Facts

The MSU 2000 Championship Basketball Team's record after 20 games: 15-5
This year's team record after 20 games: 15-5

The Detroit Lions have not finished in the top half of the NFL in terms of total offense since 1998, Barry Sanders' last season. They finished 20th this year. Barry Sanders averaged 5.0 yards per carry over his career (3062 attempts for 15269 yards).

New Day

I'm very nervous to start my new job tomorrow.

Fantasy College Alumni Football

I decided to make a USC team in Madden when it hit me... could I draft a whole team of USC alumni? If not USC, then what school could I use? How could I make my last day of work useful? So, I sought out the ultimate alumni NFL team. Here's what I found.

USC
Carson Palmer has at his disposal: Keary Colbert, Keshawn Johnson, Mike Williams, and Johnnie Morton. Justin Fargas starts at running back, which would obviously provide more options if this were the 2007 Madden version. Defensive line includes Shaun Cody and Kenechi Udeze with little in between. Offensive line isn't much better... between the two centers in the NFL, it appears they have a total of 0 games experience. Plus I don't know what I'd do without a single guard. With Lofa Tatupu, Willie McGinest, Chris Claiborne, and Junior Seau, I'd say linebacker would by far be the strongest position. Since I lack a kicker or a punter, it looks like I'd be going for it on 4th down... every time.
Offense: B Defense: B+ Special Teams: N/A

Michigan
Tom Brady throws to Amani Toomer, Braylon Edwards, David Terrell (hey, he was good in college) or he can hand off to Anthony Thomas or Chris Perry. It looks like I could actually put complete defensive and offensive lines on the field, although I would be weak at defensive tackle and end. I actually have special teams (Jay Feely and Cory Sargent... may not know who he is, but at least I have one). The cornerback duo of Ty Law and Charles Woodson is the strength.
Offense: B+ Defense: B Special Teams: C

Ohio State
Good news: Joey Galloway, David Boston, and Michael Jenkins make for a fairly good set of receivers. Bad news: Craig Krenzel is the one throwing to them. Their starting (and only) running back is Jonathan Wells unless you consider Maurice Clarett. They have decent linemen, but their secondary consists of Chris Gamble, Shawn Springs, Antoine Winfield, Mike Doss, Will Allen, and more. If you don't know who they are... they're good. Mike Nugent and Tom Tupa fill out the special teams.
Offense: C+ Defense: B Special teams: B-

Miami
Jackpot. Kinda. My third string running back would be Willis McGahee (with Edgerrin James no. 1 and Clinton Portis no. 2). Santana Moss, Reggie Wayne, and Andre Johnson start at receiver and I'd have my pick of Bubba Franks, Jeremy Shockey, and Kellen "Mutha Fukin' Soldja" Winslow at tight end. Ray Lewis, Dan Morgan, Jonathan Vilma at linebacker. Antrel Rolle, Phillip Buchannon, Ed Reed, Mike Rumph in the secondary. Couldn't have a single weakness, right? Not as long as you think Vinny Testaverde and Ken Dorsey would be a "great battle for the starting QB spot". Plus there's no kicker.
Offense: A- Defense: A Special teams: D

So I really couldn't find a great team of alumni, but it was not all for naught... or something like that. It did help my last day of work go by a little quicker. If only the two U of M's (Michigan and Miami) teamed up... they would be unstoppable.

Funny, Funny Crap

I was cracking up at work over this. Here are a few of my favorites:

Chuck Norris once roundhouse kicked someone so hard that his foot broke the speed of light, went back in time, and killed Amelia Earhart while she was flying over the Pacific Ocean.

Chuck Norris once ate three 72 oz. steaks in one hour. He spent the first 45 minutes having sex with his waitress.

There is no theory of evolution, just a list of creatures Chuck Norris allows to live.

http://www.chucknorrisfacts.com/

9 Fearless Predictions for 2006

1.Michigan State will open the Big 10 basketball season by losing to Illinois and Indiana, but will defeat Wisconsin. They will finish the regular season co-Big 10 champs and will lose in the Elite 8. UConn will win the national championship.

2.The Colts will defeat the Panthers in Super Bowl XL. The Detroit Lions will hire Mike Sherman, Al Saunders (KC Offensive Coordinator), Mike Martz, or Kirk Ferentz (Iowa coach) as their next head coach. Joey Harrington will resign a small contract with the Lions, but they will pick up a decent QB to compete for the starting job. Charles Rogers and Jeff Garcia will be released.

3.Michigan State football will finish the 2006 season 6-6. John L. Smith will be fired shortly after the season is over.

4.The 06 Heisman will be between Brian Calhoun (Wisco), Brady Quinn (ND), Adrian Peterson (OK), Troy Smith (Ohio St), and Kyle Wright (Miami). Although I have a feeling one of these idiots will declare for the 06 NFL Draft.

5.The Pistons will defeat the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs en route to another NBA Championship.

6.The Redwings will lose in the Western Conference Finals to the Calgary Flames. The Flames will lose the 06 Stanley Cup Finals to the Ottawa Senators.

7.The New York Yankees will lose the 06 World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Red Sox won’t make the playoffs. Neither will the Orioles or Tigers.

8.Argentina will defeat Brazil in the World Cup Finals. I have no idea what I’m talking about, but that one’s for you Kevin!

9.I will defeat Mike in the Fantasy Football Finals. Plain and simple.

Bowling

My plan was to end the college football season with a glutonous portion of bowl games before saying goodbye until August. I was going to watch at least five minutes of each bowl game and recap my experiences here. But a week with family killed those plans... sadly I am the only one of my family that could find eating left overs while taking in a BC/Boise St game on the Smurf Turf enjoyable. While I watched the Pistons/Spurs showdown, I was forced to miss them eke past the Heat. I have been on a vacation from work as well as sports. So, here I am, newly returned to my apartment. Am I unpacking? No. I am looking up sports news while watching game 1 of the 2004 ALCS on my new Red Sox DVDs. Which lead me to posting.

Schilling just gave up two runs in the first (which I knew was coming) but his pitches looked worse than I remember. This is pre-bloody sock and that just makes his later performances even more incredible to me. When He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named (not Lord Voldemort) stepped up to bat the first time, it felt a little gross. The Sox are going to be pretty bad next year, so I have to relive the past.

The news clip I saw on ESPN that led me to post instead of unpack concerned the New Orleans Saints. They signed an agreement to play again next year in N.O. and Red Stick (Baton Rouge for those that don't parlevous francais). I'm glad they aren't moving. I was one of the only people to have pity for the ownership. They would look like the biggest jackasses if they moved the team post-hurricane, but would they really have the kind of market available to come to games? The Aint's already were in one of the smallest markets in the NFL. Now that market is trying to rebuild itself and may not have the kind of money to spend on coming to a game. I'm not a heartless guy... I sympathize w/ the people stuck in N.O. and I am ashamed of the response they got. Rebuilding the city is a billion times more important than worrying about the Saints. But it is his business after all and he has to keep it successful. Keeping them there is the best thing for everyone. However, rebuilding the Superdome isn't. We will never know all of the horrible things that occurred at the lawless Superdome evacuation center. Piss poor emergency management led to a situation where we couldn't uphold laws and we can't now. Instead of cleaning it up, I think it would be better to destroy the whole building so we can move past it. It's kinda like how after the Abu Grahb prison stories came out, they decided to close the prison and move the prisoners elsewhere. Bad stuff happened and it would be easier to move on by not using it anymore. However, the city doesn't have the kind of money it would take to demolish it and build a new stadium. I understand that building a new stadium isn't an option, but it would be ideal to putting some closure on a horrific experience for many.

Sadness

Johnny Damon is a Yankee. A little bit of my sports passion just died.
And this made me vomit a little in my mouth.

New York Red Sox

Just seeing that title should make you sick. There's an interesting strategy going on behind those pinstripes, and I don't like it one bit. Every offseason, the Yankees buy a new team. This year, they decided to buy the 2004 World Champion Boston Red Sox. They almost got the ball rolling by snagging Pedro Martinez in the 04-05 offseason. Luckily, they didn't truly become Pedro's daddy. The first shot really happened last season when they picked up Alan Embree and Mark Bellhorn after the Red Sox dumped them. I didn't mind Bellhorn leaving because he nearly gave me heart attacks in the playoffs, but I was sad to see Embree go. I come home tonight to see Nomar, the former heart of Boston, has narrowed his selection down to four teams, including the Yankees. The rumor on the side claims Steinbrenner is in talks with Johnny Damon. I just get the feeling in all of this that they are trying to 1)create a Curse II or 2) trying to win a championship with the former champions. This isn't the first time a team has ripped off a good lineup from another (think Denver Broncos lineman) but this goes straight to the gut. Stealing your arch rival's talent. There is no way their plan would work because that team won on chemistry and character. You don't come back from a 3-0 deficit without it. How are they going to recreate that with a team that treats the game like it is working in an office. Everything is just business, including the grooming rules. Plus, everyone knows JD is like Samson and he'd hit .220 without it. All of this leaves me with one question; couldn't they have gone after David Wells instead?

That's all for me on the evil empire. Look for my bowl predictions in a few days... they should be good!

The Tagliabue Who Stole New Year's

Check the schedules: There will be no bowl games on New Year’s Day. Go ahead, I’ll give you a minute to look it over. When I first noticed this on Sports Illustrated’s website, I checked ESPN. Then I checked individual bowl websites. But in the end, I realized it must be true. There will be football that day, because it is a Sunday. Home to the NFL.

Tradition is big in my family, and New Year’s Day is the one day of the year when my family allows me to watch sports all day with them – and they enjoy it. I love beginning the day with the Tournament of Roses parade. That's postponed until Monday also. I love watching teams I don't care about on New Year's. College football is my favorite sport played at my favorite level. New Year's is part of a great farewell until next September. It's like binging before the spring/summer hibernation.

I understand that the NFL isn’t going to change its schedule, but how much revenue must college football be losing right now? How awesome could a day of both NFL and college football be? Games could be on Fox, ESPN, CBS, and ABC. Instead, we will be treated to the Pittsburgh Steelers putting the Lions out of their misery and about 10 meaningless games. Most playoff spots will be filled by then and I don’t think the Colts will be going for the perfect season that day. Hell, my fantasy football team will have been crowned champion by then. Ok, that was a lie. I can’t trash talk anymore... Mike, your team has a 90% chance to win. You have done a good job of picking up players just as they are getting hot and throwing them away like a used, cheap hooker when they fizzle out. Congrats. I'll get you next year. Or maybe the Lions will be an offensive juggernaut and Kevin will blow us all away for laughing at him when he selects Jason Hanson in the 4th round.

The reality is I will be sitting at work watching score updates on January 2. Most of my coworkers will probably be taking a vacation day. Happy New Year. Did you finish those TPS reports?

Coaching Vacancy

Steve Mariucci may have been fired less than a week ago, but like every Lions fan, I am looking forward to next season. Because that’s all we have. So here is my crazy attempt at finding my favorite NFL team a new leader.

Dick Jauron: He’s the interim head coach now, but there’s no way he is offered the position full time.
Urban Meyer: He’s definitely been getting calls from NFL teams for a year or two, but his offensive system is definitely designed for college. Plus, let’s see what he can do with Florida for a few more years.
Bob Stoops: He knows defense really well, but I think the Lions need someone with a good offensive scheme. Plus there’s no way they steal him from Oklahoma.
Jim Mora: He seemed to run the Colts Offense well, right? He’s still an analyst, which means he will still listen to an offer if it is good enough. Plus, we will have another chance to hear that now famous “PLAYoffs?!?!”
Pete Carroll: He’s said in the past he’s happy staying at USC, but would there be anything left to prove if they win the championship again?

I'm confident none of those people will be selected. Since there is no rush at this point to fill the spot, the Lions should take some time and develop a strategy, interview a lot of coaches, and ultimately select a coach with an offensive scheme that would play to our offensive players' talents (geez... what an idea!!). They need to bring discipline to this team and bring in a good offensive line coach. But part of the Lions' short term strategy needs to be losing. They have a lot of ground to make up in the 2006 Draft sweepstakes. Here's there competition in the race to get Matt Leinart or Reggie Bush (c'mon... he's not coming back to college):

Houston: With Dominack Davis and David Carr, they really don’t need a QB or a RB. What they need is an offensive line and something called a defense. I think they'll keep losing (as evident by their complete turnaround vs. the Rams) but they'll trade down a few spots in the draft
San Francisco: They could probably use a RB, and Reggie Bush could stay in state. But wouldn’t that make their selection of Frank Gore a waste?
NY Jets: Curtis Martin is aging and Chad Pennington is too injury prone. Leinart or Bush would have a great opportunity to learn a little here before taking over.
Green Bay: Aaron Rodgers is the heir apparent to Brett Farve, but Bush could understudy Ahman Green for a little while.
New Orleans: They have a QB and a RB. What they need is a home. And a defense to compete in the D-Happy NFC South.
Baltimore: Taking Leinart means they’re giving up on Kyle Boller. But QB seems to be their weakness.

...which leads us to
Detroit: I wish they had a chance at Leinart, but they need to stop winning. With games on the horizon against Green Bay and New Orleans, they can improve their chances with an L. Just think: Leinart passing to Mike Williams once again. But we all know they’ll take the best available WR.

Before I wrap this up, I wanted to say it is absolutely ridiculous Dre Bly didn't get fined by the Lions. By complaining about Joey, he did the same thing that T.O. did. He hasn't been as problematic as Owens has in the past, but he should have at least been handed a fine by the team to send the message that complaining to the media is unacceptable.

Numbers Don't Lie

John L. Smith's Record at MSU

2003
Start 7-1
End 1-4

2004
Start 4-3
End 1-5

2005
Start 4-0
End 1-6

I don't think that John L. should be fired this offseason. He should be given one more year to prove himself. A successful MSU coach needs to have the team in contention in November. The way to do it is... is....
(Adam was about to begin solving the difficult challenge of fixing the MSU football program. However, he doesn't feel like writing a blog that long, so he quit halfway through; much like his beloved Spartans. He did leave a message: "Basketball season begins Saturday")

Go P's!

I was inspired by last night's comeback victory over the Celtics to write about how excited I am about this year's Pistons. First of all, I love that they still seem to be using the "we get no respect" thing as motivation. They appear to be set out this year to prove Larry Brown was not the reason for their success. I thought that they took Flip Saunders because he was best available, but he is already having an impact on the team.
"L.B. is a more technical coach, who wants you to run your sets, but Flip says that if we see an opening, we should go ahead and attack." - Rasheed Wallace
"I started to feel it, so I got aggressive. This is absolutely due to Flip's style. Just look at what we can do when we start forcing turnovers." - Chauncey Billups
I picked up on the Celtics game in the third quarter right as the Pistons started their comeback. Chauncey had a monster game, but Rip and Rasheed also scored over 20 points. The team is hot right now, hopefully they won't cool off.

Look for the Pistons to have a little trouble in December. They have a four game road trip early that could give them problems and they finish out the month with games against the Spurs, Heat and Cavs in the last week. I predict they will finish the 05-06 campaign with the same record as last year's Suns: 62-20.

BCS Mess

I’ve decided to change my blog. I like writing about sports more than I do myself because it is debatable, it is my number one hobby, and it is my profession. I am going to keep talking about a lot of different sports, fantasy football, and the sports business. To really feel like I changed my blog, I switched from to this new layout.

The first thing I want to talk about is the BCS. The Daily Quickie on espn.com today talked about how BCS haters have only a few more days to complain before the controversy ends with an Alabama loss. He’s right. I predicted the end of the controversy last week by correctly picking Miami over Va Tech and I think Alabama will lose this weekend. USC and Texas won’t lose another game because USC is almost an NFL team and Texas is in the NFC North of the NCAA. But the BCS still has been controversial every year except for 2002. The people in favor of the system argue it makes regular season games more important and teams can’t afford to make a mistake. Let’s review a little history:

In 1998, Tennessee (1) and Tulane (10) were undefeated. There were six teams with one loss including Florida State (2) and Kansas St (3).

In 1999, Florida State (1), Virginia Tech (2), and Marshall (12) all went undefeated. This isn’t as controversial, but who’s to say Marshall couldn’t have pulled an upset? They didn’t lose a single game, so shouldn’t they have had a shot?

In 2000, Oklahoma (1) was undefeated. There were six teams with one loss including Florida State (2) and Miami (3).

In 2001, Miami (1) went undefeated. Four teams, including Nebraska (2) and Oregon (4) Illinois (8) and Maryland (11), had one loss. Colorado (3) had two losses but was still ranked higher than two teams with one loss.

In 2002, only two teams were undefeated; Miami (1) and Ohio State (2). This is the only year that the BCS worked properly with no controversy.

In 2003, six teams had one loss including Oklahoma (1), LSU (2), USC (3), Miami (OH) (11), Boise St (17), and TCU (18).

In 2004, five teams went undefeated including USC (1), Oklahoma (2), Auburn (3), Utah (6), and Boise State (9).

Florida State and Oklahoma have benefited the most when there’s controversy. I know that Kevin would say that the controversy is good because it makes the games more exciting. But the system leans in favor of the major teams in the major conferences. If Michigan State, Oklahoma, and Miami were all undefeated, who do you think will be left out? If they opened it up to an 8 team playoff system, it would be less controversial because it would include more teams. The system has encouraged teams outside of the six BCS conferences to put better teams on their non conference schedule to get national respect. If they had more of a chance, they would have even more of a reason to play better teams. Then we would be able to tell how good an undefeated Utah or Boise St really is.

So what they really need to do is eliminate conference championship games and have the first round of the tournament in its place. The six conference champions get automatic bids and then there are two at large spots. The semi finals would take place around December 30 and the final bowl game is still around January 7. Is that too much football for them to be playing? Perhaps. Then just make it a 4 team tournament. Will it make less money than the current system? I don’t see how more games would make less money. Will it be more exciting? Definitely.

Midseason Review II

Before talking about my projections, let me just say that this was a bitch to post because it doesn't recognize spaces. Sorry if it is hard to read. Anyways, lets see how bad I did.

NFL - Lions
Team (Prediction) Result
Green Bay Packers (Loss) Win
@ Chicago Bears (Win) Loss
@ Tampa Bay Bucs (Win) Loss
Baltimore Ravens (Loss) Win
Carolina Panthers (Win) Loss
@ Cleveland Browns (Win) Win
Chicago Bears (Win) Loss
@ Minnesota Vikings (Loss) Loss

...So I was 2 for 8 because I correctly predicted they'd beat the Browns and lose to the Vikings. OUCH. I estimated that they'd have a record of 5-3 and their record is 3-5. Let's see if I can make up for it in the 2nd half.

Game (Prediction) New Prediction
Arizona Cardinals (Win) Win
@ Dallas Cowboys (Loss) Loss
Atlanta Falcons (Loss) Loss
Minnesota Vikings (Win) Win
@ Green Bay Packers (Loss) Loss
Cinncinati Bengals (Win) Loss
@ New Orleans Saints (Win) Win
@ Pittsburgh Steelers (Loss) Loss

I originally predicted them to end the season 4-4, but I think another 3-5 is more likely. If they do finish 6-10, they will miss the playoffs and axe Harrington and Rogers.

Conference (Previous Prediction) Current Prediction
NFC East: (Philadelphia Eagles) New York Giants
NFC North: (Minnesota Vikings) Chicago Bears
NFC South: (Carolina Panthers) Carolina Panthers
NFC West: (St Louis Rams) Seattle Seahawks
Wild Card: (Falcons, Seahawks) Falcons, Rams

AFC East: (New England Patriots) New England Patriots
AFC North: (Pittsburgh Steelers) Cincinnati Bengals
AFC South: (Indianapolis Colts) Indianapolis Colts
AFC West: (San Diego Chargers) San Diego Chargers
Wild Card: (Chiefs, Bengals) Broncos, Steelers

MVP: (Peyton Manning) Edgerrin James
ROY: (JJ Arrington) DeMarcus Ware (I have no idea)
AFC Champ: (Colts) Colts
NFC Champ: (Vikings) Panthers
NFL Champ: (Colts) Colts

3 Bold Second Half Predictions
1) The Vikings are gonna make a run. Brad Johnson told his WRs to run their routes correctly and the ball will be there. Their timing against the Lions looked good. They started the season 3-5, they'll go 5-3 in the second half.
2) The Colts will lose their first game in week 11 in Cincinnati. Did anyone else realize Indy has 3 Monday night games? Is that fair? Yes, yes it is.
3) I will defeat Mike's dad in the finals of our fantasy football league! HA!

Midseason Review

Let's take a look at some of my College Football predictions

1) There won't be two Big Ten BCS teams this year. They are all going to beat each other up over the season. The BCS team will be Ohio State, U-M, or Iowa. I pick U-M, but they won't be headed to the National Championship game.
There is no way two Big Ten teams will make BCS bowls. The BCS team won't be any of the three. Penn State, Wisconsin, Ohio State, and U-M will finish with two conference losses. Penn State will go to the BCS bowl game since they will have beaten Wisconsin and OSU.

2) Michigan State will go 7-5. They will lose to: Notre Dame, Ohio State, Northwestern, Purdue, and Minnesota.
I was right about two of the three losses. They will beat Purdue this weekend, lose to Minnesota, and finish the season with a win over Penn State. Their 7-4 record will earn them a spot in the Music City Bowl.

3) Michigan State will beat U-M. If you think about it, MSU has a potent offense (if Drew Stanton is healthy) with multiple talents at WR and RB. U-M's defense is good, but not impossibly good. The game is at MSU, which sways it in our favor. MSU's crappy defense will hold up just enough to not lose the game.
Wrong. Stanton was healthy, but the defense was not good enough to win the game. Next.

4) The Heisman race will be between Bowling Green's Omar Jacobs, Reggie Bush, Matt Leinart, and Chris Leak. And another RB not named Adrian Peterson. That's pretty easy to say after week one.
Jacobs has been pretty quiet this year. Leak's campaign was brief. My mom could've predicted that Bush and Leinart were going to be candidates again this year. I believe Reggie Bush wins it over Leinart. Remember... he's scoring a touchdown every 8.3 times he touches the ball.

5) USC will win the National Championship again this year over Texas.
Finally, a prediction I can really stick by. Virginia Tech will lose this weekend and Alabama will lose next weekend, thereby ending any BCS controversy. If Va Tech beats Miami and runs the table, it's hard to imagine Texas holding on to their point lead.

Next time, a look back at my NFL predictions. It's not pretty.

Is It 5:30 Yet?

I had one of the worst night’s sleep last night. I’m an hour into the workday, but it feels like I’m working overtime right now. I know as tired as I am, Mike has got to be 1000 times more tired. You’re insane... opening, tutoring, whatever else you’re doing today.

In my office, there’s a popular joke about getting fired since a few people have been cut for little reason. I always laugh at the jokes, but today it feels a little weird since I am probably thought to be the person to fill a gap since they think I can be bought cheap. And I might… we’ll see. Still feels weird. I really don’t want someone to get axed because they work their asses off and don’t deserve it.

Yesterday, I went to the crew team race for Stacey. I didn’t want to wake up early on my day off, but she made me breakfast in bed to butter me up. It was a little awkward at first since she was catching up with people she hadn’t seen in years. At the end, she got to race with some of the other alumni, which was surprising because I didn’t think anyone would be coordinated enough to get that done. She got to row again and it was great to see her so happy. As she told me, rowing was her life in college. When I met her, she had just finished her eligibility, so I never got to see any rowing. When she got in that boat, she was the most excited I’ve seen her in months. I am happy that I finally got to see that part of her.

I don’t have much to say about sports except:
1. Same old State... only that’s the first game the team lost (the coaches and the defense lost the other two.)
2. Even though I didn’t see the game, I bet Joey could’ve won that game too. I agree w/ Mitch Albom that we will only remember the W rather than the incomplete passes, the Browns had the ball with a chance to tie/win at the end, and that the Browns D is NOT equal to Tampa Bay, Carolina, or Baltimore.
3. My fantasy team lost, but I am now number one in both leagues.

Priviledge High

There's a high school principal in New York that is taking a stand against exactly what I was talking about earlier with priviledged high schoolers. He cancelled prom because parents were renting a party house in the Hamptons, boats for post prom "booze cruises", and holding cocktail parties for their kids. He said that there was too much sex, alcohol, and money being spent on "bacchanalian aspects." I don't know what that means... maybe it's an STD.

I am biased because I really hate prom, but I do think it's fair for him to cancel it. He tried things in the past that didn't work and it's a private catholic school. Parents are all pissed off because they say he doesn't have the right to judge what goes on after prom. The problem is the parents aren't making good judgements, so he has to. I don't understand why some rich parents let their 17 and 18 year old kids act like the Hiltons. I also don't understand why my high school didn't have rental party houses... damn that'd be fun.

Tweener

I know that I’m stuck in a “between” stage in life. Post-graduation, pre-career. Which is sad because I have a full time job… I just don’t have the full time responsibilities or pay. I can just dream of the money. Not that I’m poor… I’m probably breaking even. This would be the second “between” stage in life; the first being post-high school. That was a little more dramatic because I had a lot of Varsity Blues crap to go through and because I was a teenager. But I think this one is harder because the end point is not in sight. It could come in a few weeks or in almost a year. I know a lot of people are in this situation. The interesting thing is this didn’t used to happen to college graduates. Most graduates used to easily get a job lined up before they graduated. Now, it’s so competitive that job searching is a full time job. I am happy that I at least know exactly what I want to do and what I will settle for in my first job. And in the end, I think the internship is a good thing to have right now. It’s like low risk training wheels for a real job. Working 9 hours a day, having to dress up, learning not to eat fast food every lunch break, office bullcrap, etc. And I still am not living at home… that’s worth two gold stars, right?

My Sweet I'm-Better-Than-You Sixteen

Let's take a stroll down my bad memory lane. That's to say that I have a bad memory, not that my memories are all bad. Let's go back almost seven years... to December 1998... my sixteenth birthday. I couldn't tell you any of the details... I can hardly tell you the details of last week. But I know that I went out to dinner with my family and had some friends over to hang out in the basement and watch movies. I probably got some CDs and maybe some video tapes (those are the weird boxy things that we watched movies on back then) and probably a few video games. Apparently I was ripped off because I didn't get a Mercedes convertible and have my friends do a choreographed dance for me. At least thats what this show "My Super Sweet Sixteen" tells me.

I watched this show a few times this weekend. Mostly because I enjoy watching things that make me upset. Upset enough to write about it hours later. It's the same reasoning that propelled Fox News into the top of the ratings. People like getting mad at idiots. Like the parents of these kids. Why do you let your bratty daughter dress like a ho for her sixteenth birthday? I'm a pretty liberal person, but if I had a daughter, I would not let her try and convince me that I have to let her dress up like a vegas showgirl with a feather coming out of her ass. I wondered to myself, "Why do these girls want to dress like a ho?" Is it to rub it in the other girls, who aren't allowed to dress like hos, faces? That is what all of these parties are about... to rub their spoiled lifestyles in the other girls faces. Which is why the parents spend twice what I'd like to make this year on a party. To rub it in the faces of the other kids' parents. "Haha... my parenting might be leading Buffy to the life of a golddigger or a porn star, but I have more money than you" That's telling them.

I am just glad that I can be at home this weekend and be lazy enough to get pissed off at MTV.

That sucks

"Mike Hart will play and be dangerous"... "Worried about the kicking game"... 2 missed field goals, 200+ yards for Hart... I hate when I'm right. Oh well... we can still prove ourselves if we beat Ohio State. Stupid "bigger brother" always showing us up.

No MSU victory, no AL East title for Boston... looks like I'm owed a fantasy football victory over mikey d!!!