Gilbert Arenas and the Elusive Cosmic Rhythm

Underground pot cave anyone? Here are more pictures of it.

Tasty, brah. Tasty.

So Kobe lost the series, but I'm not backing off. I think he's still the best. Freedarko (and yes I know I link them every post now) has some things for Kobe haters to think about. If the Lakers get a point guard who can take perimeter scoring pressure off of Kobe, look out.


In other NBA news, Gilbert Arenas is officially one of the most fun players to watch. Thirty years from now when people talk about how money Kobe, LeBron, D. Wade and Carmelo were, there will be Hoops IQ points to be scored by reminding people that Arenas was just as good on his day. Breakout star of the first round in my opinion.

I've been listening to Prince's "3121" and Robbie Fulks' "Georgia Hard" recently. Here are the quick reviews:

Prince: Impeccable production. Each keyboard, bass line, and drum fill sound impossibly clean. Three dimensional even. Prince is the man in the studio. Beyond that though, the songs are mostly forgettable. Second track "Lolita" finds the Purple One reminding the Neptunes who invented them. Overall 5/10 but worth a listen.

Robbie Fulks: I was a little disappointed here because I've heard such good things about Fulks from Michelman. His voice was better than I thought it'd be, but the songs are nowhere near as gritty as I expected. What the fuck is "alt" about this guy? This joint is MOR. That said I love the title track, "Georgia Hard". Overall 6/10 for a strong first third. Extra points for a sick album cover.

For fifteen second last night on my deck watching the lit up ferries cross Elliot Bay, I touched the cosmic rhythm. I experienced complete oneness and harmony. I don't know where it came from, but it ruled.

UPDATE: I'm in a nexus or something. On the way home from work I saw a lady who could have been described as Monique's stunt double wearing an airbrushed shirt that said, "Only Degas can make de Van Gogh". Genius.

Also, Makaela wanted to watch the movie about the bird flu last night on ABC. When I would change the channel because it was awful she wouldn't stop singing her song about the movie. It was "Don't You Wish the Bird Flu Was On TV" to the tune of that Pussycat Dolls song. Don't you, baby?