The Playoffs again

The NBA playoffs are on to the conference finals. After Miami forced a game 7 at home Toronto put up a strong showing in game 7 to advance the eastern conference finals. They are playing the Cavaliers, who haven't lost a playoff game yet this year and came off 8 days of rest. The cavs took game 1 at home, running away with a 31 point win in which LeBron James and kyrie Irving put up spectacular numbers. In the west the conference finals are tied at 1 a piece after Russell Westbrook dominated game 1 on the road and Stephen curry got it done at home in game 2. The Cavaliers will in my opinion likely sweep the raptors in 4 games, whereas I think that the thunder will be able to steal at least 1 more game from the golden state warriors.

More NBA playoffs

The NBA playoffs continue to have a few surprises, but not many. The thunder finished the spurs in 6 games last night, which basically nobody expected. LaMarcus Aldridge basically disappeared outside of the first two games. The Cavaliers picked up their second consecutive sweep, looking very impressive. The overachieving heat continue their dogfight with the severely underachieving raptors, and the Warriors easily closed out the mediocre trail blazers in 5 games. These match ups don't surprise me much, and I expect that whatever east team wins will get swept by Cleveland, whereas the thunder should give golden state a decent fight.

The NBA playoffs week 2

Yeah I know these are repetitive. Anyway the NBA playoffs are on to the second round and they are going how I expected for the most part. The only real shake-up is the Clippers, who lost their two nothing series lead over Portland when stars Chris Paul and Blake Griffin were benched with injuries. The Hawks, who looked Unstoppable against Boston are now getting clobbered by the Cavaliers, who scored an NBA record 25 three-pointers last night. While the Miami Heat are looking strong against the weak Toronto Raptors after blowing out Charlotte in game 7 of the first round. I expect Steph Curry to rest for the entire second round, as Golden State will likely sweep the Trailblazers even without his services. They will be well rested to play a tired Spurs team in the Western Conference Finals by my predictions.

The NBA Playoffs: Round 1

There are a lot of things happening in the NBA playoffs right now, and many of them make me very mad. Article 1 is of course my beloved Celtics, who got stuck with a tough first round match up in Atlanta and have dropped three of five games. The Celtics have maintained their defensive prowess despite losing starting shooting guard Avery Bradley, but their shot selection and offensive discipline has been nothing short of infuriating to me. Watching them toss up ill-advised threes and well contested shots is unbearable for me to watch. Another team that irks me is the Los Angeles Clippers, who despite their talented roster have dropped three straight games. The Miami Heat are in the same position as the Clippers. One surprise has been the relative not-awfulness of the Toronto Raptors, who have a habit of exiting the playoffs in an early and unceremonious fashion. Unsurprisingly, the Warriors, Spurs, and Cavaliers all finished their series' early, and The Oklahoma City Thunder will be following them to the second round shortly.

Word

Have any of you ever been to Minnesota? Minnesota is an interesting state. In Minnesota there is snow, humans, trees, and lots of guys. I guess that kind of fits along with the humans thing. Do people know what Massachusetts is? Like if you ask someone from Minnesota about Massachusetts do they know as little about Massachusetts as we know about Minnesota? Just jeans thoughts. James Harden sucks at basketball. Here is a list of players that are better than him: James Harden socks at basketball. Here is a list of players that are better than him colon stuff curry. LeBron James. Russell Westbrook. Anthony Davis. Kevin Durant. Chris Paul. Paul George. Andre Drummond. Blake Griffin. Kyle Lowry. Carmelo Anthony. Dwight Howard. Derrick Rose. Actually I'm not crazy about that one. Jimmy Butler. Trey skehan. Paul Millsap. Kawhi Leonard. DeMarcus Cousins. Basically everyone.

Whoops

I just realized that I forgot to do a blog post last week. My bad. I would like to first apologize to my lovely wife Gladys and our three children Skipper Bippo and Melvin. I would also like to apologize to the wonderful people of Pakistan who elected me to this fine position. I would like to apologize to Mr. Henry Worthington chairman of the cabinet of vacuum cleaners; I am sorry sir. Do you guys ever wonder what happens to LMFAO? That are they doing right now just sleep on that.

An acrostic poem by James soucy

It is

Apples
Megamind is a good movie

James is my name
Ushanka is the name of those fuzzy Russian hats
Says James
Trap house bang bang
Illuminati
November is the 11th month

Ticklish is one thing that I am not
I've got the
Moves like jagger
Because of you I n
Ever stray too far from the sidewalk
Requiem is a word that I don't know
Lol
America
King Kong went to Hong Kong to play ping pong
Everyone will hate this

Bagel

This week I don't know what to write about so I asked my mom and she told me to write about the half of a bagel that I cut the other day and have not yet eaten she is worried about it getting moldy I am voice typing this so my punctuation and grammar suck. I'm getting better. My mom has an excessive amount of cookbooks. I mean how many cookbooks can one person have? This seems unnecessary

Words that make me uncomfortable

"Steamy"
"Baby","honey", or "daddy" when used with your significant other
"Tonic"
"Bubby"
"Penal"
"Pianist"
"Penalize"
"Gumbo"
"Yams"
"Tummy"
"Abs"

things I can remember eating so far this week

I ate croutons. I ate a cookie. I ate pasta. I ate a burrito. I ate two hot dogs. I ate curly fries. I ate cereal. I ate a cheeseburger. I ate tater tots. I ate pasta. I ate toast. I ate cereal. I ate chicken wings. I ate french fries. I ate cereal. I ate a cheeseburger. I ate steak tips. I ate pizza sticks. I ate grilled chicken. I ate a baked potato. I ate pudding. I ate ice cream. I ate girl scout cookies. I ate a bagel. I ate cereal.

Naps

I love naps. Anytime I feel groggy or tired a nap is a great way to hit the reset button and get a clean slate on the rest of the day. Sometimes this can be negative though. It is harder to get to sleep at night on days where I nap and it can screw with your sleep cycle. Studies have found that naps can improve cognitive and memory function. Naps can also lower blood pressure. If you have insomnia (I definitely don't) then naps can be terrible and destroy your drive to get sleep. Often feeling overly tired during the day can indicate sleep apnea or poor sleeping position. Napping will not help these conditions, but using some kind of sleep apnea device will.

Rajon Rondo is a scumbag

Rajon Rondo is one of my least favorite athletes. The former Celtics point guard represents every issue that an athlete with a clean criminal record can have. Rondo's most recent bonehead move came when he used a homophobic slur to attack a gay referee during a game a couple months ago. Rondo was benched for last years playoffs due to disagreements with the Maverick's head coach, Rick Carlisle, unsurprising as Rondo has butted heads with every coach he has even played for. When Rondo was traded from the Celtics midway through last season, he openly admitted that he "hadn't played defense in a couple years". Rondo also puts up exponentially better stats in nationally televised games, revealing his own selfish and superficial need for attention. At 29 years old Rondo is still an ineffective shooter, exposing his lack of a work ethic. Rondo has had multiple altercations in which he has thrown balls at referees, showcasing his poor sportsmanship and lack of maturity.

The Internet

In my mind the Internet has three purposes: pictures of animals, videos of people falling on ice, and illegally downloading movies. Verizon shut me down on that third one with all ill timed email last September, but I can still enjoy pictures and videos of goats on trampolines, camels laughing, and monkeys throwing poop. I myself have an album on my phone of various animals in various poses with various captions which I use in various situations. I would upload some of them but I'm typing this on my phone and alas I cannot upload media without having the Google+ app and sadly I lack the space for the app because my phone is filled with pictures of animals.

Fin

The Senior Slide

Well like 37 people have already written about this but I'm super non-creative so who cares. I'll admit I was not feeling the senioritis a couple weeks ago, but after a grueling week of work and midterms with a tough cold I am feeling tired and slothful. I really hope colleges don't see second semester grades because I am really going into full coast mode and I do not want to go back. Part of me wonders if not overly exerting myself will make me feel lousy and unaccomplished, but so far so good!

Girl Scout Cookies

God I love girl scout cookies. Although I personally never was a girl scout, my understanding is that the girl scouts teach young girls values and skills for life. This is a great initiative, and in addition to these valuable skills and lessons the girl scouts provide the public with the greatest gift that anyone could ever offer: cookies. And damn if these aren't the best cookies I have ever put in my mouth. Girl scout cookies, despite their seasonal availability and high price, provide a pleasure on par with snow days or the musical stylings of Sean Paul. Thank you for your time and long live the girl scouts.

I Hate December Break

If I ever need to be reminded that doing nothing of purpose is depressing and boring, December break will always be there to remind me. It's the same every year: after a long four month grind of school, work, late nights of homework, buying people Christmas presents and then realizing I have no money, and college applications, my risk of having a heart attack is at an all time-high every December. I enjoy a few slothful days with my family and friends laying around while I sleep, watch TV, play video games and clog my arteries with hot dogs and mac and cheese. After a few blissful days of this vegetative and parent-disappointing lifestyle, my lethargic tendencies catch up with me, and I begin to long for a stack of homework or to be at work cleaning some kid's piss off the floor. Needless to say I am excited to be back in the saddle riding the horse of responsibility and purpose. Giddyup!