I left the apartment this morning at about 8:30 while listening to U2's "Beautiful Day" on my Discman. That song pumps me up, especially when it's dark, cloudy, and about 80 degrees outside with a slight drizzle.
It's dark and cloudy -- it's a beautiful day. It's eighty degrees -- don't let it get away. There's a slight drizzle -- it's a beautiful day. It's raining, I'm sweating, I'm losing my mind -- don't let it get away.

By the way, this one counts.

I have to say, I really enjoyed the debut of "I Love The 90's" last night on VH1. I didn't think I would, because nostalgia is such a huge element in the "I Love The" series, and the 90's seem like they were just yesterday. But then, as I watched the show last night, I realized 1990 was freaking 14 years ago -- when I was in the 4th grade. When I was 10.

Now I'm 37.

I'm hella old, yo. (Is it still cool to say 'hella', or has that already passed?)

Speaking of "I Love The 90's".... memo to Terrell Davis: Once you do an interview for these "I Love The" series, you're officially a nobody.

And memo to Nirm: That's for making that wide-right reference today.

Speaking of Nirm, here are the three reasons why the Shaq trade to Miami will go down as one of the stupidest trades ever:
1) The trade only worked because the contracts matched, not because the players' talents or skills matched.
2) With the addition of Brian Grant and Lamar Odom, the Lakers have now added two terrible contracts onto their payroll, essentially throwing themselves out of the free-agent hunt for the next two-three seasons.
--Grant will make $13.9 million per season through 2005-06.
--Odom will make $9 million per season through 2007-08.
3) The team -- even if Kobe chooses to re-sign -- likely isn't a contender next season, making the Lakers a less attractive option for Kobe.

Here is the reason why the Shaq trade to Miami will go down as one of the best trades ever:
1) Because Laker fans can kiss my shiny, fat, haven't won a thing since 1979, choked in 1994, never had a shot in '96, gave Jim McIlvaine a $35 million contract, Calvin Booth is our starting center, Nate McMillan is the heart and soul of our team, Gary Payton stabbed us in the back ASS.

And finally, here's Lakers owner Jerry Buss on Kobe's trial and how it has affected his decisions:
“I just have trouble believing that won't turn out well. I don't have a contingency plan, I never thought I needed one.”

Smart!