Sports Wrap Up

Editor's Note: Here're are some sports stuff, nba and nhl wrap up that we didn't get to because of how hectic the last few weeks of school were...

So the sens lost in the finals, I'm pretty disappointed, but not really surprised. I picked the ducks over the sens when the playoffs began anyways. The sens were outplayed pretty badly and there weren't any controversies, so I can't really complain. But I hope that the sens decide to keep most of the team together except for Martin Gerber. He should be traded for some cap space or new players, but I think that the team is great as it is, and the salary situation is good. I really like their chances next season to return to the finals, if not winning it. And that's really my final thoughts on the NHL season.

I have a bit more NBA thoughts though, since the final rounds were so unpredictable. The west, and consequently, the nba championship, were pretty much spoon fed to san antonio after the phoenix situation, so there's really nothing to say there except I hope the suns' owner realize that this is a special team and open his wallet to get phoenix another big man so they have a better chance next year, remember, nash won't play like this forever. The east though, had some surprises for us. Don't really know what happened to the pistons, they managed to loose to the cavaliers, which is a big surprise to me. I couldn't believe it. LeBron's 48 point game was pretty cool, but in the finals, he really bombed, so I would think that it's more like vince carters 50 point game than jordan 63 point game as of now. The finals were pretty boring as a whole, actually, I had watched as many games as I could up to that point, but I got tired of the horrible offenses and blowouts. This is pretty much the worst finals I can remember.

People everywhere on the web are saying that the spurs have a dynasty, which is weird, considering I always thought that threepeats, or at the very least repeats, were prerequisites for a dynasty. Considering that winning back to back is much harder than every other year and that the spurs have won, but not dominated. I'd really hesitate about saying they're a dynasty. Now, I get why most people agree that they're better than larry bird's celtics, but keep in mind that bird had to get past magic, kareem, and worthy, while duncan had to get past...leBron, zydrunas ilgauskus(I can NOT spell his name), and larry hughes? And keep in mind that the spurs previous victories came against and 8th seed knicks without patrick ewing, a horrible new jersey team, and a piston team that manged to win the year before only because shaq wanted to kill kobe.

The nba draft is coming up. I used espn to make my own mock draft. I really didn't like how the three worst teams all slipped three spots, but I guess they got karmatized for tanking. Kevin Durant seems to be pretty good, but I think that even in this day and age, you don't pass up a big man. Unless atlanta trades, I don't see how they pass on an elite point guard, AGAIN. But outside of the top three, I don't know about the rest.

So it's been an OK winter sports season, nothing too memorable though. But I'm already excited about next october.

Summer vacation

Just had my final test, I only had 2, so I managed to finish pretty quickly. Anyways, so summer vacation is here, so why am I not excited?

Don't get me wrong, not having to go to school is great, but it just seems to be that summer vacation has lost a lot of it's...flair, I guess, compared to just a few years ago. As usual, the vacation started horribly: I learned that I loat some psychology book and will now have to pony up to cover my own ass, and then I went to the bank to cash a check, and somehow, in the three minutes that I was there, the computer managed to CRASH! First they told me that it was all good and that the transaction had been saved so that I would still get my money, but when I checked again a few hours later, they basically told me "What check?" Now I don't know what I should do. It was $35 for a tie rufund from my band teacher, so I guess it's not a lot, but for me, it's a huge blow considering I'm already owing money to the school. So yeah, that sums up my horrible day. Before, when things like this happens, I could usually count on the summer to be great and refresh me and get me ready for school. But now, I'm just annoyed that I'll have so many things to do this summer: get a job, get my driver's license, study for the SAT, take my online course.

The online course is apparently really easy, so I'm not too worried about it. But still, it's a month of school that I would really rather not have to do.

As for the SAT, I know I don't really have to take it, but I would like to see how much I can score and maybe go to the States for university. Again, it's a LOT of studying that I would really rather not have to do.

Now, I realize a lot of you probably think: "you're retarded, a driver's license is a great thing, just imagine the freedom!!!" And you're probably right, except I doubt my parents would actually let me drive the car when I'm alone, and if they're there, it seems pointless for me to drive. Sure, I suppose I could try to save up for my own car, but that would cost a LOT, more than I can realistically earn anytime soon. So, you'll have to forgive me that I'm not excited about trying to get a driver's license that I won't even use for a few years.

I'm not sure it's the job search or the job itself that annoys me. I just don't want to get a job. I've sent out a resume to the library since they're my primary option. Their pay is horrible for Calgary though, $8, considering every fastfood restaurant out there is offering wages in the $9-$10 range. But they probably won't hire me since they are pretty full anyways, so I won't have to worry about that. Then I was thinking something along the lines of McDonald, you know, your average fastfood place, but I'm not really excited, for obvious reasons. Then there's the fact that I don't really have that much use for money right now anyways.

Now, you're probably saying: "you are an idiot! if you don't want to do this stuff, then just don't do it!!!" A valid point, but I really need to take the online course to free up some time in my grade 12 year for ap courses. And I don't hate the SAT, just the studying that preceeds it. The driver's license I'll have to get eventually, so why not now? But the job is completely my parents' doing...

So yeah, that's my summer plan, not excactly the greatest vacation idea. But I guess summer is suppose to be a fun time, so what are you doing reading this depressing post? Go outside, hang out with your friends, play a ball game to stay active, or just go take a walk to soak in the summer sun...cause before you know it, school will be just around the corner