I Am, I Said

Awww...so Brooke is finally gone from American Idol. Not qutie sure what I'll watch for now. Everyone left is so boring to me (except maybe Jason, who's isn't boring but actually seems to be bored by the entire thing. Duuuuude);

Despite all of Brooke's flaws, she was an interesting singer. I don't quite get the hate of some people towards her. It's like she ate babies or something (even worse--she's never seen an R-rated flick! The horror! She's trying to brainwash us! Quick, No Country For Old Men on or something!)

Well, Top 5 ain't bad. And maybe we'll finally get to see what kind of album she'll come out with.

P-p-p-playoffs!

Geez, it seems like it was just last week when I came up with my predictions as to how the NBA playoffs will shape up. This was what I predicted:

WEST:
(1) Mavs, Suns, Spurs, Jazz, Rockets, Nuggets, Warriors, Lakers
(2) Mavs, Suns, Spurs, Rockets
(3) Mavs, Spurs
(4) Spurs

EAST
(1) Bulls, Pistons, Celtics, Wizards, Heat, Magic, Nets, Cavs
(2) Bulls, Pistons, Celtics, Heat
(3) Bulls, Celtics
(4) Bulls

FINALS
(1) Spurs, Bulls
(2) Spurs

Hoo-boy, was I off or what? Bulls in the finals? I guess I was thinking that Kobe would get traded. Instead, we have the Lake Show as the #1 seed throughout the playoffs. Yikes.

Anyway, if you believe the NBA is rigged (or, as I believe, "influenced"--see Game 6 of Lakers/Kings, where a Kobe elbow to Bibby's nose was deemed "incidental contact", and the Lakers shooting 27 free throws in the fourth), it's going to be Lakers-Celtics in the Finals. I think it'll be a Lakers-Spurs WCF, and a Celtics-Magic ECF, followed by the Dream Matchup. In this case, I think the NBA "influences" the series to a Game 7, where the NBA lets them play (after all, they've already won in terms of $$$).

A Lakers-Celtics finals would be hard for me. Normally, I'd be on the Anyone-But-The-Lakers bandwagon--except for the fact that this particular edition is so darned likable (Gasol, Farmar, Turiaf). Having grown up a Celtics fan, I should be rooting for the green uniform all the way--except I'm currently sick of all things Boston right now, because of the obnoxious fanbase.

So I'm torn. Heck, maybe I'll root for the Lakers just this once--after all, I did root for Jordan and Da Bulls that one time against the Sonics. Or maybe Shaq is the missing link for the Suns after all.

Star Wars in the 'Hood

Came across this set of photographs on /film. I especially like the first one with the Storm Troopers on Dewbacks and the last one with Jabba the Hut.

They're all photos by Cedric Delsaux, with the whole set on his site (click on "Series" once you enter his flash site).

Mariah Does American Idol (heh)

Just had to pop-in and say that:

1. Looks like we're approaching the end for Brooke. Poor Brooke, looks like she couldn't take the pressure and has completely lost her confidence; where's the woman who sang "Say Goodbye"? Hopefully she'll be a bit more settled down in the recording studio.
2. DCook's "Always Be My Baby" sounds unfinished; polish it a bit and I can see myself actually liking this song...it sounds a lot like something Lifehouse would put out.
3. ...while Jason's "I Don't Want To Cry" reminded me of "Careless Whisper" by Wham!
4. Everyone else was meh. Archie especially.

Apple takes on The Big Apple

So Apple is fighting New York City over their logo for the GreeNYC campaign (pictured below, taken from the GreeNYC site), claiming that it "infringes on its trademark", and "are causing mass confusion and ruining Apple's good reputation." What?


Honestly, who in their right mind would even think that this is the Apple logo? I can argue that it's an infinity symbol made to look like an apple, calling to mind New York's nickname, The Big Apple.

The only thing ruining Apple's reputation is Apple itself, with such silly things as this. It's not another computer company calling itself Apol with a similar logo; it's a freaking city! How on earth will people confuse the two?

Late April Fools joke, you think?


via Wired Magazine