Less Rejection

"History has shown that no army is invincible." - Joseph Stalin.

Playing the exciting, intellectually stimulating, strategically plentiful game "Axis and Allies" online with some of my buddies and currently assuming the role of Comrade Yan, controlling the Communist Hammer and Sickle of the Soviet Army. It's really been a back-and-forth see-saw battle over old-school territories like French Indo-China, Caucasus, and Ukraine (SSR). If anyone actually has played before, it's ridiculous how the game has evolved, with Germany controlling all of Africa but my Red Armies penetrating deep into Japan's territory with a strike on Kwantung. Insane.

Anyway, the title of the post suggested the opposite of the last, and a minor victory for the Sauce: ACCEPTANCE!!!!!! by a corporation in Irvine that does contracts and M&A work, which fits EXACTLY into my game plan for my career. AND it's paid. Cha-ching! The fact that it's in Irvine (40 miles away) and it's not a law firm somewhat detract from what is actually a very thrilling and comforting achievement for me: finding a summer job in this legal economy. Huzzah!

On a lighter note, computer got infected with malware over weekend and thought it would die cuz I couldn't open up any programs, but the tech guy at USC took the morning to look at it and fixed the problem. No biggie, good tech dept. comes through.

Big trades in the NBA paving the way for big moves up the fantasy ladder for some guys: I really don't think T-Mac benefits all that much from the Big Apple: has value is still mostly pts, which he'll get his fair share of, but I don't see his asst or steal numbers increasing very much.

Quietly, Rasual Butler lighting it up from three and really punishing me for BENCHING him this week already. Last 4 games, he's had either 3 or 4 trey's each, so watch out if this guy continues getting run.

Caron Butler: supposedly the new #2 option in Dallas not playing like it yet. C'mon, Caron, you OWE me!!!

Keep a close eye on Washington's situation. With Josh Howard getting injured tonight, there's a bunch of unusual suspects on the floor for them at all times. Seems like Andray Blatche has caught on to blood in the water and playing real aggressive as the team's new #1 option, but plenty of ball left for other guys like Mike Miller/ Randy Foye/ Al Thornton. I like Foye, the other 2 have values that are too tied to points.

Fantasize on,

Robert Yan