Just to throw this out there: I hate the Golden State Warriors. They’ve become the New England Patriots of the NBA. You just know that they are going to win. It’s REALLY annoying. They just defeated the San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio for the 2nd time in the teams’ last 3 meetings there, and the Warriors had lost 33 straight regular season games in San Antonio prior to that. AND, the Spurs were up double digits in the first half. Come on! In other NBA news: The Cleveland Cavaliers suck.
You know what else is annoying? When people speak during your favorite movies/TV shows. I was watching an episode of my favorite TV show, Psych, when one of my friends entered the room and started speaking. Another friend got sucked into the conversation because he was already in the room. Then another one of my friends entered the room and joined the conversation. Then my roommate entered the room and joined the conversation. SERIOUSLY!? I’m watching the greatest TV show of ALL TIME!!! I just want to watch it in peace. Is that too much to ask for? Those guys talk enough throughout the rest of the day, and they can’t give me 45 minutes of silence to watch ONE episode!?
On a more positive note, I was tossing the frisbee with a friend today, and my forehand throw looked really good! Here in Denver, there always seems to be wind when I’m trying to play frisbee, but today it was virtually nonexistent. Also, when I went home for Spring Break, one of my friends who is AMAZING at frisbee taught me how to throw a forehand pass. He’s apparently really good at teaching, too, because my forehand throw looked better than my friend’s did today, and my friend is on the DU Ultimate Frisbee Team.
So, I wrote this Wee Intro Paper yesterday (that was the name of the assignment) and refined it today to turn in for my Writing class this quarter. It’s not optimal because I hadn’t written a piece for school in a couple of weeks, but feel free to read it (and critique it) if you wish. My Writing class is all about Preventing Youth Substance Abuse, which is an issue that I care about due to my personal values. In fact, if it were up to me, weed and alcohol would BOTH be illegal. But, I recognize the in-feasibility of that for the economic aspects (alcohol and weed companies would DEMOLISH me in court). Still, it would be nice if our country was substance free, right?
It’s sad that society is set up like this. We can change it if we all work together…This probably sounds like the quote of the day, but I actually found an even better quote about kindness.Don’t worry, I won’t do another quote of the day with “happiness” and “rain” today. I do like rainbows, though.Ever seen the movie Shallow Hal? it’s like that.This came in second in today’s quote of the day race. I wanted to inject some humor, but then I found…Quote of the Day
Who would have thought that a gangster would beat out two writers in Oscar Wilde and Mark Twain for the quote of the day? I think this quote is perfect for those out there who are afraid to show kindness for whatever reason. It honestly reminds me of my favorite rule, which I affectionately dub, “The Black Rule”: Do unto others as others have done unto you. I show kindness to people until they are unkind to me. When someone is unkind to me, I make them regret it. If you don’t believe me, ask the biggest douche on the DU campus (in my opinion), or my ex’s best friend. Showing kindness, caring, and compassion to someone should never be considered a weakness. In fact, it should be considered a strength because that is how you make friends (and maybe lovers? 😉 ) that last lifetimes. Those who are unkind are the truly weak in society. So be strong in two ways: 1) Show kindness to everyone and 2) Make those who are unkind to you realize they have made a grave mistake.
That’s all for TheHaysWay today, make sure to leave a comment on the Golden State Warriors and/or on the Cleveland Cavaliers and/or on Psych and/or on talking during movies and TV shows and/or on frisbee and/or on my piece about youth substance abuse programs in Colorado and/or on the various quotes and/or on the Quote of the Day and/or on whatever is on your mind, along with a much-appreciated like. If you are not yet a follower, become a follower to show your strength in kindness to me. 🙂 Have a pleasant tomorrow.
It has been too long since my last post. I’m so sorry, I have been very busy. I’ll do a recap quickly-ish:
On Sunday (or some other time over the weekend), I started watching the show Dark Matter on Netflix. It’s about six strangers who awake on a space ship without any memory of who they are or where they came from. It’s a good show, full of twists and turns; I would recommend it. Anyway, I watched that a bunch on Sunday because my New York Giants had a bye week.
Cast of Dark Matter
On Saturday…oh, Saturday. I woke up to my alarm at 7:30 am, feeling WAY more energized than anyone should feel when waking up to their alarm on a Saturday. It was Boise State gameday, but not just any other Boise State gameday, it was finally the Boise State gameday that I would be in attendance for. So, I rushed to the showers, and rushed through my shower (don’t worry, I still shampooed my hair and everything. I didn’t rush TOO much). After my shower, I geared up: Jay Ajayi jersey, Boise State shorts, and hat autographed by the entire Boise State basketball team from the 2011-12 season (my hat autographed by the Boise State football team is too small for me, now). Then, bolted to the DU library to print off the documents I would need for the rental car. It was so silent on the campus of DU that I could almost hear myself think, which hasn’t been a pleasant sound of late. For some reason, Friday night was the popular night for Halloween parties. In fact, it got out of control; One friend saw a helicopter with a search light flying overhead AND witnessed a potential rape case in the same night. That’s why I don’t party: It’s sketchy. Anyway, the excessive Friday night partying was the reason for the silent Saturday morning. When I got to the library, I tugged on the icy, steel door handle, only to realize the door was locked; That’s how I discovered that the DU library is NOT open 24 hours. I had NO idea up until that point.
I walked back to my dorm in the same, eerie silence that was present on my trek to the library. I got back at 8:30am, watched some Dark Matter, then returned to the library when it opened at 9 am, and printed off the necessary documents. I love taking freshly printed paper out of the printers here at DU; They are always warm. Not an unpleasant warm, but a similar warmth to the one that you feel in your heart when you do a good deed for someone else. Then, me and two friends took the light rail to the airport. The light rail is so fascinating. You can smell so many different kinds of people: the perfume of women, the weed of smokers (especially in Colorado), the insane amount of Axe of the guy who thinks women are attracted mostly by smell, etc. We reached the airport in 1.5 hours, then shuttled over to E-Z Rent-a-Car.
This is my separate paragraph for a scathing review of E-Z Rent-a-Car. I was in line for 45 minutes. It was hot in the building, and the line stretched through more than half of the building. There were only three people working the desks to help customers. I had to shift my stance a lot to prevent my legs from falling asleep. I get to the desk, where I am helped by a woman who clearly doesn’t want to be there; Actually, I was reminded why I want to get a college degree. She eventually told me how much it would cost, and I didn’t have enough on my card to cover it. My friends couldn’t cover it because the name on the card had to match the driver’s license, and they didn’t have driver’s licenses. So, I stepped to the side to call my parents, and they got funds in my account in about 30 minutes. I went back to the same desk with the same unhelpful woman, and she scanned my card. “Your credit didn’t check,” she informed me. OF COURSE IT DIDN’T! I’m a college student! I’d have to be an idiot to have a credit card! I would have a hard time keeping up with it! So, after several more arguments with that woman and a discussion with the manager, me and my friends found out that we were screwed in terms of getting a rental car. How would we get to Laramie, Wyoming, now?
We took an Uber back to DU, thinking that we wouldn’t get to go to the game that we so desperately wanted to see. But, we told our Uber driver about it and, by some miracle, he agreed to drive us the 2.25 hours it would take to get to Laramie. The drive consisted of a few scares for my life, as the driver swerved on the road a couple of time. He also attempted to make a pass with oncoming traffic and had to slam on the brakes! But, me and my friends made it to the Boise State-Wyoming game with more than 10 minutes left in the 1st quarter. We hid our soda and snacks in some bushes near the stadium because we knew that we couldn’t take them into the stadium. War Memorial Stadium. It actually seemed more like a high school stadium than a college stadium. No endzone seating, but the sides had two levels. It TOTALLY felt like high school-bleacher style. Boise State had a lead when I got my nachos at halftime. Then…the second half…That horrid, horrid safety. Wyoming 30, Boise State 28. FINAL. Just like that…POOF! Goodbye perfect season. The sight of the Wyoming fans rushing the field after that game was the most depressing sight I’ve seen since June.
Boise State @ Wyoming, when Boise State was still winning.
I left War Memorial Stadium feeling like I had just been punched in the gut. My friends and I found our sodas and snacks, so that was good, at least. Then we went to a Taco Bell near the stadium. “Boise State sucks!” seemed to be the phrase of the evening from all of those stuck-up University of Wyoming fans. They were almost all a*******. They clearly weren’t used to winning because they had no idea how to act like they had won before. There were even some guys in a truck who creeped up to me and my friends while we were crossing a crosswalk; I didn’t budge. I almost, ALMOST decided to bang up the hood of that truck, but I decided to stay above Wyoming’s level. In fact, I even had some fun with another car of Wyoming fans, when I said, “Good game!” to them in response to “Boise State sucks!”, then turned to my friends and shouted, “We can’t stoop to their level!!!” I will say, I am happy for Wyoming. Now they have some plays from THIS century to add to their team’s highlight reel. Seriously, they kept playing clips from 1996 during the game. That was before I was even BORN! That’s how long it had been since Wyoming was even REMOTELY good.
To make matters worse than just the a******* in Wyoming, Laramie doesn’t have Uber. Luckily they had a shuttle to the Denver Airport, which would be arriving at 1 am. We found this out around 9 pm; We had 4 hours to kill. Needless to say, _____________, so we camped out in McDonald’s until 1 am, hanging our heads. See that? When something doesn’t need to be said, why should I say it. It’s WYOMING. Everyone can figure out what goes in that blank. So, me and my friends got back to the Denver Airport around 4:15, and took the light rail, again, to get back to campus around 6 am on Sunday. It was a long day. But, I got to spend it with my friends. That was awesome.
TheHaysWay and DU Friends
When we were in McDonald’s the conversation shifted to what we all thought of each other. All three of my friends concurred that I was the best person of the four of us. I nearly cried in that moment. I love how nearly everybody I meet seems to think that I’m a nice guy. That’s what I’m all about. I want to be the nice guy, and I love it when people appreciate me for that. Of course, they also concurred that the nice guys don’t get the girls, which I can’t argue with. Ironically, the one girl that I DID get is probably one of two people who doesn’t think I’m a nice guy. We also talked about how the nice guys get stepped on. I didn’t argue with that either. I believe I’ve even talked about that on this blog before; The nice guys always lose. I also have stated before that I am totally content with losing if it means that I get to continue to be the nice guy. Nothing will stop me from being the kind of person that I want to be. I will take an infinite number of losses if that is what it takes. What good is winning if you don’t do it in an honorable way? Don’t answer that Tom Brady.
Also, my mind has been drifting all over the place, lately. Do you know that feeling where you know what you want, but you don’t know how to achieve what you want? Or you change your mind about what you want too quickly to think about what you need to do in order to achieve it? Yeah, that’s been me. Back and forth and back and forth. I think it has to do with which people I’m more loyal to: my home skillets, or my new, Denver skillets…
So, I got a clone trooper mask for Halloween, this year. Now that Halloween has officially passed, I’m thinking about making some changes. I want to be THE fan of the University of Denver. I want to be the DU Clone Trooper. That’s right, I want to paint the blue marks with maroon and gold, and put a big, DU logo on the mask. Speaking of which, if any of you have any suggestions for which kind of paint, or which brand of paint, or which style (if painting isn’t the best) I should use to customize the mask. It’s a plastic mask, if that makes a big difference. Hopefully someone has some good answers on here, because the only visual artist I know is my ex, and that’s an awkward conversation waiting to happen. Also, visual art is the least exciting art. Art that appeals to the other senses is so much better, because it’s so much harder to create, and create well. But, that’s not super relevant right now.
TheHaysWay at the DU Hockey game against Western Michigan on Friday. My Pios won 3-1!
Houston Texans
Founded: 2002
All-Time Winning Percentage: 43.8%
All-Time Record: (77-99)
The youngest franchise in the NFL comes in at #28. That’s fair. They haven’t had much success, despite many great players considering the franchise’s short tenure. This includes QB Matt Schaub, RB Arian Foster (maybe the best undrafted RB this century, and also a fantasy football star, when healthy), WR Andre Johnson (a future Hall of Famer who just retired today), and DE JJ Watt (3-time Defensive Player of the Year). Anyway, the Texans should only be going up.
That’s all for TheHaysWay today, make sure to leave a comment on Dark Matter and/or the Boise State Broncos and/or on Laramie and/or on mask customization techniques and/or on the Houston Texans, along with a much-appreciated like. If you aren’t yet a follower, become a follower to fight to become THE fan of TheHaysWay. 🙂 Have a pleasant tomorrow.
This is insanely crazy timing. This movie just came out today. Evidently, it is about five, kidnapped carnival workers, who are forced to participate in a life or death game called ’31’, in which, they face multiple homicidal maniacs. I think I got the gist, but here’s the trailer in case you want to verify my summary. Even after watching the trailer, I haven’t the faintest idea as to why the game is called ’31’.
NFL Game Result
It just so happens, that one NFL team won by a score of 31-28, today. That team was the Detroit Lions, who defeated the Los Angeles Rams. The Lions are now 3-3 on the year, meaning they are significantly exceeding the expectations that I set for them. It seems to help QB Matthew Stafford to NOT have WR Calvin Johnson Jr anymore, because now Stafford doesn’t feel obligated to force the ball to Johnson, and he’s making better decisions. Anyway, Congrats Lions! You kicked the Rams right before they head to London to face my New York Giants. Thank you!
FOX
Interestingly enough, the FOX station here in Denver is FOX31. That’s kind of cool…I guess. For the record, FOX is my favorite of the primary networks. Not because of their political views, but because of their amazing TV shows, and the ease with which they allow viewers to stream football games online. Unlike other networks…(cough…cough…CBS…cough).
Here we go! The franchise ranked 31st in all-time winning percentage (as of 2012) is the…
Arizona Cardinals
All-Time Winning Percentage: 41.7%
Founded: 1920
All-Time Record: 501-700-39
This one surprised me. They’ve been pretty good recently. Then I remembered that they really hadn’t done anything until QB Kurt Warner showed up there to almost win them the Super Bowl in 2009. Despite the low franchise winning percentage, the franchise has one champion to hang on to: Pat Tillman. Pat Tillman gave up his career with the Cardinals to fight for the US Army in Afghanistan; He was killed in action by friendly fire. He is the most recent NFL athlete to have given his life for his country.
That’s all for TheHaysWay today, make sure to leave a comment on the horror movie (especially reviews if anyone has seen it) and/or on the Detroit Lions and/or on FOX and/or on the Arizona Cardinals, along with a much-appreciated like. If you are not yet a follower, become a follower to achieve unexpected success, like the Detroit Lions. 🙂 Have a pleasant tomorrow.
Before I get into the meat of this post, I’d like to provide an update on my Teddy Ruxpin tweet from yesterday. Since my post last night, the retweet count on that tweet has increased to 25, and the like count is up to 147! Of course, I have to thank Dule Hill for that because he has WAY more followers than I do. His retweet is what has led to the success of my tweet. Also, I encourage all of you readers who have not seen it yet to check it out, and maybe add to the retweet and like counts! 🙂
Arizona Cardinals @ San Francisco 49ers
Arizona Cardinals @ San Francisco 49ers Tonight @ 6:25 pm MDT
Tonight’s matchup is a big one for the Arizona Cardinals. They are off to a 1-3 start to the season, despite coming into this year with Super Bowl aspirations. (Sidenote: The San Francisco 49ers are also off to a 1-3 start, but every expected that. Actually, I’m a little surprised they aren’t 0-4.) In fact, my projections that I released at the beginning of this season had the Cardinals sitting at 4-0 through this point in the season (and the 49ers sitting at 0-4). Obviously, I was a little off. Anyway, the Cardinals will be going into Levi’s stadium, desperately desiring a win without their starting QB. Carson Palmer was ruled out for this game earlier in the week, so backup QB Drew Stanton will start in Palmer’s place. No need to fret Cardinals fans, you might remember (and if you don’t then this is a reminder) that Stanton went 5-3 when he needed to fill in for the injured Palmer in 2014. In fact, Stanton might prove to help the Cardinals, as Palmer was struggling before his injury. Regardless, playing the San Francisco 49ers does wonders for a team’s confidence (even the Los Angeles Rams have won 3 straight games since losing to the 49ers, 0-28). I expect this to be a better game than Cardinals fans would like, but I still see the Cardinals winning, 14-10. The margin of victory could be wider if the Cardinals secondary steps up their game. Other than CB Patrick Peterson, the secondary has been a weak point for the Cardinals this season, and that includes S Tryann Mathieu.
Which team do you think will win in tonight’s matchup?
Projections Progress
Seeing as the NFL season is a quarter of the way finished, I suppose now is a good time to take a look at how accurate my 2016-nfl-win-projections-updated have been, thus far. So, these are the teams that I’ve predicted correctly, so far:
-New Orleans Saints (1-3)
-Cleveland Browns (0-4)
-Detroit Lions (1-3)
-Chicago Bears (1-3)
-Tennessee Titans (1-3)
-Pittsburgh Steelers (3-1)
-Cincinnati Bengals (2-2)
-Dallas Cowboys (3-1)
-Green Bay Packers (2-1)
-Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-3)
Clearly, it’s easier to project the lower-end teams. Why? Well, the good teams end up stumbling in random games, which is hard to predict. The bad teams, however, always end up equalizing at the bottom, even if they are the reason for a good team’s stumble.
Which teams are doing better/worse than you thought they’d be doing?
Denver Weather
The view of today’s gray sky from my dorm room.
Well, today started off quite dreary here in Denver. There was a fairly steady drizzle throughout the morning. Why am I mentioning this? Well, this is the first time it has rained since I’ve been here. I guess my roommate did something wrong, because today is his birthday, too. Unfortunate coincidence. But, It is now sunny again, and glimpses of blue sky are starting to show through the clouds. The weather can rain on the positivity parade if it wants, but in the end, happiness and positivity prevail!
What has the weather been where you are?
That’s all for TheHaysWay today, make sure to leave a comment on tonight’s game and/or on my win projections and/or on the weather (in Denver or elsewhere) and/or on the daily questions and/or on whatever is on your mind, along with a much-appreciated like. If you are not yet a follower, become a follower to join the positvity parade that conquers all, including the weather! Have a pleasant tomorrow.
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