As usual...

Busy beyond belief here. There will be posts forthcoming involving Chuck Palahniuk readings, monkey boxer shorts, new websites, and other craziness. Until then, I leave you with this: I wrestled a grizzly bear. A real live grizzly bear. I lived to tell.

I am scratched!

I am bitten and brave!

Submission! I am victorious!

Has Yahoo learned nothing from the controversy?

So the Imus brouhaha resolved today. Personally, I think he's a moron for saying what he did, but I also think one of two things needs to happen: 1) We hold ALL media personalities (rappers, talk show hosts, singers, pundits, etc) to the same rigid standard (loss of livelihood due to offensive remarks) OR...2) we stop being a nation of wussies. This is kind of ridiculous. Was he offensive? Yes. Who had the right to be offended? The basketball team in question (who, as Adam Carolla pointed out, probably learned who Don Imus was 5 minutes before their press conference). If Sharpton and Jackson really turn up the heat on Akon, 50 Cent, Tom Leykis, Rush Limbaugh, etc. over the next few weeks, I'll believe they're sincere in their cause. Otherwise, they're media whores.

Having said all that...Which moron at Yahoo.com decided to choose THIS picture to put up about the story on the front page?

There's a Little Rascals joke to be made here, but with the current climate of fear, I'll leave it up to you.

No Avs in the playoffs...BUT...

Miracle on Ice for the new millennium! Islanders in the playoffs! How can this be? I am as happy as a little girl!

Wade Dubielewicz comes outta nowhere and boosts the Isles into the post-season! And their reward? The monster in the Northeast that is the Buffalo Sabres. Fine with me. Cause if the Isles can't win it all, it's high time that Buffalo does. It's also high time that TV execs get hockey back on the air where people can actually see it (ie NOT on cable).

I know it's unChristian to say it, but I'm happy that the Isles are getting by with help from...SATAN!

(pronounced sha-TAHN, but I won't tell if you won't)

ChimPod's alive and well...

So it took me a little while to update - I been busy workin'!

Anyway, new songs:
DJ Kool, just because I haven't heard it since high school and it's fun.
Boston - Tribute to our lost singer, Brad Delp. Why?
Butthole Surfers - My life is an avalanche at the moment (and hopefully this will boost the hockey Avs into the playoffs!)
And Iz. You can't beat a 400+ pound Hawaiian singer. Just try it. Nope, can't do it. Because he's dead. But the music lives on, I tells ya!

Contests, Websites, and more!

So I've just sent a short story in to the contest over at Machine of Death. (EDIT: They notify in late MAY), so keep your fingers crossed. Also have a one act play competition (I'm submitting Muriel's Fourth Suicide) and a few other things coming up.

On the web design front, I've got a couple more sites coming for actors, a new site for a Hollywood animal talent agency, and a HUGE database (something like Google for .... well, you'll see when it launches). So needless to say, I've been ludicrously busy.

I'm also currently "it" in a send-the-camera-around-the-country game on The Cult. With the blessing of the animals coming up this weekend, it shouldn't be hard for me to get my three shots in...