The Pack is currently behind the Texans. Their first two offensive drives were okay, though lacking Najeh is not going to help Ahman get any sort of consistent running game going. Bret has looked okay. I can't believe we didn't get a touchdown on the last possession, it was officially ridiculous that the play was called for a 5 yard reception on 3rd and goal from the 7. Not a good choice.
Anyway, Katie is in Winston-Salem at the Wake Forest debate tournament this weekend. She has been gone since Friday morning. I had a dentist appointment and did a little work, but besides that Friday and Saturday were entirely uneventful. I watched an arseload of tv, including some hella good college games on Rivalry Saturday. I was scared for Auburn, but they came around in the second half. I also got to see Utah for the first time this season and am really really pleased that they will likely get a BCS bid, I think it at least indicates that the system is not entirely flawed in respect to the mid-major conferences. I do think they are going to encounter another problematic situation with the undefeateds, but there are still the conference championship games around to fuck eveything up for the top 3.
Today was much more eventful. I went to mass and drove to the reservation to buy some hella cheap gas. It always used to be about 12 cents cheaper than the cheap gas stations near our house. Today those gas stations were at 2.06 and Smokin' Joes was retailing Unleaded for 1.86!!! Thats 20 fucking cents off!! It was by far the least I have paid for gas since we were in Minnesota and the least we have paid in New York state in what I would imagine is close to a year. So that was solid. I left from there to make my way to the Niagara Fallsview Casino in Canada. This is all documented, I should add, on my mizoblog! (THAT IS THE WEAKEST FUCKING CALL IN THE ENTIRE WORLD, THAT WAS NOT A FUCKING LATE HIT, OH MY GOD, THATS FUCKING RIDICULOUS, ITS FOOTBALL FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, TACKLING IS NOT AGAINST THE RULES, FUCKING PRICKS--sorry, that did not make me happy) Anyway, I crossed over the bridge and got to the casino about 10 after one. The place is brand new, literally just opened this past summer. It is much much nicer than all the other casions around here, marble and wood everywhere inside, metal and glass out. Right when you get in there is one of the neatest foutains I have ever seen. I can't really describe it and all the pictures I attempted to take failed miserably.
I was in Niagara Falls for the Tailgate Buffet that has been so heavily advertised on WGR 55, the local sports station. It sounded good and it lived up to that promise. It also turned out to be magnificently well priced since the 12.95 it was advertised for turned out to be 12.95 Canadian. I would imagine its a somewhat typically American arrogance to just fail to acknowledge that something priced in another country is according to their currency unless otherwise noted, but every time I purchase something in that country I am pleasantly surprised to get my change back. I had chosen the tailgate buffet because of the menu descriptions I had heard and it lived up to them entirely. Today's lineup, which apparently shifts a little bit from week to week, included: buffalo wings, bbq ribs, pasta, bratwurst, fajitas, nachos, chili, and a brownie-cookie assortment. Obviously none of these were the best of their category that have ever been made, but they were all tasty and I ate more than my fair share. I limited myself to two plates of food per quarter, not including desserts, which were on little plates and therefore seperate from regular buffet trips. What was also very impressive was that they came with all the relevant fixins, which are often lacking in the buffet experience. There were onions and peppers and sour cream and cheese and tomatahs and salsa etc. There was mustard and onions and kraut for the wurst, blu cheese for the wings, you know.
The other big draw for the buffet was the 25 FOOT HDTV. I don't know what seperates this tv, which was just a huge projection screen, from other movie projectors, but it was gorgeous. You know how regular projection screens sort of distort the picture and look a little grainy or lined. This one had none of that, it was crystal. If they showed the Pack on that screen I would consider leaving my house to go watch it, because it is a beautiful sight to behold. The other supposed draw was the "Bud Girls" who were just two skinny girls in red budweiser t-shirts and black pants who asked excessively annoying triva questions during the commercials. One of them looked vaguely like Ashlee Simpson but I don't understand who would come to "get their picture taken with the Bud Girls."
The game was enjoyable and the Bills' win had the crowd in an enjoyable mood. I was the only person by myself, I would imagine, and since they played music and did trivia during the commercials I had time to think. One of the things I wondered about was why professional football coaches seem to have absolutely no understanding of the rules involved in the Challenge system of instant replay. I know I am not (SHIT, AHMAN GREEN IS GOING IN THE LOCKER ROOM ON THE CART, LET BRET OPEN IT UP DAMN IT, WHY THE FUCK ARE WE TAKING A KNEE, WE ARE DOWN BY 10!?!?! WHAT...THE...FUCK) professionally involved with the game and I don't know everything, but you can't understand the basics of what can and cannot be reviewed. He was pushed out of bounds, throw the flag. Don't throw the fucking flag you dipshit, its not reviewable. Do you ever watch professional football? Have you played Madden? I want to challenge that pass interference call. Too bad you ass, its one of like 5 things you can't review. I'm not asking them to memorize some complicated set of codes. You don't even have to remember all the things that are and are not reviewable, how bout just basic concepts. Lets start with this, judgement calls, not reviewable. If it cannot be established factually you can't review it. Start with that and we can move on to adding a 5th crappy halfback pass to the playbook next week.
I know this has been a little sports heavy, so I will be merciful and spare you my commentary on Ron Artest and how happy I am with his suspension until later. Maybe not blogging will push the Packers to play a decent second half. Go Pack Go.
Peace,
MB-K
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