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Bye Bye Jrue

Nerlens-Noel After a few months of drinking myself into forgetting that Andrew Bynum didn’t play a single game for the Sixers last year, I decided to check in on the NBA draft the other night and see what the future might look like for the Sixers. First words I hear are that the Sixers traded Jrue Holiday for Nerlens Noel, a big man with knee problems. Then I thought to myself, hmm, that sounds familiar. Oh that’s right, I was subject to watching Spencer Hawes shoot 3 pointers every night last season because Andrew fucking Bynum didn’t play. The Bruins had just lost the Stanley Cup, and now the Sixers trade by far their best player for a rookie who won’t be able to play until December. I honestly jumped out the window, luckily for me I live on the first floor but still. So I let it sink in after a few days, tried to play the “NBA didn’t confirm it so it’s not true” card for a while. Then I finally came to my final conclusion of how I felt about this trade, I wish I could have been standing next to Sam Hinkie myself and just been like, “Sam, just when I think you couldn’t do anything dumber you go ahead and do something like this. And totally redeem yourself!” I like this new GM, he’s got balls clearly and knows that the Sixers are so awful that it’s going to take a few years to bring a championship to Philly. Sure Jrue was an awesome player and I’m sure he’ll do great things if he can ever get past the fact he’s playing for a team named the Pelicans. But let’s face it, Jrue wasn’t a leader at all. Some guys can lead, some can’t. Jrue couldn’t and that was apparent last season. Now we have a guard in Michael Carter-Williams who has the same size as Jrue and could turn into the same type of player, and a legit big man as long as we keep him off the bowling lanes or anywhere near Spencer Hawes. Not to mention if we play bad enough this year we could lock up Andrew Wiggins AND have the Pelicans 1st round pick which will easily be in the top 10. The last time I’ve been this excited about the Sixers future was this time last year when we traded for Andrew Bynum, so I’m not sure what any of this means but all I can say is I can’t wait for another season of ~~Shitty~~ Sixers basketball.

P.S.- If your looking for somewhere to buy confetti the Wells Fargo will have plenty because there is no way those confetti machines are going off more than 5 times next season

Marathon Monday Forever Changed

About five years ago on my first day in college, an upperclassman who was fixing the TV introduced me to what Marathon Monday was. Now, I had always known about the Boston Marathon, but never paid much attention. Marathon Monday has different meanings to different people. To college kids in the Boston area, it means a day of drinking from morning until night, which is what Marathon Monday meant to me for the past five years. Sadly, I never really understood how much the Marathon meant to a lot of people, as well as the city of Boston. So many people show up to support the runners and cheer on complete strangers who had trained hard to make the 26.2 mile journey to the finish line. I was able to make my way down to Washington Street at mile marker 17 to watch some of the race and cheer on some of the runners, but most years I hadn’t cared enough to take the time to go and support even just a few of the participants who make the Marathon what it is.

Being about 10 miles from the finish line, none of us knew right away what had happened. People started finding out one at a time and making their way to a TV where they ended up for the remainder of the day. There were many different emotions from everyone. Some were shocked, some were worried, some were scared. Phone calls weren’t going through and people were trying to get a hold of friends or family that were near the finish line to make sure they were okay. The videos and pictures from the news are ones that will stick with all of us, I think, forever. Seeing all of the innocent spectators and runners targeted by such a gutless act just did not sit well with me at all. It opened my eyes to how unpredictable the world is.

I immediately began thinking of what I could do to show my support for the people who were hurt or had died, or even those who were there and had to see first-hand things that no person should ever have to see. Now, I am not not a runner at all. I was an athlete most of my life and running was the worst part of practices for me. I couldn’t understand why people just ran for no reason. I still don’t quite understand, but some people who loved to run that were at the marathon won’t have the chance to anymore. People who lost their legs or suffered injuries that will change their lives forever won’t have the opportunity to run the marathon or run at all. That is the reason why I want to try my hardest to be able to participate in the Boston Marathon next year. I want to run the 26.2 miles for all of the people who can’t now.

President Obama said it best in his speech, “We may be momentarily knocked off our feet, but we’ll pick ourselves up, we’ll keep going. We will finish the race.” Marathon Monday used to be an exciting day for me to look forward to, but for all the wrong reasons. Going forward, the day will have a whole new meaning, and I think this is true for a lot of people. I only had the pleasure of living in Boston for four years, but I will always consider it home, and one year from now I have no doubt that the 118th Boston Marathon will be twice as big as this year and the people of Boston won’t let this tragic event affect how they move forward.

Top 10 Best Shows on Netflix

I always see people tweeting or posting on Facebook asking what shows are good on Netflix for them to start watching. Now I have spent countless hours watching Netflix, sometimes even sickening to think of what other useful things I could have been doing with that time. Regardless, I have become a Netflix guru and can guide any of you looking for a new show to watch down the right path.

10. The Office– I’m assuming most of the people reading this already watch The Office, but if you don’t then this is the perfect show for you to watch. I didn’t start watching it until about season 4, so I started from the beginning and watched in order and I think it was much funnier when you watch in sequence as compared to just picking up random episodes when it’s on. By far one of the funniest shows on TV, although there are only a few more episodes left which sucks as bad as Michael Scott Paper Company.

9. Blue Mountain State– Here is another comedy show for you, which is about a college football team and is basically just them drinking and doing gross stuff every episode. Thad Castle might be one of the best characters in television history, and his character alone is reason enough for you to give this show a shot.

8. The League– If you like football, or fantasy football especially, this is the best show you’ll find. It literally describes what my fantasy football league is like. Yeah, it’s kind of pathetic that fantasy football can make my mood go from happy to wanting to off myself, but there’s nothing better than hoisting that fantasy trophy over your head when all your hard work has paid off.

7. Gold Rush– There is only one season on Netflix right now, but the 3rd season just finished up and I’m sure they’ll throw the 2nd up there sometime soon. It’s a reality show following these guys who want to travel to Alaska to dig for gold. It’s a pretty interesting show, you can actually learn something if that’s what your into. If not you can let the actual facts go in one ear and out the other like me.

6.Teen Wolf– You know what, I might catch a lot of heat for this one, but I don’t care. They just added the first two seasons and it’s a fantastic show. You don’t have to say it out loud, you don’t have to discuss it with anyone, hell you can keep it a secret if you want. But if you watch this show you’ll like it. Modern day spin on warewolf’s or however you spell it. Stiles is one of my favorite TV characters as well, not on the level of Thad Castle but he makes the show what it is. There’s some laughs, some cries, some of everything. Just enjoy it and you can thank me later.

5. The Walking Dead– If you like zombies you will love this show. And even if you don’t love zombies this show will get you to love zombies. The show got extremely popular following last season, and the newest season just ended last week. There’s so much blood. Like, a lot of blood. And guts. And zombies. And more blood.

4. Prison Break– I just recently watched this show, and as a result had 2 weeks of my life be unproductive from lack of sleep because I had to keep watching the next episode. The first season can compete to any season of any show, that’s how good it is. As it goes on, the story line gets a little played out but picks back up at the end to make for a solid show. It’s definitely an action thriller about two brothers, one who’s put in jail on death row for a crime he didn’t do and the other brother commits a crime so he can break him out. If anything, you have to watch the first season, you won’t be disappointed.

3. Breaking Bad– If you are into smoking dope, cooking meth and fighting drug lords, Breaking Bad is for you. But if you’re not it’s still for you. It took me a while to get into the show because the main character Heisenberg is the dad from Malcom in the Middle. Overall it has a great story line and keeps you on your toes. Make sure after you watch the show to head down to your local pharmacy, pick up as much pseudo as you can and then you can cook meth with the best of em!

2. Mad Men– This show is one of my favorite shows, and it’s a little different than most TV shows around. Some people find it hard to get into just because it is set in the 60’s so it isn’t an easy show to relate with, but then again I don’t cook meth in my underwear so I guess Breaking Bad isn’t easy to relate with either but you know what I mean. It’s about the main character Don Draper who is a creative director for an advertising agency back in the day. There are some factual things mixed in which is kind of cool, and overall the plot and story line just make this a much watch show. If you sit down to watch this and think it’s terrible 5 minutes in, you just need to make it through a few episodes and you’ll be hooked.

1. Sons of Anarchy– I don’t care who you are, what you like or anything. Sons is the best show on TV no questions asked. This is one of those shows that you really can’t predict what is going to happen. Just when you think you might know where there show is going, something that will make you want to throw up will happen and blow your mind. To sum it up it’s a show about a motorcycle club in Cali that sell guns to gangs and basically go around doing whatever they want.

Last Minute Harbowl Predictions

Baltimore Ravens @ San Francisco 49ers (-4)– This is it. What will the world do without 24/7 talk about Ray Lewis’s last game and looking into the lives of the Harbaugh brothers? Well life will probably be much better that’s all I know. This game comes down to one thing. ~~Deer Antler Spray~~ Turnovers. A lot of people are calling this one a defensive battle and a low scoring game. I think it’s going to be just the opposite. The Ravens offense has been clicking somewhat over the last few weeks, and the 49ers has been clicking since Kaepernick took over. Sure, the Ravens defense looked suffocating last week, but don’t forget the Patriots abandoned the run and allowed them to dictate the play. I don’t see how Ray Lewis can either contain Kaepernick and the option read or cover Vernon Davis over the middle. I don’t think it can be done. At the same time, Matty Ice picked apart the 49ers defense in the fist half. I was actually embarrassed for them at one point. But we all know Atlanta is a bunch of choke artists who don’t know how to win so that’s how the 49ers defense got let off the hook. Shootout time tonight, and luckily for Akers it probably won’t come down to a field goal and if it did he will definitely miss.

Final Score- 49ers 35 Ravens 24

Tbow’s Pick- 49ers -4

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