Rant.

I need to rant for a minute. Today, I went to a basketball game. Well, 3 basketball games, actually. It was obvious that one of the teams was more experienced and had a bit of an advantage. My mom keeps the books and stats for this team, and I run the scoreboard for the home games. Since we sit at the score table, we hear just about everything--the coaches, players, refs, and fans. We also get to hear the opinion of the person keeping the books for the other team. Today, the whining started before the games ever began. And it just KEPT ON COMING. First of all, the lady had NO CLUE what she was talking about-not even basic basketball 101 (I honestly don't know how she got the job to do the books). Furthermore, she told us that she has no personal stake in these games and is only doing the books for a little extra money. She doesn't have a daughter playing and she doesn't work for the school.

The home-team won all 3 games, but they were by no means "blow-out" games. At the end of the night, this other lady went off on my mom about how "full-court pressing when you are ahead is unsportsman like". After she practically yelled at my mom for about 5 minutes, she then went to the administrator of both the home and away schools and continued to yell about full-court pressing.

Now, correct me if I am wrong, but isn't that how a team keeps their lead? The minute you pull ahead, do you let up to allow the other team to score? NO. It is not fair to either team. The winning team should be allowed to play the best of their abilities, and the team that is down has the right and need to play their very best to try and close the gap.

The whiner is even trying to pass a law to get coaches fired for full-court pressing, if they are ahead by a certain number of points. Fired. Seriously? There is nothing legal or wrong with pressing, even if you are ahead. Thankfully, there is no way anything like this will ever go through.

Let me be clear--I can understand how it is "unsportsman like" to press and run up the points if the final score is, say, 108-3, like a game last week between some different schools. But this was in no way the case tonight. These girls were just trying to make sure they sealed the deal and won the game. There was no mean or malicious intent by the players. They were just playing their basketball game.

Ok. That is enough of my rant and annoyance.
Peace.

Lists.

I have an obsession with lists. Seriously. I make them all the time. While I was in school and bored during class, I would make lists of anything and everything, just to pass the time. Since I have a LOT of favorites...I thought I may as well document them in lists via the blog.

Movies I NEVER get sick of:
1. You've Got Mail
2. Home Alone 2
3. Sleepless in Seattle
4. Easy A
5. Just Friends
6. The Wedding Singer
7. The Italian Job

Favorite Disneys:
1.Beauty and the Beast
2. Tangled
3. Princess and the Frog
(I'm rather impressed with some of what Disney has produced recently)
4. Pocahontas
5. Robin Hood

Reality TV Shows:
1. The Bachelor/Bachelorette
2. The Best Thing I Ever Ate
3. The Next Iron Chef
4. What Not to Wear
5. Say Yes to the Dress
6. Anything on NatGeo

Movies I am EXCITED to See This Year:
1. Country Strong (Thanks to GLEE, I LOVE GWYNETH!)
2. Beastly
3. Gnomeo and Juliet
4. The Roommate (don't judge me)
5. Rango
6. Jane Eyre
7. Rio
8. Fast Five
9. Something Borrowed
10. Cars 2
11. HARRY POTTER!!!
12. Crazy, Stupid, Love
13. Footloose (although, I am more than a little skeptical)
14. The Three Muskateers
15. Breaking Dawn
16. The Greatest Muppet Movie Ever Made

Biggest Pet Peeves
1. Flimsy silverware
2. People who drive 5 miles under the speed limit while in the fast lane
3. Microwaves that don't stop beeping when you open the door
4. When it takes someone 4 hours to text back (some people are exempt from this pet peeve--Rosemary, that means you. :) )
5. Pens that run out of ink while taking notes (or making lists) in the middle of class
6. Chapstick that leaves a funny film on my lips

Favorite Stores:
1. Costco
2. Old Navy
3. Ross
4. Amazon.com
5. Walmart (once again--don't judge me)

Aspirations for 2011:
1. FIND A JOB
2. Save enough money to go to EUROPE!
3. Meet more single people in the area I am living (Riverton is suffocating me a little)
4. Eat healthier foods--a major task since I have such an addiction to sugar
5. Play more basketball just because I like it
6. Take a roadtrip to California to visit my BFF Rose (Brit--I'll come to Oklahoma next year)
7. Pay off my car
8. Possibly take the GMAT