The Last Time...

I posted a blog on this site was nearly two years ago? Perhaps I will need to do it some more. I have been thoroughly stressed out all year long by failed internship interviews, failed classes, and now a failing home life. I have grown to learn that ranting on Facebook is a sure way to isolate oneself from friends and outcast themselves as a narcissistic whiner. Don't get me wrong, I love my girlfriend to death, but things have been shaky ever since she got the most random (and time consuming) job. I'm not complaining about the job though, it pays her really well and if it wasn't for her job I would not have a phone right now. Had I known this twice a year job was going to become something she would dedicate herself to completely, i maybe wouldn't have opened a Verizon line with our iPhones.

But getting down to the real shit on why I've become a very negative and optimistic person about my career these past few years. Spring 2011 was supposed to be my final semester at Mt. SAC (which has been really good to me). I love the school and everyone I've come to know, but they have all gone on to bigger and better schools and careers. I'm still taking classes to graduate and transfer, meanwhile I have no work experience in radio and time is running out on finding an internship to supply me school credit. With the whiff of a semester in Spring, I failed 2 classes because of consistent attendance problems (Biology and Journalism 100). Though the Journalism class wasn't entirely my fault, I discovered I was allergic to bees in week one of the semester that sidelined me for two weeks and gave me trouble catching back up. The (for lack of a better word) bitch, wouldn't have any sympathy on a near graduate with 2 weeks of less class time and a living room floor of a pothead's apartment living arrangement.

Thus I am here again at the SAC. Having more wisdom and courage to not repeat the failures of the Spring, I rededicated my focus on my schoolwork and became reborn. However the biggest obstacle of the semester for me is my financial aid. I have been accepted to CSULA, CSULB, and CSUF for the fall, but the Bio class had the schools deny my acceptance. I was only two classes away from graduating and now I'm over credits to be eligible for financial aid this semester. This aid was supposed to be saved for the CSU that I do go to in the spring. Now I stand in limbo and I will have to find a way to pay for that. Anyways thanks for listening. Twitter Us?!

A Wrap on Week 6 in the NFL

BRONCOS vs CHARGERS

With the Monday Night Matchup in the books, I could finally pick my players of the week and evaluate my beloved Denver Broncos!

First and foremost, the I cannot remember the last time i saw the Broncos win in Qualcomm! It's been a long time coming! Kyle Orton and the offense of the Broncs didn't look too go in the first half, moving the ball for only 120 yards on the ground and through the air. But that all changed once they were allowed to get onto the field for more than one drive a quarter! Thanks to Eddie Royal, Orton and company's night was easy and halfway taken care of. His two touchdown returns were enough to keep the Broncos out of trouble while the offense warmed up.

The defense of the Broncos had a shaky start as well. Phillip Rivers drove down the field on their first two possessions pretty easily for 10 quick points. But once again the Broncos' defense settled down in the 2nd half and only allowed the Chargers to score three points!

So to sum up this awesome night for Denver fans. We are now 3 1/2 games ahead of San Diego in the division standings and are still tied with the Colts for the best record in the AFC! Hopefully this game will shut up all of its critics... I'm looking at you Jeremy Green from the ESPN Football Today Podcast!


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NFL Week 6

Today was very telling for a few teams. Many took huge leaps forward and some took a step in the wrong direction! Yeah I know that its early Monday morning and that the Broncos and Chargers have yet to play today, but for the rest of the NFL, there was a lot of action going on! So lets get to it shall we?

BILLS vs JETS
This was supposed to be the reclamation of Mark Sanchez after his last two dismal outings against the Saints and the Dolphins. But every week it seems like Sanchez is starting to show more signs of being a rookie! Against the Phins, he threw only one touchdown in a tough 4 point loss, and against the Saints, he threw three Interceptions (twice to Darren Sharper). So it was only apparent that the best medicine for him was to take on one of the leagues worst teams (including defenses)! BOY was everyone wrong! The rook threw for a career high 5 INTERCEPTIONS and 0 TOUCHDOWNS in a 16-13 overtime loss to the happless Buffalo Bills. Oh did i fail to mention that the Bills' Quarterback Trent Edwards was injured in the 1st Quarter???? He sure was! and backup quarterback and Harvard alum Ryan Fitzpatrick came in and did a solid job! And the best of all this was... Terrell Owens was held to only 3 catches the entire game!!!! Talk about the biggest mismatch in free agent signing history?!

BEARS vs FALCONS
Jay Cutler did what he was supposed to do entering the final two minutes of the game, that was to drive them down the field and set up for an epic overtime clash, but like two redzone trips earlier in the game, this final drive ended with a turnover and a close, but no cigar effort for the Bears, who saw Cutler get intercepted twice (once in the redzone) and Matt Forte do something he has only done once in his short NFL career, fumble. Matt Ryan looked very comfortable in the pocket running a hurry up offense, minus his two INTS, Ryan did a good job and Michael Turner really helped him out. Unlike the Terrell Owens move to Buffalo, Tony Gonzalez for Atlanta is the best pickup in the offseason!

TITANS vs PATRIOTS
Where do i begin with this game? Lets put this into metaphors... it was a lopsided football game; picture, the Florida Gators taking on the UL Monroe Warhawks in Florida! 59-0! At halftime people were looking towards Vince Young as the answer to the Titans problems, but his 0/2 1 interception performance only confirmed Jeff Fisher's lack of faith in the young quarterback who has failed on every account at living up to his college hype! But surprisingly, Kerry Collins was worst than Vince Young! 2/12 passes completed for a total of....*drumroll*..... (NEGATIVE) 7 yards! When you talk about ass rape, this game would not fit into that category, because rape is too nice of a word to describe what the Patriots did to the Titans. Maybe the Broncos should be the ones to blame. Following the Pats loss last week to Denver, all of Bill Belicheck's frustration had to go somewhere!

CARDINALS vs SEAHAWKS
Not much to talk about here, the Cardinals maybe the only NFC Super Bowl loser to get back to the playoffs in over a decade! With a division as weak as the NFC West, they could probably enter with a losing record! The Seahawks were supposed to be contenders for the Super Bowl this season, but like last year, are failing to live up to the hype of leading the weakest of all the divisions. Matt Hasselbeck was held in check by the League's worst pass defense and Kurt Warner ate the secondary of the Hawks for breakfast. By the way, the Hawks lose Pro Bowler Lofa Tatupu for the rest of the season!

EAGLES vs RAIDERS
Way to shut up Jamie Dukes on this one Oakland?! Dukes repeatedly and stubbornly continued to refuse to cover this game's pregame preview all week, because he suspected the Raiders would roll over and die! He HAS to give them an apology now! The Raiders, although allowing Donovin McNabb to throw for nearly 300 yds, kept the Eagles from getting into the endzone a single time! Flexing their defensive muscles and fucking up Brian Westbrook and LeSean McCoy! Holding together to silence a lot of critics and upsetting the Eagles 13-9. I still wouldn't say Jamarcus Russell is a good quarterback.. he isn't! Zach Miller had an unbelievable run to end the 1st quarter that boosted Russell's stats and the fans' confidence in him. Other than that, he had a subpar performance, which is better than anything he's done this whole season, and is still not going to take the silver and black anywhere.

RAMS vs JAGUARS
The only intreguing point about this game was that for the first time in history, we saw Torry Holt face the St. Louis Rams! He had 5 catches worth 101 yds as the Jags barely squeeked out a victory against (in my opinion) the worst team in the league 23-20. The Rams are the only thing worst than the Jaguars new uniforms by the way!

CHIEFS vs REDSKINS
Aside from the verbal fucking that Dick Jauron and the rest of the Bills' organization is getting out of billboards in the Northeast, Daniel Snyder and the rest of the Redskins' organization are getting an earful from unhappy fans regarding the controversial position of Jim Zorn as the teams' head coach and (now formerly) offensive coordinator. After they scored 6 points against the AFC's worst defense, the shotcaller in Washington called it quits and submitted that he would never call offensive plays for the team again! I agree, the Redskins should be lucky that there is only one team that is far worst than they are.... St. Louis!

PANTHERS vs BUCCANEERS
The Panthers and Bucs aren't good teams, and let's not beat around the bush. Come December, this game is going to have 0 playoff implications whatsoever! Jake Delhomme is still a Pick Factory and Josh Johnson doesn't quite need to be labeled the new "Michael Vick" quite yet. He has a lot of growing up to do, especially with his arm! The only positives I took out of this game was the Panthers' running game! DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart ran like beasts today combining for 300 yards and showing that these Tampa Bay Bucs aren't the same old Bucs that Gruden and company were running in the early to mid 2000's.

LIONS vs PACKERS
The Packers blanked the Lions, 26-0. I still wouldn't get off the wagon yet and say the Lions are on the way up. Minus the Rams and Redskins, the Lions are still the worst team in the NFL (in my opinion). Good for Aaron Rodgers though, he nearly threw for 400 yards against this dismal defense and the Packers are still competing with the Minnesota Vikings for the NFC North crown.

TEXANS vs BENGALS
I still dont want to accept the Bengals for being a team thats going to be in the top of the AFC by the end of the season. Carson Palmer has always had a knack for getting injured and when that happens, the Bengals lose their strength, their offense. The Texans managed to capitalize on this today, preventing Palmer from getting in the endzone and containing Cedric Benson (for the mostpart). But the real surprise to me came in the fact that the Bengals' pass defense just rolled over and died like that! Allowing Matt Shaub to throw for a little under 400 yards and 4 touchdowns! Maybe Shaub isn't so bad of a quarterback as i thought he was.. or maybe he has been playing very dismal pass defenses these past two weeks? Regardless, i saw this game coming for the Bengals who have won their past 4 games on very close calls.

BROWNS vs STEELERS
Coming into the season with that overtime victory over the Titans was huge! However, now looking back at it, the Titans were not the team that they were last season then and even now. And the same applies to the Steelers. It was a very close competition a few weeks ago, because the NFL highlighted the beginning of the season with two unstable teams! The Steelers haven't been at the form they have been at the past few seasons. Granted their record shows otherwise, but they are lacking in offense, and their defense has been the only thing that has kept them in games most of the times! Today they were very close to being upset by the second worst team in the AFC, but thanks to Roethlisberger's big 400+ yard game, they are sitting atop the division all alone right now!

GIANTS vs SAINTS
Call this the biggest disappointment game of the season thus far! The Giants (undefeated) heading into the New Orleans Superdome to face the Saints (undefeated) in a winner take all glory fight to settle the score of who's number one in the NFC! But only one team showed up! I guess all that preparation fucking up high school teams like the Raiders didn't get the Giants prepared as they allowed Drew Brees to throw up a nearly 50 burger on their defense! Brees was perfect and has been playing like Tom Brady from 2007. Averaging 3.5 touchdowns a game and making defenders look like mince meat! I expect the Saints to go far this season, because unlike past NFC Champions, they are true NFL royalty as we speak!

RAVENS vs VIKINGS
I saved the best for last! The first time the Ravens entered the Metrodome, it was a memorable shootout! The Ravens' Joe Flacco and Vikings' quarterback (who shall remain nameless) threw for over 275 yard days each! The Vikings, however, got one more touchdown out of their captain than Ravens from Flacco. The Vikes basically had total control over the game from the start, but a late drive made this game a truly memorable one! The Ravens would have won, if it wasn't for a shanked field goal by the Ravens' rookie kicker Steven Hauschka. I bet they are missing Matt Stover about now. Thanks to this missed opportunity, the Vikings remain unbeaten with their veteran quarterback.

And that will do it! I have evaluated each game, and I plan on doing this every week on here. Also, on my radio podcasts, The Weekly Quickie, and the GillyPod. I will evaluate tonight's Monday Night Game for you as soon as the game ends and tell you my thoughts and observations of the game between my beloved Denver Broncos and the San Diego Chargers.

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Dodgers Update 8/11/09

Los Angeles- After picking up a huge win last night over the rival San Francisco Giants, the Dodgers are poised to add to their NL West lead. Lead by a huge 4th inning, San Francisco was unable to pull a late rally again Jonathan Broxton in the bottom of the ninth.

Following the win, the Dodgers improve to 31-12 against the NL West. Which is contradictory to their record against the rest of the National League at 28-24. The only way in which they will get to the playoffs will continue to come against their division rivals (Rockies, Giants, Diamondbacks, and Padres). They have an even 12-12 record against NL Central opponents (STL, MIL, CHI, HOU, PIT, CIN).

The Dodgers will need to end this trend if they want to continue to pursue the best record in baseball. Rumor has it that the Dodgers may bolster their depleted Starting pitching staff which features Randy Wolf, Clayton Kershaw, and Hiroki Kuroda. They are currently pursuing new free agent Vincente Padilla formerly of the Texas Rangers. Padilla went 8-6 for Texas this season, and maybe with a new club can see an improvement on that record.

Tonight on the mound the Dodgers have Randy Wolf going up against Rookie RHP hurler Joe Martinez, who is eyeing his third consecutive win of his career! If Los Angeles wins tonight they will have reversed their latest trend of dropping 4 of the last 5 series', as part of the mid-August grind that's so infamously dreaded throughout ball clubs.

wrote and researched by Gil Garcia


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You get what you pay for.

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So I received my financial aid a couple weeks ago, and for the longest time my Dell computer has been short aging on me.

Seriously, i would turn on the laptop (after charging it all night), take into consideration I'm using it at school nowhere near a plug station, and 10 minutes after it boots up and I log in the stupid thing dies!!!!! At one point i was able to take the laptop to class and watch my The Simpsons season DVD's for 3 hours in between classes in my car! Now the stupid thing works up until you click the first icon.

So this being said, my financial aid check came in and i dedicated this semester's gift to getting a new laptop. One that will not die out on me like that! One that will be efficient for podcasting and video editing. That's right.... I GOT A MAC!

Its the default white MacBook, but i customized it with 4 GB of extra memory and best of all I bought it from Cal Poly Pomona on a student discount for $799!!! Compliments of (my girlfriend) Veronica Gonzales!!!!

Seriously this is probably the best investment I've made since my Xbox 360 in 2007! I'm going to use it so much! and best of all my friend is giving me Final Cut Pro for free!!

My last laptop (the Dell), was approximately $450; So obviously you get what you pay for. So PC lovers who think their computers are way better than Mac all because of the pricing. You get what you pay for, and all because you are paying less for a HP PC, you're missing out on the endless fun that a Mac's compatible with! Mac's aren't just "aesthetically appealing," they are fully functional, virus-free gifts to humans and most importantly with Boot Camp, you can have the option of having a PC RAM and programming AND a Mac at the same time!!!!!! SUCK IT PC!!! I'm glad i got rid of my Dell.

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Weekly Quickie: Episode 2- Total Rapeage!

This week's episode features:

-Bad Driving
-Who We Would Rape
-The Final Countdown: Top 5 Ugliest Celebrities
-Dick Talk: Sports Talk for Men. Men. Men. Men.
-Mash Bash Cinema Time
-Celebrity Dumbass of the Week!

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It's back and better than ever, with my new Co-Host... JOSE "JOEZ" ELIZONDO!!!!

Episode 1, Season 2.0: Inauguration!

The Dark Knight: Comic Books' Crowning Jewel

Now i retract the statements i made last week involving the Dark Knight a few months ago, when i said that Batman Begins is better.

The fact of the matter is.... IT ISN'T.

The complexities and storytelling in the Dark Knight was just as great as the original Christopher Nolan flick.

Remember the old saying, "A movie is only as good as it's villain?" well that quote pretty much sums up the film. Batman Begins had Mili Ducard (played by Liam Neeson) and Scarecrow (Cilian Murphy), who in the Dark Knight only had 5 minutes of screentime what does that say? Begins did precisely what it was supposed to do... focus on Bruce Wayne and Batman. Where as the Dark Knight focused on the health of Gotham City. People made me sick with all the obsession with Heath Ledger's character as opposed to the plot, which made me think he overpowered the movie's perception compared to Begins. However credit is due, Ledger left his life's mark with the greatest film of his career. But the more i watch the movie, the more i love Commissioner Gordon, Harvey Dent, and the plot!

If you haven't purchased or seen the movie, you're missing out on the greatest comic book movie of our time. If it wins some Academy Awards, it will be a breakthrough for Comic Book films and fans throughout the world! There has never been a Comic movie to take home two Oscars and this movie has the best chance to do so.

Video Game Review of the Week

This week i had the priviledge to rent two games from Gamefly.com for free. Unfortunately i couldn't get a copy of Shaun White's Snowboarding or Pure, but i did recieve two games that aren't quite my style, but i enjoyed nonetheless. The first one was:

NBA Live 09

I was a bit confused when they chose Tony Parker to be the coverboy of the video game, but now i know why. The game has as much personality as the Spurs themselves. It has some novel additions to the game such as the loading screen training simulation and the DNA.

But there are some serious setbacks like, the fact that they haven't updated the Oklahoma City Thunder's team name, when you buy the game they are originally called the Oklahoma City Oklahoma Cities, with the same jerseys as the San Antonio Spurs. I dont know if you can upload the new team name and jerseys when you update the game via online through the EA Server, but it was pretty disappointing. And the fact that you can no longer create-a-team really got my hopes and stabbed the shit out of them.

The other thing that really got me was the fact that (yes, i am a n00b at basketball video games) the last time i played one was in 2005 and the game was so much simpler then! If you are a newcomer to basketball, let alone EA Sports progression games that insist you keep up with every years edition, than i advise you to stay away until you play NBA Live 04, 05, 06, 07, and 08. The game isn't really going to help you much. But if you are a serious gamer for these things, it ceases to amaze, Graphics are great, the gameplay is smooth and authentic. GRADE: B-

Lego Batman: the Video Game

It was a bit of a strange request but i found this game far more entertaining than the previous game, only because it doesn't demand so much knowledge and button memory to play. its simple and doesn't require dialogue to get you into the action. The characters are cute and identifyable (as Batman and Robin always was). But what always makes these Lego games so great, is that they are fun, clean and have a great family enthusiasm about it. This one in particular has a solid theme of TEAMWORK.

Constantly throughout the story line, you play as the Caped Crusader alongside his sidekick Robin and there are certain suits that have abilities to get through challenges, and it requires teamwork for the duo to continue. For example, there is a suit that Batman has that is flame proof, and there is a challenge, where batman must press a lever that is surrounded by flame, then once the lever is pressed the flames are reduced and Robin can pass. It's a great co-op game and is a major time consumer (if you have it). GRADE: A-

Stay away from Cameron road in West Covina!

Its like Roadkill Central!

There were about 4-6 Dead possums aligning the road, they may have been skunks... but i dont know the smell was horendous nonetheless!

It seems like the street always has liquid critters paving the path, but today took it to an all new low! whether it's because the gated communities have a lot of greenery that attracts the vermin or what, but they always seem to be out there!

So if you are going down Cameron from Grand to Barranca... watch out, the smell will get ya... if the guts and blood dont. muhahahahahah.

Broncos Magic Number = 1

On Thursday, the Chargers easily disposed of the Oakland Raiders 34-7. Thus meaning that the magic number for the Broncos to clinch the AFC West division was remaining at 2. If you dont know about the policy on Magic Numbers, it is a sequence of what needs to happen for Denver to clinch the division championship. For example, since the Broncos' was 2 (now 1); They needed any combination of:

-A San Diego Charger loss

and/or

-A Broncos win.

Since Denver defeated the Chiefs on sunday, that diminished the number down one. Which by the way i love those orange jerseys they dawned twice this season, for the first time since 2004 when they lost to the Raiders. Anyways, with the remaining 3 weeks (6 games between Den and SD), if any of the options happen, Jay Cutler and company will be headed to their first playoff appearance under the helm of the young quarterback.

INJURIES:

As if the running back position was bad enough for them, after losing runningbacks Selvin Young, Ryan Torain, Cecil Sapp, Michael Pittman, Andre Hall, and Anthony Alridge, news came after the terrifying play on sunday against the chiefs, that the rookie standout fullback from Arkansas, Peyton Hillis, is going to be out for the rest of the season!

The Broncos only other option remaining on the runningback front is Tatum Bell, the same Bell that prematurely packed his bags and robbed teammate Rudi Johnson the day Johnson signed with the Lions. And yes the same Bell that the Broncos traded two years ago for cornerback Dre Bly. If he was to go out, Patrick Ramsey, Dre Bly, or many of the other defensive backs may have to become a temporary solution.

-Selvin Young is questionable for Sunday's standoff with the Carolina Panthers

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The Top 5 Best Uniforms in the NFL

I was watching football yesterday and the Atlanta Falcons decided to use their old default uniforms (the all black ones). and i decided to rank the best uniforms in the NFL right now. Just as a forewarning i'm not taking into consideration of the alternate jerseys, as much as i love the all black Jaguars and Ravens' or the orange Broncos and even the powder blue Chargers, i decided to base this blog on the default jerseys around the league and here's what i have (dont be upset if i discredit your team's unis.

5. Seattle Seahawks: The Seahawks changed their unis when the divisions divided into 4 in 2002. While they were the only team to change from AFC to NFC, they also decided to change their look altogether. They changed from a royal blue and green scheme to a sea foam navy and lime green. Now i know what you're thinking, "What they are ugly as hell?!" i beg to differ, it wasn't just the colors that drew me in, it was the jersey that is so obscure and interesting. Unlike the Giants, Falcons, Buccaneers, and Colts, the Seattle jerseys are made of a different mesh material. The Giants, Falcons, Bucs and Colts' unis are used of a synthetic mesh that wraps tightly around the players' pads making them look buffer. Seattle's sleeves are made of a silk material that fits a little loosely and shines. Their away jerseys aren't the best of the bunch, but the navy they use is definately the most unique shade of the color that the NFL has.

4. New Orleans Saints: The most classy uniforms in the NFL. i believe that the saints black and gold scheme doesn't demand attention that unis like the Chiefs, Cardinals and Bengals. They are solid and represent the higher side of Louisianna life which is opposite what everyone believes about New Orleans and Mardi Gras. The Saints usually mix up their pants from gold to black with both shirts, the white and black.

3. Denver Broncos: This has nothing to do with my biased towards the Broncos, because they are my favorite football team. But i believe fondly that they have the most simplistic modern idea. The orange stripe revamped the uniforms of college and NFL jerseys. The colors orange and blue represent the skyline of denver during the winter and represent the city phenominally! Their jerseys have influenced Boise State, Arizona (NFL), University of Cal Berkely's old jersey, West Virginia, etc.... Their font coorlates with the name logo of the team. I didnt want to put them number 1 cause i know that there are better nfl uniforms.

2. Atlanta Falcons:
The problem with Falcons was that their uniforms were consistently bad! In the 80's they wore too much red, in the 90's they wore too much black. Now they created a jersey that complimented both the red and black and balanced it quite fittingly with white thrown in the middle as a buffer. They originally wore Black uniforms in 2004, but now they (same as the Titans)are using their alternate uniforms as their defaults nowadays. They now wear red shirts when they are at home. They have a square number font that is simple, big, easily legible. They have the best new uniform to come along since 1996 when Denver went with the swoosh stripe.

1. Pittsburgh Steelers: The steelers have the greatest logo and helmet of all time! The one-sided logo is unique but not farfetched. They are dark yet bright at the same time. They are intimidating and their colors represent the city of Pittsburgh perfectly! Can you name any other sports city where all the teams playing in it have the same colors? i didn't think so, with Pittsburgh; the Penguins (NHL), Pirates (MLB), and Steelers (NFL) all wear the black and gold! They are classic and whenever teams head to Heinz Field seeing the steel curtain come from the tunnels almost makes everyone shit their pants! The Steelers have the best uniforms because they have altered the fonts, and patch on the jersey, yet keeping the same sleeves and primary uniform at the same time. Unlike the Cowboys, who's jerseys are boring and don't match with their counterpart. The steelers balance power with fun and uniqueness.