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January 21, 2003
leap..
yesterday, i had the day off. so in the mornin as i was takin care of some things around the house i turned the tube onto the sci-fi channel to watch the quantum leap marathon..
now that was a quality show. maybe not the greatest and maybe repetitive after some time, but the sheer premise of the show ("puttin right wut once went wrong and hopin that each time his next leap will be the leap home") and the appeal of scott bakula as the "good" protagonist made for a cool one-hr. admittedly, i wasnt really into the show although for some funny reason i chose to tape the final episode when it was endin. it was an okay finale--the producers had sam leap to his very bday to meet god/time/fate or wutever was leapin him around. it ended w/ him leapin again w/ a final message sayin "dr sam becket never returned home." nothin spectacular. a rather ho-hum finale..
a couple yrs later, i watched that final show again (after havin watched several more episodes and gettin a better idea of sam beckett and his leaps). this time, i thought it was perfect--really, really perfect. and for one reason: sam becket is a character w/ a deep sense of good in him. basically, in that finale in meetin god/time/fate sam finds out that he can in fact leap home whenever he wants to--he merely has to choose to. however, in choosin to go home he can no longer leap into other peoples lives, tryin to make things right (and the world a better place). and so as the show concludes w/ him never havin returned home, it exemplifies how good of a person he is--to choose to help others at the cost of his own longin to return home. money!!
anyways..
- i would like to take this moment to pat myself on the back for callin it an all-gruden superbowl (goin into last weekend not the season--i wish). oakland was a relatively easy call since tennessee was basically a one-man team (mcnair is awesome though). tampa bay took some guts though since the media--as usual--was hypin up the cold, their record at the vet, and the great mcnabb. but tampas defense was on another plane of existence this yr and had an incredible game. philly didnt score a single point in the second half!! and they were at home!! sunday is gonna be good..
- esther and i made some kimbab yester. i think its the first time ive ever really made any. man, kimbab certainly seems like the perfect food. and one can customize it to his or her own taste: the meat, veggies, the EGG!! but the money ingredient: rice vinegar. oooh yeah..
- so my week of trainin in boston was coo. the classes were relatively easy and laid-back. and i pretty much hung out every nite i was there which made for a very relaxed trip. but man, it was damn frickin cold!! every mornin, nite, even in the hotel!! stoopid wind chill..
- til now, my favorite beer has been heineken. but since boston, im slowly bein won over by sam adams. a very easy taste and it goes down well. wish i could say the same about bombay sapphire..
- im becomin a severe fantasy sports addict. do you realize that im playin five different fantasy games for the nfl playoffs, THREE of which i paid for??
- but its so much fuun..
- duke lost to maryland on sat (whyd i write that?). watchin duke play may be the only time i watch sports from as a pure fan since im not concerned w/ any player stats. but ill tell ya--i HATE watchin us play. i live and die w/ each shot and each bounce. id almost rather die than watch us lose, esp to frickin maryland..
- i hate steve blake. no logical reason. hes a good point and if he were at duke, id probly smother him w/ luv. but no--i seriously hate him..
- i only recently realized that i need to go to a wizards game this season. cuz this is probly mj's last season. and whether he pops 45 or hits another brick, i wanna see him one last time in his last season. cuz i dont care how well hes shootin, if hes suckin wind every trip down the court, or even whether the wiz make the playoffs--hes still the focal point of every defense and the only reason the wiz are hangin around .500. the greatest player ever..
aite--i will update in a few days..
Posted by chars at January 21, 2003 09:16 PM
Comments
Hmmm... that last episode of QL sounds suspiciously like they ripped off of _Wizard of Oz_... "now Sam, just click your heels together three times, and tell yourself, there's no place like home."
Does anyone remember that show "Voyagers?" Pretty much the same concept... two time travelers go around making history go right after it's gone off course. Of course that does raise a lot of metaphysical/philosophical questions about how they know which history is the "right" one... I guess it's a good thing they had that little device with the flashing red and green lights to tell them. :-)
Posted by: ji at January 22, 2003 10:46 AM
i'm tellin ya... guinness all the way!~
hope all's well, bro. miss you
Posted by: mungmungdog at January 22, 2003 05:01 PM
yo...let me know about a wizards game...
Posted by: phil at January 23, 2003 11:37 AM
Yeah... Sam Adams is good stuff... He's gonna tear it up Sunday!!! hahaha... Dude, when did u become an alchy? j/k...
Hope things are well and thanks for the Card Chuck. I didn't know how much the cups and bowls meant... Whatever little I can do...
Posted by: jinbahji at January 24, 2003 11:21 PM