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January 27, 2004
some lists..
been awhile cuz ive been lazy and been wastin my time w/ some football (simulation and nfl street)..
anyways..
- why im lookin fwd to this years superbowl: i get the sense that most people are not lookin fwd to this years superbowl from a game-standpoint. for me, however, i think it will be great simply because i luv defense and both of these teams are defensive standouts. belicheck (and d-coordinator, crennel) is the genius du jour and rightly so cuz he is able to just confound opposin offenses. john fox, on the other hand, has built a solid defense from its superb front-four and its secondary buildin upon each game thru the postseason. gawd, i sound like a generic sports journalist..
but it brings up a question ive often wondered about: why am i so fascinated and excited about defense? i remember when i first started playin bball, thats wut got me goin was playin defense. somethin about tryin to stop this guy w/ the ball from doin jack. even when i played floor hockey way back when in middle school, i luved bein the defensive center. i guess from those roots its sprouted into a general affinity for turnin the tables on the offense by dictatin to wut they will not or cannot do..
- books i borrowed from the library:
year zero - interestin premise and i enjoyed reader another of the authors books (the descent)..
the age of spiritual machines - ive been wantin to read about ai takin over the world..
the years of rice and salt - the title was interestin, the premise even more so..
butterfly economics - better than readin a textbook, nestce pas?
- reasons why snow sucks now that im "grown up":
1) shovellin - esp if its just gonna snow again in a few days. but then again, one has to otherwise the frickin sleet will freeze it over and then youre screwed..
2) shovellin other peoples sidewalks - cuz you hafta keep up the image of bein a nice guy. and you should cuz youre young and theyre not..
3) theres no such thing as a snow day - esp when workin for a hospital which can never close, even though i am considered non-essential staff (unlike poor esther). addin injury to injury is the fact that you hafta dig out your car and then risk your pathetic life drivin on the slick roads and moronic drivers who speed down hills in their little ford escorts..
- i cooked a cheesesteak sub the other day: not bad, although i realized its not how you cook it so much as the quality of meat you buy..
- reality shows: the last few weeks ive been pretty engrossed in the new real world series and the apprentice, although i found this weeks average joe kinda interestin because the producers went out of their way to recreate revenge of the nerds for us..
man, i havent been engaged in three reality series since survivor 2, the mole, and temptation island were all goin on in 2001..
- why technology rocks: bein able to revive a simple game like duck hunt is like travellin back in time and space..
all right, lets take on this freezin rain..
Posted by chars at January 27, 2004 06:29 PM