I'm Ballin', We Ball Out

So I found myself tonight really bored after I had all my homework done. (Of course...)  I watched a little thing called Bauer Hour on tv tonight.  Yes, for you "24" fans out there, I miraculously sat down and watched the show for literally the second time ever.  I can't decide if I like it.  But, that isn't the purpose of this particular post, but maybe sometime it will be.  So after Bauer Hour, I decided to watch tv, only to find one of the worst reality tv shows ever!!  More on that  in a bit.  So I saw what was on and I told myself that I would rather be playing video games.  For the past few weeks, I have been ADDICTED to NBA Live '07. Yes that's right, '07.  I was on a mission to beat the West All-Star team.  First, I decided to be any old team, just to see how good my gaming skills were.  Mind you, I'm playing on Superstar mode (the hardest mode), and I'm playing a team with an overall rating of 99 (the best in the game).  I chose to be the New Jersey Nets.  Of course they still had Richard Jefferson, Vince Carter, and Jason Kidd.  I fell 6 points short.  I felt confident for my next game because the Nets overall rating is a 86.  The next game I was the New Orleans Hornets, which had basically the exact same roster then as they do now.  Their rating was 82 and I got destroyed.  I lost by more than 20.  I was a little discouraged but I was sure I could do it my next game.  I was the Cleveland Cavaliers.  Their rating is an 89.  There roster isn't really that great but I figured Lebron James would do some MAJOR damage.  Well, Lebron didn't help me out at all and I lost for the 3rd straight time.  This time by 15.  So I tried the nets again, and got destroyed again!  So I quit.  OK, Present Day-- I was bored so I tried it again.  I told myself that I was going to only play 2 games tonight and be in bed by 1 am.  Well, that never works with me!  So, I was the All-Addidas team and their rating was an 85.  They have Kevin Garnett, Chauncey Billups, and Dwight Howard just to name a few.  But the game was close and I FINALLY beat them.  I won by only 6.  Then I thought to myself that maybe I only won because I had some REALLY good players.  So I started to play my second game of the night and I went back to the Cavs.  This time I put Lebron at point gaurd.  The game was a good game.  I led most of the game, and got a little nervous in the 3rd quarter as they cut my lead to 1 and then went up by 4 eventually.  But, I pulled it out in the end.  Here's the catch.  The first time Lebron didn't do anything for me.  This time he had 42 points, 13 assists, 9 Steals, 9 Rebounds, 1 Block, and only 1 turnover.  The game was in the 80s and yes that means LBJ had half of my points. So I decided to play the East All-Stars.  They have Shaq (back when he was good), Lebron, and Allen Iverson (who was sweet in '07).  I decided to be the Portland Trail Blazers. HA, what a great choice by me.  Even though the East has a rating of 99, the West is WAY BETTER!!  Portland's rating was an 82 or 83 I think.  I have Brandon Roy (and is pronounced the AMERICAN way, sorry Canada), Darius Miles (Back when he was a thug, oh my bad, he still is.), and Raef LaFrentz.  Raef is probably one of my favorite NBA players of all time.  He is right up there with MJ, LBJ, Larry Bird, and then there is RL (Raef LaFrentz).  So anyway, in the game RL has a 3 point rating of 70 which is extremely good for a guy who is 6'11.  He missed EVERY 3 pointer he took.  And I was bound and determined to have him make at least one, meaning I just kept shooting with him.  It was amazing he could be right on the line for a 2 and he would swoosh it, but as soon as he was behind the line, he would just throw up brick after brick.  The weird part is that Darius Miles had a 3 point rating of 41 and he went 2-4 from the 3 point line.  So I was up by 6 basically the whole game as we traded buckets back and forth.  Then they pulled ahead with 1:30 left.  I had to take  a player out and put in either Dan Dickau or Juan Dixon.  Well I moved RL down to the low post and put in Juan Dixon, which is possibly the best move I have ever made in my whole video gaming experiences.  JD comes in and drills 2 three pointers right away, back to back.  He was my game changer!  He pulled me ahead and then drilled 2 free throws late in the game to seal the win for me.  JD had 8 Points. Brandon Roy had a triple double, which I was completely oblivious to until I saw that he was player of the game.  My big story of that game was RL though.  He had a team high 16 points and was only five points behind LBJ for the most in the game.  Every made shot that RL had was a two pointer. HA amazing.  So I stopped playing and decided to tell you about my past troubles and recent successes.  

Now, let's talk about reality tv.  OK, there are good shows and just flat out terrible shows.  Lets talk about the good shows first.  Real World-- Usually 7 strangers living together always makes a great show.  This time, they decided to put 8 strangers together.  It is just a great show, flat out.  Chet is a mormon and he always wears purple and a 59-50 hat with his name spelled on real big like CHET.  My guess is, because he is a mormon, he forgets how to say his name or spell it, or might even just not know his name.  Ryan is an Iraq war-vet and he is probably the coolest person there.  It's only a matter of time before Ryan dumps his girlfriend for Baya.  Scott is pretty cool too.  Sarah has a huge heart, and it's always fun watching and seeing what she does every episode. JD is cool i guess.  I don't really see him much during the episodes except for when he shaving creamed Ryan's room and Ryan while Ryan was sleeping.  I don't know what to think about Katelynn, so I just won't talk about her.  The only person who gets to me is Devyn.  Apparently in next week's episode we find out that she is engaged??  But, she is just annoying!  She has something to say everytime someone says something.  She thinks she is the smartest and most beautiful person ever.  NEWS FLASH-- you aren't!

Moving on to Fantasy Factory--I was torn to see Big Black leave the show Rob and Big, but am elated that Rob has decided to keep on truckin'.  Rob Dyrdek is just hilarious.  I mean watch the show on Sundays at 9 et because you really just have to watch the show to see what I'm talking about.  I am amazed by the things that he does with his life!  How's Your News?--Another funny show!  It's about people who were born with disabilities.  They go around and interview famous people and one of the kids is just so focused on pickin' up chicks that he even had John Stamos help him out.  It's on Sundays at 10:30 et.  Nitro Circus--It's like a Jackass but without the grossness and stupidness.  They just have fun with their lives and fool around and made a show while they were at it.  It's on Sundays at 10 et. 

Now to the terrible shows.  Anything that has anything to do with love, (i.e. Rock of Love, A Shot at love, A double Shot of Love, something about Loving New York, or even I love Money), are just plain and simple the worst shows ever!  Those shows and anything that even mentions FLAVOR FLAV!!! are horrific.  Though I did enjoy seeing how he was going to match his outfits with his clock necklace every show.  Really? a clock necklace?  C'mon, who would ever want to date a guy that wears a clock around his neck?  Oh, I almost forgot to mention "For the Love of Ray J"  Seriously VH1, you make the WORST shows ever.  Ray J had one cool song that was way overplayed which actually made it terrible.  He also boinked Kim Kardashian, and got it on tape.  Yep, that would be the guy who is looking for love.  Get over it, you suck at life, even though you and Kim had some fun together.  Oh and MTV, get rid of Parental Control, NEXT, and Room Raiders, because those are terrible too.  I'm sure I missed some so feel free to comment and let me know which ones I missed.

I am also interested in seeing the show called College Life or something like that.  It premieres on March 2nd.  It follows 4 college students through every second of every day and shows the world what college is like.  So, that should be interesting seeing how much different there college experience is going than mine is.

I wanted to say that Coke is DEFINITELY better than Pepsi, though Pepsi now has cooler cans.

Here is a shout to my buddy Brandon Gibson and my buddy Roger Jones.  

If anyone has any idea how to put links on here, PLEASE let me know because it will only benefit the readers!!

I leave you with my Top 5 Sodas/Pops (Depending on which part of the country you live in.)

1) Mountain Dew

2) Dr. Pepper

3) Grape Crush

4) Coke or Cherry Coke

5) Orange Crush

(Bonus)* Fresca

Countdown to my Birthday: 6 Days

Now That's "G"

Congrats to Gatorade.  I personally have been a fan of gatorade for quite some time now.  I love their new look.  At first though, I wasn't really sure what was happening when I saw all the famous athletes rambling on about something that no one really cares about because they are just trying to figure out why they are saying what they are saying.  Then to top it off someone says "Now that's G", followed by a Jabbawockee that is dancing really crazy and slowly pointing to his left.  Then a large "G" appears on the screen.  OK, I liked the commercials and I'm sure everyone else did too just for the simple fact that Americans have this weird thing about falling in love with athletes. But, I must say, the first couple times I saw the commercials I was a little perturbed because my friends and I had no idea what the "G" actually meant.  It is so typical for Gatorade to let the people know what "G" means on Super Bowl Sunday.  Come on, admit it, when you saw that super bowl commercial you had a big sigh of relief due to the fact that they actually said Gatorade in the commercial and you finally knew what "G" stood for.  While I'm talking about the Super Bowl, I just want to say sorry to Jamie that his Arizona Cardinals lost.  I know here, we were all rooting for them too!  Back on the topic of "G", I am actually enjoying seeing those new commercials with Kevin Garnett, Derek Jeter, and the Jabbawockee's.  It brings back memories from Monty Python.  Instead of being on a quest for the "Holy Grail" the athletes are on a quest for "G".  Not to mention, they all show that they have some moves!!  I am actually more impressed that Gatorade took a fairly popular term and made it their own.  G= Gangster?  Not anymore, for now on, G= Gatorade.  Which means you can't say someone is a 'G' because now "G" means Gatorade, and well, that just wouldn't make sense.

Anybody happen to see Joaquin Phoenix on Letterman?  What a joke.  I think someone needs to lay off the drugs or alcohol!  He said he is going to quit being an actor and turn into a rapper?  The best though, is that when Letterman asked him who the other actress in his new movie was, he replied "who?"  At the end of the interview Letterman said "Joaquin, I'm sorry you couldn't be here tonight."

I told you I would give you a shout out so here it is.  My boy Clay said that Rold Gold pretzels are the best pretzels and I would have to agree with him.

Lil Wayne is coming out with a new album called Rebirth.  It's going to be an all-rock album.  Knowing Lil Wayne, he'll pull it off but it's going to take some getting used to.  His new single is on Youtube and it's called Prom Queen.  If i knew how to put links on here then I would gladly do that so you can listen to it.

I leave you with my top 5 Candy's of the week!

1) Sour Patch Kids

2) Skittles (regular or sour)

3) Swedish Fish

4) Nerds (regular or sour)

5) Caromello

(Bonus) Snickers

This week in review

Hello!  This is my first blog and there are many more to follow.  I will update my blog every couple of days.  Today's blog is going to touch upon what happened in the sports world this week, as well as in the award shows, and also about what happened in Hollywood.  At the end of each blog I will give you my top five favorite songs for the week.

A-Fraud- What do you know, another cheater in the game of baseball!  What is that, the 200th person to get caught using steroids?  You know what is really funny, Alex said he didn't know what he was injecting into himself!  HAHA right, good excuse.  But hey, props to you for admitting it, unlike Barry and Roger.  Looks like Joe Torre was right after all.  Sorry, but baseball just isn't the same with all these cheaters.  Hey Alex, say goodbye to the Hall of Fame!

Manny is just being Manny-  I just don't understand.  Is there a reason why Manny hasn't signed with the Dodgers?  Manny played so well after getting traded to the Dodgers and yet he refuses to sign with them again.  Dear Manny, quit acting like you deserve to payed as if you were the best player in baseball, because you aren't!

Cincinnati Reds- So spring training has started.  My Cincinnati Reds are looking to break their streak of 8 straight losing seasons.  Sometimes I wonder if I will be able to ever see the Reds make the playoffs before I die.  What I really want to see is the Reds selling out a game that isn't Opening Day.  The closest the Reds have been to the playoffs in my era was in 1995 when they had a play-in game against the Mets.  Well, guess what, they didn't win.  And, since then they have just been horrific!  So Cincinnati, please break the streak!  While I'm talking about baseball and Cincinnati, why is Pete Rose still not in the Hall of Fame?  Really Major League Baseball?  Really Bud Selig?  Really?  If Barry Bonds is allowed to keep his home run record like Hank Aaron thinks, then Pete Rose should be allowed in the Hall of Fame!  What's worse, someone gambling on their team or someone using steroids to become the "Home Run King"?  And, yes, that is with an asterisks in my book!!

All-Star Weekend- It was nice to see that Dan Majerle still has his stroke as I watched him light it up in the Celebrity Game on Friday night.  What is really surprising though, is that Terrell Owens wasn't seen on camera whining and crying because he wasn't getting the ball.  Congrats to him for winning MVP of the game and proving that his basketball skills are by far greater than his football skills.  It was also nice to see the Harlem Globetrotters!  I love their antics, oh yeah, they can also play some ball!  It was good to see Daequan Cook, out of Dunbar High School in Dayton, Ohio (My hometown) and Ohio State, win the 3-point shootout.  Finally, someone other than Jason Kapono won something.  Everyone knew the dunk contest was going to be a good one.  No disappointments this year.  Except for the fact that Rudy Fernandez was ousted because the judges didn't seem to like the whiteness of his skin color.  Sorry, but he deserved better than a 42 for both dunks!  Sorry J.R. Smith, you couldn't match the sweetness of Nate Robinson or Dwight Howard, otherwise known as Superman.  Dwight Howard never disappoints.  He went through the whole Clark Kent routine as he went into the phone booth and changed into his Superman outfit.  Then, he proceeded to dunk, with ease, on a 12 foot hoop.  His dunks were good, but Nate's were better.  Hey, New York Knicks, maybe you could win some games if you wore that green jersey that Nate Robinson wore.  Yes, Nate Robinson is equal to Kryptonite!  Jumping over superman won him the dunk contest for the second time.  Dear David Stern,  just a suggestion for next year's dunk contest,  Superman, Kryptonite, Andre Igoduola, and THE KING!!

College Basketball-  I was torn to see that my beloved Duke Blue Devils lost to North Carolina.  I was elated to see my Dayton Flyers whoop Xavier.  News Flash; the Dayton Flyers are the real deal!  I also realized this week that Hasheen Thabeet is a MAN!  Notre Dame also proved that they really aren't as bad as people say they are after they destroyed Louisville.  As the weeks go by, Blake Griffin runs further away with the Player-of-the-Year title.

Michael Phelps- Wow!  Thank-you Michael for showing the world that basically every athlete/famous person has or still does smoke weed.  Get over it.  It's really sad that if you see Michael Phelps at a party, that you don't party with him, instead you turn him in!  JERK!

Miley Cyrus- Is this girl serious?  She continues to act like she is role model for younger children.  What is she 16?  She is dating a 22 year old.  Isn't that illegal?  Oh I almost forgot to mention that she is getting sued for $4-billion.  Now that is a role-model.  Honestly Miley, I don't understand why you are still a part of Disney.  If they were smart, they would drop you and everything that has to do with you.

Chris Brown/Rihanna- I don't know what happened, but apparently it's serious.  It's a shame that Chris Brown is a woman-beater.  I hope Rihanna and him are over now.  Looks like another Hollywood relationship can't withstand the pressure.

Movie Awards- Kate Hudson needs to quit crying!  We get it, you didn't expect that you would be getting an award, but after the first 3 awards, you would think that you would kind of expect to win.  So, on behalf of the American people, QUIT CRYING!  How has Gran Tarino not won any awards?  That was a great movie!  Not to mention Clint Eastwood sings, yes that's right, he sings at the end of the movie.  Slumdog Millionaire is the biggest winner of them all!  Seriously, if you haven't seen this movie, then you should literally be ashamed of yourself.  This is arguably one of the greatest movies since I have been alive!!  I love to watch movies so here are some movies that I think are worth watching: Seven Pounds, Valkyrie, Slumdog Millionaire, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Milk, Defiance, Taken, and the list goes on and on...

I leave you with my top 5 songs of the week

1) I'm so Paid-- Akon ft. Lil Wayne

2) Dead and Gone-- T.I. ft. Justin Timberlake

3) You Found Me-- The Fray

4) I'm On a Boat-- Incredibad ft. T-Pain

5) Don't front--Blizz Moneybaggz ft. Johnny Silvis

(Bonus) Day and Night--Kid Cudi