Superman dat azz.

It has been quite some time since I have blogged about anything...my life has been littered with traveling, work, fishing, and other random crap.

Guitar Hero and Rock Band activity has been slow and somewhat limited to drunken gatherings at our new place. I'll probably play this weekend for our EliteXC MMA get together and I'm sure my performance will be far less than mediocre.

Fishing...ah fishing. Florida has been hit with some great cold fronts yielding perfect days of south east winds greater than 15mph. Such conditions resulted in excellent catches of Pompano and Mackerel. However, in just a few weeks a team of hard cores will be hitting the Dry Tortugas...an area 70 miles west of Key West that doesn't have the fishing congestion and annoyances that plague South Florida. It'll be a 3 day expedition for red snapper, muttons, grouper, kingfish, cobia, and yellowtail. Here's a quick glimpse of my friend's previous trip...I sure hope to have a similar trip.

Training. So I took a few months off from Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and concentrated on Muay Thai. It's something I like to do every now and then to overcome plateaus in training and somehow generate a yearn to get back into BJJ. So my first day back in BJJ I felt great...and comfortably tapped out my first 4 partners. Then I ran into a slight 155 pound roadblock. Yeah, 155 pounds doesn't sound like much, even with a 20+ weight advantage on my side, but it was Cole Miller...the 6'-1" semi-finalist in last season's TUF (The Ultimate Fighter) on Spike TV. His combination of lengthy appendages, perfect technique, and retard strength is what propelled him into dominating my butt on the mat for a grueling 5 minutes. After unexpectedly getting choked out for the 3rd time in the round, i ask "What do you call that move?"...he replied, "I dont know, but it was a baddass choke." Funny guy.

Growing a gut

Happy New Year to all...

For 2008 I have compiled a list of goals...some I wouldnt mind sharing with you guys:

1. Participate in a 5k race every 2 months.

http://www.runningintheusa.com/RacesByState.asp?State=FL&Month=1

2. Throw more money into the NYSE...but not sure now judging by the market's performance today.

3. No fast food.

4. No pop. Who the heck says "soda"?

5. Beat all songs in Rock Band. Damn this game is awesome. Try the drums, I dare you, for you will be hooked like a big tuna.

6. Buy a new novel at the local bookstore at least once every 3 months. Maybe even read it, too.


MMA

This is a must see video of Fedor vs. Hong Man Choi. Fedor, the #1 heavy weight fighter in MMA fights this fuggin' giant.

Boob-ya ran dumb stuff

Holy shiznit, Metamucil really works! Try it for a couple of days. Dew it.

Can you name artist who sings "My Biznitch is the Shiznit"...without searching the net?

Just ate a double quarter pounder, big mac, fries, and cokey from migga deeze. This meal plus Metamucil is gonna be awesome!

Songs of Greatness I just purchased via iTunes:
Damn It Feels Good to Be A Gangster - Geto Boys
Boyz-N The Hood - Dynamite Hack
Canzoni stonate - Andrea Bocelli & Stevie Wonder

2 inches.

From the ground.

It's been a good two weeks since my last entry, and every time I have news or nonsense to write about something else comes up. So here's a quick briefing. (omg i said 'brief')

Featured cigar: La Flor Dominicana Ligero Torpedo

Fantastic to say the least. The construction of this piece was excellent and the smooth even burn throughout made it more evident. Nice creamy smoke with a satisfying finish. If I can recall, I feasted on this cigar while BBQ'ing over a small glass Taslisker 10...which is another great treat. Price $15. Bang for you buck rating: 8.5/10.

Rock Band and Guitar Hero 3

I've been quite the swamped gamer lately...so my GH3 and Rock Band activities have been limited. In fact, Rock Band is still lives in its unopened box. GH3 though...Mrs. Zero and I are close to completing the career co-op. Damn the bonus songs are sweet.

More to come tomorrow...

GH3 Songs and a lil MMA

Guitar Hero 3 Strategy Goodness

If you're having trouble with Lou on expert or hard, here is a very easy way to beat him. It's cheap, but i'm sure you're at the point that I was at where I didn't care how I beat him, i just wanted it done.

The first power up he throws at you is luck of the draw. If it's broken string or whammy you're good, amp overload and lefty flip are the next worst, and double notes you're probably going to fail, just restart the song if that happens. :) I'm sure most of you have mastered the Pause-Restart-Accept combo.

However if you survive his first attack (which if you've gotten this far in the game you should be able to) and you're first attack is whammy then you've already won. A few seconds after you obtain your first attack there's a section where Lou has a long string of green notes. If you use whammy on him at the beginning of this section he fails on that attack alone. Then all you have to do is "finish him" by completing a much easier section of the song and you're done with expert. Good luck, hope this helps.

MMA

Strikeforce Odds I care about

Sam Morgan +370
Cung Le -450

Cung has another fight where he heavily favored. When are we going to see Cung test his all around game against a seasoned fighter? As much as I'd like to bet on the guy, the odds suck more than a donkey punch.

Dennis Hallman +115
Sean Salmon -145
I see Salmon's wrestling game immediately taking this bout to the mat where he'll proceed with a nasty fury of ground and pound.

UFC Odds I give a rats ass about

Rashad Evans -275
Michael Bisping +215

Bisping is deservingly the underdog here...and I hope he loses, especially after seeing him undeservingly receive his previous decision win.
Houstan Alexander -155
Thiago Silva +125

Thiago Silva, a black belt in BJJ, would be a great bet. I sure hope Bodog opens up their betting soon. Alexander is talented but his age could be a factor.

Joe Doerksen +120
Ed Herman -150

I really don't care about this fight, but their names look a bunch of dweebs that you would want to pick on in high school.

Chris Lytle +150
Thiago Alves -180

Go Thiago. Go ATT. I hope it's all stand-up and Alves hands Lights Out Lytle a devastating Thai kick to the head.

Luke Caudillo +350
Marcus Aurelio -450

Now that Marcus got his UFC butterflies out of his stomach, he's gonna be ready to rumble and end this bout in Maximus fashion.