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February 27, 2004
sabotage
since my husband has left his sweet wife at home while he revels with his buds in sin city itself, las vegas, she has decided to sabotage his blog site and fill it with things he would never include: emotion, happiness, spirituality, and personal thoughts!
anyone remember the last time charles was thankful for anything or happy about something besides sports?
two years of patient waiting for a satisfyingly happy entry... so i just have to do it myself (yes, i am that aggressive)-
good things:
1) spring is almost here
2) Easter exists (Jesus rising from the dead is a greater event than His birth!)
3) God loves you
4) residency is more than half over
things i'm thankful for:
1) no matter how hard life is, God is still good (and no, there is no question as to the existence of God, this is esther writing, not charles)
2) i have a husband who loves me (he may never express this explicity on his blog site, but i know that everytime he mentions me he means it)
4) i have a family i love (seriously, whenever i think of how much we love each other, i wanna burst out and cry)
5) i have my health (after you've seen REALLY sick, you never really want to be sick)
6) i have a job that is meaningful, intellectually stimulating, and fun
7) i have stella and cocoa
8) i have a future that is wide open for me because God allowed me to do what i am doing
9) i have friends who love me despite me being a loser (props to Joyce, Lorraine, Arlene, Sechin, Lydia, and Dan Whang - you guys could never do wrong in my eyes, and i'm sorry i'm such a bad friend!)
things i wish:
1) i wish i weren't so selfish
2) i wish i didn't complain so much (esp at work)
3) i wish i weren't so proud
4) i wish charles were here and not in las vegas
5) i wish i didn't care so much about what people thought of me
6) i wish i were smarter
7) i wish i didn't wish so much and could just be thankful
8) i wish charles would take me to Bible study one day
9) i wish i didn't have almost 100K in educational debt - yipes!
10) i wish i lived closer to my family
11) i wish honey didn't have to die
12) i wish i would've visited camela before she died two weeks ago, i wish she weren't addicted to drugs, i wish i could've been the one to turn her around, i wish i didn't feel so guilty
things i hope for:
1) i hope dogs go to heaven because i really miss my cocker spaniel, honey
2) i hope i make charles happy and proud of me for the rest of my life
3) i hope God lets me get into a good cardiology fellowship program
4) i hope i'm in God's will by even applying (isn't it horrible that i didn't even make sure before i did?)
5) i hope i become a good doctor one day
6) i hope people think i'm pretty (isn't this so stupid?)
7) i hope life will never lose meaning for me
8) i hope that when Jesus comes back I'll be ready to tell Him I love Him
9) i hope that charles and i will go to heaven together when Jesus comes back
10) i hope camela knew Christ
now for some shameless public display of affection:
1) charles paik, you are the love of my life
2) charles paik, if you asked me, i would change my name even though this would be very difficult since you WAITED SO FREAKIN' LONG TO ASK ME TO MARRY YOU!!!
3) charles paik, i picked up doggie poo today just because you asked me to
4) charles paik, I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU
if charles had to make a list, it would probably read:
1) i'm thankful esther doesn't have her own blog site
2) i wish esther didn't know all of my passwords
3) i hope no one reads my blog entries
have a wonderful, God-filled, fully blessed day everyone! don't worry, i have no desire to make this blogging thing a regular event... kinda weird...
(hi suah and charles limb, wanna get together sometime?)
Posted by cpaik at 06:33 PM
February 25, 2004
til death do its part..
ya kno wut they call me here at work nowadays?
"leftover king"..
ive been makin a concerted effort to not eat out for lunch, so i obviously hafta bring in food. but since i dont feel like packin sandwiches, i just grab wutever pile of leftovers we have sittin in the fridge..
todays special: one-third of a hamburger, french fries made soggy by microwaves, and some boneless buffalo bytes. mmm, the all-american meal..
- so the past few days have been a trip down to different memory lanes..
i recently got back in touch w/ my roommate from frosh and soph yr cuz hes finally gettin married to his longtime gf (wut took so long, rk?? =p). its a lil weird cuz although we werent the closest of friends, its so good to hear from him--and hear great news at that--maybe cuz we always got along and lived together in those "formative" years when we knew nothin..
ill never forget the time he told me i once woke him up in the middle of the nite cuz i was screamin my head off. i believe he told me he feared for his life..
- also, i had dinner w/ a couple former co-workers (at my last job) last nite. i dunno wut it was--maybe it was all the hours we put in or the collective futility w/ which we viewed our project--but we had a great time workin together. as w/ all ole friends, we reminisced and laffed. made me almost miss workin over there..
- later, i got to thinkin as to that whole "bonding" thang that arises in group situations. ya kno, when youre workin w/ other people towards some end for an extended period of time and out of that, arises an unintended connection between all involved. and whether you achieve the goal or not, you can still reflect on the good times you had. its obviously best reflected in team sports, but i think weve all experienced that in our various workin and academic circumstances..
it may be just human nature to derive enjoyment and even utility from those connections and bonds. as if it enhances the practical, by makin the whole greater than the sum of its parts..
- wutever, i dunno wut my brain is flappin..
- um, does flibbertigibbet even look like a word to you?
- so clinton portis may come to the skins? and bailey sent off in return along w/ a 2nd-rounder?
ill tell you, when i first caught wind of this monday mornin i was off the roof cuz there may be no back more scintillatin than portis--quick feet, hits them holes harder, and oh those spins!!
but as time passed a bit, my excitement level tapered somewut and rational thought returned. the two basic arguments against the skins makin this trade are: 1) a shutdown corner is a much more valuable commodity than a top-flight runnin back; and 2) givin up a 2nd-rounder is in essence givin up a starter..
now, the biggest argument the skins can put forward is that bailey will not rejoin the team because he simply does not want to be a redskin. so he has to be moved and if one is gonna move him, it has to be for an equally big name..
contradictorily enough, i agree w/ both the counter-argument as well as w/ the first two. yet, as i myself am conflicted (cuz i would luv to have portis), in my gut the trade just doesnt feel right. maybe its cuz its the type of move that can strongly lead to disappointment. clinton portis is SUPPOSE to do well. he is a spectaculer runnin back and will be not only the feature but the key to joe gibbs gameplan. so if expectations are so high, how can great results be realistic?
i dunno--its tough. i want clinton portis. i like havin mark brunell hand him the ball. and i luv lavaranues coles flanked out on the side..
i just dont like givin up that 2nd-rounder. the skins would be left w/ only two picks in this years draft and as the pats proved, depth is vital..
i trust joe gibbs as a coach--i have no doubt he will excel there. but im worried about his personnel moves in his first season workin in free agency..
- and lastly..
i cant imagine wut its like to deal w/ death on a regular basis. esther gave me a call yester sayin she just found out one of her patients had died a couple wks ago. she had HIV and was only 30..
contrary to wut i initially thought, death is not all that regular in her life as a resident. i would say it occurs a handful number of times a year. but when it does--or maybe because of it--its pretty tough. or at least, it seems that way..
cuz as it is, death sucks. but for her, its not like these patients are strangers--they are people whom she sees, who visit her in the clinic regularly (hopefully, if they keep their appt), and in whom shes invested her work--in part, her life..
to bring it back to ME (selfishly), i dont think i have a real concept of death. obviously, im not placed in situations as she and other residents are. i would say i have yet to truly experience death firsthand (yeah, thats a real brilliant line, charles--of course you havent experienced it yet!!)--okay, up close. and for that i hafta be grateful..
and so, to imagine wut its like to see someone one day--to be w/ em, ask em how things are goin, shoot the breeze w/ em, etc--and then to never see em again....wow, i cant..
i dunno how she and everyone else who does real work in the hospital make it..
Posted by cpaik at 02:26 PM
February 21, 2004
miss those cartoons though..
although i may be in the minority, i luv gettin up early on a sat mornin. granted, it is nice to have a chance to sleep in. but theres somethin about wakin up to start a whole new day that has nothin to do w/ w-o-r-k!!
and theres nothin like devourin a cool bowl of honey bunches of oats. oh, and slurpin up the sugar-milk residue..
but man, i am tired..
Posted by cpaik at 07:11 AM
February 19, 2004
oh yeah? scarf you!!
one of esthers chief complaints of me durin the winter time is that i refuse to wear a scarf. exposin my neck to the caustic cold is apparently detrimental to my health. which i dont really dispute. i just find em so damn annoyin. i feel like ive got a cloth noose stranglin my neck..
at least, im wearin turtle necks now (just one). but even that is all form, not function..
- i didnt watch the ahmad-rashad-interviews-his-famous-athlete-friends (though i saw one minute of it), but i think its weird seein michael jordan engagin in a group discussion w/ the likes of derek jeter, serena williams, roy jones jr, and warren sapp. granted, theyre all successful, championship-winnin athletes (though i dont think sapp quite fit here). but havin mj in the middle of all of em--as great as they are--seemed to demean who he is. or at least was..
i think its correct to say my michael jordan fanaticism phase has passed, so im not just sayin that cuz i think he is god (which he inarguably is, right? haha). no, he isnt god but he is just one of those players who shouldnt be gathered w/ others for a group interview. it doesnt f-e-e-l right. like, all eyes and ears should solely be focused on him..
now, im sure its insightful to hear wut he has to say in reply to wut those others said. but i dunno. it just seemed like michael jordan was comin back down to earth--at least from a celebrity point of view--w/ this stoopid show..
i despise ahmad rashad. cuz he comes across as the über brown-noser and cuz mj likes him so much. why cant michael jordan like MEEEEE??!!
- i would sometimes cry myself to sleep repeatin that question over and over all nite..
its hard to tell whether im kiddin or not, right?
- for some funny reason, ive been tryin to read up on some economics. i only took one such course in college and did h-o-r-r-i-b-l-y, in spite of the fact i found it so fascinatin. i think it was a combination of skippin 80% of the classes and just my innate stoopidity..
for those who dont know, my dad is an economist (thats ee-CON-o-mist, not EH-con-o-mist as i used to pronounce until last yr). hes got a PhD and works for the dept of labor in the produce price index. growin up, i knew his job title (eCONomist). and i knew wut he did (economics). but i didnt know wut that was. i thought all he did was crunch numbers (which is pretty true). i hated statistics and never wanted to touch wut my dad did--not even ask one single question. not until i sat in my first and only class in microeconomics did i see wut econ really was--analyzin numbers and makin calculations to see how patterns and behavior emerge out of all that. it was like a bridge linkin science and the humanities. it was brilliant..
course, then i got my grade and realized this wasnt for me (by the way, i dunno where some people get this notion that im smart--i have physical, transcript-al proof that i am anythin but). sorry dad..
so i dropped my economics pursuit and immersed myself in late nites at the comp lab and that remains my biggest academic regret (other than cell bio): not studyin more/enough econ in college. and i guess im tryin to make up for it now by revisitin that curiosity..
- it reminds me, that semester (second half of soph yr) i took five classes--none of which had ANY relation to each other: microeconomics, computer science, political science, intro to english, and some lame music course. thats right--that was the semester i HAD to decide on my major, which i did the second-to-last day before the deadline..
but lookin back, i have no clue why i chose to even try out economics. or even political science. weird..
- has anyone ever watched sportscenter w/ closed-captionin on? i havent but it must be hilarious to see some of those catch-phrases spelled out. "dare i say, en fuego?"
Posted by cpaik at 07:14 AM
February 18, 2004
weather me this..
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| hawaii sure looks nice today. and everyday.. |
- which sorta brings me to this thought: for the past yr, ive been resolvin in my mind why ive chosen to blog. people who know me only as an acquaintance probly see me as someone who is reserved and private, no doubt due to my shy and introverted nature. even those who know me better would likely characterize me as aloof and not one very open to sharin--information has to drawn (excised) out of me; rarely is it freely given (man, i sound like a miser)..
yet, people change over time and though i certainly have, its remains peculiarly surprisin that i choose to share my days and brain farts to the general public. even more stunnin is that i do it on a site by my own name. that choice was unintentional (ive been wantin to move to a different DNS, so be forewarned)..
i dunno--i suppose it isnt THAT weird. i mean, i am after all a computer dork who spends more time typin on a keyboard than talkin w/ my wife. i am also quite a passive-aggressive person (isnt it contradictory for a passive-aggressive person to blatantly state he is such?) so a weblog would provide the perfect behind-the-curtain podium for my inner idiocy..
wutever--we re all hypocrites and liars..
- some thing else i find interestin in readin peoples blogs is the varyin content. i only a handful on regular basis and each speaks in their own voice. naw, thats not the right way to say: each writes to their own tune..
some write about their day--wut they did, wut they bought, where they went, ate, travelled, played, etc. some tell of their deep musings ("thoughts" is too shallow of a word) and wow, im shocked by the level they share..
but in either case, the reader is given a picture of the blogger. and maybe thats wut bloggin is all about: bein known..
- by the way, interestin article on bloggin tips i found on a CSS site..
- maybe people in a relationship can see more examples of this than those who are single: do you ever find yourself watchin tv shows you never even knew existed because those are the shows your s.o. watches?
at times, i am flabbergasted by wut i catch myself watchin because of esther--even when shes not there to watch!! or controllin the remote!! for example..
the gilmore girls - was watchin this last nite. and i even laffed a couple times (he admits as he shakes his head w/ great disappointment)..
ed - its supposedly over and i am <choke> fine w/ that. whenever she sees me watchin this one, esther excitedly proclaims "you LIKE this show!!" no, i dont--i just dont watchin it when theres nothin else on. yeah..
funny thing is, both are pretty similar in situation--familial-feelin shows revolvin around witty characters entrenched in their small hometowns. in other words, shows chicks dig..
damn it--am i a girl?
- of course, the above phenomenon can lead one to watch quality tv programmin--i am forever in esthers debt for havin introduced me to law & order (somethin im sure she regrets every weeknite on TNT). its been a luv affair ever since..
- so for valentines, esther got this 007 freak a spy-tacular book..
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* did i ever mention i have this uncanny mutant ability to immediately identify which james bond film it is just by listenin to the first chords of the openin gun barrel logo sequence?
* also, when i was little i once videotaped myself performin each of those openin gun barrel sequences tracked to a tape i had recorded off of each flick. and yes, i said when i was little..
man, i hope i burned that tape; else i could be the next star wars kid..
Posted by cpaik at 08:46 AM
February 17, 2004
weekend end..
man, the back of my hands feel like coarse leather--rough, raw, and worn. i may hafta take a page out of the metrosexual handbook and start usin some moisturizer (shudder) cuz my hands are k-i-l-l-i-n-g me..
- speakin of which, have you taken the metrosexual quiz?? unfortunately, i flunked and got a 4 out of 50..
- so feb 14th came and went. for esther, im sure it was a blur since she had to spend most of it rechargin her batteries (shes on this horrible night-shift). but despite her efforts, i tried hard to be all nice and valentine-y: flowers and gift culminatin to a chef charles dinner (course, it took me like 3 hrs to cook--good thing esther was snoozin)..
course, as esther mentioned--all that crap means nothin if im only "nice" to her one day in the year. "contrived" is quickly becomin her favorite word (yes!! i am rubbin off on her!!)..
- i usually stay up til 1am on sat nites so i can catch cheaters, which im still uncertain as to whether its fake or not. but i guess all the runnin around and cookin got to me cuz i crashed just after midnite. its not often when i fall asleep (as oppose to goin to sleep), but when i do i feel so much more rested..
- on fri nite, i was watchin celebrity poker and got the urge to play some texas holdem. so i scoured the web for a sufficient online poker game, found one (888.com), and since then have been playin it every chance i get. its too much fun which translates to too much danger, although i am still playin w/ play money. one starts out w/ $1G and im now up to $1500. i understand now why the $10/$20 tables are so popular--the pot averages $1000 per hand..
i keep tellin myself im doin this to get ready for vegas, but the day i cross over and submit my credit card info--we may lose our mortgage..
- the nba all-star weekend was a bit underwhelmin, not that i had given into much of the media build-up this year. but compared to last years, it was disappointin w/ the notable exception of the rookie-soph game which, while not competitive, was a great dunk-a-thon. the dunk contest was lame because of the way it ended (no duel this yr) and the all-star game, though close, was sorta ho-hum. course, no matter how lame and contrived the entire weekend is i will always watch. did i ever mention that when i was workin in switz, i stayed up til 3am on sun nite just to watch the all-star game?? it was worth it..
- skimmin over my last several entries, it would appear i have no serious thoughts to share. when in fact, i simply have no serious thoughts at all. im like a dog--my life can be broken down into food, play, and sleep. work would fit under the last category..
oh, and poo. lots and lots of p-o-o..
Posted by cpaik at 04:56 PM
February 12, 2004
lets not call valentine a "saint" just yet..
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| this pic has nothin to do w/ valentines--or does it? |
v-day rolls around every 365 and we see it as a time--or realistically, a meal--we set aside to celebrate and appreciate the special someone in our pathetic and small life. so if we divide the world into two types of people--those who are single and those who arent (in this case, one really has to be one or the other)--then heres wut we have..
those who are single hafta believe the sole purpose in this day is to duly remind em that they are not in a relationship. granted, some dont give a stank while others relish the fact. but it is arguably a point of situational fret as those who will be munchin on an overpriced dinner that nite single out (pun unfortunately intended) and inconsiderately tease those who wont be. wut w/ the day and the couples and ones own insecurities, does any good arise in callin attention to ones single-hood?
those who are in a relationship(s) seldom see this dog-forsaken day as little more than a ruse designed by those in the restaurant biz to boost revenue. sure, the bright-eyed and newly-married (or coupled) hang and drool over the supposed romance of the day, but cmon--everythin gets old and nothin quicker than companionship (cept w/ you, esther =D!!). sides, most couples already celebrate their anniversary which better represents the true beauty and immense joy and...blablabla...of the relationship. so why da hell do we hafta take the wife out on another nite annually??
so mungmung, i say we should be the only two guys this year who are man enough to stand up and fight for wut we believe in (david stern) by hittin the tube to watch all-star saturday!!
course, we ll also be the only two guys who get dumped by their SOs on valentines..
ps - haha, its like this one dude said: the movie shouldnt have been love & basketball but "love OR basketball"..
pps - esther, im not bein serious. haha, right?
Posted by cpaik at 01:44 PM
February 09, 2004
one beautiful game..
i realize its been a whole week since the big game and much has happened in the world, much less in the sports world, much less in the nfl. but i want--and need--to spill out my thoughts on the game; otherwise, i will be one, very repressed asian dork whose whose wife will file for a divorce on grounds of endless football chatter. i actually finished this entry on fri, but was too lazy to get around to postin it til now..
so for those who dont follow or care for the nfl, you can forget readin this entry cuz thats all im writin about. since the game ended, ive been gushin over in my mind how great it was and how spectacularly both teams played..
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carolinas game plan didnt surprise me. i thought they would go into the superbowl tryin to pass a little more than they normally would, knowin how strong new englands run defense was. but i think even they were surprised by how much they relied--effectively, i might add--on the pass since they were often placed in obvious-pass situations because of the ineffectiveness of their limited runnin game..
on the other hand, i found new englands game plan very interestin--on both sides of the ball. defensively, i was surprised the pats mostly stayed in the base formations they came out in; not really shiftin or movin around to confuse carolina. offensively--and i think this was the key to the game--they took a page out of the panthers book and R-A-N the ball. although the yardage they piled up was impressive (127 yds vs carolinas 92), i think wut new england really accomplished by runnin the ball was control of the clock. they had 17+ min advantage in time-of-possession over the panthers!!
new england ran 35 times on 83 plays--42% of their offense!! carolina, on the other hand, ran 33% of the time (16 of 49 plays). granted, several times in the second half the cats were effectively forced to throw in order to play catch up. but isnt that because new england dominated the clock?? they were tryin to make carolina into the one-dimensional team they werent: pass on every down..
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| most agree the game was won in the trenches.. |
but as excitin and momentum-shiftin as those big plays were, it may have been to carolinas detriment; cuz wut it did was give new england the ball right back and allow em to continue controllin the clock. and hence, the game--esp at the end. a minute and change left startin at their own 40-yd line? way too easy for brady and his bunch. haha, as if a 17-yd pass to set up the go-ahead FG can be called "easy" on 3rd-and-long..
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on the pats first goal-line possession, they play-faked cuz the defense is obviously thinkin run more than pass (by the way, why is it called a "play-fake"? shouldnt it be called a "run-fake"? doesnt a "play-fake" mean one is not executin a play in actuality? anyways..). result? TD pass to deion branch..
on the pats next goal-line possession, wut is the defense thinkin since they play-faked on first-and-goal? pass. so wut do the pats do? run. result? antowain smith for a 5-yd gain settin up a short-yardage TD run on a subsequent play..
and on the pats sole 2-pt conversion attempt (of the entire season!), was that play not a gem? when most 2-pt conversions call for a pass, not only did the pats call for a run but a DIRECT SNAP to the halfback!! thus shortenin the length of the play and catchin the defenders off-guard, unready to make the tackle..
as phil simms said, its not just which plays you call but WHEN you call em. and it seems that was new englands philosophy throughout the game and season, on both offense and defense: get the upper-hand by throwin the opponent off-balance and takin advantage..
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first, the missed field goal by mr clutch followed by a blocked field goal. then, big play after big play after big play when new england had almost not allowed any. and then, the interception. it appeared the stars were aligned for carolina. was it to be their destiny?
apparently not..
in the end, new england won because someone had to win. both teams were playin incredibly and whichever team had the last chance to score would come out on top. im sure no one doubts that if the panthers had one more shot to win or tie the game, they would have. but time ran out on em and new england notched the victory. time ran out because the patriots controlled the clock by dominatin the number of possessions; thereby, dicatin the game. yeah, their defense gave up big points, but carolina gave up the clock. and the game..
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so it was a great game--where does it rank in the best super bowls of all time?
who cares. yeah, a lot of writers and fans are askin that very question, which is a difficult and subjective one. but wut i wanna ask is where does this game rank in the followin..
TOP FIVE GAMES OF THE YEAR
5) minnesota at arizona (week 17) - alright, simple objective for minnesota: beat the lowly cardinals and youre in the playoffs. so wut do they do? after leadin 17 to 5, the vikes give up a TD on 4th-and-2 to make it a 5-pt game w/ less than 2 mins left in the game. arizona then recovers the onside and, as time expires, scores a TD (and extra pt) on 4th-and-26 (!!) to win the game 18-17 to knock the lowly minnesota vikings out of the playoffs!! wow, the talk of the league for the entire week; the talk of minnesota for the entire offseason..
4) tampa bay at carolina (week 2) - lemme set up the context of this game. tampa bay was the reignin champion and havin just come off a 17-0 trouncin of philly the week before, a superbowl repeat seemed all but inevitable. their defense appeared impenatrable and brad johnson was flourishin under jon grudens offensive system. nearly all agreed, the bucs were the team to beat--a team everyone was afraid to face...except for the carolina panthers who ran the ball down their throats and blocked two FGs and wut would have been the game-winnin extra-pt!! the panthers outmuscled and outplayed the bucs in a defensive battle, 12-9 and proved tampa bay was no team to fear..
3) seattle at baltimore (week 12) - now, this was a weird one. matt hasselbeck throws for FIVE TDs, ZERO INTs and loses the game?? and anthony "who-da-hell-is-he" wright leads his team in overcomin a 17-pt deficit in the 4th qtr to win the game in OT?? the ravens did nothin in the first half cept allow seattle to put up 17 pts. then, wright found marcus robinson FOUR times for TDs and the eventual victory, 44-41..
2) indy at tampa bay (week 5) - okay, this was a pretty lousy game too cuz for most of it the bucs had shut down peyton manning and his entourage of receivers. but w/ less than four mins left and down by TWENTY-ONE PTS, the colts scored THREE TDs on the "vaulted" tampa bay defense to send the game into OT and won on a FG, 38-35. indy made history by bein the first to win a game when trailin by 21 or more pts left w/ less than 4 mins to go. and tampa bay made everyone realize their defense stunk. (and monday nite football made me realize they need to start the frickin game earlier cuz havin the game at 1:30am is just wrong)..
1) superbowl - the reason i think this game was the best of em all was cuz it truly felt like a showcase of the two best teams in football. and the way the game went can only be compared to a boxin title match--like in rocky IV. the two heavyweights traded blow after blow and for the entire match, no one let up and no one went down. the only difference in endings was rocky actually knocked out drago in round 13 while carolina had to concede to new england as time ran out in the 4th. it was one beautiful game..
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one thing ive learned from scrutinizin this season of football is a seemingly important, yet lost intangible that appears to correlate to success: teams must play to win the game. teams that go out, tryin not to lose the game end up failin because they play in fear of makin a mistake. the victory has to be seized. and it requires confidence, belief, and an intelligent agressiveness in the game plan in which it is clearly imposed on the opponent that they will lose..
it looks so ridiculous writin it out cuz it comes across as a blatantly obvious statement. but weve seen examples throughout the year provin the case, most noticeably in the divisional rounds of the playoffs. the rams playin for the tie in regulation against carolina only to lose in double OT. and green bay choosin to punt on 4th-and-1 to philly w/ less than 2 mins left; basically kneelin over and sayin we have no confidence in our offense..
of course, this all falls under game management, which seems to be a lost skill in the league these days. but a winners mentality is where it starts--it has to be the drivin force behind a team and ball club..
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wut a great season. wut a great way to END the season. and now as football lays down in this barren wasteland, i will bide my time w/ duke and the nba--and fantasy sports..
..until sept..
Posted by cpaik at 09:12 AM
February 03, 2004
let it snow, let it sleet, let it freeze..
stoopid weather. more wonderful winter magic in the mornin w/ sleet and freezin rain arrivin just in time for rush hour. thanks a lot, ya stoopid groundhog..
actually, i like the cold--i just hate the shovellin and the traffic..
im workin on a super-sized superbowl entry--i simply have too many thoughts on that incredible boxin-match-of-a-game..
anyways, just wanted to mention how moronically sucked i am now into average joe 2. this weeks episode was pretty interestin cuz hunk turned on hunk (not like that, you sicko), girl kissed nerd, and guys were eliminated. and the preview for next weeks looked enticin w/ girls brought in to rile up larissa and one big explosion..
by the way, i was wonderin if they could ever pull off the same concept except switch the genders. think a guy could ever choose an average jill? or maybe even entertain one on a date? esther says no cuz guys are too visually-oriented. i had no response to that..
one last thought i had revolved around the notion that duke doesnt produce nba players. w/ the exception of grant hill--who most no longer think highly of--there really hasnt been much argument to counter w/. recently, however, carlos boozer has been gainin some well-deserved publicity w/ his consistency double-double production in cleveland. and elton brand is the solid rock which the clippers (okay, fine--theyre still the clippers) have built their foundation on.
its interestin to see of all the quality guards duke has had through the years, namely hurley, shane, and jaywill, its the "under-sized" power forwards who are provin that sound fundamentals and blue-(devil)-collar hustle go a long way..
go d-u-k-e!!
Posted by cpaik at 01:07 AM