impressed

i never thought i'd say this, but i'm pretty impressed and entertained by justin timberlake. i've never been a boy-band afficionado (not even back in the new kids heyday), but i've come to realize that he's a pretty talented dude. did you see the espys on sunday? holy hilarity! the guy was a pretty darn good host. i'm sure he didn't write all of the jokes and script and sketches, but the delivery was pretty key. talented, talented guy.

also nice to see the recognition for tommie smith and john carlos of summer olympics 1968 fame -- a memorable, and very controversial, civil rights demonstration -- as well as the recovery of kevin everett, the buffalo bills player expected never to walk again.

one odd discrepancy in the winners-- how is roger federer the best male tennis player, but rafael nadal is the best international male athlete? (nadal is better than other international superstars like, say, ronaldinho, but not the best in his own sport? hmm.)

the one not-so-impressive part? the number of awards won by this year's super bowl champs, the new york giants. ugh. not that i wanted the pats to win, but i don't think that the giants should have won that game... and the further celebration at the espys just added to my annoyance. ah, well.