Dexter

My latest obsession: Dexter. Dexter is a show about a serial killer, who has a conscience. He only kills murderers, so he justifies his acts as preventing more murderers to happen than the ones he committed. In his words, he's cleaning up Miami.

Portsmouth 1-4 Manchester United

[Rooney gets the ball after scoring a hat-trick]

Didn't watch the match and I haven't seen the highlights either. But from what I've heard, we started slow, and the home team had the better first half. However, on the second half, we turned the table around and ended up with the points with a comfortable margin.

Manchester United 3-0 Everton

United is back on winning ways. After a little slip up against Chelsea 2 weeks ago, the reigning champions is finally able to capitalize on their chances, winning by 3 goals against the Trotters at Old Trafford.

[Fletcher opening United's scoreline]

Sexiest Troublemaker

In the People's magazine issue of Sexiest Men Alive, apparently Joel McHale got Sexiest Troublemaker. Now I really want to buy the magazine!!

<3 Joel!! You'll get the cover soon enough!

Neville will never go blue

Old Trafford will always remind you that Gary Neville is a red and that he hates Scousers. But we should never forget about little bro Phil. He's as red as Gary is and even though he wears blue now, he'll never be a blue... At least not City blue!

[Once a Red, always a Red]

Community overdrive!

[Screenshot of my Twitter page. I get too excited watching Community]

Shouldn't be on Twitter while watching Community! It's so hilarious! I love Joel McHale and I love Community. Please NBC don't ever pull the plug on this one!

J Talks Football!! (well he calls it soccer)

and it's not really him, it's whoever runs his website lol

Link to the article: http://www.justintimberlake.com/news/france_cheats_on_way_to_world_cup

For some reason I'm way too lazy to quote parts of it... But yeah, France cheated. Ireland should have been through!

wtf?!

Something's definitely wrong with that girl! In an interview she was saying stuff like that's not her, she's not out there to hurt anyone bla bla bla... I just can't believe she only got a yellow card for all that crap!

People's Sexiest Man Alive 2009

Johnny Depp is named Sexiest Man Alive of 2009 by People Magazine. He now joins the elite group of men who won the title twice, following Brad Pitt and George Clooney. This came to a shock to a lot of people because they thought the favorite to win the title this year was a certain vampire ~ can I just say that I'm glad the people who voted for this had some sense! Congratulations to Mr. Depp!

"Unfriend" named Word of 2009

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - "Unfriend" has been named the word of the year by the New Oxford American Dictionary, chosen from a list of finalists with a tech-savvy bent.

Unfriend was defined as a verb that means to remove someone as a "friend" on a social networking site such as Facebook.

Overdue library books returned half century later

Sat Nov 14, 2:17 pm ET
PHOENIX – A high school librarian in Phoenix says a former student at the school returned two overdue books checked out 51 years ago along with a $1,000 money order to cover the fines.

Camelback High School librarian Georgette Bordine says the two Audubon Society books checked out in 1959 and the money order were sent by someone who wanted to remain anonymous.

Bordine says the letter explained that the borrower's family moved to another state and the books were mistakenly packed.

The letter said the money order was to cover fines of 2 cents per day for each book. That would total about $745. The letter says the extra money was added in case the rates had changed.

Bordine says the money will buy more books, and the overdue books will be returned to the shelves.

Found here.

Just thought it was interesting...

We're ranked!!!

[Rutgers team against USF]

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (November 15, 2009) – For the first time since 2007, Rutgers is ranked No. 25 in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 college football poll. The Scarlet Knights made their debut in the national rankings in 2009 after a 31-0 victory over then 24th-ranked USF last Thursday night at Rutgers Stadium.

The last time Rutgers was ranked occurred in 2007 as the Scarlet Knights spent seven weeks in the Associated Press Top 25 rankings. The Scarlet Knights were last ranked the week of Oct. 21, 2007 at No. 25 in the AP Top 25 poll.

With this week’s ranking, it marks the fifth year in Rutgers history the Scarlet Knights have been ranked at some point during the season. Rutgers also joined the rankings in 1961, 1976, 2006 and 2007.

The 25th-ranked Scarlet Knights return to action Saturday, November 21 at Syracuse. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. from the Carrier Dome with live coverage on ESPN360.com. The Rutgers Football Radio Network will begin its pre-game coverage at 2:30 p.m. on WOR-710 AM in New York City, WPHT-1210 AM in Philadelphia and South Jersey and WCTC-1450 in Central Jersey.

Taken from Scarlet Knights website.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Football is definitely growing in on me. Rutgers doesn't have the best team but we're getting better. I still don't know much about football. I only watch the SuperBowl for the commercials and the final score, but I do watch the Scarlet Knights when they play. But Rutgers has been getting better. People are starting to talk about the team and how much coach Schiano has done for us. My first introduction to Rutgers football was when they sent me the booklet thing after I was accepted.

Just one last post, I promise!!

Planned to study for next week's CS442 midterm didn't really go that well... But here's one last post for tonight.

[taken from Rose Hulman's athletic website]

LOL

Found this here:

English soccer fan takes good dental hygiene to a new level

By Chris Chase

Tickets to the biggest English soccer game of the year? Check. Jacket to protect against the chilly weather? Check. Money to buy some food and drink at the game? Check. Toothbrush to keep up with dental hygiene during the match? Uh ... check?

At Sunday's English Premier League match between Chelsea and Manchester United, an unidentified fan was seen brushing his teeth in the front row as cameras showed players Michael Owen and Salomon Kalou waiting to enter the game as substitutes:

My dentist can't even get me to floss, let alone bring my toothbrush to a sporting event. This guy is like a hero to the dental profession.

According to the Daily Mail, the gentleman called a BBC radio show and said he brought the toothbrush because he hadn't had a chance to brush before he left for the game. As for the sunglasses he was wearing at night? "I'm a ladies man," he explained. If ladies like clean teeth, it'd be hard to doubt him.

Guess I've been avoiding this for a while. But when I get around to watching the highlights and stuff I'll talk more about it...I guess... (all I know is that we didn't deserve to lose cos we played well!)

Dear God #6

I just want to thank You for giving me such wonderful family and friends. I know, as a human being, I'm never satisfied with what You've given me and I need to learn how to do so. But I really can't ask for better family and friends. So, thank You for letting me have these people around me.

Spring 2010 registration

I can register for classes in about...5 minutes! LOL This would be the first time I have an easy load (14 credits) since my first semester here! Taking 2 CS classes and 2 Econ classes. Still not sure which ones but I have a few ideas. Hopefully they won't be as hard as this semester's classes.

EDIT:
Done registering. Rutgers has definitely made this online registration thing A LOT easier since I got here! Just about 2-3 clicks and I'm registered for all 4 classes. WebReg has gotten a lot better. They also have Course Planner that, like the name says, makes planning courses so easy! The new look on Rutgers' website is pretty cool, too! I always love it when anything has a good website :) [I am a computer geek, aren't I?]

Ten most troubled states in the U.S.

The same economic pressures that pushed California to the brink of insolvency are wreaking havoc on other states, a new report has found.

And how state officials deal with their fiscal problems could reverberate across the United States, according to the Pew Center on the States' analysis released Wednesday.

The 10 most troubled states are: Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island and Wisconsin.

Other states -- including Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, New York and Hawaii -- were not far behind.

Justin on set

There are new J pics over at WoJ of him on the set of his new movie The Social Network. He doesn't seem too happy =s or maybe he was just tired... But I'm just so excited that we see him back on TV and stuff!! There was a tiny clip of him on set on E! News tonight, too! :)

And I was watching Chelsea Lately, their first story on the round table was about Justin and his stalker. Now I really believe that Chelsea actually love Justin! [^.^] (which is why Justin should totally be a guest on the show!!) Chelsea said something in the lines of "you can't stop anyone from loving Justin Timberlake." And when tonight's guest, Molly Sims, was on they talked about their girl crush on Jessica Biel, which I thought was funny...

[it is getting really hard to stay away from talking about his personal life! But I made a promise to myself so I'm not gonna talk about it]

Voting for PCA 2010

The voting period for next year's People's Choice Awards has started. First of all, WHERE THE HELL IS 30 ROCK?!?! They're not nominating them in the Favorite TV Comedy category!!!

This is my choice for:

Favorite New TV Comedy

Community

Community is up for New TV Comedy and I really hope they win! [tough tho cos they're up against Modern Family and Glee]

House and Hugh Laurie are nominated in the TV Drama categories. They should totally win!!!

Joel replies!!

Well not to me :( but he replied to people's tweets for the first time today! He's hilarious, sometimes replying random stuff commenting on people's display pics instead of answering the question.

New Sony ads

Just hilarious! <3 JT

GameBoy inducted to the Toy Hall of Fame

In a statement from the Strong National Museum of Play, a representative stated that the Nintendo Game Boy was admitted to its "National Toy Hall of Fame" because of its role as a major industry innovator.

[Photograph: Courtesy of Nintendo]

"Nintendo Game Boy transformed the electronic-games market by popularizing handheld gaming. No video-game platform did more to put gamers 'on the go' than this invention. And go they did, bringing their gaming experience to school, to summer camp, and to the back seat of the family automobile," the Toy Hall of Fame explained in a statement. "Over the past two decades, Game Boy has become synonymous with hand-held gaming fun. Its portability and efficient design, ability to allow simultaneous multiplayer gaming, and scores of intriguing games (like Tetris and Super Mario Land, featuring Nintendo's already-iconic character Mario) make it a true innovator."

The National Toy Hall of Fame states that it "recognizes toys that have engaged and delighted multiple generations, inspiring them to learn, create, and discover through play. Criteria for induction include: Icon-status (the toy is widely recognized, respected, and remembered); Longevity (the toy is more than a passing fad and has enjoyed popularity over multiple generations); Discovery (the toy fosters learning, creativity, or discovery through play); and Innovation (the toy profoundly changed play or toy design)."

source

I loooved the GameBoy (maybe mainly because it came out with the first Pokemon games). I thought it was the coolest thing ever! I will never forget my transparent-purple GameBoy pocket that I bought in Singapore. It was awesome!

Blah...

Couldn't sleep last night. Wrapped up first night of studying at 3am and I thought I'd sleep for 4-5 hours so I can wake up early enough to get breakfast before class. Tossed and turned for HOURS and I was still wide awake. For some reason I thought watching videos from my iPhone would tire my eyes and make me fall asleep. Maybe it would have, if I didn't choose Justin's hosting gigs on SNL... It was already 5.30 by the time I was done, and it was getting loud outside. The sun was rising so I shut the blinds tight. Still couldn't sleep, I turned on my iPod and put on my headset, thinking it would isolate the outside noise that was distracting me. I guess it worked cos I relaxed more, but I didn't fall asleep. So basically I was in bed for 4+ hours, unable to fall asleep. My alarm went off at 7 o'clock so I decided that if I couldn't fall asleep by the time my second alarm goes off, it'd be better if I just stay awake. Sure enough I was up by 7.30. Now I'm not sure if I'm just too full or way too tired. Gonna load myself up with caffeine, hopefully crashing by the end of the day and not before!


[contemplating if I should stay away from Facebook, Twitter and Blogger this week so I can focus on studying]

Oh, whoops, how did this one get in here?

[Viva John Terry!]

LOL. ManUtd.com sure does have a sense of humor! Building up to the Chelsea game, they have an article United v Chelsea in Pictures and that was in it.

Ah, I totally forgot!!

That was Taylor Swift's monologue from her SNL gig which aired..a couple hours ago. I was planning to watch it (cos Taylor Swift is cool) but I totally forgot!! Luckily, as I said in my research paper (lol) we can find anything that's on TV online :) and this was on YouTube. I really didn't know what to expect cos sometimes she's really funny during interviews... SOMETIMES! But the monologue was good and I haven't watched anything else but the reviews that I've read so far said that she killed it. Gonna be watching a few vids tonight, then.

Community

[The cast of Community]

These past few weeks Joel has stopped shamelessly plugging his shows, so I decided I should start...LOL! I just love, love, LOVE Community! It's hilarious! Last week's Halloween episode has got to be the best! Abed as Batman = awesome! Yesterday's episode wasn't bad, either. But next week should be interesting, Jeff is joining the debate team. He's gonna be back doing what he does best! :)

thanks to that damned CS hw, I missed The Soup again >___<" *don't worry Joel, I'll catch it the next time it airs!*

Yesterday...

I found out that not eating a real meal for more than 24 hours is not the best idea. Well at least not when you're having your period! It made cramps way worse than it is and your body just can't deal with it.

New robo.to

Justin tweeted a couple of new robo.to vids again. Here's the second one:

Hackey sack? Really? Stop teasing us *NSYNC fans, JT!

Manchester United 3-3 CSKA Moscow

Only one thing to say: terrible, terrible defending! Granted Sir Alex plays a second string team, maybe looking ahead this weekend's fixture? But we have Johnny Evans and Wes Brown in central defense, both fairly established in their positions. The full back positions are filled by Gary Neville and Fabio.

Darren Fletcher is back from injury and is partnering Paul Scholes in the middle of the field. Nani and Antonio Valencia are given a chance to prove themselves again on the wings, while Michael Owen and Federico Macheda lead the attack. Edwin van der Sar is trusted to guard the posts.

Killing off a hero

There has been rumors that a major character in Heroes is going to be killed off this season, and it would be very surprising to everyone (apparently to the actor, too). It would be very unexpected because this character is one of the original characters who plays a major part of the series, you'd think that he's definitely safe. When I first heard about this, I thought, "it couldn't be Peter or Hiro or Sylar...wait, could it?!" I mean, they did give us a warning about this! This is what I found from E! Online:

Whoops!

I just realized that I post a birthday wish for every *NSYNC member except for Chris! >____<"

It was Chris' 38th birthday on October 17th.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CK!!

I'm only a couple weeks late! =p

Total fangirl moment...

If I knew how to squee, watching that definitely made me squee...

Joey and Chris raised 6K by doing the Bye Bye Bye dance at this year's Mask Care Aid Bash, an annual charity event held by the Chris Kirkpatrick Foundation. It's held on Halloween weekend every year to benefit under-privileged children so they can enjoy trick-or-treating, too!

<3