*Warning: the following post includes gloating, unsportsmanlike behavior, and a blatent disregard for internet etiquette. You have been warned*
HAHAHAAHAHAHA!!! Eat shit and DIE, Heat!!!
Miami Heat keep rings, get humiliated.
HAHAHA, it's ON now!! And Mavericks fans around the world rejoiced.
And speaking of Mavericks fans, I just got tickets to the Dec 4th Mavericks game here in DC, with excellent seats to boot!! WOOhooo!! Yes, it's probably sacrilegious that I'm going to support the Mavericks at a Wizards game here in DC, but I can't wait to see them in action!
Ok, things that make you go Hmmmm.....
1. Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark in Marvel's Hollywood adaptation of Iron Man. Not quite sure what to think about this one. On one hand, I'm pleased that they didn't just get some young, inexperienced, upshot actor to play the intelligent and conflicted tycoon and hero. I'm not quite sure that Downey is the man. Perhaps he will surprise me. For now, this gets a Hmmmm.
2. Chris Nolan's confirmation of Harvey Dent in The Dark Knight. Again, this was pretty much a giveaway; however, it sounds like he's already cast the thing and is waiting to make an uber-reveal. Again, if it's Jake Gyllenhaal, I think I'll go Armageddon on someone. Brokeback Arkham indeed. Again, hmmmmm.
3. Three, count 'em, THREE alternate endings for X-3. Now, listen folks. I know we all like all the extra footage, deleted scenes, crappy commentary, and bloopers that modern DVD has to offer us...but three alternate endings absolutely SMACKS of either poor editing or indecision. I'd be willing to put good money down on the fact that there's going to be something showing Jeannie's resurrection in there. As to the other two, who the hell knows? Professor X comes back as Bald Phoenix? (You all SO think I'm joking on this, but I'm not; its actually in the comics that Prof. X hosted the Phoenix Force once and became Bald Phoenix. Gag.) Does the Juggernaut come back and start a relationship with Rogue? WTF could be going on in three alternate endings? Hmmmmm.
I'm sure I'll have more to add later, but that's certainly enough to Hmmmm about for now.
Other news: they've released new pre-season promo photos of Dirk and the Mavs. I won't totally picspam you, but these three are SOOO choice.
...on the Nowitzki front! It came out just a few days ago that the Mav's have extended my dear Dirk's contract through the 2010-2011 season.
Why yes, my dear Dirk is worth $60 million. I wholeheartedly agree. *big smiles*
In other news, I've headed back to practice and as much as my muscles are screaming at me, I'm feeling pretty darn good. I've needed to get back in shape for a long time. I've needed to get back to club for a while and it feels good to pick up a sabre again and do it...for me. Coaching has been one of the most incredible experiences of my entire life, but it is hard to find time for your own training when you're involved with everyone else. I do miss the VFC and hope to get back there sometime soon.
Work...is work. It feels strange to have family and friends ask about your day and all you can really say to them is...its fine. Nothing out of the ordinary happens, nothing unusual. Nothing exciting. I'm happy that I'm getting money...but its time for a career change. Actually, its time to get a career rather than simply being content with a job.
In other fandom news, I'm really wondering where they're going with the new House season. This past episode felt more like the House of old, but I am concerned with what they're doing to my House/Wilson relationship. They screwed around a bit with the trust between those two...and are hinting very strongly at some House/Cameron link, which is not appealing to me in the least. I'd rather see him with the 17 year old girl rather than Cameron. Ugh...I wonder if any series would have the cajones to defy convention and get two characters like that together. The closest we got was with WIllow and Tara, and they found a way to recontain her lesbianism and reinscribe her within a heterosexual world view with Tara's death and Willow's salvation via Xander. I wonder if they'd even dare it with two men, much less the primary male friendship in the series. I know I could probably get criticized for seeing certain series through slash-colored lenses, but hell, its practically canon with those two. Or at least, it was more so last season...Either way, I'm eager to see what develops.
Also, WTF is up with murders being committed in Colorado schools? This shit is unbelievable considering heightened security. Seriously, if I was a kid in high school today, I'd want to be packing so much heat it wouldn't even be funny.
So, today I travel to Philly. Pretty cool considering I like the train. I'm planning on cutting out early today to head to Union and perhaps get some shoe shopping in before my 4pm. Considering I'm doing nothing more constructive at work than teaching myself German and playing waay too many rousing games of Spider Solitaire, I think leaving early would be a good thing.
I'm strangely nervous about taking a cab. I have no idea why except that its been years since I've been forced to catch one. I guess its the stress of having to stick out your hand, leg, whatever and pray that some poor cabbie is going to pull over. Strangely tense way to travel, I feel. I also have to remember to get itemized receipts of EVERYTHING so I can get refunded for the 9 days I'm spending up here. Crazy.
I've also heard conflicting reports of how this convention is going to be; there are those who are trying to poison my mind with the amount of work, inter-office/officer drama, and the like while others talk to me of nights out on the town with cool coworkers, karaoke, and much much booze. I know it makes me sound like a total alcoholic, but they better be right with the booze.
Other random thoughts before I ride off into the Philadelphia sunset:
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phantom_hpuff but baseball just doesn't do it for me like it used to. Hell, even football doesn't do it for me anymore. Perhaps its all the scandal surrounding excessive juicing in the Major Leagues. Or perhaps its A-Rod's ridiculous salary. For whatever reason, its just not there for me no matter the combined hotness of the younger players on the Mets. I'd give anything to be able to see Dirk's games in Germany against Canada or against China coming up this next week. Good luck baby!! Whooo!!Ok, I think that's a pretty good update. I may have intarweb access when I get to Philly and if so, I'll let you all know the craziness that is a convention with over 3000 postal workers attending from all over the US.
**Random Update** HO man, Fencest breakups are really bad sometimes; it sucks worse when you're friends with them both. theevilearl, I'm sorry things are going so nuts. Is there anything I can do?
nowitzki_daily that not only does he play tennis, golf, and saxophone, he also fences. With thanks to robtengel, I got to see him in all of his knicker-y glory. I should have known what weapon; epeeists are known for being ridiculously tall and slimmer than other fencers (speaking as the stocky, barbaric sabrist that I am! ;^). 
psidx) also celebrates his birthday today! Happy b-day, Josh! See you on Thursday!
celinra, I know you're with me on the sports fanaticism; how do you get through the hard nights when nothing goes right for your team and you know you gotta suffer through another game of them on the road? I must have been really fired up last night because my bf turned over to me and said, "Whoa, you're burning up! Are you all right?" Apparently the arm I draped over him was hot to the touch. See there, Dirk? See the pains I gotta go through when you lose?! It's alright, baby. You'll get it together. Either that or face the wrath of Avery Johnson and Mark Cuban. *shudders* Randomness: I'm watching the Ivory Coast vs the Netherlands in World Cup today and one of the announcers is Irish, by the name of Tommy Smyth. I'm just dying here; I could seriously listen to that accent all day. He's funny to boot, too!
Referring to the refs delay in yellow-carding one of the players: "It took him a long time for him to send that one, he coulda mailed it to 'em!"
After Van Niisterooy scores: "Do I get a "told ya so" this game? I told ya!"
"I mean, this ref needs to wake up. I mean, you roll outta bed, yer supposed ta be awake! Its takin' him an eternity to give out these yellow cards; I mean a full 35 seconds! This is a disaster for the Ivory Coast!!"
Ha, Brilliant!
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