Archive for June, 2008
The Incredible Hulk 2 Movie Spoilers
Written by Jay on June 9, 2008 – -
Now before anyone reads on, there are a handful of spoilers after the image in the middle, so if you do not want to know anything about the new Incredible Hulk 2 movie, then I would suggest not going on.
Okay, now that we got that out of the way…
I just came back from seeing a special screening of the Incredible Hulk 2 and yes, it is definitely better than the first one. Now, I was never an extremely huge die-hard Incredible Hulk fan growing up, but you have to at least check out all the Marvel Comics movies, especially since Stan Lee took ownership back to the movie making.
Back to the movie, I think Ed Norton actually did an okay with playing Hulk, but I’m still not really a big fan. And Liv Tyler, well, I couldn’t picture her playing the part of Betty Ross and even after, I still don’t think she looked right for the part.
Now, don’t get me wrong, she’s beautiful and she actually did pretty well in the movie, just personally, I have a tough to seeing it.
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No Sympathy for the LA Lakers – Celtics Take 2-0 Advantage to L.A.
Written by Jay on June 9, 2008 – -
For the Los Angeles Lakers, no one has any sympathy for you guys so please at least try not to expect pity from people. I mean, did you see last night’s game? All the hand tossing, arguing to referees for non-calls, etc. Well, I can tell you something, I don’t think too many people feel bad for you guys.
Well, maybe Bloggernoob who is cheering for you guys but I don’t think he’s going to be making any bets with me now that the Lakers are down 2-0 in the NBA Finals series. Honestly, I don’t blame him either.
Now, I’m not denying that the Lakers aren’t a great team because they are. But they shouldn’t expect any sympathy. I mean, do you guys remember that infamous non-call foul from Derek Fisher in the San Antonio Spurs series?
Yup, got away with that one.
And Kobe didn’t even want to be in L.A. in the beginning of the season! In addition, the Lakers stole Paul Gasol from Memphis for who and what? Yeah, exactly.
Last night, Lakers head coach Phil Jackson questioned some of the officiating last night, and although, no referee is perfect, they did make some good and right calls. Plus, Jackson also mentioned that his team “couldn’t play any worse.”
Again, so why would anyone have sympathy for them?
The Lakers did make one hell of a comeback in the fourth quarter that gave me (and all the Boston Celtics fans) a scare. But besides that last surge which fell short, the Celtics outplayed them in almost every aspect in that game.
I don’t know what’s going to happen but I feel confident with a 2-0 series lead. Though, I still think it’s going to go at least game 6, one can only hope for a sweep… right?
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Unemployment Rate Highest Since ’86
Written by Jay on June 7, 2008 – -
If you’re worried about job security, I don’t think you should continue reading. Well, actually, you should because everyone who will need a job, have a job could well be out of a job soon!
In the month of May, Beyonce, Alicia Keys or Jay-Z tickets aren’t the hottest tickets around. It seems pink slips have been given out to quite a large crowd. Matter of fact, it was given out to so many people that 49,000 jobs were eliminated in the month of May, which is a 5.5 percent increase from the previous month.
So, yes, the nation’s unemployment rate skyrocketed 5.5 percent in the biggest one-month jump in over 20 years.
To make matters worse, oil prices claimed to a record high and it doesn’t seem like it’s going down anytime soon. In addition, if you’re getting paid in dollars, that’s not necessarily a good thing as the value of the dollar has fell even more.
Of course, we can blame the President and the government. Yeah, they might seem like they’re going out to try to do something but honestly, they should have been doing that a quite sometime ago.
According to Friday’s Labor Department report:
- Employers eliminated 49,000 jobs in May
- The number of unemployed people grew by 861,000 and now sits at 8.5 million
- Job losses this year alone has reached 324,000
What’s going on with the United States of America? The economy is raising… the gas prices are soaring… food prices will take a giant leap in cost… tons of people are getting laid off and unemployed… and the dollar value is dropping.
This is what happens when you vote for an idiot for president… TWICE!
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Cowboys WR Terrell Owens gets Signing Bonus w/ Popcorn?
Written by Jay on June 7, 2008 – -
Earlier this week, Dallas Cowboys Entertaining Wide Receiver, Terrell Owens got a great signing bonus. But instead of a large check for millions, he received a huge tub of buttered popcorn.
Of course, Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys, was kidding. His actual signing bonus was for $12.9 million dollars, though, the giant tub of popcorn was definitely amusing – especially to Owens.
For those you guys who don’t know much about Terrell Owens’ background, he loves being the center of attention, even if it’s controversial. But he has a lot of off-field issues but he likes to play practical jokes and come up with crazy end zone celebrations.
Hints of why Jerry Jones presented T.O. with the tub of popcorn. One of Owens’ many, yet unique, end zone celebrations included him taking a tub of popcorn from someone in the stands and dumping it into his mouth.
Hey, he deserves it. If he makes a touchdown, the least he can do is rejuvenate with some delicious popcorn.
Though, I would prefer a drink!
But all and all, what if all football players got paid with popcorn for their signing bonus? Well, I think they wouldn’t be as hungry after a touchdown celebration!
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NBA Finals: Game 1 – Boston Celtics Beat LA Lakers
Written by Jay on June 5, 2008 – -
Yes, the NBA Finals is here and the rivalry has been renewed. It’s only game 1 but this was a great first game. I’m not just saying that because the Boston Celtics took the first game but overall, the intensity, emotions and great overall game was there.
If you read my post I wrote a couple days ago, I made my predictions on the Celtics winning in 7 games and game 1 was a good step for me. I have yet to take any bets but I know for a fact that there are tons of Lakers fan who think they’re going to win. I personally extended a bet to a fellow blogger, Bloggernoob, not sure if he’s going to accept it but we’ll see.
If anyone is willing to make a bet, then please let me know and we can work something out.
But back to game 1 of the renewed rivalry between the Lakers and the Celtics; the Celtics are a tough team to beat at home but since these teams haven’t played much against each other this season, it’s going to the interesting throughout the series.
I mean, the Celtics did a great job defensively on Kobe Bryant all game long. He shot pretty poorly but I credit the Celtics on that.
The thing that concerns me is the fact that Paul Pierce sprained his knee during the game, but he did mention to come back to finish. But if you’ve ever sprained your knee, it’s not fun and I’m not sure how well he’s going to be in the second game on Sunday. If Pierce doesn’t play well (or play at all) I think the Lakers have a very good chance in winnning the second game.
But let’s hope not!
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