Finding Nate Robinson on Youtube's Birthday

I missed the dunk contest.

Between acquiring huge, pink, amazing smelling tiger lilies and taking care of the everyday business of being the world's best boyfriend, I had my hands full.

Well, I may not be the world's best boyfriend, but shucks, I try to be.

Yoda would say, "There is no try, only do," to which I would reply, "I am doing oh wise, green creature."

I didn't even remember this was NBA All-Star Weekend. My love and I hit the gym for 'bring in your significant other so we can lock them into a contract day,' and then we together for the first time ventured into a Pho joint for the highly touted noodle soup.

I recommend it, but soup never really fills me up. Get extra vegetables. Careful with the Sriracha.

To chop a long tale short, I didn't even watch ESPN this weekend. Busy is the man who loves. Or maybe it's just me. Sometimes, I am rather beaver-like.

Anyhow, the dunk contest.

I had to log on to youtube to see the dunks. Coincidentally, this has only been possible since four years ago today.

Happy birthday youtube. Man, the site kicks butt. You can find anything on it. Want to see some funny stuff? Search for Chris Farley, the late funny man also born on this day. Farley was some good clean fun. Sort of.

But, back to the dunks.

Nate Robinson is the short man's hero. I am a short man.

Holy cow, the man can leap! Wish I had those ups. Not my hero, but I'm sayin'!

While I do think the whole Superman/Kryptonite was a total setup, that didn't really dampen the performance. Nate can fly. The green shoes? Super dope.

Go Nate. Now, if only New York could get rolling (for Nate's sake). You gotta love the hometown alumni.

Speaking of the hometown, Nate isn't the only baller representin'. Jamal Crawford, Brandon Roy, Martell Webster, Spencer Hawes, and others are showing the rain can grow some NBA players, while the college ranks are filled with Seattlites.

Today I saw the future.

I had the opportunity to mill around, eat snacks and drink G2 while the best high school players in the area (from bottom to top in height) had a photo session and interviews at the P-I.

These kids have no idea how lucky they are. So young, so talented. Future so wide open. Watch out for Josh Smith world. Peyton Siva makes plays. The rest of the squad isn't a drop off.

It's a sign that Washington basketball as a whole is taking off. The Pac-10 is a tough conference (thanks to many Seattle-area players) and guys are getting serious looks from major D1 programs. Seattle U is actually one of them and they're actually not too bad.

Go Seattle. Who needs the Thunder anyhow?

In closing, go youtube seattle high school basketball players and check out some sick plays. When you're finished, find Farley and laugh a little.

Or laugh a lot. Life is short. So am I. So is Nate.

Nate can dunk...so I can dunk? Wait a sec!