The overhype surrounding the return of michael vick is disgusting. I expect espn to obviously focus on his return since this game really has no other meaning. But to have a song/chant of "michael vick, michael vick" over and over again like he's some form of cult leader was a little disturbing. I think there's something to be said of broadcasts overhyping athletic athletes (yes, i know those words don't look right together, but it makes sense). NBC went nuts over Vince Carter. Did anyone really think he was the best player in the nba at the time other than them? It's like they are trying to trick us into thinking they are better than what they are. With vick, he's not the best player in the nfl. He's not even the best QB in the nfl. by any stretch. And yet, on every single play, the announcers are flipping out over everything he does. "look at the way he scratched his ass, it's breathtaking." What the hell is going on here? Fine, he's "good" and he does have some ridiculously exciting plays, but this kind of hype should be reserved for the gretsky, jordans, and marino's of the world. Heck, this hype shouldn't be used EVER. It's distracting me from the rest of the game. All they keep talking about is vick vick vick.

Then again, i'm counting on vick scoring 100 points for me this week in fantasy.

as for the subs, we called ahead (way ahead) and they still weren't ready when we got there. How long do you think it takes an otherwise empty pizza place to make three cold subs? If you said 20 minutes, you'd be wrong. Try over 40 minutes. And then they had the nerve to try and charge me an extra dollar b/c i had peperoni added to my italian sub. Well, that's not entirely correct b/c the kid was all "oh, that should be a dollar extra, but i'll only charge you the two" like he's doing me some big favor. I hate when places do that. Bars or whatever. "oh, this one is on the house" or "you ordered 6 shots, but i'm only charging you for 5". Don't do me a favor if you are going to make a big deal about it. Calm down. Next time I wont order your precious peperoni. And how about you tell me it's a buck extra BEFORE i sit there for nearly an hour waiting for it. Jesus, i hate that place.

So, who's up for subs tomm?