maybe today will be better?
Big 12 went 0-3 yesterday. Jesus, Baylor just melted down. ISU never showed up. Texas wasn't supposed to win.
Today's happy is that KU not only beat New Mexico State but did so pretty handily. Yes, we missed some easy dunks/layups BUT we shot 9 of 11 from the three! Finally!!! We handled their press, size, and zone well, and won by 19, with even one of our walk-ons scoring in the last few seconds.
The announcers were completely annoying, going on and on about how KU won't play Wichita State. It's quite hilarious how everyone assumes we will meet them on Sunday. Indiana is currently ahead by three in the second half.
I was quite worried going into our game after our meltdown against ISU last Saturday, losing a 17 point lead. Also the pundits at espn this morning while saying we should win, all thought it would be a close game and we'd struggle. For once we played two good halves and didn't have any fading period. We were up by 13 at the half and they never got closer then 10. Apparently this win was the biggest opening round win for us since 2011. We also have the longest streak of wins in the first round (it IS the first round, dammit) now nine. The next closest is six.
Wow, some commentator at the WVU game just said that he understands why the Big 12 struggled--it's an arduous journey playing round robin against four or five other ranked teams! No fucking kidding. You beat ISU, you turn around and face OU and WVU and etc. etc. That's why I hold out hope that Kentucky will lose before the Final Four. They played few really strong teams, and often when they did they played them at Rupp.
Thank you mr. commentator.
In other news, after my wireless keyboard working correctly yesterday for the first time, it crapped out completely overnight, so I had to borrow mom's. This just solidified my thoughts on buying a new laptop--so doing that this weekend. While I love my 19 inch one, I'm going with a 17 inch so I can actually take it on plane trips. This one is around four or five years old and it's slow to load stuff, freezes on things, has to be rebooted a lot, etc. And I'd like to have a working space bar.
Yesterday I heard from my other doctor. My iron count went up from 9.6 to 10 but he's not happy with it and has put me back on the constipation causing iron pills that taste like mulch and have to be taken one hour before eating or two hours after so it's a pain in the ass. I get another blood test in about six weeks to see if it's improving at all. Normal is around 12. Mine was around that when I first started going to the doctor regularly but has been dropping. Part of it was obviously the bleeding/chronic ulcerated colitis, but that's been fixed and I'm in remission. I'm going to ask my doctor if it could be genetic. Mom has always been anemic. I'm not overly tired or anything so I'm personally not to worried about it.
I go see her tomorrow morning for my regular diabetes check. I'm going to ask her about the appetite suppressant she wanted me on a year ago now that I have insurance coverage. I have no motivation to diet. I really want to lose about forty pounds before England next September.
I need to bake bread for church this evening. Think I'll bake some peanut butter cookies, too.
Jesus, WVU, don't lay an egg here against Buffalo!
After two days of rain and overcastedness and cool temps, it's lovely wand sunny and in the upper 60s today.
*phew* WVU. Now if OU can win (a three seed, it seems cursed for the Big 12 this year as both ISU and Baylor were threes) I'll be pleased with three of the four moving on. And, hell, OSU can get hot--they beat us after all--and win, too, as an underdog nine seed.
Today's happy is that KU not only beat New Mexico State but did so pretty handily. Yes, we missed some easy dunks/layups BUT we shot 9 of 11 from the three! Finally!!! We handled their press, size, and zone well, and won by 19, with even one of our walk-ons scoring in the last few seconds.
The announcers were completely annoying, going on and on about how KU won't play Wichita State. It's quite hilarious how everyone assumes we will meet them on Sunday. Indiana is currently ahead by three in the second half.
I was quite worried going into our game after our meltdown against ISU last Saturday, losing a 17 point lead. Also the pundits at espn this morning while saying we should win, all thought it would be a close game and we'd struggle. For once we played two good halves and didn't have any fading period. We were up by 13 at the half and they never got closer then 10. Apparently this win was the biggest opening round win for us since 2011. We also have the longest streak of wins in the first round (it IS the first round, dammit) now nine. The next closest is six.
Wow, some commentator at the WVU game just said that he understands why the Big 12 struggled--it's an arduous journey playing round robin against four or five other ranked teams! No fucking kidding. You beat ISU, you turn around and face OU and WVU and etc. etc. That's why I hold out hope that Kentucky will lose before the Final Four. They played few really strong teams, and often when they did they played them at Rupp.
Thank you mr. commentator.
In other news, after my wireless keyboard working correctly yesterday for the first time, it crapped out completely overnight, so I had to borrow mom's. This just solidified my thoughts on buying a new laptop--so doing that this weekend. While I love my 19 inch one, I'm going with a 17 inch so I can actually take it on plane trips. This one is around four or five years old and it's slow to load stuff, freezes on things, has to be rebooted a lot, etc. And I'd like to have a working space bar.
Yesterday I heard from my other doctor. My iron count went up from 9.6 to 10 but he's not happy with it and has put me back on the constipation causing iron pills that taste like mulch and have to be taken one hour before eating or two hours after so it's a pain in the ass. I get another blood test in about six weeks to see if it's improving at all. Normal is around 12. Mine was around that when I first started going to the doctor regularly but has been dropping. Part of it was obviously the bleeding/chronic ulcerated colitis, but that's been fixed and I'm in remission. I'm going to ask my doctor if it could be genetic. Mom has always been anemic. I'm not overly tired or anything so I'm personally not to worried about it.
I go see her tomorrow morning for my regular diabetes check. I'm going to ask her about the appetite suppressant she wanted me on a year ago now that I have insurance coverage. I have no motivation to diet. I really want to lose about forty pounds before England next September.
I need to bake bread for church this evening. Think I'll bake some peanut butter cookies, too.
Jesus, WVU, don't lay an egg here against Buffalo!
After two days of rain and overcastedness and cool temps, it's lovely wand sunny and in the upper 60s today.
*phew* WVU. Now if OU can win (a three seed, it seems cursed for the Big 12 this year as both ISU and Baylor were threes) I'll be pleased with three of the four moving on. And, hell, OSU can get hot--they beat us after all--and win, too, as an underdog nine seed.