sNOw Way There's This Much Snow

I haven't been here in a month. But I have a reasonable explanation for that. Everywhere I go, I've been snowed in! There's snow in 49 of the 50 states. 49 of the 50. Thats 98%. Easily an A, and a curve killer.

I also haven't been able to eat or drink, because every time a snow storm comes the crazed lunatics who think it's the end of the world and won't be out of their house for months on end run to the store and snatch all the snacks and milk. I am now malnourished. Donations welcome.

But seriously, global warming is not looking so good. When Hawaii has snow, something's wrong. Hawaii has snow. Where am I supposed to go on vacation in the winter now? Brazil? Nope, it's their winter, and they probably have snow too.

2010 CFB Playoff: Round 1 Results

The first round is complete, and things pretty much went as planned. There were only two upsets, and they were minor, with 5-seeds beating 4-seeds (West Virginia over Texas A&M and Utah over Nevada). Three of the four number one seeds advanced without trouble; Tulsa gave Auburn a good game, but Auburn was victorious by a touchdown.

The second round sets up some high profile matchups for schools from non-BCS conferences. Boise State travels to LSU, Utah visits Oklahoma, and TCU heads to Wisconsin. There are also two rivalry games on tap. Auburn hosts Alabama in a rematch of the Iron Bowl and an old Big East rivalry is renewed as West Virginia visits Virginia Tech.

Results

SOUTH

1-Auburn def. 8-Tulsa 27-20

4-Alabama def. 5-Nebraska 42-3

3-Boise State def. 6-NC State 31-10

2-LSU def. 7-Maryland 33-14

EAST

1-Virginia Tech def. 8-Florida Int'l 52-3

5-West Virginia def. 4-Texas A&M 25-21

3-Missouri def. 6-Florida State 31-28

2-Ohio State def. 7-Mississippi State 31-13

MIDWEST

1-Oklahoma def. 8-Miami OH 50-14

5-Utah def. 4-Nevada 45-24

3-Michigan State def. 6-Florida 17-15

2-Stanford def. 7-Hawaii 46-41

WEST

1-Oregon def. 8-Central Florida 40-7

4-Oklahoma State def. 5-South Carolina 34-10

3-TCU def. 6-Notre Dame 30-20

2-Wisconsin def. 7-Connecticut 40-36

College Football Bracket

I thought this would be fun, so here we go. I created a rating formula, seeded teams, and placed them in a bracket. These games will be simulated by NCAA Football 11 and we'll see how this tournament works.

I won't bore you with seeding details and rules and whatnot, just enjoy.

SOUTH: Sugar

1-Auburn vs 8-Tulsa

4-Alabama vs 5-Nebraska

3-Boise State vs 6-NC State

2-LSU vs. 7-Maryland

EAST: Orange

1-Virginia Tech vs 8-Florida International

4-Texas A&M vs. 5-West Virginia

3-Missouri vs 6-Florida State

2-Ohio State vs 7-Mississippi State

MIDWEST: Fiesta

1-Oklahoma vs 8-Miami (OH)

4-Nevada vs 5-Utah

3-Michigan State vs 6-Florida

2-Stanford vs 7-Hawaii

WEST: Rose

1-Oregon vs 8-Central Florida

4-Oklahoma State vs 5-South Carolina

3-TCU vs 6-Notre Dame

2-Wisconsin vs 7-Connecticut

First Round: December 11

Sweet 16: December 18

BCS Bowl: Day of BCS Bowl

Semifinals: January 7 and 8

Championship: January 15

Laundry List

So I decided to make a list of things that I hate or piss me off, because today, there were many of those things. The title for this post is a good indication of one thing I hate. (And, no, it is not lists.)

1. Doing laundry
2. Poor journalism
3. People who take the elevator up one floor
4. People who take the elevator down to go up because they cant wait the 5 seconds it will take for it come back up
5. People who sit on a machine or bench forever with out doing anything at the gym
6. Inconsistant and unfair grading of assignments
7. People who lack common sense
8. The phrase "pet peeves" (It is my pet peeve, I guess you could say. Just not around me.)
9. Unreliable internet connection
10. People who wear plaid and stripes
11. People who think David Letterman, Jay Leno, and/or Jimmy Fallon are funny
12. People who try to distroy something you and your best friends worked so hard for
13. Hotels and buildings that skip Floor 13
14. College freshmen who don't know how to drink Four Loko, ruining it for everybody
15. Paying six cents a page to print stuff at the library
16. People who don't stay to the right when walking. (This is America, people.)
17. People who don't read my blog or follow me or at least read my Twitter. (You suck.)

National "Don't Touch My Junk" Day

So today is the busiest travel day of the year. Millions of people going to airports to fly all across the country. These people are going through the typical day at the airport: waiting in line at the ticket counter, checking bags, having IDs checks, getting boarding passes, proceeding to security, taking shoes off, putting items on the conveyor belt to go throw the metal detector, then getting their junk touched? That's not how security goes. Well, now it is. You could be randomly selected to get put through a full body scan where the screener can see you naked. Don't worry, the screener is in a separate room and your face is removed. Or you can opt out of that and get patted down. Intimately.

One woman said she was selected because of her breasts. I mean, let's get serious though. If you were a TSA worker and had the chance, wouldn't you? Either one of your buddies gets to see her in a full body scanner or you get to watch another woman rub her down. Sounds like a win-win to me.

Because of this AAA expects record highway traffic. Why not? Airport travel is becoming way too much of a hassle. And who wants people to see/touch their junk? Unless its in bed. Then that's alright. But the TSA isn't going in my bed. They are too much of a whore.