Game Day

This morning I happily waved my roommate away and got settled down with my laptop....today is GAME DAY.

The Gopher football team plays Ohio State at noon and the Twins are playing KC at 3:44 pm. All I needed was my laptop, my credit card and I was set.

(yes, it is sad...I can't watch Big Ten football because Comcast is dumb and doesn't allow the Big Ten Network and baseball - well that's the joy of living 1,000 miles away from your home team.)

Anynow after setting up for football I had the game listening abilities and suffered through a loss. It hurt. Our offense must have thought the trip to Columbus was too far cause they certainly didn't show up for the game. But I'm still proud of my Gophs - the defensive did an exceptional job for what they were given to clean-up.

Then the Twins game time rolled around. I was ready. I purchased my MLB weekend package for $7.95 and was ready to go, and boom. Nothing. All Saturday games before 7:05 pm are considered blackout. Jerks! After an attempt to call the MLB.tv office to 'discuss' this issue and finding out that they do not have office hours during 80% of game time I finally settled down with listening to the radio broadcast. It's okay. Though, it keeps cutting out every 5-10 mins making it impossible to leave my laptop. So here I am, being a huge bum and listening the the Twins tug at my heartstrings with their lead in the first two innings and then falling behind in the 7th. It's killing me.

And now I'm back to listening to the game and PRAYING FOR A WIN.......

I to We

You know when someone is an a relationship when they start replacing all of their, "I"s with "We"s. Maybe I'll understand that some day. But until then, no, I'll just laugh and shake my head at you.

Kudos to the Senate boys running for POTUS. Way to stir-up the election by attempting to do the actual job you are currently being paid for. Crazy MAVERICK moves!

I managed to replace my headlight this afternoon. Yes, I went to NAPA, purchased the bulb and threw open the hood and BAM! Done. Never shall I be considered a Padiddle.


****PAUSE****

Word just in...current job has now offered for me to work from home. And by home, I mean MN.

Case of the ..... Wednesdays?

I thought I had a "case of the Monday's" on Monday but then it came back on Tuesday and now it's back again....Wednesday. It could be allergies, anxiety, nervousness, boredom, anxiousness and/or disbelief. Yup. Feeling all of those things. Weird and annoying, I know. But I have good reasoning for each of those feelings (by the way, be happy that I HAVE 'feelings')

Allergies - never had them till I moved east. Damn!
Anxiety - over possible job (waiting for 'yay' or 'nay')
Nervousness - cause I have no clue what I want to do next
Boredom - current state has become quite mundane
Anxiousness - all above & the Twins
Disbelief - over all of the crazy poli pundits & int'l buyers who I am working with

Plus the news is even boring or sad right now. Between tainted Chinese milk, Wall Street bailout & the election nothing is that exciting.

I am excited the the Twins are only a game and a half behind the White Sox for the AL Central Division title.

Though...one major thing to look forward to - CURLING season. Yes, people it's just around the corner and you will find me chillin' (literally) on the ice throwin' some stones and rocking it out. (Oh yes, all puns totally intended!!)

Before I shut-up....

PETA ohhhh....how I love you and your inability to make cause for sensible issues. Asking Ben & Jerry's to replace all cow milk with human breast milk in their products is beyond ridiculous. Even I as a major dairy promoter would suggest for them to go the soy route to be considered 'more humane'. Sad.

Waiting.....

I'm waiting to hear news back on the next potential move in my life. It sucks. I am beyond impatient. If you know me, you know that I'm basically sitting there...rambling....thinking of the next possible move and trying NOT to call them and demand why they haven't called me yet.

So I wait.

And I wait.

I hate waiting.

So if this doesn't pan out......anyone in need of a live-in maid? In the Mpls/Stpl area?

Vacation - Questionable

I was on vacation. Or at least that is what my timesheet at work claims. No, I was on a week long networking/meeting filled/poli agenda adventure. I spent a total of 12 hrs with family "relaxing".... 4 of them being at the lake, 2 of them with nieces and nephew, 2 with grandma and the rest with parents and extended family.

This vacation was great because I was able to fit in a million things that I love..

i.e.

MN State Fair

RNC Convention 2008!

Seeing friends

Job interviews (well don't totally love but I enjoy meetings)

RNC CONVENTION!

Meetings (for work - yes - I worked on vacay)

Seeing a great friend get married

Attending a jazz festival (I've been WAITING all year)

RNC CONVENTION!

Driving through farm country while listening to country music

and... yes.... of course...family

oh - and the RNC CONVENTION!

It was exhausting and only one night did I manage to get to bed before midnight.

Though, as fun as it was there are a few things I could've forgone:
- Sleeping on floors (ouch!)
- The'greehouse'
- 30 min. accident with dad's pick-up
- $100 spent on cabs
- $550 spent on rental car
- "Planet of the Apes" cops freaking my cabbie out
- Getting lost in the NE
- My phone dying
- Too many Marshmallow Mateys

Great moment of inspriation...

Teaching the newbie at Sterbs how to make a "Skip & Go Naked" (gin, beer, sour & grenedine)