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Boy, have the last few days of my life been wild. Sorry that I have neglected my dearest blog followers, but to be honest I havent been too motivated. I have recently been trying to figure out what really matters in life. And if you are 100% honest with yourself, and don't just justify things because they are the norm, then it isn't hard at all. I was on the phone with Marc (or Le Marc, are he is know in Le France), and we were talking about how the best times in life are with your real friends, having real fun, and not even thinking about anything else. No offense to Cleveland or Le France girls, but it's just not the same as hangin with the guys. Noooo homo (not that there's anything wrong with being gay)... But the reason that it is so great is that there is no reason to impress, or act like something you are not; instead, you can be your real self with other people who really appreciate you for who you are. With that, I think that this summer has the potential to be greater than any before. Almost everyone that means anything to me will be back in the state for the summer, and there is no reason why I can't visit someone every week. If you make this list, I consider you a best friend. If you don't, you still might be a best friend. Or you might be one of the people in my life who is comfortable, but not genuine. Or I forgot, don't get too salty... GO!
Colin Ben Sean Chris Champ Hisner Mapes Brian Marc Grego Badders NichPopp Alex Cel Emily LeBron Mo Delonte Z
Speaking of basketball, these playoffs have been nuts. Dwight is one dirty mother:
I honestly don't think that Rondo meant any harm with his foul on Brad Miller. Let's be real, Miller should have dunked that ball. And he barely hit him, but it drew blood so it became a big situation. Bradley, you wouldn't last a second in any sport where contact is required. Honestly, if that hit takes you out for 5 minutes to blot your cheek until it clots up and bunny rabbits hop across the court, then you don't deserve to be a professional basketball player.
Went to the game tonight, and Red Sox fans on the whole suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck. Yes the won, I can appreciate a good come from behind. But the language and rudeness are unnecessary. I'm out, bedtime, but I will be back with a vengance soon. Sick of my laziness, ready to make the most of life, despite those who try to hold me back. Holler.
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4.21.2009
The Heat got toasted:
This commercial is funny:
This spoof is funnier:
Cavs dominated tonight, and Rasheed is lifeless. Time to retire ol' Spotty boy...
Wow, talk about an amazing way to kick off this year's playoffs. Obviously the thing that I am most excited about was the Cavs' commanding win over the lifeless Pistons. Unfortunately I was at work during the game, so I can't speak too much about how they game looked. On top of that, however, the Celtics, Magic, and Heat have all lost their opening games at home, which is a huge occurrence. Second through fourth seeds all losing their first game? What if the Cavs go on to play Atlanta in the second round, and then have to face the Sixers in the Eastern Conference championship? We could potentially rest our whole starting 5 for the entire series, considering that's how we almost beat them for the last game of the regular season, haha. That's pathetic, but also a testament to how solid our bench has become.
I'm feeling kind of uninspired by talking bball right now, so I'm just gonna get right to some videos. I saw this commercial for the first time today, and for whatever reason it struck me as hilarious:
Speaking of hilarious commercials, this one is one of my all-time favorites:
And this one is to cover my NBA basis for the day. Also hilarious, esp. if you have ever heard Mutombo speak:
Hope everyone has a great week. See you again after game two domination Tuesday night!
I wanted to make sure that everyone is aware that this blog is down, but not out. Much like the Cavs last night, I have decided to sit the creative portion of my brain this week, but I will be resuming come playoff time. Not much exciting right now anyways (besides the Indians' domination of the Yankees), but rest assured that I will be back in full swing come next week.
But here, this should get you excited, only two days til go time!
Man, this marketing campaign is nice! Was only gonna post one video, but this one got me pumped up too... Cavs baby!
Power off.
4.13.2009
Cavs win!
...and clinch home court advantage throughout the entire playoffs... we are 39-1 at home this year, things are lookin' goooood. Who would you like to see in the first round? I'm thinking Detroit. Lemme know your thoughts...
I ERASED MY ENTIRE PHONE, AND I LOST ALLLLLLLLL OF MY CONTACTS!!!
IF YOU ARE READING THIS, AND THERE IS ANY CHANCE THAT I WILL EVER CALL YOU, PLEASE HELP! Either leave a comment with your name and #, or send me a text (216 262 5622) telling me who's number it is, or facebook, or SOMETHING! I'm kind of freaking out about it, not a great way to go into a new week. So PLEASE, help me out, thanks!
Today was easily the best day of spring thus far for me. I woke up this morning thinking that I was going to have a full day of watching Cleveland sports on TV. At about noon I got asked to go to the Tribe game, and it seemed like a great idea since the weather was so nice. So we headed down to The Jake, scalped some $15 seats, and were set for a beautiful day. Then, our friends had a bit better seats, so they got us into their section, and we ended up here:
So the Indians picked up their first win of the season, and I got to sit 5 rows back behind home plate to witness it! About the 6th inning we got hit with the shade, and it got cold. So we left the stadium and spent a few minutes arguing with scalpers about the value of Cavs tickets for a game that had begun 5 minutes ago. We ended up spending under face value, and headed inside The Q to see the Cavs vs. Celtics game. Got to our seats with 5 to play in the 1st quarter, but the Cavs were already dominating. We watched from here:
Cavs end up going up by 30 at one point, and easily put away Boston in the second half. Not only was it an impressive victory, but the energy in the Q was unbelievable. It was a perfect wrap up to this regular season, and example of why the Cavs are such a dominating force. They went up big early in the first quarter behind double digit scoring from LeBron. Then, Mo Williams got the crowd into it with a few nice drives and throwing his hands in the air when the Celtics were forced to take a timeout. Our other shooters got going, and we blew open the game. The second half was full of highlight blocks, and LeBron was able to sit out much of the 4th qtr. BUT, the BEST part of the game, was that the Cavs still have the best team chemistry that I have ever seen on a professional team. Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" played in the 4th as usual, except this time LeBron, Mo, and Delonte were all on the bench dancing and the crowd went wild.
At the next timeout they all had a dance party again, and then when Wally went up and destroyed Walker's layup, the bench erupted. Just watch:
Not only was it a nice block, but it was honestly the best sign that I saw from this game. These guys are having the time of their lives playing for our city, and there is no better motivation than that to take someone to a championship. I love this team, and I cannot wait to stand proudly as the championship parade, led by the "L-Train," rolls right on down Euclid Avenue.
Good morning! Today is once again justification that sunshine can make me happier than almost anything in the world. But if that wasn't enough, today is also a great day in sports. The Indians go for their first victory at 1, the Cavs take on the Celtics at 3, and the Masters is going on all the while. We could focus on any of those things to talk about in today's entry, so I will just randomly choooooose... the Cavs!
As the season comes to an end, it is obviously closer and closer to the naming of this year's MVP. In my opinion, it is a two man race between Kobe and LeBron. Even though Dwyane (or Dwayne, if you like to spell names the right way) Wade is having the best season of his career, his team doesn't have the record to back it up. And I am sorry, but if you are going to be the most valuable player in the league, it better be because you lead your team to victories. And when you look at Kobe and LeBron 1-on-1 I also don't think it is much of a competition. I have said many times that if I didn't live in Cleveland I wouldn't be a LeBron fan, but I can't deny that he has been unbelievable this year (28.3 pts, 7.3 Rs, 7.6 As). And now that we have clinched home court advantage in the playoffs, at an arena where we lost one game all season, our chances look good for a return trip to the NBA finals.
One last thing to consider about the Cavs' season. If they were to play a full MLB season, they would be on pace to win 131 games. The Indians are currently on pace to win... zero. Check out this dunk from Andre Iguodala against the Cavs on Thursday night:
4.10.2009
Congrats to the Cavaliers who wrapped up the Eastern Conference title for the first time in franchise history! And to Zydrunas Ilgauskas for hitting his 15th three pointer of the year, you crazy old man, you.
Sorry that I have been slipping on the blog lately. I have been feeling uninspired by life in general, so it's hard to write anything creative or funny. I just need to figure out my life, and what I really want to be doing. I'm pretty sure it doesn't involve hustling shoes at Midway Mall, but maybe I'm wrong. If only I could make a living blogging, I would finally feel a sense of purpose.
I really think the biggest challenge that I am facing right now is trying to get myself to stop thinking and over analyzing every aspect of life. If I could figure out a way to stop thinking and just start living and enjoying it like I used to, I would be a much happier person. There is a whole lot of life to still live, so I better figure it out soon!
Back to more important matters though. Wally was clutch tonight, and I really do think he's a key part of our team. However, the way that he stands with legs spread when he shoots a three pointer is one of the ugliest things in the world. Another is the start to the Indians season... oh well, there's always next year.
Time to sleep, gotta get up early tomorrow. Peace.
Today had such potential, and yet turned out to be a bust. Opening Day was ruined by a blowout in Texas, and a snowstorm in Cleveland. I finally for around to filing my taxes, and instead of a huge return I had to pay way too much back to Lakewood. Boo that. Tonight could have been my glory when Pitt won the tournament, but instead my most despised college team, UNC, has a chance to win it. All in all, just not the kind of day that I was looking for.
Not feeling creative today, time to do it all over again tomorrow. Goodnight!
After the Cavies dropped two straight this week, it was nice to see them beat up on the Spurs. I wish Bruce Bowen would have been guarding Wally a bit more, but I think his drop kick to the face was a once in a lifetime experience. My vacation was action packed, and I am 10x more tired now than when it began. I spent time with 75% of the people in my life that are important to me, so how can I complain about that?
No videos or songs tonight, I'm exhausted, from ballin' (shout out to Hisey. Hells yeah, Hisner.) and it's time to catch up on some sleep. If anyone has suggestions for videos to post, just send them to me and I will include them. It's hard coming up with new ones daily, so help a brother out. Until tomorrow...
Those wacky Washington Wizards, who have no sense of identity (Zephyrs? Bullets? Clowns?), pulled it out last night against me beloved Cavaliers. I would literally rather lose to a rag-tag bunch of washed up Looney Tune characters who are desperate for one last taste of success. Except there's nothing funny about Andray effin' Blatche. So let's start this out where all the hype is, with Gilbert Grape.
My biggest problem with him isn't that he came back for no reason this season. And it isn't that he was terrible in all aspects of last night's game either. My huge problem is that he is number 0. Remember growing up when you were choosing numbers for your jersey? Or if you're from Lakewood, your George J. Usher Insurance t-shirt? What was picked first? No, not #1. That didn't happen until Nelly made that number popular. The first always chosen was 23 because it was Michael Jordan. I don't care if it was for a croquet tournament or water polo. Everyone wanted 23 because Michael Jordan was the best athlete anyone had ever seen, so naturally everyone strived to be like him. But then, realistically, after 23 the next player would always go for 1 (I know I said it wasn't true, but I changed my mind). Because in all aspects of life people want to be number one. And this all comes back to my problem with GilZERO (which isn't even a creative nickname btw). What was he thinking?! Who strives to not exist? "When I grow up, I want to wear the number equated with failure..." just doesn't work. Now Darnell D-Block Jackson, he can rock the double zero look. But that's cause he is a tank, and it makes him look like an NFL lineman. But Arenas is just a lil' guy who spends all his time blogging (nerd alert). Maybe I'm just taking out my anger on Gil because I am trying to cover up the embarrassment I am feeling for having lost to Washington. I guess we do have to make things a little more interesting in the race for best record. Great job Washington, I'm really proud of you breaking into double digit wins for the season.
And as always, tried to find a video that actually made me laugh. Bart Simpson lives, just check it out.
Being on vacation is glorious. Time to go do nothing and like it...
4.01.2009
Just got off of work, but have to be back in the morning at 8. BUT... after tomorrow's shift, I begin my three day weekend, which is the longest time that I have had off from my job since I started in June. Kinda crazy, but I guess it's the time that has to be put in before you can start making the big bucks, or something like that. I'm trying to find ideas of things to do with my time off, cause I feel like it is so much time that I won't know what to do (besides waste time on here obviously). So leave a comment with you ideas of what to do, and I'm in. Maybe I'll come visit someone, any suggestions?
Unrelated, but I thought this video was intriguing. Who knows if it is real, but it looks legit... there's a website linked to it (like that means anything).
I got out of work last night and realized that Spring really might be my favorite season afterall. It was sunny out at 6 PM, which obviously never happpens in the winter. I was on my way to dinner and watching the Cavs win yet again, no matter how hard they tried to lose. And I was on the phone talking about Indians Opening Day. Great weather, Cavs, Indians, stupid Marc Young college basketball is finally over... you truly can't beat it (0-4 in the Final Four).
The Cavs almost lost to the lowly Detroit Pistions last night... or as I like to call them now, the Pissed Ons. I realized last night something that I have been denying for a LONG time. I like both Varejao and Delonte. After Andy took yet another charge and became the leader in the league, I just had to laugh at how frustrated Detroit was over him, and that is what he does to teams every night. And then when LeBron hit him with a backdoor bounce pass, it made me think of how many times this year I have seen that play over and over again. LeBron's go to big man is now Andy, and I like it. And Delonte, no matter how ugly he is or uneducated he sounds, is a really good basketball player (and herpes wearer). Almost was going to include Wally in this conversation for when he was clapping in Rasheed Wallace's face after drawing the technical foul. But I still hate him.
In the end, I have nothing to do but celebrate right now. Celebration reminds me of partying. Partying reminds me of Zombie Nation (and riots in Paninis). And Zombie Nation, reminds me of the Cavs; close circle of life.