Nothing too long today, except to share my thoughts on this Rain Day that the superintendent (supernintendo?) of WCPS has blessed upon me:
- Rain Day? Really? Although I can't complain with the lack of school today, I must say that I am disappointed in what mother nature has attempted to throw in our direction. There were calls for significant weather maladies and as of yet, all I can tell is that there was a sight glazing of ice on the trees early this morning. Maybe next time it will be a real snow day.
- Watching the Congressional Inauguration was a blast. CSPAN is a truly underrated channel. While the other news networks had the usual talking heads blabbering over a live feed from the House and Senate chambers, the CSPANs had unadulterated broadcasts from the chambers, which I appreciated immensely. It was especially fun watching the Senate proceedings, where the newly sworn-in senators had to sign the Oath Book. Now that might not sound funny prima facie, but it actually was entertaining becasue you could easily route out the veterans from the n00bs. The vets knew that the clerk who was helping them sign the book was offering them their own sentate pen to keep as a memento, but the rofln00bz0rs kept trying to give the pen back, as if they hadn't been observing everyone else keeping the pen! Our nation's finest leaders!
- Washing comforters is a pain in the ass and wasteful of my valuable quarters.
- Being sick, also not so good.
- I could go for another one of these inclement weather days tomorrow.
06 January 2009
05 January 2009
playoff disappointment
Like most other red-meat-eating, beer drinking American males of my age cohort, I sat down and watched the opening weekend of the NFL Playoffs (playoffs?) this Saturday and Sunday. I was very excited about the prospect of four knock-down, drag-out barnburners that would remind me why I love football and the NFL so much.
What did I get instead? Let me recount Wild Card Weekend:
Atlanta at Arizona: Is the Colts game on yet? I napped through most of this one, as my headache and fatigue of the announcer's adulation of Matt Ryan eventually brought me to zzz's.
Indianapolis at San Diego: Boy do I hate Philip Rivers. Firstly, the man throws like a clown. His release is god-awful and makes me wonder how this man has managed to have the highest QB rating in all of football this year. Secondly, his personality is so distasteful that I wish for bodily harm to come of him at every play, something I can't even say about hated Donovan McNabb (more on him later). I thought my homeboy Peyton was going to pull this one out, but apparently someone forgot to tell Indy's D that its not ok to a) grab a fistful of mask during a tackle, b) interfere with a receiving-man on a ball that is probably uncatchable anyway, and c) one cannot hold even if you are playing defense. Fuck the Chargers.
Baltimore at Miami: I really had no clear favorite in this one, I just wanted an entertaining game and would have been slightly more pleased by a Miami win, but it wasn't a dealbreaker for me. Instead, what I got was a Baltimore romp in which Chad Pennington reverted to his "Hanging" Chad days of floater-ball interceptions and general lackluster plays. The wildcat was thoroughly tamed by Special Ed and the rest of the Baltimorons. Perhaps the most annoying thing about this game, though, was the fact that the Dolphins kept it close enough throught the second half that I kept watching, holding out hope for an exciting game that would never materialize. Ugh.
Philadelphia at Minnesota: I promised I would get to McNabb, et al. and I have. Due to my general hatred of the Eagles and becasue I knew a Vikings win would send the Cardinals to play my beloved NYFBG, I had the most hope going into this game. After the heartbreak of seeing the Colts lose to one of my most hated teams, I thought that fate would smile upon me and the oft-blighted Vikings and bestow a victory upon the purple people eaters. Alas, it was not meant to be. Instead I was treated to an overall defensive stalemate punctuated by Tavaris Jackson's woeful incompetence at the quarterback position. Minnesota had a viable chance at taking the game from the Eagles several times, but they proved that they wanted the loss more. AP was put on the shelf in the later parts of the game, thrusting the entirety of the effort on the feeble shoulders of Mr. Jackson. What a mistake. Realizing that the Vikings O-Line is but a mere fleshy seive, the Jim Johnson - the Eagles D-Coordinator - let loose his dogs of war. It was an ugly sight and a sad loss.
Here's to hoping for a better weekend during the Divisional Round. Here are my preferred outcomes (preferred winners in BOLD):
Baltimore at Tennessee: Enough of the reign of Reed.
San Diego at Pittsburgh: Rivers must be dried up.
Arizona at Carolina: Don't want to see Smash 'n' Dash again.
Philadelphia at New York: NYFBG FTW!
What did I get instead? Let me recount Wild Card Weekend:
Atlanta at Arizona: Is the Colts game on yet? I napped through most of this one, as my headache and fatigue of the announcer's adulation of Matt Ryan eventually brought me to zzz's.
Indianapolis at San Diego: Boy do I hate Philip Rivers. Firstly, the man throws like a clown. His release is god-awful and makes me wonder how this man has managed to have the highest QB rating in all of football this year. Secondly, his personality is so distasteful that I wish for bodily harm to come of him at every play, something I can't even say about hated Donovan McNabb (more on him later). I thought my homeboy Peyton was going to pull this one out, but apparently someone forgot to tell Indy's D that its not ok to a) grab a fistful of mask during a tackle, b) interfere with a receiving-man on a ball that is probably uncatchable anyway, and c) one cannot hold even if you are playing defense. Fuck the Chargers.
Baltimore at Miami: I really had no clear favorite in this one, I just wanted an entertaining game and would have been slightly more pleased by a Miami win, but it wasn't a dealbreaker for me. Instead, what I got was a Baltimore romp in which Chad Pennington reverted to his "Hanging" Chad days of floater-ball interceptions and general lackluster plays. The wildcat was thoroughly tamed by Special Ed and the rest of the Baltimorons. Perhaps the most annoying thing about this game, though, was the fact that the Dolphins kept it close enough throught the second half that I kept watching, holding out hope for an exciting game that would never materialize. Ugh.
Philadelphia at Minnesota: I promised I would get to McNabb, et al. and I have. Due to my general hatred of the Eagles and becasue I knew a Vikings win would send the Cardinals to play my beloved NYFBG, I had the most hope going into this game. After the heartbreak of seeing the Colts lose to one of my most hated teams, I thought that fate would smile upon me and the oft-blighted Vikings and bestow a victory upon the purple people eaters. Alas, it was not meant to be. Instead I was treated to an overall defensive stalemate punctuated by Tavaris Jackson's woeful incompetence at the quarterback position. Minnesota had a viable chance at taking the game from the Eagles several times, but they proved that they wanted the loss more. AP was put on the shelf in the later parts of the game, thrusting the entirety of the effort on the feeble shoulders of Mr. Jackson. What a mistake. Realizing that the Vikings O-Line is but a mere fleshy seive, the Jim Johnson - the Eagles D-Coordinator - let loose his dogs of war. It was an ugly sight and a sad loss.
Here's to hoping for a better weekend during the Divisional Round. Here are my preferred outcomes (preferred winners in BOLD):
Baltimore at Tennessee: Enough of the reign of Reed.
San Diego at Pittsburgh: Rivers must be dried up.
Arizona at Carolina: Don't want to see Smash 'n' Dash again.
Philadelphia at New York: NYFBG FTW!
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