I was pretty damn excited about tonight’s NFC match up even though I’m an avid Pats fan, but when I got home from work and plucked down on my couch to watch the game between Green Bay and Dallas, I found my cable company doesn’t include the NFL Network with my subscription. And its not like I have basic cable… I pay out of the ass to get the 6 billion channels I don’t watch, but they want even more money for the 1 channel I might watch 4 times a year.

F U Comcast.

Update! You can watch the game live (and free) at http://www.nfl.com/live. Who needs cable?

Someone needs to capitalize on fake products’ success. I personally would love a USB Toaster and a vodka stapler:

Is it just me or has the band (ummm) Band of Horses suddenly exploded onto the scene? I’m a closet fan, but I’ve noticed them popping up all over the place including the 2008 Ford Edge commercial and tonight’s Chuck episode (seriously, how many hints can I send you about how good Chuck is… just watch the damn show!).

Anyway, Band of Horses… Great band. If all this exposure (and this amazing blog post) doesn’t do it, I’m sure the band will be huge soon due to their incredible talent.

Check out a whole bunch of Band of Horses music here (I recommend “Funeral”, ” No One’s Gonna Love You” and “Naked as We Come”)

I try not to show how much of a geek I am on this blog, but this video could not go unmentioned. Check out the halftime show the Cal Band put on last weekend.

I wanted to write another post praising NBC’s Chuck (seriously, Chuck is some of the best TV I’ve ever seen and you should punch yourself in the face if you’re not watching it). But after reading Esquire’s article on Ben Silverman, NBC’s new president, I realized that some praise for the network that sucks up at least 30% of my “free time” was also warranted.

My (pathetic) Week:
Getting ready for work, working, commuting: 39%
Sleeping: 29%
Eating/Cleaning/Random Crap: 8%
Watching Sports: 6-9% (depending on the season)
Internet/Blogging/Porn: 6%
Video Games: 3%

Do the math and that leaves just 10 hours to do everything else (Wife/daughter time, yard work (hah!), boozing it up with friends, etc) and NBC has taken nearly a third of that precious time with 3 damn good TV shows.

Sure, 30% of my “free time” is just 3 hours, but I need to watch Las Vegas, Friday Night Lights and Chuck every week. There isn’t much else in my life that I feel compelled to do outside of eating, sleeping and working. And while I don’t actually watch Last Comic Standing, 30 Rock, Scrubs, The Office or SNL regularly, I’m well aware that the shows are good and would watch them if there where more hours in the day.

Congrats Ben Silverman, take away sports, Entourage and Rescue Me and NBC dominates my TV time.