Summer Duties

I’ve been away for nearly a week while trying to learn how to manage my time in the face of teaching summer school in Hayward and attending school as well.  It’s no joke!  It’s literally a 12-hour day every day; it’s the busiest I’ve ever been in my life.  Even in graduate school, I would [...]

Toes and Teachers

For at least the fourth time in my life, my big toenail has broken completely off.  I play a lot of basketball and someone must have stepped on my foot.  It's a familiar situation by now and it's actually cool for two reasons: one, there has always been another toenail growing underneath and two, it's [...]

Basketball Vitriol

So, way to go Shaq and Wade. It was much better than the Game 5 which was sullied by horrible foul calls. Dallas has been getting better every year…maybe next year will be the one.
You know who’s got to be simmering with rage right now? Just sitting there watching the outcome and [...]

First Day of School

This afternoon was the first day of classes for the teaching credential program. Intent on getting off to a strong start, I strolled in 15 minutes late, catching the gazes of 20 classmates, my professor and the department chair (or dean or whatever) who was preparing to give the class a welcoming message. [...]

The Moded Man

I read Deadspin and TrueHoop and other sports blogs because I think the authors are very intelligent and make salient points about the games. Especially Henry from TrueHoop, who is valuable for providing analysis that is just more cerebral than espn.com, which can seem sensationalist. ESPN gives the same team analyses ("They've got [...]

Heat/Mavericks Game 5

These exciting 2006 NBA playoffs wouldn't have been complete without an overtime game in the Finals. Spectacular shots by Wade, Dirk, Terry and even *wince* Gary Payton. Dirk's missed FT in this game wasn't quite as massive as the one he missed in Game 3, but still the absence of iciness both times [...]

Hello, again.

WhatUpThen is my fifth attempt at a blog. No clever title, no unnecessary gimmicks. Minimalist. Just straight WUT…that is, until I become enthralled by some crazycool YouTube video that no one will ever see unless I link it on my page.
In case you were counting, the first four were WhatUpThen's Xanga, Ice [...]