In case there was some confusion

just watched the Dukes of Hazzard (well, I "watched" it, I wasn't paying attention until certain spots) it is now apparent to me that Jessica Simpson is, by far, the hottest thing on 2 legs. End of story.

Final Drive Numbers

I don't know how I did it, but I managed to bump up my mileage for the last leg of the trip. I made much better time than I thought I would, especially during the first leg. I got to the motel 2 hrs before the Jazz game started, so I could have slept in another 2 hrs.

After making this drive 2 times, all I can say is that Wyoming is the most boring state in the universe.


Total Miles: 1319.7
MPG: 16.05
$$ per mile: $0.20
MPH: 65.17
Drive Time: 20 hrs 15 min
Gas Money: $269.47

My motel room, while not exactly the Waldorf Astoria, was surprisingly comfortable. Kudos to Super 8 for the recliner, made watching the Jazz game especially nice.

You knew this was coming...

Jazz are in the conference finals. They needed some luck tonight, and they got it from about 16 straight misses by Golden State. I think I'd rather play the Suns, they're really only the lesser of 2 evils. GO JAZZ!


interesting note: In the Houston series, no team scored 100 points until the Jazz did in game 7 (elimination game). In the Golden State series, no team scored UNDER 100 points until the Warriors in game 5 (elimination game).

Derek Fisher saves the series.

Interesting note #2: In their 4 losses, the Warriors shot (in order): 45%, 42%, 40%, and 36%. Think they got tired?

Uber Nerd

OK, leg one of the trip home breaks down as follows:

Total Drive time: 11 hrs 3 min
Total Miles Traveled: 714.7
$$ Spent on Gas: $160.96

(now to use that stupid algebra that I swore I'd never need...)

Miles Per Gallon: 15.07
$$ Per Mile: $0.23
Miles Per Hour: 64.6 (NO idea why this is so low...aside from the obvious)

Let's hope tomorrow goes a little better

Basketball Genius

No, not me, although I'm flattered that you all think so ;)

Bill Simmons had this to say about the Warriors back on Thursday after game 2. Look at the 5 bullet points and tell me that these aren't the exact reasons they lost again last night.

1. Warriors can't control the boards AT ALL, let alone when it matters
2. Baron missed 2 big ones in the 4th quarter when the Warriors were down 3 and only shot 61% as a team from the free throw line
3. Down 4 with just over 2 minutes left and Warriors give up a 3 pointer
4. Um...no (JRich's battery of Memo, and Baron's forearm shiver of Fish)
5. After Fisher's 3, Warriors missed 4 straight 3 pointers, made a layup, then missed another 3.

He also said that the Warriors would win game 3, Jazz would win game 4, then Jazz would win game 5. He also predicted the Jazz would beat the Rockets in game 7, Bill Simmons is a basketball genius.


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

This day in history

Possibly the strangest thing I have ever read...

I was WAY off...

I said it would be a closer game, decided by 5 or less. The Jazz won by 14 and are now up 3 games to 1. Baron wasn't getting the calls he got in the first 3 games and you could tell he was irritated. Fisher came up HUGE in the 4th with two 3s and Boozer was a freakin animal, 34 points (13-19 fgs) and 12 rebounds.


It has become abundantly clear the Golden State is running out of gas, their shots were much flatter and they never got into a rhythm. The crappiest part of all of this is that I will be on the road (somewhere in Nebraska) driving home during game 5 in SLC. If I have to pull over at a truck stop to watch the game, I will. Also, if the Jazz can make it to the Finals, I would be willing to pay $500 out of my own pocket to go to a game.

Finally, Mr. Richardson, show some class, a foul that hard with under a minute left and the game clearly decided is BUSH LEAGUE. Mr. Davis, your elbow of Fisher coming down the court is also BUSH LEAGUE. Really shows where your team is emotionally, you won't get far with that kind of mentality. You guys want to be tough and be intimidating? How about you start by making some shots (combined 9-28) and playing some defense (9 fouls and only 7 rebs total).

I said Jazz in 6, looks like it will be Jazz in 5.

On the Jazz and the end of the semester

Wow, what a week. The Jazz had 3 games and I had 3 tests. The Jazz won 2 of the 3 games and I probably failed 2 of the 3 tests (ok, no, not really).

Friday May 4 - Con Law final (I was up the night before watching ANOTHER Jazz game, which was one of the happiest basketball related moments in my life)

Monday May 7 - Jazz game, win

Tuesday May 8 - Torts final (the previous night's game didn't end until 12:30 AM, so I didn't get a ton of sleep)

Wednesday May 9 - 8 hours of studying at Panera, then the Jazz game, win. This one took a Hurculean effort (down 5 with 33 seconds left) but I'll take it any way I can get it ("that's what she said")

Thursday May 10 - FREE DAY! (this means there was no test and no Jazz game) But I went back to Panera for another 8 hours.

Friday May 11 - Property test AND Jazz game, loss. Believe it or not, I predicted a 20 point loss, which was as amazing as my prediction of the 10 point victory in game 2. This night ended VERY late after some student gatherings, which involved some celebrating.

Saturday May 12 - MOST BORING DAY IN 5 MONTHS. After 4 1/2 months of studying and reading, I figured today would be GREAT if I just hung out and did nothing. Not the case. I found myself wishing that I had some work to do.

So, I am finished with my 1L year. High five for me. The first 2 months of the school year seemed to last 6 months, the entire 2nd semester seemed to last about 3 weeks. Now I get to spend all day Tuesday and all day Wednesday driving home, BORING

On to the Jazz. Let me first address the game 3 officiating. I do not believe that refs can win or lose a game for any team, they don't put the ball in the hoop. That said, the refs totally bought into the Warriors team flair and have now turned Baron Von Davis into this year's Dwayne Wade, can't touch him, can't even BREATHE on him and Baron Davis flops...a lot. This is not an opinion, this is a fact. Truthfully, the whole team does. They use their lack of size to their advantage by falling over anytime someone nudges them. Now to shooting, is there anyone on this team that will not shoot, and make, a 3 pointer? 11 threes in the first half is obscene. I didn't watch the whole game and I didn't the the dunk, but it sounds like it was pretty cool and I hope Warriors fans understand that it's still only 2 points and the Jazz only need 2 more wins to send them all home for the rest of the summer. An energy driven, emotional blowout win does not erase games 1 and 2. [Sidenote: I freakin love Jerry Sloan, "I thought the crowd in Houston was just as loud as it was last night," "They have good fans ... but I could hear the whistle blowing last night. I couldn't hear the whistle blow in our building."]
Prediction for game 4, pick 'em, but I think it will be decided by less than 6 points.

Google-icious

I freakin love Google. Here is a list of Google tools that I currently use:

- Gmail - No refreshing needed to "check mail." Saves emails in discussions. Labeling and lots of storage

- Docs and Spreadsheets - Sorta like having MS Word and Excel, only free! Cool collaboration and sharing options (including live chatting)

- Analytics - Actually having trouble with this right now, but I think it's my fault.

- iGoogle - Love all the cool customizing

- Blogger - Allows me to publicly vent and gloat

- Google Earth - Possibly one of the coolest things ever invented

- Calender - More cool sharing and collaborating features and very versatile interface

- Talk - Conversations are automatically saved and no third party software need be installed

- Picasa - Like photobucket, only with a cooler name

- Reader - Just set this up today, keeps me updated on all the blogs I read without having to visit each site

- Notebook (I'm gonna use this next semester) - Free version of OneNote!

It is all so intuitive and operates like a program through a browser, which makes it all accessible from any online computer. My roomie and I have discussed how long it will be until ALL operating systems are decentralized, all you have to do is boot up and have an internet connection then all the software and applications are run through servers. I mean really, what good is a computer with no internet connection? That's like having an iPod video but only using it to store your pictures. Speaking of the iPod, I also believe that the grand unified PDA will be available in the next 5 years. We're dangerously close with the new Blackberrys. Imagine an iPod (or similar large capacity digital media device) combined with a phone, high resolution camera (still and video), PDA functionality, and easy browser access for the Google Nerds like myself. [Sidenote: I just spent a half hour looking at the iPhone and the new BlackBerry Curve. Verdict: I prefer the iPhone but I hate iTunes (and Apple in general)].

I really love having all these cool things available to me from any online computer and all under one password. If Google released an iPhone-like device, I would wait in line for 3 weeks and spend upwards of $30,000 for it. I think I am to Google what SLLS and others are to Apple. There's got to be a cool nickname...Googler?

Last post on the Jazz game

OK, I think by now we've all seen (or SHOULD have seen) the highlights from the game. The only reason the Warriors were even IN the game was because of the 3-point shooting, which is their forte. I feel really confident that if the Jazz can keep them under 32% from the three point line, they'll win the rest of the games. The rebounding margin was just embarrassing, +28 for the Jazz. Nellie even called out Harington and said he's not a good rebounder. The Warriors gave this one away with lousy free throw shooting, bottom line is that they are down 0-2 and need to win 4 of the next 5 games or they will be watching the rest of they playoffs from their couches.

And big ups for D Fish, flies in from NY after his daughter had surgery. It was like Willis Reed limping out of the locker room for the Knicks, didn't score a lot, but made a huge emotional impact. Obviously, like everyone and their dog, I hope all is well with little Fish. Also, I'm surprised Dee is alive after just about getting broken in half by Memo, we need him back!

On a lighter note, I spent 7 1/2 hrs studying at Panera yesterday and I am going back. The soft leather chairs are fantastic and there's free coffee refills, plus cute girls go in there all the time (gotta love the eye candy). Big test tomorrow, last one of the year, then it's party time! (after the Jazz game of course).

I hate to say I told ya so...

...but I distinctly remember saying it would be a double digit victory. Final score: 127 - 117. Steve Javie is a tool, this is overtime in the playoffs, no horse shit calls like that will be tolerated.

PS Was that Willis Reed out there?

W O W

What can I say? Deron comes up HUGE, now we have overtime. Time for the defense to go on lockdown.