My prediction about the Magic was way off. My delusional guess was made fro ma mix of rage over the Cavaliers getting knocked off and slight admiration for the Magic's superb shooting ability. Still holding out hope for them, but it doesn't appear too likely.
Back from Florida finally. Expect a series of blogs about that soon.
Going to start work this week.
Feeling adventurous. A bit.
Just checking in.
More later.
Batman, AWAY!!!
Joshua Aaron Moore
Quote of the Day
"Happiness is the china shop; love is the bull." --- H.L. Mencken
6/13/2009
6/04/2009
Magicians
I had a dream last night that I pulled 5 Dark Magicians out of packs of Yu-Gi-Oh! cards. Doing this in real life would be impossible, to my knowledge, and unwanted. However, I'm taking it as a sign.
Therefore, I predict that the Orlando Magic will take the NBA Finals in 5 games over the Los Angeles Lakers. They will win tonight, lose game 2, then proceed to win three straight at home, meaning that just as I'm leaving the state of Florida with the band, someone on the Orlando squad will be named Finals MVP a few miles away. If I had to go with anyone other than Dwight Howard putting up the numbers worthy of FMVP, it'll be Rafer Alston - I just got a feeling. I'm severely disappointed that it won't be LeBron getting that honor this year - but he's got countless ones coming to him in the future, I foresee.
I've decided I will watch the game tonight, and as much of the series as I can. Despite my distaste with basketball at the moment due to Cleveland's early exit at the hands of Dwight Howard and his squad of spellcasters, I will be pulling for them against Kobe Bryant and the Lakers.
A lot of people are predicting L.A. in 6 - easy, safe pick to make.
I've heard a couple of Orlando in 7 - the safe route to go if you're wanting to pick the Magic.
My pick is borderline insane - but so is the way the Magic plays.
They ripped apart the Cavaliers by forcing them to Hack-A-Howard, by draining transition 3s as if they were lay-ups and making it look like Mike Dunleavy took over the Cavaliers offensive play-calling. I'll acknowledge that the Magic played better with the Cavaliers remarkably that entire series, minus a few spectacular first quarters by the Cavaliers and a Magic collapse in the final minutes of game 5. Cleveland never had a shot in game 6, unfortunately - the team that shares a city with Disney World sure made some dreams come true that night.
And while I'm not satisfied with the Finals match-up, I will watch as Kobe Bryant's nightmare unfolds and his quest for to become the next Jordan gets stopped in its tracks by a man they call the Michael Jordan of Turkey. I'll witness Phil Jackson fail to attain further NBA glory and get his record 10th championship ring a his triangle offense falls victim to Stan Van Gundy's more structured and reliable version of "Nellie ball". I'll see Jack Nicholson's face melt tonight on the sidelines as a Western Kentucky alumnus, "Skip to My Lou", and a Frenchman drain 3 after 3 after 3 after 3 after 3 after 3, all while somewhere Tiger Woods will be smiling.
And although Cavaliers vs. Lakers would have been much more entertaining for me, the Magic will not only cast a spell that will ignite a fire underneath the Laker's championship hopes, but will play snake catcher to the Black Mamba's pride and legacy.
And until the Cavaliers win it all next year, that will suffice.
Batman, AWAY!!!
Joshua Aaron Moore
Quote of the Day
"Using words to describe magic is like using a screwdriver to cut roast beef." --- Tom Robbins
Therefore, I predict that the Orlando Magic will take the NBA Finals in 5 games over the Los Angeles Lakers. They will win tonight, lose game 2, then proceed to win three straight at home, meaning that just as I'm leaving the state of Florida with the band, someone on the Orlando squad will be named Finals MVP a few miles away. If I had to go with anyone other than Dwight Howard putting up the numbers worthy of FMVP, it'll be Rafer Alston - I just got a feeling. I'm severely disappointed that it won't be LeBron getting that honor this year - but he's got countless ones coming to him in the future, I foresee.
I've decided I will watch the game tonight, and as much of the series as I can. Despite my distaste with basketball at the moment due to Cleveland's early exit at the hands of Dwight Howard and his squad of spellcasters, I will be pulling for them against Kobe Bryant and the Lakers.
A lot of people are predicting L.A. in 6 - easy, safe pick to make.
I've heard a couple of Orlando in 7 - the safe route to go if you're wanting to pick the Magic.
My pick is borderline insane - but so is the way the Magic plays.
They ripped apart the Cavaliers by forcing them to Hack-A-Howard, by draining transition 3s as if they were lay-ups and making it look like Mike Dunleavy took over the Cavaliers offensive play-calling. I'll acknowledge that the Magic played better with the Cavaliers remarkably that entire series, minus a few spectacular first quarters by the Cavaliers and a Magic collapse in the final minutes of game 5. Cleveland never had a shot in game 6, unfortunately - the team that shares a city with Disney World sure made some dreams come true that night.
And while I'm not satisfied with the Finals match-up, I will watch as Kobe Bryant's nightmare unfolds and his quest for to become the next Jordan gets stopped in its tracks by a man they call the Michael Jordan of Turkey. I'll witness Phil Jackson fail to attain further NBA glory and get his record 10th championship ring a his triangle offense falls victim to Stan Van Gundy's more structured and reliable version of "Nellie ball". I'll see Jack Nicholson's face melt tonight on the sidelines as a Western Kentucky alumnus, "Skip to My Lou", and a Frenchman drain 3 after 3 after 3 after 3 after 3 after 3, all while somewhere Tiger Woods will be smiling.
And although Cavaliers vs. Lakers would have been much more entertaining for me, the Magic will not only cast a spell that will ignite a fire underneath the Laker's championship hopes, but will play snake catcher to the Black Mamba's pride and legacy.
And until the Cavaliers win it all next year, that will suffice.
Batman, AWAY!!!
Joshua Aaron Moore
Quote of the Day
"Using words to describe magic is like using a screwdriver to cut roast beef." --- Tom Robbins
6/02/2009
Summer Winds
Summer has just started and already I feel like I've done so much.
I helped around the house Saturday evening and most of Sunday. My dad built a pig pen. I hope he actually goes through with his idea of raising pigs - not only because I thoroughly enjoy ham, but because I imagine it will give him a sense of accomplishment I feel he desperately needs to take his mind off of my mom.
Yesterday I went adventuring with Corey and Curtis. Adventuring, as in, we went to three different cities in the span of 6 or so hours to nerd shop. I acquired 3 comics (one of which was an accidental purchase), a classic Nite Owl DC Direct Figure and a DC Universe Firestorm action figure from Page 3, and all 3 McFarlane Sports Picks NBA figures they had at Magic Mart (Series 12 Dwayne Wade, Ben Wallace and Allen Iverson, for those curious. At 5 bucks a piece they were a steal - if only they'd had more =(
We spent the ride home making a 30 minute video on Curtis's cell phone, which will soon be uploaded to Youtube, hopefully, as will the Lamb Chop videos we made on the evening before graduation.
I'll attempt to write a piece about graduation similar to what I wrote about prom within a little while. I'll be pressed for time in the next week due to the Florida trip, but I'll be sure to jot down things from that in the journal Mr. McCoy gave me, a spectacular one at that.
It's storming now. A blast of wind just blew the door to my balcony open. It felt great.
This is short and and unfulfilling somewhat, but I just wanted to let my readers know I'm alive, well and will be continuing to write for this blog throughout the summer, just not as much as I was previously.
Just slightly less, hopefully =)
I'll leave you with a picture of the ticket the school gave to those with trouble walking up stairs. Find the indecency for yourself. It was put there by the school itself - not myself. Though, I somewhat wish I could have crafted such hilarity. Alas, SCHS couldn't let us leave without one last blast of incompetence.
Batman, AWAY!!!
Joshua Aaron Moore
Quote of the Day
"In summer, the song sings itself." --- William Carlos Williams
I helped around the house Saturday evening and most of Sunday. My dad built a pig pen. I hope he actually goes through with his idea of raising pigs - not only because I thoroughly enjoy ham, but because I imagine it will give him a sense of accomplishment I feel he desperately needs to take his mind off of my mom.
Yesterday I went adventuring with Corey and Curtis. Adventuring, as in, we went to three different cities in the span of 6 or so hours to nerd shop. I acquired 3 comics (one of which was an accidental purchase), a classic Nite Owl DC Direct Figure and a DC Universe Firestorm action figure from Page 3, and all 3 McFarlane Sports Picks NBA figures they had at Magic Mart (Series 12 Dwayne Wade, Ben Wallace and Allen Iverson, for those curious. At 5 bucks a piece they were a steal - if only they'd had more =(
We spent the ride home making a 30 minute video on Curtis's cell phone, which will soon be uploaded to Youtube, hopefully, as will the Lamb Chop videos we made on the evening before graduation.
I'll attempt to write a piece about graduation similar to what I wrote about prom within a little while. I'll be pressed for time in the next week due to the Florida trip, but I'll be sure to jot down things from that in the journal Mr. McCoy gave me, a spectacular one at that.
It's storming now. A blast of wind just blew the door to my balcony open. It felt great.
This is short and and unfulfilling somewhat, but I just wanted to let my readers know I'm alive, well and will be continuing to write for this blog throughout the summer, just not as much as I was previously.
Just slightly less, hopefully =)
I'll leave you with a picture of the ticket the school gave to those with trouble walking up stairs. Find the indecency for yourself. It was put there by the school itself - not myself. Though, I somewhat wish I could have crafted such hilarity. Alas, SCHS couldn't let us leave without one last blast of incompetence.
Batman, AWAY!!!
Joshua Aaron Moore
Quote of the Day
"In summer, the song sings itself." --- William Carlos Williams
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