Dismantling the Atomic Bomb

Yup, these are the new poster-children for bomb scares...apparently it's not an advertisement, it's a goddamn prank and a hoax

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16902707/
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/31/boston.bombscare/index.html
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ats-ap_us10jan31,0,3238058.story?coll=ny-leadnationalnews-headlines

Yeah I know I haven't posted in this thing in like a double-double million years, but why not tonight....what a fucking dumb country we live in...

If anyone had been trying to call/text me for the past week and never heard back from me. There was good reason for that. I was having issues getting my old phone number ported over to Verizon, but that is all taken care of, so now you can get in touch with me at the number you are all accostumed to knowing for the past year or so.

Two more weeks...

Yesterday was such a sad sad day when I found this out:



I feel like a piece of my childhood was just ripped apart from me.

So yesterday was a memorable day. I announced to the company that I'm leaving to pursue my intentions in sports journalism. That got a lot of good feedback and everyone was pretty supportive, so I'm happy about it. I also got an offer from my old internship at Advertising Week saying that if I dont have a job by the time Advertising week rolls around, that I can help out there and they'd pay me for it. So I got a little something to look forward to. At least I liked to work there.

Tonight calls for coffee and hating with Spoon and his woman! ARGH!!

Jess and I have got two concerts to look forward now, and possibly three, because Keane are playing at CARNEGIE F'N HALL! You can damn well bet that we'll be at that show. But anyways, the concert schedule looks like this:

August 8 - Poison w/ Cinderella
September 13 (hopefully) - Keane @ Carnegie Hall
September 14 - Keane @ Hammerstein Ballroom

Now it's time to look for work! I NEED WORK!

*Aims rifle at the Nassau Coliseum, turns it around and shoots self in face*


Islanders fire GM Smith, hire Snow
TSN.ca Staff

7/18/2006 4:44:50 PM

Just 40 days after being naming Neil Smith as general manager, the New Islanders decided it was time for a fresh new face.

The team announced on Tuesday that they have fired Smith and hired former Islanders goaltender Garth Snow as the new general manager.

"I spoke with Garth at length throughout the spring about the general manager's position and he really impressed me with his passion and his knowledge," said Islanders owner Charles Wang.

"When the job opened up, the choice was an easy one. Garth knows the league as well as anyone, has an eye for talent and understands how our staff works as a team. Most importantly, Garth is a man of integrity, someone I trust will work hard, be creative and represent the Islanders with dignity."

Snow joins a hockey operations staff that also includes head coach Ted Nolan, senior advisor Pat LaFontaine, player development director Bryan Trottier, chief amateur scout Tony Feltrin and pro scouting director Ken Morrow. He becomes just the third person in NHL history to go from a player in one season to general manager in the following season. Bob Clarke played his last season for the Philadelphia Flyers in 1982-83 and became GM in 1983-84, and Serge Savard played his final season for the Winnipeg Jets in 1982-83 before returning to the Montreal Canadiens as GM for the 1983-84 season.

"This is a proud moment for me, a dream come true," said Snow.

"It's an opportunity I wanted more than anything. I look forward to working with Ted, Pat, Bryan and the scouts. Islander fans can be assured that this franchise is going to do everything in its power to bring another Stanley Cup to Long Island."

Smith was hired as GM of the Islanders during the Stanley Cup final, at the same time the team hired Nolan as head coach.

He replaced Mike Milbury, who announced in January he would step down from the position after helping find a replacement. Milbury assumed a position as vice president of Wang's sports properties.

Smith was the New York Rangers' GM from 1989-2000 and assembled the team that ended their 54-year Stanley Cup championship drought in 1994. He worked as a television analyst after being fired by the team after the 1999-2000 season. He first served as a scout with the Isles and owns a Stanley Cup ring from the 1981-82 season before taking a job as scout with the Detroit Red Wings.

Over the last three weeks, Smith worked to make quick improvements to the Islanders lineup by adding free agent forwards Chris Simon, Mike Sillinger, and Andy Hilbert, as well as defencemen Brendan Witt and Tom Poti.

"As I made clear at the press conference last month, we are running this as a business, incorporating the opinions of our hockey operations staff - including Ted Nolan, Bryan Trottier and Pat LaFontaine," said Wang. "Despite Neil's commitment to me that he could work in this environment, he later expressed to me on a number of occasions his philosophical opposition to our business model.

"In light of our differences, I felt that I had no choice but to make this decision in the best interests of the Islanders and our fans. I'm very proud of our draft and the roster additions our staff made this month. Our fans should know that with Ted, Garth, Bryan and Pat helping to lead the way, the Islanders are in very good hands."

August 18 - FREE!!!!

Well this day sucks. It's humid, nasty, and a bird nearly shat on me. Plus my boss is in a mood of some sorts. Thank god I'm leaving this hellhole.

As an aside, I'd like to welcome Mike Sillenger, Brendan Witt, Andy Hilbert, Tom Poti, and Chris Simon to the Isles. This year is starting to give me some hope.

Tonight's Ryan's destruction. He's gun git it...

Yeah, so I'm up after like 6 hours of sleep afterbeing up for a good 24 hours straight. What a long fucking day yesterday. But nonetheless I am back from my little European adventure. It was something I won't forget for sure. Now I have to look forward to finishing out my term at my job because I'm a QUITTA and finding a new damn job!

I'm sure I'll be in touch with everyone quite soon. For now, I'm fuckin done...

FORZA ITALIA! FORZA AZZURI!!

Well for those of you who don't know I am in Paris and heading my way to Italy tomorrow! I'll try to be in touch with all, but just updating my status for those who did not know where the fuck I was!

See you all in hell suckas!

There are some people
that you want to love
and there are people
that you want to hate
If I were you
I'd change that image
because you're the type of person
that I would love to break.

I can't stand your face
and the way that you act.
You piss me off
at the worst of times.
Your nose in the air
acting oh so stank.
You don't care, if I kick your ass,
would you really mind?

I'd love to shut you up
shove that paper down your throat
I hate the way you look
and the clothes you wear
Every time you sit down
I give you a nasty look
and all I get back
is this vacant stare.

You look like you live alone
I would not be surprised.
Tormenting my mornings
Haunting my train rides.
I try to escape your presense
I'm caught regardless
For a lonely soul,
You're having such a nice time.