LONNNNNNNNNNNNNG And Crazy Rant About How Horrible The Weekend Was

Editor's Note: Wow, I just realized that we're the #1 hit on Google for the entry "teemu salami injuries", I think that deserves a pat on the back...

Wow, where to start, there were just so many things to complain about. I'll just start with my job:

K, I tutor this 7th grader right? So his mom called a few days ago and told me that I needed to work on his English from now on instead of math. So great, I'm game. On Friday, I thought he was coming, so I had to cancel going to registration for my online learning thing. Guess what? He didn't show up, apparently, his mom was busy and told his dad to take him, but he managed to talk his dad into going to the gym or something...seriously, and you wonder why he's grades need improvement. So his mom called me Saturday to reschedule; fine, I guess I have nothing better to do on weekends. Whatever, I'm getting paid. So the kid comes over. Here is the exchange:

Me: Hey
Him: Hey
Me: Where's your English book?
Him: Didn't bring it.
Me: I see, but your mom told me to work on English with you.
Him: *shrugs*

*Sigh* Fine, I guessed that I'll have to do something else. So I had him do a haiku and a limerick to see where he's at. Anyways, the poems weren't great, but he said that they were just starting the unit, so I let it go. Then, I asked him to do a paragraph. After 10 minutes of coaxing, he finally agreed. The paragraph was only 5 sentences, yet it still took him like half an hour. During which time, I was looking up a lesson plan thingy. Anyways, he finishes the paragraph, with horrible hand writing I might add. I let him read over the lesson plan and let him see what is wrong with his paragraph. Of course, being done, he refused to correct it and insisted that it was good. By the way, I was already a little pissed at the attitude. But whatever, I told him to do another paragraph, this time it was a bit harder, he argued for half an hour and still refused to do a paragraph. Fed up with the crappy attitude, I explain to him why he had to do it, but the guy just threw it back into my face. Fine, I'm done, I asked him what he wanted to do if not a paragraph, and he told me he wanted to do an online activity. Great, right? But you have to understand, there was no freaking way I was going to let him go on the computer when he's just going to get off-track and go on hotmail. So for the next half hour, we argued about his attitude problem, we're not even done and the mother tells me to let him out. I asked whether it'd be a good idea to let him go even though his not finished, but the mom just told me to continue next time. Great, the guy gets that stupid smirk on his face to remind me that he got saved by mommy...again...Whatever, I'm done, if he doesn't want to work on English, he can explain it to his mom, from now on it's just math.

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Another thing I had to do this weekend was work on melodic scales and a few songs...so needless to say, that sucked. Don't get me wrong, I get the whole thing about doing scale helps playing, especially the runs, but I don't really see the point of memorizing all 12 melodic ones. Some of them are just so little used. The songs I was working on weren't too hard, Blue and the Gray, a piece called Viva Espania, and a passage from a piece called Sleeping Place of the Stars. So the actual songs weren't so bad, but what pissed me off was that I would have to go play 2 concerts next month, all on PD days. It just sucks. We're playing for the Graduation, and the year end concert is the night after. Seriously, that's just horrible. I can't even do anything that weekend now.

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K, so I missed out on summer school last year cause I had to move right. Well, no way it happens again to me. So I registered last week. But what caught my eye was the online course that runs through July for CALM(career/life management=career/civics). So I got a form from the counselor and everything. Then I found out that the online course has to be registered in person in some really far away place. And guess what, the registration office hours are Monday to Friday 9 to 4. Really, that is just a bit much for me. Who works like 6 hour days? Not only do you go to work at 9 and get to sleep in, but you have to get off at 4? You must have some union. Glad to see tax dollars getting paid to hard working citizens.

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So then I still have a slimmer of hope for a good weekend, sports! But that too was dashed. Rockets, Raptors, Mavericks, Ducks, Sens, they ALL lost over the weekend, the Raptors and the Mavericks TWICE! But there were basically 2 loses that really pissed me off, Mavericks on Friday, and Rockets on Saturday. The other ones were bad too, but the Sens and Ducks lost very close games, and let's face it, the Raptors are just so inexperienced, especially without Garbajosa. But the Rockets and Mavericks were just disgraceful.

So the Mavericks got totally blown out of the water on Friday. The game wasn't even as close as the final score indicated. They were just totally lost. They lost their composure. And Dirk Nowizki was just bad, not even close to MVP form. No wonder they lost. The Warriors were just way too fast for them, just swarming the Mavs. And the thing is, Dirk's +/- rating is so low right now, I don't get why Avery Johnson just doesn't take him out. I know he's suppose to be the man and everything, but can't you see that he's just not a good match up for this team? Geez, I say either go small and beat the Warriors at their own game or go San Antonio's way and impose your will, if you can. But don't go to a small line-up, but still leave Nowizki on.

The Rockets got destroyed too. It was just so bad. They have nobody on the team capable of doing anything but Yao and Tmac. One play said it all: there was a break away in the 3rd, I think, and two guys, probably Alston and Head or something are against Fisher, but neither wanted to take the bucket, after like 5 passes, Fisher stole the ball! What the hell!!! Fisher is tiny and very old, why wouldn't you just take it to the hole!!! It's like the entire Rockets team are just waiting for either Yao or Tmac to score, it's disgraceful. And there was no urgency either, the team just seemed so relaxed and didn't care about heading back to Houston 2-2. The coach wasn't great either. I think JVG is a great coach, but I really thought it would have been a good idea to bench Yao to start the 4th, for similar reasons as the Dirk argument. If the Rockets miss the 2nd round again, I'll be so pissed. And if it happens, someone needs to be traded, either Tmac or Yao, cause let's face it, this is about as good as this group is going to get what with everyone healthy and all. So here's hoping.

K, I'm finally done...p.s. I guess it wasn't all bad, I got to see Brady Quinn's freefall...

Conference Semis

Updated/Edited Apr. 28

Alrighty, the first round is over and we're left with Detroit-San Jose and Anaheim-Vancouver. Not too unpredictable, as all the top-seeds advanced except for the Preds. So here are my half-assed analysis.

Wings-Sharks: Sharks are very physical, and the Cheechoo issue turned into a none-issue. While Detroit proved that they can play physical too. However, I didn't like the way the Wings couldn't sweep Calgary after dominating the first 2 games and had to go to 6. Sure, Calgary is like the best home team in the league, but good teams don't loose on the road like that when the opponent is out matched so badly. Hassek has been good in net for Detroit, but then again, he hasn't had to face many shots from Calgary. The Sharks, on the other hand, destroyed a very good Nashville team in the first round. I really like their front line and goalie situation. I think that the Sharks can win the series in a hurry...San Jose in six.

OB!/LB edit: SJ in 5

Anaheim-Vancouver: This is an easy one. I don't care how good Luongo is, they've played 7 games with a few overtime ones too, they have no offense, and the Ducks' D is just too good. Anaheim in 6 just cause Luongo can steal 2, but I wouldn't be surprised if the Ducks got out the brooms.

OB!/LB edit: Anaheim in 7

That's it for now, I'll go in more depth for the Conference Finals.

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Eastern:

Buffalo Sabres (1) vs. New York Rangers (6)
After getting owned in G1 and 2, it means that the Rangers have to win the next 4/5 games. Only 3 of them being in MSG. Buffalo's team has played a crapload better than vs NYI. The Rangers might have one of the best players but their team overall doesn't compare to the Sabres. Although sweeping the Thrashers, the Rangers don't really have a chance against Buffalo, who is clearly the superior team.

Verdict: Buffalo in 5

New Jersey Devils (2) vs. Ottawa Senators (4)
After a tight game 1, the Devils will want to bounce back and tie it up at home. However, the Sens will want to beat the Devils in the Meadowlands and hopefully sweep them at home. Brodeur's somewhat shoddy play in G1 P1 made the Devils lose. The lack of D from the Sens in G1 P2 meant that they can be beaten. This is going to be a tight series and either teams could win.

Verdict: Ottawa in 7

Another sports blog/Ducks are through!!!

Editor's Note: I'd write about the Virginia Tech Massacre, but I feel enough people has already chipped in their two cents.

After more than a week of playoffs, let's check up on the western match-ups:

Wings-Flames: So fine, Calgary managed to win 2 games at home, whatever. They're a totally different team away from home, I've never seen anything like this, in the two games in Detroit, they were DESTROYED, but in Calgary, they were just awesome. So I guess it's too bad that they didn't win enough in the regular season to get home-court advantage. Otherwise, I'd pick them to win the Stanley Cup instead of being eliminated in the first round.

Ducks-Wild: Some pregame drama in game five: there was a scuffle and Teemu "Salami" got hit in the face by a puck. Nothing big, Ducks, my eventual champions, gets through first round with no problem.

Canucks-Stars: Another overtime game, but this time Stars won. It looks like Vacouver's going to win, but I'm still sticking with my upset pick and go with Dallas.

Preds-Sharks: Nothing much here, Shark in command of the series and Preds regretting mortgaging the future for Forsberg.

That's it for the western series. In other news: THE CROSBY SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELED, the Pens get shut-out in game five.

Now onto some NBA playoffs analysis:

-Detroit gets through the first round for obvious reasons.

-Cleveland gets through because Washington has the big 1 out of the big 3.

-Nuggets, Warriors, and Lakers all have good players to make the series watchable, but the Dallas-Phoenix-San Antonio big 3 in the west will win, no question.

-Houston and Utah are nowhere nearly as close as the standings indicate. Utah has been sliding near the end of the season and will continue to slide out of the playoffs. Utah has no athleticism, no superstars(compared to 2 for Houston), and no chance (unless Yao or MacGrady gets injured).

Now onto the more interesting match-ups:

-Miami and Chicago play in the first round in what is possibly the most evenly matched series. Chicago's defense and depth is good enough to win. Miami, though, has 4 almost guaranteed Hall of Famers(coach Riley, Shaquille O'Neal, Gary Payton, and Alonzo Mourning) and a young superstar, and I think they'll win because of their experience.

-Toronto will probably beat New Jersey due to the revenge factor. And the Nets don't have anyone to deal with Chris Bosh. The series could go 7 games though just because of Vince Carter and Jason Kidd.

That's it for now...

Silence can say more than a thousand words

In honour of those killed/wounded in the Virginia Tech massacre. My condolences to those affected. Especially the professor who survived the Holocaust and blocked the doorway so he could sacrifice himself and give the students more time to escape.

Playoff Special Ed.: Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference:

Update: Changed the Sens vs. Pens verdict because it was obvious that the Penguins lacked skill in G3

Buffalo Sabres (1) vs New York Islanders (8):
The Islanders have proven themselves to be a playoff-worthy team when they won their last two games under pressure. However, the Sabres have proven themselves to be consistently a good team overall. Their goaltender has not been the best but despite that, their overall team is very good and have a chance of getting into the Stanley Cup finals however slim the chances.

Verdict: Buffalo in 6

New Jersey Devils (2) vs Tampa Bay Lightning (7):
Tampa Bay and New Jersey both have Cup winning teams. TB in '04 and Devils in '03. However, their teams have changed a lot since then. The teams are very evenly matched although TB started to struggle a lot after March. The Devils have Brodeur, therefore I am going to side with NJ.

Verdict: New Jersey in 6

Atlanta Thrashers (3) vs New York Rangers (6):
The only reason Atlanta was ahead of Ottawa and Pittsburgh in the standings was because they were division winners, therefore bumping them up to 3rd place. These two teams are very evenly matched and although Atlanta is higher in the standings, NY is a better team overall, no question. The only way Atlanta is going to win is if their top players start dominating, otherwise, NY's team abilities will win the series.

Verdict: New York in 7

Ottawa Senators (4) vs Pittsburgh Penguins (5):
A very even series. Pittsburgh has about three players who have had previous playoff experience and that was the factor going into Wednesday's game. If Fleury doesn't step up in Game 2, the Senators will dominate the series. Pittsburgh's lack of experience really seeped through in Game 1 and that cost them the game.

Verdict: G2 to Ottawa: Ottawa in 5; G2 to Pittsburgh: Ottawa in 7

If somehow I get all the teams wrong for all of them, that will piss me off..

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Playoffs!!!

Editor's Note: We've recently had a template change, but I'm pissed cause the stuff are all switched around, so we might change it to something else later. And also, I think we'll be taking off some of the long list of subtitles of the blog, so just a heads-up.

Sweet, hockey playoffs finally rolls around. Alright, throughout the playoffs, BQ and I will try to update you with everything that's happening and give our opinions about games and series. He'll be doing the East and I'll do the Western Conference, so without further ado, let's get started...

...but before I go on, here are some "analysis":






OK, that was hilarious, but now on to more serious stuff:

Awesome quadruple overtime win by the Canucks on Wednesday, Roberto Luongo got 72 saves in the game...but the Canucks were shut out in game two. Can they possibly be burnt out after one game? I would say yes,judging from the shut out. I picked the Canucks to win before, but after seeing they're offense, which consists of the Sedin twins, I'll have to go out on a limb here and pick the Stars over the Canucks even though Luongo is the second best goalie in the game.

Nashville and San Jose is probably the best match-up in the west, they met in last years playoffs as well with San Jose winning. I thought that San Jose had the upper hand (yes, even with Forsberg), but the injuries, especially Cheechoo's knee, is enough to make me second guess myself.

Detroit and the Flames (woot!!!) is a foregone conclusion: there is no way that Flames can beat Detroit, unless, and I don't think it will happen, Dominik Hassek gets injured. Other wise, the Flames will be lucky to push the series to 5. However, as a resident of the Calgary area, it is my civil duty to root for the Flames (it is totally bad karma to root against the home team), so YEAH, GO FLAMES GO.

Ducks and Wild is not a very interesting match-up, the Ducks are already 2-0 and like Detroit, I honestly don't see this series going to 6 games. The Ducks were my pre-season pick to win it all, and I don't really see anyone in the west that is significantly better than the Ducks. There is the possibility that the hockey gods will karmafy Chris Pronger for leaving Edmonton, but I doubt it.

Ok, that's all the hockey for now. Check back later for updates.

Onto a bit of basketball.

-How hot has Toronto been lately? In October, I predicted that they were going to squeak into the playoffs as an 8 or 7 seed. I'd never have thought that they would win the division title and battle for the 2 seed.

-Speaking of the second seed, guess who's at 7? Yep, it's Vinsanity and the Nets. How sweet would the match-up be if Toronto got the chance to eliminate Vince Carter from the playoffs.

-Still, I think it would be better for the Raps to play the Wizards in the 1st round.

-In the west, Warriors, Clippers, Lakers, and Hornets are battling for 2 spots. Lakers are probably get in and the Hornets are probably out. But the battle between the Warriors and Clippers is interesting. It's a toss up at this points, with Clips holding the tie breaker.

-That being said, I'd rather watch the Warriors just cause they're more entertaining, and especially since they've got Dallas' number.

-If Dallas goes through the first round, which they probably will, they'll probably play Houston, I honestly think that series could go 7 games and I wouldn't be surprised if the Rockets pull an upsets.

-However, Dallas is still the favorite to get to the finals just because the Spurs and Suns are set to meet in the second round in a match-up that's going to tire both teams out.

Alright, that's it for now...

Hockey/Football

Playoff time!!! Well almost..
What's been killing me: Islanders or Leafs? Only a few more hours 'til the truth.
The only game that actually matters today is the Islanders' game. No other game has any effect on the standing whatsoever... That's why a lot of the playoff teams have their best people sidelined.

Well, now it's football time... not American
Champions League:
-Liverpool almost for sure will advance to semifinals, unless PSV wins 4-0.. then I would be really really pissed
-All other games could go either way

UEFA Cup:
-Benfica battles back from 3-0 deficit to lose 3-2. If they win 2-0 next game, they'll advance into semifinals
-Osasuna almost for sure advancing to the semifinals
-Don't really care about the other teams...

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OSU..

Wow.. Ohio State's play was so horrible I almost pissed my pants..

My nerd score:


So bored...

The Amazing Race:

Intense episode that I missed on Sunday and had to download yesterday
So, the beauty queens got screwed over by their taxi driver and had to wait four hours...
There was a lot of missed flights and the usual bickering
Charla and Mirna were being so retarded.. as usual.. can't believe they're still in the race.. gawd they're so annoying
Uchenna and Joyce were first, yay!!

Damned OSU...

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D: 10kbps U: 50kbps

Wow, random name... yea.. those are like the avg speeds i'm getting on bt... so sad...
damn u leachers... can't believe my upload speed is like higher than my download speeds... my max upload speed i can get with our connection is like 50kbps which is totally sad but i dont upload so it's ok.. but wtf the highest dl speeds i got so far today on bt was 52kbps... wow... the file is 700mbs.. they shud make it so ppl dont leach.. gawd...

yea now some random but funny videos



ps this is my first post without like rl punct and grmmr and otha good/bad stuff
pps in order to plz karl, if ohio st doesnt win im gonna b pissed
ppps leachers piss me off

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