Saturday, August 31, 2002

Guns N' Roses, Paulina Rubio, Tool and Coldplay --
With the $25 gift certificate in hand, I stopped by Best Buy on the way home from work last night and picked up a bunch of CDs. I got Appetite For Destruction because the VMA performance put me in the mood for some G N' R and I guess I lost my original CD in one of my moves because all I had was G N' R Lies. I also picked up Paulina Rubio's Border Girl because she's hot. I still haven't heard her sing yet, though. 

However, the two CDs that I picked up that probably are of some interest to many of you were Lateralus from Tool and A Rush Of Blood To The Head from Coldplay. Why would these interest you? Well, they're two of the CDs and groups that many of you have been suggesting that I give a listen. Now that I have the CDs, I might be able to listen to them soon. Sadly, my CD player is still being a bitch, as it wasn't taking these two CDs and was having problems with the Maiden CD that Tom so nicely sent me a few weeks back.

I would just listen to them here at home, but my laptop has shitty speakers, my headphones are at work, and I'm not smart enough to just put them in my DVD player so I can listen to them through my high-end speakers. 

More to come -- 
Oh, yeah, before I forget, I was also looking for some Rhapsody and Children of Bodem stuff because I believe those were the two suggestions that "started it all", but didn't see any. Still on my mind, though, so if you were one of the guys that suggested either of those two and are wondering why I haven't picked them up yet, don't worry. 

Friday, August 30, 2002

En fuego...or something.

Late Babe of the Week --
Much like her American success, Paulina Rubio's Babe of the Week award has come a little late. But as "they" like to say, it's better late than never. Who are "they" anyway? They seem to have all the answers, so why are they so scared of showing their faces? Anyway, this hot tamale has been a huge hit in Mexico for years, but has just recently become a known quantity in the US. She's the best Mexican export since Taco Bell... 

Avril Lavigne says "aboot" --
I meant to post this a few days ago, but I never got around to it. While I was watching some MTV interview with Avril Lavigne, she said "aboot". Even though I already knew she was Canadian, it still stunned me a bit. It was very cute in an odd sort of way. You gotta love those silly little Canadians with their hockey, good beer and speech impediments. 

Christina Aguilera looks dirrty...yet so very hot --
At last night's MTV Video Music Awards Christina Aguilera showed off exactly why I have so many sexual fantasies about her despite the fact that I think that she's turning into a dirrty ho. That girl has a slammin' little body that just screams "Fuck me, Dave Z! Fuck me hard!". It's just too bad that from the neck up, she looked like a cheap crack whore with caked on make-up and hair that looked like it hadn't been washed in weeks. 

For those that missed the show, here are some captures that I found online of Christina from the VMAs. Enjoy! 

Thursday, August 29, 2002

One of those days --
It's 12:52 AM, so it's an all-new day. That's a good thing because yesterday was just one of those days... We've all had them. Not felling good, nothing goes right. Blah, blah, blah. Let's hope that today is better. Getting some insulin in the morning should help things out because it's been a few days since my last shot and the sugar levels are really high. 

I guess this is life's way of saying "fuck you" for breaking the self-imposed DVD ban because the money I used on those DVDs this weekend could've bought me some insulin yesterday. No biggie, I'll just bust out one of those credit cards that I paid off last week and get some in the morning. Anyway, I decided to answer all of my recent letters, so you have yourself a nice mid-week update to "Dear Dave". There's no crying in this "Dear Dave" update!

Babe of the Week, delayed! --
I must apologize for yet another delay with the Babe of the Week. I've been having problems finding pictures of the girls I keep wanting to reward. I'll have one for you all tomorrow, though. 

LA Dave? --
In other news, I'm thinking of moving to Los Angeles. Don't know why or when, but I think it's going to happen within the next two years. My best guess would be the summer of 2003. It'll make stalking celebrities a LOT easier, that's for sure. And if not LA, then probably somewhere in Florida. It'd be a dream to have season tickets to Miami Dolphins and Miami Hurricanes home games. That can't happen when I'm living out here. 

Kingdom Hearts Launch Party -- 
One of the reasons that my Wednesday kind of sucked is that I wasn't able to go to Square's launch party in Hollywood for Kingdom Hearts. David Smith gave me his invite because nobody at IGN could make it and Square said it would be okay for him to do that (they have the game industry's coolest PR people, btw). However, I had a couple of projects due that day and we had some important meeting that I couldn't miss. 

Sucks because if it had been any other day over the past month it wouldn't have been a problem. If I find out from Sam Bishop that Mandy Moore was there...I'll just have to cut off my penis and the use it to puncture my heart. Hopefully he was able to take lots of good pictures.

Work-a-holic? --
I'm sure if I requested a day off, I could've gotten it, but I felt that my job should come first. I have a bad habit of making my work the top priority in my life, above my health and any chance of a social life. I think I need to get myself a girlfriend, wife, a kid or just anything that I can use as an excuse to not work so hard some times. 

Fuck, just last Friday, I went in to work at 12:30 AM because I couldn't get to sleep, so I figured that if I'm up I might as well be at work. Put in 18 hours that day, and we're supposed to be at the point of the project where I should be able to work normal 40-50 hour work weeks. Instead I'm putting in the occasional long day and working at home all weekend and all night. My mind is thinking NFL 2K4 about 18 hours/day. 

Thankfully, I have a kick ass job that I love doing. I, sadly, had this same work ethic when I was doing shit manual labor jobs like moving heavy junk in warehouses, stocking shelves at a grocery store and moving furniture. Working 100+ hours doing that kind of shit wears a person down much more than the things I'm doing now. I'm blessed...but cursed at the same time.  

Sunday, August 25, 2002

DVD ban...starts tomorrow --
It looks like that self-imposed DVD ban will have to start tomorrow because while at Virgin Megastore this afternoon, I accidentally bought Pulp Fiction Collector's Edition, National Lampoon's Van Wilder and Clockstoppers. All are now in my DVD collection.

I just couldn't resist getting Pulp Fiction because I just love the movie and oddly never picked up the regular version on DVD. This collector's edition was just something I couldn't pass up. With Van Wilder, I've already shared my opinions with all of you about this one -- it's one of the funniest movies I've seen in a long time. 

Clockstoppers was just a stupid purchase because it's a stupid movie. I knew it would be, but the chick in it is REALLY hot and I just couldn't help but think of what kind of movie I would make with the same premise and the same hot chick in it. One word -- "porno". 

By the way, I also bought Dave Matthews Band's Busted Stuff and the Red Hot Chili Peppers' By The Way on CD. I didn't bring my "list" with me (didn't plan on buying anything today), so I failed to check out any of the recommended stuff that people have been tossing my way. 

Lisa Gleave, revisited --
The lovely Lisa Gleave is not only one of Tecmo's hottest E3 booth babes and a former Babe of the Week, but she's also one of the top search referrers for DaveZdyrko.com. And because of this, I've decided to honor Lisa with a second look, as both an award to her for being so beautiful and to appease those of you that just happened to find this site in your never-ending search for 'net smut to help you succumb to your crotch-rubbing obsession. 

So, without further ado, here are some sexy new photos of Ms. Gleave that deserve a place in your personal Spank Bank™. 

Saturday, August 24, 2002

As you wish... -- 
"Dear Dave" has been updated. Lots of new letters including a bit of a tear jerker from my former roomie and forever-a-friend, Sam "I like boobies" Bishop. Love ya, man. But not in that Frisco kind of way. 

$19,974.24 --
My debt is BELOW $20K for the first time in what seems like forever. Woo! I feel like celebrating by maxing out all of my current cards...but, I won't. Also, come this Friday, I will have paid off all but 7 of my currently-defunct credit cards, as I plan to pay off the final $291.15 of my Boscov's charge account. Just have Sears, AMEX, Providian, Discover, Citibank, Fleet and First USA to go. Once those are gone, I might be able to start answering my phone calls instead of just letting the phone ring forever...

Monday, August 19, 2002

"I moan" backwards...

Ivana Bozilovic, Babe of the Week --
I was having problems trying to decide who would be named this week's Babe of the Week, but that all ended once I saw National Lampoon's Van Wilder on DVD a few days ago. After seeing the movie, and its AMAZING interactive menu, I just knew that my award would have to go to Ivana Bozilovic, who played the character Naomi in the movie and served as the breasts in the interactive menu.  

PS2 and Xbox software lists updated -- 
I just noticed that I've added some new games to my PlayStation 2 and Xbox libraries without updating my online lists. They're updated now. The new games are NFL 2K3 for Xbox and Madden NFL 2003, NCAA Football 2003 and Gran Turismo 3 Concept 2002 Tokyo-Geneva for PlayStation 2.

DVD ban --
I'm banning myself from buying DVDs for a while (might not last through next week, but we'll see), but that doesn't mean that you should cut back on your spending. In fact, I highly suggest that you go out on buy the Unrated DVD version of National Lampoon's Van Wilder. Not only is this week's babe naked in the movie AND the menus, but the movie is one of the funniest that I've watched in a LONG time. I laughed until my gut hurt on several different occasions and enjoyed the movie thoroughly. When I un-ban myself from buying DVDs, I'll definitely add this one to my collection. 

Sunday, August 18, 2002

There's a shortage of perfect breasts in the world... -- 
...It would be a pity to damage yours. "Dear Dave" has gotten the long overdue update. It's not at all skunky and it won't screw you over if you get to the company picnic after the drawing for the trip to Hawaii is finished. Being late isn't always fashionable. 

Monday, August 12, 2002

I'm in love.

Asia Argento, Babe of the Week --
Unlike myself, who will say or think "damn, that chick's HOT!" at least five times a day, maybe 10 if I eat lunch at the mall, David Smith is much more reserved with his proclaiming of the hotness of a woman. 

With that in mind, it shocked me to hear Smith proclaim "that girl in XXX is hot" Sunday night after he came back from his viewing of the film. If that's not enough to prove to you that Asia Argento is overflowing with sex appeal, how about this? She's my new Babe of the Week! 

The Simpsons --
Another post to create some space... I bought The Simpsons: The Complete 2nd Season this weekend while I was at Target looking for some new bath towels (bought some big ones, btw. Big enough to wrap all the way around my fat gut). It brings my DVD total up to 155 titles and growing. Check out all my DVDs and feel free to buy me anything on my wish list that I don't currently have. I figure if it works for the cam girls, it might work for me...

Saturday, August 10, 2002

The Mark of Kri -- 
Excellent game. I had already been in love with its combat system from what I had played at E3 and was eager to check out all of the special moves and stealth kills after seeing my old roommate, Sam Bishop, play the game, but I honestly wasn't prepared for the gameplay depth offered in The Mark of Kri. I presumed that it would be a very straightforward hack-'n-slash, but it's actually much deeper than most games you'll see in this genre. I'd love to go into detail about its depth, but I won't. You'll just have to trust me. 

If you haven't already picked this one up, it comes highly recommended from me. As with most good games, the only downside is that it's over too quickly. I started playing it around 9:00PM last night and had it beat by 7:30AM this morning -- game clock said 7 hours 8 minutes, but if you do the math yourself you can see that it's more along the lines of 10 1/2 hours. The reason for this discrepancy is that I died a LOT. Either my twitch skills and strategic brain power is gone, or this is one challenging game. I think I had to continue 4 or 5 billion times, plus or minus a few billion. 

Anyway, that's two games beaten in two days. I'm on a hot streak! 

Friday, August 9, 2002

Insomnia -- 
I can't sleep. It's now 4:30 AM and I've been trying to get some shut-eye since about 10:30 PM last night. Normally, I can knock myself out by rubbing one out, but that failed to work all four times I tried it. If I'm not able to fall asleep within the next hour, I think I might just chug the bottle of Skyy Vodka on my fridge so I can just pass the fuck out.

The problem is that I just can't stop "thinking" and the harder I try, the more I think. I sometimes think that my life would be better if it were not for the fact that my brain is so huge. I'm just too intelligent for my own good. 

Gungrave --
I beat the import version of Gungrave on PlayStation 2 last night (about an hour before I started trying to sleep, so I don't think this has anything to do with my insomnia). Very cool game. Slowdown withstanding, the graphics are pretty damn sweet and the game's style factor is through the roof. It's like the offspring you'd probably get if you forced Devil May Cry to breed with the Cowboy Bebop anime. 

The only downside is that it's extremely simple and a bit on the short side -- my first time through was an hour and 30 minutes. It is fun enough to play through more than once and the fact that I got the 3rd lowest rank possible on the Normal difficulty (there are two harder levels) suggests that I've far from "mastered" the game. Even still, Gungrave looks more like a game that you'll HAVE to play but not necessarily buy.  

For a nice read and a good laugh, I highly suggest that you go check out David Smith's import review of Gungrave on IGNPS2. It's one of the best reviews I've read in quite a long time. He pretty much nailed it with the good and bad of the game. Though, I'm more on the side of Evil Doktor than Good Doktor. 

Fun Fact: Gungrave is the first videogame I've beaten since leaving IGN. I think Jack and Daxter was the last game that I beat before Gungrave, but don't hold me to that, I may be mistaken. 

Wednesday, August 7, 2002

"Dear Dave" gets a 2K3-free update -- 
No longer is "Dear Dave" or the Message Board a place where you can get your NFL 2K3 questions answered. I've been told to cease with the unapproved customer service. Guess you'll have to get it from SegaSports.com (Ha! I'm funny without even trying...) or better yet, from the editors at IGN, GameSpot, Operation Sports or 2K Mania and see if they can help you out. It's just the way things have (and honestly need ) to be. 

What you really should do is just chill for a week and buy NFL 2K3 next Wednesday. I personally suggest buying 3 copies -- 1 to play, 1 to leave shrink wrapped, and 1 to get signed by me -- but you'd have to be REALLY hardcore to do all that. Some might even argue that you'd have to be at least half-retarded and very rich or completely retarded and not-so-rich to follow that advice. I think it's a GREAT idea. Wish I would've thought of it myself. Oh wait, I did. 

Anyway, "Dear Dave" has been updated. No 2K3 stuff, but lots of other worthwhile topics are discussed. That is, if you're trying to help me listen to better music or if you're trying to help yourself get laid a lot more. Yes, the good stuff. Back to the basics. 

DVD Tuesday -- 
Yesterday wasn't just any old DVD Tuesday, it was the day that The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Widescreen Edition was released. As you can probably guess, I promptly added it to my fine DVD collection. What sucks about it is that I'm probably going to have to buy this same movie again in November when they release the extra super special suck-your-cock edition because it has so much new shit in it. I'm just a tool of the man. Better than the man's stool, I guess.

Monday, August 5, 2002

It's a Juggy! Nude!

Juggy, Vanessa Kay --
The Man Show's Vanessa Kay is not just any old Juggy, she is THE best Juggy. She's also the Mike's Hard Liquor Girl, THQ's Hot Wheels Racing girl (she showed up at both IGN and Gamespot last week -- rumor is that she rubbed Doug's bald head with her breasts), and is now my newest Babe of the Week. 

Britney, white-trash ho --
While Christina Aguilera has the hooker-style whore getup going on, her arch-rival, Britney Spears, seems to be going more for the white-trash ho look. Either way, both of those girls are showing a whole lot of skin these days. 

I guess I shouldn't complain, but I'd rather them have that "girl next door" look in public and then pull out the whore get-ups when they're being naught in MY bedroom. Hey, whatever gets them wet.

Here are some new snapshots of Ms. Britney walking around with her ho-in-waiting younger sister in some cut-off jean shorts and a t-shirt that's barely covering her hand warmers. You can even see her nips coming out to play in a couple of those shots...too bad it wasn't just a wee bit cooler wherever she was. 

Sunday, August 4, 2002

"Dear Dave" gets updated -- 
It's the greatest "Dear Dave" update EVER! Well, it's not really, but I haven't been able to hype the hell out of something in such a long time that I'm going through withdrawal. Even though it's not the greatest "Dear Dave" ever, it's still worth checking out...if you like this sort of thing.

My back is KILLING ME!!! --
I pulled a muscle in the lower-right hand side of my back a couple of days ago and it just keeps getting worse and worse. Whenever I twist or bend the wrong way, I get a SHARP pain in my back and it often brings me to my knees -- which makes things worse because I have to then twist my back to get up. I've taken a shit load of Doan's and Tylenol, but nothing seems to make the pain go away. 

Too many records --
I was just reading an article about the weekend box office gross for Signs and it stated: "In the process, the thriller nabbed the opening record for a live-action non-sequel and a movie not based on popular source material, besting distributor Disney's previous live-action high watermark, Pearl Harbor's $59,078,912. Not only that, it marked the biggest opening by far for star Mel Gibson, topping Ransom's $34,216,088."

The reason this jumped out with me is that this is like the 100th "record-breaking" article I've read in the past year. Just about every single movie breaks a "record" nowadays. While some are legit, some just don't make sense to me. When I release my movie, I'm sure it'll break the record for the biggest opening for a film about a fat bi-sexual man who fucks sheep for a living. 

My after-life job --
I just figured out what I want to do with myself once I pass away -- become an ass-pinching ghost. Here's a funny little article I figured I'd share:

Saturday, August 3, 2002

I saw Signs -- 
...and it opened up my mind. Ha! And you thought I was witty and possessed some comedic talent. Forgive me, it's 1AM. The movie was pretty good, but if you go into it expecting another She's All That, you'll quickly find out that it's not quite that. 

Even though the trailer made it out to be another ugly-pretty girl movie where the most popular guy in the school tries to turn the girl into the prom queen, it's not. It's a scary movie about crop signs and the dangers of asthma. Worth seeing despite the fact that it doesn't star Freddie Prinze Jr. 

Who's Dave Z? --
Don't ask, I still don't know the answer to that question. However, I have updated the Who's Dave Z? section with some "Vital Stats". It's nothing all that interesting, so you don't really need to check it out. It's for stalkers only. 

Friday, August 2, 2002

More slutty X-Tina pics -- 
I don't have much time to update tonight because I was just playing some Fever and am about to head off to a movie (Signs). I'm hoping for a good show, the previews kick mucho ass. So instead of a lot of quality writing (as if you get that here anyway...), I'll just share some more pictures of Christina Aguilera showing off her stuff at some Pussycat Dolls club. The only question now is will she pose for Playboy soon or just skip right to Hustler? SLUT!

Thursday, August 1, 2002

Ask Dave about NFL 2K3 -- 
These "Dear Dave" updates are getting more frequent and the updates are getting dominated with questions about NFL 2K3. I guess I should think of it as a good thing. I'm here to answer whatever questions you have so if what you want to know about is NFL 2K3, then that's what I'll talk about. I miss the sex advice, though... 

The end of an era --
Today marks the end of an era. My roommate and friend, Sam Bishop, is moving to so-Cal. He decided to trade the fucked up weather and gay men of San Francisco for the warm weather and big-fake-titted, hot-bottled-blondes of southern California. The idiot! What's he thinking? 

I will miss my Sam Bishop. I will miss his constant laughter at things that most mortals don't find funny. I will miss his constant pot-smoking and bear guzzling. I will miss the excitement that he has for just about every single new game that he plays. I will miss him and all that comes with him, including the bad. 

Good luck in southern California, Sam. I hope you enjoy having sex with all the hot movie star, wannabes, with their big fake tits, skimpy clothes and hot bodies. Good luck, buddy. 

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