• What were you most looking forward to this weekend?

It's a toss up between heading to the beach and the season three premiere of Mad Men.  So basically, that's being outside interacting with the natural world versus sitting in my living room staring at some colored pixels within a device that hangs on my wall.  Really got both ends of the spectrum there.

• Any updates to your Netflix queue?

I borrowed the DVDs of the complete Deadwood from my neighbors last year at this time and haven't cracked them yet, so the Netflix queue is gonna be on hold until I get that done.  It's the neighborly thing to do.

• How's that major life decision going?

My major life decision is on hold for the next three weeks, that's how long I'll be employed for.  But, when my current gig ends, it'll be back to the boudoir for some serious thinking time.  Or maybe I'll just wait on it, and keep pondering for the next six months.  Same thing.

• Which story from the current news cycle is bugging you?

I can't keep listening to the liberal media yap about how the Republicans are liars who have willfully misread certain parts of the health care debate for their own fear-mongering needs.  This is not news; you think "death panels" are the first invented talking point?  Stop with the shock and let's get right to the outrage.  Actually scratch that, I'm bored of the outrage too.  How 'bout using that fucking super majority and not giving a shit what Glenn Beck or even Chuck Grassley has to say?

• What was the single most annoying thing you had to deal with this weekend?

Our friend decided to bring her functionally retarded cat with us to the beach (that was unecessarily mean, I'm sorry cat), which meant having her in the car.  The cat squawked the entire way there and the entire way back.  I mean, come on, sweetheart.  Take half a xanax and chill out a bit.

• What was the biggest disappointment of the weekend?

Didn't have one.  When the only thing I even considered writing here is that I broke my $8 sunglasses, you know the weekend was stellar.

• Review a TV Episode, Movie, Book, Article, Restaurant (or Meal), or Sporting event in one sentence?

Theoretically, this is the spot where I would talk about Mad Men, but I'm not gonna do that.  Why?  Because I'm damn considerate, that's why.  What if you haven't watched it yet?  I don't want to ruin it for you.  That's right, you're welcome.  You owe me one.  (But, if you did watch it, shoot me an email and let's discuss.)

• Did you leave your town?

For maybe the first time in the history of the Monday Hangover, the answer to this question is a firm yes.  My girlfriend and I took off to our friend's parents' place on Long Beach Island.

• What's the funniest thing you heard or saw this weekend?

My forehead on Sunday morning.

• What's the unfunniest thing you witnessed this weekend?

A veritable parking lot of brake lights for as far as the eye could see.

• Did you do anything this weekend you've never done before? If, "yes", summarize in one sentence.

At a little bay-side diner Sunday morning, I hate something called a Toaster Cake (pictured above).  It was a piece of french toast grilled within a pancake.  It was amazing.  I mean, I knew it would be good but I didn't think it would be mind-blowingly awesome.  It's tough to describe what exactly it is that makes it so good, but damn it was delicious.

• "Just throwing that out there." Go ahead, just throw something out there. Anything. Anything at all.

If a potential contender has ever had a worse season than this year's Mets I would be shocked.  Three of their four core players have spent the majority of the season on the disabled list, not to mention six pitchers.  They have lost games on dropped pop ups and players have sprained ankles coming down the dugout steps.  It's been awful.  The only bright spot, aside from the new stadium, has been David Wright having another stellar season.  Until, that is, Saturday afternoon when he took a 93-mph fastball off the helmet from Giants pitcher Matt Cain.  Seriously, what the fuck?  I'm really worried here, and not for the season, it's long lost, I get that.  Last year, right fielder Ryan Church suffered a concussion crashing into an outfield wall and took the entire year to recover and earlier this season Padres second baseman Edgar Gonzalez took a pitch off the helment and is yet to return to a game, he's still suffering from dizziness and blurred vision.  Baseball needs to rush out the new concussion-resistant helmets that are in production and it needs to mandate they be worn by every player.  Also, regardless of situation or intention, any plunking on the head should be an immediate and non-negotiable five game suspension for a pitcher.  People's lives and careers are at stake here, gentlemen.  And Bud Selig, why don't you come out from whatever fucking rock you're hiding under and do something.