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Blank Space

Nice to meet you, where you been?
I could show you incredible things
Magic, madness, heaven, sin
Saw you there and I thought
Oh my God, look at that face
You look like my next mistake
Love's a game, wanna play?

New money, suit and tie
I can read you like a magazine
Ain't it funny, rumors fly
And I know you heard about me
So hey, let's be friends
I'm dying to see how this one ends
Grab your passport and my hand
I can make the bad guys good for a weekend

So it's gonna be forever
Or it's gonna go down in flames
You can tell me when it's over
If the high was worth the pain
Got a long list of ex-lovers
They'll tell you I'm insane
'Cause you know I love the players
And you love the game

'Cause we're young and we're reckless
We'll take this way too far
It'll leave you breathless
Or with a nasty scar
Got a long list of ex-lovers
They'll tell you I'm insane
But I've got a blank space, baby
And I'll write your name

Cherry lips, crystal skies
I could show you incredible things
Stolen kisses, pretty lies
You're the King, baby, I'm your Queen
Find out what you want
Be that girl for a month
Wait, the worst is yet to come, oh no

Screaming, crying, perfect storms
I can make all the tables turn
Rose garden filled with thorns
Keep you second guessing like
"Oh my God, who is she?"
I get drunk on jealousy
But you'll come back each time you leave
'Cause, darling, I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream

So it's gonna be forever
Or it's gonna go down in flames
You can tell me when it's over
If the high was worth the pain
Got a long list of ex-lovers
They'll tell you I'm insane
'Cause you know I love the players
And you love the game

'Cause we're young and we're reckless
We'll take this way too far
It'll leave you breathless
Or with a nasty scar
Got a long list of ex-lovers
They'll tell you I'm insane
But I've got a blank space, baby
And I'll write your name

Boys only want love if it's torture
Don't say I didn't say, I didn't warn ya
Boys only want love if it's torture
Don't say I didn't say, I didn't warn ya

So it's gonna be forever
Or it's gonna go down in flames
You can tell me when it's over
If the high was worth the pain
Got a long list of ex-lovers
They'll tell you I'm insane
'Cause you know I love the players
And you love the game

'Cause we're young and we're reckless
We'll take this way too far
It'll leave you breathless
Or with a nasty scar
Got a long list of ex-lovers
They'll tell you I'm insane
But I've got a blank space, baby
And I'll write your name.

2.14.2016.

Happy Valentine's Day

From The Bedlam On Baltic Avenue.

Stanford Cardinal: 2016 Rose Bowl Champions

The 102nd Rose Bowl game was a blowout by the second quarter Friday, with Stanford well on its way to a 45-16 demolition of Iowa, when the Cardinal pulled the football equivalent of a three-card Monte on what seemed like a bunch of unsuspecting Midwest tourists.

Stanford quarterback Kevin Hogan dropped back from the Iowa 31-yard line and reached toward the ground with both hands on the ball, giving the impression he had fumbled.

Cardinal running back Christian McCaffrey, who got a head start on his 2016 Heisman Trophy campaign by racking up a Rose Bowl-record 368 all-purpose yards and scoring two touchdowns, added to the hoax, diving toward Hogan's hands as if he was recovering a fumble.

Stanford had never used the play in David Shaw's five years as coach, and the Hawkeyes bit on the fake like it was a hunk of prime rib at the Lawry's Beef Bowl. Hogan stepped back and lofted a high-arching pass to Michael Rector, who was wide open on a corner route in the right side of the end zone.

Rector hauled in the pass for a 31-yard touchdown and a 35-0 Stanford lead with 8 minutes 22 seconds left . . . in the first half. It was that kind of afternoon for the Hawkeyes, who hadn't been to the Rose Bowl in 25 years and looked like they had no business being there Friday.

Adding insult to Iowa and its faithful fans, who accounted for more than half of the crowd of 94,268 in the Rose Bowl, was the name Stanford coaches gave the trick play that made the Big Ten team look so foolish.

"We actually call it Hawkeye," said Rector, who caught two passes for 73 yards and two touchdowns. "We just made that up. We knew their defensive backs and linebackers flew down hard. We thought if we faked a fumble, they'd bite hard on it, and they did. It was a great throw by Kevin, and fortunately, I came down with it."

Shaw, who has coached the Cardinal to three Pac-12 Conference titles and two Rose Bowl wins in five years, said the play has "been in the works for six years," adding that he first saw Boise State run it under coach Chris Petersen.

"I always liked it and was looking for the right situation to do it," Shaw said. "We've worked on it at different times. For this game, if was a group effort. It's one of those things when you talk about it, everyone says, 'No, we can't do that.' Then we look at it again and say, 'Gosh, that could be really good.'"

There wasn't much Stanford couldn't do on Friday. The sixth-ranked Cardinal imposed its will on the fifth-ranked Hawkeyes, dominating the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball and running up a 38-0 lead early in the third quarter before Iowa finally got on the board.

Iowa gave up an average of 18.5 points a game during 12-1 season. Stanford (12-2) scored 21 points in the first quarter. The Cardinal racked up 429 yards compared to Iowa's 287. Stanford had seven sacks in the game, four coming on third down.

Hogan, a fifth-year senior, capped a stellar Stanford career by completing 12 of 21 passes for 223 yards and three touchdowns, and his last pass in a Cardinal uniform was a beautiful 42-yard bomb down the left sideline to Rector for a touchdown with 1:54 left in the game.

The Hawkeyes spent much of the afternoon grasping at air in their attempts to corral McCaffrey, the speedy and elusive sophomore who became the first player in Rose Bowl history with at least 100 yards rushing and 100 yards receiving.

McCaffrey, who broke the previous all-purpose mark of 346 yards set by Wisconsin receiver Jared Abbrederis against Oregon in the 2012 game, caught a short curl pass from Hogan in stride and raced 75 yards for a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage.

"We dominated up front," said Joshua Garnett, Stanford's Outland Trophy-winning left guard. "We dominated all facets of the game."

Football players often look for motivation in perceived slights during the week leading up to bowl games. For Garnett, it was a declaration by Iowa cornerback Desmond King, who said he was going to "pancake" Garnett.

There were also comments from other Hawkeyes who said they hadn't heard of McCaffrey until the Heisman Trophy show and that Stanford's offensive line wasn't much different than those they face in the Big Ten.

"They know who McCaffrey is now," Garnett said. "They said we're like a regular Big Ten offensive line. When you challenge guys like us, when you light a fire under us . . . we're the wrong guys to do that to.

"For us to dominate up front and prove to people in the Big Ten that we can scrap with them, get down and dirty with them, that means a lot. We showed them what Stanford football is all about. Once the whistle blows, there's nowhere to hide on the field."

The Christmas 2015 Roundup On The Bedlam

The old, and the new: Homura Akemi (the iPad 3, left) and Akagi Nagumo (the iPad Air 2, right).

My belief is that every device has the soul of a moekko. My current desktop has the benevolence and purity of Madoka Kaname, a goddess and a proud Japanese nadeshiko onna no ko. I now own two iPads, one old, one new. The one iPad I had had for five years may have seen better days. As it is in a black case, one of mysterious cool and determined confidence, it was given Homura Akemi's spirit and has been named as such. It is an iPad 3.

Now, I have a new iPad, an iPad Air 2. Originally it was meant to be placed in a blue case, it ended up in a red case due to my fondness for Stanford, for USC, for Long Beach City College, for Lakewood High School, for my old fraternity buddies at the Order of Tong International, for Harvard (though their shade is deeper) even. And for the Liberals of Canada, but not for the Republicans of the United States.

But most importantly, it was chosen red for Akagi, the carrier with an appetite as big as mind and a wiseness incomparable. She is also Fubuki (Tanaka)'s surrogate older sister. If she were given a human name, her last name would that of her last admiral, Chuichi Nagumo. Therefore, the name of my iPad Air 2 is Akagi Nagumo, as depicted in my fanfic, Butteflies and Dragons, which will conclude at the end of the Rio 2016 Olympics.

So for my next check from The Stoppage Time, I need to buy a new wall calendar, new computer speakers, a new webcam, a new headset, and groceries. My next check from the Bar Foundation will go to the bill. The new laptop may not arrive until February because a lot of cash is going to fly out the door the next two weeks. That leads me to my update on Pangya. A lot has happened over on Pangya Island. Let's review!

My main account is now a Top Master E.
My alternate account is now a World Pro E.
My alternate account now has the Jasmine Air Knight Set. The Jasmine Air Knights are currently A-rank Level 5.
My main and alternate accounts have all Stufffed Santa Boo Stocking Rares, the Santa's Club Set, the Jolly Santa Club Set, Lucia's figure skating outfit, Spika's Christmas Rares, and all the hairbands. Oh yes, and Hana R's Christmas Outfit.
My main account won a Kaz rare on the 10th coin of the Kaz Grand Prix event. It also won a second Kaz rare from a Premium Memorial Coin gifted from my friend ExcelsiorVindi (IGN: Basium).
All the quits that I incurred (including the one I got cheaply from going ZZZ in GP on my alt) are expected to be removed at the next maintenance since I have been playing 4 n go tourneys and Event GPs on the grind.
Madoka (a.k.a. the Classic Hana on my main) now has her own Christmas outfit. She looks fantastic in it.
Classic Nuri, Azer, Classic Cecilia, Max and Kaz are one filled mastery slot and a 250 games played milestone each from completion on my main. Yay, only 500 tiki points to seriously grind for next year.

So it's been a very eventful Christmas and post-Christmas. I guess with Iowa and Stanford facing each other, it looks smart in hindsight to have iPads in black and red cases. Just need some removable decals and they are ready to be posing next to each other in Pasadena. Cannot wait to ring in the new year, and oh yes, my new iPad is jailbroken, meaning it can watch sports using Kodi. Time to give Akagi some bauxite-er, a recharge.

Akagi, save me!

Like Akagi from Kantai Collection (who I now would like to have as a personal companion), I find my refuge in eating comfort food. For Akagi, it's plenty of rice and curry, although she doesn't play favorites when it comes to eating (or, as they say in KanColle lingo, "resupplying"). As for me, I like a good-quality burger like the El Diablo Six Dollar Burger from Carl's Jr., a decent side like jalapeno poppers, a bag of Funyuns (my personal sine qua non of snacks) and perhaps a Magnum Chcocolate Infinity bar as a closer.

The reason why I chose to invest in a nice morning supper after a long night of Pangya is because I am disappointed by some events regarding the game. Days prior to the promotion date closing, they removed the Hanbok for the remodels off the shelves. Then, on April Fools' Day, what was supposed to be a sale for the Good Club Set (a.k.a the invisible golf clubs) ends up becoming the worst maintenance update in as long as I have played the game: a simple update for a new Daily Quest Bonus event.

It didn't stop there. Last Saturday, what was supposed to be a Tee Time with the Game Masters as per the notice turned out to be a false alarm, even though I was offline due to covering a soccer match. Then, on Monday, it was announced that the Personal Shops on Dolfini were shut down yet again, in a vain attempt to deflate the rare prices.

Why is Pangya Team obsessed with this losing streak of mistakes and errors? I feel this is deliberate drivel coming out of Pangya Team and something is going on in Korea and Turkey that in a perfect world, I would know the details about. Based on the cycles, a new Pangya maintenance would be scheduled for next week, and it would be Hana's birthday event, replete with Grand Prix updates and perhaps new maps to do in Grand Prix mode.

I am baffled by these stall tactics from Pangya Team and I am hoping the other servers in Korea (of course, we are supposedly patterned after them ), Japan (who I want us to align with), and Thailand take notice of this: Global is getting shafted yet again and all of the active veterans playing are innocent victims. I really don't care what they decide to do: I want them to sell the Good Club Set, even for just one day. I still have money to throw at them for this, they just have to offer it. That's going to be my main club set for the long haul, but the ball is in Pangya Team's court.

Oh Akagi, I wish you were here so I could do a little guilty motorboating of my own to put my mind off what has been a sorry, sorry several days for the Pangya Team. This is not looking good...

Eh!? What's that? You ate Hiei's curry of mass destruction!!?

Noooooooooo!!!! T_T

Beat Of The Rising Sun

I'm feeling bright

Come baby come on

I say to you "it's all right"

Just you and I

We gotta fly

Oh, baby feel it

Music is power

I wanna stay all the night

I wanna hold you tonight

Oh, baby let me stay now

I'm all right, babe

Because you want it

Ready to dance

whoa oh, whoa oh, whoa oh, whoa oh...

Beat of the rising sun

You gotta feel the dance

It's always in your heart

Feeling the time to come

Beat of the rising sun

I wanna feel your heart

The power of the sun

I wanna fly

With you in the sky

Come take it easy, baby

With you tonight,

You're gonna shine

Oh, baby listen

Music is power

I wanna stay all the night

I wanna hold you tonight

Oh, baby let me stay now

I'm all right, babe

Because you want it

Ready to dance

whoa oh, whoa oh, whoa oh, whoa oh...

Beat of the rising sun

You gotta feel the dance

It's always in your heart

Feeling the time to come

Beat of the rising sun

I wanna feel your heart

The power of the sun

Beat of the rising sun

You gotta feel the dance

It's always in your heart

Feeling the time to come

Beat of the rising sun

I wanna feel your heart

The power of the sun

Beat of the rising sun

You gotta feel the dance

It's always in your heart

Feeling the time to come

Beat of the rising sun

I wanna feel your heart

The power of the sun

Beat of the rising sun

You gotta feel the dance

It's always in your heart

Feeling the time to come

Beat of the rising sun

I wanna feel your heart

The power of the sun!

whoa oh, whoa oh, whoa oh, whoa oh...

Steppin' Out

Now

The mist across the window hides the lines

But nothing hides the color of the lights that shine

Electricity so fine

Look and dry your eyes

So tired of all the darkness in our lives

With no more angry words to say

Can come alive

Get into a car and drive

To the other side

Me babe, steppin out

Into the night

Into the light

You babe, steppin out

Into the night

Into the light

Are young but getting old before our time

We'll leave the T.V. and the radio behind

Don't you wonder what we'll find

Steppin' out tonight

You

Can dress in pink and blue just like a child

And in a yellow taxi turn to me and smile

We'll be there in just a while

If you follow me

Me babe, steppin' out

Into the night

Into the light

You babe, steppin' out

Into the night

Into the light...

Let It Ride

Goodbye, I lied

Don't cry, would you let it ride

Goodbye, I lied

Don't cry, would you let it ride

You can't see the mornin', but I can see the light

(Try, try, try to let it ride)

While you've been out runnin', I've been waitin' half the night

(Try, try, try to let it ride)

And would you cry if I told you that I lied

And would you say goodbye or would you let it ride

And would you cry if I told you that I lied

And would you say goodbye or would you let it ride

Seems my life is not complete, I've never see you smile

(Try, try, try to let it ride)

Baby, you want the forgivin' kind and that's just not my style

(Try, try, try to let it ride)

And would you cry if I told you that I lied

And would you say goodbye or would you let it ride

And would you cry if I told you that I lied

And would you say goodbye or would you let it ride

I've been doin' things worthwhile, you've been bookin' time

(Try, try, try to let it ride)

And would you cry if I told you that I lied

And would you say goodbye, would you let it ride

And would you cry if I told you that I lied

And would you say goodbye, would you let it ride

Would you let it ride

Would you let it ride (yeah, yeah)

Would you let it ride

Try, try, try to let it ride

Would you let it ride

Would you let it ride?