thanks to the oh-so-wonderful and unbelievably generous Miss Andie i get to play digital!!!! she was so sweet & has lent her "old" digital camera to me until i can save up enough to buy my new one! *muuuuu-AH!* girly, you ROCK!
and now until i can get the remainder of my film processed i can at least show you all how deliciously cute Baby Girl is!
in Morocco (Epcot)
check out those EYES!!
Baby Girl at Animal Kingdom
akin to sweet nothings...but less sweet & more random =P
took this quiz. why? i don't know...but i have to tell you...if this is accurate then i am right on track for how i hope i am. there is definitely something to be said for a good kiss...
You have an entrancing kiss~ the kind that leaves
your partner bedazzled and maybe even feeling
he/she is dreaming. Quite effective; the kiss
that never lessens and always blows your
partner away like the first time.
What kind of kiss are you?
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I say ... and you think ... ?
On the verge:: very close to (as in making a decision)
Tempestuous:: stormy
Coherent:: able to focus & pay attention
Near death:: experience
Illiterate:: unable to read
Why not?:: *shrug* (as in the motion i would make as i asked "why not?"
Period:: ummmmm...lol...well, Aunt Flo--sorry this is the first thing that came to mind though!
Long lost:: relative
Torrid:: steamy
Nail:: hammer
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I thought we'd do a little 'this or that' this week! Enjoy!
Which one?
1. Lemonade or Iced Tea? lemonade
2. DVD or VHS? dvd
3. Gold or Silver? silver
4. Baseball or Tennis? baseball!!
5. Spring or Autumn? autumn
6. Diet or Regular? regular
7. Hearts or Stars? stars
8. Snail Mail or Email? email
9. Shop: Online or In-Store? online
10. Credit Card or Check? can we go somewhere in the middle on this one & say DEBIT card??
wow. feels like *forever* since i was last here for any length of time! i guess that's your warning that i could be long winded lol...
well since i last posted anything baseball-related, the Angels were eliminated from the playoffs & the White Sox will be going to the World Series. i'm still holding out hope that the Astros will be going as well, even after last night's 9th inning, 2 outs-2 strikes homer given up...i'm hoping. but me rooting for a baseball team this playoff season seems to be the kiss of death so...
in other news (which i KNOW you are waiting on the edge of your seat for lol...), i finally had a good week in the football pool: 10-4. of course so did everyone else. and we won't talk about how in fantasy football, after starting out the season undefeated at 3-0, i have since lost the subsequent 3 games to leave me with a whopping 3-3 record. much like my Patriots who are also now 3-3.
maybe after the bye week...and hopefully some time to heal, rest & refocus...and *drumroll please* the return of Tedi Bruschi (i'm crossing all my fingers for his health & well-being with this decision), maybe the Patriots will finally shake off their plummet down to "the ordinary" with some healthier players & a revived defense. the way they've been playing up till now has made me cringe. the defense has so many holes it could be a slice of Swiss cheese & don't even get me started on the offensive line. they block so poorly for Tom Brady that it's borderline disgraceful. and if you've seen that commercial for the Visa card with it's "safety features" designed to protect the cardholder...well let's just say that the offensive line acting as the analogy for protection doesn't make me want to rush right out & have a Visa logo as assurance for my financial safety.
and finally...my company has moved onto the condo on the beach. i am now without sweet baby kisses...toothy baby grins...an enthusiastic "hi!!" to greet me in the morning...and the laughter inspired by an ever-emerging little personality. photos are to follow though & you will all just die when you see how stinking ADORABLE Baby Girl has gotten! (btw...i miss her mom & dad too of course! i hope they had a good first half of their vacation!)
and so it goes...
...What the hell?!
gah! a girl takes a "weather vacation" for a few days & THIS is what happens???
i guess Tropical Storm Vince made me Very complacent (which would be V is is for Very...lol...) but still! we're 6 weeks out from the end of the stupid hurricane season & we're still getting this crap? *sigh*
Week freaking 6 & these games are still coming up as "could go either way". what the heck!!! i made my picks except for 2 but there are a bunch that make me so uncomfortable...
Jaguars at Steelers??
Dolphins at Bucs??
Ravens at Browns??
Vikings at Bears??
Giants at Cowboys??
Chargers at Raiders??
Jets at Bills??
WHY ARE THESE GAMES ONLY GETTING HARDER TO PICK?!
THIS little face!!! and i get to love all over her all the way through MONDAY!!
this is one *happy* Auntie Dawn! (oh--i'm glad to see her mom & dad too lol)
Read more...Your Birthdate: October 12 |
Being born on the 12th day of the month (3 energy) is likely to add a good bit of vitality to your life. The energy of 3 allows you bounce back rapidly from setbacks, physical or mental. There is a restlessness in your nature, but you seem to be able to portray an easygoing, sometimes "couldn't care less" attitude. You have a natural ability to express yourself in public, and you always make a very good impression. Good with words, you excel in writing, speaking, and possibly singing. You are energetic and always a good conversationalist. You have a keen imagination, but you tend to scatter your energies and become involved with too may superficial matters. Your mind is practical and rational despite this tendency to jump about. You are affectionate and loving - but very sensitive. You are subject to rapid ups and downs. |
i never felt the need to make a particularly big deal over my birthday. it comes predictably every year. i never obsess over gifts or the steadily climbing number that i acquire to reflect the number of years i have been aimlessly wandering around this planet Earth. i joke about my "birthday month" but the day itself is virtually inconsequential to me. i read this once & felt it captured exactly the essence of how i see my birthday:
I am very glad I was born and definitely appreciate the ongoing alive status that each birthday brings, but I do not typically get into the animated birthday hoopla spirit. I do recognize, however, that for me it is a fine line between not wanting to make a big deal about my birthday but also wanting family and certain friends to dote enough to satisfy some nebulous quality/quantity acknowledged-my-birthday barometer.
(excerpt from "Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life" by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, entry titled "Birthday" pg.40-41)
for no other reason than because i came across it flipping through a magazine & i liked it. looks like there's a new book on my wish list...
"Despite the fact that you 'knew better,'you could still be reduced to a giggly teenager when faced with a sexy man at a vulnerable moment."
(excerpt from Lipstick Jungle by Candace Bushnell)
*a muffled scream comes from beneath a mountain of paperwork & demands and somewhere from the depths a phone will not stop ringing*
Read more...why would someone who feels the need to drive 35mph in a 55mph zone have any use for a radar detector??
Read more...When I was a little kid we had a sand box. It was a quicksand box.I was an only child....eventually. (Steven Wright)
Read more...well last week, sports, in a word, BOMBED. i have never not enjoyed a week's worth of sports like i did that one...
*this* week has started off much better though. sort of. i am in the process of getting my butt beaten down BADLY in fantasy football by my bloggin' buddy Stacy & i am an impressive 6-6 in the football pool...BUT!!!
to start, the Astros (my favorite National League team) finally won in the 18th inning to eliminate the Braves who were up 5-0 in the 5th. and as i type, the Yankees face elimination themselves by the Angels. GO ANAHEIM!! or Los Angeles or wherever the heck you're from...i don't care if you want to have 37 cities in your name as long as you knock off the million dollar boys in navy blue pinstripes.
some way...some how...by some miracle & the beauty known as Adam Vinatieri's foot, the Patriots have managed to go 3-2 & avoid embarrassing back-to-back losses. i don't care if they won by a field goal in the final seconds of the game. i'm not interested in the fact that Michael Vick didn't play because it's not like they faced Atlanta without an injury or 12 of their own. what i care about is they WON! *long slow exhale of relief* now can they go into Denver next week & play them too? the defense is still staggering along but Jake Plummer has habit of forgetting which team he plays for so maybe...
imagine my fists pumped in victory with Brett's cause every time i saw that number change as the scores flicked by, i rejoiced. i knew it. i *knew* he was going to win & win big. 52-3!! GO PACK!! maybe now a little confidence has been restored, a little frustration put to rest...now i just hope that the bye week doesn't cause them to lose their new-found momentum going into Minnesota for Week 7. i know that the Vikings are anything but intimidating this year but being a huge rival game, ALL bets are off on both sides of the ball...
and the icing on my (almost) birthday cake...the laughably 4-0 Bucs that i have had to swallow like a tablespoon of the vilest medicine imaginable from several co-workers since opening kick-off...LOST...to the JETS. the Jets with their #1 & #2 quarterbacks out. the Jets who replaced their 3rd string, greener than the shirt he was wearing, quarterback from Week 4 with the 42 year old retired QB Vinny Testaverde. all week i kept saying "if Testaverde could just come back & have a solid game, how much would i love him??" well Vinny YOU ROCK! the almighty *snort* Bucs couldn't even score a single touchdown. excuse me while i step away from the computer to wipe the tears of hysterical laughter from my face because the unstoppable *cough* Bucs got their butts handed to them by someone who was watching Week 3 from his La-Z-Boy!! oh the sweet justice of it. i can't wait to hear the excuses the Tampa Bay fans come up with *this* week. at least if Ronde Barber had gotten ejected from the game like he should have for illegal contact after hitting a referee, they might have been able to cry about having their defense taking a hit but really now...what's that they said last week?? a win is a win? just like that, a loss is also a loss. =P
and for those of you who are wondering...IF i had had the *ahem* to go with my GUT for the picks that i struggled to make--Lions, Bills, Browns, Seahawks--i would have been 10-2 going into the final 2 games of the week, not 6-6. when will i learn...? something told me that the Ravens defense was a fluke last week up against that inexperienced Jets QB & that the Lions were better than that crap call earned them last week against the Bucs. and i said something here about the Bills leaving me uneasy after so many of the experts picked them over the Dolphins who i suspected were not really as good as their record tried to claim. i wavered with the Browns & foolishly went with the visiting team when i had no clue which way to lean--when in doubt *always* choose the home team. and i stated just this morning that i was too chicken to go with the Seahawks since everyone else in the pool went with the Rams...i was a lemming & like the rest of them, tumbled over the cliff into the sea.
but most importantly the Patriots & Packers won & when it all comes down to it, that's what it takes for me to have a great week in football. Dawn is happy. =)
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I say ... and you think ... ?
Quirk:: idiosyncrasy
Crystal:: clear
Pet Peeve:: aggravating
Cuban:: pressed Cuban sandwich
Breasts:: what women have that men are obsessed with
Whispers:: speaks quietly
Complicated:: difficult to explain
Promise me:: give me your word
Murder:: mystery novels by Mary Higgins Clark
Filament:: inside a lightbulb
ok if you are any sort of fan of the show FRIENDS (and if you're not, i don't wanna hear about cause it makes ME laugh even when i've seen an episode about 45 times--and since this is MY blog, i get to make the rules) then you know the episode where they decide to make their lists of 5 celebrity "freebies"** (lol). well...being that i am incredibly bored, i thought i'd play with mine this morning. now we all know that i am lucky enough to have in my world the best, sweetest, sexiest man ever but if something were to happen to him & i were left empty & alone, i could at least be able to be seen out on the arm of these 2nd class stand-ins (you know for all my grand public appearances LOL). i should also mention that i was influenced by Jamie's blog...
so without further delay, i bring to you my completely ridiculous & mostly superificial "5 Celebrities":
sure you all know that Brett Favre is one of my favorite football players of all time. (if you're surprised by this, then you either just got here or you really don't pay attention to what you read.) he's also not so hard on the eyes--although i like him first as a football player & when he's wearing his helmet it doesn't matter WHAT he looks like, just how he plays. little known secret though--if you look at my man in profile, he resembles Favre a lot in facial features & jawline which is why Favre gets to be #1: he has to be since he reminds me of The Man. =)
Gary Allan gets to play on this list because he's got that rough around the edges look, the facial hair, the expressive eyes & a great voice. Steph got some REALLY awesome photos of him that she posted in her blog a while back as well.
Chris Cagle too: nice eyes, great smile, facial hair, strong profile...
Andy Griggs isn't my "usual taste". actually he's a little too "pretty boy" for me but i've seen him in a few different interviews now & i just like his down-to-earth attitude & his warm personality. he's not bad to look at but still not quite my "type" looks-wise--other than once again that nice strong jaw. but even on a superficial list a girl needs her less superficial choices...
...which leads me to #5 which might appear out of place on this list. i think John Cusack just inevitably makes me think of all the good romantic comedy characters he's ever played & how every...ok *most* girls like someone with a sharp wit, an intelligent mind, soulful eyes & a romantic spirit.
so i guess what you've got are 5 guys who posess qualities that all remind me of The Man in My World in one way or another...and keep in mind that it would take FIVE of them to still not quite replace him...not that i'm shopping for a replacement by any means.
and just for fairness sake how about some famous women i think are beautiful:
Sara Evans: i think she has the prettiest smile
Martina McBride: her eyes are so startlingly blue...
Jessica Alba
Jennifer Aniston
Gwyneth Paltrow
Diane Lane
Ashley Judd
**for anyone who feels the need to know such things, the title of the episode was "The One With Frank Jr"
It was real...It was magic
It was calm...It was savage
It was cool as a breeze
It was warm to the touch
It was never enough
It was always too much
It did all the things love does
That's how I knew
It was
(from "It Was" by Chely Wright)
first quarter of the season is gone already. i almost can't believe it. normally by now i have at least half the week's picks marked off immediately under the "easy" category. there just don't seem to be many truly dominant teams yet this year though. or maybe it's just my typical ambivalence spilling over into my weekly picks. like this football season appears to show so far though, anything is possible. needless to say: i struggled yet again.
we'll just go right down the list with some things that have surprised me about Week 5:
...Big Papi has struck out.
=(
time to cheer on the Angels...
i thought this entry in Vinnie Iyer's blog said it so well that i had to share...
I've heard endless discussion on whether Brett Favre should retire, and if the now 0-4 Packers should think about the future and turn to first-round draft pick Aaron Rodgers. Without Favre, the team wouldn't even have a chance in games with the way the rest of his teammates have played. Unfortunately, by not giving him help and making his talent, effort and heart go to waste, they're accelerating his chances of hanging it up.
Blame the offensive line free-agent departures and injuries. Blame the inconsistency of a wide receiver corps without Javon Walker. Blame a front seven that gets worn down by the second half. Blame a secondary that can't seem to cover or tackle anybody. Blame Ahman Green not doing much, blame questionable play calls, blame penalties, blame bad drafting. Just don't blame No. 4.
We tend to make wins and losses in the NFL all about the quarterback. But no quarterback in this league -- not Tom Brady, not Peyton Manning, not Donovan McNabb -- can win games all by themselves.
What Favre did on Monday night in the second half was all him, vintage him. It's not fair to him, and it's unrealistic -- after all, the Packers still didn't win the game. He hasn't lost it, but his team has.
The Challenge: 10 "Favorite Lines from Movies"
1. from Jerry Maguire
[Dorothy enters kitchen, catching Laurel eavesdropping]
Laurel: I heard.
Dorothy: No kidding. I looked over and saw the shadow of two curious shoes under the kitchen door.
Laurel: Dorothy, this guy would go home with a gardening tool if it showed interest.
2. from Serendipity
Sara: It was just a few seconds, a fragment really, but it was like for that one moment, the whole universe existed just to bring us together...
3. from The Notebook
Noah: I am nothing special; just a common man with common thoughts, and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me, and my name will soon be forgotten. But in one respect I have succeeded as gloriously as anyone who's ever lived: I've loved another with all my heart and soul; and to me, this has always been enough.
4. from Hitch
Alex Hitch Hitchens: Basic Principles - no woman wakes up saying "God, I hope I don't get swept off my feet today!" Now, she might say "This is a really bad time for me," or something like "I just need some space," or my personal favorite "I'm really into my career right now." You believe that? Neither does she. You know why? 'Cause she's lying to you, that's why. You understand me? Lying! It's not a bad time for her. She doesn't need any space. And she may be into her career, but what she's really saying is "Uh, get away from me now," or possibly "Try harder, stupid," but which one is it? 60% of all human communication is nonverbal, body language; 30% is your tone, so that means 90% of what you're saying ain't coming out of your mouth. Of course she's going to lie to you! She's a nice person! She doesn't want to hurt your feelings! What else is she going to say? She doesn't even know you... yet. Luckily, the fact is that just like the rest of us, even a beautiful woman doesn't know what she wants until she sees it, and that's where I come in. My job is to open her eyes. Basic Principles - no matter what, no matter when, no matter who... any man has a chance to sweep any woman off her feet; he just needs the right broom.
5. from Hitch
Alex Hitch Hitchens: So how does it happen, great love? Nobody knows... but what I can tell you is that it happens in the blink of an eye. One moment you're enjoying your life, and the next you're wondering how you ever lived without them.
6. from Hitch
Alex Hitch Hitchens: Because that's what people do. They leap, and hope to God they can fly, because otherwise. you just drop like a rock, wondering the whole way down, why in the *hell* did I jump? But here I am, Sarah, falling, and the only one that makes me feel like I can fly... is you.
7. from Meet the Parents
Greg Focker: Oh, oh check my pulse on this one, Jack. Do I think you're a psycho? Yes.
8. from As Good As It Gets
Melvin Udall: You make me want to be a better man.
Carol Connelly: ...That's maybe the best compliment of my life.
Melvin Udall: Well, maybe I overshot a little, because I was aiming at just enough to keep you from walking out.
9. from Meet the Fockers
Roz Focker: You're avoiding confusion by strapping a boob on a man?
10. from Return to Me
Bob Rueland: Would you go out with me?
Grace Briggs: Yes?
Bob Rueland: Is that a question?
Grace Briggs: No, it's a yes. Yes.
Bob Rueland: Tomorrow night?
Grace Briggs: Yes.
Bob Rueland: Eight o'clock?
Grace Briggs: Yes.
Bob Rueland: Pick you up here?
Grace Briggs: Yes.
Bob Rueland: My, you're a very difficult woman.
WHAT is the deal with the "rebirth" commercial for the new Honda Civic with all the bugs?! why? WHY would you do that?!
Read more......Tropics in overdrive STILL
...Traumatized by the fact that these storms are still forming
...Tired: how i thought i felt last year, even more so this year & none even really hit my area more than some outer bands of rain & strong breezes
...Tense: how i've felt since June 1st
...Tornadoes are an additional threat when a hurricane hits especially in the upper right quadrant on the storm. the circulation of the weather system seems to spawn the spin-off of tornadoes inside the bands of the hurricane
...Technical term for this particular tropical system: mush spewer--what i learned this morning on the radio as i drove into work
...Two-hundred-thirty-seven days till we start this crap all over again (aka Hurricane Season 2006)
...and Then there was one...name left on the 2005 hurricane list that is
...Tammy--just upgraded from "an area of weather disturbance" to a tropical storm this morning
...Someone procrastinating on doing this list.
...Storm surge: It simply water that is pushed toward the shore by the force of the winds swirling around the storm. This advancing surge combines with the normal tides to create the hurricane storm tide, which can increase the mean water level 15 feet or more. In addition, wind driven waves are superimposed on the storm tide. This rise in water level can cause severe flooding in coastal areas, particularly when the storm tide coincides with the normal high tides. Because much of the United States' densely populated Atlantic and Gulf Coast coastlines lie less than 10 feet above mean sea level, the danger from storm tides is tremendous. Storm surge also affects rivers and inland lakes, potentially increasing the area that must be evacuated.
...Stupid: how so many people act unfortunately when it comes to hurricane preparedness & having a plan of action.
...Snazzy--these special polos that get distributed to FL officials when they need to switch into "hurricane mode". man i wish i could find you a photo of this from last year...
...Something telling me we're still not done with hurricanes this year...
...*SIGH*
...Stuck: where i am in this list right now which is what took me so long to get it together. (and no Andie i do NOT know what i am doing when we get to the Greek alphabet! =P i think maybe i will turn it over to YOU at that point.)
...Stan, who was at previous points a tropical storm & a full blown hurricane but is now just a tropical depression
had a very deep & meaningful conversation with a friend last night about a topic we feel the need to frequently revisit. i am now enlisting your help, oh great Internet. doesn't matter whether you eat them or not--just want to know what you call them...
(and no i do not know why the poll insists on putting such a huge space between the body of my entry & itself. but it's too early to use that many braincells trying to figure it out. i have a limited number of those available for use each day & i can't be exhausting that many before 6am...)
Carrie: It's hard to find people who will love you no matter what. I was lucky enough to have three of them.
yeah, what she said...
32-29, Panthers over Packers. that just breaks my heart. i would take a 7-7 week in the football pool (hell i would have gone 0-14 after the way Favre played his heart out), surrender my undefeated status to drop to 3rd place in my fantasy league (which i did anyway)--just to have seen a check mark in the Packers' win column. not to be. they start the 2005 season 0-4. but what's amazing is that when i went to sleep late in the 3rd quarter (and WAY past my bedtime), the Packers had been trailing 26-13. when Favre scored his first TD of the night early in the game to answer Carolina & tie the game at 7-all, he did his trademark "arms raised in TD form" that i have missed seeing. i thought to myself: "i wish we could see more of that..." turns out he threw for FOUR touchdowns last night...you just won't hear the accolades that the Manning brothers received for doing the same thing because the fact is that Green Bay is falling apart around Favre & they aren't getting the victories to match the tireless effort. more injuries assaulted that team last night, leaving both my favorite teams little more than a pile of broken bodies at this point, limping along, patched together. but once again Brett Favre proved that if one man had the heart & talent & passion to work a miracle comeback & carry the whole team on his broad shoulders, he would certainly be the one--and he definitely tries to every game. he almost did it one more time. almost...and for that my heart breaks--sports-speaking anyway. after a performance like that, he just deserved to win. no one plays with that much heart anymore & to see him have nothing to ultimately show for it feels....cruel somehow.
No one, however, should count on that happening. Green Bay, it seems, is not likely to rebound. Brett Favre? Well, maybe, as Monday demonstrated, he hasn't yet run out of comebacks. Certainly he hasn't run out of passion for the game. Even with everything he has endured in his personal life, and his team collapsing around him, Favre didn't look yet like a guy prepared to walk away from it all.so much for Week 4...i guess we all have to put it behind us & play a new game next week. Read more...
"I don't know how I'm supposed to act," he said. "I've never been 0-4. For that matter, I'd never been 0-3. But I know that I'm not going to quit trying. You keep trying to tell yourself in games like this that it's not been for nothing. But it feels like that. It feels like it was all for nothing when you lose. You ask yourself: 'What more could I have done?' That eats at you."
"As long as I'm still playing," Favre said, "I'm going to play as hard as I can. That's all I know. It's what they pay me to do. And I'm going to give people their money's worth. I think people respect that but, really, that's how everyone is supposed to play. Right now, I don't know what's going to happen. I'm not going to make any predictions."(quotes excerpted from Len Pasquarelli on ESPN.com)
sometimes i wish that stupidity were painful...for someone other than the one upon whom it is being inflicted.
Read more...remember when i mentioned hating Tampa area sports teams? well this just drives it home for me. there was an extremely controversial call made that reversed a TD scored by Detroit that would have won them the game. there was no evidence shown from any angle that could rightfully say whether the receiver was inbounds when he gained possession & control of the ball so by all rights the original call should have stood. Tampa got very lucky. period. yet all i hear are announcers & local fans spouting off about what a great game the Bucs played & how the call was the right one & the Bucs are 4-0.
SUCK IT UP. admit that that was a mess of a game. acknowledge that you're undefeated against one of the easiest schedules EVER. and basically you didn't look that impressive against the Lions yesterday. you just plain old got lucky. at least when the Patriots go out & play like poop, i am fan enough to admit that they didn't deserve to win even though i'm thrilled that they did.
hmph.
what a piece of garbage sports week i just suffered through. *grumble grumble*
i went 7-6 in the football pool. which means again i will have at best a slightly better than .500 week. that is just aggravating. and remember those 5 games i struggled to pick? 1-4!! so if i had gone with my gut & picked the Giants, Redskins & Eagles i would have been 4-1 cause my gut was to go with the Chiefs so i'm not as ticked about that loss. at least the funny feeling about the Bills paid off i guess...
went in search of the Patriots game but the place i went couldn't figure out how to work their satellite tv so they didn't have it on, not that i wanted to see them get crushed 41-17. my poor depleted injury-stricken Patriots...
had to watch the Bucs play instead & win on a cheap reversal when the Lions should have won. that was a trash call. reverse a TD like that when there was nothing conclusive to overturn the original!! ARGHHHH!!!!
if i have to hear about "the Manning brothers" & their 8 TDs/no interceptions ONE MORE TIME, the steam coming from Central FL isn't going to be some weird volcanic activity so no one panic--it is just ME having a meltdown!! i dislike them more every time i hear their names...*gag* (i found a photo to go with this but i just can't bring myself to add their faces to my blog...)
in fantasy football, i dropped from 1st place undefeated to 3rd place. well i haven't yet but i will. as soon as Stephen Davis doesn't get me like 25 points. i'm only behind by 7 but my opponent has 2 players in tonight's game to my one...so unless the Panthers move the ball down the field a LOT using no one but Davis, i'm done.
20 laps into a race that he should have been a contender in, Dale Jr was tangled up in a crash that Jimmie Johnson caused but tried to blame on Jr. someone needs to find that cheating punk & kick his @ss. twice. *glaring*
only bright spot was the Red Sox who have clinched the AL Wildcard. but that still makes me feel kind of sick if their pitching doesn't VASTLY improve overnight.
and now i have to watch the Packers on Monday Night Football. the Packers who i HATE to see lose but i didn't pick them & i need the win in the pool, not to mention i have a bigtime Carolina running back as my only hope in fantasy football, playing against someone with Greenbay's Donald Driver (not to mention the Carolina kicker--who i hope misses everything his foot touches!)...
*sigh* believe me Tom, i feel the very same way. it HAS to go up from here...right?
for anyone that this will mean something to...
i just dreamt that i was having a phone conversation with THING 1!!!
my inner psyche (or whatever it is that controls my dreams) is getting a serious beatin' today. *shudder*
Patriots game scares me. Packers game depresses me (yes already). Red Sox make me nervous. maybe Jr will at least have a good race in Talladega today?
yeah i know...sports sports sports. least i haven't started in on hockey yet. need to wrap up baseball first before i can take on another sports season--4 seasons overlapping all at once is complicated. =P
brought to you as always by Unconscious Mutterings
I say ... and you think ... ?
Quaint:: charming
Rind:: melon
Disease:: illness
Queer:: Eye for the Straight Guy (no idea why as i've never once watched this show!)
Pork:: chops
Soaked:: the only way to describe Andie & i on this day
Skeleton:: in the closet
Mold:: what we custom fabricate where i work to make parts for clients--cost MUCHO deniro
Finished:: *hands in the air* da! (which would be Catherine for "all done"--btw 11 days till baby girl comes for a visit!!)
Buffalo:: Bills
that photo about sums it up. no AL East Division Championship for Boston this year. still in the run for the AL Wildcard slot but still...playoffs don't feel promising even if they get there unless they step up their level of play...or rather PITCHING. even if the Red Sox win Sunday's game, the Yankess have already clinched the AL East. see that standings board below? they could end the season tied but still can't win the division because the Yankees record over the Sox this year was 10-8 (blah...)--a division tie was supposed to have been decided by a one-game "play off" to determine the Division Champion but now I guess someone changed that to making the champion determination based on the season record--which at best could be 10-9. one lousy game. oh well...that didn't matter last year...right...? when it all came down to just one game...*fingers crossed* tell me when it's safe to look...
i've neard too many Patriots fans discount this week's match up with the Chargers. i think their heads must be buried in the proverbial sand or something because quite frankly, San Diego scares me. the whole schedule scares me to be honest. when they aren't playing a tough team, they're playing a team that seems to win the games it ought to lose. right down to the season closer against Miami. at least it's not IN Miami...
at this point i don't care HOW they win even if it's by a point as the clock ticks to 0:00.
as much as it scares me to watch this game, i think we're heading over to Beef O'Brady's to do just that since we won't be getting that game here at home. i just hope they don't play in a way that ruins my lunch...
btw...picks have been finalized...*cringe*
someone told me i was goofy. living up to this, i was searching online for silly things to email my friend Krystyn to make her laugh this weekend. found this. it made me giggle.
yesterday i saw a chicken crossing the road. i asked it why. it told me it was none of my business. (Steven Wright)
no idea why this is funny...but i keep laughing anyway. =P
hey Andi, does this count as my chicken crossing the road story?? LOL
for anyone keeping track, i've *almost* finished my picks for the week.
makes me feel rather ill to have to keep picking the Bucs to win & the Packers to lose. don't think i'll ever accept that as a weekly occurance. *sigh*
thank God the Patriots appear to have rallied & pulled it together yet again even with another injury-laden defense--and Ken told me there are rumors of Bruschi coming back *this* year now which i have extremely mixed feelings about: on the one hand, his absence has made me uneasy long before the season kicked off & the defense is BADLY in need...but my biggest fear in his early return is that it is premature & it would be a terrible thing to find out too late that he should have sidelined it for the season like he planned to do--i can't shake the feeling that the risk of ending his career (or God forbid worse...) just isn't worth it.
speaking of uneasy, i've settled on a few picks for Week 4 that aren't making me feel all too secure. like for instance: the Bills at the Saints--i actually changed this pick so if i lose someone please remind me that i started with my pick on the Bills & went against my gut which never is a good idea. then there's the Seahawks at the Redskins--everything i read says the Seahawks are the pick to make but...i've got this nagging feeling...i hate the nagging feelings. and what about the 49ers at the Cardinals--i thought i was feeling confident in picking the 49ers but again i am faced with a strange notion that i shouldn't be picking that way. i hate games like this where it comes down to which team plays WORSE.
and of course there's the 2 games i am outright struggling with all together: the Rams at the Giants--i hate both teams so it isn't as if i am simply having a hard time picking one over the other for denial purposes. i just don't think the Rams are as good as they have been...and i don't believe the Giants are as good *gag* as they looked coming out of the Week 2 undefeated. yuck. and then there's the Eagles at the Chiefs. this one just stumps me. i want to pick the Chiefs, i really do...but they didn't look so hot on Monday night...
decisions, decisions...i have until each game's kick off to lock into my pick. and rule of thumb when your gut fails you is to give the edge to the home team. problem is of the 5 games i am not certain of yet, 2 of the home teams (Cards & Saints) aren't even REALLY playing at home. you know, because we needed to make this MORE difficult?
in slightly related news...still undefeated in my Fantasy Football League. Week 3 brought the match-up between the last 2 undefeated teams & by some miracle, i managed to pull it off with an otherwise unimpressive number of points scored. Week 4? the 2-1 highest scoring team in the league. i think this week suddenly scares me even more...
THE RED SOX TIE THE YANKEES FOR 1ST PLACE IN THE AL EAST WITH A 5-3 WIN AT FENWAY!!!
still in the hunt for post-season play...dare i take a breath?
no...probably not just yet...
no not the stuff weird dreams are made of.
Andie loves me. she is helping me find a new camera since mine is acquiring vampire-like qualities. no not feeding off of blood. but it's VERY unhappy out in the sunlight. if you know my propensity toward being at Disney with my camera & understanding how much of Disney is OUTSIDE, you may start to grasp that i break into cold sweats at the thought of being limited with my photo-taking...and worse, that my camera is slowly giving up the will to live. =( all i know is only in bright light & no matter what i do to avoid any glare, i will get results like this:
that *should* have been a photo of the male lion at Animal Kingdom, up pacing & roaring (which he never ever does since he is usually ina state of repose on the air-conditioned rocks). the sun was actually behind me & i was in a covered safari-vehicle but i still get a bad glare that never used to be there before. happens every time there is any sort of bright daylight & the camera's definition of "too bright" is slowly expanding to include the more vague "all of outside".
as i was saying...Andie, whose camera knowledge i take very seriously, has introduced me to my potential new love:
that would be the Kodak EasyShare Z740 Digital Camera. yes...DIGITAL. *swoon* i think i'm going to go test her out this weekend just to see if the fit feels right in my hand. no sense entertaining thoughts of a new love affair if the chemistry isn't there ya know? ;-) (in case you're curious the image is a link to some more camera-related info...)
and as the post title indicates, in totally unrelated ramblings, this little guy makes me laugh so hard:
for those of you residing under rocks & boulders, that's Bob the Quizno's baby. i see those commercials & i crack up. you can check them out online using the image link below:
and with that, i bid you all a happy Friday morning...and i'll be back with more insanity shortly. ;-)
you ever feel like you have something to say but the words just can't shake loose from your subconscious? that's how i feel today. the type-written words just aren't doing the thoughts justice...
Read more...so i didn't get to this last night. so sue me LOL!
football picks for week 4 have been added to the sidebar. or should i say the week 4 schedule as i have only made a couple picks so far. this is getting more difficult rather than easier as the weeks march on. teams that shouldn't win do. teams that should dominate a game don't. the sky is down, the sun is dark & the rain falls up. i just don't get it...
and maybe just maybe if i stop picking the Packers they will finally win...*sigh*
what else is new?! LOL
i know if i don't find something to say here i'm going to hear about it from certain people who check here frequently ;-) so i'm doing the meme thing this morning. hey a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do!!
sponsored by: Monday Madness
1. Ice cream or Yogurt? ice cream...although there's a flavor of store brand frozen yogurt that i have been loving lately: Road Runner Raspeberry--vanilla frozen yougurt with a raspberry ribbon & tiny raspberry-filled chocolate cups. yum.
2. What’s your favorite board game? Monopoly
3. Do you play video games? If yes, what game system(s) do you use? nope. the last game system i had was the original Nintendo--and about 4 games lol: Super Mario Brothers, Donkey Kong's Son, Burger Time & some other game i can't remember the name of right now.
4. If you were given a chance to change your name, would you do it? If yes, what would your new name be? well my dad always wanted to name me Megan & growing up i used to wish that he had. i still like Megan better than Dawn but i've gotten rather used to Dawn now so...i think i'll just stick with it. ;-)
5. What are the last 2 blogs that you’ve visited? Stacy: Exceedingly Mundane and Lisa: Mommy Musings
6. What’s your biggest frustration? how about my biggest frustration at work: WHEN WILL SOMEONE FINALLY GRASP THE CONCEPT OF HOW VACATION TIME WORKS?! we have only been discussing this for...oh i don't know...6 months now!! how hard is this?! you earn your time for next year based on the hours you work this year and you must use it by your next anniversary or you lose the time--it does not roll over. *sigh*
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courtesy of Tuesday Twosome
What are the last two…
1. TV shows you watched? Monday Night Football and last night's Sex & the City reruns on TBS
2. household chores you finished? clean the kitchen & wash a load of towels (can't say dried 'em--Ken did that lol)
3. food items you ate? classic single (with cheese, no onion) from Wendy's & some Pringles which you know had to be shared with the pup lol
4. websites (before here) you visited? National Hurricane Center/Tropical Prediction Center (sorry--i'm a geek. if you're just figuring this out then you obviously also just joined the program & you're late so you've got no one to blame but yourself LOL. either that or you seriously don't pay attention. i digress. as usual.) and Two Peas
5. things you do before you go to sleep? check my email & brush my teeth
what would a New England Patriots season be if not plagued by season-ending injuries to key players? an already patched together defense, with a noticeable hole left by Tedy Bruschi, Matt Light (top) was carted off the field with his leg in a cast, no formal announcement made either by his agent or the team, as to the extent of the injury--just the vague answer that the injury report would be released on Wednesday. and it's already official that Rodney Harrison (bottom) is done for the season with a torn ACL. *sigh* i know they won the Super Bowl last year with guys playing multiple positions, injuries on even the back-up players' back-ups & almost no one who *was* on the field could have really been considered healthy. but how many times can they pull off the unbelievable?!
speaking of injuries. as much as i am not an Eagles (translation: Donovan McNabb, T.O.) fan, i like a player who shows heart & dedication. i have a whole lot of respect for the Eagles kicker David Akers, who despite an injured hamstring that was causing him a good deal of obvious pain, he came out onto the field to kick the winning field goal. he did his job & then dropped to the ground in visible discomfort. but that's the kind of passion i enjoy seeing on the football field--players who don't cry about every hangnail & who tough it out on the field when the game is on the line.
in other football news: week 4 picks will be updated in the sidebar sometime this evening.
...and i feel just like i’m living someone else’s life
it’s like i just stepped outside
when everything was going right...
(Michael Buble: "Home")
was there ever a date of something not so good that stuck in your head? then you know how i feel about September 22.
9/22/00: my dad had a stroke. i thank heaven every day that he was ok. it took a lot of therapy & some major medical miracles but he came through it--he's a little slower these days but he's here & that is what matters.
9/22/01: my grandmother had a stroke. she didn't fare as well. she passed away a month later. i miss her every single day.
as you can imagine, i am not a big fan of the phone ringing on 9/22. and i am always very conscious of the date.
it occurred to me tonight though that i missed it this year. i wasn't feeling all too well Thursday so that may have been part of it...but maybe time really is the great healer. i haven't forgotten but i don't feel quite so haunted.
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