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The Celtics busted out to a 3-0 lead on the favored Orlando Magic and seem to be ready to seal it here in game 6. When they are clicking, they are really clicking and tonight is no different.

I am trying to get moved into my place but I gotta work hard and I need to start NOW haha.

Cinco de Mayo

As we all know, that Suns beat my Blazers in the first round of the playoffs just about a week ago, and I was really fed up with them. Knowing that they oppose the ridiculous immigration law passed in Arizona, however, gives me newfound respect for them ---

Blase day off

I am laying here in bed, not wanting to get up, though I need to get milk in order to have cereal. Wow, that is sad. hahah.

NBA Playoffs, Round 1, Day 2

Yesterday I watched a lot of the Cleveland/Chicago game. I was sort of hoping Chicago didn't get the 8 seed because they seem overrated to me. I'm not a Derrick Rose fan. Oh well, Cleveland mopped the floor with them. I really would like to see the Blazers win it all, but they won't with 3 significant injuries this year. I do see them beating Dallas though. Let's hope.
Lakers are beating OKC right now, and I hope OKC makes it tougher on them.

Weekend

Well, Tuesday/Wednesday is my official weekend and here we are. I'm watching the Asquith version of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion. I have little or no knowledge of GBS, aside from knowing he was a politically active playwright. Criterion just released a collection of his filmed plays, mainly by Gabriel Pascal.

There is a contest for the entire Akira Kurosawa collection from Criterion, and the contest involves writing one sentence. Here is my entry, in the form of a Zen Koan:

A monk asked Kurosawa, "What is the meaning of cinema?" Drawing his samurai sword, he hacked the camera to pieces. "If you meet cinema, kill it."

One thing about the George Bernard Shaw readings/watchings. I definitely consider myself a Fabian Socialist.

Friday Night in March

Watching the end of Bucks/Kings game, which is in overtime. Blazers held off the Wizards at the Rose Garden, thanks to a last second j by BRoy. Its really surprising that it took a last second shot to beat a very subpar team.

This week I watched a few films by Ki-duk Kim, "Bad Guy", "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring...", and "Samaritan Girl", all of which left me rather disappointed when you take into account the accolades that this director has received internationally.

On a lighter note, I've started a facebook group dedicated to not letting Ralph Lawler use his trademark "bingo."

A Rededication

This whole "I'm going to create an honest, searching blog entry as often as possible" scenario doesn't seem to be working. I tend to write random quips and rarely do I even feel up to thinking about them and actually collecting my thoughts. That is going to change.

I've been casually reading Bill Bradley's "Values of the Game," and it is actually really good. From a sort of populist, democratic viewpoint, the book is just a lengthy focus on aspects of discipline and desire that lead to a "winning" disposition. Also I have a couple of interesting books on evolution and the nature of narrative that I hope to use as a sort of foundation for my Mozi page. I'm still reading about Altman's "Nashville" before I watch the final films of his.

I found a bunch of movies at Hollywood Video on River Road. This is my third batch of films from there since they started going out of business. I found a couple of extra Woody Allen films that I don't have (I've started watching "Stardust Memories" last night) along with many other auteurs that I'm "collecting."

I've started talking to a couple of brand new people, which is really cool, and I have a weekend worth of chores to do in this nice 2 day weekend I have ahead of me. More next time.