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basketballjones @ 2003-05-25T15:01:00

2003-05-25T19:01:49Z

probably my favorite foo fighters song is "new way home". the song goes from calm and happy go lucky into a ruthless rock out. but i could never understand the lyrics...

I felt like this on my way home
I'm not scared
something something

the something something turned out to be i pass the boats and the Kingdome

what a complete let down.

some random notes:

lakers are out of the playoffs.:-(

went to fannypackattack's wedding. i had a really good time, saw a few peeps i hadn't seen in a while, and it was all a very nice evening.

first week at AK was very cool. i'm one of 7 summer hires out there weed wacking and such. we all know each other from last year, and we have a pretty good time. last week was the first time i had worked more than 20 hours in a week for quite a long time. plus i'm still at the photo lab...so i'm kinda busy.

going to attempt to finish up my room.
SPATER! JA!!11

basketballjones @ 2003-05-02T19:53:00

2003-05-03T00:06:51Z

i have to admit i picked the blazers to win the series. not the most intelligent pick, but i defend it because i figure a rough and tough team like the blazers could get inside the heads of a soft team like the kings or mavs.

up until a couple days ago i was feeling pretty stupid, but stranger things have happened.

like the mavs blowing a 30 point lead to the lakers!!!

i might be biased, but early indications show that this is definately going to be the best playoffs in a LONG time.

whats everyone's favorite playoff year? personally, all the years seem to blend together. the nuggets beating the sonics was one of the greatest things i've ever seen. most any bulls knicks series...with or with out jordan, was incredible. blazers/lakers a few years back was a true classic. it might have been the straw that broke the camel's back for the blazers, they've been fucked in the head since.

basketballjones @ 2003-04-28T23:51:00

2003-04-29T03:53:55Z

finals are coming to an end, and i'm going to be moving into my new place this weekend.

its been an interesting year. i've had a lot of fun, struggled a lot with school and other issues. usually what i like to do at times of transition, is look back a year, and ask where i'm at in relation to then. i really think this was a year of improvement. i'm not where i want to be as a person yet, but i'm a hell of a lot closer than i was a year ago.

has anyone ever said it better than bob dylan in this classic line? of course not, don't be silly!
"tryin to make some sense of it all
but i can see it makes no sense at all"

third times a charm

2003-04-16T22:44:01Z

tonight will be the final game of michael jordan's career. as a side note, this is his third (and dare i say final) retirement. even though he's old now, i still get excited to see him play. it's kind of a sad and happy day at the same time. i consider myself lucky living in a time where i could watch him play as much as i have.

basketballjones @ 2003-04-07T22:36:00

2003-04-08T02:44:54Z

upon cracking open a bottle of jones soda (orange and cream for those that need details) i noticed my fourtune under the cap said this:

you will soon find something lost long ago.

thats everyone's cue to try to be a comedian.

wanted to thank my friends and family for the great weekend. i had a great time, and am very lucky to be surrounded by the people i am.

basketballjones @ 2003-03-27T23:26:00

2003-03-28T04:27:33Z

i'm currently participating in the laziest week of all time. my brain has gone on strike.

at least tomorrow is friday. w00t

basketballjones @ 2003-03-27T17:49:00

2003-03-27T22:50:57Z

i have a feeling no one in iraq is bumpin to outkast.

basketballjones @ 2003-03-23T02:42:00

2003-03-23T07:43:41Z

this was a great weekend. i had fun on all fronts, even if i did work too much.

basketballjones @ 2003-03-19T10:51:00

2003-03-19T15:52:10Z

for some odd reason, i'm mesmorized by the gossip folks video.

basketballjones @ 2003-03-17T13:11:00

2003-03-17T18:12:08Z

the pain in this song is so very vivid.

basketballjones @ 2003-03-16T23:15:00

2003-03-17T04:16:24Z

sound is fixed. yay!

great end of the week

2003-03-17T02:24:19Z

had an incredible time in canada. i can't remember the last time i had so much fun.

it was dan combs and ben lykins first times time there. me ben and D showed em that there is plenty of fun to be had north of the border.

some highlights were the sushi (as usual), dan's fun with a mustang, and ben winning close to $200 gambling.

to top it off, tonight i got a nice surprise.

too bad the grind starts back up tomorrow morning at 9am. BOO.

basketballjones @ 2003-03-13T18:55:00

2003-03-13T23:56:18Z

so the sound on my computer is broke again. WHAT THE HELL.

over break so far, I've worked a lot at the ol photo lab, and played some basketball. the fun part starts tomorrow around 6pm. WE'RE LEAVING FOR CANADA. stoked about that.

last night was a great time. played texas hold 'em from 7:45pm to 2 am. had a really good time shootin the shit with a new crowd. then hung out with this girl I met there for a while. shes hella-cool. but I found out something funny. the only girls I talk to are girls that don't get along with ben. ben might want you to think its because they all have a common personality trait, but I think it has more to do with him wishing he could have me to himself. sorry ben, you can't touch the mango.

well hopefully I've quenched everyone's thirst for knowledge about my life. spater.

fred carter...

2003-02-27T23:19:09Z

The worst opening-season gambit in the history of the NBA was presented by Roy Rubin, the spectacularly inept coach of the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers. Facing his players for the first time, Rubin presented himself as a tough disciplinarian and said he'd accept no excuses for any infractions of the rules. The players would have a strict dress code for road trips. No exceptions. There'd be no beer in the locker room. No exceptions. There'd be no smoking in the locker room. No exceptions.

Then Freddie "Mad Dog" Carter raised his hand and said, "But, coach, I've been smoking in the locker room ever since I've been in the league. That's the only way I can calm down and get ready to play."

Rubin didn't blink. "OK," he said. "You can smoke, Freddie, but you're the only one."

In a flash, the rest of the players realized that Rubin didn't have a clue.

Dubbed "Poor Roy" by the local media, Rubin was fired when the team's record sank to a dismal 4 and 47. The Sixers finished the season at 9-73, a low-water mark that will not likely be matched in the foreseeable future.

an epic of sorts

2003-02-27T16:25:13Z

so i buy a $100 cordless keyboard/mouse set at best buy...with a $40 mail in rebate. I bought it on the 21st...then on the 23rd...i realize that i had to have the rebate post marked by the 22nd. WHAT THE HELL.

at first, i felt sorry for myself...i think i might have cried. i ate a lot of chocolate in an attempt to chase off my new found depression. then i got a brilliant idea in my jaded state. take the stupid keyboard back, and find it cheaper else where. so i look up a similar keyboard/mouse set on line...and find it for $49, no stupid mail in rebate to hassle with either!!

TAKE THAT YOU STUPID BEST BUY SWINE WHORES!!!1

basketballjones @ 2003-02-24T01:26:00

2003-02-24T06:28:00Z

my ankle works again. not enough people could make it to middletown...so me and joey went to the rec. good times, i really missed playin ball.

boo on monday...

ha

2003-02-21T04:52:00Z

funny how more and more i download songs i hear on commercials (a lot of them beer commercials actually). this is a true classic i forgot about.

curiosity killed the cat...

2003-02-18T03:12:56Z

so i think most people have songs that make you sad, but at the same time it brings back good memories/feelings.

out of curiosity, what are some people's songs that give you that feeling.

off the top of my head, i'm thinking "mrs. potter" by the counting crows, "comfortable" by john mayer, and "come by me" by harry connick jr.

basketballjones @ 2003-02-17T06:40:00

2003-02-17T11:41:27Z

i really hope my morning gets better as opposed to worse.

basketballjones @ 2003-02-17T02:16:00

2003-02-17T07:16:48Z

having a bum ankle makes me a sad panda.

random happenings...

snowy night pictures

random western people

the one way uphill battle

dead hampster named p-nut

and i'm spent. yay for 5:45!!

i giggled like this: "tee hee hee"

2003-02-12T15:41:58Z

US <3 north korea...

basketballjones @ 2003-02-11T19:22:00

2003-02-12T00:23:15Z

last time i wrote a paper: sometime last march.

how many papers do i have due on febuary 12th? two. yay for me.

basketballjones @ 2003-02-06T13:08:00

2003-02-06T18:09:34Z

the homeland security department determined that harry potter sucked out the feelin.

wierd dream

2003-02-06T05:55:24Z

so i set my alarm at 8 am. the song i want to play in order to wake me up is "air force one" by nelly.

thats great. so come 8 am today, instead of waking me up...it produces a fairly strange dream. nelly, one of nelly's friends, and i go shopping at the mall. i assume we're at champ sports, because the dream was similar to the setting in the nelly commercial. so all 3 of us get matching st. louis rams jackets...the really big ones, red ny yankee hats, and those big timberland boots...or what ever you call them. through the entire dream, mind you, is the nelly song "air force one" in the back ground.

so now the three of us go to a club. we're keepin it real...stompin in something other than air force ones. when a couple of guys who are tryin to look tight like us (their jackets, hats and shoes looked all dingy and cheap...). and for some reason they start talkin shit to me, and tryin to beat my ass. at this point in the dream, it goes from a real life point of view...to a video game point of view, and i'm playing. nelly turns into wilt chamberlin, and his friend turns into oscar de la hoya. and they have boxing gloves on, getting ready to fight these two trouble makers.

finally, after the song has played for 40 god damned minutes straight...i wake up. i hop out of bed all pissed off cuz not only am i running late, but joe just got in the shower, and i needed my glasses so i could make a dash for the bus. joe rightfully took me to class...but i think the extra sleep and retaining such a bizzare dream were well worth being 7 minutes late to class.

BOO!!

2003-02-01T02:13:54Z

High school basketball player LeBron James was declared ineligable for the remainder of the season for taking "gifts from a merchant. A $450 basketball jersey, and a $400 football jersey. He has packed gyms this year more than most pro teams, and he's one of the most reconizable basketball players right now. I was to find the ohsaa's ruling. I wrote a letter to their commish...

Congratulations. Everyone knows your name. You're the guy who let jealous, stupid people take down one of the greatest Ohio basketball players ever. An 18 year old who we are all amazed to watch, and read about, has now played his last high school game, and it really angers me. I'm sure you know more about the subject than I, but I would have to say that it would be utterly impossible for him NOT to cash in on the hype that surrounds him. For his age, I would say he's done a marvelous job at taking it all in. Yes there are rules, and you say you're going to treat him like any other Ohio high school player, but thats utterly ridiculous! He is the farthest thing from the typical high school player! There are a lot of people who are cashing in on all the money being brought in by LeBron, and if he gets a couple of jerseys out of the whole thing, who cares??

In five years it won't matter. He'll be in a league of his own when it comes to his basketball skills, and no one will remember your name. Just remember that you're doing an injustice to the entire basketball community by taking away LeBron's right to do what he does best. Play basketball. Congratulations, you took a piece of Ohio basketball that we'll never get back.

Nathan Lindsay

Basketball Fan

I doubt it'll do any good, but I just believe they would do something like this. oh well.