Road Trip

This is about the best "action" shot I have from Sunday's Bulls game. As many of you know, I was/am a JJ Redick fan. Sadly, he only played for the last 3 min. of the game, but he did make 2 really cool passes in Orlando's 104-84 trouncing of Chicago. I'm not sure why he felt the need to untuck his jersey since I somehow doubt it got uncomfortably sweaty during his playing time. Perhaps it was riding up?

It wasn't the most exciting game I've ever been to in my life. I think I like the vibe of a college game much better. The Bulls just did not play well so there wasn't much about the game to get into. It's sad when the crowd gets more excited watching the graphics on the scoreboard during time outs. There was some serious cheering going on during the "race" between the coffee, donut, and bagel in the Dunkin' Donuts promo ( I think it was rigged). However, it ended up being an entertaining game thanks to the nimrod sitting behind me and Jinn. This guy had to be over 40 and was yammering on without regards to his sorely lacking understanding of whichever topic he was on.

He kept calling Joakim Noah "his guy, two National Championships!!" Then, he incorrectly said JJ had a DUI in college (sadly, it was during his rookie year with Orlando) and that took down his draft stock. No, what took down the draft stock was the question as to whether or not he was able to play defense at this level and whether he could continue to generate offense inside the paint as he started to do during his jr. and sr. years at Duke.

Oh, and he also claimed he could play for the Bulls if he were taller.

Now, I've jokingly said I could say...pitch for the Cubs when they haven't been playing well. But this guy was spit-take-ingly serious! He was also attempting to get the chick back to his place by offering her aspirin and a cool cloth for her forehead (apparently this is the new foreplay). Oh, and he called himself her "white angel." Not to be confused with The White Shadow, although that would be better if he wants to stay in the basketball theme.

In other news, we had a meeting this morning for all receivers and shelvers. I found out about said meeting on Thurs. night, about 2 days after most people were told. Thank goodness I didn't have to do anything other than sit there and get told how much we all suck. As usual, we spent about 1 hr. 40 min. listening, about 5 min. "discussing" and then meaningless "action plans" were written down, but we ran out of time to clarify if we are actually going to try any of them. To quote Talking Heads "...same as it ever was, same as it ever was..."

PBS continued it's Classic offerings with A Room With A View. Now, the movie version with Helena Bonham-Carter and Daniel Day Lewis is one of my all time favorite films so I knew I would have to stay open minded for this adaptation. I was hopeful since Andrew "Jane Austen" Davies was writing the screenplay. It was fairly decent, but doesn't hold a candle to the film version. I did appreciate the nudity and bonus smooching, but overall you didn't really get a sense of what it is about George that Lucy is so drawn to almost against her will. Again, my complaint is the adaptation should have been longer than 90 min. Everything just seemed to happen so quickly it was difficult to get into any of the characters. I did love the scenes in Italy--it was fun to spot places I'd been and think, gosh, there's the same church I went into, etc. This Sun. we get My Boy Jack featuring Daniel Radcliffe with a potentially unnerving 'stach.

WATCH IT:

Been awhile since I've done this bit, so here's a double whammy for you:

Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day--a light, fun comedy that requires no thinking just an ability to enjoy the lovely Lee Pace and the hilarious Amy Adams.

This Is England--amazing story about an 11 yr. old boy whose father dies in the Falkland War and how he deals with his pain and loneliness by falling in with a group of skinhead kids who take him under their wing. The movie is really compelling and Thomas Turgoose, who plays the boy Shaun, is truly impressive.

LISTEN TO IT:

Muse-HAARP--a cd/dvd set that lets us experience the two night stand at Wembley (sp) from last year. I love them and I got chills the first time I heard Knights of Cydonia and Supermassive Black Hole makes me tremble in a good way.

READ IT:

Okay, if you're a girl you might be interested in Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series. The first book, Twilight was a breeze to get through and gives us the perfect teen romance between loner girl and vampire. The sequel, New Moon, didn't do much for me. I kept getting irritated with Bella, the loner girl. I'm ready to go on to book three before the final book in the series comes out later this summer. I am also re-reading Sense & Sensibility. Here's a question for you: if Willoughby had been less of a charming cad, would Marianne have wanted him/fell for him in the first place? He has no choice but to be bad in this story I think.

One last thing, I'd like to make a request of the people behind the John Wooden Award. Could you please not make the guys wear the weird letterman style coats over their formal wear during the award's ceremony? I saw the pictures of this year's winner, Tyler Hansbrough, and he looked like he should be parking my car.