in 2001. this is what i spent my money on. a 2001 kwame brown rookie card #/750. i don't remember exactly, but i probably spent $30-40 on the card itself, then another $20 to get it graded (turned out it was in mint condition). this is middle school dollars too. all for nothing. before i made the purchase, scottmizuno.com told me that kwame was the next big thing. damn it. 11 years later, and it's safe to say that this was a bad investment. i wish jeremy lin entered the league when i was 12. i would've made a fortune
hey jon, you want a beer? "um, beer before liquor, you're in the clear. yes" lol
still learning, but 2 rules of instagram 1. if you're eating fancy/good looking food, post it. 2. do not post pictures of dead/bloody animals
scramble. i like the game. time goes by so quickly. 2 weeks ago, i was playing on the bus and missed my stop.unfortunately i'm not very good. i can consistently beat my uncle. CONSISTENTLY. if we played a best of 7 series next sunday. I would open as a -450 favorite, and by gametime, i would be bet up to -520. but damn, some people just continually crush me. i added scramble to my gym routine. now, before i leave, i ride the bike until i run out of tokens. improve conditioning and get my scramble on. fun anddd educational (jingle all the way)
the scramble bomb- it's when you use all of your tokens on one person when they aren't expecting it. it's so much fun. i've texted "don't make me scramble bomb you" twice in the past month
I think it would be interesting to date a girl that uses the word "finna". just to try it out, you only live once. you know, like if i ask her what she's up to later. she responds with something like "once i get home, i'm finna try this new Thai restaurant that just opened near my house." cute
i think it'd be hilarious to think of my mom and dad meeting this girl. my dad asks her what school she goes to. she says something like "finishing up community college, once i finish that, i'm finna go to nursing school." cmiz asks "excuse me? you're going to what??" i chime in "dad, after cc, she's finna go to nursing school" ^^ohhh god, i want this so bad.
saw dave chappelle at a bar last friday. no, i didn't go stalker-crazy kid on him. i didn't ask for a picture and i didn't stare that much. he was sitting at a table with a very average girl. i didn't plan on bothering him. but i was still prepared. i had my phone ready. if he did anything shady, i was going to record the shit out of it. i was going to be that guy. if he was creeping on a girl a little too hard, i was going to be there. that woulda been sick. would have put it on youtube in less than an hour. but that just makes me think how shitty it must be to be famous in 2012. if you are even somewhat famous, there's always an weird guy at a bar with a camera phone just waiting for you to make a mistake. what if i gave my phone to someone and told them to to record dave in 2 minutes, something is about to happen. i walk away, and approach dave and call him a punkass bitch and throw my beer on him. he's going to retaliate right? boom. something unique about me? um, youtube "dave chappelle gets into a bar fight with asian kid in san francisco. that's me!"
i can't stand it. this is the highest level of tilt i've experienced in probably a year.
in november 2010, i posted this. "There is a link to a new set of basketball set to release in October, AND IT BEGINS. I am SO ready to buy every damn Jeremy Lin basketball card that I possibly can. http://www.sportscardradio.com/index.php/product-previews-a-reviews/706-201011-panini-limited-basketball-box-checklist"
in December 2010, i posted this. "Watching Jeremy Lin miss 3 consecutive free throws against the Spurs was brutal. I haven't bought any of his basketball cards on ebay because i figure that all the crazy Asian fans would overpay for the first couple sets. Buuuuuuuuut, I think it's finally time to go crazy."
and here i am, the peak of linsanity, and nothing to show for it. for some reason, i checked ebay again yesterday. $3 cards were still selling for $200 plus. and National Treasures rookie cards, that I could have bought for $30ish, areselling for $1,900+ consistently. ouch. i just keep thinking in my head--that's about right.
i feel like this whole LINsanity movement was meant for me. i can't even imagine how much money i wasted on cards when i was a kid. not that i would change anything about it, i had lots of fun. but i just feel the basketball card gods we're trying to give me a break. they were trying to help me out. they were discussing "you know that mizuno kid, he spent a shit-ton of money when he was a kid. let's help him out here, he blogged that he is going to buy a bunch of Lin cards. we'll make them CHEAP FOR A YEAR AND A HALF (A YEAR AND A HALF???! ugh), he can load up. and when linsanity takes over america in february 2012. he'll cash in. he deserves it". other god says "but wait, are you sure that he will buy a bunch like he claimed?" "of course, he loves the card hobby, and when JLIN first played for the warriors, mizuno was one of those crazy asian fans that would get excited when jeremy would just be dribbling the ball, trust me, it's a lay-up, even mizuno can't miss this one"
fast forward. . even when we were in chicago last summer, scott pointed out a jeremy lin autographed rookie card in the $5 box (currently selling for $250+), i asked the dealer if i could get it for $3 (knowing that i could buy it on ebay for $3. AND i was trying to practice my pawn-stars negotiating skills). he said no, i walked away. that's about right. this was a lay-up. my entire card collecting career was leading up to this point, and i blew it. i choked. the moment was too big. i guess i wasn't ready for it. but the bad part is, it's never happening again. never.
jeremy lin's middle school yearbook just sold on ebay for $4,800. it's signed by jeremy. just ridiculous, 4,800!? i went to monte vista middle school, there's a 0% chance that anyone in that damn yearbook becomes even somewhat famous. it's ok, that's about right.
and the weird thing is, i buy some stupid shit sometimes. i was at walgreens the other day buying toothpaste and q-tips. i randomly see this Ear-Wiz ear wax remover (google it), it was $6.99, and i insta-bought it without thinking twice. how could i not buy anyyyyyy jeremy lin cards. that's about right. by the way, that ear thing doesn't even work
jeremy lin is going to haunt me. of course he can't just get better slow and steadily. he has to start off with the big ass bang. this is bad, i truly am happy for him, but all i can think about is how i DIDN'T benefit from all of this. selfish. i guess i could always be thankful that i was there when he tore up john wall in summer league. but that's worth zero dollars. that's not going to inflate my paypal account.
ok, i'm over it. i feel better now. just kidding, i don't feel better. FUKK
i'm obviously happy for jeremy lin. but i'm upset that linsanity isn't happening in the bay area. every knicks game for me is going to be exciting now. and unfortunately, i have to illegally stream the games online. blah blah blah, can't the warriors just say sorry and get him back? i was talking to my mom, and i told her that if jeremy lin can do it, that i could have played in the NBA too. she insta-replied "not really, you have flat feet and character issues, remember?". i'm kidding, she would never say this to my face. i think
i remember last year, i said that i would buy every jeremy lin rookie card. that didn't happen, i have exactly 0 jeremy lin rookie cards. after the lakers game, i check on ebay. and cards that you could have bought for $5 or less, were selling for around $250. it's ridiculous. i felt like shit after i saw that. could've made $200 profit for each rookie card. un fucking reall. i'm actually legit upset about this. FUKKKK
nice little humble brag. i think every other time i talk to russ, he says something like "dude, UCLA dentistry school is so hard" Vegas in June? "nah, i have super hard midterms i have to study for, UCLA dentistry school is no joke man" hey russ, how was your day "dude, i had labs and classes from 8am to about 4PM, then i just came home to study for my midterm tomorrow. it's going to be super hard. but it's ok though. i go to UCLA, and i'm in the dental program"
i hope this isn't mean, russ is hirarious. hmm, shit russ says
"i'm a good looking guy, right? who wouldn't want this? (looking in mirror w/ noshirt) "OKKKK" (that japanese character that he does) "you know how i know you're gay..." "hey grant, umm, umm, what's that, umm, what's the irish team called" (he was thinking of notre dame" "i think i studied for like um, 8 hours straight last night" "hella cutty" "celebrity shot, celebrity shot" *shot of 4 guys playing smash bros*, the game starts, russ has a bad start, and insta-quits. no one says anything, because that's just what he does *shot of russ playing catch (baseball) and overthrowing the person by about 10 feet and saying "you should have caught that one..." *russ in the club dancing with one hand on the wall, almost on the ground, trying to "get low" *shot of russ playing poker, and losing. lol
i've been playing a lot of skeeball lately. i'm serious. there's a pair of skeeball games in this bar close by. Add alcohol with a throwback Chuck-E-Cheese game, mixed with a little bit of gambling = fun.
I challenged ray and jt. scott and i versus ray and jt, alternate rolls (9 balls total), highest score wins. i figured everyone is about average, so the teams would be even. wrong. ray is way below average at skeeball, i'm not sure if he was nervous or what. (this is the same guy that needs a napkin when he plays beer pong. he wipes the ball completely dry before he goes. if he doesn't, he claims it "slips"). i think he averaged 15 points per roll. if you simply roll the ball (but miss the 30, 40, and 50-point holes), the game gives you 10 points. if i was blind folded, holding my drink with my right hand, and rolling left handed---i could probably average 12.5 per roll over a 100 roll sample size. ++++
after the bar, we had to walk home, probably a 15 minute walk. i think there was 6 of us. we were just walking, and i turn around, and andy runs up to a street sign, jumps and tries to touch it, but misses. i see scott and someone else talking about the jump, and then renegotiating a bet. i found out, they were betting on whether or not andy could jump and touch a sign. what a great idea. you probably had to be there, but the whole way home, we would look for the next street sign, huddle up, challenge/negotiate to see who could touch/or not touch it, and place your bets. yeah, you probably had to be there. a bunch of "that sign right there, the school sign, i say scott can't touch it, who wants the yes? alright, you take the yes, i'll take the no, how much? ok ok. alright, go scott. scott hits it, fuck!"
my favorite, andy had missed a couple signs in a row, then i challenged him to jump and hit the branches of a tree, but he had to grab and hold at least 5 leaves when he landed, i bet the no, and i believe he did it. this is a bad story, oh well. 5 people know what i'm talking about. then i saw a dead rat in the street, posted it to instragram, and was told "you single-handedly ruined instagram for me". ouch
super bowl sunday rolls around. i was legit excited for the super bowl national anthem, such a good sweat. scottmizuno.com did his research and booked 3 bets. under 94 seconds at +130 no unplanned delays/omitted words at -800 (bet 80 to win $10) kelly clarkson doesn't wear a jersey/shirt with numbers on it -300 (bet 30 to win $10)
it was awesome, 94ish seconds of pure sweat, we're talking pure sweat. betting on a basketball could be a good sweat, but nothing like the super bowl national anthem. here we go. boom, no jersey, winner, easy money. only -300? ugh, too easy
she starts singing, and all i can think to myself is "don't you fuck up, relax, but hurry". then around the 48second mark, they show about 50 kids singing along with kelly. and the drummers! what the fuck, if i had known she would be singing with 50 kids, i would definitely not have bet the "no unplanned delays/omitted words". NOW, not only are we hoping that kelly doesn't fuck up, i gotta worry about 50 other little fuckers getting nervous and forgetting words/passing out. think about it, pause at the 50 second mark, if i'm the kid in the back, and the fat kid passes out, i'm going to stop singing and say "whoa who whoa, guys, billy fell down, stop guys, STOP!". right? booom, UNPLANNED DELAY FTL.
-800 is not a good price if there are 50+ people singing. but another thing, if i'm one of those kids, i'm timing every damn practice rehearsal with my phone. that information is worth mirrions. if i'm that kid, i'm timing each rehearsal and telling fat billy to do the same, we compile the numbers, and can therefore pass along the information to anyone willing to pay for it. once i know where the value is (under or over 94 seconds), i'm texting scott "clear the bank accounts, bet the over 94 seconds in as much size as you can pull off". if my son was one of those singers, i'm 100% asking him if i should bet the over or under. if i find out that my friend's 2nd cousin's nephew is singing the super bowl national anthem, i'm insta-adding him on facebook to try and get some inside information. creepy i know
but wait, what if one of those kids was approached by a shady sports gambler and says something like "hi, not gonna bull shit you, if you cause an "unplanned delay" during the national anthem, i will give you $100,000 in cash, and no one will ever know about this conversation. think about it, just act nervous before you start,tell your fat friend billy that you feel sick, and to cause a scene if you pass out. then once you start, just pass out, no one will ever blame you, and you'll be a youtube semi-star. that way, when you're doing ice breakers in college, you can say "something unique about me? go on youtube, search "asian kid causes unplanned delay at super bowl xxxvi", yup, that's me." ----i'm thinking long and hard if i was approached with this life changing proposition
so much opportunity. oh, so we lost the over/under bet, and finished the national anthem prop bets exactly even. interesting side note, scottmizuno.com did more research and bet the gatorade dump "color or drink over winner" to be "clear/water" at +115. once the game was over, we thought it was purple, it looked very light purple. as of this morning, the bet was still pending. but just checked, and we won that bet. mini boom
