A few things that crossed my mind

February 17, 2005

1 / I probably have seen more films than most people my age, especially when you consider the different varieties of film I seek out. But lately I've gotten numb on films that many call "the best ever." I think my threshold for artsy filcks has decreased because after a while, you can differentiate "interesting and cool" artsy with "pretentious and obtuse" artsy. That being said, I'm always open to argument on a film's worthiness.

2 / The NHL hockey season being cancelled doesn't really affect me. I never really paid much attention and never really had any attachment to any of the teams. Nonetheless, it's sad and almost pathetic in some degrees to see the NHL compare itself with the NBA or NFL. The truth is, in the end, that the money pool for hockey-goers is considerably small, and the global appeal undoubtedly less. Hockey's playing field (the ice) is limited by geography; I mean, when's the last time you saw a Nigerian play ice hockey? Both the owners and the players are greedy, and it's just sad that two groups of adults cannot come to a conslusion for a thing like this. I, for one, would love to see the NHL blow up.

3 / As harsh as the aforementioned may sound, I would actually prefer if Major League Baseball blows up beforehand. What a bloated, inconsiderate league. It's only a matter of time it caves into its glutinous hands.

4 / It's always wonderful when the delivery guys smile when you open the door. I mean, it's good practise since it guilts you into giving a 40% tip, but most importantly, it lets me know that he's happy with his job. Isn't that wonderful?

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40% is a considerable amount of guilt my friend

I am a Nigerian hockey player and your comment, wether meant badly or not it symptomatic of the verbal diarrohea that often strikes the pseudo intellectual in our society. Good luck with it though. And while youre on with that check out the NHL where one of their superstars is a nigerian kid., div 1 hockey which has 3 nigerians and countless number of african high level amateurs (of which I am one).
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Delivery men *are* wonderful, aren't they? ;)