I write to you now, hours away from what could potentially be a very good (or very bad!) night for Raptor fans. This evening, we have two Raptors in the NBA All-Star skills competition, and I'm hoping they put on a show for the rest of the league to see. Let's hope Jamario Moon (photo on the right) lights up the dunk competition, and Jason Kapono drains enough 3s to repeat!
Oddly enough, the skills competition is a big deal in our home. We watch it every year, and always have family around to enjoy the action. Believe it or not, there's ALWAYS at least one cool dunk to admire, even if it does take 100 attempts to nail it!
And on to the notes...
- I actually shopped at Roots for the first time, ever! While I've liked their merchandise, I've always found it a bit on the pricey side. Luckily, they had their Leaf items on sale, reasonable enough for me to stuck up on a hoody, scarf, hat, and polo shirt!
- Adding to my tales of traffic woe, I got stuck in the massive snowstorm last Tuesday. I knew that morning it was going to be cold (hence the driving), but had no idea of the snow till about 10AM. A rush-hour drive home, which normally takes an hour, took 2 hours and 45 minutes, with a few scares along the way! It was the worst drive of my life, and one which has taught me to never drive at the slightest possibility of inclement weather!
- I received two anonymous happy new year texts, which really had my brain stirring. Luckily, after some mistaken texts sent out by me, I now know who the people are! We need to have a text message signiature feature!
- Thank God the writers are off strike. If I had to watch anymore American Gladiator episodes in prime time, I think I would have switched to Indian TV for entertainment!
- The Raptor = best mascot in Toronto. Watching him sommersault dunk (off a trampoline), is a sight to behold
- Further signs of the apocalypse - little kids jumping up and down at sporting events singing "Superman that ho".
Alright, I'm off. Things to do and people to see. Happy Family weekend everyone!
It's a quite saturday night in the Rathore household, so I figured this would be a nice opportunity to blog. Hope everything is well on your end (whomever you are), and here are some tidbits to keep you amused.
- Kobe Bryant is even better to watch in person. Yesterday evening he poured in 46 points, and in a brilliant all-rounded performance, was excellence personified. It might have been the most impressive individual performance I've ever seen in person. It even topped LeBron's 24 point 4th quarter against the Raptors on Jan. 6th.
- I feel for Portsmouth's Benjani. He has 12 goals this season in the English Premier League, and as one of the league's best attackers was coveted by many teams. Portsmouth decided to sell him for 7.6 million pounds to Manchester City. They used 7 million of these funds to buy Jermaine Defoe from Tottenham, thus netting 600,000 pounds. Unfortunately, now there are disputes over whether the paperwork was completed before the 11:59 PM deadline on Jan. 31st, and now Man City is refusing to agree to the deal. So now we have a suitor who has changed his mind, and his old team no longer requiring him, having also spent the money they expected from his sale. It's a ludicrous situation which is very interesting to follow.
- No Country for Old Men is a very suspenseful movie to watch. Unfortunately it leaves on such a whimper that it almost ruined the film for me. I need some closure on the movies I watch!
- Last night after the Raps game, when we were leaving the ACC, a friendly worker handed me a mini-basketball upon leaving the stadium. Upon further inspection, I found the ball emblazoned with the armed forces and government of Canada logos. What better way to spend taxpayer money to recruit soldiers, than to give out mini rubber balls with your logo?!?
- If I haven't said it before, I'll say it again. Anyone with an iPod SHOULD invest in a pair of solid headphones. The JBL's I bought a few months ago have been brilliant, and I was very appreciative of their performance this week, when I had to suffer through using earbuds one night.
- I get the suspicious feeling that the Twins know something about Johann Santana that we all don't. Why else would they trade him for 4 relative nobodies?
- Last week I saw a homeless person reject food from someone! A good samaritan offered up a full box of sushi to him, to which he responded "no thanks, it makes me stomach sick". Now really, if you're starving, wouldn't it be more advisable to have a full stomach and be in the bathroom a few hours later than to stay hungry?
Alright, well I'm off to listen to some podcasts. Enjoy the Super bowl tomorrow and put your money on the Pats. Everyone's falling in love with the Giants and is forgetting how good this Pats team is!
Hey yaars,
