Super Bowl Thoughts, etc.

So congratulations to the Giants. That play where Eli Manning somehow evaded a sack from multiple Patriots defenders and then David Tyree making the catch and using his helmet to hold onto it was just amazing. What else is there to say? I think the Patriots ultimately wilted under pressure.



I am scared of these Giants. Man what a tough division the NFC East will be once next year.

Anyways, I wanted to make a point about one commercial. The Sales Genie commercial with the Pandas. This is by far the most racist commercial I have ever seen. It sounded like it was basically an American guy trying to speak like an Asian FOB. What the fuck man? Why would the Super Bowl allow such a commercial?

Also, I just rewatched the movie "The Last Kiss." Initially, I was neutral on how I felt about the movie, but after a 2nd watch. I can say that this movie has such a horrible message to the story. Basically, at the end, the main character, Zach Braff's character, cheated on his fiancee, but she forgives him at the end. It's guys like that bastard's character that is so messed up about this world. They're basically telling us guys that we can cheat on a woman and all we gotta do is say we're sorry and wait outside her door for days and it'll be all okay.

My favorite commercials:

Snow/Rain/Sleet/Wintry Mix, whatever it is, I hate it. Plus my thoughts on an NBA trade and Lost.

So today, Penn State cancelled classes for 8am and 9:05am classes. This was a good break for me since I was up until 4am studying for an exam @ 11:15AM and I was supposed to have a quiz for my 9:05 class. But man, that was some terrible weather. I don't think we've had anything as bad so far this academic school year. First, when I stepped outside to catch the bus to campus, the entire roads and sidewalks were covered with ice, I was slipping and sliding to the bus stop, felt like I was skiing. Then when I left my exam early, it was raining pretty fast and frequent as I had to hustle my way across campus (usually a 10 min walk, but today it took about 20 mins). There were so many big puddles of water EVERYWHERE, everything turned to slush, and then a jackass driver purposely made a big splash and I, along with some other people, got pretty wet from it. For my one class where we had to form a study group to receive extra credit, two of the bastards ended up joining a different group after the class and never sent me or the others an email to let us know. Anyways, I owned my Engineering Economics exam, so that was the highlight of the otherwise dreadful day. WOOT WOOT

Now, for my thoughts on an NBA trade that was just announced today...

The Memphis Grizzlies agree to trade Pau Gasol and a 2010 second round draft pick to the Los Angeles Lakers for Kwame Brown (KWAME FREAKIN BROWN?!), Aaron McKie, Javaris Crittenton, a 2008 and 2010 first round draft pick and the rights to Pau Gasol's brother Marc Gasol.

This has got to be one of the worst trades the Grizzlies have made. Those two first round draft picks are bound to be lower picks anyways since the Lakers will have a starting five of Andrew Bynum, Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom, Kobe Bryant, and Derek Fisher/Jordan Farmar for possibly the next few years. The Grizzlies basically gave the Lakers a golden ticket to return to a Championship-Caliber level. The only asset the Grizzlies truly received in return is Javaris Crittenton who could be hit or miss since he is still a rookie. Now the Grizzlies have three young point guards in Kyle Lowry, Mike Conley Jr, and Javaris Crittenton. They also received Kwame Brown and Aaron McKie to supply cap relief after the season. But with the way the team is built now, who would want to play for them? The only positive I can possibly see out of this is that the Grizzlies can trade one or two of their young point guards for more help at other positions and build around Rudy Gay and one of their young PGs. But still, you just don't give up a player like Pau Gasol for chump change.


Now for my thoughts on last night's episode of Lost:

I admit, I stopped watching this show after Season 1 based on the fact that I didn't believe the writers knew what direction they were going and the way Lost fans were getting furious from all the questions being asked in the show with no answers given. I did catch some episodes of Season 3 of Lost, but it wasn't until I saw the Season 3 Finale replay the other night that sucked me back into this show. Last night's episode with the Flash Forwards really got me excited about this season, and now I plan to catch up on Season 2 and 3 during my free time. However, I hate Jack's character even more than I did in Season 1 now. They need to focus more on Locke (who I think is the best character on the show) and Desmond.

Up @ 3AM, Catching up on some schoolwork, So what do I do?

Man these classes are pretty fast-paced. One of my I E courses already has a test this Friday (This is only the 3rd week of classes) And I have two more exams next week. I just started going to these classes last Friday since I changed my entire schedule on the last day of regular add/drop last Wednesday.

I'm currently working on some Probability HW, then I gotta do some work for Engineering Economics, Engineering Mechanics: Statics, and read up on some Physiology. At least I have a Web Design class, all I gotta do is write up a research-essay (more like a bio) on a famous person from one of my origins, either based on culture, geography, beliefs, or anything related to that. Probably gonna write one up about Will Smith.


So I'm currently hooked on Sara Bareilles' "Gravity". In my opinion, I think this is one of the most amazing songs I have ever heard. Her voice blends so perfectly with her piano playing. You can just feel her emotion spilling out of her as she is singing. This song is completely different than the majority of the songs on her album. But she really did save the best for last (It's the last track on her album, Little Voice). Everyone who reads this should give the song a listen if you love piano music. This song was actually put onto the 2004 Best of College Acapella album when Sara was in an acapella group at UCLA. So, just letting you know that yes, it's THAT good. I hope she comes to play in State College sometime in the upcoming year or next year. I would really love to attend one of her show. But I don't think there's too many small venues (or any) here that is catered to her type of music.

I still have so much stuff to do for classes in these upcoming 2 weeks. At least there's the Will Ferrell Comedy show on Feb 11th to look forward to, can't wait for that. But I think I'm starting to finally get my shit together.


It's going to be raining and snowing here in Happy Valley for most of the rest of this week and next week. Snow used to be something I looked forward to back in Philly, but here, it's like snowing every other day.

Alright, back to doing some work.

I'm also thinking about trying to write a screenplay. Just to see if I can do it and have people judge it and see if it would even be any good.

Here we go.

So I've just midway switched my major. I started out as an Electrical Engineering major. Then I became a Math-Actuarial Science major for a semester. And now I'm trying to switch into Industrial Engineering. I'm not exactly sure what to expect from my I E courses. But tomorrow will be the first day for me in these classes (even though it will be the 9th day of classes). I'm a junior in college and I'm still not 100% sure on what I want to do. But i think Industrial Engineering will be a good choice for me.

I recently saw Cloverfield last week. I felt that the movie was a bit overhyped. But if you actually followed with the viral marketing campaign, you probably enjoyed the movie more because you knew some of the background relating to the story. For those of you who are planning on watching it again or for the first time. There is a scene to keep in mind. At the end of the movie, during the Ferris Wheel scene, keep an eye out for something in the background on the right side of the screen. Also, there's an audio clip at the end of the credits.

It's so freaking cold here in Happy Valley.