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someone has done this before - he sold everything he owned, then took a road trip around the country to meet the people who bought his stuff. and then he wrote a book about it, i think it's called 'all my life for sale' or something.

i just rooted for marquette that entire game, not realizing that i'd picked stanford.

good game, though.

Half the Wisconsin team looks like the type of person that Hollywood would put in a Nazi uniform.

maybe, but those nazis can play!

Well not only them. There were, what, 250+ people on the plane? How many survivors? The kids were on Ben's list and were taken in the first couple of days. Were there no parents? Does it seem in keeping with Jack's character, for example, to just abandon them? It's like the Losties totally forgot about them.

the kids were in the tail section, and they were on their way to LA to meet their parents. they told this to ana lucia, and it was just mentioned in juliet's episode ('the kids keep asking about their parents'). we also see them in one of jack's episodes, and it looks like cindy (the flight attendant) is taking care of them.

it's not clear whether jack or anyone in the front section ever knew about the kids in the first place (i guess bernard knows, but maybe he forgot?)

You know what? Most people probably speed walk close to the pace I "run" (JOG lol), so you totally can do it! I figure if I do this whole thing, I'm not going for speed but completion.

that is definitely the prevailing attitude - it's all about finishing and girl power and stuff.

i am there for sure - all registered and everything. if i'm not already in iowa by then, i will probably fly into chicago the thursday or friday before the race.

the swim is really not as bad as it seems, it's more of a mental thing for a lot of people. or, you could do a team!

or, there are no fish.

oh yeah, last night in the pool I had a whiff of a fish smell at this one end of the pool. Must have been some chemical strangeness or something - but for a moment I totally panicked and looked around me half expecting to see some giant bass underneath me. I then realized, holy crap, when we do the triathlon swim? It's in a lake? There are fish in lakes. Shit. I hope I don't have a panic attack like half way through!!

i have done this thing three times, and not once have i seen a fish in that lake - i think they get scared away by the thousands of women splashing around.

plus, if you do start to feel panicky, they have "swim angels" who will give you a noodle to hang on to until you calm down.

bye bye huskies.

you have got to be fucking kidding me. there goes my first sweet sixteen team.

I love those guys! Probably my fave team in the tourney.

 

(on a side note, did anyone catch the crowd shots of Adam Morrison? Yikes!)

seriously, major scumbag alert!

my bracket was looking fucked earlier today, but it's much better now! stephon curry is adorable!

ugh, drake, you suck.

I wish someone had told me my alma mater was in this thing. I might have actually kept up.

i have them losing in the second round.

here comes davidson!

i picked george mason, too. mostly because i like to pick upsets.

i had duke winning that game, but losing in the next round, and i would have loved to see them bite it.

oh well, on wisconsin!

come on, belmont!

Someone really did pick Cornell to win.

that would be my lovely gentleman friend. he's an alum.

I guess my picks of Kent State and Baylor (to win their first-round games only) aren't looking so hot right now.

same here. wow, kent state... just wow.

lots of commercials for the army/military. pushing for lazy basketball fans who probably called in sick for work/are getting drunk? i guess it makes sense.

um, wtf kent state?!

this game is painful to watch.

come on you xavier asshats, play like you actually want it.

Yeah, they shoulda been a #2 instead of Duke imo. Only 4 Big Ten teams. The conference has definitely fallen in recent years.

fuck duke, i hope they lose in the first round. in fact, i just might pick them to do so.

and once again, the badgers get no respect in the tournament.