Odom for Marion

This would be a nice trade for the Lakers; Marion does a little of everything. The Lakers could have a solid line-up especially if Bynum continues to grow and plays a solid 30-35 minutes. With Marion in the line up, we would have:

PG: Derek Fischer / Jordan Farmer
SG: Kobe Bryant
SF: Shawn Marion
PF: Radmonovic/Cook
C: Bynum

The 3 point shooting PF's will open up the floor for Bryant and Marion. Now imagine if the Lakers had traded Bynum for Jason Kidd in addition to Odom for Marion; we would have:

PG: Jason Kidd
SG: Kobe Bryant
SF: Shawn Marion
PF: Radmonovic/Cook
C: Brown/Mihm

Yes a little weak in the back court, but that would be the best front line in the NBA; it would rival Garnett, Allan, & Pierce. Even without Kidd, I hope the Lakers' executives trade for Marion. If not to improve the team; do it for the fans.

Crimson DS Lite

Impulse buys - my favorite kind. Just recently picked up the Nintendo DS Lite; it is the new Crimson/Onyx color that comes with Brain Age 2 (I think it is a special edition color). The DS is actually a pretty cool system; backwards compatible, touch screen, great color, light, and even with only one game (so far) it is very entertaining. I've been competing with K on the various brain games - she is better at some games but I think I have more records. Everyone should get a DS. I'm going to introduce the game to my dad tonight; he just returned from his Dubai trip (he wasn't very impressed and said it was one of his worst trips...).

Snickers

I love Snickers. And I've just recently had Snickers Almond. I know they've been out for a long time but didn't know they were this good. Since almonds are good for you, I think a Snicker Almond a day will keep the doctor away.

Nike Dunkesto

We were on the topic of shoes today and I was telling my co-workers that I saw a really interesting pair of shoes in Taiwan that I almost bought. It was a pair of Nike Dunk Low's but it used the soft material from the old Nike Prestos (by the way, one of my favorite shoes were my old Presto's; they were super comfy). I proceeded to inform them that Asia usually has more shoe variety and many of those styles & color schemes aren't sold in the US. The conversation continued and we ended up agreeing that with Google and eBay you can pretty much find anything you want. So this afternoon, I wanted to test that theory and did a search for those shoes I saw in Taiwan; I didn't even know what they were called. I knew that it was Presto material in Dunk Low form. After some research I found them; the DUNKESTO (haha, Dunk + Presto = Dunkesto; pretty intuitive...). So on eBay there were several different color schemes and they ranged between $70-$125 (including shipping). At the low end ($70) it is actually cheaper than the price in Taiwan. I would have bought a pair on eBay if they had my size. I decided to do some additional research on the Nike website and to my surprise, they only had size 9.5, in the color I wanted (Berkeley Blue and Gold baby), and on clearance for $50.99. I know K might be mad at me for buying another pair of shoes, but it was too good to pass up. Take a look at these, they are like wearing a t-shirt on your feet and walking on air. They are going to be very comfortable. Good thing I didn't buy them in Taiwan and definitely a good thing we talked about shoes today.

Tickets to this and that...

I am finally settling back into normal life again. Last Sunday, after getting beaten badly in our exhibition (practice) game, I've realized that once again I am way out of shape. I need to put my conditioning as a priority over the next few months. In the meantime I've come across several events I would like to attend:


Actually I'm not really interested in the Clippers at all; it is actually the opposing teams that I am interested in watching. Lakers tickets are too expensive so I've decided on this cheaper alternative; 4-games for $100. Not bad at all considering some of the possible games (depending on which plan you choose) would be Dallas, San Antonio, Phoenix, Lakers, Houston, Cleveland, and most importantly Boston (who could miss the Garnett, Pierce, Allan trio). Will be deciding on which 4-game plan to purchase soon!


Phantom will be coming to Orange County next Spring (2008). My company is currently selling premium orchestra seats for under $60. Although K and I have already seen the show (I've seen it several times); I don't think I can pass it up. In addition, I'm most likely going to take Big Daddy Lee to the show - it will be his first time.


This also looks pretty good. I'm sure this Cirque du Soleil show is better than Zumanity (which was crap). It is currently at the Forum and will be coming to Orange County soon. I'll see if K wants to go; I'm sure Big Daddy Lee would be interested as well.

NAPLEX

Kaini passed.
She is a board taking stud.

Back to Reality

Back from vacation, back at work, back to reality.
We took around ~1000 pictures; if you want to take a look at a few, I've uploaded them to Flickr:

our pre-marriage honeymoon