What's in my headphones...

This new Kanye joint is HOT! As full of himself as he is, Kanye is still tops when it comes to taking music in new directions. Listen and enjoy!

NCAA 5950...

About darn time New Era started making NCAA 5950s! Been waiting a grip for these to come out. If you like the 5950, go out and grab your favorite school and rock it with pride!

Austin and Stack Footy...

On a lighter note, Think Thank's new film, "Stack Footy" premiered this past weekend in Seattle. Go out to your local shred shop today and grab a copy and watch Austin kill it!

Also, go out and grab the new issue of Snowboarder and flip open to Austin's "On Deck" article. Mad props homie! Mad props!

Don't even want to talk about it...

Overtime loss to the 49ers, another receiver out for the season, and even Seneca Wallace getting hurt after pre-game warm ups at the receiver spot...what can I say??!!? Painful!

Football...

Went to the UW vs. Oklahoma game tonight and what can I say, absolutely painful to watch. It was an all out drubbing by the Sooners and showed that we still have a long ways to go before our team gets back online. One thing I liked though was that they got a lot of looks to D'Andre Goodwin and it looks like he is starting to build some confidence. That and David Freeman looked explosive at times coming out of the backfield. What I didn't like....where do I begin??!?!? D-line can't get any pressure on the QB, secondary can't cover worth a lick, and worst of all, nobody seems to know how to tackle on our defense! I am frustrated with the offensive play calling, skill players can't hold on to the damn ball, and I really am starting to get on board with the idea of Fouch playing QB and Jake moving to RB. Too early to commit though, I think Jake can show us he can toss the ball and deserves a few more games slinging it to get into a groove. That is if he isn't hurt too bad as it looked like he got banged around a lot tonight. Here's my take away, the team is young, needs to gel and mature, AND NEEDS TO FIRE WILLINGHAM!!!!! Sorry coach, much respect, but it's time for a fresh start to inject some life into this program, maybe an injection of Chip Kelly??!?!? Come on UW, go after him!

Side note, my 'Noles looked damn good in their 2 warm up games and has me reeling with some confidence for this young team. They still have a few steps to go before getting back to the standard, but with the talent this team has right now and how young they are, they are going to surprise some folks this season and build to be back in the top 25 in no time! Ponder is the man and Richardson is a hyper duel threat that can come in at any time to spell Ponder. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if FSU runs a duel QB offense going forward with these two. Stacked on receivers, finally a running game that looks strong, and a defense that has several potential first rounders, I LIKE!!!! I know they had push overs for the first two and it's early to say how strong this team really is, but with Parker coming back next week and the rest of the normal starters coming off suspension in two weeks, sky is the limit for my guys. Wake this upcoming week should be a good indicator of how the season will play out for the 'Noles. If they score at will against that defense like they have the first 2 games, it's going to be a good season :).

On to NFL, Hawks tomorrow and I am PUMPED! I think that we are going to come out blazing and handle the Niners at Qwest. We need to prove that this team is much better than what the country saw last week in Buffalo. I am nervous about our receiving corps, our O-line (Big Walt looked like the only guy that could block anybody last week), and our defense, mainly our run-stopping ability. But I am confident they will all get the job done tomorrow and get us a W. Injuries are killing us, I am starting to think our team is cursed this season with the injury bug. As long as we get them all out of the system up front and our players are healthy when it counts down the road, that's good with me!

GO HAWKS!!!!

iPod Nano...

Here is a post for all you Gadget lovers out there. Apple recently announced a few updated products in its iPod line with the coolest update being the new iPod nano. At 3.6 inches tall and 1.5 inches wide, the size is impressive for how much power the little guy packs. Oh yea, it's 6.2mm thick too, not much thicker than your credit card! The new nano plays video now and can be turned sideways to watch them in portrait view. The nano also has a new "shake" function, where you can shake the iPod to shuffle to a new song in your library. It comes in 9 different colors with my favorite being the purple. 8GB and 16GB versions available, time to upgrade those old iPods out there to the new generation! Get on it!

IRONMAN INIGO...

A lot of you who saw the post a couple months ago of Inigo finishing the Half Ironman asked that I post a pic of Inigo finishing a FULL Ironman because the expression and pain his face displayed from the Half Ironman finish was priceless!

Well this past weekend, Inigo traveled to Louisville Kentucky to put himself through pain once again in his first full Ironman event. That's 140.6 miles covered in less than a day for those that don't know!!!! It was 95 degrees and the course was brutal, taking many victims over the span of the day.

Inigo crossed the finish line with the time at just over 17 hours (his official time was just over 16 hours) and displayed a gritty look as he came across to become an official Ironman! Man, what a feat, just to finish an Ironman is an accomplishment in itself! Peep out the chick in the background checking out Inigo's studliness! Ha!

Congrats Inigo, you are a true man!