It’s been a couple weeks between blogs. I’ve really not had any margin or adequate alone time the last couple of weeks due to both extensive work and school commitments as well as other things. My blogging capacity has been way down, but I got a great breather last night and it’s got me back in a blogging mood.

I got to go the Laker game last night and it was Game 5 of the series with Houston. I hadn’t been to a Laker game in about a decade. That game was a cool game because we were in the front row, Tiger Woods sat in the seat directly in front of me, and we watched Shaq dominate.

A friend graciously gave me the invite when he came into tickets and so it was a treat to be able to go.

Some highlights:

• Laker domination, Kobe dominating, a good stress-free butt kicking which is was just what the doctor ordered for me this week
• Killer seats, loved having a waitress checkin’ in on if we needed anything all game
• The pre-game intro was awesome. Totally fired me up. I was seriously emotionally manipulated and drawn in by it.
• Flea did the national anthem and was awesome. He was fired up, which fired everyone else up.
• Lotta celebrities, though my wife would have appreciated that more than me.
• The fan “shot for $100,000″ was awesome. The guy bricked his half court shot. He then could shoot a three pointer for a lesser cash prize. But then the dude took off and tried to dunk the ball instead. He almost pulled it off, but got hung. It was awesome. It was like he weighed the option, “$10,000 if I make this shot that I’ll probably miss? Or a moment of glory in a packed house at Staples Center if I pull off a dunk?” He bypassed the contest and went for straight for his one shining moment and I don’t blame him. Props to him.
• My coupon for 2 free tacos because the Lakers won and held their opponent to under 100 points. Had flashbacks to the old UCLA “Whoppers” chant when the “We Want Tacos” chant started in the 4th quarter.

Some lowlights:

• There really weren’t any. How can you go wrong at a Laker playoff game? A “classic sports” kind of a game would have been cool, but I was in the mood for a trouncing.
• There’s actually one – this dude in the picture. There’s a deal during a commercial break where they flash camara’s around the arena at fans who are supposed to be “waving their Laker towels.” This dude was doing a creepy dance with his towel trying to get some airtime on the big screen. It was a cross between the macarena and something much naughtier. His face was super serious and intense the whole time too. My friend Mike was bold enough to stick his iphone up there and snag a shot. There were multiple people taking pictures of him. My favorite part though was when the game started back up and he didn’t get his moment of fame. He threw down his towel in disgust and sat down pouting.
• Maybe seeing TNT’s Craig Sager cruising around talking to celebrities in his white sailor pants would qualify as a lowlight too.

Good times. Thanks Mike!