lauryn hill - black rage

she's been performing this for two years, but recently dedicated it to #ferguson

mtv's first listen for ariana grande's new album

what does this mean...

...with regard to that taylor swift video and its controversy?

i'm not touching that question.

the dogbrella

The DOGBRELLA! Keep your pet dry in the rain! via bored panda http://t.co/JpRUf2Gv0e pic.twitter.com/EEe4jL0Y1y

— Pee-wee Herman (@peeweeherman) August 20, 2014

why are you down there

12 days!

today, we are blessed with a 2014 season preview from ESPN.

Breakout player: Most of the preseason drama at Tennessee revolved around the quarterback race, but Jones ended that last week when he named Worley the starter. Had he not injured his thumb and missed the remainder of the season a year ago, the Vols probably would have gone to a bowl game. He's been put in some tough positions during his career, including being thrown to the wolves as a true freshman before he was ready. But he's persevered. His arm has gotten stronger. He's healthy now, and he also has more playmakers around him this season. Nobody's pushing him for the Heisman Trophy or even All-SEC honors, but here's betting Worley has a very solid senior season after throwing more interceptions (13) than touchdown passes (11) in his previous three seasons.

Most important game: We'll cheat and go 1A (Florida on Oct. 4) and 1B (Missouri on Nov. 22). Both games are at home, and both will go a long way toward determining whether or not the Vols can make it to the postseason. They've lost nine in a row to Florida, so ending that drought would be a big step in the right direction for Jones and the program. The Missouri game is sandwiched between a home game with Kentucky and the regular-season finale at Vanderbilt. It could be that the Vols have to win all three to go bowling.

also important to know, the SEC network is dedicating much of it's airtime tonight and tomorrow to the vols. here is the schedule:

Tuesday, Aug. 19
8 p.m. - 2014 Tennessee Football Preview
9 p.m. - SEC Storied: The Color Orange, The Condredge Holloway Story
11 p.m. - 2014 Tennessee Football Preview

Wednesday, Aug. 20
12 a.m. - Nine For IX: Pat XO
1 a.m. - 2004 Football: Tennessee vs. Florida
3 a.m. - 2005 Football: Tennessee at LSU
5:30 a.m. - 2013 Football Tennessee vs. South Carolina
12 p.m. - 2007 Football: Tennessee at Kentucky
2 p.m. - 2014 Tennessee Football Preview

now, if one of the hundreds of you that are using my netflix / hbogo / hulu logins has access to the SEC network on your cable, kindly email me with your username / password so that i might enjoy this on my roku. plz and thx.

 

my initials mean drugs?

this is a new song called "KK" from wiz khalifa featuring juicy j and project pat! i don't understand it, but i accept it.

UPDATE: i figured it out, it stands for "khalifa kush".

tuesday at 2:29pm

seems spot on to me.

two important take aways from the ice bucket challenge

1) ice bucket challenge fails
2) shirtless ice bucket challenges

youtube classixxx

never forget.

upon revisiting this, i noticed that the "trouble boy" in this video is the guy who plays dorian gray in penny dreadful. jicyww.

puppy needs longer arms

Ebola in town. Don't touch your friend!

this is an ebola awareness song by some West African musicians. catchy.

taylor swift - shake it off

i don't hate the song but i do hate the video.

UPDATE: i don't just not hate this song. i love this song.

CHARLOTTE PRIDE!!!!!

Charlotte Pride Festival Draws Thousands http://t.co/KQZojqpVw5 pic.twitter.com/NTU23eZqbL

— Towleroad (@tlrd) August 18, 2014

everyone is proud of charlotte today. LOVE YOU STRSTLKER :-)

13 days!

Some people dream of playing in front of 40,000 fans, at Tennessee we practice in front of 40,000 fans! #Unbelievable
— Butch Jones (@UTCoachJones) August 17, 2014

the vols hosted an open practice session in neyland stadium on saturday, and 40,000 fans showed up!

People rip UT fans. 1 winning season in 6 & this crowd shows up for Sat night practice pic.twitter.com/di7PtMDd3i
— Tony Basilio (@TonyBasilio) August 16, 2014

i don't know what that person's talking about, i've never heard anyone say a bad word about a vol fan in all my life.

in related news, the AP preseason rankings were released over the weekend, and there are some compelling statistics regarding #SECdominance. 8 of 14 SEC teams are in the top 25, and tennessee has to play six top-25 teams in our 12-game season. kinda makes me just wanna lay down.

here's a summary including only the teams you might care about:

1 florida state (whom?)
2 alabama (never heard of her)
4 oklahoma (the vols face them on #10AICC day, gulp.)
6 auburn
9 south carolina
12 georgia (that shouldn't last long)
13 LS-poo
18 ole piss
21 texas a&m
24 misery

noticeably / inexplicably absent from the list are the tennessee volunteers. #brickbybrick #risetothetop #2015nationalchampions