Well now that June/July has past it's time to make a wrap-up of the last two months.

LAKERS Parade

Lakers had a nice parade to celebrate another NBA Title. The coverage for this was great. There were thousands of people who showed at LA Coliseum and many more thousands if not millions watching it on TV.

A lot of great moments. Especially significant given the rather crappy times we are living in any great moments like this need to be treasured.

Of course there were a couple of tragedies over the summer like michael Jackson's death, Farrah Fawcette's death and son. This is something that's a fact of life that is death. These two had many fans. Jackson had a rather bizarre life but his impact on pop culture is astounding.

I do love summer because it's a great time where I have time to catch up on all the shows I've wanted to watch but didn't have time to during the year. It's also a great time to watch the currents I like to watch like RAW and SD.

LMAO

However, all this is trivial when compared to my moment graduating from university. I graduated from the university-Cal State Northridge. I graduated in May then finally received my degree in June. I now have a Bachelor's Degree in English.

A great moment. It's too bad it had to come during a rather poor time right now with unemployment, budget cuts and etc all due to but not limited to over eights years of a horrible Republican administration. Yet, I am still proud to have the degree because not everyone has the chance to finish school. Dammnit and I did it. Generally people say stuff like "I owe it to my Mom and Dad" blah blah. I am not going that route. My Dad was never around when I needed him. My mom was adequate but was also controlling, harsh and vindictive. In the end, the only person that I thank is my myself. The other people I would really say helped are my uncles who were always to provide financial assistance with no strings attached.

I still have my job working as a tutor for the school district. I plan to go to the credential program at the university. Things for me professionally speaking are right on track. That's the only things that matter for me right now. I like where I am working right now. I know I could work somewhere else for more money especially with the degree I earned. However, I am going to stay put for now. I've been recognized several times for my great work. I received another touching present from the students I tutor. I received a very nice Thank You Card from them. The card was full of praise and best wishes and keep your head up sentiments. Whenever, I get angry or depressed personally over what's going on this country, which I don't mind saying happens a lot, I try to look at this for inspiration to continue what I am doing.

Hope all my friends on here are having a nice summer. Remember to keep your head up!!!

LAKERS up to 3-1 on Magic. The Lakers have shown they are the better team since game one. Most of the critics who jumped on the Denver Nuggets bandwagon jumped on Los Angeles Lakers bandwagon.

In last game Derek Fisher hit a big three to force overtime thanks. The LAKERS battled to win the game.

Derek has underperformed in the playoffs to be sure, but he came through. You don't know see too many thirty four year old guys dive for balls and play defense Fisher does. Right now he is the toast of the town getting the money shots in newspapers and sports outlets and deservingly so.

The Lakers showed their dominance in Gm 1 vs. Magic. Kobe was angry and went on to score forty in a Finals record.

It's like Mark Jackson said "it's like a grown man playing with kids". LMAO

Where the hell was Dwight Howard you may ask? Nowhere to be found. LMAO. All this garbage that Howard would manhandle Gasol, Bynum, Odom and anybody else has been just garbage. He's average a measly sixteen points per game and in game one he had apathetic twelve points. The LAKERS blasted the MAGIC by twenty-five points. Howard hasn't been Superman not by any means of the imagination. If there is any Superman anywhere it's on the LAKERS team. You know who it is right?

The other games have been close but the LAKERS have been there and won them with the exception of game three. Game 2 was especially hilarious because the Magic missed a golden opportunity to tie the series.

All Stan Van Gundy could do following this is just smile.

Interesting fun facts about the Finals:

The Magic are losers in the Finals. Remember some guy named Shaq? He was swept by clearlybetter Rockets team.

In fact this Magic team is so much like that 1995 team. They both lived and died by the three, and they had an upcoming center.

They also had games where one guy was the goat. In 1995, Nick Anderson later nicknamed "Nick The Brick" missed a couple of free throws that would have won the game. Fast forward fourteen yearslater and Dwight Howard misses a couple of big free throws. It's like Deja Vu.

One other other fun fact: Both Van Gundy brothers are losers in the finals. Jeff with the New York Bricks, I mean Knicks in 99 and now Stan. Karma is a biiiatch. LMAO

Not even a washed up, joke of a steroid freak is enough for to give the Magic hope especially

if the LAKERS come to play.

The irony is amazing though. Here you have the LAKERS and KOBE back in the finals (Thirtieth for the franchise), and the LAKERS are facing the Magic. Kobe is trying to silence the critics that said he couldn't win without Shaq and yet here is facing Shaq's old team with a guy like Shaq. It's very fitting.

I even remember Shaq in the crowd during the Cavs game. I tell you very fitting.

Speaking of silencing more critics, Pau Gasol has been great. He's been perhaps the most consistent LAKER player all season aside from Kobe. He's been anything but soft. Anyways, LAKERS all the way. It'll be their fifteenth title I believe. That's A LOT.

LMAO. They have more Finals appearences and more titles combined that some teams who just barely gotten to the finals. Hoping them to end series so people can celebrate.

LMAO I couldn't believe it. Not that I care because I am a LAKERS fan, and yet I felt inclined to comment it because everyone jumped on the Cleveland bandwagon (well not everyone).

The ones who did said the Cavs were going to cruise to the Finals either that or Boston. Boston couldn't make up for Kevin Garnett's absence and Cavs could no more hide the fact that they are a one dimensional team. They also couldn't hide the fact that this was another CAVS choke job of epic proportions. I nearly died laughing when this same TNT team that was salavating everytime Lebron got the ball showed that montage of Cleveland failures from Browns to Indians and Cavs (the famous shot on Craig Ehlo by Michael Jordan, Lebron being swept by the Spurs).

Back to my point at hand this was pretty hyped and overrated CAVS team. I really didn't care that they had the best record in the NBA that's practically given nowadays in a weak Eastern Conference or the Western Conference for that matter. I did pick them to win over the Magic by five games, but I remembered that this was the CAVS after all.

I remember watching a couple of games with the CAVS during the season and not being impressed. Aside from Lebron James this bench sucks and even the starting lineup isn't that impressive. Cleveland doesn't have a big post up presence here. Again when you got one guy that makes up and is the whole offense it's not hard to see why the CAVS lost.

I for one though love it. Too much hype, not enough results and just like the Denver Nuggets, the Cavs have a long history of being losers. Maybe now people will stop comparing Lebron to Kobe:

Not this Kobe and Lebron but this one:

Why would they anyways, Lebron hasn't delivered anything nor have the Cavs. This will be a textbook of not buying into the hype and yes a choke job.