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Aaron C.

Fuck you, I'm eating!

About Me

MyGen Profile Generator Kind of a slacker. Big time baseball, beer and pop culture nerd.

My Interests

Listening to records, beer of the craft and micro-brewed varieties, Felix's off-speed pitches, Adrian Beltre's general awesomeness, my girlfriend, my cat, politics as a spectator sport, blowing speakers.

Music:

Dead Moon, Big Business, Melvins, Wipers, Nirvana, Wire, Girl Trouble, U-Men, A-Frames, Country Teasers, the two Weezer albums that aren't abominations before God, good rock, good country, good soul, good ska, good hip-hop.

Movies:

Night of the Hunter, Big Lebowski, Showgirls, Dazed and Confused, RoboCop, Ratatouille, Citizen Kane, Idiocracy, Oldboy, Harvey, My Man Godfrey, Hype!, the Third Man, Office Space, Tears of the Black Tiger, the Searchers, Marx Bros., Noir, Cinema Verite, Psychotronique, blah blah blah

Television:

The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Arrested Development, Mythbusters, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Deadliest Catch, Seinfeld, Colbert, Daily Show, Good Eats.

Books:

Currently reading: The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Generally, I like reading about urban history, rock history, American history, baseball history, baseball stat geek-ery, and social commentary.

As far as fiction goes, I like Vonnegut, Revolutionary Road, No Country for Old Men, A Confederacy of Dunces and Bukowski. I don't read a lot of fiction, which I used to think was problematic, but really, I just prefer non-fiction, and you likes what you likes.

Heroes:

My sister, people who sacrifice for their art, people who make the best of the circumstances given to them, those who live in good humor, skeptics, optimists.

My Blog

Some beers worth trying.

I have had some fantastic beer over the last few weeks, and a few really stand out. Here's a selection. Victory Brewing Prima Pils Amazing summer beer. It's what you always remember Bitburger, Spa...
Posted by Aaron C. on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:22:00 PST

So, should I be watching "House"?

Because I hear it's great. I'm just such a hypochondriac pussy...
Posted by Aaron C. on Sun, 11 May 2008 02:48:00 PST

Theyre taking All-Star ballots already? Really?

And, predictably, I filled one out. Passing judgment on elite players at this point in the season is utterly ridiculous, obviously, but everyone gets ten ballots and this gave me an excuse to dick aro...
Posted by Aaron C. on Thu, 01 May 2008 01:30:00 PST

Hey everyone, guess what? You were wrong about Adrian Beltre.

After a disappointing 2005 season, my favorite Mariner has posted two solidly above-average offensive seasons while being the best defensive third baseman in the AL if not all of Major League Baseball...
Posted by Aaron C. on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:27:00 PST

Baseball is awesome, the Seattle Mariners are not.

This was not a good day to be a Mariners fan. The fun started with the announcement that Kenji Johjima had been resigned to a 3 year contract extension. Now, I don't have anything against Kenji Johjim...
Posted by Aaron C. on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:52:00 PST

Baseball is awesome, pt. II

Colorado and San Diego are in the top of the 22nd inning tied 1-1. That's nearly 2 1/2 games. No one scored a run until the 14th, when Brad Hawpe drew a bases load walk to put the Rockies ahead. San D...
Posted by Aaron C. on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:15:00 PST

Baseball is fucking awesome.

I always forget how happy the beginning of the baseball season makes me. I know that I enjoy having something to do 162 days a year, and it's not as though when the season ends I stop thinking about b...
Posted by Aaron C. on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:05:00 PST

Startin’ to feel like home...

I have to say, I love the new place. Now that we have heat, cable, internet and the boxes are unpacked, it's all coming together. It's weird growing up, but it's fun, too. It's nice to go to work and ...
Posted by Aaron C. on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:35:00 PST

SAG Awards -- Ow, My Head

The award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture goes to...Little Miss Sunshine.Things ain't lookin' good for Marty come Oscar time....
Posted by Aaron C. on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:20:00 PST

Oscar Nominations: Why Do I Still Care?

At this point, anyone who is the least bit film literate knows that the Oscars are a joke. Sean compared the actual ceremony to the Super Bowl, and I find it to be apt; it rarely lives up to the hype ...
Posted by Aaron C. on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:50:00 PST