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January 30, 2004
good will to linebackers..
i remember when i first saw good will hunting, i thought it was like the greatest movie. so much so, that i saw it a second time in the theatres--course, thats not sayin much since i watched back to the future 3 FIVE times in the theatre in 7th grade (didnt everyone?)..
but now, i think of good will hunting as a pretty good movie. i mean the elements are still there: the flawed, human characters, a nice story conveyin a sense of movin on, and a beautifully subdued score (go danny elfman!)..
so i asked myself, how come i dont luv it anymore?
and i concluded it must be im no longer the same person i was when i first saw it. and as w/ a lot of things, we dont merely see or hear em--we experience em. and my response now is far different from mine then..
course, watchin it again reminds me of why i did like it so much junior yr. and it reminds me of who i was then. i guess watchin it is akin to isolatin a moment in my life, of which i can only remember w/ only ankle-deep clarity (as oppose to complete submersion) because i am not that person. kinda like how a particular smell (aroma or stench--your choice) or specific song can bombard your senses w/ an incredibly vivid memory..
sheesh, why am i writin like i pulled a 180 on my personality? and why am i writin about this film? i havent even seen it in a year..
- anyways, although much sadness will descend upon me come monday mornin when i realize there will be no more nfl games for another seven months, one thing i will be thankful for is not havin so many football articles to read. i plan to read those library books i checked out on top off several other ones ive been meanin to get to, but for some reason its nearly impossible for my mind to wander away from anythin other than analysis and commentary on this dumb sport..
i print out and read at least three articles a day off the web in addition to magazines and regular columns i read. gawd, football is such an awesome sport but because it is--and the weekly break between games (or two in this case)--theres so much damn analysis. and of course, i hafta pour over each one..
by the way, im just figurin out the effectiveness (and weaknesses) of a zone blitz..
- i like the pats to come out on top in the super bowl. and hopefully w/ a +5 margin cuz ive got a lunch ridin on it. but i shouldnt say "i like" cuz i dont see either team possessin much of an advantage over the other. breakin down the game into these six factors:
panthers offense pats offense
panthers defense pats defense
panthers special teams pats special teams
i think the pats and cats match up fairly well in all but one of those aspects: new englands offense facin off against carolinas solid front four and newly-invigorated secondary. although its obvious the pats dont run the ball very well--hence, the dink-and-dunk passin attack--im not too miffed by that fact since its almost the attempt to run that is more important than the actual production from the run. but its that bold, spread-the-field offense that can get new england into some trouble--esp if charlie weis (the offensive coordinator) gets audacious w/ his playcallin. and if carolina shortens the game w/ all the runnin they will undoubtedly due, the pats may not have enough time or possessions to recover..
so thats wut worries me. but ah, who cares--its not like i really have a stake in this game. except for lunch..
- hmm, i think i just wrote all the football crap above cuz i needed an outlet after havin read all that analysis. and its hard to tell the wife wut i think about the panthers gameplan when: a) she doesnt understand wut da hell im talkin about, and 2) she walks away or turns on the tv (understandably) as soon as i open my mouth..
- haha, by the way--i had a dream the other day that i was in the locker room w/ ten other guys who were about to take the field for a game. i think i dreamed of myself as a linebacker or somethin. anyways, that locker room meetin of football players somehow morphed into the guys team on the apprentice. and the project leader was pointin at me askin my why i shouldnt be the one who should be fired..
gawd, i am c-r-a-z-e-e?? frickin nuts..
Posted by chars at January 30, 2004 06:37 PM