written on 04 June
at 2058 hrs

*Make me understand why I still need you so, and tell me how to let you go. Tell me somethin' I don't know.* -Mindy

Am I the only person addicted to Weakest Link? I love that show. Anne kicks so much ass. I think a lot of men (KURT) are intimidated by her. I think she's funny as hell.

Anyway, yeah, another Weakest Link rant. For those of you who suck ass and don't watch the show, here's a quick run-down: You play as a team. Each question correctly answered adds more money to the team's "bank," and a player must say "bank" to record the money. If no one says bank, and someone answers a question incorrectly, the pot goes back to zero. The team votes off the "weakest link" after each round. Now, I already bitched about Celebrity Weakest Link. And I have never really had a beef with regular WL 'till now. This one guy Vaughn was kicking ass. He was the strongest link for four rounds straight. At the end of the fourth round, there were four players remaining, including him. They all voted for him! Now, let's review the logic of this: If Vaughn is gone, the better chance he doesn't kick one of their asses in one-on-one play. That's about the only logic I can see, given that he was really the only one answering any questions correctly.
Now, I know that everyone goes on this show hoping to win the money. But it just seems really selfish and unfair for the three people who really didn't deserve to even have made it that far to have voted off the best player there. Especially this one little punk Dan. (He might've won; I stopped watching after they voted Vaughn off.) His reason for voting Vaughn off? "Nobody votes for me twice." What the HELL kind of answer is that? It's okay to admit that people are smarter than you are. Which is what this other chick did. Anne: Amanda, why did you vote for Vaughn? Amanda: Well, Vaughn's just too smart.

I suppose if Vaughn really wanted to win a million bucks, he should go on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, 'cuz there he doesn't have the risk of being voted off by selfish punks who can't admit defeat.

What would those three have done in a real game of intelligence? Or a real game, period. It isn't like when one is boxing, one of the boxers can say, "He loses 'cuz.. he's not as fast!" I feel bad for Vaughn.

Speaking of boxing, Ben wrote in his last email to me that it really bothers him that I don't like the same things he does. Especially boxing and racing. Now, boxing I don't like just for the sheer brutality of it. But racing I don't like 'cuz he wanted to do it. I like NASCAR and F1 racing...just not like, him racing on some track with a buncha uneducated kids who have to win to impress their girlfriends. It isn't like I would ever say to him (or anyone,) "If you do that, I'm never going to talk to you again!" All I can do is express my concern.

I started reading Backroads by Tawni O'Dell again today. I can't remember if I finished it or not. I think I remember what happens throughout the book, but I don't remember actually finishing it.

The Avs have been playing like crap the last two games. They haven't been handling the puck very well at all. Or maybe it's just that the Devils are really good puck handlers. Either way, next game is do or die for the Avs. And I hope they can pull it and game seven out...mostly just for Ray Bourque. Thinking of how much heart he's put into the NHL for twenty years, and he's still come up cup-less makes me really sad. It'd be like Elway or Montana never having won a Super Bowl trophy. (That must really suck for Marino.)

I'm being really irritable around the house for no reason, as near as I can tell. Part of it, of course, is that I hate Tonio with every bone in my body. And part of it is that Ison and I don't really get along that well. And part of it is 'cuz Mom has a not-so-favorable relationship with Ison and me. And part of it is 'cuz I can't talk to BJ about it. But most if it is just mind over matter. I need to get my mind right, as Ice Cube would say. It's really sad when I would rather be at school. Or even just in Grand Junction.