Troy Trevor Tulowitzki

Pronounced /ˈtuːləwɪtski/ or /ˈtʊləwɪtski.

Troy Trevor Tulowitzki was born on October 10, 1984, in Santa Clara, California, nicknamed "Tulo," and is a Major League Baseball shortstop for the Colorado Rockies.

Tulowitzki's arm, range, and instincts at shortstop are highly regarded.[1] Furthermore, his size, ability, and leadership skills have garnered him comparisons to Cal Ripken, Jr., Alex Rodriguez, and Derek Jeter.[2][3]

I, Joshua Chang, was born on October 10, 1984, in Mountain View, California, nicknamed "joshchang," and is an advertising media planner for Wieden+Kennedy.

I only wish I could draw comparisons to Cal Ripken, Jr., Alex Rodriguez, and Derek Jeter.

It's cool thinking that he was born ten miles away from me on the same day.

We probably could have had the same potential. If I had more time I'd chronicle our lives side by side through high school, college, and each season in the pros - we both started our jobs in 2006.

ie. Troy Tulowitzki - Batter walk-up songs--2009: "Roll with Me" by Montgomery Gentry, "Gimme More" by Britney Spears; 2008: "Superstar" by Lupe Fiasco; 2007: "I'm a Flirt" by R Kelly.[50]

Josh Chang - Batter walk-up songs--2009: "We Own the Sky" by M83; 2008: "Seventeen Years" by Ratatat; 2007: "Your Hand in Mine" by Explosions in the Sky, "Lazy Eye" by Silversun Pickups.

competitive advantage

In lieu of the Winter Olympics, here are a few things that blew me away. Lots of embedding.

If you're a boy and enjoy street couture, you should join Jack Threads for their ridiculous fire sales on our favorite brands. One new collection a day.

And I've become a fan of Air Max 1's and fly wire technology. 1987. The year of Cader.

Theophilus London, what a funny name.

Human Chain from NikeSportswear on Vimeo.

posi+ivi+y

"Please do not be cynical. I hate cynicism -- for the record, it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen." -- Conan O'Brien

I like the future. I hope it looks like this:

Get it here.

+I+IVI+Y

ESPN Player X?

Just met with ESPN's Senior ad sales and editorial teams. Sadly, only four people know the identity of Player X.

Check him out. My dream is that he sparks some movement to button up professional athletes. It's the closest thing to knowing a real Batman. I think the four people who know who he is need to watch out: Alfred (agent), Commissioner Gordon (ESPN editor in chief), Robin (coach), and Selina Kyle (his wife, who like Catwoman, could abuse this power).

The articles are better than Ocho Cinco's twitter feed. I bring him up because I think Ocho Cinco could be Player X's arch-nemesis. Ocho Cinco relishes in all the attention and trouble he stirs. Kind of like Tony Stark/Iron Man (I know, different comic family) or the Joker (I'm sure someone can find a better fit).

If Player X translates to the NBA, I select Shane Battier to be ESPN's superhero.

vinosaurus

If I had a wine bar, I would call it Vinosaurus. It would be kid friendly.
I've been keeping track of every vineyard I've sipped since the beginning of the year.
Further analysis and comparisons to jolly ranchers to come.

STUNT

How to hijack your friend's cube. Imagine how fun clean up would be if this was duct tape:






Photos courtesy of ShannonHannon

the ail blazers

Oden and Przybilla are out for the season. Blake, Batum (right shoulder), Outlaw (left foot) and swingman Rudy Fernandez(notes) (right leg) are still sidelined and Miller (back), Roy (hamstring) and forward LaMarcus Aldridge(notes) (ankle) are expected to play, but also have minor injuries. McMillan must coach games from his seat on the sideline after rupturing his Achilles tendon earlier in the season. Assistant coach Maurice Lucas is fighting bladder cancer and owner Paul Allen was recently diagnosed with lymphoma.

Even the coaches are injured.

I'm really glad they beat the Lake show on Friday. That's a solid confidence builder. If they beat the Cavs today, I think Andre Miller may start smiling more and gelling with his new family. Professional sports teams are like foster families. Maybe they need to just go out to the Kennedy School and chill out in the soaking pool, eat some Cajun tots, and watch a movie.

over under on trends

The line "start strong, finish stronger" frequently used in marathon running and NFL football games does not apply to parallel parking. Trust me. You must start stronger.

In the world of alternative/electronica/college-marketed-indie-film-anthems, 2005 was the year for Bloc Party, 2006 was Hot Chip, 2007 was the National, 2008 was MGMT, 2009 was tied for Phoenix and Passion Pit, and 2010 will be Delphic and/or Hockey. I just need one of them to make it to an Apple commercial.

Or they can be like MGMT and Ratatat and collaborate on a super dope 2009 song. I love the positivity. Perpetuate Positivity. Pecan Pie. But I would be proud to partake of your pecan pie.

beyond

the nytimes has a clever visual representation of the past 10 years.
props to phillip niemeyer.

for those with small eyes:

props to swiss-miss.

i think it's a good thing that i can recognize nearly every thing on here - as if i'm actually getting older.

My resolution for the new year is to actually use proper case when typing. The extra effort in hitting the shift key at the beginning of each sentence will make me more grown up. Like those people who found the Internet when they were 45. I'll even give it a shot with my instant messages or I.M.'s a.k.a verb of the year in 2000.

Oh, and the p&r™ logo has been cleaned up. my favorite randomized piece on the sidebar:

kid cudi feat. mgmt and ratatat - pursuit of happiness (nightmare)

bump to this.
and who knew that josh hartnett produced?
it's a song that makes everyone feel cool.

we'll be hiding away in the woods for the holidays.
then we're off to the big city of los angeles in the new year.

this is the top 10 of top 10 countdowns.

Give the reason for the hope that you have. P&R

ho ho ho

i'm tempted to sign every email and letter:

falalalala lalalala,
josh

not annoying or anything.

rotary phones

i'm going to use this post to endorse the blackberry bold 9700. it's so wonderful and colorful and highlights all the best features from previous blackberry iterations. it's like a swiss army blackberry. if lebron james came in a box, he would look like the 9700.

i love sentiment tracking and hope blackberry uses my post in a case study. buzzlogic, radian6, and sysomos: please find me.

100/50 denier damask. poly yarns

i really like these pair of shoes. clean and heavy duty. like a good roll of paper towels.

i think in another lifetime i would be a textile manufacturer or a materials specialist. i would play with kevlar and explosives. i'm flipping through sample kits of apparel materials and would one day love to sew and tailor my own suit. out of kevlar.

new word of the day: perfunctory.
like me and this blog. and i put the fun in perfunctory.

new goods

i have a shiny gold wall clock. it has a huge crest surrounding it. i should submit it to d*s and let all the DIY ladies know that i made it. i'll tell them that i made it out of aluminum cans and a 60's radio clock. that's how you can impress the masses. original fake.



it's hard finding momentum. it's much warmer staying in one place. if i try moving to the kitchen it's way too painful and cold. just like life. that's for you mic™

efficiency

it's leaf cleaning day on my street.
we brushed all the little army men onto the road.

good things to covet.

or make, depending how crafty you want to be on friday night.


Ron Arad




T-Shirt by Mathiole




Antler Chandeliers

And floor model sales. So good.
COVET™ A New Brand by the United States of America

it's all coming together

i wonder if i could learn a new song on my guitar a week. i could be a fall back wedding singer in no time!

oh the lost art of spanking kids.

if i am ever between six and ten years old again, i would love to visit disney world. that place has everything americans want to be.

the shirts in bulk, the printing press, the little cards, and the address book. these are some of my favorite things.

run like hello operator please give me number nine

here's the course.
miles 6-9 could really hurt my knees.

maybe some of the big mansions along the course will open up their homes for cookies and milk.

hello hello

i do want an android phone if it comes to at&t unless the iphone comes out with a full qwerty keyboard.

i have a running list of things i covet. material goods that moth and rust will destroy. and i checked my list this morning and nearly all the items have been secured. no wonder i'm so happy!

this running list also helps me keep track of tshirts that i want. delicio.us.

cameo paintings are going to be a new trend.

outdated

i have ignored my public life on the internet.
i don't have time for social networking either.
i wish life could go back to 56k modems and hand written cards.

only three days this week.

i think i had a really good fish burrito in portland today. who knew? it was gooey with cheese. and this place had some good horchata.

florida: 153
army: 0
30-36-36-51.
let me highlight brandon james for you: 11 punt return attempts for 438 yards. 5 TDs. 1 kick return for 82 yards and a TD.

if your life had only six seasons (like LOST), which years would you repick to live or turn into a DVD set with bonus footage and director's commentary?

pull the wool over my thighs. i thought that was funny.

sports doesn't build character, it reveals it

just talked to mic. i want to write a book with him. it will be about quick hits, quick fixes, and quick crossovers (since he's right handed and i'm left handed, our book will not discriminate). quick is damaging. quick is suffocating. quick is deadly. one of these days. i already have the target market selected. i'll pull the audience research tomorrow.

gators - 127, tulane - 0. my left outside linebacker pulled a james harrison and intercepted a pass in the end zone and ran it back 100 yards for a touchdown.
my offense cracked 1000 total yards again, all on a 4:23 TOP. i get more time from punting the ball out of bounds.

i had the strangest combination of foods growing up. i think it's why i like stirring everything together. i would eat out of a blender if i could. not like a smoothie, but if everything was pulsed together ;-). as a kid, i really liked gummy bears in my oatmeal. i ate kix cereal with my dinner - yes, all mixed together. kix was my salt and pepper. i took ice cream and put it between wheat bread to make ice cream "sandwiches." i also went through a period where i tried ranch dressing with rice.

yeah i know, delicious! like peanut butter + apples.

what you knew two hours ago was nothing compared to now

florida gators: 157
western kentucky hilltoppers: 0
1276 total yards for the gators.
the hilltoppers rushed 29 times for -33 yards. my d also had 10 swats and 3 picks. florida special teams had 5 tds off kick offs or punt returns.
tebow had a qb rating of 790.8. i think this is the highest that i have ever seen it.
we are dangerous to play against.

hilltoppers. what a bad name.

ironically, portland is the best place to stop and smell the roses.

lost is getting so ridiculously awesome. remember how innocent season 1 seemed and how happy you were when they found a hatch? i remember how excited i was when i saw the beam of light fire up from the hole.

alright time to power down. i wish my body was a battery pack where i could see the % of me charged up each morning.

american suitehearts

W Hotels put clever lines on everything - cup coasters, key cards, toilet flush levers. they've also inspired me to put thin slices of fruit and mint in my pitcher of water in the fridge.

i spoke to kids last friday about what i did for a living. i need a more tactful way of saying "i want your money and attention."

everyday i monitor the euro to dollar conversion rate for the sake of purchasing another joshua davis print. the dollar has been stronger and i'll wait one more month for obamaitis(tm) to kick in and watch the dollar sky rocket.

i wonder if parents anticipate if their kids are going to rebel and reject them. i think i see it coming for me. maybe i'll convince my kids that sex, drugs, alcohol, and weapons are widely accessible in the house and that obedience, discipline, righteousness, and self respect are all taboo. bullet proof reverse psychology.

running up the score in life

suck every second out of life.

then you will be like the florida gators vs. the ohio bobcasts.
146-0.
florida had 80 points in the first half.
tebow threw 21/23 683 yards for 16 touchdowns.
the florida defense had 23 tackles for losses, 6 sacks by 6 different players, 8 interceptions, 3 of them ran back for TDs, and one forced fumble.
the bobcats had 41 rush attempts for 9 yards.
ohio t.o.p: 15:47, florida: 4:17
qb boo jackson (yes, that's his name) from ohio had a qb rating of 35.5. i ruined him: 13/25, 94 yards, 6 picks, sacked 4 times.

1,2,3 4,5,6.
practice, practice, practice. cross body leads take some time to nail down.

it's nuts how thirsty people are for truth. we're all tired of our vices.

imagine being lost in a dark forest and a helicopter flies over you. it flips on a beam of light and leads you out. who do you thank? surprisingly, you will thank the light. awful huh?

who holds the world record for most runs and centuries in first class cricket?

coming from portland, a city that a majority of people won't ever visit unless they retire, i can do a good job of lying to people if they ask "how are you doing?" or "what are you up to?" i can be whatever you want for the ten minutes i talk to you. and we can wait another year to play this game again because we just forget.

my life up there is just that much different from life when i'm back in LA or Nor Cal. the culture, my close friends, my lifestyle, it contrasts like night and day. actually that's a poor comparison. it's like apple and beef. both are tasty but fill you in different ways.

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when two people pleasers plan a date together, it has to be the most annoying night ever. nobody is enjoying themselves but trying to read into the opposite's satisfaction.

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west virginia football won't be the same again.. i'll have to find a new team for ncaa football 2010.

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new year resolutions are lame.
if you see something to change, why can't you just start now? like fifteen minutes ago? crowd mentality. motivate yourself. tbd life.

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slumdog millionaire. such a well written movie. american classic. haha.

nine entertaining hours

that's how long it took us to get to reno from the bay area. snow. multiple traffic accidents and icy roads closed the freeways down for a few hours. we entertained ourselves with a game of guess what number i'm thinking of between 1 and 1000.

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i think i can score 200 points in a game with west virginia.

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i have been laughing at what the neti pot can do.

it's 2:30am and i'm with clownmanmad watching rush hour 3. we're at the part where chris tucker and jackie chan break up. we're grabbing donut wheel in the morning and then talking about tbdlife.

this movie is so awkward.

oh yeah.
this whole .com is getting a makeover. i've been collecting feedback since 2003.

one last note:

Creative agencies are jumping into the media game with unique plans and programs that make brands synonymous with popular culture. Could creatives become a threat to media agencies? Who comes out on top in the new media game? What you need to know about the new creativity.

In a rapidly changing media and marketing universe revolutionized by technology, it's nearly universally acknowledged that the traditional ad and media agency model is broken, and no one's sure what will replace it. However, boutique creative shops are giving traditional agencies a run for the money. While wireless, online, buzz, events, outdoor, and public relations have emerged as the hot, go-to media, the common currency of unique and memorable advertising hasn't changed: The big idea rules.

The big idea is often media-driven. But does it issue from the creative or the media agency? Which agency champions the idea and implements it? Speaking at MediaPost's OMMA East Conference and Expo, Carat North America CEO David Verklin argued for creative and media agencies to be "intellectually recombined" and said communications planning ought to be a "team endeavor."

And that brings us to the new breed of agency animal: the communications strategist. Responsible for identifying consumer touch points and for charting the way marketers should reach that target audience, this new discipline is assuming the same importance and prominence that account planning once held. And, as technology revolutionizes business as usual, the fate of media planning and media shops hangs in the balance. Is media the new creative, or merely its facilitator?

- Strange Bedfellows: Creative Agencies in the Media Game

like i always say, we control all the canvases. everything is a canvas. paint appropriately.

i'm not very good at sleeping

but i am good with west virginia football.
140-0 vs. army.. 55 points in the second quarter.
i decided to stay on the ground: 16 carries, 278 yards, 7 tds; threw 5-7, 4 TDs.
noel devine, what a stud: 10 kick returns for 394 yards and 3 tds.
defense was off the charts again with 18 tackles for losses, 4 picks, all run back for TDs. and my first safety ever.

yes, i still get a kick out of this vice.

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in five hours i head to the airport.
i have my snowboard, ds, and ipod packed.
i have my dad's laptop - i think he has a new habit of shipping me all his electronic purchases so he can save on sales tax.
a lot of people know that i'm a fall out boy fan but you need to check out their new album. metacritic here. 76. Tell me you're not impressed too. a lot of it just sticks with you. like pee in snow. there's so much of it outside right now.

yes, i know tv on the radio was the best thing that happened to music this year.


My head's in heaven
My soles are in hell
Let's meet in the purgatory of my hips and get well

i hope you join me again next time

wvu mountaineers vs. utah st. aggies.
135-0.
43 points in the second quarter.
pat white went 17/19 724 yards and 13 touchdown passes. 19 overall total touchdowns.
the defense had 7 interceptions, 18 tackles for losses including 7 sacks.
i need to get my tight end more involved.

utah st's sean setzer went 14/25 with five picks before i drilled him and injured him for the rest of the game. they had 23 rushes for 31 yards.

and my favorite stat: time of possession. aggies 15:01; mountaineers 5:03.

this was a monstrous game for wvu. confidence builder.

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tonight was a good night. monday felt like saturday.
the city is covered in snow and ice.
we trekked across the northwest and hopped from muu muu's to blue moon and ended at casa del matador. i have a new friend. it's the mezcal tequila. it lit a fire in my tummy.

i hope my flight gets out on wednesday. the city is a disaster.
tahoe. mic. anson and the bike trainer. see you soon. more mt. hood when i get back.

i love the snow. i think california needs it. it could stop everyone from feeling so darn entitled.

damage is overrated
it feeds and breeds your doubts.

hurray.

west virginia: 103
university of louisiana at monroe: 0

pat white: 12/13, 397 Yards, 8 TDS, QB Rating: 551.9
noel devine: 448 punt return yards, 4 punt return TDs, 1 rec, 27 yards, 1 TD

wvu: 861 total yards
ulm: 487 total yards

t.o.p ulm: 15:42
t.o.p wvu: 4:22

ncaa football 09 is so much fun.

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nov. 4

wvu: 125
tulane: 7

pat white: qb rating 777.6. 14/14, 12 TDs, 658 Yards, 6 2pt conversions

wvu: 1052 total yards
tulane: 615 total yards (356 attributed to KR yards)

if pat was on my fantasy team, he would have gotten me 110.32 points. more than my whole team combined this week. sigh. how sad is this