Norwegian Wood

East: Detroit vs Cleveland

West: San Antonio vs Utah

since Phoenix is out, i suddenly lost interests to follow the playoffs. anyway, i will pick the final as Detroit over San Antonio in 7.

another nice article about being like Michael.

2007-05-19 Saturday
@Wembley Stadium

United 0, Chelsea 1 (OT)

United: Van der Sar, Brown, Vidic, Ferdinand, Heinze, Fletcher (Smith, 92), Scholes, Carrick (O’Shea, 112), Ronaldo, Giggs (Solskjaer, 112), Rooney.

Chelsea: Cech, Ferreira, Essien, Terry, Bridge, Mikel, Lampard, Makelele, Wright-Phillips (Kalou, 94), J Cole (Robben, 46; A Cole, 108), Drogba.
Scorer: Drogba (116)

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Harry Potter - main character, he had an owl named Hedwig
Lily Potter and James Potter - Harry’s parents

Muggles

• Petunia Dursley, Vernon Dursley and Dudley Dursley
• Mrs Figg - a mad old lady who lived two streets away from Dursleys. She used to babysit Harry when Dursleys were away for Dudley’s birthday. actually she is a Squib.
• Aunt Marge - who was blown up by Harry

Diagon Valley and others

• Mr Ollivander - makers of fine wands since 382 BC
• Stan Shunpike - Knight Bus conductor
• Ernie Prang - Knight Bus driver
• Leak Cauldron - inn in Diagon Valley, served by Tom the innkeeper
• Rita Skeeter - Daily Prophet report
• Xenophilius Lovegood - Luna’s father
• Auntie Muriel - Ron’s aunt
• Grindelwald - the dark wizard Dumbledore defeated
• Gregorovitch - the other wandmaker
• Aberforth Dumbledore - Albus’s brother
• Percival Dumbledore - Alubs’s father
• Kendra Dumbledore - Albus’s mother
• Ariana - Dumbledore’s sister
• Kreacher - house-elf at Grimmauld Place, the Black house
• Griphook - Goblin
• Gornuk - Goblin
• Ted Tonks - Tonks’ father
• Antioch, Cadmus and Ignotus - Peverells brothers, the owners of Deathly Hallows

Ministry of Magic

• Cornelius Oswald Fudge - Minister for Magic, former
• Bartemius Crouch - Head of the Department of International Magical Co-operation
• Ludo Bagman - Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports
• Bartha Jorkins - working in Mr Bagman’s department
• Amelia Susan Bones - Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement
• Rufus Scrimgeour - new Minister of Magic
• Pius Thickness - Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement
• Mafalda Hopkirk - assistant in the Improper Use of Magic Office
• Reginald Cattermole - staff in the Magical Maintenance Department
• Mary Elizabeth Cattermole - Reginald’s wife
• Albert Runcorn

Order of Phoenix

• Sirius Black - prisoner of Azkaban, harry’s godfather
• Mundungus Fletcher - who was supposed to watch Harry in Privet Drive.
• Nymphadora Tonks - Metamorphmagus, who can change her appearance at will. She is an Auror.
• Kingsley Shacklebolt - tall black Auror
• Elphias Doge - Dumbledore’s long-time friend. he wrote Dumbledore’s obituary
• Dedalus Diggle
• Emmeline Vance
• Sturgis Podmore
• Hestia Jones

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

• Albus Dumbledore - Headmaster of Hogwarts
• Minerva McGonagall - Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts, taught Transfiguration, head of Gryffindor
• Bogies Quirrell - taught Defense against the Dark Arts in Harry’s first year
• Gibderoy Lockhart - taught Defense against the Dark Arts in Harry’s second year
• Remus Lupin - taught Defense against the Dark Arts in Harry’s third year
• Alaster aka Mad-Eye Moody - taught Defense against the Dark Arts in Harry’s fourth year
• Dolores Jane Umbridge - taught Defense against the Dark Arts in Harry’s fifth year, Senior Undersecretary to the Minister.
• Severus Snape - taught potions, head of Slytherin
• Pomona Sprout - taught Herbology, Head of Hufflepuff
• Professor Binns - only ghost teacher, taught History of Magic
• Professor Flitwick - the Charms teacher, Head of Ravenclaw
• Professor Trelawney - taught Divination
• Charity Burbage - taught Muggle studies
• Madam Hooch - taught flying
• Madam Pomfrey - medic
• Horace Slughorn - taught Potion in Harry’s sixth year
• Rubeus Hagrid - gamekeeper of Hogwarts
• Professor Grubbly-Plank - taught Care of Magical Creatures after Hagrid
• Argus Filch - caretaker. He had a cat called Mrs Norris
• Moaning Myrtle - the ghost who haunted the girls’ toilet on the first floor
• Ronan, Bane and Firenze - centaurs in the Forbidden Forrest
• Bathilda Bagshot - author of A History of Magic. Dumbledore’s old friend
• Phineas Nigellus Black - Sirius’s great-great-grandfather

Death Eaters

• Voldemort - You-Know-Who
• Peter Pettigrew aka Wormtail
• Barty Crouch - son of Bartemius Crouch
• Crabbe Sr - father of Vincent Crabbe
• Goyle Sr - father of Gregory Goyle
• Bellatrix Lestrange - Sirius’s cousin
• Rodolphus Lestrange - Bellatrix’s husband
• Rabastan Lestrange - bother of Rodolphus Lestrange
• Lucius Malfoy - Draco Malfoy’s father
• Narcissa Malfoy - Lucius Malfoy’s wife, Sirius Black’s cousin
• Dolohov, Thorfinn Rowle - the death eaters attacked the trio at an all-night cafe
• Regulus Arcturus Black - R.A.B., Sirius’s brother
• Yaxley
• Amycus Carrows - taught Defensive Against the Dark Art in the last year
• Alecto Carrows - taught Muggle Studies in the last year

Gryffindor

• Godric Gryffindor - what Gryffindor named after. he used to live in Godric’s Hollow
• Ron Weasley - Harry’s best friend. He came from a wizard family and he had five brothers: Bill, Charlie, Percy the Perfect, Fred and George, one sister: Ginny. He has a rat named Scabbers. His parents are Molly Weasley and Arthur Weasley. Their family owl’s name was Errol
• Hermione Granger - Harry’s best friend
• Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington aka Nearly Headless Nick - resident ghost of Gryffindor tower.
• Peeves the poltergeist
• Neville Longbottom - Harry’s roomate, DA member
• Seamus Finnigan - Harry’s roommate
• Dean Thomas - West Ham fan, Harry’s roommate, DA member
• Oliver Wood - captain of Gryffindor Quidditch team
• Lee Jordan - friend with Ron’s twin brothers, DA member
• Parvati Patil - Harry’s date in Yule Ball, DA member
• Laverder Brown - DA member
• Colin Creevey - Harry’s biggest fan, DA member
• Dennis Creevey - Colin’s younger brother, DA member
• Angelina Johnson - Gryffindor Quidditch Captian after Wood, DA member
• Alicia Spinnet - Gryffindor Quidditch chaser, DA member
• Katie Bell - Gryffindor Quidditch chaser, DA member

Slytherin

• The Bloody Baron - ghost of Slytherin
• Draco Malfoy - with Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle
• Pansy Parkinson - hard-faced girl
• Montague - Slytherin Quidditch chaser

Hufflepuff

• Ernie Macmillan - Perfect, DA member
• Hannah Abbott - Perfect, DA member
• Justin Finch-Fletchley - DA member
• Susan Banes - Her aunt was Amelia Bones, DA member
• Cedric Diggory - Hogwarts champion, Hufflepuff seeker

Ravenclaw

• Rowena Ravenclaw
• Helena Ravenclaw aka The Grey Lady - ghost of Ravenclaw Tower, daughter of Rowena Ravenclaw
• Cho Chang - Ravenclaw seeker, DA member
• Marietta Edgecombe - DA member, traitor
• Padma Patil - Parvati Patil’s twin sister, Perfect, DA member
• Anthony Goldstein - Perfect, DA member
• Luna Lovegood - DA member
• Michael Corner - Ginny’s ex-boyfriend, DA member
• Terry Boot - DA member

Beauxbatons

• Olympe Maxime - Beauxbatons Headmaster
• Fleur Delacour - Beauxbatons champion
• Gabrielle Delacour - Fleur Delacour’s younger sister

Durmstrang

• Igor Karkaroff - Headmaster of Durmstrang
• Viktor Krum - Durmstrang champion, great seeker.

Bought 1-6 boxed set from amazon.ca on May 16th, 2007
Bought book 7 from titles on July 21th, 2007

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New Jersey 85 (1-3), Cleveland 87

Carter didn’t even get the last shot off.

San Antonio 98 (2-2), Phoenix 104

First of all, I disagree the league’s decision to suspend Stoudemire and Diaw. It’s true that rule is rule, but the purpose of the rule is to prevent on-court violence, and Stoudemire and Diaw weren’t anywhere near the place. The team who started the brawl shouldn’t get rewarded.

Second, Stoudemire is just stupid. In this game and last one, how many times did you see he was late in rotation and picked up a block foul, or tried to block Duncan’s shot without success and got whistled? He should just put a paper with capital letter “DO NOT PICK UP CHEAP FOUL!” I have no comments on his suspension, he is just too naive.

Third, if Phoenix loses this series because of the suspension, I’ll officially become a Spurs hater.

New Jersey 96 (1-2), Cleveland 85

Kidd’s 11th triple-double in playoffs. He passed Bird to be the second in history, the first is Magic.

San Antonio 108 (2-1), Phoenix 101

Well, I probably wouldn’t say Spurs is a dirty team, but they are definitely not clean.

Chicago 102 (1-3), Detroit 87

Bulls avoided sweep.

Golden State 101 (1-3), Utah 115

Warriors’ first loss at home. Give credits to Jazz.

Well, United lost to West Ham again. Two 0-1 matches. West Ham got to stay at Premier. But that won’t reduce the happiness of united’s trophy presentation. It’s a magnificent season: we finished with 28 wins, 5 draws and 5 loss, total 89 points.

Ronaldo added to his seemingly endless collection of awards for his performances this term, with the Barclays Player of the Season.

Sir Alex was named Barclays Premiership Manager of the Season.

Giggs was given a special merit award for reaching nine Premiership title success, which took him beyond Liverpool’s Phil Neal as English league football’s most decorated player in the top flight.

United 0, West Ham 1
@Old Traffold

United: Van der Sar; O’Shea, Brown, Heinze (c), Evra (Giggs, 59); Solskjaer, Fletcher, Carrick (Scholes, 59), Richardson; Smith (Ronaldo, 59), Rooney.

West Ham: Green; Neill, Ferdinand, Collins, McCartney (Spector); Benayoun, Reo-Coker (c), Noble, Boa Morte, Tevez (Mullins, 83), Zamora (Harewood, 62).

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when: 1:00pm - 4:00pm

where: sports hall

what: 4v4, 3v3

Utah 127 (2-0), Golden State 117 OT

first OT in the playoff. Golden State blew off this one.

Chicago 74 (0-3), Detroit 81

is the history repeating itself? does this bulls team also have to try three times before passing by mighty Detroit team just as MJ’s bulls did before?

Golden State 125 (1-2), Utah 105

not even close. Baron Davis had a huge dunk over AK47. After the dunk, there was something weird going on between Jackson and Davis. Here is the explanation:

In the conversation attached to the game story, I asked: “The biggest question after that one: what’s the best word to describe exactly what it was Stephen Jackson was doing to Baron Davis after that dunk? Dusting him off? Buffing? Shining? De-linting?” MasonGumbel had the answer: “Jack was just brushing off what was left of AK-47 … dude was turned into dust.”

NBA also announced all-NBA team: Nash, Duncan, Bryant, Nowitzki and Stoudemire. Stoudemire is a surprise.

when: 7:50am - 8:30am

where: rail trail

what: 5k