31 March 2013
Quote of the Day: Mechelle Voepel
From her twitter:
Overheard in OKC hotel: "We saw Lisa Lobo, the famous basketball player! She said hi to us!" Didn't ask if they also saw Rebecca Leslie. :)
[btw, Rebecca Lobo replied: "I haven't seen Rebecca Leslie in a long time..."]
Overheard in OKC hotel: "We saw Lisa Lobo, the famous basketball player! She said hi to us!" Didn't ask if they also saw Rebecca Leslie. :)
[btw, Rebecca Lobo replied: "I haven't seen Rebecca Leslie in a long time..."]
Labels: college basketball, WNBA
30 March 2013
Brandi Carlile Sings "Jolene"
Quote of the Day: ani difranco
From "not a pretty girl":
I am not a pretty girl
that is not what I do
I ain't no damsel in distress
and I don't need to be rescued
so put me down, punk
maybe you'd prefer a maiden fair?
isn't there a kitten stuck up a tree somewhere?
I am not a pretty girl
that is not what I do
I ain't no damsel in distress
and I don't need to be rescued
so put me down, punk
maybe you'd prefer a maiden fair?
isn't there a kitten stuck up a tree somewhere?
Labels: ani difranco
29 March 2013
Quote of the Day: Veronica Mars
From "Wichita Linebacker" (3.03):
[With Veronica in college, Keith needs someone to help out at Mars Investigations.]
Veronica: I bet you'd be pretty psyched if I found someone who could help.
Keith: My level of psyched would depend on the someone.
Veronica: Eli Navarro. Remember [him]?
Keith: You mean Weevil? Oh, Veronica, please [be joking].
Veronica: Dad, I'm serious.
Keith: Oh, I don't know, all those times I arrested him, he never struck me as great secretary material. Didn't he get busted for murder?
Veronica: Assault.
Keith: See, so he's not even a very good murderer.
[With Veronica in college, Keith needs someone to help out at Mars Investigations.]
Veronica: I bet you'd be pretty psyched if I found someone who could help.
Keith: My level of psyched would depend on the someone.
Veronica: Eli Navarro. Remember [him]?
Keith: You mean Weevil? Oh, Veronica, please [be joking].
Veronica: Dad, I'm serious.
Keith: Oh, I don't know, all those times I arrested him, he never struck me as great secretary material. Didn't he get busted for murder?
Veronica: Assault.
Keith: See, so he's not even a very good murderer.
Labels: Veronica Mars
28 March 2013
Is this Wil Wheaton Autograph Fake?
Quote of the Day: Doctor Who
From "The Shakespeare Code" (3.02):
[On Martha's first trip to the past, she's worries about her actions negatively affecting the future.]
Martha: But are we safe? I mean, can we move around and stuff?
The Doctor: Of course we can. Why do you ask?
Martha: It's like in the films. You step on a butterfly, you change the future of the human race.
The Doctor: I'll tell you what, then — don't step on any butterflies. What have butterflies ever done to you?
[On Martha's first trip to the past, she's worries about her actions negatively affecting the future.]
Martha: But are we safe? I mean, can we move around and stuff?
The Doctor: Of course we can. Why do you ask?
Martha: It's like in the films. You step on a butterfly, you change the future of the human race.
The Doctor: I'll tell you what, then — don't step on any butterflies. What have butterflies ever done to you?
Labels: Doctor Who
27 March 2013
Quote of the Day: Red Dwarf
From "Camille" (4.1):
Camille: Please, I can't meet your shipmates. Trust me.
Kryten: But you don't know them! You'll like them! [pause] Well, some of them. [pause] Well, one of them. [pause] Maybe.
Camille: Please, I can't meet your shipmates. Trust me.
Kryten: But you don't know them! You'll like them! [pause] Well, some of them. [pause] Well, one of them. [pause] Maybe.
Labels: Red Dwarf
26 March 2013
LJ Update
Lauren Jackson says she plans to rest until the 2014 WNBA season. She's not planning to play in Australia or Europe next season. The Storm are her priority right now:
"I’m not pushing to come back for the [Canberra Capitals] next season, or to go to Europe or anything. At the moment, my goal is to be ready for the [2014] WNBA season, so when I say ready, it means fit and ready to go. That’s basically my aim, so whatever happens before that is going to be a bonus."
"I’m not pushing to come back for the [Canberra Capitals] next season, or to go to Europe or anything. At the moment, my goal is to be ready for the [2014] WNBA season, so when I say ready, it means fit and ready to go. That’s basically my aim, so whatever happens before that is going to be a bonus."
Labels: Seattle Storm
Quote of the Day: Xena
From "Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts" (1.12), the episode about the end of the Trojan War:
Gabrielle: Do you want to go back for the horse? It's bound to be a collectors item.
Xena: Only if you're gonna pull it.
Gabrielle: Nah.
Gabrielle: Do you want to go back for the horse? It's bound to be a collectors item.
Xena: Only if you're gonna pull it.
Gabrielle: Nah.
Labels: Xena
25 March 2013
The End of the Soviet Union
Some cool pictures from the last years of the Soviet Union. I especially liked the first picture -- I went to that McDonald's, when it was still the USSR. The wait was "only" forty-five minutes. If I recall correctly, I had a Big Mac.
Quote of the Day: Rebecca Lobo's Daughter
From Rebecca Lobo's twitter:
My 8-yr-old : "Lots of kids in my class saw you on TV last night. I didn't. I was watching Tinkerbell."
My 8-yr-old : "Lots of kids in my class saw you on TV last night. I didn't. I was watching Tinkerbell."
Labels: college basketball, random silliness
24 March 2013
Quote of the Day: Leverage
From "The San Lorenzo Job" (3.16):
[The team "steals" an election in San Lorenzo.]
Moreau: I told [the media] not to report the results.
Nate: Well, they’re not reporting the results, but they have to report people in the streets. They have to report what people are saying. In the absence of truth, the press will report rumor. Didn’t you get it, Moreau? I mean, from the beginning, I was running an American campaign. No need win, you just declare victory from the start, first, and you stick to the story.
Moreau: I have the media. I have the guns. I -- I have the... government.
Nate: You know what I have? I have a 24-year-old genius with a smartphone and a problem with authority. You really never stood a chance.
[The team "steals" an election in San Lorenzo.]
Moreau: I told [the media] not to report the results.
Nate: Well, they’re not reporting the results, but they have to report people in the streets. They have to report what people are saying. In the absence of truth, the press will report rumor. Didn’t you get it, Moreau? I mean, from the beginning, I was running an American campaign. No need win, you just declare victory from the start, first, and you stick to the story.
Moreau: I have the media. I have the guns. I -- I have the... government.
Nate: You know what I have? I have a 24-year-old genius with a smartphone and a problem with authority. You really never stood a chance.
Labels: Leverage
23 March 2013
Quote of the Day: Victorious
From "Tori Tortures Teacher":
Tori: Where is [our teacher]?
Jade: Maybe he locked himself in a dark closet because you forced him to watch a play that made his whole life seem like a big pile of garbage.
Tori: You know, why don't I just lie on the floor so you can start kicking me?
Jade: ...You have that dream, too?
Tori: Where is [our teacher]?
Jade: Maybe he locked himself in a dark closet because you forced him to watch a play that made his whole life seem like a big pile of garbage.
Tori: You know, why don't I just lie on the floor so you can start kicking me?
Jade: ...You have that dream, too?
Labels: Victorious
Doctor Who Prequel
22 March 2013
Quote of the Day: Rob Thomas
From the twitter of Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas:
VM fan: Had dream that #veronicamarsmovie had V flying helicopter, chasing perp thru Thailand market, then fistfight on train. Accurate?
Rob Thomas: Yes to all of that.
VM fan: Had dream that #veronicamarsmovie had V flying helicopter, chasing perp thru Thailand market, then fistfight on train. Accurate?
Rob Thomas: Yes to all of that.
Labels: Veronica Mars
21 March 2013
"I'm Not Supposed To Laugh, Right?"
Quote of the Day: Kristen Bell
Kristen Bell and Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas answered questions on Twitter today:
question: If I donate the $1,250,000 left to hit 5 million can I tase Rob myself?
Kristen Bell: ABSOLUTELY !
question: If I donate the $1,250,000 left to hit 5 million can I tase Rob myself?
Kristen Bell: ABSOLUTELY !
Labels: Veronica Mars
20 March 2013
Quote of the Day: Tumblr
19 March 2013
Josh Groban's New Album.... only not really
Have you seen this? Josh Groban sings Kanye West tweets.... And oldie, but a goodie!
Labels: music, random silliness
Quote of the Day: ani difranco
From "small world":
she was shaking and talking
louder and louder
each sentence was sifted
to a very fine powder
her face was wet and tight
her grip was cold and light
"a strong wind could blow you down"
i heard myself say
"word up sister
a strong wind
could take me away"
i said "how long have
you been at large
they told me you were stashed
last time i asked"
she said "i've been out now
for all of three hours
i just resurfaced
and here you are
i must admit
that it has been hard
so far"
i said "skeletons are fine
your closet or mine"
and we took turns recounting
the details of lost time
and when we had both
admitted it all
we threw our heads back
and laughed until we cried
we laughed because the world
is absurd and beautiful and small
there we were
washed up on the curb
as the rush hour traffic
went out with the tide
and i was aware that
with every word spoken and shared
i could see her shaking subside
i said "sister looks to me
like you're going to be fine"
she was shaking and talking
louder and louder
each sentence was sifted
to a very fine powder
her face was wet and tight
her grip was cold and light
"a strong wind could blow you down"
i heard myself say
"word up sister
a strong wind
could take me away"
i said "how long have
you been at large
they told me you were stashed
last time i asked"
she said "i've been out now
for all of three hours
i just resurfaced
and here you are
i must admit
that it has been hard
so far"
i said "skeletons are fine
your closet or mine"
and we took turns recounting
the details of lost time
and when we had both
admitted it all
we threw our heads back
and laughed until we cried
we laughed because the world
is absurd and beautiful and small
there we were
washed up on the curb
as the rush hour traffic
went out with the tide
and i was aware that
with every word spoken and shared
i could see her shaking subside
i said "sister looks to me
like you're going to be fine"
Labels: ani difranco
18 March 2013
Quote of the Day: Geno Auriemma
From this article, about the most recent Notre Dame/UConn game:
"Finally, I said to Kelly [Faris], ‘Who is the best in-bounds passer we have? She said. ‘I am.’ Then I asked her, ‘Who is the best person we have to throw the pass to?’ She said, ‘I am.’ I said, ‘Well that’s where I went wrong. I couldn’t figure out a way to let you inbound the ball to yourself.’"
Bonus quote!
“That’s when it dawned on me that my job is to put my players in the best possible position in those last 18.6 seconds,” Auriemma said. “I didn’t do that. And when I told them that I had let them down, I was expecting them, or at least two or three of them, to say, ‘Nah coach.’ Instead they all went ‘uh huh’ and nodded their heads.”
"Finally, I said to Kelly [Faris], ‘Who is the best in-bounds passer we have? She said. ‘I am.’ Then I asked her, ‘Who is the best person we have to throw the pass to?’ She said, ‘I am.’ I said, ‘Well that’s where I went wrong. I couldn’t figure out a way to let you inbound the ball to yourself.’"
Bonus quote!
“That’s when it dawned on me that my job is to put my players in the best possible position in those last 18.6 seconds,” Auriemma said. “I didn’t do that. And when I told them that I had let them down, I was expecting them, or at least two or three of them, to say, ‘Nah coach.’ Instead they all went ‘uh huh’ and nodded their heads.”
Labels: UConn basketball
17 March 2013
2014 WNBA Draft
For those of us sad about Sue Bird not playing this summer, perhaps the top prospects from the 2014 draft can offer some comfort.
Labels: Seattle Storm
Quote of the Day: Roswell
From "Heart of Mine" (2.16):
Michael: I don't do proms. I don't believe in them.
Maria: You don't believe in them?!
Michael: The whole thing is totally bogus. It's completely unnatural.
Maria: You know what? I, I find it to be really unnatural that you're half alien warrior and half [human]! But I make do.
Michael: I don't do proms. I don't believe in them.
Maria: You don't believe in them?!
Michael: The whole thing is totally bogus. It's completely unnatural.
Maria: You know what? I, I find it to be really unnatural that you're half alien warrior and half [human]! But I make do.
Labels: Roswell
16 March 2013
Quote of the Day: Tumblr
Seen here:
Canada: Flavour
Australia: Flavour
UK: Flavour
US: Flavor
UK: YOU'RE TEARING THIS FAMILY APART. WHY ARE YOU BEING SUCH A REBEL YOUNG MAN I WILL NOT STAND -- WHAT ARE YOU DOING PUT THAT TEA DOWN
Canada: Flavour
Australia: Flavour
UK: Flavour
US: Flavor
UK: YOU'RE TEARING THIS FAMILY APART. WHY ARE YOU BEING SUCH A REBEL YOUNG MAN I WILL NOT STAND -- WHAT ARE YOU DOING PUT THAT TEA DOWN
Labels: random silliness
15 March 2013
Great Doctor Who Vid
Quote of the Day: Xena
From the alternate universe episode "When Fates Collide" (6.18):
Xena: Leave us.
roman centurion: But Caesar said...
Xena: ...to enrage the Empress until she beats the tar out of you?
roman centurion: I must have missed that one.
Xena: Leave us.
roman centurion: But Caesar said...
Xena: ...to enrage the Empress until she beats the tar out of you?
roman centurion: I must have missed that one.
Labels: Xena
14 March 2013
Quote of the Day: Tumblr
Seen here:
"If you ever think you’ve made bad decisions just remember what it must feel like to be one of the 12 publishers that turned down Harry Potter."
"If you ever think you’ve made bad decisions just remember what it must feel like to be one of the 12 publishers that turned down Harry Potter."
Labels: Harry Potter
13 March 2013
Veronica Mars Movie! Veronica Mars Movie!
Today Rob Thomas (creator) and Kristen Bell (star) of Veronica Mars launched the Veronica Mars movie Kickstarter page. Their goal was to raise $2 million in the next 30 days. If they could get that, then Warner Brothers would let them make a movie.
Here's the video they filmed to promote the project:
There's lot of cool incentives, everything from a copy of the script for $10 to a walk-on role in the movie for $10,000.
Apparently it worked:
Within less than five hours, they had $1 million. By the time I got home from work it was over $2 million.
I went for the $50 level myself: digital copy of the script, digital copy of the movie, t-shirt, and DVD of the the movie that will include extras.
I spent that $50 for three reasons:
1) I really want more Veronica Mars.
2) If you figure $20 for the DVD, $15 for the t-shirt, $10 for the digital copy of the movie, and $5 for the script, that's $50 right there. So I don't feel like I'm over-spending for what I'm going to get.
3) I've had two other cancelled-too-soon shows get new life from fan campaigns (the Farscape mini-series and the Firefly movie) and I didn't do anything to help those projects. I've always felt vaguely guilty about that. Now it's my turn to help, for one of my absolute favorite TV shows.
Here's the video they filmed to promote the project:
There's lot of cool incentives, everything from a copy of the script for $10 to a walk-on role in the movie for $10,000.
Apparently it worked:
Within less than five hours, they had $1 million. By the time I got home from work it was over $2 million.
I went for the $50 level myself: digital copy of the script, digital copy of the movie, t-shirt, and DVD of the the movie that will include extras.
I spent that $50 for three reasons:
1) I really want more Veronica Mars.
2) If you figure $20 for the DVD, $15 for the t-shirt, $10 for the digital copy of the movie, and $5 for the script, that's $50 right there. So I don't feel like I'm over-spending for what I'm going to get.
3) I've had two other cancelled-too-soon shows get new life from fan campaigns (the Farscape mini-series and the Firefly movie) and I didn't do anything to help those projects. I've always felt vaguely guilty about that. Now it's my turn to help, for one of my absolute favorite TV shows.
Labels: Veronica Mars
Quote of the Day: Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas is the creator of Veronica Mars. This is from their Veronica Mars movie Kickstarter project. (More about that in my next post.):
"My goal is to include as many of your favorite characters as possible. It is, after all, time for Veronica’s 10-year high school reunion. Keep in mind that the more money we raise, the cooler movie we can make. A two million dollar fundraising total probably means cross words are exchanged at the class reunion. Three million? We can afford a full-on brawl. Ten million? Who knows... For some reason the Neptune High class reunion takes place on a nuclear submarine! A Hobbit shows up! There’s a Bollywood end-credit dance number! I’ve always wanted to direct Bill Murray. We’ll figure out something cool."
"My goal is to include as many of your favorite characters as possible. It is, after all, time for Veronica’s 10-year high school reunion. Keep in mind that the more money we raise, the cooler movie we can make. A two million dollar fundraising total probably means cross words are exchanged at the class reunion. Three million? We can afford a full-on brawl. Ten million? Who knows... For some reason the Neptune High class reunion takes place on a nuclear submarine! A Hobbit shows up! There’s a Bollywood end-credit dance number! I’ve always wanted to direct Bill Murray. We’ll figure out something cool."
Labels: Veronica Mars
12 March 2013
Parker & Conspiracies
I need some Parker to cheer me up. All scenes from "The Three Days of the Hunter Job":
Labels: Leverage
Heart-Breaking Basketball Day
Earlier today it was announced that Sue Bird will miss the 2013 Storm season. She is going to have surgery on her knee.
The only good that I can see of this is that -- with Lauren Jackson gone, too -- they're going to stink this season, which means they can get a top draft pick in 2014. There are a bunch of players I know are good that will be eligible in 2014: Stefanie Dolson (UConn, center), Bria Hartley (UConn, guard), Chelsea Gray (Duke, guard), Chiney Ogwumike (Stanford, forward), and my personal favorite, Odyssey Sims (Baylor, guard). The first time I saw Sims play -- Baylor @ Stanford in November 2010 -- I knew I wanted her to play for the Storm. I think it's worth noting that the only game Baylor has lost in the last two years was when Sims was injured and didn't play -- not Briney Griner.
Tonight was the final game of the Big East Tournament. UConn vs. Notre Dame, just like the last two years. This time, though, Notre Dame won. With 18 seconds left, with the shot clock off, it was tied and UConn had the ball. But they couldn't keep it (they didn't even get a shot off!) and Notre Dame made their last shot.
In the last two seasons, UConn and Notre Dame have played four times: twice in the regular season, at the Big East Championship game, and in the Final Four. In 2010-2011, UConn won the first three and lost the Final Four game. In 2011-2012, Notre Dame won all but the Big East Championship. I'm hoping this season is a mirror of the 2010-2011 game, and UConn can pull out the win the big game. They certainly have the potential. They lost the first game by one point, in triple overtime the second, and by two points tonight.
The only good that I can see of this is that -- with Lauren Jackson gone, too -- they're going to stink this season, which means they can get a top draft pick in 2014. There are a bunch of players I know are good that will be eligible in 2014: Stefanie Dolson (UConn, center), Bria Hartley (UConn, guard), Chelsea Gray (Duke, guard), Chiney Ogwumike (Stanford, forward), and my personal favorite, Odyssey Sims (Baylor, guard). The first time I saw Sims play -- Baylor @ Stanford in November 2010 -- I knew I wanted her to play for the Storm. I think it's worth noting that the only game Baylor has lost in the last two years was when Sims was injured and didn't play -- not Briney Griner.
Tonight was the final game of the Big East Tournament. UConn vs. Notre Dame, just like the last two years. This time, though, Notre Dame won. With 18 seconds left, with the shot clock off, it was tied and UConn had the ball. But they couldn't keep it (they didn't even get a shot off!) and Notre Dame made their last shot.
In the last two seasons, UConn and Notre Dame have played four times: twice in the regular season, at the Big East Championship game, and in the Final Four. In 2010-2011, UConn won the first three and lost the Final Four game. In 2011-2012, Notre Dame won all but the Big East Championship. I'm hoping this season is a mirror of the 2010-2011 game, and UConn can pull out the win the big game. They certainly have the potential. They lost the first game by one point, in triple overtime the second, and by two points tonight.
Labels: Seattle Storm, UConn basketball
Quote of the Day: Leverage
From "The Boost Job" (3.08):
[The crew is trying to get the attention of "Lefty", the head of the local car thieves.]
Hardison: So, you stole this car?
Parker: Yep.
Hardison: Exactly how is this gonna get us Lefty's attention?
Parker: Well, car thieves are territorial, all right? You bring a car like this to a local chop shop, every boost in town knows there's a new player. Also... this is Lefty's car.
[The crew is trying to get the attention of "Lefty", the head of the local car thieves.]
Hardison: So, you stole this car?
Parker: Yep.
Hardison: Exactly how is this gonna get us Lefty's attention?
Parker: Well, car thieves are territorial, all right? You bring a car like this to a local chop shop, every boost in town knows there's a new player. Also... this is Lefty's car.
Labels: Leverage
11 March 2013
River Song in Nazi Germany
Quote of the Day: Robert Heinlein
From The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress:
"Do this. Don't do that. Stay back in line. Where's tax receipt? Fill out form. Let's see license. Submit six copies. Exit only. No left turn. No right turn. Queue up and pay fine. Take back and get stamped. Drop dead — but first get permit."
"Do this. Don't do that. Stay back in line. Where's tax receipt? Fill out form. Let's see license. Submit six copies. Exit only. No left turn. No right turn. Queue up and pay fine. Take back and get stamped. Drop dead — but first get permit."
Labels: books
10 March 2013
More of Mila Kunis Being Awesome
Mila Kunis previously chewed out a Russian reporter, in Russian. Now she takes pity on a British reporter who's floundering:
[h/t Jezebel]
[h/t Jezebel]
Labels: random awesomeness
Quote of the Day: Doctor Who Tumblr
Seen here:
"Doctor Who. Because where else can you put Queen Nefertiti, a big game hunter from 1902, and Mr. Weasley on a spaceship with dinosaurs in it, and then cry because a triceratops who played fetch with golf balls was killed by filch? (imagine being a non-Whovian and reading that)"
"Doctor Who. Because where else can you put Queen Nefertiti, a big game hunter from 1902, and Mr. Weasley on a spaceship with dinosaurs in it, and then cry because a triceratops who played fetch with golf balls was killed by filch? (imagine being a non-Whovian and reading that)"
Labels: Doctor Who
09 March 2013
Quote of the Day: Farscape
From "We're So Screwed, pt. 3: La Bomba" (4.21):
Crichton: Do the math. It's over.
Scorpius: I do not lose!
Crichton: Be happy to give you lessons.
Crichton: Do the math. It's over.
Scorpius: I do not lose!
Crichton: Be happy to give you lessons.
Labels: Farscape
08 March 2013
Quote of the Day: Supernatural
From "Live Free or Twihard" (6.05), the episode where they make a lot of thinly veiled Twilight references:
Dean: "He could hear the blood rushing inside her. Almost taste it. He tried desperately to control himself. Romero knew their love was impossible." Romero? Really?
Sam: Dean, shut up.
Dean: This is a national best-seller. How is that possible?
Dean: "He could hear the blood rushing inside her. Almost taste it. He tried desperately to control himself. Romero knew their love was impossible." Romero? Really?
Sam: Dean, shut up.
Dean: This is a national best-seller. How is that possible?
Labels: Supernatural
07 March 2013
Is It June Yet?
Quote of the Day: Jayda Evans
Today was the first day of the Pac-12 tournament, held for the first time in Seattle. UW & Storm reporter Jayda Evans noted all the Husky fans in attendance:
"It's weird to see StormCrazies in purple. It's like they crossed over to Phoenix Mercury side or (gasp) LA Sparks..."
"It's weird to see StormCrazies in purple. It's like they crossed over to Phoenix Mercury side or (gasp) LA Sparks..."
Labels: college basketball, Seattle Storm
06 March 2013
Skyfall
Quote of the Day: Modern Family
From "The Kiss" (2.02):
[Claire & Phil give their parenting tips.]
Claire: Your kids don't need to know who you were before you had them. They need to know who you wish you were, and they need to try to live up to that person. They're gonna fall short, but better they fall short of the fake you than the real you.
Phil: Which is why we don't hide anything.
Claire: That is the opposite of what I just said.
Phil: I was not listening.
[Claire & Phil give their parenting tips.]
Claire: Your kids don't need to know who you were before you had them. They need to know who you wish you were, and they need to try to live up to that person. They're gonna fall short, but better they fall short of the fake you than the real you.
Phil: Which is why we don't hide anything.
Claire: That is the opposite of what I just said.
Phil: I was not listening.
Labels: Modern Family
05 March 2013
Quote of the Day: Tumblr
Seen here:
"Everyone SAYS they want a fairytale wedding but when I show up and curse their firstborn suddenly I’m a jerk."
"Everyone SAYS they want a fairytale wedding but when I show up and curse their firstborn suddenly I’m a jerk."
Labels: random weirdness
04 March 2013
A Pretty Song To Calm My Nerves
Triple Overtimes Are More Fun When My Team Wins
Before I get to the game, I need to talk about the UConn uniforms. What the heck, Nike?? Those were weird. Not as weird as last year's special uniforms, but still weird. They had the "C" logo over the number, which looked really unbalanced. It was bad enough on players who have two numbers, but looked really bizarre on single-digit players. Even more annoying, Nike apparently forgot/didn't care that UConn doesn't put the players names on the back of their jerseys. When I first turned on the game, I was distracted when I realized there was names on the back of the jerseys. Then I looked a little closer...
someone on Twitter: are there names on those jerseys? holy schnikes.
UConn WBB Twitter: We would never! ... It says "Huskies"
I love the indignation of the UConn twitter account!
So. The game. Ugh...
If UConn could hit a damn free throw, the game would have been over in the first overtime. Seriously, these were the stats for the first overtime:
UConn: 3/3 field goals, 1/5 free throws
Notre Dame: 1/5 field goals, 4/4 free throws
In both the first and second overtimes, UConn would bust out to a lead, and then Notre Dame would tie it up. In the third overtime, Notre Dame took the lead, and that was it.
Considering that UConn's starting center and point guard fouled out in regulation, I should be proud of the team for holding on that long. But it hurts to see them lose a game they fought so hard in.
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis and Kelly Faris were the two stars for UConn. KML played all 55 minutes and Faris played 53. KML had 26 points, 6 rebounds, four assists, and 3 steals. Faris had 21 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals. KML was team high on points and Faris was team high on rebounds (as a 5'11" guard!). That was career high points for Faris and, I think, rebounds.
But here's the stat of the game: UConn had 35 turnovers.
someone on Twitter: are there names on those jerseys? holy schnikes.
UConn WBB Twitter: We would never! ... It says "Huskies"
I love the indignation of the UConn twitter account!
So. The game. Ugh...
If UConn could hit a damn free throw, the game would have been over in the first overtime. Seriously, these were the stats for the first overtime:
UConn: 3/3 field goals, 1/5 free throws
Notre Dame: 1/5 field goals, 4/4 free throws
In both the first and second overtimes, UConn would bust out to a lead, and then Notre Dame would tie it up. In the third overtime, Notre Dame took the lead, and that was it.
Considering that UConn's starting center and point guard fouled out in regulation, I should be proud of the team for holding on that long. But it hurts to see them lose a game they fought so hard in.
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis and Kelly Faris were the two stars for UConn. KML played all 55 minutes and Faris played 53. KML had 26 points, 6 rebounds, four assists, and 3 steals. Faris had 21 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals. KML was team high on points and Faris was team high on rebounds (as a 5'11" guard!). That was career high points for Faris and, I think, rebounds.
But here's the stat of the game: UConn had 35 turnovers.
Labels: UConn basketball
Quote of the Day: Charlie Creme
Charlie Creme is ESPN's "Bracketology" dude. This is from his article Breaking Down the Bubble Teams:
The most common question this time of year, every year, is, "What does (fill in the blank team) need to do to make the NCAA tournament?"
The answer is always easy: "Win as many games as possible."
The most common question this time of year, every year, is, "What does (fill in the blank team) need to do to make the NCAA tournament?"
The answer is always easy: "Win as many games as possible."
Labels: college basketball
03 March 2013
A Critical Analysis of "Who's the Boss?"
Quote of the Day: Eagles
From "Life in the Fast Lane":
"He was brutally handsome, and she was terminally pretty."
"He was brutally handsome, and she was terminally pretty."
Labels: music
02 March 2013
Quote of the Day: Jayda Evans
From her liveblog of today's Cal @ UW game:
"UW is shooting 20 percent form the field and Cal isn’t much better at 29.4. The misses are odd, too. Ball swirling in and out. Sitting atop the rim and slowly rolling off. Not your mother’s brick."
"UW is shooting 20 percent form the field and Cal isn’t much better at 29.4. The misses are odd, too. Ball swirling in and out. Sitting atop the rim and slowly rolling off. Not your mother’s brick."
Labels: college basketball
01 March 2013
Quote of the Day: Battlestar Galactica
From the 2003 miniseries:
[Galactica was being turned into a museum when war broke out...]
Starbuck: You sure [these old fighters will] fly?
Tyrol: Well, the reactor's still hot, so all we have to do is pull the rad buffers from the engine, refuel it, load the ordnance, and you're ready to go. The biggest problem is getting them over to the port launch bay.
Starbuck: Why can't we use the starboard launch?
Tyrol: It's a gift shop now.
[Galactica was being turned into a museum when war broke out...]
Starbuck: You sure [these old fighters will] fly?
Tyrol: Well, the reactor's still hot, so all we have to do is pull the rad buffers from the engine, refuel it, load the ordnance, and you're ready to go. The biggest problem is getting them over to the port launch bay.
Starbuck: Why can't we use the starboard launch?
Tyrol: It's a gift shop now.
Labels: Battlestar Galactica
