I got nothing. Really. So let's just look back...
Best of the week: Another F1 champ crowned in Brazil!
The foregone conclusion at the beginning of the season which turned into a intra-team dogfight at the end made for a hell of a race at Interlagos, as Jenson Button claimed an insurmountable point total going into the final race of the season. Adding to the glory Brawn GP - the former Honda team saved from the scrapheap in March - who became the first team to take the constructors' crown in their first full season.
While driving conservatively as of late and having competitors Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber nipping at his lead all season, Button turned in a championship drive to solidify his status, pushing hard and overtaking several drivers on the elite course. Teammate Rubens Barrichello, who had pole position in front of his hometown crowd, blew the opportunity to force Button to defend his points lead at the new Abu Dhabi circuit, which will debut as the season closer.
Red Bull's Webber won the race, as teammate Vettel finished well enough to pass Barrichello but not maintain his longshot title hopes. Thier team finished solidly second behind Brawn in the constructor's standings. It was the first time in 40 years that Britain had back-to-back champions. Bizarrely, it was also the second time in a row that an Englishman driving car 22, with a Mercedes engine, had finished fifth to win the title in Brazil. And in 17 years in Formula One, a Brazilian has started on pole three times in Brazil and has still never won in their home circuit.
After a rain soaked qualifying, the race was unmarred by weather, but plenty of action and trouble. The safety car was deployed for four laps after chaos on the opening one when Force India's Adrian Sutil, Toyota's Jarno Trulli and Renault's Fernando Alonso crashed out. Trulli and Sutil almost came to blows after they stepped out of their shattered cars, and race stewards fined Trulli $10,000 for his actions. McLaren were dealt a $50,000 fine for the unsafe release of Heikki Kovalainen from the pits. The car pulled out with the hose still attached, spraying fuel over Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari. The fuel then ignited, causing a flash fire, but Raikkonen drove through it like the badass he is and ended up finishing sixth.
While the final race of the year will now be more of a demo, it can only be a postscript to an amazing year of racing and what turned out to be the most intense race of the year.
Also: Not for Twi-tards
Scartoe brought me on the lot for a sneak peek of The Vampire's Assistant, which I enjoyed. It's kinda a young adult movie, but had enough family fun and adult content to be engaging. Maybe after getting a preview of 9, anything would come across better, but John C. Reilly did a hell of a job being un-typically John C. Reilly, and even five minutes of Willem Dafoe is fun to watch. Apparently, the title is from the second novel in "The Saga of Darren Shan", conveniently written by Darren Shan, and part of the Vampire Blood trilogy, which comprises the Cirque Du Freak, The Vampire's Assistant and Tunnels of Blood. So now you have something to watch and read for the weekend.
Link bonus:
• Feds Designate Polar Bear Habitat In Alaska - I hope it's in the middle of the Palin living room.
• What Makes Everthing Better? - A double meme!
• The Most Important Product Of The Year Has Been Released - The only way to make it tolerable upon viewing. Or reviewing. PS. whoawhoawhoawhoawhoawhoa!
Best of the week: Another F1 champ crowned in Brazil!The foregone conclusion at the beginning of the season which turned into a intra-team dogfight at the end made for a hell of a race at Interlagos, as Jenson Button claimed an insurmountable point total going into the final race of the season. Adding to the glory Brawn GP - the former Honda team saved from the scrapheap in March - who became the first team to take the constructors' crown in their first full season.
While driving conservatively as of late and having competitors Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber nipping at his lead all season, Button turned in a championship drive to solidify his status, pushing hard and overtaking several drivers on the elite course. Teammate Rubens Barrichello, who had pole position in front of his hometown crowd, blew the opportunity to force Button to defend his points lead at the new Abu Dhabi circuit, which will debut as the season closer.
Red Bull's Webber won the race, as teammate Vettel finished well enough to pass Barrichello but not maintain his longshot title hopes. Thier team finished solidly second behind Brawn in the constructor's standings. It was the first time in 40 years that Britain had back-to-back champions. Bizarrely, it was also the second time in a row that an Englishman driving car 22, with a Mercedes engine, had finished fifth to win the title in Brazil. And in 17 years in Formula One, a Brazilian has started on pole three times in Brazil and has still never won in their home circuit.
After a rain soaked qualifying, the race was unmarred by weather, but plenty of action and trouble. The safety car was deployed for four laps after chaos on the opening one when Force India's Adrian Sutil, Toyota's Jarno Trulli and Renault's Fernando Alonso crashed out. Trulli and Sutil almost came to blows after they stepped out of their shattered cars, and race stewards fined Trulli $10,000 for his actions. McLaren were dealt a $50,000 fine for the unsafe release of Heikki Kovalainen from the pits. The car pulled out with the hose still attached, spraying fuel over Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari. The fuel then ignited, causing a flash fire, but Raikkonen drove through it like the badass he is and ended up finishing sixth.
While the final race of the year will now be more of a demo, it can only be a postscript to an amazing year of racing and what turned out to be the most intense race of the year.
Also: Not for Twi-tards
Scartoe brought me on the lot for a sneak peek of The Vampire's Assistant, which I enjoyed. It's kinda a young adult movie, but had enough family fun and adult content to be engaging. Maybe after getting a preview of 9, anything would come across better, but John C. Reilly did a hell of a job being un-typically John C. Reilly, and even five minutes of Willem Dafoe is fun to watch. Apparently, the title is from the second novel in "The Saga of Darren Shan", conveniently written by Darren Shan, and part of the Vampire Blood trilogy, which comprises the Cirque Du Freak, The Vampire's Assistant and Tunnels of Blood. So now you have something to watch and read for the weekend.
Link bonus:
• Feds Designate Polar Bear Habitat In Alaska - I hope it's in the middle of the Palin living room.
• What Makes Everthing Better? - A double meme!
• The Most Important Product Of The Year Has Been Released - The only way to make it tolerable upon viewing. Or reviewing. PS. whoawhoawhoawhoawhoawhoa!
Worst of the week: Reality Hell
Nadya & Jon Plus 22? Kill me now. No, kill them. Octo-vag and fourteen time mother Nadya Suleman, who needed to get back into the dull glare of the media limelight, "admits" to having a crush on douchelord Jon Gosselin."I kind of have a crush on Jon Gosselin...I think he's hot!" was the exact, vomit insiting quote. As if all though kids wasn't proof of poor decision making skills...
It's a nice change of heart from June when she sniped, "Why are you so desperate to glob on to my life? For attention?" Please, go away and die.
Also: A real American hero
Sgt. David W. Budwah was sentenced to 18 months confinement and fined $25,000 for pretending to be an injured war hero to get free seats at rock concerts and professional sporting events.
The Marine Corps will also reduce him in rank to private and dishonorably discharge him after any appeals. Budwah must forfeit all pay and benefits during his confinement and is subject to up to 3 1/2 years of additional prison time if he re-offends within two years. The offenses included making false statements, malingering, misconduct and unlawful appropriation He acknowledged during the hearing that he was never deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, as he had claimed.
He said he lied about having helped with the 2004 tsunami relief effort and didn't earn eight medals and ribbons he wore on his uniform. In reality, he was a radio operator in Okinawa, Japan, from early 2000 to early 2006, and transferred to Quantico to work as a retail store stock clerk and warehouse laborer.
Budwah bluffed his way into 13 events last year including banquets; Counting Crows, Boston and Collective Soul concerts; a Washington Redskins football game; and a Washington Nationals baseball game. He also lied to obtain a laptop computer and personal digital assistant from Soldiers' Angels, an organization that helps wounded service members.
G.I. Jerk acknowledged he lied when he told young boys at an American Legion camp in 2008 that he was wounded in Afghanistan when he dove on a homemade grenade to shield a buddy from the blast. His hospital stay was actually for outpatient treatment of stomach problems. He later became depressed and suicidal after a romantic relationship ended, and started lying because he liked the treatment and wanted to fit in with the wounded warriors he had befriended.
Yep, you're going to the same circle of hell as the black woman who claimed torture by a white group in West Virginia, but really fabricated the story to get back at a boyfriend who had beaten her up.
Link bonus:
• Happy Birthday, Hello Kitty! - This is the gayest thing you will see all week...not counting this.
• Jennifer Hudson On Baby David: "He Really Thinks He Can Talk!" - Shut the fuck up, idiot.
• Ryan Seacrest's Guts Confirm National Treasure 3 - I'm pretty sure it can also confirm some gloryhole action from last night.
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