No Jinx Allowed

By ariel in Uncategorized, Entertainment, Politics, News, sports, America, celebrity, Boston, Football, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Superbowl, Super Tuesday, Jinx, Elections on January 30 2008

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I hate when people put the cart before the horse. The New England Patriots are favorites to win Superbowl 2008 over the New York Giants, with more then 12 points spread. That’s fine by me, and if you want to Eli Manning bet on the game, I’m OK with that too. What I don’t like, is that the city of Boston is already making preparations for the Pat’s John Mccain is interesting but not like the Superbowl... victory parade. Excuse me, I am a Pat’s fan and live in Boston, but this parade is what you will find if you open the dictionary in the word Arrogance. Not to mention that they plan the event to take place on Tuesday, that happens to be Super Tuesday, where people are expected, and being encouraged to go and vote in the presidential primary elections. In general, there is too much Non-Football related stuff going on with the Patriots in the last couple of weeks, and the biggest beneficiary are the Giants, who get all the peace and quiet they need. Let’s just hope that all this parade BS will not jinx us, and that the Pat’s will win the game.
I really wanted this post to be about politics, but what can I do, even Boston’s Mayor Menino knows, that Football is more interesting…

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They Did It-Part One (?)

By ariel in Uncategorized, sports, Football, Tom Brady, Patriots, New England Patriots, Randy Moss, 16-0, Perfect Season, New York Giants, Superbowl on December 30 2007

16 and 0 don’t come easy. But last night, after a nerve-racking game, the Pats managed to beat the Giants 38-35, and with that, to break a few records (including 16-0 perfect regular season and 589 points - the most a team has ever made in one season, 50 TD passes by Tom Brady, and Randy Moss broke the TD receptions record) All of that is Yes Randy Moss, you are number one.

great, but won’t count for much if the Pats don’t make it to the Superbowl and win it.

But who am I to be a spoiled sport and start worrying about this stuff? Let’s let Bill Belichick deal with that. For now, let’s enjoy some pictures from the victory over the Giants.

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In Search of (The) Wii: Week 1

By Beth in Tech, Advertising, pop culture, Corporate, media, quirky newsbits, Web 2.0, NFL, New England Patriots, Wii, Nintendo, XBox, Playstation 3, Game Consoles, Holiday Gifts, games on December 9 2007

Geeks Go Crazy For Wii After a week of holding out hope of buying a Wii anytime in the near future, I’m spent. I know from my quest that I am not alone. Hell, I’ve run into a lot of the same moms desperately hoping to appease their whiny kids by waking up at ungodly hours and schlepping out to the nearest Best Buy, Target, Walmart, Circuit City and any other promised mecca just to secure within their tiny, tight grips a new Nintendo Wii bundle for a mere $250. Having wasted my Sunday morning high-tailing it to every electronics/technology superstore around and being met with the same bemused reaction ad infinitum from every salesperson, I’ve started to catch a bit of the anti-Wii. There’s only so much flaunting and teasing one company and one product, for that matter, should be allowed. With the new Playstation 3 valued anywhere from $400-$500 and XBox 360 at $350, game consoles are the hottest ticket around this holiday season and they don’t come cheap.

But not coming at all?

Conspiracy theorists and other people with way too much time on their hands aside, I’m not of the mindset that Nintendo is holding out on us, more that they simply haven’t manufactured enough Wiis to fill the supply end of their high demand. The fact that the search for the Wii has borne the brunt of every late night talk show (if there wasn’t a writer’s strike) and DJ’s AM joke doesn’t discourage me. If anything, it compels me to push on in my search. The reality being no one relishes healthy competition more than myself. I get that glazed, demonic look in my eyes and march to the possessed beat of a win-at-all-cost drum. But there is no winning with the Wii.

I’m self-defeated at the moment. Angry at Wii, at Bill Gates for his damn Xbox 360 (completely unrelated). Incapable to discerning if I even want the Wii so much anymore, or I just can’t stand to not finish something once I set my mind to it. I may be feeling anti-Wiiish at present, but much like the initial hurdle of running from mile 7 to mile 8 when training for a marathon, this might be more of a mental obstacle than anything else. I might wake up tomorrow with renewed hope, but for now I’ll stick with the odds of the Patriots beating the Steelers this evening. Those are odds which will more likely play out in my favor.

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