most years my bracket is near the bottom of a trash can right about now. but this year i've been hanging on. i've got 3 of the 4 final four teams right, after stanford decided not to show up against texas. i should have remembered the first rule of basketball: nerds can't handle quick guards.
when i filled out my bracket, i went with kansas because i figured that everyone and their mom would be picking either north carolina or ucla. so i knew i needed to do something in order to give me a boost in case i was in the mix going into the final weekend. i would be stuck in the middle of the pack if i picked unc or ucla.
so i'm invested in kansas, but i just can't cheer for them. can't bring myself to do it.
ok, there is one small reason i'll pull for them. after SU beat kansas in '03 (cuse is in the house, oh my god oh my god!) roy williams bolted for carolina and then won the title in '05. but it wasn't with his own recruits. so it would be nice for his old school to deny him the title.
i'll also be pulling for memphis, because as far as i know, john calipari is the only remaining coach to have been threatened with his life at a press conference.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
wanted: new music
the combination of my xm antenna breaking on my recent trip to syracuse* and my lack of driving has caused a serious problem for me. my exposure to new music has decreased substantially recently...and i'm not happy about.
i can't function without music. there is basically a constant soundtrack going on in my life. i fall asleep to music, wake up to music, shower to music, walk to school and back with music, and listen to music while i'm working, cooking, cleaning, and often while watching the tv** (or blogging - song currently playing: band of horses - the general specific).
anybody have any new music suggestions?
song playing as i sign off...badly drawn boy - once around the block
* as i was digging my car out of the snow, a huge chunk of the thick layer of built-up ice came off the roof...taking the antenna with it. with only 1 cd and terrible fm radio reception, i was forced to make an emergency walmart stop to buy a transmitter for my ipod.
** a lot of people here think it is weird that i'll be listening to music while also having the tv on. it is something i picked up from my good friend zach "coach" miller.
i can't function without music. there is basically a constant soundtrack going on in my life. i fall asleep to music, wake up to music, shower to music, walk to school and back with music, and listen to music while i'm working, cooking, cleaning, and often while watching the tv** (or blogging - song currently playing: band of horses - the general specific).
anybody have any new music suggestions?
song playing as i sign off...badly drawn boy - once around the block
* as i was digging my car out of the snow, a huge chunk of the thick layer of built-up ice came off the roof...taking the antenna with it. with only 1 cd and terrible fm radio reception, i was forced to make an emergency walmart stop to buy a transmitter for my ipod.
** a lot of people here think it is weird that i'll be listening to music while also having the tv on. it is something i picked up from my good friend zach "coach" miller.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
thank god thats over
49 games later and i'm definitely ready for a break. cbs basically screwed me by allowing one to live stream every tournament game. so i spent the past 4 days with the tv on whatever game was being covered and propped my computer up and had another game going full screen. it would get a little frustrating as cbs was constantly switching games as both the tennessee-butler and georgetown-davidson games came down to the wire today.
so lets recap, and briefly, look ahead...
my bracket is not totally garbage right now. 10 of my sweet 16 are still alive, and 7 of my elite 8 are still going strong. i decided early on that i liked usc to make a run in the tournament and have been playing catch-up since thursday. stanford tried to give me a heart attack, as i have them in the final four.
some pretty incredible games, as is always the case. the best game of the first round had to be drake-western kentucky. they just went back and forth nailing 3's all game. too bad i picked on the wrong side of that matchup. in the second round, the stanford-marquette game was insane, as i thought i was done after the head coach got run.
i'm totally in love with davidson right now. in fact, in my practice bracket i had davidson beating georgetown, but changed at the last minute. i remember when then freshman curry almost upset maryland (just had to look up the opponent) last year. they also played duke and north carolina earlier this year, and played them tough. curry, who looks 12, has got serious ice in his veins. i can't stand wisconsin, so i'll be pulling hard for davidson next week.
looking ahead...texas-stanford is huge for me. a lot of people are picking texas, but if stanford can pull it off i'll be in great shape. i don't think memphis makes the final four with their TERRIBLE free throw shooting. things look pretty good for ucla and kansas. louisville has looked incredible in their first two games. i think they might take down tennessee. hopefully someone gives carolina a game.
thankfully, games won't start at noon anymore. so i've got to crank out some serious work over the next couple weeks in preparation for the FROZEN FOUR!
so lets recap, and briefly, look ahead...
my bracket is not totally garbage right now. 10 of my sweet 16 are still alive, and 7 of my elite 8 are still going strong. i decided early on that i liked usc to make a run in the tournament and have been playing catch-up since thursday. stanford tried to give me a heart attack, as i have them in the final four.
some pretty incredible games, as is always the case. the best game of the first round had to be drake-western kentucky. they just went back and forth nailing 3's all game. too bad i picked on the wrong side of that matchup. in the second round, the stanford-marquette game was insane, as i thought i was done after the head coach got run.
i'm totally in love with davidson right now. in fact, in my practice bracket i had davidson beating georgetown, but changed at the last minute. i remember when then freshman curry almost upset maryland (just had to look up the opponent) last year. they also played duke and north carolina earlier this year, and played them tough. curry, who looks 12, has got serious ice in his veins. i can't stand wisconsin, so i'll be pulling hard for davidson next week.
looking ahead...texas-stanford is huge for me. a lot of people are picking texas, but if stanford can pull it off i'll be in great shape. i don't think memphis makes the final four with their TERRIBLE free throw shooting. things look pretty good for ucla and kansas. louisville has looked incredible in their first two games. i think they might take down tennessee. hopefully someone gives carolina a game.
thankfully, games won't start at noon anymore. so i've got to crank out some serious work over the next couple weeks in preparation for the FROZEN FOUR!
Saturday, March 22, 2008
4 week shadow
After 4 weeks sans haircut or shaving, a noticeable fuzz has appeared....
Maggie, don't take my inability to grow facial to mean that I'm not thinking about you and how you are feeling. For if that were the case I would look something more like this...
And I only do a small amount of cheating (a little trimming around the neck and upper lip). I know, I'm horrible.
In other news, my bracket is basically garbage now...but how about all of the underdogs winning in Tampa yesterday? That was crazy.
Maggie, don't take my inability to grow facial to mean that I'm not thinking about you and how you are feeling. For if that were the case I would look something more like this...
And I only do a small amount of cheating (a little trimming around the neck and upper lip). I know, I'm horrible.
In other news, my bracket is basically garbage now...but how about all of the underdogs winning in Tampa yesterday? That was crazy.
Monday, March 17, 2008
Happy Anniversary!
I made my first blog post 1 year ago today. Even though I often fail to make posts in any sort of consistent manner...I enjoy having the outlet for things that come to mind.
Thanks go to my little sis for getting the ball rolling.
Here's to year number 2...
Thanks go to my little sis for getting the ball rolling.
Here's to year number 2...
10,000! (plus!)
I've been crazy busy lately, spending my Spring Break in the lush tropics of my apartment doing work. I found myself at school today really needing a break, but I guess I'll have to wait about 3 weeks for that. So much to do between now and then.
Long story short, I had kind of forgotten about keeping tabs on the jeep count. However, yesterday I remembered that the jeep was bearing down on 10,000 views. And it certainly was, sitting at 9,994 as of yesterday afternoon. And when I checked this morning, the count was at 10,036! Congratulations to the Warner Jeep...you're a star!
Here is my idea to celebrate. Everyone should share their favorite jeep memories, stories, pictures, etc. Either do it in the comments to this post, or make a post of your own. I know that the jeep holds a special place in the hearts of a lot of people (as is demonstrated here), so let it be known across the web! I'll start with a story.
I made the cross-county trip with Pa Warner to pick the jeep up. I was probably a terrible traveling companion, in possession of only a learner's permit and thus unable to do my share of driving. There were two things about that trip that I really remember. The first was the fight between Grandpa Warner and the U-Haul people about what type of trailer we could get for the jeep. He wasn't too happy when we took off with 2 jeep tires still on the ground. But we were off nonetheless. The second thing that really stood out was all the attention the jeep got at various gas stations. People really responded to the jeep. I don't think we made a stop without someone asking a few questions or just generally complimenting on how great the jeep looked. Those moments really laid the foundation for the way I feel about the jeep today.
This is one of my favorite jeep pictures:
I took this on a trip up to Kirwin shortly before I moved east. There is just something about the mountains and the jeep that just go so well together. It just seems to belong up there...its hard to explain.
Anyways, share something about...and someone in Meeteetse go let the jeep know that the internet loves it!
Long story short, I had kind of forgotten about keeping tabs on the jeep count. However, yesterday I remembered that the jeep was bearing down on 10,000 views. And it certainly was, sitting at 9,994 as of yesterday afternoon. And when I checked this morning, the count was at 10,036! Congratulations to the Warner Jeep...you're a star!
Here is my idea to celebrate. Everyone should share their favorite jeep memories, stories, pictures, etc. Either do it in the comments to this post, or make a post of your own. I know that the jeep holds a special place in the hearts of a lot of people (as is demonstrated here), so let it be known across the web! I'll start with a story.
I made the cross-county trip with Pa Warner to pick the jeep up. I was probably a terrible traveling companion, in possession of only a learner's permit and thus unable to do my share of driving. There were two things about that trip that I really remember. The first was the fight between Grandpa Warner and the U-Haul people about what type of trailer we could get for the jeep. He wasn't too happy when we took off with 2 jeep tires still on the ground. But we were off nonetheless. The second thing that really stood out was all the attention the jeep got at various gas stations. People really responded to the jeep. I don't think we made a stop without someone asking a few questions or just generally complimenting on how great the jeep looked. Those moments really laid the foundation for the way I feel about the jeep today.
This is one of my favorite jeep pictures:
I took this on a trip up to Kirwin shortly before I moved east. There is just something about the mountains and the jeep that just go so well together. It just seems to belong up there...its hard to explain.
Anyways, share something about...and someone in Meeteetse go let the jeep know that the internet loves it!
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