Numbers
A blog by the numbers....
24
Me and Olivia finished watching season 1 of 24 on DVD. It took us 3 long sessions (10, 8, 6 episodes in that order), split a few weeks apart each, but we did it. The show was entertaining and exciting as everyone told me, but a part of me definitely wishes I never started watching and had 18 hours (estimated 45 mins/episode) of my life back. At times the show was just too stressful and frustrating for my own good, because of all the plot twists and how many stupid characters there were. Overall it was a good show though, I won't deny that. I especially liked the subtitles, when they describe the background music in the scenes. Some of my favorite examples:
"(Sad instrumental music)"
"(Dramatic instrumental music)"
"(Somber vocal music)"
"(Suspenseful instrumental music)"
"(Mysterious instrumental music)"
360
Sunday morning on the way to church, I hit a patch of ice on the highway and completely lost control of my car. I was going about 60 when all of a sudden I started swerving and sliding like crazy. Turning the steering wheel did absolutely nothing, and at one point, I found myself sliding backwards, facing the wrong way, and seeing a couple cars coming towards me. Luckily the sliding continued until my car completed a 360 spin, before I finally regained control and continued on my way. Definitely one of the scariest moments of my life, being on a highway going the wrong direction with no control of the vehicle whatsoever, I thought I was going to die. Didn't see my life flashing before me or anything, but still not good. Not good at all.
33
On a lighter note, Yahoo Fantasy Baseball is up for 2005 and now I can start counting down the days to our draft again. As well as remind everyone not to schedule anything important on the morning of Saturday 3/26.
1
The Illini have held the top spot in the polls for what, 12 weeks in a row now? I have to admit I thought they would have lost at least a game or two by now, and dropped from the top for a while. But they just keep getting the job done. As we know, being #1 right now is not the ultimate goal, but that doesn't mean it doesn't feel good to see your team at the top week after week. The other day I was watching some random game on TV when Olivia asked me who I wanted to win. And I realized that I really didn't care. In the past, if there was no other factors involved in the game, I always rooted for the team ranked ahead of the Illini to lose, so that we could move up in the polls. But I guess when you're already at the top, you no longer have to root against anybody else, just focus on your own team winning. Kinda different and kinda nice.
100
Number of times I watched the clip of the fat kid singing/dancing:
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/lyle_24/myhero.swf
Ok so I didn't really count how many times I watched it, but it was a lot. Believe me that song is catchy and I couldn't get it out of my head as I was trying to take a nap. It was frustrating but funny.
