As the NFL playoffs have reached the Conference championships (ie Top 2 teams from AFC and NFC play off) I thought I should update everyone on the NFL tipping race.
NFL Wks 8-14 saw some furious competition as Mushi took an initial lead in the tips before Nasde (spurred on by the addition of Gobbo) came charging back to level the scores. The final 3 weeks of the season started with Mushi and Nasde even.
Wk 15: Mushi nudges ahead by 1
Wk 16: Nasde goes ahead by 2
With one week of the regular season to go, and a schedule over-burdened with New Year's eve parties and farewells to Jo-jo, we both put in random tips for wk 17. More careful examination would have revealed teams resting players for the playoffs, teams with nothing to play for and mismatches across the board. The result for wk 17: Mushi goes 10-5-1, Nasde 5-10-1
Season finishes: Mushi up by 3
What a disgrace! Two points were proven: Firstly, Mushi is a much better random guesser than I am. Secondly, how hard it is to win money gambling on sports! Even the so-called experts finished basically even, and only slightly infront of Mushi who does not follow the NFL results AT ALL!!
Well, what prize did the winner get, you ask?? Well it was agreed that the loser had to buy the winner dinner ... so it's congratulations to Gobbo - who by virute of failing to enter a tip for the last 3 weeks, hence automatically securing the lowest point score for that week, finished last. And the judges declare that he should take Mushi for dinner!
And on a final note, to prove the season results were an abberation (with Mushi finishing on top) we are continuing to tip for the playoffs! In the playoffs, with less random teams, teams competing at 110% and more time to analyse picks, there should be no way that picks based on team colours, team names, or movie gossip will succeed! Check out SportsGuy's Playoff Manifesto to get some sports tips from the man!
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
marriage and the xbox
Girls - let's set something straight.
#1 Guy playing xbox =/ (does not equal) guy avoiding girl
#2 We want to be with you
#3 We like to play xbox
Now why is that a problem? Can't women and the xbox co-exist?
It seems to me that complaining about the xbox, and guys playing the xbox, has hit an all time high. Along with Mushi using her talents re: the xbox (to quote Mushi: "Complaining's one of the things I'm best at and you can't take that away from me") there's also been blog complaints about xbox, internet articles written about the follies of Halo 2 vs the wife; In fact, it feels like we're not far away from people appearing on Jerry Springer for shows titled "He says he loves you, but he just bought an xbox steering wheel" !! ... they would have the xbox there in the sound proof room with ear muffs on and everyone would be booing, ladies be crying ....
What's the big deal?
We do realise that woman can't be like xbox's or like the games we play on them - well most of us realise that - I did see this show on discovery channel today titled Lara Croft: Every Man's wish - and this guy was gushing about how great Lara was and how the dates he went on the ladies weren't as pretty/intelligent/responsive as she was ... (Dude! Stop fiddling with your joy stick. You need to get out)
I understand that complaining about the xbox is just an extension of an age-old practice. That is: of women complaining. I'm sure in the old days - it was women yelling at men "Now if u don't stop fooling around with that car, we be getting divorced!" Now that's switched to the xbox. I just wish that women could complain about stuff we didn't care about - why can't they say "Nasde, your toilet cleaning skills are crap - never do it again!"
However, for all the boys out feeling the same xbox-hate, I have a solution.
Prove the xbox means nothing to you. That's right ... only by proving that you don't need to play it and that the girl comes first can you ever break the vicious cycle of xbox play followed by complaint handling and then relationship management.
That's why I've taken the steps down this path of xbox enlightenment with the imposition of a xbox fast for 4 weeks. You heard me right - NO XBOX. And while I understand that it is a sacrifice, it also means NO COMPLAINING ABOUT XBOX! Sssssweeeeet!! U can't put a price on that I tells ya!
As for mushi's part of the bargain, a no TV rule for 4 weeks has also been enforced. Now this has made thing's really interesting. No more waiting for Outback Jack, One Tree Hill and those other girlie shows to finish before going to bed! No more all night Angel sessions and no more feverish explanations of vampire slayer dreams in the morning!
If all goes well, we'll survive the next 4 weeks (or 2 weeks depending on when my new xbox games arrive) and find ourselves a closer couple (now with all that spare time for QT) and destroyed our perceived Xbox and TV addictions. Hopefully the cycle will be broken and harmony will be restored to the new Tan household. Maybe then, finally, I can play my xbox in peace??
#1 Guy playing xbox =/ (does not equal) guy avoiding girl
#2 We want to be with you
#3 We like to play xbox
Now why is that a problem? Can't women and the xbox co-exist?
It seems to me that complaining about the xbox, and guys playing the xbox, has hit an all time high. Along with Mushi using her talents re: the xbox (to quote Mushi: "Complaining's one of the things I'm best at and you can't take that away from me") there's also been blog complaints about xbox, internet articles written about the follies of Halo 2 vs the wife; In fact, it feels like we're not far away from people appearing on Jerry Springer for shows titled "He says he loves you, but he just bought an xbox steering wheel" !! ... they would have the xbox there in the sound proof room with ear muffs on and everyone would be booing, ladies be crying ....
What's the big deal?
We do realise that woman can't be like xbox's or like the games we play on them - well most of us realise that - I did see this show on discovery channel today titled Lara Croft: Every Man's wish - and this guy was gushing about how great Lara was and how the dates he went on the ladies weren't as pretty/intelligent/responsive as she was ... (Dude! Stop fiddling with your joy stick. You need to get out)
I understand that complaining about the xbox is just an extension of an age-old practice. That is: of women complaining. I'm sure in the old days - it was women yelling at men "Now if u don't stop fooling around with that car, we be getting divorced!" Now that's switched to the xbox. I just wish that women could complain about stuff we didn't care about - why can't they say "Nasde, your toilet cleaning skills are crap - never do it again!"
However, for all the boys out feeling the same xbox-hate, I have a solution.
Prove the xbox means nothing to you. That's right ... only by proving that you don't need to play it and that the girl comes first can you ever break the vicious cycle of xbox play followed by complaint handling and then relationship management.
That's why I've taken the steps down this path of xbox enlightenment with the imposition of a xbox fast for 4 weeks. You heard me right - NO XBOX. And while I understand that it is a sacrifice, it also means NO COMPLAINING ABOUT XBOX! Sssssweeeeet!! U can't put a price on that I tells ya!
As for mushi's part of the bargain, a no TV rule for 4 weeks has also been enforced. Now this has made thing's really interesting. No more waiting for Outback Jack, One Tree Hill and those other girlie shows to finish before going to bed! No more all night Angel sessions and no more feverish explanations of vampire slayer dreams in the morning!
If all goes well, we'll survive the next 4 weeks (or 2 weeks depending on when my new xbox games arrive) and find ourselves a closer couple (now with all that spare time for QT) and destroyed our perceived Xbox and TV addictions. Hopefully the cycle will be broken and harmony will be restored to the new Tan household. Maybe then, finally, I can play my xbox in peace??
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