Random randomness

This is funny; I've now seen this guy in three different news articles about obesity. The first time I saw him I thought he actually had something specific to do with the article proper; like he was quoted in it, maybe. Now I see that he's just a piece of morbid obesity clip-art. The literal poster-boy.

Here's something interesting: an incoming freshman basketball player at the University of Arizona is named Jerryd Bayless. Some of you have probably heard my mini-rant about how many different ways my name has been spelled in my life—by teachers, people on the phone, new acquaintances, etc.—but it's never, EVER been spelled with a y. So that's cool.

In other news: we're only one year away from incoming freshman at universities having been born in the 90's. Just in case you weren't feeling old enough before...

I saw both The Darjeeling Lmt and No Country for Old Men last week. I need to see Darjeeling again, but I liked it—about as much as I ever like Wes Anderson movies the first time I see them, which is honestly not much. As I stated before, it's a scientific fact that Wes Anderson movies get better upon multiple viewings—when they showed Royal Tennenbaums to lab rats, on the first viewing they were chasing each other around, drinking from the drip bottle, eating pellets... but by the fourth showing, over half of the rats were crying when Richie slits his wrists. True story.

No Country, well... all I can say is "meh." It seems like everyone is so geeked up that the Coens didn't make an unmitigated crapfest for the first time in years that they're willing to overlook the fact that the movie A) completely falls apart in the last half hour, and B) is completely predicated on a patently unbelievable scenario. Beautifully filmed though.

Played tennis twice and ultimate Frisbee once over a four day period. And yes, I am still sore. Thanks for asking. But it was all worth it, mwhahahaha! I'd do it all again! Especially the Frisbee. God damn it I loves me some Frisbee! It was a perfect group, too; everyone hustling and trying hard, but nobody crazy competitive or aggressive or anything. None of those "sweep the leg, Johnny," types, who undercut you on high throws after you score a point or two. So that's nice.

What else is exciting is that I am leaving for Spokane on Thursday! Can't wait to see everyone. I just realized that I'm going to have to pack warm clothes; when it's sunny and 70 in mid-November, it's easy to forget what the weather in Washington is like. I'm honestly not sure where I'm going to put everything...