bengals versus texans. today. football. win. sentence.
yes i have serious doubts about the texans chances today. serious and grave doubts. however, i picked them to play green bay in the super bowl and since both of those teams are still in the playoffs and since both of those teams are playing today, i have to pick both to win. but i tell you faithful readers, i have serious doubts.
predictions: because of my preseason picks, i pick the following:
texans 19 bengals 17
packers 31 vikings 16
however, if i were to pick the games based solely on my amazing football knowledge and instincts, i would pick the following:
bengals 26 texans 23
packers 31 vikings 16
notice the packers game did not change. that's because i do not have grave and serious doubts about the packers like i do the texans. i hope my preseason picks pan out. but like i've noted before on this blog, even if we win today, all that does is send us back to new england, the sight of a brutal massacre earlier in the year. good luck texans. remember, you're not the oilers! prove me right!
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
1999
prince once said, 'we're not going to let the elevator break us down.' poignant words indeed. i think i'm actually quoting from 'let's go crazy' instead of '1999', which was what i was trying to go for. oh well. speaking of prince, do you think he regrets the batman soundtrack? i don't think he should. he should be proud of his work with the tim burton reboot. it's amazing how terrible the next three batman movies were, yet they made a ton of money. i actually remember watching the last one batman and robin in a theater with bruce. we became so bored that we started to do jumps and rolls over the seats in the theater. i think there was like five other people in there and they became more interested in what we were doing than the movie. so bad. so, so bad.
it's actually 2013 today. and who cares! it's another day following the last one. but since we like to group things in terms of days, weeks, months and years, it's meaningful. resolutions! goals for the new year! let's think about these. what sort of goals should be associated with this new and non-exciting year?
1. put on a concert- yes! demitria and i are currently in the works to perform a show. a four song show featuring several songs that i believe we can knock out as a duet, she plays the flute and i play the guitar. we're in the early stages of practice, so the show might not be ready until the summer, but we're moving forward on it. i'm proud of both of us to do this. i think in the end it will be something we can really be proud of.
2. get my book edited and published online through amazon- amazon will allow me to publish my book and be made available electronically through the kindle. once it's ready, i'm going to get promote it online as well: facebook, twitter all those things. i'll have to figure out the best way to do this. i just need word of mouth because the price will be so low, everyone will buy it.
3. buy a house- that's been on the list for a while and it might stay for a while, but we're both still hoping to buy a house in 2013.
4. get back in shape- this one was probably on last year's too, but last year was filled with celebration and although my knee has started to respond and get stronger, the balance was off last year. too much celebration. this year will, hopefully, feature no new jobs or anything of the sort. i can cut back my consumption and get back in shape for 2013.
5. that's it. not a grandiose list this year. last year was still full of change and getting those parts of my 5-year plan from 2006 done. i don't think i'll institute a new 5-year plan for a couple more years. i want to go back to school to get a masters degree at some point. i wouldn't mind getting a phd also and maybe going the professor route later in life. can you do that later in life? why not! you can anything if you want it.
i'm also going to piggyback on this blog post and knock out my top ten albums of the year:
1. father john misty- fear fun
2. the divine fits- a band called the divine fits
3. the flaming lips and heady fwends- s/t
4. spiritualized- huh?
5. twin shadow- forget
6. the lumineers- s/t
7. the walkmen- heaven
8. beach house- bloom
9. the avett brothers- the carpenter
10. matthew e white- big inner
not a spectacular year. disappoints were out there with the magnetic fields, the white rabbits and even the avett brothers, which made the list. i have a feeling i won't be loving that new album in the next year.
see ya 2012! thanks for the memories. i had friends and family come visit me. demitria and i traveled to glenwood springs on an awesome trip. i traveled to salt lake city, seattle, new york and houston. the astros moved to the al west. i passed the cpa test! crazy, crazy year indeed. looking forward to the new one.
it's actually 2013 today. and who cares! it's another day following the last one. but since we like to group things in terms of days, weeks, months and years, it's meaningful. resolutions! goals for the new year! let's think about these. what sort of goals should be associated with this new and non-exciting year?
1. put on a concert- yes! demitria and i are currently in the works to perform a show. a four song show featuring several songs that i believe we can knock out as a duet, she plays the flute and i play the guitar. we're in the early stages of practice, so the show might not be ready until the summer, but we're moving forward on it. i'm proud of both of us to do this. i think in the end it will be something we can really be proud of.
2. get my book edited and published online through amazon- amazon will allow me to publish my book and be made available electronically through the kindle. once it's ready, i'm going to get promote it online as well: facebook, twitter all those things. i'll have to figure out the best way to do this. i just need word of mouth because the price will be so low, everyone will buy it.
3. buy a house- that's been on the list for a while and it might stay for a while, but we're both still hoping to buy a house in 2013.
4. get back in shape- this one was probably on last year's too, but last year was filled with celebration and although my knee has started to respond and get stronger, the balance was off last year. too much celebration. this year will, hopefully, feature no new jobs or anything of the sort. i can cut back my consumption and get back in shape for 2013.
5. that's it. not a grandiose list this year. last year was still full of change and getting those parts of my 5-year plan from 2006 done. i don't think i'll institute a new 5-year plan for a couple more years. i want to go back to school to get a masters degree at some point. i wouldn't mind getting a phd also and maybe going the professor route later in life. can you do that later in life? why not! you can anything if you want it.
i'm also going to piggyback on this blog post and knock out my top ten albums of the year:
1. father john misty- fear fun
2. the divine fits- a band called the divine fits
3. the flaming lips and heady fwends- s/t
4. spiritualized- huh?
5. twin shadow- forget
6. the lumineers- s/t
7. the walkmen- heaven
8. beach house- bloom
9. the avett brothers- the carpenter
10. matthew e white- big inner
not a spectacular year. disappoints were out there with the magnetic fields, the white rabbits and even the avett brothers, which made the list. i have a feeling i won't be loving that new album in the next year.
see ya 2012! thanks for the memories. i had friends and family come visit me. demitria and i traveled to glenwood springs on an awesome trip. i traveled to salt lake city, seattle, new york and houston. the astros moved to the al west. i passed the cpa test! crazy, crazy year indeed. looking forward to the new one.
Monday, December 31, 2012
oh boy, pt. 2
correction to yesterday's post. i must have been in an anger filled rage, obviously not paying attention to detail. if houston wins against cincinnati, we won't be playing denver in denver. we'll be playing new england in new england. maybe i just didn't want to admit that we're toast. completely. donesky.
so where can i get a broncos hat?
so where can i get a broncos hat?
Sunday, December 30, 2012
oh boy
there's not much to say about today's texans game. kubiak is not a big time coach. schaub is not a big time quarterback. we will be one and done in houston against cincinnati. denver and new england have big time coaches and quarterbacks. but we're adequate enough to not be able to justify firing kubiak or ditching schaub. maybe green bay can hold on and at least fulfill one half of my super bowl prediction.oh well. baseball is coming soon and the astros will surprise people in their first season in the al west and only lose 100 games instead of the usual 120 games. good times ahead.
in other news, we attended our first REI garage sale saturday morning. okay, so in houston REI is not a big thing. we don't ski and we don't hike in houston. we eat and drink. a lot. however, in denver, REI is like a sacred place. skis, shoes, backpacks, winter hats and all sorts of camping essentials are sold and bought and sold again at REI. the people who work at REI know every detail about every piece of fabric and material used in REI products. for members, which i am, there are monthly garage sales. the garage sales feature items that people have brought back and they are resold for steep discounts. it's a big thing.
we woke up at 6:20 on a saturday morning. we had our coffee, from our new keurig coffee machine, thank you mom and jack, and headed out to REI. when you arrive you stand in line outside to draw a ticket. the tickets are different colors and the color you randomly select will determine when you get to go in. i drew the white ticket. demitria drew the red ticket. white was first to go inside. red was second. then there was green and yellow. at 8, the people with the white tickets lined up to go in. there is a separate room way up on the third floor where all these items are displayed. there are shoes, skis, jackets and all sorts of camping/outdoor stuff. you have twenty minutes to shop. then you have to leave the room and the next group comes in. i know, it's crazy.
i found an awesome patagonia jacket, a pair of hiking/snow shoes and a pair of hiking pants. demitria found this awesome old school cooler that locks so animals won't be able to get inside. we were through with our purchases and back to the car at about 9:30, the time we usually wake up on a saturday. we went for breakfast and then took a nice leisurely walk around wash park.
we are planning to attend the next garage sale in january. we're looking specifically for snow shoes and hiking poles next time. maybe another pair of hiking pants. i don't want to hike in blue jeans anymore. it's not the colorado way. it's also not comfortable. and it's not fashionable. but mostly it's the comfort. i also want to find a canoe or maybe a kayak. that might have to come from craigslist or something.
man i can't believe the texans. so much on the line for two weeks in a row and to show up and play like that twice. it's unbelievable. this place is going to be peyton crazy for the next two weeks. and if somehow we beat cincinnati, you know who is waiting for us? peyton manning and the denver broncos to play in denver. i wonder if i could get tickets? would i conceal my allegiance? would i paint my face? we'll have to see about these details later.
in other news, we attended our first REI garage sale saturday morning. okay, so in houston REI is not a big thing. we don't ski and we don't hike in houston. we eat and drink. a lot. however, in denver, REI is like a sacred place. skis, shoes, backpacks, winter hats and all sorts of camping essentials are sold and bought and sold again at REI. the people who work at REI know every detail about every piece of fabric and material used in REI products. for members, which i am, there are monthly garage sales. the garage sales feature items that people have brought back and they are resold for steep discounts. it's a big thing.
we woke up at 6:20 on a saturday morning. we had our coffee, from our new keurig coffee machine, thank you mom and jack, and headed out to REI. when you arrive you stand in line outside to draw a ticket. the tickets are different colors and the color you randomly select will determine when you get to go in. i drew the white ticket. demitria drew the red ticket. white was first to go inside. red was second. then there was green and yellow. at 8, the people with the white tickets lined up to go in. there is a separate room way up on the third floor where all these items are displayed. there are shoes, skis, jackets and all sorts of camping/outdoor stuff. you have twenty minutes to shop. then you have to leave the room and the next group comes in. i know, it's crazy.
i found an awesome patagonia jacket, a pair of hiking/snow shoes and a pair of hiking pants. demitria found this awesome old school cooler that locks so animals won't be able to get inside. we were through with our purchases and back to the car at about 9:30, the time we usually wake up on a saturday. we went for breakfast and then took a nice leisurely walk around wash park.
we are planning to attend the next garage sale in january. we're looking specifically for snow shoes and hiking poles next time. maybe another pair of hiking pants. i don't want to hike in blue jeans anymore. it's not the colorado way. it's also not comfortable. and it's not fashionable. but mostly it's the comfort. i also want to find a canoe or maybe a kayak. that might have to come from craigslist or something.
man i can't believe the texans. so much on the line for two weeks in a row and to show up and play like that twice. it's unbelievable. this place is going to be peyton crazy for the next two weeks. and if somehow we beat cincinnati, you know who is waiting for us? peyton manning and the denver broncos to play in denver. i wonder if i could get tickets? would i conceal my allegiance? would i paint my face? we'll have to see about these details later.
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