This just might be my favorite commercial of all-time:



What a great script...
"Living room, bedrooms, dinettes, oh yeah,
you can find them, at the market, we talkin about flea market
Montgomery, it's just like, it's just like a mini... mall
ah yeah, come shop, with us, i said flea market
Montgomery, it's just like, it's just like a mini-mall
hey hey, you heard me, come shop"

The dance moves, rapping, and freakishly large eyes also contribute to making this commercial so good.

And it gets better everytime you watch it.

My mom is a xanga stalker.

I knew she read my blog, but today I found out that she goes to this site and just starts clicking on links for all of the females listed on the left. Apparently she's trying to scope out some potential ladies for me. That's how much my mom loves me.

And yes, I'm laughing as I'm typing this.

From the Australian Open:

Reporter, after Roger Federer beat Andy Roddick 6-4, 6-0, 6-2: After a performance like this, do you sleep well?
Roddick: It depends on how much I drink tonight.



Separated at birth:
Serena Williams


Uruk-hai from Lord of the Rings

I just got the first 2 seasons of HBO's The Wire on DVD over the weekend.



Many critics considered this to be the best show in TV last year, so I wanted to check it out from the beginning.

It's not just the best show on television, it's the best show ever made for television, as anyone who watched the recently completed Season 4 will attest. Start with Season 1. It's like giving someone a great novel.
Tim Goodman, San Francisco Chronicle

This extraordinary drama that explores the breakdown of courts, cops, schools, and politics in American cities has been the most intelligent series on television since its debut in 2002.
Glenn Garvin, Miami Herald

An on-going thriller packed with street-smart socioeconomic theories; it's TV's richest, most satisfying experience.
Ken Tucker, Entertainment Weekly

It's the best dramatic series on TV right now...Of all the TV shows I've ever seen, this one comes closest to rivaling literature. While most TV episodes are discreet, short-story-like segments with a beginning, middle, and end, episodes of The Wire are much more like the chapters of a novel.
Thane Peterson, Businessweek

And how can I forget the review from the Sports Guy, Bill Simmons?

How does The Wire finish the greatest season in the history of television and not even get NOMINATED for a Golden Globe? Unbelievable.

Jeff Tedford signed a 4 year contract extension today!

From the Contra Costa Times:

Tedford said he loves the Bay Area and the challenge of bringing Cal to the next level. "The quality of life here is important to me," he said by telephone on Tuesday. "I could go places and make more money. But I just love living here and we feel good about the direction of this program.

"I've never had a hidden agenda of moving anywhere else. We have been fortunate to have had some success here and I believe we have put ourselves in the national spotlight. I'm very excited about the future of this program, and I feel it's a privilege to be a part of it."

Tedford said his biggest desire in landing a contract extension was having job security. "I know that Cal can't compete (with the NFL) in money," he said.

Barbour acted quickly and Tedford said he never met personally with an NFL team. He said he also has received several calls from universities interested in luring him away from Cal and that he isn't interested.

"I have a lot invested in this program," he said. "There has been a lot of work done by a lot of people. I don't want to take a step backward."

Wow... that last episode of 24 was crazy!

Also, all 5 seasons of 24 are available at Amazon for $125. Pretty good deal that only lasts until Tuesday, January 16.

Should've bought some Apple stock on Monday. After they announced the upcoming release of the iPhone in June, the stock went up 15% (as I write this) in 1.5 business days.

Here are some of the different multi-touch screens shown yesterday:

A landslide took out a chunk of a hill behind KCPC, which went straight into the ocean!

Please be in prayer for our church building...

Edit: Link has been updated to include video of "The Rev. Ryan Kim". Thanks Martin.

I wish I saw the Boise State-Oklahoma game last night.



There were so many trick plays in the last few minutes of that game... And Ian Johnson proposed to his girlfriend after the game. Too bad Chris Myers spoiled it by ruining the surprise...