My first Half Marathon

I was planning on running a half marathon today with Mikey today, but he was unable to make it. Anyways, I rocked it in 1:42. I almost died at about mile 11, but I recovered decently.

Jim Gaffigan

I just Jim Gaffigan's new comedy special King Baby. Like his other stand up acts, it is very funny.

The only bad part about bacon is that it makes you thristy... for more bacon.

Macgyver - Star Wars mashup

From Gizmodo:

Man Utd and Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League final

Man Utd and Barcelona will meet on Wednesday May 27th at 11:45 PM Pacific in what is shaping up to be a great game. Both teams have been leading their domestic leagues and playing great soccer. This will also feature the game's two biggest stars in Christiano Ronald and Leonel Messi. It is likely the winner of this game will be player of the year.

So who will win this game?

Manchester United swept Arsenal aside with two early goals in their 2nd leg game this week, but are in a close battle to stay on top of the EPL. Barcelona have a bit of a lead on Spain, but also have the Copa Del Rey to worry about if they are to have their own Treble.

I will give the edge to Man Utd because of their defense. Vidic and Ferdinand are absolute studs in tbe back, while Barcelona has Marquez out with an injury.

Man Utd also seems to show up in these big games while Barcelona seems a little sloppy. I thought Messi did not play well at all against a stiff Chelsea defense n the semis. These teams also met in last year semis, and Man Utd won 1-0.

Prediction ManUtd 3 - Barcelona 2

Marathon

Last week, I agreed to run a marathon in October. I am wondering if this was insane. Then again, not many people can say they have done this, so that will be cool.

Long Beach should be nice in October.

Nike+ test

I want to find a way to keep this at the top

The widgets should appear on the left side. Lets pray they continually update.

Chelsea-Barcelona semifinal thoughts

So I decide to stay up tonight and watch the 2nd half of Chelsea-Barcelona. WOW.

For the record, I predicted a 1-0 win by Chelsea despite a dominating game by Barcelona.


Messi needs to go to the Anelka/Drogba school of flops
1. Get slightly ahead of opponent
2. Click heels together
3. Flail arms and shake head
4. Fall flat and spin
5. Raise hands in amazement of the no call or quietly get up if call comes.



Barcelona offensively was a mess. They couldn't pass, and their whole game of give and gos was not working. I thought their lack of being able to change tactics would have ended their chances. Messi relies on opponents to watch the ball and lose focus on him to move into attacking positions. Chelsea had none of it, so credit to him on shutting Messi down for 2 games.

Chelsea goal - Sweet volley from Essien
The red card - this was a phantom. The ref must have thought the defender clipped Anelka's legs.
Pique handball - the no call here was a makeup call for the weak red card.
Barcelona goal - Iniesta took Barcelona's only chance of the game. nice shot at 92 minutes.

Chelsea's behavior at the end was pathetic. Take a loss like a man, and don't whine to the refs. That red card gave them a huge advantage and was a terrible call. The no handball late was not a penalty, and they can only blame themselves for not defending better in injury time.


A 1-1 tie saw Barcelona advance on away goals. Incredible

Andrea's segment on Hulu

Andrea's segment is on about 21:40 minutes in.

Update: Hulu lets you set the start and end times, so you can select a clip. Very cool.