Warriors vs. Spurs in Western Conference Finals?

I'm going to go out on a limb here, but is it possible we could see the Warriors in the Western Conference finals? It looks like the Mavericks have their backs to the wall at this point since the Warriors have gone up 3 to 1 and still have a home game left (plus yet another win in Dallas would not be that surprising given recent history).

So, the Warriors would play either the Jazz or the Rockets in the second round. In either case they would have to win on the road but they were 2-1 against the Rockets this year and 2-2 against the Jazz. More importantly they won their most recent game against both teams which was after the big trade.

Assuming the Spurs capitalize on their 2-1 lead and put away the Nuggets in the first round, they would most likely face the Suns in the second round. The Spurs were 2-1 against the Suns this season, winning the most recent matchup. Assuming defense prevails over the Suns high scoring offense, we could see my two fave teams in the Western Conference finals.

At that point I think I would have to give the edge to the Spurs though I did see the Warriors lay down a major blowout earlier in the season against the Spurs at Oracle Arena. Probably sealed the Spurs fate on that one by talking them up to Kathy before the game.

New movie theater

The new Cupertino Square 16 AMC theater opened this weekend so Kathy and I decided to check it out.

I'm not usually a Nicolas Cage fan, but I went ahead and saw "Next" anyway since it's based on Philip K. Dick story. The movie was pretty entertaining and Cage wasn't annoying enough to bother me. I'm not sure why the movie is getting such bad reviews. The ending was not quite what I was looking for, but I don't think that's a reason to skip the movie.

The theater is pretty nice, and only a few minutes drive from home. Maybe even walkable if I was feeling ambitious. I'm looking forward to the former Vallco Mall coming back to life, which hopefully the theater will jump start.

Warriors shine, Spurs disappoint

Well, it was a night for the road teams, at least in the two NBA playoff series that I'm interested in. The Spurs couldn't quite come up with a win. You know it's not a good sign when the big three of Tony Parker, Tim Duncan, and Manu Ginobili all can't come up with more than 20 points (especially Tony). Hopefully this will be a wake up call and things will change in game 2.

Luckily for me, the Warriors continue to stun the rest of the league, toppling the Mavericks in their first playoff game. So, apparently whatever the Warriors secret was to get three wins against the Mavs in the regular season (two of which were not "given" to them like the last one was), is still working for them. Go Warriors!

Warriors in the playoffs!

Hard to believe, but the Warriors beat Portland last night in the regular season finale to get the last playoff spot. It's their first time in the playoffs since 1994. To give you an idea of how long ago this was... I was still in high school when the Warriors were last in the playoffs.

The more impressive thing is the Warriors beat the Mavericks in all three of their meetings this season, which is something no other NBA team was able to do. I think a lot of that success has to be due to Don Nelson's coaching and previous experience as Mavericks head coach. I'm hopeful the Warriors can upset the Mavs in round one of the playoffs and clear the way for the Spurs to win the championship.

Apple eWaste Recycling Event this Saturday

FYI... free computer and electronics recycling at Apple this weekend.

Community Recycling Event
Saturday, April 21 - Cupertino

Apple is sponsoring a public eWaste recycling event on April 21 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot behind De Anza 3 (10500 De Anza Blvd Cupertino CA.). Tell all your friends and neighbors about the Saturday event so that they can take advantage of this free recycling opportunity.

All are invited to drop off and recycle their unwanted home computers, monitors, related computer peripherals, TVs, stereos and other small home electronics such as fax machines, printers, DVD players and cell phones (no home appliances please).

Note - Local, state and federal hazardous waste laws prohibit us from taking computer or TV monitors with cracked or broken screens and batteries of any type that are not integral to a computer system.

catching up on flickr

I'm working my way through the last few months of photos to get flickr up to date on everything that's happened. Here's some of the recent photosets that I've added.

Thanksgiving 2006

Christmas 2006

Bethlehem 2006

Ohlone Nursing Christmas Party 06

Texas Trip 2006-2007

Tahoe Jan 2007

Hopefully I can catch up the rest of the way in the next couple days.

goodbye, Ken

Last year around this time, my girlfriend Kathy lost her brother Steven. This year, I lost my longtime coworker and friend of the last seven years, Ken, to colon cancer. His memorial service was this past Tuesday. He was only 46.

Ken, I miss your laugh and your smile. They always brightened my day at work. I will miss being able to ask you for advice or just talk to you. Your time with us was too short. You were one of a kind.

My heart goes out to the family and all who knew Ken and feel the pain of losing him.