Who Knew?

I went to the dentist today. Apparently I have been brushing "too hard". I didn't know you could brush too hard, but she said that my gums are receding because I am scrubbing too hard. And that is why I have sensitivity to hot/cold/sweet stuff, because my roots are getting exposed. So now I need to work on a gentler motion. The other note about my dentist visit today was that my dentist has DVD goggles that you can wear while they are cleaning your teeth. Its pretty cool. I watched like 30 minutes of You Got Served.

Horror Movies and Steel Chopsticks

Horror Movies

I HATE horror movies. I don't understand why people like them? You go to a movie just to be scared? And then its hard to sleep the next couple of nights because you can see the images in your head. I would definitely rather see some action, comedy, or even ... thats right, a romantic comedy. Here are my top 5 movie genres:

1. Spy Movies
2. Medieval Movies
3. Sci Fi Movies
4. Comedies
5. Romantic Comedies

Steel Chopsticks

So my Aunt bought me some steel chopsticks for my place when they were visiting. She said they were much more hygenic and easier to clean. Overall, I am pretty pleased with them. One thing that sucks about them big time is that they get so hot when you eat like noodle soups. It actually makes eating more difficult. Maybe I should get some bamboo joints just for noodles.

Thats all for now.

Day Two

So I am on day two of my week long journey. Ngl, its pretty painful. It didnt help that I went to Wilsons house today, and they were BBQing. One thing that I noticed about the diet is that it is a little easier to handle since I am only committed to it for a week. I feel that if I had to eat like this for the rest of my life, it would be really hard. Anyways, today I had some veggy congee that I made (tastes like mush), some corn at Wilson's, and a salad from the mall. Pretty hungry still.

Transformers and other stuff...

Transformers

3.5 stars out of 5. I thought the movie was OK. Here were the goods and the bads:

Good:

• Megan Fox was hot
• Some of the transformers looked awesome (Starscream, the helicopter)
• The scene where Bumblebee helps that nerd mack was classic

Bad:

• Optimus Prime got his ass beat and was overall a pansy
• The story was whack. Why must there be some magical cube that can create life? Couldnt they just go with the standard, Decepticons trying to steal natural resources from Earth, and get torn by the Autobots?
• The scene where the Autobots were hiding around the house was totally unnecessary.

Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest

I caught this on ESPN yesterday. I already knew who had won, but you still have to watch these guys eat. Its pretty sick. I do not know how those guys force themselves to swallow food like that. Also, am I the only person who thought Kobiyahsi got robbed? I mean, the retarded hot dogs counters behind the guys showed even numbers up until the end. And they only showed 62 dogs, and then all of a sudden that Joey Chestnut guy has 66? And Kobiyahsi has 63? I dont understand. I mean, if they are going to have a live count of dogs, shouldnt that number be accurate? Either way, this segways well into my next topic.

Vegetarian/Vegan

Ive decided to try to go vegetarian for the next week. I have never not eaten meat for longer than like 24 hours, so this is going to be tough for me. Plus I have very little will power. I remember the one time that I tried to fast for the people in Taiwan who were suffering from an earthquake. I lasted exactly 24 hours. Even Hostar went for like 2 or 3 days. So yeah, I have trouble saying no to things for myself. I will try though. Here is a short list of rules:

1. No meat of any kind other than eggs. I figure I still need some protein in my diet, so I'll just eat eggs. Hopefully I dont have real bad gas from this.
2. No sodas or candy. Gatorade is acceptable, as well as vitamin water. Arizona Green tea and Redbull are not.

Hmmm, I guess thats it. Have I contacted my physician to see if this diet is acceptable? No. Will I last the whole week? Probably not. Is this going to tear up my digestive system? I dont know.

NBA Draft Recap(late) and Comment about RT

NBA Draft
The NBA Draft was last week. Here are my winners and losers:

Winners: Portland, Seattle, Charlotte

Portland - Pretty much just winners for doing the right thing and picking Greg Oden. Oden is the real deal. He will win at least 3 championships over the next 15 years. All of those people who say Kevin Durant is the next MJ. You guys can't be serious right? I mean KD is going to be pretty sick, but he cannot guard like Mike, and his frail body is primed for major injuries.

Seattle - I know I just bashed Kevin Durant, but come on, he is still going to be pretty sweet. Plus they just robbed Boston by shipping Ray "I can only shoot from the perimeter" Allen for Delonte West (Solid PG), Jeff Green (Not who I would have picked, but whatever, still a good pick), and Wally Szerbiack(scrub). All in all, a good day for Seattle. Now if only they could keep some talent there, they might be good in like 5 years.

Charlotte - I know that Stephen A and the other ESPN bozos called MJ out for making the trade of Brandan Wright for Jason Richardson. Here is the deal in my eyes. Brandan Wright is an undersized PF with no offensive moves, and a big head too. (Did you hear what he said on draft night? Stew Scott said that he MIGHT be the only player that couldn't take his boss 1 on 1. Brandan then costed himself by saying that MJ didn't want any.) I think MJ could smoke him. I mean, he is the greatest ever. And its not like Wright is alot bigger or anything. Jason Richardson is a proven NBA scoring machine. Big win for the Bobcats.

Rant about RottenTomatoes
I went to the site to check out the Fresh rating for Transformers, and saw a list of the top 100 Sci Fi movies of all time. Looked through the list a little, but then jumped to the top 10. On my way there, I determined that the list was garbage and now question anything that those guys post. Here is the deal:

When I was working for WonderClick.com, Bryan Lee's bro was the guy in charge of RT. Since then he sold the site, made a ton, and now I think News Corp owns it. We used to get free gear from RT, and it was pretty cool. So the reviews on the site were always pretty solid, and I pretty much agreed with them.

BUT... as I was jumping from 100 to 10 in that top 100 Sci Fi list, I happened to come across number 32.... The MATRIX!!! WTF. How can this movie not be in the top 10 or even the greatest of all time? I mean seriously. This movie changed the industry back in the late 90s. Instead of it, there were 2 movies that were pretty good, but not great like the Matrix was. Children of Men was like 5. This movie was OK. I sat through it, and somewhat enjoyed it, mostly because I like Clive Owen, but seriously, this movie is garbage next to the Matrix. And then the biggest shocker. Number 4 was the Minority Report. OMG. This movie had sooooo much hype, and yet was the biggest waste of 3 hours of my life. The story was whack. Tom Cruise is a psycho. The effects were cool, but then again, not as cool as the Matrix's effects. So now, I am left to question RT forever. I mean, I guess the reviews are still good. But the top 100 lists are crap. CRAP I SAY!

Ok, Im done.

iPhone

Man. I want the iPhone real bad. Went to check it out on Saturday night at the Apple store. It works pretty much like the videos that they show of it. I wish I didn't have my contract with Sprint. The good thing about my contract is that its pretty cheap, much cheaper than the iPhone contracts. Bah, oh well, maybe a Xmas present for myself when my plan ends in december.

Tourney Results and the rest of the Weekend

Well.

Aus and I got T-3rd in the doubles tournament this weekend. It was somewhat bitburgersweet(reference to the beer that Aus brought), haha. I think for Aus and I, this is the highest doubles finish we have ever had. We played ok. Aus played like a champ. And we had a great shot at winning the whole thing, however, Aus cramped in the last match of pool play. So, even though he cramped, we still went on to beat this team that was vying for the playoffs, and then after that we beat a team in the playoffs. We beat that team and Aus didn't jump once, haha. That is pretty sad. Then we played Felix and Paul (total sandbaggers) in the semis, but they were just too much for us. To be honest, it would be a good match even if Aus was 100%, but I think we would have the slight edge.

It's weird because Aus and I used to play doubles tourneys back in the day at the BB level, and we used to get torn. I think the competition just got alot worse, because I am pretty sure we were better like 4 years ago. Plus, Aus was buzzed the whole tourney, haha, which might have contributed to his cramping. Eh, its possible. Either way, I had a blast. It's a ton of fun playing with Aus, and we did pretty well considering the circumstances.

I went to practice today mostly to see how my body would hold up after a full day of volleyball yesterday. I wanted to play a couple of games to replicate the 2nd or 3rd day of a tourney. I dont really know how much it is going to help me. I mean, I was pretty tired today, so I just sat around, haha, and watched the other guys do drills and play. I did get to fast against the rebels, and play 1 match in the right back. I also go some reps in a drill at middle back. Overall, I guess I did ok.

Anyways, Mini in 3 weeks. Pretty excited.