Archive for August, 2009

Fantasy Football Draft

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Here is a rundown of the Fantasy Football Draft I just completed tonight.  It is a 10 team PPR league.  Everything is pretty standard, except there is no Team Defense.

Round: 1
(1) Fringe Radicals – Adrian Peterson RB
(2) Appalachia Snake Handlers – Maurice Jones-Drew RB
(3) Decadent Society – Michael Turner RB
(4) Hot Beef Injection – DeAngelo Williams RB
(5) Team Zillmer – Matt Forte RB
(6) Decatur Staleys – Steven Jackson RB
(7) Lumley Castle Crashers – Chris Johnson RB
(8) At Least I Can See – LaDainian Tomlinson RB
(9) Butte Phuckers – Steve Slaton RB
(10) Traxman’s Evil Wizards – Larry Fitzgerald WR

I was keyed in on Chris Johnson at #7.  If he wasn’t there, I probably would have gone with Steve Slaton.

Round: 2
(11) Traxman’s Evil Wizards – Drew Brees QB
(12) Butte Phuckers – Frank Gore RB
(13) At Least I Can See – Brandon Jacobs RB
(14) Lumley Castle Crashers – Andre Johnson WR
(15) Decatur Staleys – Clinton Portis RB
(16) Team Zillmer – Randy Moss WR
(17) Hot Beef Injection – Tom Brady QB
(18) Decadent Society – Calvin Johnson WR
(19) Appalachia Snake Handlers – Peyton Manning QB
(20) Fringe Radicals – Marion Barber RB

My dream was to get Slaton in the 2nd round, but I would have been happy with Gore.  They were both gone, so I went with my top rated WR.

Round: 3
(21) Fringe Radicals – Greg Jennings WR
(22) Appalachia Snake Handlers – Roddy White WR
(23) Decadent Society – Reggie Wayne WR
(24) Hot Beef Injection – Brian Westbrook RB
(25) Team Zillmer – Steve Smith WR
(26) Decatur Staleys – Anquan Boldin WR
(27) Lumley Castle Crashers – Kevin Smith RB
(28) At Least I Can See – Marques Colston WR
(29) Butte Phuckers – Dwayne Bowe WR
(30) Traxman’s Evil Wizards – Ronnie Brown RB

I’m not wild about this pick, but I wanted to get another solid RB and I didn’t think there would be an undisputed starter left for the next round.  It’s a PPR league, so I chose Smith over Grant.

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Top 10 Most Enjoyable Rock Band Songs

Monday, August 10th, 2009

One of my favorite activities is to get a group of friends together and play Rock Band all night. On Saturday we perfected it and four of us played from 11-4 AM, enjoying adult beverages and turning the stereo up louder and louder.

Below are my 10 favorite Rock Band songs to play with a group of friends.

  1. Foreplay/Long Time – Boston
    Without a doubt, the best song in Rock Band and a capital way to end a night.
  2. Moving in Stereo – The Cars
    In between rocking songs, switch to this and groove for 5 minutes.
  3. Baba O’Riley – The Who
    Classic.
  4. Under the Bridge – Red Hot Chili Peppers
    Take your shirt off and sing your heart out.
  5. Undone (The Sweater Song) – Weezer
    When it’s time to EMOTE.
  6. Black – Pearl Jam
    “Do-do-do do-dee-do”
  7. Hey – Pixies
    Nearly everything off of Doolittle is fun to sing, but this is my favorite.
  8. In Dreams – Roy Orbison
    It’s really fun to watch people tackle the vocals.
  9. Don’t Look Back in Anger – Oasis
    It’s great when everyone harmonizes “sooo..Sally can wait”
  10. White Wedding (Part 1) – Billy Idol
    A little attitude and fist pumping to start out the night.

New Patio and Sliding Glass Door

Saturday, August 1st, 2009

As I’ve posted about previously, we’ve recently built a new patio out of pavers.  We also hired a contractor to put in a Sliding Glass door and just finished painting and staining, so the project is finally complete.  Here are some before and after pictures.

Before

Inside the House - Before

Outside the House - Before

After

Inside the House - After

Inside the House - After

Outside the House - After