According to a Gilbertology reader, those that donated $100 for Gilbert’s “Late Bird” Jersey and Shoe package were refunded $75 to their PayPal account.

I’m going to just personalize them all because I know there were some people up early in the morning and they missed out and then for everybody who bought it at $150 or $100 I’m only going to charge them $25 and personalize it anyway.

Gil’s a man of his word!

According to the Washington Post, there is no truth to the rumors of a possible trade involving Gilbert Arenas and Kobe Bryant.

“It’s ridiculous. There have been no talks between the Wizards and the Lakers concerning Gilbert and Kobe. It’s amazing. A guy gets on the elevator, hears the elevator operator talking about a trade and the next thing it’s all over the Internet.”

“The Wizards aren’t trading Gilbert”

Gilbertology.net is opening up a new forum where fans can discuss everything from Gilbert Arenas, basketball, or anything else on your mind. While the forum is not “officially” going to open for a week or two, you can get a head start and register your desired name and start posting and interacting with other Gilbert fans. Stay tuned for announcements of prizes and contests when the forum officially opens.

Visit the new forum!

In today’s Orlando Sentinel, Tim Povtak writes that the Orlando Magic should wait for and sign Gilbert Arenas when he becomes a free agent.

If the Magic can sign Milicic to a reasonable contract this summer — and even after an extension for Dwight Howard — they can juggle the roster to create enough salary room next summer to make Arenas-in-a-Magic-uniform a reality for the 2008-09 season.

By the summer of 2008, Arenas will be tired of playing on a team without a decent center, and beating his head against the wall with little hope of going deep in the playoffs with the Wizards.

I guess Tim Povtak does not read Gilbert’s blog!

In Gilbert’s latest blog he mentions that he’s going to be writing a book this summer:

I’m writing a book.

It ain’t going to be the T.O. “I Need My Ball” or whatever that book was called. It ain’t going to be the Phil Jackson book. Mine is going to be more like Chicken Soup for the Soul. Mine is going to be like that with more funny stuff. It’s going to be hilarious.

Stuff like, “If you’re a No. 1 or No. 2 pick, why do you need an agent?” Reality stuff like that. You might as well just give your money to Vegas because that’s all you’re doing with the agent, you’re just giving it to him. Because you’re the No. 1 or No. 2 pick, point blank, you don’t need an agent. It’s a slotted system now. It’s not like you’re Glenn Robinson coming out saying “Give me $100 million.” You can’t do that anymore.

So it’s going to be mostly funny stuff like that. Attacking people, attacking the system, attacking critics … stuff like that.

So consider this the place to deliberate on what you think the title of his book will be, here’s some ideas to get your creative juices going:

• Secret Confessions of a Superstar Blogger
• Gilbert Arenas: The Good, The Bad, and The Swaggy
• Trampoline Dunking for Dummies
• Yelling “Hibachi!” in a Crowded Room is a Safety Hazard…To the Other Team
• An Extensive Look Into My Dagger! Collection
• The Definitive Guide to Quality Shots
• Living the Tent Life
• Zero Quit
  
• Changing in the Phone Booth: Life as an NBA Superhero

That’s all I’ve got, now it’s your turn.