Brown Skin Lady.
Saturday, February 25, 2006
Andy Katz.
He even has a blog on insider.
Whatever man. I'm still the original.
andycat stayed in the red at 4:08 PM
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Steve Francis was traded to the Knickerbockers.Hmmm...remember during Junior Year, the Phoenix Suns dubbed their guard tandem as BACKCOURT 2000, consisting of Penny and Jason Kidd?
Well, am I the only one just freakin estatic about BACKCOURT 2000, v. 2.0?
Francis.
Weird Shaped Head Starbury.
Crawford.
Darius's Homeslice.
Birdman part 2.
It's kinda like last year when the Lakers had about 29 dudes playing the 3.
(And speaking of the 3, I'm listening to Respiration right now, where Common brings power to the 3 position. Like Shawn Marion.)
I miss John Starks.
andycat stayed in the red at 3:11 PM
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
You know what the problem with the winter olympics is?
There's nobody to root for.
Back in the 80's, it was U.S. vs. Russia.
And remember how the Russians were the hated red arch nemesis?
Now, there's no more Soviet Union. Hence, nobody to root for/ against.
If Osama put a Hockey Team together, I would watch the Winter Olympics.
(My observations skills are so advanced, you need time delay.)
andycat stayed in the red at 3:28 PM
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
I had a friend in grade school who owned a Sega.Friggin sega man!
We'd all go to his house and never knew how to play any of his games! But for some reason, three games come to mind on that Sega -- Altered Beast, Golden Axe, and Shinobi.
Yes, Shinobi.
As in throw ninja stars at dude in the bonus round, Shinobi.
Shinobi had this move where he would pull out his sword, slice some dude up, and stick the sword back in its sheath...all in one swift motion.
behold the bold soldier
control the globe slowly
Proceeds to blow swinging swords
like shinobi
Wow.
Now I ask you, how cool is that?
Devante, perpetually cool?
Or Costello, sine wave cool?
andycat stayed in the red at 10:17 PM
Monday, February 20, 2006
Most people will agree, I am down-to-earth and low maintenance. But I can count two ways where I am an elitist. List Time!
1) Top Shelf Liquor, exclusively: I can not stand to ingest tequila well. Nor do I enjoy white wines or 2 dollar chuck. (Sorry, Dave.)
2) Backpack Rap Music: Again, exclusively. Get crunk and shake your behind if you dig that brand of hip-hop. But I'd prefer Kelly Clarkson, Bocelli, and Lifehouse at my NBA All-Star game. Oh wait, that happened. NBA moving away from hip-hop? Call it the effects of the dress code. (Or what have you.)
And while we're on the subject...Jay Dee (not so-so def) passed away from Lupus. This seriously pains me more than Pac or Big. (Sorry, M9).
I first heard Dilla in the summer of '96 going on Senior year in High School while listening to Tribe's Beats, Rhymes, and Life. He was 1/3 of the Ummah, the production team comprised of himself, Q-Tip, and Ali Shaheed. Something about his beats which have serious longevity...his style was the opposite of producing serious heat (which gets old after about two spins), prefering a more subtle, textured style. I imagine Dilla always made beats while imagining himself on a sensual date with a cute girl. He enjoyed creating ambience if you will.
Top 5 Dilla produced joints:
1) Fall In Love -- It had to be '98, Freshman Year in SB when I was walking on campus and saw some dude rocking a Slum Village Tee. Dialed up the modem, got on scour.net, typed in Slum Village, and 136 minutes later...I was nodding my head to the hypnotic drum programming with T3 spittin -- don't sell yourself...to fall in love. Great hook.
2) Funky For You -- After the Ummah, there was the production team known as the Soulquarians comprised of: Dilla, The Proceed Drummer, and James Poyser. Track 6 on Common's Like Water For Chocolate...I remember hearing this joint in '99 after buying Common's album at the Third Street Promenade Tower. Went to the El Rey on Wilshire later on that to check out Rahzel/ Mixmaster Mike and even scored a Common Poster (which I later gave to dude over at turncoatpolitics.com). Anyway the sequencing on Common's album goes from The Light straight into Funky For You...and it just makes me smile every time I hear that transition.
3) Let's Ride -- Head's always clown me when they see the Q-Tip, Amplified/ I don't know what to do after Tribe album in my CD collection. Then I tell them, Jay-Dee produced the whole record. Really? Yes, really. Let's Ride is a fun song about Q-Tip cruising in his Black Truck over the funkalicious bounce of JD's drums. Check the sample lifted off Joe Pass's guitar Virtuoso.
4) Starz -- While his production skills are stuntastic, Dilla's rhyming skills never caught my attention. Kanye is a better producer turned rapper. Still...
I like the way you dress (oh, that's fresh)
I like the way you un...dress...too.
(I believe Baruti once wrote about Champion Sound, the JAYLIB collabo of Jay Dee and Madlib, on the now defunct binderpaper.com.) The Red is probably the most well-known song on this record, but I always enjoyed the sultry keys of Starz.
5) Busta's Lament -- Off the Love Movement album. A "happy" track for sure.
I will now Download "Donuts" off iTunes.
andycat stayed in the red at 3:25 PM
Sunday, February 19, 2006
Snippets of an AIM convo:
that was years ago..i am a christian now and hey you forgive people..i hope things are a lot better for you and that you did realize why I was upset right?
I think we're all entitled to some dumb mistakes in life...and we learn from it..well we all deserve to experience assholes like you and learn to pick them from the crowd now..
now that you're what?..26 and a teacher? you should be ashamed of yourself! yeah maybe that's why you don't have a gf yet?
I was the perfect choice..i was naive and I had only one view of men and i thought you were in that category...and I was still inexperience on the type of men like yourself...
yeah what's that song? I got hoes in different area codes? I'm not saying I'm a hoe..cause I know I'm not but you get the point..
Don't know about yall, but I think she's still in love.
andycat stayed in the red at 9:18 PM
Saturday, February 18, 2006
The best part of Nate Robinson winning the dunk contest was not the illtacular dunk over Spud Webb (although I do appreciate the creativity of a little guy jumping over a little guy). Rather, the best part was how cool he looked in his orange socks.
NBA.com lists Nate as 5'9...please. He's at the most 5'7. Most little guys in the NBA have pure athleticism. But what's intriguing about Nate is that he has this rare combination of POWER in addition to his awesome athleticsm -- something most little guys don't have.
Needless to say, I was floored by some of those dunks. Heck, I was floored by some of the attempts. And I was laying on my couch.
andycat stayed in the red at 8:06 PM
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
This was an e-mail sent to me:
Hey Andy,
I'm not sure where to start. I don't even know if you saw this coming, but I don't think going out tonight is such a good idea. As a girl, I think too much and my thoughts have taken the best of me.
I'm not going to beat around the bush and give you random excuses as to why. . .I was up all night feeling like shit because I was torn between wanting to go out with you and knowing that I shouldn't. I have a boyfriend, you know that, I know that. . .and although it's a long distance relationship in which he and I rarely see each other, it IS a relationship and I have to respect it. I already messed up once. *Thanksgiving with you* I told him about it, not in detail. . .but I did tell him that I had kissed someone I knew. Although he was hurt, he let it go.
If I keep faltering now, it'll become a characteristic of me that I don't want to have. I have to admit though, it is hard because I do want to hang out with you. I had so much fun with you last time. . .just dancing, drinking, laughing, and yes, kissing. . .
I want to be friends and I want to be able to hang out, but maybe on a little less intrusive day as Valentine's Day. Like coffee or lunch during your two hour block would work. . . A lot of people say that males and females can't be friends without attending to feelings and emotions; I believe that's true, but I do genuinely want to be friends.
Anyway, I'll leave it at that. . .I hope you won't hate me after this and think of me as the girl that stood you up on Valentine's Day. I hope you understand where I'm coming at with all this.
And for what it's worth,
Happy Valentine'sDay. . .
I need a response. Something along the lines of either ...
a) Wow! That was a good e-mail!
b) No I don't understand, I'm more of a visual learner...so if you could re-email that same letter in Venn Diagram format, I might be able to better grasp the key concepts.
c) Your boyfriend is too good for your cheating ass.
or
d) I really appreciate your honesty and I know it must have been tough for you to have written that e-mail. I would like it if we could truly be friends.
Psyche.
andycat stayed in the red at 2:04 PM
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
acat and i'm ready to work it out. giving love, respect, and thanks to the architects of this world of mine.
To the row-echelon method, for confusing linear algebra students everywhere.
To quiksilver, for supplying me with the freshly dipped gear.
To Rob Swift, for hitting me with the soulful fruit background music.
To LRG clothing complany's concept driven "underground inventive, overground effective".
To bananas, always a must in your fruit smoothie.
To turncoatpolitics.com, eyegasmic for sure.
No thanks to Benedict Arnold...man, fuck you.
To Biggie, "if you got a gun up in your waist, please don't shoot up the place."
To Hootie and the Blowfish, better idea: blowjobs at hooters.
And finally,
To DW and C-Bass, because in one week...
L.A., L.A., big city of dreams.
andycat stayed in the red at 9:48 PM
Monday, February 06, 2006
To the third grade teacher who works down the hall from me and looks super fly in the white button up blouse and flattering jeans:
Valentines Day is just around the corner.
And today at the faculty meeting
I noticed you
Noticing me
And I just wanted to put you on notice
That I noticed you too.
Make out?
andycat stayed in the red at 9:41 PM
Tangerine Bar, Treasure Island.
So, you wanna dance? Show me your moves.
OK! I'll show you my boobs!
Looks around. Checks ears.
OK, cool. Let's go see your moves.
Alright! My friend has to take a picture. Flashing was on my list of things to do this weekend!
Flashes me. Friend takes picture.
Ok, can we go see your moves now?
And that was vegas.
Oh wait, I went to the happiest place on earth, Olympic Garden.
Until I got scolded by a stripper after refusing a dance.
You Asian Guys need to support us Asian Girls!
And then she cussed me out in Vietnamese.
andycat stayed in the red at 7:10 AM
Friday, February 03, 2006
24 hours in the life of The acat.
Wake up.
Teach kids.
Leave work.
Drive to Santa Anita.
Bet on horses.
Hit exacta.
Win 22.50.
Hit trifecta.
Win 55.00
Hit superfecta.
Win 15.26.
Hit 50 - 1 longshot.
Wint 115.00.
Become estatic with all the newfound money.
Buy philly cheesesteak panini.
Go to Bodega winebar in Pasadena.
Wait for CGU friends to show up.
Drink 2 glasses of wine by myself to celebrate winnings.
Play monopoly on cell phone while waiting for friends.
Meet friends.
Drink more wine.
Go next door to eat at P.F. Kangs.
Eat double-pan fried noodles.
Take shots of chilled patron.
Order Belevedere Soda.
Pay bill.
Go back to wine bar.
Drink three bottles of wine amongst 3 homies.
Hit on girl from London.
Give girl from London business card.
Drink more wine.
Smoke more cigarettes.
Close wine bar down.
Kick it up a level.
Stay in the Red.
Drive to commerce casino.
Lose $100 in 5 minutes.
Get mad.
Drive home.
Make decision to not drive home but to work instead.
Park car in parking lot.
Set alarm on phone.
Sleep for 3 hours in car.
Wake up.
Make lesson plans on the fly.
Teach kids in semi-drunken state in period 1.
Teach kids hungover in period 2.
Teach kids while puking in mouth period 3.
Drive home.
Shower.
Write blog.
Sleep now.
andycat stayed in the red at 12:12 PM
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