|
Other Blogs:
|
Wednesday, March 24, 2004
Not to be too much of narcissist, or The Narcissist, it's interesting that I share my birthday with not just Peyton Manning but also Mike Vanderjagt. Those two put their differences behind them and did just fine, as well as lifting my fantasy team to the finals in the Sportsline Experts League last fall.
And since I know Craig would also appreciate this -- Happy Birthday, Willow!
posted at 11:20 PM
Tuesday, March 23, 2004
One reason why I've been quiet lately here (other than the standard work thing) is that I'm also cranking out stuff for TRASHionals, and it seems like of the stuff I want to talk about eventually germinates into questions and I'm not going to give any more edge to those playing who also reads this blog.
posted at 1:40 AM
I've been somewhat snarky in my 9/11 thoughts in the past, but for now, all I can say about this is YIKES!
(Thanks to Mike for the link.)
posted at 1:08 AM
Brushes with greatness?
I guess it's a matter of time before I ran into someone famous at Distant Replays, given all the pictures of rappers and athletes on the wall. I actually saw Cee-Lo starting to film some fluff piece while shopping for throwbacks. Me, I'm just happy trying to get a t-shirt, hat or "reasonably" priced jersey-type thing (i.e. no $300 Kansas City Scouts jerseys).
However, those of you coming down next month for TRASHionals that happen to be traveling through Atlanta, maybe I can arrange a little shopping trip.
posted at 12:58 AM
Does Tony grade on a curve?
Unfortunately, I am addicted to Dream Job, mainly because it's one of the few things really worth watching at that point on Sunday night at work. It's getting slightly better, although I feel like I'm watching a broadcast journalism class in action, and is that really a good thing?
This week's Al Jaffe's sports quiz was good, although I was disappointed how poorly everyone did. Then again, I suppose your brain could go blank on national TV, although I feel like you could get some of us out there and blow away the field.
So we're down to the final four, and I guess it proves that youth rules on the show. All four finalists are in their 20s, with Shaggy being the oldest at 28. I think he's the guy to beat, primarily because the fans determine the winner instead of working with the panelists. So yes, it's a lot like American Idol. He's got the cool look, the "attitude" and the knowledge to win over the crowd.
Stanford Asian Guy is probably the most suited to the role, but I think he's too plastic to win over the crowd. Mizzou Boy is the classic "fly under the radar" reality show contestant. He's good enough not to get voted off, but he's not good enough to win it all. Look for him (and Aaron for that matter) and a low 100 market in a couple of years. Ivy League/Chicago girl seems like a fun girl to hang out with, although she's a bit of a spaz even for my tastes.
posted at 12:50 AM
Happy Action Fun Time
While everyone else seems to be updating the status of their brackets, I've been helping to pound out the coverage at work. But to get everyone up to speed, I have three of four Final Four teams left (Duke, Georgia Tech and Pitt) only losing Stanford. I always pick a ton of upsets in the first round, and I did hit both of the 12 seeds that advanced (Manhattan was a slam dunk, and surprisingly so was Pacific, given Providence's struggles at the end of the season), but missed another 12 (BYU), not to mention a close call with ETSU, a not-so-close call with Western Michigan, and realizing the Princeton offense only worked for about 25-30 minutes (crashing out with both Air Force and Princeton -- I almost always pick the Ivy League team).
Everyone got hammered with the second round, obviously, but I wished I had picked Xavier. (The Catholic school thing, not to mention not liking Mississippi State.) I even mentioned in the office after the lack of upsets in the first round that we'll get a bunch of big ones in round two. Same thing happened in 2000 -- only four lower seeds advanced after the first round, but we ended up with two eight seeds and a five in the Final Four.
|
|
