Randomness

1. Okay, here we go again. Let's not make the same mistakes shall we?

2. 7-13 to start the year. Ooohh boy. What's encouraging is the fact that we can play with anybody. There isn't a team in the NBA Indiana can't hang with but the problem lies in the fact that the style of play that gives us a chance against good teams exposes us to the not-so-good teams too. Danny is being keyed in on more now. When Dun comes back, he should have an easier time scoring. We need Hibbert and Rush to contribute more too. Troy, Rasho and Marquis are playing well. There's still a lot of time for the Pacers to make the playoffs. We can do this.

3. Secret Invaion finally finished! Dark Reign here we come!

And that's it. Haha. Later sports fans...

Very Excited

Brian Bendis you slay me. I am now very excited for Post-Secret Invasion Marvel. Secret Warriors was announced a while back and that already had me excited. But a new Avengers book? Dark Avengers? With Mike Deodato on art? I am there! A new writer on Mighty Avengers? Color me interested! And "Dark Reign?" Hell yeah! Plus Mark Millar returns to the Ultimate Universe with Ultime Avengers? Hay, I'll need to save up on cash. Looks like I need to adjust my pull-list soon.

Weekend Update with Jeri Favis

Friday:

Gotta say, cramming is not good FUN! That damn Marketing paper...
Bought my comics that day too. I got like 10 of them and that was great. Here's what I got:

Booster Gold # 1,000,000 - Not part of my list but I like Booster. He's doing his thing and no one knows how heroic and brave he's been. He nearly gave up in this issue but he didn't. That's a real hero. Picked this issue up because it was Geoff Johns' last issue or somethin' on the book and it had that Booster and Bats moment that was great.

Ultimate Spider-Man # 124 - "But if I had to guess I'd say it was 'Fett'" Haha. Great moment there.

Invincible Iron Man # 4 - Solid book. Might not drop it after the first arc.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (forgot the issue number) - Continued the Fray story. Color me interested. The last page reveal, that I did not see.

Secret Invasion: Runaways/Young Avengers # 2 - The series has been okay. I like the dynamics between the Runaways. I should really get the first hardcover.

Secret Invasion: Thor # 1 - Liked it. Beta Ray Bill!

Green Lantern Corps # 27 - Liked Luke Ross' art. Patrick Gleason's art isn't really my cup of tea. Can't wait for the next issue.

Captain Britain and MI: 13 # 4 - This series started with a bang and ended with John dying. I like the book, very fresh. "No more speeches," was a great moment.

King-Size Spider-Man Summer Special # 1 - Very long title, very good read. While I bought it because I heard Keith Giffen was contributing, I found his story to be the weakest mainly because it stuck out as the only "dark" story of the bunch. All of the light-hearted, colorful stories were great and just like everybody else, I loved the origin recap.

Secret Invasion # 5 - Bad ass moments from Reed, Agent Brand, Maria Hill, Hawkeye and Captain Marvel. I liked it. The art, I don't think Leinil Yu is suited for a comic with a lot of characters in it because his background drawings aren't all that nice to look at. Can't wait for the conclusion.

Saturday:

Felt the effects of cramming the Marketing paper during class yesterday morning. I couldn't stay awake. Spent some time with Mama and got a free cup of Starbucks to boot!
NU was such a tease racing to that big lead and fooling all of us watching. Damn Edwin Asoro.
Went to mass then went to Rockwell and watched Team USA kick the crap out of Spain. Some notes about the game:

-LeBron. James. Is. UNBELIEVABLE.
-So much for the Gasol brothers...
-Deron Williams and Chris Paul...whoo. I'd take Williams though. Just because I think he is a stone-cold killer. Paul is a superduper point guard too but I like Williams better.
-Tayshaun Prince = scoring option?
-Ricky Rubio! Didn't do much but he looked okay out there.
-Welcome back Dwyane Wade.
-Human Victory Cigar for the game: Michael Redd
-Those Olympic refs are almost as bad as the UAAP refs.
-Kobe when in doberman mode = awesome (defense)
-Kobe when in mamba mode = terrible (offense)
-I think LeBron James will have his best season yet this year. Right now, no one's as good as him (save maybe Wade) and now that he has Mo Williams, the Cavs might just make it back to the finals. I didn't like that they lost Joe Smith though. They need another veteran big and another wing player. Mo and Boobie are great but you can't put them in at the same time because that's a small backcourt.

Sunday:

Had a great lunch in Cafe Juanita. The food was excellent and the dessert was awesome.
The game was great too since we won and Tonino got to score. Makes me wonder talaga if I should've continued playing for Ateneo. Eric Salamat is a machine and Rabeh is playing really well. I don't think they're afraid of anyone at this point. Bring it on.

So that's been my weekend so far. No school tomorrow and Tuesday but I have that couples thing for Fr. Dacanay so that's a bummer. Oh well. Later.

The Many

Many things happened today...a great many! Like very many. The many were diverse. Some were happy things. Some were interesting things. Some were annoying things. Some were thought-provoking things. Some were good things. So, without the approval of the midnight society...*silence*...*crickets chirping*...hmmm, hope my 2 readers get that. Anyway, here are...The Many:

A Realization...about Makati Carpool

This might apply only to members of the Makati Carpool, este, the Official Makati Carpool and more so to the people who have to wait for the rides to arrive. If, when you get to San Antonio and your ride isn't there yet and your car has to leave, you usually wait in the walkway, right? So anyway, I've been in the carpool for over 2 years now and I've always noticed that after the mass, when the church-goers are heading to their cars, they're always surprised to see me standing there, looking like a gigantic idiot talking to himself. Granted, they have just come out of the sacrament of the holy eucharist and are probably thinking about the day ahead and their wonderful start to it, when they see me and immediately think like Bart Simpson, "Who the hell are you man?" I know they've been startled and are thinking this because they give me the look. It's like they've chanced upon something icky. Haha. Anyway, that's the first of The Many.

(Sorry for wasting your time, but you're reading my blog already, that usually means that you care nothing about your time and are willing to spend it on the most idiotic thing out there. That's more my fault than yours. Trust me.)

Tami's Cookies

TAMI'S COOKIES ARE WONDERFUL! Hey, I just made Tami a brand name. Tami's. Tamis? Tami's. Haha. Tami, I better have a share of your profits haha.

(Also, if you ever make your own online mag, make me a contributor! Haha.)

Crush Number 1

No names for my crushes, just numbers. Numbers aren't ranked, they're just the number of the order they appear in the blog in. Anyway, Crush Number 1, I failed with this one today but there's always tomorrow! And that's all I'll say about CN1. Haha.

Patrick's Revelation

All I can say is, thanks. Patrick's Revelation gave me a little hope.

Patrick's Secret

I was only in the video for like 2 seconds! What's up with that??

The Sandwich

Two words: Chicken Caesar. I'm about to convert one more person (Karlyle) to add to the rest of my CCC, Chicken Caesar Cult. Hell yeah.

Nico's the "rest" of the cult. Hahahahahahahaha.

Philo Time

Crap-more crap-laughter-victory-even more crap-even more laughter-recitation points-annoyance-confusion-hope. That last word is what's important.

Mighty Avengers

Poor Elektra. And "The Truth About Hank Pym," that was last issue right?

Secret Invasion

You know, reading Secret Invasion #4 again, I liked it. I loved it. The feel of the book, it's like the heroes already lost and you really believe pseudo-Jessica's speech but that last page, "A trick or two up their sleeves," I'd say they're more than a trick. Get ready to Assemble...

JLU

I miss Justice League Unlimited. :( DCU Batman, Flash, J'onn, Green Arrow and Lex are the best.

So that's it for The Many. I like this idea. It's kinda like the Comic Reel over on CBR, but this is the Jeri Reel. I think I've found the funk. Haha. Toodles!

Lotsa Things

1.) I got KOD-ed this past week. That stands for Kiss of Death, and yeah, it was that bad. Oy vey.

2.) Playoff picks: West: Denver over L.A. (Hell yeah I'm picking A.I. over Kobe), S.A. over Phoenix (Tim Duncan = G.O.A.T.) , Houston over Utah (yeah right; sorry T-Mac :( ) and NOH over Dallas (in 7 games though because Dirk will kick ass). East: Detroit over Philly (the former is better than you think, the latter is worse than you think), Cleveland over Washington (Um, LeBron is gonna be guarded by DeShawn Stevenson, yeah, that'll work), Orlando over Toronto (though CB4 will own DH12 just because he's been doing it for a minute). And Atlanta will beat Boston. Okay, no they won't but just in case they do, I called it. East semis: Cavs over Celtics (sorry KG :( ), Pistons over Magic. West Semis: Don't care really. All I know is, It's still gonna be the Spurs. Finals: Rematch of last year's finals with a different outcome. Spurs in 7. Why do I think it's gonna be a rematch? Because after these playoffs, teams are gonna be going "Oh sh*t." when they play the Cavs. LeBron will dominate. Period. He's not winning league MVP but that'll just make him even angrier. Losing in the finals though means that next year, he's averaging 34, 11, 11, 2, 2.

3.) I have a very tough decision to make. It will have drastic and dramatic effects on my life. Let's hope that this time, I make the right decision.

4.) Between Battlestar Galactica and Lost, that's too much awesome I can handle.

5.) SECRET INVASION!

6.) Can't wait for The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man.

7.) I love my Nintendo 64. Goldeneye, Mario Kart and Super Smash Bros. have aged wonderfully.

That's all for now, see ya round folks.