DBD 06.18.09 That's a nice watch
by HydroTech on Jun 17, 2009 11:38 PM PDT
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So I was looking through yesterday's DBD when I saw this fabulous picture:
via i41.tinypic.com
INSTANTLY, my first thought when I saw this picture and thought:
"My goodness. That... is... one... nice...... WATCH!"
Really, that's a nice looking watch that this person (who is she???) is wearing. That got me thinking, I need a new watch.
I've been thinking about getting a new watch for a while. My old one is some Fossil watch from like high school that I've had for ages.
Here's a picture of what my old one sort of looks like:
via www.comparestoreprices.co.uk
My parents think it's too sporty and that i need a nicer looking formal one. They suggested getting one with a black leather strap as opposed to a metal strap.
They suggested a watch by Tag Haeur or whatever. I have no idea if those are good watches or how cheap/expensive they are.
Anyways, so does anybody have any suggestions on good watches? What brands? What styles?
I'm looking for something somewhat nice looking and semi-formal, probably something a little less sporty than the one above. Probably black or silver in color and not a gold colored one (or do I need a gold colored one?). I'm not looking for something ridiculously cheap nor ridiculously expensive. I suppose this watch would be more for semi-formal events and formal evenings.
I like the design but still a bit too sport looking?
Kinda too much going on with the watch face? I'm not a big fan of seeing all the gears and stuff.
I kinda like the cleanliness of this style of watch. But should I go with a square-ish face? Or a roundish face?
What brand of watch do you own? What color? What shape face? Metal or leather strap?
Help!
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The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2009 12:04 AM PDT reply actions
I am messing around with another trade idea.
Golden State Warriors Get:
G/F Marko Jaric
G O.J. Mayo
F/G Greg Bucker
F Hakim Warrick
C Marc Gasol
C Darko Milicic
Second overall pick in 2009 draft
Memphis Grizzlies Get:
G Marco Belinelli
G Monta Ellis
F/G Corey Maggette
F Jermareo Davidson
F Brandan Wright
C Andris Biedrins
Seventh overall pick in 2009 draft
Advantages:
Mayo for Ellis? Advantage: Warriors
Gasol for Biedrins? Advantage: Grizzlies
Warrick for Wright? Advantage: Grizzlies
Milicic for Davidson? Advantage: Warriors
Buckner for Maggette? Advantage: Grizzlies
Jaric for Belinelli? Advantage: Grizzlies
Second for seventh? Advantage: Warriors
2009-2010 Golden State Warriors:
PG — Ricky Rubio / (C.J. Watson or veteran signing)
SG — O.J. Mayo / Anthony Morrow / Marko Jaric
SF — Stephen Jackson / Kelenna Azubuike / Greg Bucker
PF — Anthony Randolph / Hakim Warrick
C — Marc Gasol / Ronny Turiaf / Darko Milicic
I tried this trade with ESPN’s trade machine. Since Warrick is an expiring contract, you can’t include him. I chose to trade the salary closest for him and it happened to be Mike Conley. The Grizzlies could give Warrick a contract similar to his and this would be interesting. We’d be shedding over $4 million (nearly $5 million) in cap room. Has Memphis learned its lesson in that Pau Gasol trade? If not, this would be a really sick deal for us.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2009 12:11 AM PDT reply actions
You are always messing around. Shameless.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 18, 2009 12:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I really want that trade.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2009 12:46 AM PDT up reply actions
That big a fan of Rubio? I think that is a fairly sideways deal.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 18, 2009 12:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I’d drool over a team, specifically mine, with Rubio, Mayo and Randolph.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2009 2:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I’d drool of Rubios…fish tacos.
by CaliforniaBone on Jun 18, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
If the W's get Rubio out of this...
I’m all for it.
Marshawnthusiastic Jahvidtician and member of the PRileytariat.
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2009/06/16/does-anybody-want-to-play-for-the-warriors/
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
be prepared for late 90’s / early 2000 Warriors basketball.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
VONTEEGOCUMMINGS4LYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYFE!
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
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didn’t we have muggsy bogues at some point, too?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Keep in mind that Tim Kawakami wrote that. Most Warriors fans dismiss anything that he writes. He was the one that said Monta Ellis would never play for Golden State again after the whole moped incident.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Was he the one beaten up by the Raiders admin guy?
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isn’t he usually spot on though (on the W’s)?
and couldn’t he be close to being correct about Ellis?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I don’t think so.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2009 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t like Kawakami, but he usually speaks the truth about the Warriors. Maybe not about the Ellis thing, but he cares that the front office is so incompetent and calls them out.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 18, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
A trade is in the works between the Timberwolves and Suns that would send Al Jefferson and Minnesota’s sixth overall pick to Phoenix in exchange for Amar’e Stoudemire.
Minnesota is dumb if they do this trade. They’re ripping themselves off.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2009 12:13 AM PDT reply actions
I don’t see the problem with that trade. I wouldn’t say either Al Jefferson or Amar’e Stoudemire is significantly better than the other, but they’re both indifferent defenders who are great scorers. They’re mostly interchangeable to me. I guess it depends on how much you’d value the sixth overall pick in what’s being regarded as a weak draft. And besides, Minnesota might want to get rid of the pick so they stop looking stupid with their top ten picks. Randy Foye? Corey Brewer?
Still holding out hope that Ryan Anderson will capitulate and grant him that interview he's been asking for for months now.
by yellow fever on Jun 18, 2009 7:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Kevin McHale isn’t there anymore though. Isn’t this the perfect time to shed that moniker?
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 18, 2009 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions
That would be an incredibly idiotic trade. If I were Minnesota I wouldn’t make that trade straight up. You basically get the same player except the one you get is moody, not a fan favorite, and has had microfracture surgery. You want to get that AND give them the #6 pick. lol wut.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 18, 2009 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Trade isn’t happening, according to everyone.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 18, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Good. That would be an absolute robbery by the Suns. They could have used that 6th pick on the illegitimate child of Darko Milicic and Kwame Brown and they still would have won that trade.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 18, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t get how it works. At all. Le sigh.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 18, 2009 12:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Get a binary watch!
Whose domicile? OUR DOMICILE!
by Berkelium97 on Jun 18, 2009 12:46 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Not bad. I do like how it’s straight to the point unlike the binary and turbine watches above.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
I love the IWC brand. They make watches that only those that enjoy the finest things in life would recognize. However, their watches are relatively inexpensive. “Discrete quality” is what they offer.
Based on your sample watches you are looking for a black or white faced chrono type with leather band. Here are some suggestions from IWC.
Personally, I like the simplicity of this one:
by danzig on Jun 18, 2009 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Wow. I really do like these watches. Clean, classy, and to the point. I’m really diggin’ the last picture. Thanks, Danzig. I’ll definitely look into this brand.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
wow, these watches are $2,000 to $6,000. Kinda out of my price range. Is that really “relatively inexpensive?”
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
You see this watch?
This watch cost more than your car.
by CalBandGreat on Jun 19, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Plus, its Canadian so you can never go wrong with that.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 18, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Watches? *scoff*
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
God you are a balla
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 18, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I dont wear watches
They annoy me.
Joe Starkey...Scholar, Humanitarian, Cal legend, worst radio play by play man of all time.
The Breitling Navitimer
It costs around $5K. I completely cannot afford it, but hopefully one day.
Right now, I have a citizen watch on. It was handed down to me by my father, so it will remain my watch for a very long time.
Plus, it has analog and digital on it, which is pretty sick on a metal watch.
JAI HO!
I don’t see drink o’clock on there.
by HolmoePhobe on Jun 18, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
My watch
I’ve got one of those Citizen Eco-Drive watches. You know, those ones that had the commercials where they were like, Sasha Cohen/Eli Manning/whomever doesn’t stop, and neither does their watch. Or something. I just like it because I don’t have to buy batteries.
Still holding out hope that Ryan Anderson will capitulate and grant him that interview he's been asking for for months now.
Swiss Army – never lets me down. I keep it simple in my life and the watch is no different.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
SWATCH
FTW! Ah, I remember my cool high school days, wearing not one but two (2) Swatches AT THE SAME TIME. One of my Swatches had the dome protector, because it would scratch like crazy if anything came close to touching it. Another swatch was black hands on black face — genius!
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
by CALumbus Bear on Jun 18, 2009 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions
nah…mine’s the Swiss Army Cavalry
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I know, I was just trying to keep my watch discussion in the same place as the other watch discussions. Swatches are VERY different from Swiss Army. Luckily for you.
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
by CALumbus Bear on Jun 18, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
USA! USA!
All I have to say is… how about that World Cup 2010?
Joe Starkey...Scholar, Humanitarian, Cal legend, worst radio play by play man of all time.
They definitely showed that they could surprise some people in 2010 based on their performance against Italy. Today was not great. I woke up too early to watch it. I fell asleep.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 18, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Egypt 1 Italy 0
The US can still actually advance to the semi finals. It’s like a 0.01% chance of happening, but its possible. I think a 3-1 loss to Egypt is in the offing however on Sunday.
Joe Starkey...Scholar, Humanitarian, Cal legend, worst radio play by play man of all time.
by Fire Starkey on Jun 18, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
C’mon dude, you and I both know calculator watches are just about to come back in:
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Guilty
Of having a Legos watch.
I’ll have to admit, it was pretty awesome. And fun to play with in class too.
by CaliforniaBone on Jun 18, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
sorry, did you say BACK?
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 18, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
This is the first time since as long as I can remember that there are absolutely positively NO new stories at the official Cal website. Its gonna be a LONG off-season people!
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
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So there’s this slightly overweight American (maybe 20 lbs) in the lab.
There’s also this skinny Chinese dude who is either gay or metro. There are types who conceal they’re sexual identity and there are those who don’t. He’s definitely the latter.
The problem is the Chinese dude likes to tease the American about his weight and midsection. I’ve witnessed this at least twice so I’m sure it happens a bunch of other times when he’s not around. The American takes it well the first couple of times, but I’m starting to fear for the Chinese dudes life. I’m afraid the situation is reaching the boiling point.
As the supervisor of these two, what should I do?
a) Kick the Chinaman’s ass all the way back to Beijing.
b) Bring them both in and educate them about a) being healthier and b) not being a fucking dickhead especially when you have your own “unique” qualities.
c) b) then a) but have Jack Clark do it.
d) Let the American dude keep it real.
e) Call my brother (A-10 pilot) and ask him for a favor.
f) Not a damn thing.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Leave the overweight American alone, you can only advise someone about your weight if you’re from HR and trying to drive down insurance costs; they enjoy that so much that they don’t let anyone else pass remarks. (I’ve got a couple of fairly enormous developers working for me and really as long as the documentation is there for someone to pick up the coding if / when their hearts explode…)
Tell the other guy to knock it off before the overweight American complains and you have to do something about it officially. Or before he gets sat on, and not in a “Hello sailor!” fashion either.
I should have backed a bit…my position is as an academic advisor/mentor so we talk mostly about work but we don’t hesitate to dive into religion, politics, health, family life, Cal football, and the like.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Oh well in that case tell Don Lardo to start sweating to the oldies. And the other one to start cruising bars because he’s not getting Don Lardo to switch-hit.
Does anyone else think that “Stereotypical fat white American and his sassy and obviously metrosexual ethnic companion” has all the makings of a truly awful sitcom on CBS? Throw in a gruff-but-lovable boss and a sexy assistant whose only purpose is to rebuff clumsy sexual advances by the other cast members, and watch the hijinks ensue!
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
are you saying I should start filming my workplace?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Video or you aren’t filming your workplace.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
a new meme!
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I bet it would be at least as interesting as a lot of the ‘reality’ shows out there.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Can I be the sexy assistant!?!?
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 18, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
good God no.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
You obviously have not seen a picture of me.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 18, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Well….. fuck. I can’t come up with a comeback. You win, sir.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 18, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't sweat it
I’ve had my flash of wit for the day.
Which is too bad because this means the next nine hours will be pretty brutal.
agreed…I’m going with (d) or (f).
The American is one of those “no bullshit” kind of guys that I wish I had more of. He’s nice and friendly, but if you spit in his face you’ll get a beat down.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
we already have 3 on the payroll.
One of them wears 4" stillettos to work.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
haha…I thought about using her facebook pic in the Random Hot Women from Facebook thing but I decided it’s best if I don’t.
I suppose I should just ask her…she’s, um, not shy or easily offended about those types of things.
My wife naturally thinks she’s a bitch even though she’s very friendly.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
PS-I kind of like the flat look, too. Is that bad?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Frankly, I like heels because they flex the calf and makes the legs look longer. However, a girl wearing a nice pair of flats also communicates that she can be laid back and not overly high maintanence.
I think you can tell a lot about a woman based on the type or style of shoe she wears.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
Give me more lady advice. I will use all of it. It was a disaster when I listened to the Maharg’s
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 18, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
It was a joke. You didn’t give me any.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 18, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s what I thought. Anything that we tell you about women you won’t listen to anyway.
The The is above souls.
I’m fine on my own.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 18, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Pics or… no, just please post pics.
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
by CALumbus Bear on Jun 18, 2009 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Is the “Chinese” guy actually from China or by “Chinese” you mean Chinese-American and by “American” you mean white American?
the Chinese guy is a legal immigrant from China. He’s livin’ the dream.
Yes, it just so happens that the American is of Caucasian descent.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I may be of some cross-cultural assistance here
In China its not particularly rude to be teased about one’s weight – so he might be headed for the ass kicking and not even know what he’s doing wrong.
You need to let him know that there’s different social construct and behavioral norms in the states.
George Uko from Chino
Interested in da Bears.
Just a few weeks ago, defensive lineman George Uko (Chino, Calif./Don Lugo) said he had a top seven of Tennessee, Oregon, Cal, USC, UCLA, Oklahoma and Washington. Uko has since cut two of those teams and now has the five teams he plans to visit.
“Right now, my final five are Oregon, Cal, Tennessee, USC and Oklahoma,” Uko said. "All of them have offered except USC and I think they’re really close. I’m going to try and get to their camp next week, but I think they could offer soon either way.
“I visited Oregon last weekend for their one day camp and loved it there. It was cool to work with the coaches and I loved the campus, the stadium and all the facilities. I’m going to try and take official visits to the other schools and can’t wait to see Oklahoma and Tennessee.
“Cal is a great fit as well and I like their coaching staff and how they plan to use me. They think I’m a great fit in their 3-4 scheme as an outside guy and I like the sound of that as well.”
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 18, 2009 9:09 AM PDT reply actions
He keeps this up, he enters Ron Gould territory.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 18, 2009 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Idle speculation
But it seems to me a strong PR campaign for Best as a Heisman candidate is actually quite critical. The potential recruiting benefit if Best gets all the way to NYC (equally dependent on his on-field performance I’m aware) is boundless. If Best gets noticed and becomes a legitimate contender, it won’t just be voters taking note, but recruits.
Gould’s job will be much easier if he can point out just how much recognition and attention Cal’s RBs get.
I don’t think Best would really push the needle all that much. Lynch was a first rounder, Arrington a second, Forsett a seventh. That’s three straight RBs drafted into the NFL, and Best is definitely going to join them. Obviously it would help the better than Best does in the Heisman voting, but there’s enough of a track record that him falling short wouldn’t hurt much either.
Still holding out hope that Ryan Anderson will capitulate and grant him that interview he's been asking for for months now.
by yellow fever on Jun 18, 2009 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t understand why we haven’t gotten one of the 5 star superbacks that USC constantly recruits. Logically Cal seems to make more sense. At USC you play in a rotation and split carries, at Cal you’d be a star, put up a ton of yards, probably be a Heisman contender, and definitely be drafted. You have a much bigger chance to showcase your skills. I assume it’s a combination of wanting to compete with the best and Reggie Bush. If Best could get to Bush’s level of media exposure (which is extremely doubtful) I could seeing it having an impact with RB recruiting.
seriously
we joke about this, but Reggie/Reggie’s family made about 1 million BEFORE he was in the NFL. As a bonus, he hasn’t been punished for this at all and is dating Kim Kardashian. To know that you’ll have a good chance of getting paid/getting benefits etc AND you’ll get away with it is a pretty big incentive.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
Personally, I think Maurice Clarret had the right idea (perhaps the only time that was the case). At some point well before the end of Reggie Bush’s junior year, he started getting paid, and became a professional, rather than amateur, football player. And that’s OK. He was talented enough, and ready to do that. He was pursuing his own self-interest. The sham of a system that made him stay in school, however? That’s what bugs me.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
ITS ALIVE
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 18, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Miller time
Ted Speaks…
Don’t be surprised if…
California doesn’t need a first-rate passing game to be a top-10 team. And the reason is punting….
Imagine a field with two teams not doing diddly on offense. One punter averages 38 yards; the other 45 yards. The field shortens fairly quickly for the team with the better punter, eh?
And then the opponent makes a mistake while backed up in its own territory.
The Bears would benefit greatly — and could become darkhorse national title contenders — with a passing offense that connects on 60 percent of its throws and averages 225-plus yards per game.
If a defense can’t stack the box on Jahvid Best, honestly, it’s doomed. He’s going to go yard at some point and that’s just the way it is.
Now seems like a good time to mention that while I was in Vegas at the MGM Grand last week, I put down 10 each on Cal, the Eagles, and Nets to win championships next year. Cal at 45/1, Eagles at 12/1, Nets at 75/1. I should have parlayed them all and put down 1k. They would have to give me the whole casino to pay that off.
Still holding out hope that Ryan Anderson will capitulate and grant him that interview he's been asking for for months now.
by yellow fever on Jun 18, 2009 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Awesome. If our season tailspins into disaster, you are now the scapegoat.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 18, 2009 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions
On the other hand, think of the potential drama if I decide to put up my Cal ticket as the prize for this year’s College Fantasy Football league and the team does well.
Still holding out hope that Ryan Anderson will capitulate and grant him that interview he's been asking for for months now.
by yellow fever on Jun 18, 2009 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
I can’t believe you bet on Cal…ballsy.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I learned by lesson on betting on Cal when they were in the Vegas Bowl and the spread was 7.5. That damn .5 lost me $50 and made the game not as enjoyable. When I was up in Tahoe before the Oregon St. game last year I thought the better of it and decided not to place any money on Cal.
by BornOnThePlay on Jun 18, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I much prefer betting on games where I wouldn’t otherwise care who won. It’s a win-win:
-You don’t have a conflict of interest between wanting your team to win and worrying about the line
-You have an incentive to root for one side in a game that wouldn’t otherwise matter to you
Pours Ted another pint of Kool-Aid
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Jun 18, 2009 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Whatever you get...
Make sure that you know if it has a preventive repair cycle and how much that costs. I got a throwback Heuer and the 5 year service costs more than any other 2 watches I’ve ever bought.
Time for another addition of "Does Wilner get it right?" And what are your picks?
Fastest receiver: Jamere Holland, Oregon
Best hands: Chris McGaha, ASU
Best passing QB: Aaron Corp, USC
Best running QB: Jeremiah Masoli
Most elusive RB: Jacquizz Rodgers, OSU
Best instincts: Taylor Mays, USC
Best athlete: Mays
Best under pressure: Masoli.
Top NFL prospect: Mays
Top impact freshman: Vontaze Burfict, ASU
Hardest hitter: Mays
Biggest underachiever: Joe McKnight, USC
Best home-field advantage: Oregon
Best fans: Oregon State
Best mascot: Washington’s Husky.
Best stadium: The Rose Bowl
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 18, 2009 9:24 AM PDT reply actions
How are we determining most elusive RB here? I don’t really want to this to get into another Quizz/Best pissing contest though.
Still holding out hope that Ryan Anderson will capitulate and grant him that interview he's been asking for for months now.
by yellow fever on Jun 18, 2009 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Best is faster, but I think Wilner is right that Quizz is squirrelier. However, I might argue that Arizona’s Antolin is just as squirrely. (Yes, that’s how I’m defining ‘elusive’)
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Corp seems to have an edge over Barkley at the moment, thus he is the best passing QB in the PAC-10. Ask an SC fan….
But all reports indicate that Corp is pretty good, and it’s not like the PAC is full of experienced/proven passers at the moment.
That’s a valid point. I can’t even name any starters except Locker (definitely not a passing QB), Riley (DEFINITELY not a passing QB), Corp, or Masoli. Also not a passing QB.
Still holding out hope that Ryan Anderson will capitulate and grant him that interview he's been asking for for months now.
by yellow fever on Jun 18, 2009 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Where does that leave Kevin Craft?
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 18, 2009 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Crying in a mysterious mustachioed man’s arms.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 18, 2009 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
In a Turkish prison?
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 18, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Visiting a gymnasium?
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 18, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Seeing grown men naked?
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 18, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Protesting in Tehran.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 18, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Well Twist already did this one. I’m dumb.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 18, 2009 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
at home z-ing through CGB under the username ‘Avinash.’
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
by carp on Jun 18, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Dagguerotype or you dont really care where Kevin Craft is.
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by TwistNHook on Jun 18, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
rec'd!
hahahaha daguerreotype!!
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
Watching the Notebook and crying into a pint of ice cream.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 18, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Telling all the people in his new neighborhood that, pursuant to Megan’s Law, he has to inform them that he just moved in.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
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by TwistNHook on Jun 18, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Google maps or he just moved into your neighborhood.
by Nashville on Jun 18, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Oh, existential pics just got taken to a whole new level. I LURVE you Nashville!
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
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by TwistNHook on Jun 18, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
audio recording or that’s what “To Catch A Predator” caught Kevin Craft saying to a minor.
by Nashville on Jun 18, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Epic poem or that’s what Kevin Craft pled to avoid an embarrassing trial.
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by TwistNHook on Jun 18, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
reflecting pool or Kevin Craft is violating the terms of his plea bargain.
by Nashville on Jun 18, 2009 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Etch-A-Sketch or you actually flagged him for nonsensical inanity.
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www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
by TwistNHook on Jun 18, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Notarized document or you actually flagged him and rec’d me.
by Nashville on Jun 18, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Quitclaim deed granting me rights to an abandoned silver mine in Nevada or you aren’t a California licensed notary and, thus, it was merely a document you requested.
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by TwistNHook on Jun 18, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Oral tradition or the evidence is inadmissible in court.
by Nashville on Jun 18, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Tree rings or else you are under 400 years old.
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by TwistNHook on Jun 18, 2009 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Floorboards from the Nina, the Pinta, or the Santa Maria or you were a part of Columbus’ journey to Hispanola.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
by carp on Jun 18, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
But if I show you the floorboards wouldnt that mean I was part of the journey???? How would showing them mean I wasnt?
YOU BROKE OUR GAME!
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radioactive half-life or you weren’t old enough to know when I was born.
by Nashville on Jun 18, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
It's okay
I was pretty much out of ideas.
This one doesn’t even make sense: “Oral tradition or the evidence is inadmissible in court.”
I'm glad carp broke it!
I was having trouble catching my breath I was laughing so hard!
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
Someone needs to turn this thread green.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 18, 2009 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
holy lol
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 18, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Trying to get on the Brock Mansion Party Yacht
by BornOnThePlay on Jun 18, 2009 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Is this a new fun game? Should we put up a fanshot once a week or so asking about the whereabouts and wherewithal of certain players?
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yes
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
jinx!
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
lol, is a 3rd party allowed to call jinx?
by BornOnThePlay on Jun 18, 2009 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds like a winner is Ryan Leaf. We shall take this under submission.
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the possibilities are endless, you could do it for someone who’s doing well too, like what is the whereabouts of Marshawn?
by BornOnThePlay on Jun 18, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Ignacio Brache.
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
Thoroughbred :[
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 18, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Ryan Leaf!
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 18, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
This is an awesome new meme. Somebody make a Where in the World is Kevin Craft? computer game cover. I would buy that game. I hear it runs on Windows INT.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 18, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
I think the other decided starters at this point
Are Danny Sullivan at ASU and Marshall Lobbestael at WSU. Lobbestael has/had some legal trouble though and so he may not actually be able to take the field. But he’s definitely the Cougs #1 QB.
I don’t even think wilner went to a stanfurd or cal spring practice.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
In order:
Fastest Receiver: wait until he sees Markish Jones.
Passing QB: really?
Running QB: Locker?
Elusive RB: Rodgers!?!?!?!?! No fuckin way.
Instincts: Mays…turnover numbers suggest otherwise – especially with the defense he’s had.
Best Under Pressure: Masoli…how ‘bout the Cal game?
Impact Frosh: T-bred said Burfict was getting fat.
Best fans: OSU…why? Seriously…he could have picked a number of schools here.
Mascot: we need to bring back the live grizzly bear.
Rose Bowl’s only awesome on 1-Jan.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Seriously though...
How is Markish going to get any PT?
The depth chart is already:
1) Jones/Tucker/Calvin
2) Boateng/Ross
3) Lagemann/Satchell
Markish isn’t going to play in the slot I’m assuming. So, that means Cal’s 3-deep at both WR positions.
I was disappointed by those last three categories. Most of them were specific enough to where you could make legitimate arguments defending your choices, but ‘Best Fans’, ‘Best Mascot’, and ‘Best Stadium’? Those are all way too general. What criteria are you basing your choices on? With that left unsaid, I can’t even begin to comment on Wilner’s choices (though I do think the Husky is awesome).
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Wilner is making it hard for me to feel bad for his newspaper’s financial troubles.
by CaliforniaBone on Jun 18, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I guarantee you, Wilner is neither the cause, nor the solution, to his paper’s financial troubles.
And hey, you still read his stuff, huh? Then he’s pretty much doing his job.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Nope, I don’t click his links.
I let you guys do the reading for me.
by CaliforniaBone on Jun 18, 2009 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, good to know we’re all killing the publishing industry together.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Huzzah!
Actually, the man mostly responsible for the downfall of the newspaper is Craig Newmark.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
well..you know
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Jun 18, 2009 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
i was actually talking about
this family guy reference, which is very funny
Remember, the enemy's end zone is DOWN!
by GoldBlooded on Jun 18, 2009 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I think they’re killing themselves, actually…personally, the reason I don’t watch the networks or read the papers is that they’re more interested in talking about flag pins, abducted children, and American Idol than, y’know, real news.
Well, I think we all would like to imagine that there was some mythical golden age of journalism that has been lost, but your comment above pretty accurately describes most of the rags ever printed by William Randolph Hearst. Crap like that attracts eyeballs, and it sells. If some real news slips in, so much the better.
There’s an audience for quality journalism, but it’s often not nearly big enough to attract an audience that can sustain it financially. This is why newspapers are filled with sports scores, datebooks, Dear Abbey columns, crosswords, funnies, and horoscopes; you have to cast a wide, wide net to turn a profit in this business.
What Craigslist and other new media companies have done is to break the business model by fracturing these audiences. Specialized niche sites are siphoning off newspaper audiences and revenues, and there’s just not enough left there to sustain a lot of quality journalists. Sure, crappy newspapers will be the first down the tubes, as they should be, but the whole business model is broken, and until someone comes up with a new one (and they will, because the audience for quality journalism hasn’t changed), there’s going to be a lot of hand-wringing and doom-and-gloom.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Unfortunately the business model for generating newspaper revenue doesn’t depend on journalism, it depends on ad revenue. So since newspapers conveniently married journalism and publishing, two things the average consumer cannot do without huge resources, the two became synonymous. The fear is that since “publishing” is now as easy as having internet access and going to blogspot.com, journalism gets left out in the cold. There is still a market for “news,” in the sense that OMG PARIS HILTON BOOB SLIP is news, but since Joe Shmo who witnessed it can now post that to millions of people, who needs quality journalists or investigators?
Would Deborah Edgerly (used city channels to learn that OPD was targeting her city-employed, making 75k/year parking meter-repairman gang member nephew and subsequently warned him of an incoming raid) still be the city manager of Oakland if the Chron hadn’t reported it?
Shite.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 18, 2009 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
This is the fear
Although I don’t think it will turn out as bad as that, I think we’ll see a lot of consolidation, and the number of journalists out there will drop significantly, with those left covering wider swaths of the world at large.
The cracks will still get filled, but probably with low- or no-pay “citizen journalists”; basically, bloggers who do this sort of stuff in their spare time.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
low- or no-pay "citizen journalists"; basically, bloggers who do this sort of stuff in their spare time.
To me that is the biggest threat. Dreck like BruinsNation will be considered legit journalism. You can say whatever you want on the internet with more or less zero accountability.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 18, 2009 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
HolmoePhobe loves curry! And is a zombie!
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 18, 2009 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh check it out for reals I totally heard Spurrier is gonna be UCLA’s next coach.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 18, 2009 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
You can say whatever you want on the internet with more or less zero accountability.
FINALLY!
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
You bucked the journalism trend LONG ago my friend. Consider yourself an innovator.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 18, 2009 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
You’re a pioneer-fucking American!
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 18, 2009 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
To me that is the biggest threat. Dreck like BruinsNation will be considered legit journalism. You can say whatever you want on the internet with more or less zero accountability.
well, yes and no. it is for precisely this reason that bloggers begin with zero credibility — unlike newspaper reporters, who begin with at least some credibility because they work for an established newspaper. bloggers have to build an audience and gain that audiences’ trust through their research, writing and reporting. sure, audiences will have to become more sophisticated in what sources they trust, and the lines between journalists and non-journalists will never again be so clear-cut as “newspaper reporters vs. everyone else”; what we’ll see instead is a gradient in professionalism, accountability, and trust.
yes, you can say what you want on the internet, but people still distinguish between what they read on CNN.com and what they read on themaharg.blogspot.com, as they should. and this phenomenon is not unique to the internet. there are people who still consider “Fox News” to be a legitimate source of journalism, when I think the best you could say about the majority of their programming is that it is merely “Infotainment”.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I check themaharg.blogspot.com every day for my news fix.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 18, 2009 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Drew Gordon tears right tendon
Will the Ben Ball WARRIORS STEP UP????
Drew Gordon of UCLA has partially torn the patellar tendon in his right knee during tryouts for the U.S. team that will play in the Under-19 world basketball championships.
The sophomore forward was hurt Tuesday in Colorado Springs, Colo., the university said Wednesday. Gordon was scheduled to return to Los Angeles on Wednesday night, when he will be further evaluated.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 18, 2009 9:52 AM PDT reply actions
I was actually curious as to who was left on the Bruins for next year, so I went and looked it up. Their top 3 scorers are all gone (Shipp, Collison, and Aboya), and with Holiday leaving, 4 of their top 5. Only Nikola Dragovic and Michael Roll return of the players who scored more than 4 points per game last year, though those two and James Keefe are all of the annoying “big white guys who can step out and shoot the three” mold.
Besides those three, Gordon, Malcom Lee, and underwhelming J’mison Morgan are the only three returning Bruins I’ve heard of, and if Gordon is out for a long time, this Bruin team will end up being even younger. Howland will go to work on these guys, but I don’t see a Pac-10 title with this team; indeed, I really wonder how they’re going to be handling the ball — Malcom Lee looks decent, but he’s still young, and there’s no other guards on this roster with any significant experience. (Looking at statistics, it looks like I forgot about sophomore-to-be Jerime Anderson, who despite playing in 35 games last year, I must admit I’ve never heard of.)
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Jun 18, 2009 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Rec’d for the insight. Do you see UCLA’s defense staying at the same level?
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 18, 2009 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I actually thought that UCLA’s defense, while still potent, had dropped off last year from previous editions. They were rather prone to long stretches where the effort just wasn’t there, and the Bruins looked rather ordinary. (Unfortunately, none of those stretches were against the Bears.) Furthermore, losing Collison sure isn’t going to help the Bruins get better defensively.
Still, a lot of basketball defense is all about effort, and that seems to be one thing that Howland always seems to get out of his teams, regardless of anything else. Do they have a lock-down perimeter defender on their roster? I honestly haven’t seen enough of the backups to say with any conviction. It would sure also help if Morgan started playing like everyone thought he would when he was being recruited. Still, I fully expect the Bruins to be a tough defensive out, if not quite as potent as their recent Final Four teams.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Jun 18, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Good stuff. The effort does seem to have slipped a little down in Bruinville. Probably means the Huskies are the biggest challengers.
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 18, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
We are favorites in the Pac-10. We are favorites in the Pac-10. We are favorites in the Pac-10.We are favorites in the Pac-10. We are favorites in the Pac-10. Just keep saying that over and over. It is soooooo much fun.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 18, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve been right next to Gordon before. I applied to his school and he was at the open house thing. My friend was in the same graduating class. Says he is a good dude.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 18, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I have the Cal Fossil Watch
The one where if you hit a button the script Cal pops up. Sadly, it is the worst watch I’ve ever had. I’ve exchanged it thrice and while the third one worked for a couple years, one of the 3 batteries was always failing and just recently the thing flat broke. I can’t get the Cal to pop up. (It broke a month after replacing all the batteries, so I’ve ruled that out.) So, be cautious getting this Fossil watch. Unless you’re buying it from me, in which case I can make you a hot deal on a collector’s item!
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
is t-bred alive?
I think he’s had some health issues…T-bred, if you’re lurking…can I watch Cal Bears Basketball in ‘09-’10?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
We were discussing how to craft headlines for stories on the SBN group. Whether to just be wacky/witty or do sort of straight ahead boring ones to try to capture more search engine people. I had a few good headlines that, for purely egotistical reasons, I’d like to share with you guys. I know what happens in the group is supposed to stay in the group, but this gives away nothing personal at all and is just my own delusional ramblings:
Yknow I’ve never quite looked at it like a black and white thing. Why either witty headlines that attract no linkylinks or boringlikefuck headlines that bring in the crowds? I try to combine the two with headlines like:
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Jahvid “Mousavi” Best To Overthrow Iranian Mullah Class? Also, win Heisman?
or
Jon and Kate plus Coach Mike Montgomery to seek Public Option Health Care Plan after apologizing to Sarah Palin
or
Paris Hilton Paris Hilton Paris Hilton Cal QBs in 09 Paris Hilton Paris Hilton
So, I think there is definitely a way to combine both the luminescent wittiness of a CaliforniaGoldenBlogs tagline with the brutally boring skull-duggery of a SEO-style Addicted To Quack headliness.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
Personally, I liked
Paris Hilton Paris Hilton V1agra Refinan$e Your Home Today Cia1is Paris Hilton Cal Go Bears Javid Best Heisman
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Jun 18, 2009 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Don’t you own AtQ? Can’t you demand their headlines be less boring?
by Avinash Kunnath on Jun 18, 2009 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Well…as if there’s any doubt, this link should help end the misogynist accusations and cement them as certified fact. Wow,…any Old Blues want to confirm or deny how things were in 1955? If it can be confirmed, what the hell happened since then?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
So, uh
The Eagles just called me to say they have season tickets available. Normally I’d be all over this, but I’m set to drop 50k on a down payment next week, not to mention that that mortgage is going to take a serious chunk out of my monthly income…Tickets start at 2800 each. What say everyone?
Still holding out hope that Ryan Anderson will capitulate and grant him that interview he's been asking for for months now.
Supposedly in the middle of the section in the end zone. 2800 seems a bit steep. I don’t think I could resell them and make my money back. They’d have to go for over 300 each, with only eight games. Though they do charge full price for preseason games now.
Still holding out hope that Ryan Anderson will capitulate and grant him that interview he's been asking for for months now.
by yellow fever on Jun 18, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Be smart. Don’t do it. I presume you are a young guy and since you are buying your first house (right?) think about your future and not this season. You can hold off on season tickets for a few years while you build a more solid foundation financially.
While the rides on the Pain Train and Brock Mansion Party Yacht have been fun, I think its time I hop on the BakBakcycle.
by rollonubears on Jun 18, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I dot ge tthe allure of watches. You just use them to tell time. Whats teh deal?
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
It’s an acceptable form of man-jewelry, though I’m not really into jewelry at all. I didn’t even want to wear a wedding band, but she took my ridiculous name, so I definitely owe her.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
I’ve never worn a ring before, but I definitely enjoy wearing mine. Strangely, I think it helps in other facets of your life too (He’s married, so he must be a decent fella, right?).
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I’ve heard that women are more likely to talk to and be more responsive with a guy who is wearing a ring than a guy who is not. I think it has to do something with the fact that the ring is disarming, and the women don’t feel like the guy is about to pounce on them and start hitting on them like most single guys.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
So, since I’m 55 and still single, I guess I have no redeeming qualities?
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
surely you’ve used the “let me cook for you” line once or ten times…
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
pour more wine…guaranteed to work. She’ll probably like a light, crisp, chilled white wine. Offer ice cubes if you bought the cheap shit or it’s an oakey chardonnay. She likely enjoys having a lot of fun. If she opts for the cab, pinot noir, or peppery zin you could be in over your head. Whatever you do, make sure you’re not overserved and/or have booze breath. That’s never good.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Hydro, I’ve been meaning to ask you, what culinary school do you go to? I’ve got a friend who’s going to the Culinary Institute of America in the fall, so I’ve recently been learning a bit about such things.
Alright, fine, I admit it! "Hydration Technician" really DOES just mean "water boy!"
I may or may not be an actual culinary school student. I often can’t distinguish fantasy from reality.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
You mean you attended Hollywood Upstairs Culinary School too?
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 18, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I believe there was a line alec baldwin said in The Departed:
“If you’re married, it shows that your cock works and that you must be good at something.”
I think there’s a lot of truth to that!
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Definitely some memorable ones from that movie
I think Alec’s line also included something like, “You’re getting married? Good. Let’s people know you’re not a homo.”
It took me a few months to get used to wearing my ring, but it’s cool. It’s fun to tap on things and make irritating noise.
I wear this bracelet:
and a ring not unlike this one, sometimes:
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
Heisman Pundit ranks Best as the # 1 RB in the nation.
1. Jahvid Best, Cal–The most exciting back in the country. Gained 1,580 yards, scored 15 TDs, averaged 8 yards per carry…and was dinged up for much of the year. If he stays healthy, he may surpass 2,000 and have a shot at the Heisman.
Blount was # 2, Quizz # 6, and Stafon Johnson # 9
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I don’t like these watches because it takes a moment longer to figure out which numbers the hour hand is between.
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
Hydro, I vote for the 4th watch you posted at the top of the dbd, the one with the brown leather strap. Its pretty nice. I’ve got something similar, with a square-ish face. I chose the square face because my wrists are smaller, square looks better than round. Otherwise, the band is the same as mine and I like the color of the watch itself too.
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 18, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s exactly the watch I was talking about above. Caveat Emptor!!!
Driver of the Cal Um Bus
by CALumbus Bear on Jun 18, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
watches need more Lady Gaga when the hour turns over.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
need more Lady Gaga
The The is above souls.
by Maharg on Jun 18, 2009 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Mehserle trial to be moved…or will it?
“The whole issue does really boil down to the polling,” said Jim Hammer, a private attorney who, as a San Francisco prosecutor, tried the city’s infamous dog-mauling death case in Los Angeles County after the defense won a change of venue. “You start with a judge not wanting to change venue, so it’s an uphill climb for the defense.”
Hammer said the defense team’s pollster would probably ask general questions – such as, “Do you know about the case?” and, “Have you made your mind up?” – as well as specific questions such as, “Have you seen the videos?” and, “Did you hear the judge say he didn’t believe the defense?”
“If only 50 percent of people are leaning, that means half the county can be fair and the defense is probably not going to win the motion,” Hammer said.
Other factors a judge would consider, Hammer said, include the cost of the move and the strain on witnesses during what is expected to be a lengthy trial. If the trial is moved, he said, the goal would be to find a county with similar demographics, including racial makeup.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
The only county as diverse as Alameda is probably LA county…
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 18, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
SF is too asian, not enough black. Coco might work, now that you mention it…
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 18, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Alameda – 14% Af-Am, 21% Hispanic, 24% Asian
CoCo – 10% Af-Am, 21% Hispanic, 13% Asian
Sac – 11% Af-Am, 19% Hispanic, 14% Asian
SF – 7% Af-Am, 14% Hispanic, 33% Asian
Yeah, you’re right.
Btw, I didn’t realize there were quite this many Asians in the Bay Area…Santa Clara – 26% Asian, San Mateo – 20% Asian, Solano – 13% Asian…
LA county
48.71% White10 11.0% African American, 0.81% Native American, 10.0% Asian, 0.28% Pacific Islander, 23.53% from other races, and 4.94% from two or more races. 44.56% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Does Alameda have the largest % of Af-Am in CA?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
ding ding ding we have a new winner: Solano County
Home of Vallejo, Fairfield, and Suisun.
56.37% White, 14.91% Black or African American, 0.79% Native American, 12.75% Asian, 0.78% Pacific Islander, 8.01% from other races, and 6.39% from two or more races. 17.64% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
They can’t match the Asian & Hispanic numbers though.
I believe the fringe Bay Area county voted yes on 8.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
The largest single Yes on 8 demographic (by %) was African American women…
Some have theorized the huge black turnout for Obama equated to a huge turned for prop 8, too.
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 18, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Somewhat true, but not to the extent initially reported.
Same-Sex Setback - really interesting article in Rolling Stone
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
I actually mostly blame Gavin Newsome
CGB: Our points are reliable. Our logic is infallible. Our past records are illogical. And our ham is dynamite!
by Spazzy Mcgee on Jun 19, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Request
As part of hunting for a new job, I’ve realized I need to increase my MS Excel abilities. I would currently describe myself as a beginning-intermediate user.
Those of you who have strong abilities in the application – I’m assuming danzig, rishi, anyone else in the financial world – what approach would you recommend? Apart from lots of practice and repetition…
If possible, I would prefer to not have to pay for any resources, but if you can convince me that the upside is there I would consider it. The main thing I’ve found so far is the Fuqua School of Business site but I haven’t finished working my way through the tutorials/exercises and anyway don’t know how exhaustive they are.
What other suggestions do you have?
Aside from lots of practice and repetition
I’ve got nothing. I didn’t know shit about Excel before starting my job and I’ve learned how to do everything with Excel through trial and error since.
How about collating a bunch of Cal-related data and practicing mining that? It’ll be instructive for both you and our readers. Learn to make PivotTables, filter data, sort it, conditional formatting, VLOOKUPs and HLOOKUPs. That’ll cover 99% of what you need to know.
Still holding out hope that Ryan Anderson will capitulate and grant him that interview he's been asking for for months now.
by yellow fever on Jun 18, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I appreciate it
My company used a proprietary application for most of the work I was doing and so I didn’t develop anything beyond a basic ability.
Also, I’m glad you defined some parameters. Approaching something with the capability of Excel with the mission “learn everything” is daunting. I will definitely focus on mastering those functions.
I would echo what yellow fever said. The majority of the functions that I’ve seen used in the business world are pivottables, filering, vlookups. Linking tables and sorting data to analyze are very good regardless the industry or function you’re looking at.
If you are looking at specific job functions, there are specific data packs and add-ins built into Excel that help with statistics and data analysis (see Tools, add-ins) that you can get familiar with. If you are looking at finance or real estate jobs, you might want to familiarize yourself with building proformas and doing NPV calculations.
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 18, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
And I’ll also add that you can often find Excel financial modelling classes offered through the extension classes (online or in person).
Jahvid Best is so awesome, he makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands!
by dballisloose on Jun 18, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
excellent
your next steps are to gain 100 lbs., lose the girlfriend, and get hopelessly addicted to caffeine.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
hire secretary in 4" stillettos that’s proficient in Excel FTW.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
by carp on Jun 18, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Golden State Warriors guard Monta Ellis talks with Bob Fitzgerald and Rod Brooks of KNBR.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2009 1:58 PM PDT reply actions
softball questions or are they asking him…“Did you really ask the warriors to not draft a good point guard?”
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
It’s softball-type stuff, really. He laughed at Internet rumors about him being unhappy.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Look At This Fucking Hipster (latfh)
NSFW
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Carp, I found you.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
that walk I had was really special.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
by carp on Jun 18, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
The New York Knicks and their interest in trading for the No. 2 pick to swipe Ricky Rubio is said to be legitimate.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2009 2:55 PM PDT reply actions
hydro
if you need a watch that’ll also pull double duty when wearing a suit or for slacks and a dress shirt, AND costs under 100, I would recommend “The Time Teller” by Nixon (in its all metal/metal strap iteration). It’s simple, clean, and no frills. And, quite cheap. Sorry i can’t post any pictures right now; i’m at work and my work computer is sllloooowwww (thanks, government!)
If you need something for more casual use, check out the ecodrive watch by Citizen with the olive green canvas strap. I remember seeing it on amazon so try doing a search for it there.
i'm here to clean your pool but i don't have a pool *bowchica bowow*
I like the black one best...
but these are available too:
(these are the Nixon’s, btw)
I haven't seen that many tear-stained dollar bills since my dad hired a stripper for my uncle's funeral.
I have a Citizen
It is an EcoDrive. I think this is it:
I’ve been quite satisfied with it and feel it to be quite versatile. While I don’t have to dress that professionally, I would not be embarrassed to wear this with a suit, and when I attend church I frequently do.
The gears work well and the time stays constant. That might appear a bizarre comment, but I have owned watches that needed to be rewound. I haven’t had this problem thusfar. I will say that sometimes the day/date feature is off (e.g. the month is 31 days but the watch only recognizes it as a 30 day month). I don’t really know how to correct it permanently, but it’s a trifling enough detail to fix contingently that it doesn’t really bother me.
must read for A’s fans and Giant fans wanting to know what a WS championship feels like:
http://www.athleticsnation.com/2009/6/18/913773/the-74-series-was-thrice-as-nice
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Can we have another?
I really don’t care who gets it.
by CaliforniaBone on Jun 18, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Uptown Unveiled Tonight (Caution: PDF!)!
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
I think CalBandGreat and CalGal will be there.
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I was there!
Good Times. Great music. No shootings. Fun was had by all.
by CalBandGreat on Jun 19, 2009 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Carp
Do you work? I mean, I know you have a job, but you’re always up in here commenting and stuff. Do you get anything done at work?
www.californiagoldenblogs.com
haha…somedays its slow…others it’s not. Tomorrow and next couple of weeks are supposed to be a busy.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
Ice sculpture or you actually are paid by Blez to stay on here all day and make sure we dont do anything stupid (more so than usual).
Supreme Leader Ayatollah TwistNHook!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com
my job’s almost as great as that one would be.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
That ice sculpture clearly reflects the fact that you arent paid by Blez to keep an eye on us.
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