What Is The World Coming To?

So 9 year-old Jericho Scott was told that he can't play with his squad 'cause his heater is too fast. WHAT?!?! So he can't play in the league at all? I don't see anybody locking down the Scripps Spelling Bee 'cause some kid's word game is too nice.

And in other sports news, regardless of where you're comin' from on this, you got to give it up to Shawne Merriman for deciding to try to thug out this season on 2 torn ligaments in his left knee. Maybe not the greatest long-term career decision, but respect. Other cats aren't even walking on 1 torn ligament in the knee, dude is playin' ball with 2. BEAST

I'm leaving, on a jet plane...

I know this happened a while ago but my blog game has been (edit: BEYOND) mediocre at best as of late.

So I took a trip to the East Coast right after the books shut on finals since I knew the corporate grind would be murder on the rest of my Summer.

Peace out zona.

My first stop was a layover in Seattle. The view flying in reminded me that Seattle green is a shade of green that is MIA in Arizona. Beautiful, beautiful place. The airport is pretty dope too, there's a tunnel tram that shuttles you from terminal to terminal, thing has a talking voice that speaks more languages than I do. There's also a GIANT glass window where you can see planes taking off, kind of a serene backdrop. There's worse ways to burn some time.

The red-eye out of Seattle took off around 10:30PM and the first the thing the Captain said after introducing himself was, "Apparently turbulence will be a mixed bag tonight." Well, nice to meet you too Captain, thanks for the heads up. Really though, couldn't even ease some of these people into it? I'm pretty sure I heard the hard-of-flying readying their airsick bags.

And onto Boston and NY.

These little monsters are the people I visited in Boston and NY.

They crack me up. Good people even if they weren't blood.

Boston was a decent place, I'm not sure if all the hype is quite justified though. Hard-pressed to find more ostentatious and pretentious than some of the cats around Harvard Square. Kind of a dope college vibe, but some of the people throw uppity like it's their job. Like their knowledge of academia has them On Top of the World like The Carpenters.
It wasn't all bad though, my cousin took me to Mr. Bartley's Gourmet Burgers by Harvard Square. Apparently it's a staple for the Cambridge crowd and it stays on the different lists for top burger joints. For good reason too, the food isn't shabby and it's a neat little place to check out.

Mr. John Harvard at Harvard Square

1 day in Boston and then it was off to New York, NY. 3rd time in NY so it wasn't anything new but it was nice to be back there seeing family and checking out some sites.

Saw this on a car while we were out and about. Dude got creative on 'em

The NY leg of the trip was basically sight-seeing but we were heavy into eating and shopping though. Checked out G-Star RAW (attention to little details, FRESH), Supreme (was only there a hot minute, AC was broke), UNIQLO (decent quality threads on the cheap) and some others.

And then it was back to good ol' AZ to start up a little Corporate America Summer grrrrrind time!

Douche Bags 'R' Us

The other day, I was going to my marketing class and while I was heading to the water fountain, I saw something. To my amazement, I saw a guy wearing a t-shirt with "thank your girlfriend for me" on the front. I couldn't believe, just to make sure the ol' corneas hadn't tricked me, I had to rinse the disbelief out of my eyes. Sure enough, this was really happening, someone was actually rocking this shirt. Dude might as well have been rocking a "I like dudes" t.

Wow, that got me thinking, did the chicken come first or the egg? In this case, was this guy a douche bag that happened to wear a stupid shirt? Or was the stupid shirt the reason this guy was/is a douche bag? Hmm.... I know I come across real salty like the shirt happened to me but ask anybody that knows me, I will rock a free shirt 'til the threads come off (I have at least 10 free shirts from various causes and activities, I'd say at least 4 are in heavy rotation). But I cannot see a situation where I would be compelled to rock that shirt.


Out.

"Michelle, you look good tonight girl, you lookin' good."

That has got to be a top 5 NBA post game celebratory comment right? Just in case you missed it; if you're not tryin' to watch it all, just go to 1:35ish

At least dude didn't make a move on her. Yeaaaa Broadway Joe. Great recovery Suzy.


Congratulations to the Boston Celtics, like we been sayin' all season Mike, everybody else was playin' for 2nd. I can't say that I particularly like Boston or the fans, but the Big Three and especially KG definitely deserved this. The NBA version of Barry Sanders finally got himself a squad. Dude went from this,

to NBA champion. Completely flipped that squad's swagger, true story.

The corporate hustle and bustle is doing work on my blog game, so serious.


P.S., I realize that my comments about KG deserving the title might've been misconstrued, DeWitz. I meant that it was nice to see KG get a shot and win a ring 'cause 'Sota never surrounded him playoff contending talent. Last time KG had a semi-decent squad, Sam Cassell's body broke down in the playoffs and the KG/Sprewell combo wasn't enough.

I Get My Cleans On

Is it just me or are more and more people just peacing out of bathrooms across America sans suds? When did it become normal or good to ignore basic hygiene and instead of washing your hands, just checking the mirror and taking off? I don't know about the current state of women's restrooms, but the men's restrooms are heavy with the no-wash crowd.

Hey guy, I'm onto you. I hate to break it to you but no amount of looking in the mirror is going to clean your hands. Son, checking your hair is not the '08 Purell. Don't complain about bird flu and viruses if you don't even wash your hands, come on now.

Honestly, yo, if you're not going to bother washing your hands, can you at least fake it for those of us that just heard you drop a gnarly deuce? Or the other people that just saw you pull an inside-the-waistband crotch adjustment? People used to at least fake it and just rinse the germs away without soap, just plain water. Nowadays, people don't even bother. Hey, if you're going to swing those grimy mitts around the very least you could do is pretend to wash.

Kanye show this weekend, everybody has been sayin' N*E*R*D is murder. I'm extrahyped for the show! Good look Kanyon.

"Money can't buy happiness

but it's a damn good down payment."

My bad to all, I was out of town for a bit and with Memorial Day and everything it's been hectic.

Someone (thanks Chong) sent me this article about David Falk a little bit ago and I never got around to talking about it. David Falk matters to some because he was THE Michael Jordan's agent. An interesting point about Falk's interview with CNBC is, at the end, Falk says,

"... we're dealing in a world where agents are splitting fees with AAU coaches all the time. And it's getting worse. I wanted to meet a college player who I really enjoyed watching this year. So I asked a friend of mine, who is a very powerful man in the game, to introduce me to him. And he said, 'I'd like to help but I can't.' And when I asked why. He said, 'You are three years and $500,000 short.'"

I thought this was especially interesting because all the pub this OJ Mayo "scandal" has received lately. Basically OJ is a basketball phenom who has been heavily recruited since about 7th grade and now he allegedly took gifts or money from an agent/agency. This is funny to me because it really showcases the ignorance of the American public. Really? IF this happened, is it really the first? Who do you think is giving high school/college athletes? Powerhouse agents and boosters. The situation can't be fixed because some of these people are supporting the very schools themselves. (Paul, I meant why this Mayo story specifically, is getting more pub than countless others before him with similar talent levels.)

Please do not pretend like this is a big issue because if it were, there would've been an attempt to "fix" it. And since there hasn't been and won't be an attempt, let's just move on and focus on other things.
I typically don't like Stephen A. Smith (A-Mart's impressions are a different story) , but this article was decent.


I'll update with some pictures of my vacay and some Memorial Day details. For those of you that have it, enjoy Summer break. For my corporate folks, enjoy this hot-ass Arizona weather. I need a Summer out-of-town spot like I need lower gas prices.

"Slide through the 'hood' just to check my dough"

"Trapstar fresh from head to toe,
From toe to ear, the kicks match the cap,
Black t-shirt, yeah it match the strap,"

75 San Diego State students and 96 in all were arrested in connection with a drug bust at good ol' San Diego State University. Authorities said "Two kilograms of cocaine were seized, along with 350 Ecstasy pills, marijuana, psychedelic mushrooms, hash oil, methamphetamine, illicit prescription drugs, several guns and at least $60,000 in cash"

Apparently Kenny and some of the fellas over at the Theta Chi house got a little too bold. Whatever happened to secretive drug dealers that didn't like getting locked up? Mass texts, what is this? Must be listening to that "cRap" music too much.

Funny thing is, how much you think the cops spent on the whole operation? Yeah, way more than $60G and that Bush League operation were worth. Oh well, it's only the American people's tax money anyways right?


Also, if anyone needs an easy class for a lit credit at ASU, DO NOT take HST364 "Sex and Society in Modern Europe." Yeah, my bad, I'm an idiot. Professor got me like a creepy dude with a blacked-out conversion van. to catch_a predator style. She'll reel you in with a semi-interesting first day, then ruin your Finals schedule because you have to write a stupid 8-10 page paper about stuff that isn't that interesting.

Paul, I need some Yoko in my life.