An Update
I realized that while I write a lot about issues, I don't really write about myself. If you remember my high school days, I used to have "///The Update///" on the old site, but I really don't feel like I need to post continuous updates about my personal life because 1. not much really happens anymore since I hardly go out compared to last year, and 2. I feel like ranting about personal shit is too geocities/angelfire-ish, you know what I mean. When people put stupid gossipy shit about trivial things, like how they enjoyed the latest episode of Laguna or the O.C., or how they think the guy/girl at such and such place is hot, or about the dumb shit they did today, who they saw at the groceries etc. No one cares about this type of writing except the writer and maybe the people involved in the piece. While these little things may be important to these people, I for one like to have higher standards when it comes to writing, which I guess is natural considering I want it to pay the bills the rest of my life. Which is why I write about shit that matters. But for once I'll update you on the KTrain's Station.
Last Friday in my Comm 211 class, my GSI asked us, "Who of you here are 21?". No hands went into the air. Someone asked why, and he responded that he wants to take us all out drinking. Even though no one raised their hands at the previous question, an uproar broke out about where to go, which the best clubs/bars were, etc. And even though no hands raised up, I guess "Comm 211 Bar Night" is still on. Evidence that my Comm 211 GSI kicks ass. This is my first male GSI and I can honestly say there's a big difference between a male and female GSI; at least from the GSIs I've had. When we first joined the class, instead of making us write those info cards on index cards, my GSI (to remain unnamed due to bar night) told us to just put Comm 211 as one of our classes on facebook, and he could see us from there. Not only can he see his sections from facebook, but he can also invite us drinking.
Thursday is Comm 211 Bar Night, from 7:30-2, at an undisclosed location:
Sounds like a fun time, also considering that my professor told the class that the ratio of girls to guys in Comm 211 is 10:1. Still, I'll probably wind up staying in because I'll "catch up" on my readings and also because Comm 211 is my "quiet" class, where I really don't do anything. But we'll see.
I had a Comm 211 exam today that I hardly studied for, but came out with a pretty good feeling. There were two questions I absolutely missed, but the rest I feel like I got at least partially right. I think that's good, but still kind of odd.
This weekend had some potential; I was planning a big trip to MSU. OAR was playing at Breslin on Friday, and FASA has the "Rice Bowl" against MSU's PASS. Unfortunately, I couldn't find anyone from Michigan who wants to see OAR, or saw them at the State Theater last week, and though I'm still getting bugged by FASA people to go to the "Rice Bowl" (nothing more I'd love to do than play tackle football against trash-talking, skinny, Spartan Filipinos), I have to go home to pick shit up for Spring Break and also get a haircut. Scratch another weekend. This weekend inactivity is getting out of hand.
The Michigan men's basketball team is currently destroying Minnesota by 21. Inconsistency is the name of the Wolverines' game, similar to the Pistons of few years past. After slipping out of the rankings, I guess we're trying to make a statement, but a trip to the tournament would suffice for me.
The Pistons are also killing the NBA. It's now a huge deal if a team beats us, and when we lost back-to-back games a little while ago it was a key story on all the front pages. We're already at the All-Star break and we don't even have 10 losses yet. I'm not worried about Dallas or San Antonio, those teams can suck it. We have four players on the All-Star team, tying the record.
Big trade. The Darko Experiment is over. Darko, after sucking the D for so many years, is finally leaving the D. Darko and Carlos Arroyo are packing their bags to Orlando, where we will acquire Kelvin Cato and Orlando's 2007 first round pick. We acquired Darko through a long-term investment, and hopefully we'll make up for that mistake by getting someone better. I really loved Arroyo in D-Town (the Carlos-Carlos no longer exists), and I personally wished he could stay, because he's a dribbling, passing, And-1 type of show. Though Lindsey is back, he can't make plays to the extent that Arroyo can, and I think that's something our bench will miss. In fact, I think it's a slight gamble leaving an aged, injury-prone player a backup to an already injured Chauncey Billups. But we've seen before that without a backup point guard (Arroyo's suspension) we can still kick ass. Tayshaun can run point with ease, so we have nothing to worry about. I'll miss Darko and his antics, and I was glad enough that I got his autograph and got to see him in person. When I got his autograph, Darko actually leaned out of his way to sign my towel (they were giving em out as a promotion), so I'm grateful for that. I wish all the success to him in the future, and the same to Arroyo, and the trade should make for a good "Happy Trails" section on PTI. I'm excited though, Kelvin Cato is basically a younger Dikembe Mutombo. He's better than Dale Davis is, and has the potential to grab double-digit rebounds and three blocks every night. And consider the defenders we already have. Another body to throw at the Diesel, that's for sure. The 2007 pick is unconditional, so hopefully the Magic will suck it up for another year and we'll get a top-10 lottery pick. The potential upside for a top-10 draft pick far supercedes Darko and Arroyo combined, and it's another daring and genious move on Joe D's part. I hate to say it again because it's getting old now, but Joe D continues to amaze me with his skills. Just when you think the Pistons can't get any better, when we're already at the top of the league, have tied records and can still break some... he pulls something totally shocking out of the bag. Suffice to say it's gonna be great to be a Pistons fan for the next five years, I've gotta start going to some goddamn games, spending my money on them instead of grass.
I've been getting progressively angry at what MJ has done to my life so far. My personal life is fine as it stands, but when I sat down to study for my Comm 211 exam I realized how much studying I haven't done. I'm beginning to hate toking, because not only am I gaining some weight back from munchies, but since grades are life at college, my life seems to steadily be on the decline. I hate it when I look forward to toking on weekday nights, I hate waking up and going through the entire day in a haze, I hate being lazy, and unless I'm particularly pissed at something (i.e. my email not working last night nor the past few days) or it's a special occassion (birthday party, watching certain movies - see Ultraviolet below, etc.) I'm going to give a sincere effort to stop. It's not healthy, it's not financially sound, and I'm beginning to understand what all those poorly-budgeted informercials are getting at.
This truly is your brain on drugs, and I hope I have the willpower in me to quit.
I saw a trailer for this movie last night and it blew me away, partially because I was toked up, partially because it was the full trailer of 2:17 (on TV), but because it looks good nonetheless. The movie is called Ultraviolet (obviously a play on "ultraviolent"), and it basically looks like Kill Bill meets Equilibrium meets Perfect Hair Forever (I'm serious, it looks like the characters can change colors). The summary of the movie reads, "In the late 21st century, a subculture of humans have emerged who have been modified genetically by a vampire-like disease, giving them enhanced speed, incredible stamina and acute intelligence, and as they are set apart from 'normal' and 'healthy' humans, the world is pushed to the brink of worldwide civil war aimed at the destruction of the 'diseased' population. In the middle of this crossed-fire is - an infected woman - Ultraviolet (played by Milla Jovovich), who finds herself protecting a nine-year-old boy who has been marked for death by the human government as he is believed to be a threat to humans." Milla Jovovich was sort of hot in Resident Evil in that heroine-tomboyish sort of way, and RE was a solid movie. My buddy Zeke said Ultraviolet is by the same guy who made Equilibrium, which is one of the most underrated movies out there. If the action scenes in this movie can match up or even surpass those of Equilibrium, I definitely would get my money's worth, and based on the trailer, it certainly seems so. I just hope this isn't one of those movies where the trailer hypes the movie up to incredible measures, then disappoints, sort of like The Matrix Reloaded, which was a good movie still, but didn't live up to my expectations due to the awesome trailer.
Drawing any parallels?
Guns, girls, car chases, martial arts, futuristic techno plot? Yep, this'll get my $8.85. Coming March 3, definitely a must see upon return from Spring Break.
See the trailer in HD here.
Speaking of Spring Break, I've decided to take a more humanitarian route this year. The past two Spring Breaks I've been to Panama City Beach and Cancun, and so even though my spirit yearns for another week full of fun and sun, white-sanded beaches, clubs and bars, passing out at clubs and being shaken awake by a bouncer, skimpily dressed and tanned women, sucking down mixed drinks the bartender doesn't know what he put in it that tastes like gasoline, eating quesadillas and having a Corona for breakfast every day by the pool, accidentally taking drugs, almost getting arrested, being offered weed at every store, wet t-shirt contests, having water poured on me in bed, dirtyass foam parties, trying to find absinthe, booze cruises, seeing how sweaty Fat Joe gets, drinking Coronas on public buses, and my roommate being dragged across a stage by a man twice his size in front of 300 people, my charity side won out. I'm going to New Orleans for Alternative Spring Break (with the UM-International Student Volunteers), helping to rebuild post-Katrina NO. Coincidentally (or not, I don't know), Mardi Gras happens to fall during the same week, and it's the first time Michigan's odd Spring Break time works out nicely. Though the trip is University sponsored, and therefore drugs and alcohol are disallowed, I still think it'll be a hell of a time. A UofM student who also lives in New Orleans told us that the success or failure of New Orleans' recovery depends on this years' Mardi Gras, and even though the city is still trying to find money to finance the historical event, no expense will be spared.
Current good music:
OAR - City On Down (in memory of my not going to their concert)
Zero 7 - In The Waiting Line (Koop Remix)
Black Eyed Peas - Pump It Up (from that Best Buy commercial)
Nikkfurie - The A La Menthe
Ben Folds - Fred Jones Pt. 2
Lauryn Hill - Everything Is Everything
Jurassic 5 - Sum Of Us
Miles Davis - Jeru
Stereophonics - Since I Told You It's Over
Nappy Roots - Awnaw (Rock Remix)
I don't know why I didn't know this before, but I've recently used the radio feature on iTunes. There are some pretty damn good stations out there, and last night I grooved through some homework with the Jazz-->#Musik.Lounge on RauteMusik.FM. It's the first station under Jazz.
Valentine's Day, or "Singles Awareness Day" as I've heard it been coined, passed me by without notice. I've been single every other day of the year, so one day doesn' t really make a difference. I think Valentine's Day is the original "love" day, and as such it should be revered instead of bashed. People who think Valentine's Day is stupid are just those types who think they're cool because they think differently than popular culture. These people aren't cool, nor are they right. Sweetest Day is a marketing scam, not Valentine's Day. If you call Valentine's Day a scam to get peoples' money, then you should call Christmas a scam, birthdays a scam, and all those other holidays where we're supposed to celebrate. Instead, people try to seem headstrong and do the opposite. Fools. Another reason why America is on the downfall.
Another thing I'm worried about. The world is slowly cycling back to a rise and fall of a superpower. That falling star is us, the US, and in the next 20-30 years I feel like we'll revert to mediocrity while China or Iran (or perhaps a unified Middle-Eastern nation-state) will take our place. Spain had their time, so did England, and even Germany was the worldwide focus for a few years. We're current on the list. America is the world's lone super-superpower, and thus is the epicenter of the universe (until we find alien life). As Americans, because we feel so much need to put ourselves in the limelight, I feel like we won't settle for second best. If we go out, we'll go out with a bang; a last stand against the world that will get at least three chapters in the textbooks.
I think I'm getting a little too morbid though so I'll leave it at that and start my English homework, more to come.
Last Friday in my Comm 211 class, my GSI asked us, "Who of you here are 21?". No hands went into the air. Someone asked why, and he responded that he wants to take us all out drinking. Even though no one raised their hands at the previous question, an uproar broke out about where to go, which the best clubs/bars were, etc. And even though no hands raised up, I guess "Comm 211 Bar Night" is still on. Evidence that my Comm 211 GSI kicks ass. This is my first male GSI and I can honestly say there's a big difference between a male and female GSI; at least from the GSIs I've had. When we first joined the class, instead of making us write those info cards on index cards, my GSI (to remain unnamed due to bar night) told us to just put Comm 211 as one of our classes on facebook, and he could see us from there. Not only can he see his sections from facebook, but he can also invite us drinking.
Thursday is Comm 211 Bar Night, from 7:30-2, at an undisclosed location:
Sounds like a fun time, also considering that my professor told the class that the ratio of girls to guys in Comm 211 is 10:1. Still, I'll probably wind up staying in because I'll "catch up" on my readings and also because Comm 211 is my "quiet" class, where I really don't do anything. But we'll see.
I had a Comm 211 exam today that I hardly studied for, but came out with a pretty good feeling. There were two questions I absolutely missed, but the rest I feel like I got at least partially right. I think that's good, but still kind of odd.
This weekend had some potential; I was planning a big trip to MSU. OAR was playing at Breslin on Friday, and FASA has the "Rice Bowl" against MSU's PASS. Unfortunately, I couldn't find anyone from Michigan who wants to see OAR, or saw them at the State Theater last week, and though I'm still getting bugged by FASA people to go to the "Rice Bowl" (nothing more I'd love to do than play tackle football against trash-talking, skinny, Spartan Filipinos), I have to go home to pick shit up for Spring Break and also get a haircut. Scratch another weekend. This weekend inactivity is getting out of hand.
The Michigan men's basketball team is currently destroying Minnesota by 21. Inconsistency is the name of the Wolverines' game, similar to the Pistons of few years past. After slipping out of the rankings, I guess we're trying to make a statement, but a trip to the tournament would suffice for me.
The Pistons are also killing the NBA. It's now a huge deal if a team beats us, and when we lost back-to-back games a little while ago it was a key story on all the front pages. We're already at the All-Star break and we don't even have 10 losses yet. I'm not worried about Dallas or San Antonio, those teams can suck it. We have four players on the All-Star team, tying the record.
Big trade. The Darko Experiment is over. Darko, after sucking the D for so many years, is finally leaving the D. Darko and Carlos Arroyo are packing their bags to Orlando, where we will acquire Kelvin Cato and Orlando's 2007 first round pick. We acquired Darko through a long-term investment, and hopefully we'll make up for that mistake by getting someone better. I really loved Arroyo in D-Town (the Carlos-Carlos no longer exists), and I personally wished he could stay, because he's a dribbling, passing, And-1 type of show. Though Lindsey is back, he can't make plays to the extent that Arroyo can, and I think that's something our bench will miss. In fact, I think it's a slight gamble leaving an aged, injury-prone player a backup to an already injured Chauncey Billups. But we've seen before that without a backup point guard (Arroyo's suspension) we can still kick ass. Tayshaun can run point with ease, so we have nothing to worry about. I'll miss Darko and his antics, and I was glad enough that I got his autograph and got to see him in person. When I got his autograph, Darko actually leaned out of his way to sign my towel (they were giving em out as a promotion), so I'm grateful for that. I wish all the success to him in the future, and the same to Arroyo, and the trade should make for a good "Happy Trails" section on PTI. I'm excited though, Kelvin Cato is basically a younger Dikembe Mutombo. He's better than Dale Davis is, and has the potential to grab double-digit rebounds and three blocks every night. And consider the defenders we already have. Another body to throw at the Diesel, that's for sure. The 2007 pick is unconditional, so hopefully the Magic will suck it up for another year and we'll get a top-10 lottery pick. The potential upside for a top-10 draft pick far supercedes Darko and Arroyo combined, and it's another daring and genious move on Joe D's part. I hate to say it again because it's getting old now, but Joe D continues to amaze me with his skills. Just when you think the Pistons can't get any better, when we're already at the top of the league, have tied records and can still break some... he pulls something totally shocking out of the bag. Suffice to say it's gonna be great to be a Pistons fan for the next five years, I've gotta start going to some goddamn games, spending my money on them instead of grass.
I've been getting progressively angry at what MJ has done to my life so far. My personal life is fine as it stands, but when I sat down to study for my Comm 211 exam I realized how much studying I haven't done. I'm beginning to hate toking, because not only am I gaining some weight back from munchies, but since grades are life at college, my life seems to steadily be on the decline. I hate it when I look forward to toking on weekday nights, I hate waking up and going through the entire day in a haze, I hate being lazy, and unless I'm particularly pissed at something (i.e. my email not working last night nor the past few days) or it's a special occassion (birthday party, watching certain movies - see Ultraviolet below, etc.) I'm going to give a sincere effort to stop. It's not healthy, it's not financially sound, and I'm beginning to understand what all those poorly-budgeted informercials are getting at.
This truly is your brain on drugs, and I hope I have the willpower in me to quit.
I saw a trailer for this movie last night and it blew me away, partially because I was toked up, partially because it was the full trailer of 2:17 (on TV), but because it looks good nonetheless. The movie is called Ultraviolet (obviously a play on "ultraviolent"), and it basically looks like Kill Bill meets Equilibrium meets Perfect Hair Forever (I'm serious, it looks like the characters can change colors). The summary of the movie reads, "In the late 21st century, a subculture of humans have emerged who have been modified genetically by a vampire-like disease, giving them enhanced speed, incredible stamina and acute intelligence, and as they are set apart from 'normal' and 'healthy' humans, the world is pushed to the brink of worldwide civil war aimed at the destruction of the 'diseased' population. In the middle of this crossed-fire is - an infected woman - Ultraviolet (played by Milla Jovovich), who finds herself protecting a nine-year-old boy who has been marked for death by the human government as he is believed to be a threat to humans." Milla Jovovich was sort of hot in Resident Evil in that heroine-tomboyish sort of way, and RE was a solid movie. My buddy Zeke said Ultraviolet is by the same guy who made Equilibrium, which is one of the most underrated movies out there. If the action scenes in this movie can match up or even surpass those of Equilibrium, I definitely would get my money's worth, and based on the trailer, it certainly seems so. I just hope this isn't one of those movies where the trailer hypes the movie up to incredible measures, then disappoints, sort of like The Matrix Reloaded, which was a good movie still, but didn't live up to my expectations due to the awesome trailer.
Drawing any parallels?
Guns, girls, car chases, martial arts, futuristic techno plot? Yep, this'll get my $8.85. Coming March 3, definitely a must see upon return from Spring Break.
See the trailer in HD here.
Speaking of Spring Break, I've decided to take a more humanitarian route this year. The past two Spring Breaks I've been to Panama City Beach and Cancun, and so even though my spirit yearns for another week full of fun and sun, white-sanded beaches, clubs and bars, passing out at clubs and being shaken awake by a bouncer, skimpily dressed and tanned women, sucking down mixed drinks the bartender doesn't know what he put in it that tastes like gasoline, eating quesadillas and having a Corona for breakfast every day by the pool, accidentally taking drugs, almost getting arrested, being offered weed at every store, wet t-shirt contests, having water poured on me in bed, dirtyass foam parties, trying to find absinthe, booze cruises, seeing how sweaty Fat Joe gets, drinking Coronas on public buses, and my roommate being dragged across a stage by a man twice his size in front of 300 people, my charity side won out. I'm going to New Orleans for Alternative Spring Break (with the UM-International Student Volunteers), helping to rebuild post-Katrina NO. Coincidentally (or not, I don't know), Mardi Gras happens to fall during the same week, and it's the first time Michigan's odd Spring Break time works out nicely. Though the trip is University sponsored, and therefore drugs and alcohol are disallowed, I still think it'll be a hell of a time. A UofM student who also lives in New Orleans told us that the success or failure of New Orleans' recovery depends on this years' Mardi Gras, and even though the city is still trying to find money to finance the historical event, no expense will be spared.
Current good music:
OAR - City On Down (in memory of my not going to their concert)
Zero 7 - In The Waiting Line (Koop Remix)
Black Eyed Peas - Pump It Up (from that Best Buy commercial)
Nikkfurie - The A La Menthe
Ben Folds - Fred Jones Pt. 2
Lauryn Hill - Everything Is Everything
Jurassic 5 - Sum Of Us
Miles Davis - Jeru
Stereophonics - Since I Told You It's Over
Nappy Roots - Awnaw (Rock Remix)
I don't know why I didn't know this before, but I've recently used the radio feature on iTunes. There are some pretty damn good stations out there, and last night I grooved through some homework with the Jazz-->#Musik.Lounge on RauteMusik.FM. It's the first station under Jazz.
Valentine's Day, or "Singles Awareness Day" as I've heard it been coined, passed me by without notice. I've been single every other day of the year, so one day doesn' t really make a difference. I think Valentine's Day is the original "love" day, and as such it should be revered instead of bashed. People who think Valentine's Day is stupid are just those types who think they're cool because they think differently than popular culture. These people aren't cool, nor are they right. Sweetest Day is a marketing scam, not Valentine's Day. If you call Valentine's Day a scam to get peoples' money, then you should call Christmas a scam, birthdays a scam, and all those other holidays where we're supposed to celebrate. Instead, people try to seem headstrong and do the opposite. Fools. Another reason why America is on the downfall.
Another thing I'm worried about. The world is slowly cycling back to a rise and fall of a superpower. That falling star is us, the US, and in the next 20-30 years I feel like we'll revert to mediocrity while China or Iran (or perhaps a unified Middle-Eastern nation-state) will take our place. Spain had their time, so did England, and even Germany was the worldwide focus for a few years. We're current on the list. America is the world's lone super-superpower, and thus is the epicenter of the universe (until we find alien life). As Americans, because we feel so much need to put ourselves in the limelight, I feel like we won't settle for second best. If we go out, we'll go out with a bang; a last stand against the world that will get at least three chapters in the textbooks.
I think I'm getting a little too morbid though so I'll leave it at that and start my English homework, more to come.
posted by KTrain at 9:37 PM
7 Comments:
Nice posts . . .
I have extremely mixed feelings about the Darko trade. Here are the good things about it:
-In a way its a clear show of faith for our rookies. Even if Dumars is still trying to get a pg, this trade implies that Acker can fill in as a 3rd pg. in fact, there are now enough roster spaces for all 3 rookies to be active (assuming cato is on the inactive). I think our rookies can be productive within a few years, with Amir Johnson potentially a stud way down the line. This trade in a way shows Joe Ds show of faith in a similar way as he showed his faith in prince by not drafting carmelo. The cap relief is obviously huge.
Heres what I dont like:
-The draft pic is top 5 protected in 07. The truth is that there is a very good chance the pic is not even lottery by then. Despite sucking ass this year, Orlando has huge assets. Howard is a beast, Milicic and Howard could complement eachother perfectly.
-I agree it wasnt smart to get rid of Arroyo. I trust Arroyo's (lack of) decision making more than I trust Hunters ankle.
-Finally, its really depressing that Darko is officially bust for the pistons. 3 years ago he was the future, the next superstar, the next era. He has every physical talent KG has. I know Darko was a lazy bum, but this trade offically removes all hope that he could have been the leader of a future piston contending team.
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