The Chantastic Blog

March 10, 2009

“Chan Goes to the Metro” doesn’t have quite the same ring to it

Filed under: Uncategorized

You ever have the urge to eat something specific, where you have to have it (like Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle)? This happens to me all the time. After my first final exam last Monday, someone mentioned as we were eating lunch that there was a Chinese bakery next door. The thought of Chinese egg tarts became ingrained in my brain, and I needed to have them. Naturally, after lunch, we discovered that the Chinese bakery was closed on Mondays. One of my friends said I looked “devastated”. After my exam on Tuesday, guess where I was? That’s right - enjoying my purchase of two egg tarts.

On Sunday, I had the sudden urge to have some of the BBQ ribs from the Metro grocery store near my place. I don’t know why since I’ve only had them once (though they were pretty good), but I did. So I went to the Metro across the street…only to find out that they were out. Well, I was pretty distraught, and wandered the grocery store trying to figure out what would satisfy my tastebuds. Would eating some random meat be good enough? Chicken? Steak?

And then I stumbled across it (more…)

2008/09 Basketball Season Wagers

Filed under: Basketball

I never made this post, but here were my basketball wagers for the 2008/09 season (the date listed is the date I made the wagers). These bets are for entertainment purposes, though I’ve talked to my lawyers, and I’ve been told that Canada is in a “legal grey zone” regarding online gaming. Nevertheless, all odds and bets are taken from Sportsbook.com. As always, if you’re reading this and not a basketball fan, you’ll probably want to skip this post. Otherwise you’ll be bored to tears. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

1) Future Wager 11/29/08
2008/09 NBA Regular Season - Player to Record Highest Point Average (Winner Decided by nba.com)
Dwyane Wade +200
A month into the season, I thought there was a very good shot that Wade would wind up scoring more than his biggest threat, Lebron, because Wade had to hog the ball in order for the Heat to win.

2) Future Wager 11/29/08
Odds to Win the 2008/2009 Rookie of the Year (more…)

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