06 Wednesday Oct 2010
Day 06 ETeams You Hate
Just like any proper Storm fan, I am predictably answering the Los Angeles SpOrks:
Photographed by: Noah Graham/NBAE/Getty Images
Beat L.A.! Beat L.A.! Beat L.A.! Beat L.A.! Beat L.A.! Beat L.A.!
06 Wednesday Oct 2010
Day 05 EFavorite Basketball Team
I missed a day — here comes the excuse — because I was out sick, okay? Whatever, let’s just get on with it.
Anyway, there’s no other answer to this question but these girls:
Lauren Jackson, Tanisha Wright, Sue Bird, Swin Cash, and Camille Little
I love me some 2010 Seattle Storm! WNBA Champions, yeah!
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Addendum: runner-up would be the following:
The Seattle Storm high profile starting five (from left to right) Sheryl Swoopes, Lauren Jackson, Sue Bird, Yolanda Griffith and Swin Cash photographed at Key Arena in Seattle on Thursday May 15, 2008. (Photo Scott Eklund/Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
The above-pictured players comprised what supposedly was “The Perfect Storm” — the 2008 Seattle Storm. Too bad injuries got the better of them.
04 Monday Oct 2010
Day 04 EAthlete You Wish Played For Your Favorite Sports Team
I’m currently thinking if I want to jump on that Cambage bandwagon (I mean, she’s 6’8″) and want her for the Seattle Storm but I kinda like Camille and how she had worked so hard all these years and no, well, we can get Cambage, sure, but I won’t replace Camille Little.
So with that in mind, I’d probably want a solid enough point guard that will take a load off Sue so she won’t get tired so much and so I’d probably pick Lindsay Whalen.
(Photo by Tara Polen of SportsPageMagazine)
She’s very physical and drives to the basket a lot and her style contrasts that of the finesse that Sue brings. That’s why I like the supposed combination.
03 Sunday Oct 2010
Day 03 EAthlete(s) You Dislike/Hate
OMG, this is such an underhanded slap at me — I didn’t want to sully my blog with a single photo of My Pretty Pony, SpOrk personified, the biggest diva of all — Lisa Leslie.
But okay, since I’ve already started this meme thing, I guess I’ll just have to suck it up.
I won’t waste more words tryin’ to explain why I dislike her. She’s Lisa Freaking Leslie, you guys. Probably one of the whiniest divas in the W.
(I’m sure Miss Leslie is an upstanding citizen and I’m quite aware that I don’t know her personally but hey, I’m a Storm fan at heart, and we hate the SpOrks to the bone.)
02 Saturday Oct 2010
Day 02 ESports Moment You’ll Never Forget
Sue Bird #10 makes a three point basket over DeWanna Bonner #24 putting the Storm up by three points with 2.8 seconds remaining. (WNBA Western Conference Finals Game 2: Phoenix Mercury 88 vs. Seattle Storm 91, US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ. September 05,2010)
Game 2 of the 2010 Western Conference Finals. The Storm had just tied the score after being down 19 points sometime in that game and Diana Taurasi had been wreaking havoc in the Phoenix home court. Tanisha Wright waited until about 8 seconds were left in the shot clock before zipping a pass to Sue Bird who managed to shake her defender free, got her feet set, and put up probably one of the biggest shots in her career. 2.8 seconds remained and Taurasi missed the potential tying three-pointer.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsyQaiwm3zg
Of course she did the whole Die Bitches shot again against Atlanta in the Game 1 of the Finals but that didn’t compare to the magnitude of this shot against Phoenix.
Photo by Jamie Hines, SportsPageMagazine
01 Friday Oct 2010
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So what if I’m late to the game?
Day 01 EFavorite Sport
There’s no question about this. BASKETBALL, of course.
I played sparingly in high school, and a little bit in college. I used to follow the NBA when I was younger but I got tired of the flashiness and everything. Now, I just mostly follow women’s basketball, whether it’s the WNBA, or the Euroleagues (whenever possible), or the international competitions (FIBA, OGs), and even the women’s NCAA. I’ve also followed my local college team (the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons) when I was back home no matter how much they sucked.
27 Monday Sep 2010
Posted in Geekdom, Photo Blog
A displacement is the shortest distance from the initial and final positions of a point P. But the shortest distance doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the fastest or easiest or even the best way to get to where you need to be. Sometimes it’s better to just take your time and follow the longer route. You will be surprised at what you’ll find along the way.
20 Monday Sep 2010
Posted in Japan Stuff, Life Oh Life
So, it’s finally the tail-end of my much-awaited three-day weekend. I actually didn’t know earlier what the heck they are celebrating here today — I dunno, probably the fact that I can rest?
Anyway, because I didn’t know, I went to Google and found out that it’s actually Respect for the Aged Day today. Yay to the grannies and gramps and all you old people out there! Muchas gracias because I really need this rest. Like, really. We also don’t have to go to work on Thursday because voila! it’s autumn already and I’m just glad this hellish summer will finally be over.
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The WNBA season is over — what am I going to do now? Oh, I know there’s still the FIBA Worlds but after that, what then?
(And here I am with my ever-present dilemma: US or Australia? Go Birdy or Go LJ?)
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I’ve been listening to Sara Bareilles’ Kaleidoscope Heart album since the week that it came out. I’m still not sick of it. It must be that good. Or maybe I just love how she composes her lyrics so much.
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I haven’t picked up my camera in ages! I’m not even done processing the last few locations of my Cambodia trip (Ta Phrom & Banteay Srei) when I got sidetracked by this overwhelming need to just lie down on the bed and stare at the ceiling. Lethargy rocks and sucks at the same time.
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Finally found a clean-enough theme to use for this blog. And also got the Livejournal cross-post thing to work again. But I hardly ever open my LJ anyway so I’m not really sure why I have to copy my stuff over there.
*Shrug*
17 Friday Sep 2010
Undefeated in the f*ckin’ playoffs! – Sue “Die Bitches!” Bird
Photo Credits:
Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE/Getty Images
12 Sunday Sep 2010
Posted in Muzzak
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyV6653EUIc
Holding my breath its the last one I’ve got left until I see you
To live with my heart with it in pieces and parts of me left.
Every last day seemed to carry the weight of a lifetime
I watched from the ground as the cold fluttered down from the sky.
Sweet sun, send me the moon
Empty the skies out
Bringing me one step closer to you
Send it soon,
And I will breathe