So, a few other thoughts I'd like to share...
I got to meet Andrea a few days ago (well, maybe more that just a few days). She was visiting someone up north of LA and came down here for a day for a trip to the zoo. And of course, who can resist a trip to the zoo? (Side note: whenever I go to the zoo, I get that damned "Three's Company" theme stuck in my head. You know, from when after they had replaced Suzanne Somers with Priscilla Barnes. And why do I know these names without having to look them up?) Anyway, so Andrea is just a lovely woman. We had a lot of fun running (not literally) around the zoo, getting the crap scared out of us (well, me, anyway) on the Sky Ride, and trying to find the damned Absolutely Apes enclosure. And, of course, we saw pandas. And I'm totally jealous of Andrea's camera (I only have a point-and-shoot), but managed to get one decent shot of the baby panda. It was a fun day, but damn, my feet sure hurt afterwards. Chuck Taylors aren't really the most comfortable shoe to be walk around in for long periods of time.What else... oh yeah, I wanted to talk about all this controversey about Eliot Spitzer, former governor of New York. You see, I've been watching the local news cover the story for days now, and I'm amazed at how much they're villifying him. OK, rightfully so, but where was all this outrage when Mark Foley was caught molesting pages? Where was the outrage when David Vitter was identified as a client of the DC Madam (he's still in office, by the way)? Speaking of still having a job, hello over there, Tappy McWidestance (aka Larry Craig). I remember seeing the news when all of those stories broke, and really, there wasn't much outrage. Well, not as much as in the Spitzer case. What the fuck? Is prostitution a crime only when applied to Democrats?
Oh, and of course I have to talk about March Madness... first off, my school, Arizona State University, got hosed by the selection committee. The Sun Devils don't belong in the dance? OK, fine. I can handle that. But the Arizona Wildcats are in? WTF? ASU had a better conference record, and head-to-head, ASU was 2-0 against the 'cats this year. And the 'cats go dancing? Psssh. Oh well. I guess I have to scour the news for NIT scores.
So, the NCAA tournament. I really didn't pick many upsets (Temple over MSU, St. Mary's over Miami, Baylor over Purdue, Arizona over WV (fuckin' cats better win or I'll be really pissed that they got "our" spot), 'nova over Clemson), but then again, I also picked Coppin State to beat Mt. St. Mary's in the play-in game. The other big upsets I have are Washington State over Notre Dame, Temple over Pitt, and Villanova over Vanderbilt in the 2nd round, and Stanford over Texas, and Xavier over Duke in the 3rd round. Not that anyone cares who I picked. Anyway, my final four picks are North Carolina, Georgetown, Memphis, and UCLA, with UCLA beating UNC in the finals.
Really, what a great time for basketball fans. We've got March Madness coming up this week. And in the NBA, the playoff race in the West is as good as a race as I've ever seen. I mean, who's the best out west? The Lakers with Kobe and Pau (and don't forget, they're still waiting for Andrew Bynum to return)? Will the Suns and Shaq finally gel, just in time for a title run? What about the Rockets, who just had their 22 game winning streak snapped? Or the Hornets, with MVP candidate Chris Paul? Are we forgetting about the high scoring Warriors, or the always tough Jazz? And what about the defending champion Spurs? Seriously, who is gonna come out of the west?
The east is a much easier call... you've got the Celtics and Pistons, and right behind them in the standings are Orlando, Cleveland, and Toronto (those are all of the teams in the east above .500). But really, we all know it's just between the Celts and Pistons. And whoever wins the east wins the title, because I think that whoever comes out of the west won't have enough left after winning the conference championship.
And, suddenly, I'm tired of talking sports. But that fucking song is still in my head. Mine, mine, mine. Yes she's mine, mine, mine.
Posted by mikey at 12:55 PM. Filed under: Hello, fodder •
