And the award goes too...

[Edit] Does anyone in the playoffs flop more than Baron Davis The Warriors?

Halftime Notes

With ZERO point guard play, we're up 5 at half. Getting lots of layups and we're out-rebounding the Warriors 30-13. Just need to stop some more 3s and we're in like a dirty shirt.

Notes from the tip-off

LOVE the sea of blue...

Missed it by THAT much...

I can't help that I think this is absolutely hilarious. I can just imagine the faces of the people in the audience, "....wait....what?"

Happiness is...

...game one. 3 more to go.

The REAL reason for this post is to discuss my strange obsession with Indian women (dots, not feathers). Is it the olive skin? The dark hair? The nose-rings? I have no idea. If you took the hottest 1% of every country and compared them, I think India would win hands down. Look here and here then tell me that I am crazy. For some reason I don't feel the same way about Italian women even though they share a lot of the same characteristics.

Anyway, vote and let's see what you all think...

[PS. The vote box is not an ad nor will it invite thousands of pop-ups]

A dime a dozen...

Just looking back to see what the "experts" picked for the NBA playoffs:

the percentage that picked the actual winner (winner underlined)
GS - Dal 0%
Lal - Pho 100%
Den - SAS 100%
Uta - Hou 9%

Orl - Det 100%
Was - Cle 100%
NJN - Tor 45%
Chi - Mia 54%

That said...3 of the 4 predictions have the Warriors over the Jazz. Am I worried? HA! My prediction: Jazz in 6

Houston, you have a problem...

Yes, I know it's hokey...

Jazz win 103-99 and beat the Rockets 4 games to 3, I haven't been this happy since they started replaying American Gladiators on ESPN Classic. I love the Jazz so much. If you were to ask people who know me, they would say that I have an unhealthy obsession. Carlos Boozer was a freakin animal, 35 points 14 rebounds and 2 vicious dunks that he really ought to apologize for. And how about a round of applause for Memo's and AK's HUGE HUGE HUGE 3 pointers.

Now that we're playing the Warriors in the second round (and with home court) I feel confident that we'll be playing in the conference finals. I love Jazz.

Cripes...

I was SUPER lucky and I found a legal job this summer back home. I was really hoping that I would be able to save some money and put it towards my mountain of debt that is rising at a staggering rate. Unfortunately, I have to pay rent back in lawschooltown at my apartment AND at my new place starting in June. This will total almost $1400. Add to that the cost of driving to and from my home-state (about $400 each way) and this summer will cost me around $2200. I'll probably make somewhere around $3100 at my job, so I should net around $900. Don't get me wrong, I think that's awesome. Instead of being in the HOLE, I come out ahead just enough to buy my books. But still, I was hoping to buy an Xbox instead...

I don't want it to sound like I am complaining about my job, SO not the case! I am super excited and (mostly) lucky. I'm just disappointed that it won't help me FINANCIALLY like I hoped. It was bad enough that $3100 wouldn't make a much of a dent in my debt, so $900 (about 2% of my debt) seems like nothing.

I'm not the only one thinking JAZZ tonight...

Thank you Bill Simmons:

Just wanted to go on the record: I'm predicting an easy Utah win tonight. Once the Jazz finally figured out that nobody could hurt them except for T-Mac, this series took on a totally different feel after Game 2. Utah has three guys who can get quality shots -- Williams, Boozer and Harpring (coming off screens) -- whereas the Rockets have T-Mac and that's it. And to answer your "What about Yao?" question ... exactly. What about Yao? Defensively, he's been a liability; offensively, he can't even post up 6-7 Paul Millsap, much less Boozer or Memo Okur. It's his fifth season in the league. He should be KILLING a team like Utah -- the Jazz don't have a single guy to guard him. So why isn't he killing them? Great question. If you're a Rockets fan, you should be petrified right now. Your team needs a superhuman performance from T-Mac to win one of these next two games. Anything less and they're going home.

Let's hope he's right.

Because I have lots of free time...

As a result of my latest car washing incident, I will be tracking the weather reports to see how much and how often they change. I am really annoyed that we can now expect 4 days of rain next week when it was supposed to be ZERO. I don't know if it's the lack of predictability on the part of the weather service or the fact that the weather here is quite volatile (i.e., freak thunderstorm Sunday night). Stay tuned for the results.

Summertime, and the livin' is easy

I am officially excited for summer. Not because I'll be back home and employed, not because girls start wearing tank tops, not because I can drive with the windows down. I AM EXCITED FOR THE SUMMER MOVIES. Which movies, you ask?

1. Transformers. As a child of the 80s, I had all the toys. I just hope there are a couple explosions in the movie. What's that you say...Michael Bay is directing? Excccccccccccellent.

2. Live Free or Die Hard. Yippee Ki-Yay M'F'er (edited for mom...) John McClane could whoop Jack Bauer any day of the week, and twice on Sunday.

3. Ocean's 13. Granted, Ocean's 12 was a little weak, but it looks like they're back in Vegas and Michael Corleone is in it.

4. Bourne Ultimatum. "Bourne finally uncovers the mysteries of his past. And, yes, there will be a car chase."

5. The Simpsons. The last few seasons have really tailed off, not great stuff. I hope the movie revives the good ol' days.

"Did that blow your mind, because that just happened."

Murphy's Law...times 100

So I washed my car on Saturday, it was a B-E-A-utiful day. The weather report listed no indication, at all, of any rain for the next 10 days. My shiny car, how pretty. Enter Mr. Murphy and his damned law. Rain on Sunday, rain on Monday, rain on Tuesday. Talk about rubbing salt into the wound.