Zen state

I got myself a Creative Zen Micro (in black--matches my rig) two weeks ago. Gotta say, it's worth every penny.


My rig, with the Zen. Yeah, my desk is a mess.

I've loaded just about every song I care to put in there (all U2 and EBTG albums, most of Toad, Gin Blossoms, plus some 80s stuff) and I still have around 2.5GB left.

Top 3 reasons why I got a Zen Micro instead of an iPod:

(1) Replaceable battery!
(2) Has the black finish and a cool blue backlight which matches my rig
(3) It's not an iPod

Top 3 reasons why I didn't get an iPod

(1) Price
(2) Everyone else has it
(3) It's an iPod (okay, that was low. I have nothing against Apple...I do hate fanboys who think that if a DAP isn't an iPod, it sucks. All hail their iCon, Steve Jobs)

Okay, I was tempted by the Silver 6GB iPod (plus I could get it engraved). I thought about getting a silver Zen Micro, but it didn't look silver at all.

Anyway, I'm happy with the purchase. I nearly got a Rio Carbon, which was $50 cheaper...but I knew I would get buyers remorse for "settling". The iRiver H10 was a bit more than I was willing to pay for...

Star Wars! (Spoilers ho!)

Finally got around to seeing Revenge of The Sith last night. Overall good, despite lousy "dialogue" by Lucas whenever Anakin and Padme were on screen. But the effects were great, and Yoda kicked ass. Unfortunately, Clone Wars (the animated series) was sooooo much better. General Grievous? Sucked in this one. He was kinda like one of the Predator dudes, hunting Jedi in Clone Wars. He was watered down in RoTS. Nuts.
Same with Mace Windu.

But overall it was good; lightsaber battles were pretty cool, and it was Godfather-like in a particular sequence (you'll understand it when you see it).

Overall, I'd say it ranks...oh, #2 on the list:

1. Empire Strikes Back
2. Revenge of the Sith
3. Star Wars: A New Hope
4. Return of the Jedi
5. Attack of the Clones
6. The Phantom Menace

Made me want to watch the original trilogy again, though...

The NBA: It's Faaaantastic!

Well, playoffs are on in the NBA. Elite eight time--Miami-Washington, Phoenix-Dallas, Indiana-Detroit, and San Antonio-Seattle. I really don't have a horse in these playoffs; haven't had one since Bird-era Boston Celtics. Heck, the only reason I paid attention before was that I wanted the Lakers to LOSE. So it was anyone-but-the-Lakers for what, five or so years?

But I do have some teams I like: San Antonio and Indiana. I did like Houston before because of Yao Ming (gotta support the Asian folks), but they choked away a 2-0 lead.

I don't really like Miami because...um, maybe Shaq hangover? Although Dwyane Wade is terrific. Still, it's kinda hard to root for a team coached by Ron Jeremy.

I don't like Seattle because Ray Allen is a whiny git. Yeah, Jesus whines too much 'bout being defended by Bowen. He started getting the calls, though, and it just seemed to me that the officials starteed calling more ticky-tack fouls against SA during Game 3, while SEA got away with mugging Manu. And that last shot Ray Allen missed? Did you catch his F-bomb to Bruce Bowen as Bowen taunted him? Although Allen got the last laugh, because SEA got the W.

Dallas? Meh. Phoenix? OK, entertaining, but I can't get into them (and all that controversy about Nash getting the MVP coz he's white...meh! He deserved it. Oh, and Wade's actually more valuable than Shaq, as evidenced by the playoffs). Detroit? Love Larry Brown, but they're going against Reggie. It would be cool if Reggie won the championship as a farewell gift; realistically, it won't happen.


So, picks?

final four:
MIA d DET
SA d PHX

finals:
MIA v SA

Ugh.