Jones is the first Duke player Karl has ever coached. WHAT?!!

I saw Nick and Norah's Infinite Play List this weekend, and it reminded me of how much I like teen party movies. Not that Nick and Norah's was really that good--I would give it a solid B--but it certainly had the same general feel as some of the classic, goofy party movies, specificly Dazed and Confused.

Which makes my think I should develop a top ten list of TPMs. Any other fans out there? What are your favorites?

Also, we saw the premier of HBO's Battle for Tobacco Road documentary, yesterday. It was good. Coming from inside the rivalry, there was nothing in the film that hasn't been said before, and I wish that they had spent more time reliving the classic head-to-head game moments instead of talking about each program's general level of success. But all in all, it was a fun summary of what makes the rivalry great. (Also, Brooklynne and I agreed that it had a slight UNC tilt.) If you want to see it yourself, it will air at 9pm on HBO on Feb. 23.

Have you guys been outside lately? I wore flipflops this weekend.

I found a list of 100 food that every omnivore should try. I lost the link, but if I find it again, I update this entry (though, you can probably google it). I did however, copy the list before closing my browser (and clearing the history), so I'll post it after the break. This list shows me how limited my diet is in the grander scope. Maybe some of these will inspire ideas for our next food night. I'd love to know what you have tried or wanted to try, and your recommendation/comments/warnings on these. Is there anything that really should have been on the list, but didn't make it? I've bolded the ones I've tried (37/100). If you don't know what some of these are, Wikipedia is your best friend.

If I can field a team, I will be competing in this. I've been training for the athletic portion for the past week, and the eating portion for almost 31 years. If you want to try out for my team, leave a note in the comments. Otherwise I'll be recruiting. Qualifications include being able to run/bike/swim for extended periods at a moderate pace, the ability to consume large amounts of food quickly, and the ability to raise a respectable amount of sponsorships.

Yes, I take the fundraising aspect seriously. I think Seeds (the nonprofit benefactor) is a good idea, and although I don't really think raising chickens inside the city limits is necessarily a good idea, I'm all for inner-city, community gardening. In fact, I've talked to a few folks about starting a community garden in our backyard. If you are not interested in the Doughman, but would like to be part of our garden co-op, you can leave a note in the comments as well.

Ok, so I've been on a blogging drought lately. I've been busy and sick.

Anyway, with the sweet, sweet superbowl victory of my beloved Steelers, I can finally turn my full attention to basketball. Not that we haven't been paying attention--Brooklynne has already physically injured herself during Ty Lawson's buzzer-beater at FSU--it's just that I can't seem to get fully geared up for basketball while my football teams are still occupying half my thoughts.

All of that is a thing of the past, now, and just in time because I've only got two more warm up games before the BIG ONE. You know what I mean.

When I started dating Brooklynne I was worried that she wouldn't get it. Afterall, that was in the dark heart of the Doherty era, when we missed the postseason for the first time in a generation, and to her, we were just another team.

Thank goodness that changed. Now she has experienced a national championship, got to see a classic ACC game from a seat near the students in the lower level of the Dean Dome (last year's triple-overtime Clemson win), and has experienced all the highs and lows of the Duke-UNC rivalry--wins and losses, perhaps the greatest finish in the series (March 2005), and the intense emotions of the infamous bloody nose game (where Halleigh got to watch her first Duke game in person too).

That's why I'm excited to take Brooklynne to the advance screening of the upcoming HBO documentary of the Duke-UNC rivalry, playing this weekend to an invitation-only crowd at the Carolina Theater in Durham. The actual airtime is scheduled for February 23, so mark your calendar or set your Tevo. Here's the trailer: