Short and sweet today guys some quick playoff predictions.
Bengals @ Texans: Winner: Texans
Both Defenses are big-time so I expect a low scoring affair. However, the two headed giant of Arian Foster and Ben Tate will be unmatched compared to the playoff debuts of the dynamic duo of Andy Dalton and AJ Green. Final score 17-13 Texans
Lions @ Saints: Winner: Saints
The New Orleans Saints offense is a well oiled machine creatively termed the Crescent City Express by my good friends over at Saints11 torching NFL defenses left and right. Now the detroit lions are a somewhat equal match offensively capable of matching them point for point but the difference lies in the capability of the defense. The Detroit Lions secondary is particularly weak and if they expect any sort of fighting chance the DLine must play exceptionally well. Final Score 38-27
Falcons @ Giants: Winner: Giants
I don’t trust the Falcon’s O-Line to be able to go a whole game against ALL PRO Jason Pierre Paul and Justin Tuck. I expect Matty Ice will be getting really comfortable with the grass today. Some Merengue from Victor Cruz today also. COUNT ON IT. Final Score: 30-24
Steelers @ the Denver Tebows (I’m sorry, Broncos) Winner: Steelers
No Ryan Clark. No Mendenhall. No problem. This week at least. Denver’s offense is terrible and they backpedaled into the playoffs to begin with. Their Defense has also been pretty lackluster the past 3 weeks as well. If the Broncos get down by 14 points in the 1st quarter you might as well stop watching because the game is over. Final Score 30-13
That’ll do for now folks.
Future Successful One Out,
I still believe in fairy tales and fairy tale endings. At 23, I know some things. Maybe more than most 23 year olds but in the grand scope of things I know nothing. But I have my faith. Faith that I will find my place in the world, faith that I will change people’s lives for the better, faith that I can find the person that I can give the world too or at least try. THIS is the part of my life that remains unfilled. I know where I’m going to some extent. I’ll be a doctor, willing to go the extra mile for my future patients. I have a great family and friends that keep me well grounded who I would do anything for. It’s more than enough for now but my thoughts cannot escape the single life path that I’ve walked the majority of my adult life. It doesn’t help when almost everyone you know is getting engages or married every time you turn around. Don’t get me wrong. I’m as happy as I can be for them. They are on their way to their fairy tale ending. That just means there are a few more chapters in my story to be written before I reach mine. And you can believe I will be waiting with anticipation. :)
Future Successful One Out,
It’s been a while everyone. I didn’t have the desire nor the time to write about anything that has been on my mind. Until I read an essay written by my good friend Brad Warshauer. I’ll post the link right here. (He’s the writer, not me so if you want structure and cohesion I’m sorry to disappoint.) And then I was inspired. My mind raced as I thought about a personality trait that when present can lead an individual anywhere in the world. When absent, untapped potential gets thrown to the side. I refer of course to ambition. Since this is my blog, we’re not going to talk about ambition as a whole. We’re going to talk about my ambition and how it has shaped my life, how it has helped me and hurt me over the years. This is not easy for me to talk about. I find it very difficult to let these thoughts out which is why I began this project in the first place. So let’s get to it.
I was always a loner. No siblings, just me. But I distinctly remember wanting to succeed at 6 years old. And that’s where it began. I put everything into the only two things I did: School and Playing the Tuba. Part of it was hard work but I can say I am nothing without The Man Upstairs (I literally learned how to play it in two weeks on a whim from my band director, Mama G with a lesson book and a dream.) So I took that and ran with it. Fast forward to high school. First chair Tuba? Check, 4 years straight. 1st Chair, 1st Band in 3 different band clinics? Check. I’m not even one to normally brag but I had a good feeling that for the 2005-2006 academic school year, I was one of the top Tuba players in the state. Just an observation, not gloating. High School Valedictorian? Check. So excelled in what I did and I got where I wanted to be. And just like that it was on to Southern Miss.
I’ll be the first to tell you that college evolved my thinking for the better. I was around people like myself, people who had worked hard and if they saw something they wanted they went after it with all their might. It was nice to see it from the outside but also interesting. College taught me to be who I was meant to be and not force anything. The lesson I learned the most from college is one that my father told me over and over again growing up: “As long as you know you did your best, that is all that matters.” Whenever I get in a rut, I ask myself, “Are you doing your best?” If the answer is anything other than “yes” I know I need to crank it up a notch. That is what I do. That is what my friends do. I have developed a group of friends (myself included) that are fully aware of where they are in the present and where they want to be in the future. The only problem is getting there. And now we get to ambition.
When everything is going right, ambition is the navigator of the ship of life, taking you anywhere in the world. However, when unexpected circumstances arise or the “plan” becomes derailed, ambition is the constant reminder that you’re not doing something right and you need to fix that. ASAP. Sometimes you can’t though. And it brings you down. It brings me down, but not for that reason. This is what really gets to me about my ambition: relationships.
I’m a nice guy. I believe I have a good personality. I find it easy to introduce myself and get along with others (remember: I’m an only child, so it shocks some people at how open I am in meeting people) and I don’t think I’ve ever rubbed anyone the wrong way. But my kryptonite so to speak will be relationships. I haven’t had many (not for lack of trying but that’s another post in itself entirely.) but what I’m worried most about is sacrificing having a relationship and caring or loving another individual in favor of reaching my career goals. It honestly scares me. I’m not the most patient when it comes to relationships in the sense that at 23 years old, I could be considered already behind schedule in the long-term relationship/marriage department (MS is a very traditional, conservative place if you didn’t know.) But it is not for lack of trying let me tell you that. I know I don’t want to be left behind in the world, but I don’t want to be alone at the top either. Ambition can take me anywhere I want to go, but I want to share that with someone special. That’s what makes the top sweeter. I guess my ambition works both ways when I stop and think about it. I just have to do what I have to do.
Future Successful One Out
Last week I wrote a post about how the movies No Strings Attached and Friends With Benefits were the same movie with the same premise. I have an addendum to make. Friends With Benefits is the better movie of the two. HANDS. DOWN. Here’s why.
1. Much much more comedy.
2. Woody Harrelson MAKES this movie.
3. Justin Timberlake is hilarious. HILARIOUS.
4. There are some great cameos from the following:
Andy Samberg
Emma Stone
Jason Segel
Rashida Jones
Patricia Clarkson
SHAUN WHITE IS THE BEST.
Jenna Elfman (From Dharma and Greg!!)
5. There are very SERIOUS issues that contribute to the character development of the main characters (things that contribute to their emotional instability that even led to begin this whole escapade)
6. Easy A Reference.
Friends with Benefits is a more complete and comedic version of No Strings Attached so if you remotely liked No Strings Attached you will really enjoy Friends with Benefits.
This last bit is for your enjoyment and it ties in to the movie.
Future Successful One Out
David Edelstein, on Captain America: “I like the new Captain America or, as it’s officially titled, Captain America: The First Avenger, which is meant to remind us the Captain will be an ally of Iron Man, the Hulk, and Thor in the upcoming Marvel Comics epic The Avengers. No, it’s not destined to be a classic: Material so pulpy just isn’t worth doing at these prices. But the movie has an easy, classical pace and a lot of good, old-fashioned craftsmanship.”
That sounds just fine to me. Because Good old-fashioned craftsmanship is what’s missing from the movies. Because sometimes all I want is a movie that’s a friggin movie! in the good old-fashioned craftsmanship sense of the word.
Super 8 was a movie! Stuff like Transformers is culture pollution.
Well that’s heartening. I got a pair of free tickets to go see Captain America and I was getting worried about the lackluster reviews. Hopefully it’s worth sitting through, at least.
Edit: I just double checked Rotten Tomatoes and the rating has gone from 50ish% last week to mid 70s. That’s a much more acceptable number.
When are you guys (meaning you Warsh) gonna quit giving two craps what reviewers think? Just go check a movie out for what it’s worth!!!!
And how can it be bad? It uses a Tool song!
I only check Rotten Tomatoes and MetaCritic AFTER I’ve seen the movie and made my own opinion. On the off chance I reverse the order it still doesn’t stop me from going to see it!
Whoa, whoa, I don’t necessarily care what the reviewers think. For example, I liked Sucker Punch. I just think this one says exactly what I thought Captain America was going to be, so that’s heartening. I’d see it regardless.
I made the comment about the Transformers movies because I think they’re dogshit on film. ;)
Ryan’s the one talking about acceptable Rotten Tomatoes numbers! (And hell, that movie with the terrible bosses, I wasn’t interested in it before the reviews came in, and they were all good, and I still don’t care. So ha!)
Oh no of course not! I understand what you’re saying definitely. Transformers is an excellent example of Hot Chick + Explosions + CGI Anything = Megabucks. I was on the fence about Sucker Punch. Interesting Premise, great Action sequences. lol
Hello to all, I’ve got a quick thought I want to put to rest before I delve into the meatier portion of today’s posting.
VERSUS:
Let’s not sugarcoat it. IT’S THE SAME MOVIE. Two hot friends decide that they should be sex buddies and come to an agreement to be casual partners until someone develops feelings and wants to take it to the next level. There you go. I’m not saying it’s a bad thing not by any means. I’ve actually been wanting to see this movie ever since I watched No Strings Attached. I just thought I’d point it out for those that were interested. Besides nobody does sex buddies like Scrubs does sex buddies.
Future Successful One Out
David Edelstein, on Captain America: “I like the new Captain America or, as it’s officially titled, Captain America: The First Avenger, which is meant to remind us the Captain will be an ally of Iron Man, the Hulk, and Thor in the upcoming Marvel Comics epic The Avengers. No, it’s not destined to be a classic: Material so pulpy just isn’t worth doing at these prices. But the movie has an easy, classical pace and a lot of good, old-fashioned craftsmanship.”
That sounds just fine to me. Because Good old-fashioned craftsmanship is what’s missing from the movies. Because sometimes all I want is a movie that’s a friggin movie! in the good old-fashioned craftsmanship sense of the word.
Super 8 was a movie! Stuff like Transformers is culture pollution.
Well that’s heartening. I got a pair of free tickets to go see Captain America and I was getting worried about the lackluster reviews. Hopefully it’s worth sitting through, at least.
Edit: I just double checked Rotten Tomatoes and the rating has gone from 50ish% last week to mid 70s. That’s a much more acceptable number.
When are you guys (meaning you Warsh) gonna quit giving two craps what reviewers think? Just go check a movie out for what it’s worth!!!!
And how can it be bad? It uses a Tool song!
I only check Rotten Tomatoes and MetaCritic AFTER I’ve seen the movie and made my own opinion. On the off chance I reverse the order it still doesn’t stop me from going to see it!
The reason I even began this project and how Life Of A Successful One began was so that I could work on improving myself. I’m always one to look for ways of bettering myself. Things that I could do to better round myself out. This gives me the chance to write, to express, and to hopefully reach a new level of understanding about the world itself, my friends both old and new, where my life is going and where it’s been but most importantly, I want to reach a better understanding of myself. But this post tonight is different.
I don’t know what it is. I know what I want to say but whenever I get ready to put it down, something stops me. It’s very different from not having anything to say or not wanting to say anything. On the contrary, I want to say everything but I can’t force it out no matter how hard I try. Maybe it’s just not the right instance for it to come out. I hope the moment presents itself soon. I don’t know how much longer I can last like this. I think I’m subconsciously trying to protect myself from what I don’t want to think about. But, if I want to advance on I’ll have to learn to tear that wall down, climb through the rubble, dust myself off and keep going.
Future Successful One Out
