Fishing, shooting, and drinking in June Lake was the shit. More pics to come...
6.26.2007
6.11.2007
Blah
So I’m sitting in my room, slightly hung over, not really listening to Stern in the background on the satellite radio, and then on comes the lead singer for Maroon 5 who performs this sick acoustic cover of the Beatles “Don’t Let me Down.” That song always has a crazy effect on me for some reason and this time it really caused like a strange nostalgic introspective mood to overwhelm me. I turned around, leaned back in my chair, and just rode the wave.
5.03.2007
One Down, Two More to Go
First final (property) is done. I was dreaming this stuff all week, now I need to forget it and remember a while bunch of other mumbo jumbo. But, the Prof. in that class was right, at the beginning of the year i had no idea what any of the stuff below meant, now I do. Is it really relevant? Probably not.
CA CIVIL CODE 2856
(a) Any guarantor or other surety, including a guarantor of a note or other obligation secured by real property or an estate for years, may waive any or all of the following:
(1) The guarantor or other surety's rights of subrogation, reimbursement, indemnification, and contribution and any other rights and defenses that are or may become available to the guarantor or other surety by reason of Sections 2787 to 2855, inclusive.
(2) Any rights or defenses the guarantor or other surety may have in respect of his or her obligations as a guarantor or other surety by reason of any election of remedies by the creditor.
(3) Any rights or defenses the guarantor or other surety may have because the principal's note or other obligation is secured by real property or an estate for years. These rights or defenses include, but are not limited to, any rights or defenses that are based upon, directly or indirectly, the application of Section 580a, 580b, 580d, or 726 of the Code of Civil Procedure to the principal's note or other obligation.
(b) A contractual provision that expresses an intent to waive any or all of the rights and defenses described in subdivision (a) shall be effective to waive these rights and defenses without regard to the inclusion of any particular language or phrases in the contract to waive any rights and defenses or any references to statutory provisions or judicial decisions.
(c) Without limiting any rights of the creditor or any guarantor or other surety to use any other language to express an intent to waive any or all of the rights and defenses described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), the following provisions in a contract shall effectively waive all rights and defenses described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a):
The guarantor waives all rights and defenses that the guarantor may have because the debtor's debt is secured by real property. This means, among other things: (1) The creditor may collect from the guarantor without first foreclosing on any real or personal property collateral pledged by the debtor. (2) If the creditor forecloses on any real property collateral pledged by the debtor: (A) The amount of the debt may be reduced only by the price for which that collateral is sold at the foreclosure sale, even if the collateral is worth more than the sale price. (B) The creditor may collect from the guarantor even if the creditor, by foreclosing on the real property collateral, has destroyed any right the guarantor may have to collect from the debtor. This is an unconditional and irrevocable waiver of any rights and defenses the guarantor may have because the debtor's debt is secured by real property. These rights and defenses include, but are not limited to, any rights or defenses based upon Section 580a, 580b, 580d, or 726 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(d) Without limiting any rights of the creditor or any guarantor or other surety to use any other language to express an intent to waive all rights and defenses of the surety by reason of any election of remedies by the creditor, the following provision shall be effective to waive all rights and defenses the guarantor or other surety may have in respect of his or her obligations as a surety by reason of an election of remedies by the creditor:
The guarantor waives all rights and defenses arising out of an election of remedies by the creditor, even though that election of remedies, such as a nonjudicial foreclosure with respect to security for a guaranteed obligation, has destroyed the guarantor's rights of subrogation and reimbursement against the principal by the operation of Section 580d of the Code of Civil Procedure or otherwise.
(e) Subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) shall not apply to a guaranty or other type of suretyship obligation made in respect of a loan secured by a deed of trust or mortgage on a dwelling for not more than four families when the dwelling is occupied, entirely or in part, by the borrower and that loan was in fact used to pay all or part of the purchase price of that dwelling.
(f) The validity of a waiver executed before January 1, 1997, shall be determined by the application of the law that existed on the date that the waiver was executed.
CA CIVIL CODE 2856
(a) Any guarantor or other surety, including a guarantor of a note or other obligation secured by real property or an estate for years, may waive any or all of the following:
(1) The guarantor or other surety's rights of subrogation, reimbursement, indemnification, and contribution and any other rights and defenses that are or may become available to the guarantor or other surety by reason of Sections 2787 to 2855, inclusive.
(2) Any rights or defenses the guarantor or other surety may have in respect of his or her obligations as a guarantor or other surety by reason of any election of remedies by the creditor.
(3) Any rights or defenses the guarantor or other surety may have because the principal's note or other obligation is secured by real property or an estate for years. These rights or defenses include, but are not limited to, any rights or defenses that are based upon, directly or indirectly, the application of Section 580a, 580b, 580d, or 726 of the Code of Civil Procedure to the principal's note or other obligation.
(b) A contractual provision that expresses an intent to waive any or all of the rights and defenses described in subdivision (a) shall be effective to waive these rights and defenses without regard to the inclusion of any particular language or phrases in the contract to waive any rights and defenses or any references to statutory provisions or judicial decisions.
(c) Without limiting any rights of the creditor or any guarantor or other surety to use any other language to express an intent to waive any or all of the rights and defenses described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a), the following provisions in a contract shall effectively waive all rights and defenses described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a):
The guarantor waives all rights and defenses that the guarantor may have because the debtor's debt is secured by real property. This means, among other things: (1) The creditor may collect from the guarantor without first foreclosing on any real or personal property collateral pledged by the debtor. (2) If the creditor forecloses on any real property collateral pledged by the debtor: (A) The amount of the debt may be reduced only by the price for which that collateral is sold at the foreclosure sale, even if the collateral is worth more than the sale price. (B) The creditor may collect from the guarantor even if the creditor, by foreclosing on the real property collateral, has destroyed any right the guarantor may have to collect from the debtor. This is an unconditional and irrevocable waiver of any rights and defenses the guarantor may have because the debtor's debt is secured by real property. These rights and defenses include, but are not limited to, any rights or defenses based upon Section 580a, 580b, 580d, or 726 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(d) Without limiting any rights of the creditor or any guarantor or other surety to use any other language to express an intent to waive all rights and defenses of the surety by reason of any election of remedies by the creditor, the following provision shall be effective to waive all rights and defenses the guarantor or other surety may have in respect of his or her obligations as a surety by reason of an election of remedies by the creditor:
The guarantor waives all rights and defenses arising out of an election of remedies by the creditor, even though that election of remedies, such as a nonjudicial foreclosure with respect to security for a guaranteed obligation, has destroyed the guarantor's rights of subrogation and reimbursement against the principal by the operation of Section 580d of the Code of Civil Procedure or otherwise.
(e) Subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) shall not apply to a guaranty or other type of suretyship obligation made in respect of a loan secured by a deed of trust or mortgage on a dwelling for not more than four families when the dwelling is occupied, entirely or in part, by the borrower and that loan was in fact used to pay all or part of the purchase price of that dwelling.
(f) The validity of a waiver executed before January 1, 1997, shall be determined by the application of the law that existed on the date that the waiver was executed.
3.15.2007
Write a Letter
When something pisses you off, it sucks to only be able to write a letter. But at least i did, and will mail it tomorrow.
To whom it may concern:
On Friday, March 9, 2007 at 4:00 in the afternoon, my brother and I left Pasadena and headed to Fairfax High School, excited to a great high school basketball match up set to tip off at 7:00. As proud alumni (my brother graduated in 2001, myself in 1997) we follow Pasadena High School sports enthusiastically and attend several games a year including many during this year’s playoff run.
Upon arrival around 4:30 PM, Fairfax officials had yet to even begin ticket sales. We waited patiently and discussed the game with other excited supporters. Even at that time, about a hundred fans were ahead of us. Soon after, the line swelled substantially behind us. No security was present.
Shortly after 5:00, ticket sales began from just one window. We crept slowly towards the front but were assured several times that at least all of us toward the front would get inside. An announcement made around 5:45 stated that ticket sales would stop briefly while people with tickets were allowed to enter. No additional announcements were made. No ticket sales ever resumed. We stood 10 feet from the ticket window.
The foreseeable then ensued. Frustrated people crowded the front. All semblance of a line disappeared. Elderly women were literally pushed aside. No security came and no announcements were made.
It was too late. As 6:45 approached we realized we would not be getting in and fought our way out of the front of the line. By this time hundreds were outside. People still waited patiently at the back of a seemingly endless maze of would be spectators. As we got in the car, a couple asked if we were leaving and if they could park in our spot. We told them not to bother and to leave for their own safety. Only the next day did I read about riot police being called in.
The entire event was a disgrace. Pasadena lost the game, but we were only upset because we would not get to see this unique and talented team again. How this state and city sponsored event could be so unorganized is unexplainable. Playing two teams ranked in the top five in the state in a small high school gym without any security at all is embarrassing and inexcusable. It is extremely lucky no one was injured.
Thank you for your time,
David Kujawa
To whom it may concern:
On Friday, March 9, 2007 at 4:00 in the afternoon, my brother and I left Pasadena and headed to Fairfax High School, excited to a great high school basketball match up set to tip off at 7:00. As proud alumni (my brother graduated in 2001, myself in 1997) we follow Pasadena High School sports enthusiastically and attend several games a year including many during this year’s playoff run.
Upon arrival around 4:30 PM, Fairfax officials had yet to even begin ticket sales. We waited patiently and discussed the game with other excited supporters. Even at that time, about a hundred fans were ahead of us. Soon after, the line swelled substantially behind us. No security was present.
Shortly after 5:00, ticket sales began from just one window. We crept slowly towards the front but were assured several times that at least all of us toward the front would get inside. An announcement made around 5:45 stated that ticket sales would stop briefly while people with tickets were allowed to enter. No additional announcements were made. No ticket sales ever resumed. We stood 10 feet from the ticket window.
The foreseeable then ensued. Frustrated people crowded the front. All semblance of a line disappeared. Elderly women were literally pushed aside. No security came and no announcements were made.
It was too late. As 6:45 approached we realized we would not be getting in and fought our way out of the front of the line. By this time hundreds were outside. People still waited patiently at the back of a seemingly endless maze of would be spectators. As we got in the car, a couple asked if we were leaving and if they could park in our spot. We told them not to bother and to leave for their own safety. Only the next day did I read about riot police being called in.
The entire event was a disgrace. Pasadena lost the game, but we were only upset because we would not get to see this unique and talented team again. How this state and city sponsored event could be so unorganized is unexplainable. Playing two teams ranked in the top five in the state in a small high school gym without any security at all is embarrassing and inexcusable. It is extremely lucky no one was injured.
Thank you for your time,
David Kujawa
2.16.2007
New Post??
What do I want to talk about? My life is actually pretty good. Living at home, going to school, and working part time at a job I don’t give a shit about… it’s like the good old days of high school. No worries. Care free. Yet, at the same time I feel maybe I need to grow up. Three years of this? I don’t know about the longevity of the situation. At least I feel I moving toward something. That’s what I like about school I think, moving forward, towards a goal.
Yesterday in class, the Prof. asked some guy, “was there a duty?” The guy responded, “well, technically yes, but I think…” The Prof. yelled back, “technically yes! That’s why you’re in law school, technically yes is yes, we’re learning all those technicalities.” That kinda hit me funny. The Prof. was right. Getting a verdict on a technicality is what it’s all about. I don’t know if it’s “right”, it’s just the way it is. And really, a job is a job, and at least I’ll be paid well when it’s all done.
Other things on the mind… the Lakers are sucking, my bro is drinking too much even for him, I hate serving people, I have hardly any bills, I’m hiking, biking, playing ball whenever I want, I enjoy kicking it with the boys, I need to meet new people, girls remain a quandary, school is a lot of work, my blog blows…
But yeah, I look around, and I like where I’m at. It hasn't always been that way, nor will it continue. As someone said, (online search credits Ben Franklin, boy was he the man?) “content makes poor men rich."
Yesterday in class, the Prof. asked some guy, “was there a duty?” The guy responded, “well, technically yes, but I think…” The Prof. yelled back, “technically yes! That’s why you’re in law school, technically yes is yes, we’re learning all those technicalities.” That kinda hit me funny. The Prof. was right. Getting a verdict on a technicality is what it’s all about. I don’t know if it’s “right”, it’s just the way it is. And really, a job is a job, and at least I’ll be paid well when it’s all done.
Other things on the mind… the Lakers are sucking, my bro is drinking too much even for him, I hate serving people, I have hardly any bills, I’m hiking, biking, playing ball whenever I want, I enjoy kicking it with the boys, I need to meet new people, girls remain a quandary, school is a lot of work, my blog blows…
But yeah, I look around, and I like where I’m at. It hasn't always been that way, nor will it continue. As someone said, (online search credits Ben Franklin, boy was he the man?) “content makes poor men rich."
12.26.2006
12.21.2006
Four Bored in Dena
What happens when you get us together on a Monday night in Pasadena? Pure fun. We started with schooners of tecate at El Torito then went to the vault to stare at the hot waitresses (where do they live?). Anyhow, I blame pete’s the constant text messaging that he was in Vegas for what happened next…
The old Shakey’s (I miss those mojo potatoes, we used to hang there quite a bit back in high school) has been transformed into an all-nude strip club. Pasadena, the “conservative”, serene, and classy city it is, is up in arms and is rapidly passing city ordinances to shut this place down. Anyhow, we had to check it out. The place was thrown together overnight in an attempt to open before the ordinances were in effect and it looks like it. We walk in and the place is empty. Black sheets covered the walls. A small stage was on one side. Cheap chairs were set up randomly. Shitty music blared, a light system from target bounced colored lights of the ceiling, and a single girl wiggled on stage. It was like we discovered some underground mob club deep in Tijuana. It was depressing, but I couldn’t stop laughing. We stayed for three girls, the last one was stunning (I mean, I couldn’t believe it, she must have been kidnapped from some legitimate Hollywood night club). Anyhow, we were rapidly sobering up, but still wanted to stare at strippers, so we head to the standard “bikini” bar in town that is Pleasures. What happened there is top secret. Obviously our load asses got hammered and spent way too much money.
But, the next day, we all admitted it was the most fun we’ve had in a while. In fact, what are yall doing next Monday? I’m on winter break.
The old Shakey’s (I miss those mojo potatoes, we used to hang there quite a bit back in high school) has been transformed into an all-nude strip club. Pasadena, the “conservative”, serene, and classy city it is, is up in arms and is rapidly passing city ordinances to shut this place down. Anyhow, we had to check it out. The place was thrown together overnight in an attempt to open before the ordinances were in effect and it looks like it. We walk in and the place is empty. Black sheets covered the walls. A small stage was on one side. Cheap chairs were set up randomly. Shitty music blared, a light system from target bounced colored lights of the ceiling, and a single girl wiggled on stage. It was like we discovered some underground mob club deep in Tijuana. It was depressing, but I couldn’t stop laughing. We stayed for three girls, the last one was stunning (I mean, I couldn’t believe it, she must have been kidnapped from some legitimate Hollywood night club). Anyhow, we were rapidly sobering up, but still wanted to stare at strippers, so we head to the standard “bikini” bar in town that is Pleasures. What happened there is top secret. Obviously our load asses got hammered and spent way too much money.
But, the next day, we all admitted it was the most fun we’ve had in a while. In fact, what are yall doing next Monday? I’m on winter break.
11.20.2006
Mistake of Fact
This was the intro to a chapter in my contracts book... from a Roman Text...
"If vinegar is sold as wine, bronze as gold, lead as silver, is there a sale?... If I think I am buying a virgin slave when she is not, the sale is valid. But if I sell a woman and you think you are buying a boy, since there is a mistake in sex, there is no sale."
Those guys were thinkers.
"If vinegar is sold as wine, bronze as gold, lead as silver, is there a sale?... If I think I am buying a virgin slave when she is not, the sale is valid. But if I sell a woman and you think you are buying a boy, since there is a mistake in sex, there is no sale."
Those guys were thinkers.
11.09.2006
10.23.2006
Then and Now
So I was studying in the Hastings Branch Library today and I was struck with a memory flashback type thing. I think I’ve repressed this, but every school day in middle school I walked a little over a mile to this same library and hung out there until my mom got off work and picked me up. I remember how much it sucked at the time. Everyone else would take the bus, or get picked up, or walk home. I had to walk my ass uphill to the library of all places and wait till 6 or later for my mom. Anyhow, who would have thought that 15 years or so later I’d be back there again, reading and doing homework? It’s amazing how little the place has changed; it’s exactly the same, except that it seems way smaller. Maybe I’m over analyzing, but maybe all that time in the library shaped me somewhat into someone who enjoys quiet reading and alone time, and taught me to entertain myself. On the other hand, maybe it just made me a dork. I could go into more psychobabble, but I’m over it. Just be happy I made a new entry.
Oh but, don’t fear, I’m still finding time to party. tom and I bar hopped from chang’s, to the yardhouse, to vive, to red white and blues, to the crown, to red buddah. Good times.
Oh but, don’t fear, I’m still finding time to party. tom and I bar hopped from chang’s, to the yardhouse, to vive, to red white and blues, to the crown, to red buddah. Good times.
10.04.2006
Let's Learn Property Law
Why go to law school, when you can just listen to the lectures on-line? I’d give you the link, but I’m paranoid about them seeing strange traffic coming from one “load ass blog”. Just follow these directions to my featured lecture (the Prof calls me out the whole time, although I don’t think you can hear me).
Go to www.lls.edu, current students, class web pages (Fa 2006), first year evening property schechter, audio, 9/28/06
I don’t have windows media player, but I think it starts like, “we left off last class with Mr. K***** and I asked him…..
Anyhow, check it out for an inside view (literally) of my life.
Go to www.lls.edu, current students, class web pages (Fa 2006), first year evening property schechter, audio, 9/28/06
I don’t have windows media player, but I think it starts like, “we left off last class with Mr. K***** and I asked him…..
Anyhow, check it out for an inside view (literally) of my life.
9.23.2006
Quick Post at School
I love my new computer and I highly recommend it. It’s the new MacBook Pro and it’s sweet. I’m actually at Loyola Law right now surfing wirelessly in the library after finishing a draft of a memo on promissory etoppel. After a slow start, I got on a roll and I just e-mailed it to the prof. Easy as that. Now I’m off to be a load ass at Bima’s to watch the Trojans. Go SC!
9.18.2006
I Love L.A.
Go Dodgers! The game last night vs. the Padres was insane. The Dodgers were down four runs and then hit four straight solo homeruns (two off Hoffman). Then the Pads scored in the top of the tenth only to have Nomar hit a two run walk off homer in the bottom half. Dodgers win! Probably the craziest game I've ever seen. Read the play by play on the Dodgers Blog.
9.11.2006
Must Keep Blog Alive...
My blog sucks right now, i know. I now realize that a blog is great when you have a boring job and are trying to pass away the hours, but it's a real chore when most of the hours of the day are filled with more important and interesting things. I’m still getting adjusted to my “new life”. I know they say the night law program is “part time”, but I’m still taking four classes (12 units): property, contracts, torts, and legal writing. I also started working at the Crown City Brewery. I'll be bartending Wednesday day and Friday day and serving tables Sunday night (please stop by, it gets rather boring). The work load in the classes, especially the writing one is already going up, and with the addition of work, I see my free time disappearing rapidly. But don't worry, I'm going to leave Saturdays as my one load ass day of the week (Go SC!).
Finally, this being 9.11 I guess I should make a few comments: I watched the video of the planes hitting the towers on youtube today and every time I see it I still can’t believe it. I also can’t believe how inept our President has been in handling the whole thing. I could go on and on, but I won’t. It’s all been said. I just feel for the innocent people on the planes and in the buildings just minding their own business and being killed so senselessly. I also imagine myself in the shoes of the police and firemen who tried to help, not ever expecting the buildings to fall. I also feel for all the young troops who have lost their lives fighting a mismanaged war. 2973 people died on 9.11 and 2991 have died since, fighting the “war an terror”.
Finally, this being 9.11 I guess I should make a few comments: I watched the video of the planes hitting the towers on youtube today and every time I see it I still can’t believe it. I also can’t believe how inept our President has been in handling the whole thing. I could go on and on, but I won’t. It’s all been said. I just feel for the innocent people on the planes and in the buildings just minding their own business and being killed so senselessly. I also imagine myself in the shoes of the police and firemen who tried to help, not ever expecting the buildings to fall. I also feel for all the young troops who have lost their lives fighting a mismanaged war. 2973 people died on 9.11 and 2991 have died since, fighting the “war an terror”.
8.28.2006
Change is Good
Finally, a new post to this boring old blog. I want to give a thank you to all who still visit, hoping that there will be something new, only to those hopes crushed when seeing the same old posts.
A lot has changed. The Rat Racers inspired this pic below and it’s the seat I occupied day in and day out for more than 5 years.
As most of you know, I quit the lab job, moved home with my mamma, and started law school at Loyola. The question I hear most is; do I miss SD, the partying in PB, and my job? The answer is not really. What I do miss is the people and the close friends I made down there. Good times can be had anywhere with the right people. Sure, I miss the perfect weather and the fact I could walk a few blocks and get anything I wanted, but I really needed a change. I know for one thing, I don’t miss my job (sorry to all you who still work there). That place was driving me mad. Nobody likes to work, but I think when you reach the point that you dread coming in, you need to leave. It’s such a relief when you get out and it’s exciting to tackle new situations. We all get into routines and we like being comfortable, but when you start not to care about what you’re doing, you gotta make a switch.
A lot has changed. The Rat Racers inspired this pic below and it’s the seat I occupied day in and day out for more than 5 years.
As most of you know, I quit the lab job, moved home with my mamma, and started law school at Loyola. The question I hear most is; do I miss SD, the partying in PB, and my job? The answer is not really. What I do miss is the people and the close friends I made down there. Good times can be had anywhere with the right people. Sure, I miss the perfect weather and the fact I could walk a few blocks and get anything I wanted, but I really needed a change. I know for one thing, I don’t miss my job (sorry to all you who still work there). That place was driving me mad. Nobody likes to work, but I think when you reach the point that you dread coming in, you need to leave. It’s such a relief when you get out and it’s exciting to tackle new situations. We all get into routines and we like being comfortable, but when you start not to care about what you’re doing, you gotta make a switch.
8.03.2006
Scientific Research Funding
Just for your information, the National Institutes of Health (The NIH) is the primary source of funding for medical research in the U.S. Over the past several years (under G.W. Bush) the budget has grown at less than the rate of inflation and for the first time the budget is actually less this year than in 2005. Furthermore, with the rising costs of everything (supplies, energy, etc) it costs more money to do current research than in the past thus making the budget cuts even more severe. The NIH budget is about $28 billion total for 2006. Now I know that sounds like a lot, but in 2004 the U.S. spent $437 billion on the military alone. This lack of funding is now having a direct affect on the pace of research. People I know in my lab our being let go, post docs are looking for new careers, and PIs (principal investigators) are scrambling for funding. The lack of funding from the government often causes talented people to work for private companies instead of research institutes. Most of these companies are simply looking for the next Viagra (a lucrative product in other words) rather than doing actual research for the sake of science alone. Bush has recently reinforced his ignorance of the importance of medical research by vetoing (for their first time in his presidency) the stem cell bill. Great discoveries have been made in recent science and the rate of cancer deaths has declined, but many diseases could be cured in our lifetimes if there was a greater priority on scientific funding.
Save the Seas
There’s a good five part series of articles on the state of today’s oceans in the LA Times this week. It’s actually pretty depressing, but check it out – "Altered Oceans".
7.21.2006
7.14.2006
Nice Long Post (About Soccer? Wierd I Know)
This page has been hurting: all pics and short texts, hardly a blog. So let’s try and change that.
First off I must say I watched a lot of the world cup soccer and really enjoyed most of it. I used to play soccer and I’ve tried to catch as many of the world cup games as I can ever since it was in Pasadena in 94. What those guys can do with the ball is really cool to watch. But, like others (often generalized as “Each and Every American”) I do have a few problems with it and I think they should change some rules (soccer “purists” hate this idea). I mean they change rules in the NBA and NFL all the time, why not soccer?
1) Get rid of penalty kicks, especially in the final. This is not a new idea. But it’s like ending a game seven of the NBA finals with a free throw contest (and only AJ would like that). What a French player hits the cross bar, making Italy the better team? Just play overtime until someone scores a game winner.
2) Stop the clock when the ball goes over the end line and give teams a time out or two per half. If a guy falls and can’t walk, a team must call a time out. They could also call time outs to draw up plays, rest and get water legitimately, T.V. could go to commercials, and I could get a fresh beer. The end line stoppage would keep goalies from wasting time getting the ball perfectly teed up. It would also end the practice of that arbitrary stoppage time that everyone loves.
3) Have more refs on the field and keep track of fouls. Say 4 fouls and you foul out. The NBA wanted the guards to score more, so they started calling the fouls closer. You could also call technical fouls for flopping or complaining. Finally, having more refs on the field would allow them to track the game better and actually be in position to call fouls. I don’t know how many times I saw the ref come running in from off the screen to call a foul.
Anyhow, this was inspired by Pete’s post about Zidane so I should probably talk about that crazy head but. I mean that was absolutely bizarre. For some reason I saw almost every game France played and I really started to root for them. France takes a lot of shit as a country, but I’ve been there and I think it gets a bad rap. Racism in soccer is so bad and I liked the fact that their team was diversified (unlike Italy and many others). If the Italian guy really called him “son of a terrorist whore” then he deserved even worse than a head but to the chest. But yeah, that’s the last time I’ll talk soccer, I promise (soccer is for Jeff’s page anyway).
First off I must say I watched a lot of the world cup soccer and really enjoyed most of it. I used to play soccer and I’ve tried to catch as many of the world cup games as I can ever since it was in Pasadena in 94. What those guys can do with the ball is really cool to watch. But, like others (often generalized as “Each and Every American”) I do have a few problems with it and I think they should change some rules (soccer “purists” hate this idea). I mean they change rules in the NBA and NFL all the time, why not soccer?
1) Get rid of penalty kicks, especially in the final. This is not a new idea. But it’s like ending a game seven of the NBA finals with a free throw contest (and only AJ would like that). What a French player hits the cross bar, making Italy the better team? Just play overtime until someone scores a game winner.
2) Stop the clock when the ball goes over the end line and give teams a time out or two per half. If a guy falls and can’t walk, a team must call a time out. They could also call time outs to draw up plays, rest and get water legitimately, T.V. could go to commercials, and I could get a fresh beer. The end line stoppage would keep goalies from wasting time getting the ball perfectly teed up. It would also end the practice of that arbitrary stoppage time that everyone loves.
3) Have more refs on the field and keep track of fouls. Say 4 fouls and you foul out. The NBA wanted the guards to score more, so they started calling the fouls closer. You could also call technical fouls for flopping or complaining. Finally, having more refs on the field would allow them to track the game better and actually be in position to call fouls. I don’t know how many times I saw the ref come running in from off the screen to call a foul.
Anyhow, this was inspired by Pete’s post about Zidane so I should probably talk about that crazy head but. I mean that was absolutely bizarre. For some reason I saw almost every game France played and I really started to root for them. France takes a lot of shit as a country, but I’ve been there and I think it gets a bad rap. Racism in soccer is so bad and I liked the fact that their team was diversified (unlike Italy and many others). If the Italian guy really called him “son of a terrorist whore” then he deserved even worse than a head but to the chest. But yeah, that’s the last time I’ll talk soccer, I promise (soccer is for Jeff’s page anyway).
7.12.2006
Mash it Up
“Mash Ups” are the thing these days as far as music goes. For those who didn't know, a Mash Up is basically two songs, usually of different genres, played at the same time. I know several people that hate them, but I think they're pretty creative. I mean, I like classic hip-hop, and I like classic rock, so why not just hear both at the same time? One of my favorites I've heard is 50 ways to kill you lover by DJ TopCat (there are some other good ones on his site too). It's Slick Rick's Women Lose Weight mashed with Paul Simon's 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover. It fits together so good that it might actually be better than either original (bold statement, I know). It's fun to do on your own too. I mashed the Temptation's Ain't No Sunshine with Nas If I Ruled the World on my buddies turntables and it sounded pretty sick too (although I was intoxicated at the time so who knows). So yeah, check em out.
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