to understand about being a wretch is that even when you get what you want, you're still not happy. Case in point: several years ago, actually as recently as '05, I had no life at all. Sat around miserable all the time, mainly because I didn't really have anyone to hang with, even if I did, I was dead broke anyway.
So now thanks to the fine people I know from SG and other stuff going on in my life, I can barely keep up. This is why I knew that I wouldn't be able to make Kuma's last night; Between SG, the football season, condo building and career related stuff, I've been eating too much grease food, spending money with abandon, and, above all, drinking like a thirsty whale. So I just had to back off for a bit, and will probably do so through most of November.
But the funny part is that I've gotten the life I was praying for when I was at my lowest point for so long, and now all I can think to do is complain that I've got too much. Truly, I am God's own asshole.
Oh, and you didn't think you get away with hearing more about Big Ten football?
Northsider's Big Ten Power Rankings
1. Ohio State "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king" In this year's shabby, no-impact-player-having Big Ten, the reliably coached, blandly effective Ohio State played no one of consequence outside the conference and won their conference games without incident so far, thus giving them the top spot.
2. Michigan Rising steadily throughout the season, that loss to Oregon no longer looks so shameful (Oregon is now in the top 5 nationally). The Wolverine fans will live with losing Appalachian State if they beat Ohio State. And they just might...
3. Illinois At the beginning of the year, Illini fans probably would have been pretty happy to be third in the conference at this point in the season. But a loss to Iowa and a lack of showstopping performances that were expected from Juice Williams sort of let the air out of the balloon. Then again, if they win at Ohio State this weekend and at home against Northwestern next week, all of a sudden they're looking at a New Year's Day bowl game
4. Penn State This is how bad things are, the no-quarterback-havin', spotty-defense-playin' Nittany Lions are still the 4th best team in the conference. The decisive win over Wisconsin was nice but wins over Notre Dame just aren't what they used to be.
5. Wisconsin There's no way to look at this as anything but a disappointment. They got a real run for their money from both The Citadel(!) and Iowa. P.J. Hill was supposed to run wild this year but he caught an injury bug a few weeks ago and didn't even play against Ohio State. Throw in the QB problems and the complete failure of the defense and the Badgers are a middling team in a poor conference.
6. Purdue Curtis Painter came into the season as one of the conference's few solid, experienced QBs. He hasn't really disappointed, but he's only one man. Still, Joe Tiller is probably off the coaching hot seat for another year.
7. Indiana The Hoosiers deserve a lot of credit. The head coach drops dead in the spring, and now they're on pace for their first bowl game since 1993. WR James Hardy is a true difference-maker who is electrifying to watch. They haven't done much in conference but you can't pencil in a 'W' when playing these guys anymore
8. Iowa If Wisconsin is disappointing, Iowa is a disaster. It was a nice little surprise to beat Illinois, but a loss to Iowa State is a backbreaker. That just sent the team back into the spiral of negativity leftover from last season.
9. Michigan State These are power rankings, not win-loss standings. Close games against Michigan, Ohio State, and Wisconsin earn you a little slack in my mind. With their running game and pass rush, they'd have better if it wasn't the coach's first year in the program.
10. Northwestern When Pat Fitzgerald was hired before the 2006 season, he said he wouldn't make any changes to his coaching staff for two years. That two years ends a week from Saturday. Offensive coordinator Garrick McGee and Defensive coordinator Greg Colby would do well to have their resumes up to date.
11. Minnesota Ugh. It's only his first season, but this team has performed so poorly that if improvement isn't seen by the middle of next year, Tim Brewster will be on the hot seat.
Anhedonia
The important thing to understand about being a wretch is that even when you get what you want, you're still not happy. Case in point: several years ago, actually as recently as '05, I had no life at all. Sat around miserable all the time, mainly because I didn't really have anyone to hang with, even if I did, I was dead broke anyway.
So now thanks to the fine people I know from SG and other stuff going on in my life, I can barely keep up. This is why I knew that I wouldn't be able to make Kuma's last night; Between SG, the football season, condo building and career related stuff, I've been eating too much grease food, spending money with abandon, and, above all, drinking like a thirsty whale. So I just had to back off for a bit, and will probably do so through most of November.
But the funny part is that I've gotten the life I was praying for when I was at my lowest point for so long, and now all I can think to do is complain that I've got too much. Truly, I am God's own asshole.
Oh, and you didn't think you get away with hearing more about Big Ten football?
Northsider's Big Ten Power Rankings
1. Ohio State "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king" In this year's shabby, no-impact-player-having Big Ten, the reliably coached, blandly effective Ohio State played no one of consequence outside the conference and won their conference games without incident so far, thus giving them the top spot.
2. Michigan Rising steadily throughout the season, that loss to Oregon no longer looks so shameful (Oregon is now in the top 5 nationally). The Wolverine fans will live with losing Appalachian State if they beat Ohio State. And they just might...
3. Illinois At the beginning of the year, Illini fans probably would have been pretty happy to be third in the conference at this point in the season. But a loss to Iowa and a lack of showstopping performances that were expected from Juice Williams sort of let the air out of the balloon. Then again, if they win at Ohio State this weekend and at home against Northwestern next week, all of a sudden they're looking at a New Year's Day bowl game
4. Penn State This is how bad things are, the no-quarterback-havin', spotty-defense-playin' Nittany Lions are still the 4th best team in the conference. The decisive win over Wisconsin was nice but wins over Notre Dame just aren't what they used to be.
5. Wisconsin There's no way to look at this as anything but a disappointment. They got a real run for their money from both The Citadel(!) and Iowa. P.J. Hill was supposed to run wild this year but he caught an injury bug a few weeks ago and didn't even play against Ohio State. Throw in the QB problems and the complete failure of the defense and the Badgers are a middling team in a poor conference.
6. Purdue Curtis Painter came into the season as one of the conference's few solid, experienced QBs. He hasn't really disappointed, but he's only one man. Still, Joe Tiller is probably off the coaching hot seat for another year.
7. Indiana The Hoosiers deserve a lot of credit. The head coach drops dead in the spring, and now they're on pace for their first bowl game since 1993. WR James Hardy is a true difference-maker who is electrifying to watch. They haven't done much in conference but you can't pencil in a 'W' when playing these guys anymore
8. Iowa If Wisconsin is disappointing, Iowa is a disaster. It was a nice little surprise to beat Illinois, but a loss to Iowa State is a backbreaker. That just sent the team back into the spiral of negativity leftover from last season.
9. Michigan State These are power rankings, not win-loss standings. Close games against Michigan, Ohio State, and Wisconsin earn you a little slack in my mind. With their running game and pass rush, they'd have better if it wasn't the coach's first year in the program.
10. Northwestern When Pat Fitzgerald was hired before the 2006 season, he said he wouldn't make any changes to his coaching staff for two years. That two years ends a week from Saturday. Offensive coordinator Garrick McGee and Defensive coordinator Greg Colby would do well to have their resumes up to date.
11. Minnesota Ugh. It's only his first season, but this team has performed so poorly that if improvement isn't seen by the middle of next year, Tim Brewster will be on the hot seat.
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with Benson as your running back, there is no way in hell the Bears can have a good running game. He is such a bust, I hope the Bears never draft in the top 10 ever again
and I can't watch TCM...I don't have any cable or any tv channels..I just watch dvd's or online tv
so, I need more dvd's..