Today the other dog I'm housesitting was picked up by her owners, and the male has spent every second since then moping. Then my former roommate (the good one) called and mentioned that one of my cats spent the whole day walking around my empty room and meowing. These pets, they'll break your heart.
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So, I see Glen Rice is in the news.
Hott!
he could really nail the long ones, couldn't he?
You betcha.
1987? That's news?
Olds?
From July, a profile of Liam Hendriks.
I have some Aussie friends who just moved to LA; I am using Hendriks and Hughes in an effort to secure their loyalties to the Twins instead of the Angels or Dodgers.
Speaking of depressed animals, ever since Elder Daughter went off to college, our cat, who used to sleep with her, has been demanding extra affection. I don't mind, since I've got a little extra to go around with Elder Daughter out of the house.
Last week I was saying my roommates' dog is the most purely needy being I've ever been around. This dog might rival him. He's great, but he whines a lot.
I think that this is may be the stupidest thing about anything. Ever.
Controversy!
What's awesome, and I didn't notice it at the time, is that the 99-yard TD to Welker was defended by everyone's favorite former Viking Benny Sapp. Also, Bruschi is a dick.
Funny how ESPN covers a controversy created by an ESPN analyst, stemming from a game aired on ESPN.
Dammit, now I went and clicked on the article link and read the whole stupid.
Synergy!
The Dolphins cut him yesterday.
I saw that and duly changed my fantasy football team name.
Teddy Bruschi, you suck.
Anyone else watch Sons of Anarchy last night?
I haven't gotten to that, but I'm getting closer, since I watched the entirety of Breaking Bad season three over yesterday and the day before...
Your nervous system should be shot to hell after watching that much BB in two days.
It gets worse...a few hours ago I realized my brother-in-law has the fourth season on DVR. It's a good thing I'm getting paid a lot to watch this dog, because Breaking Bad is killing my ability to write this week.
And "SoA" is on Netflix streaming, at least the first 2 seasons. Season three was a down season anyway, so you can probably skip that one.
Ugh, I know. I wish this wasn't such a handy week to watch anything I feel like in peace and quiet.
I've never watched that show, but I've been looking for something else now that I managed my way through all 88 episodes of Pawn Stars that they have on Netflix.
Can anyone explain to me the media's fascination with pregnant celebrities? If I read the words 'baby bump' in one more freaking headline, I may have to give up reading.
Some celebrities get mommy bewbs (see: Berry, Halle). That's good enough for me.
I've never understood the public's fascination with celebrities, period. Some of the people in my acting department were obsessed with knowing everything about celebrities that they could learn, and would lament divorces. "They were so good for each other!" Wait, how the hell would you know?
The fascination of those people struck me the most. Would they want people being that obsessive about them if they make it big? Hell, maybe some of them would.
If they were so good for each other, why are they divorcing? I'll never understand the obsession either.
Louis C.K. did a bit about how divorce is never a bad thing. It was hilarious.
Yeah, I have to agree with you there. I've met enough celebrities to know that they're just people. Some are nice, some are asses, same as the rest of us.
I was just notified that I was selected for the residency in Ireland. They're offering me a four month stay in a house and 24-7 access to a fully equipped litho studio with basic materials in return for helping them keep the shop organized and possibly teaching stone lithography on the weekends. I went to Tamarind in the hopes that it would differentiate me from the other MFAs desperately trying to gain employment as college art professors. If I take this residency I'll have another line on the CV, but more importantly this opportunity means that I'll have the chance to apply the skills I learned, which will undoubtedly die on the vine if I continue hanging out in west texas, while making art in a totally new environment. This is something that I don't think I can pass up, but at the same time we're more broke than we've ever been. I haven't had a stable income for more than 2 years, and we spend almost every dollar we make. Dr. Chop insists that I take the opportunity, damn the torpedoes she says. I've never been more conflicted, but I also don't want to wake up some day soon and realize that I threw away my education because I was worried about financing a fight to Ireland and four months worth of beans and rice.
Congrats Meat. Full steam ahead.
Aye. Full steam ahead, rudders a mid-ship, rum, sodomy, and the lash, other naval terminology.
Seriously dude, congrats on being accepted.
what they said. We old farts are living vicariously through you young whippersnappers taking chances and having adventures.
The most daring thing I've done in my life is to move to DC after I graduated to look for a job. (well, that and having kids!!!111one111!!!)
My move here was essentially for me to meet some influential people and make use of what I know before I was old and considered a failure. My script is passing through some very big hands right now, and although I never would have known what I missed if I hadn't come out here, I know now that eating very little and seeing my family even less for a month was very much worth it.
and good luck with that, spoons.
Do it.
This.
Congrats on the offer, meat. I'm rooting for it to all work out for you.
Congratulations and best wishes to you.
Go for it meat.
As long as you're back in time for the 2012 Twins' season, I say take it! If not, then do whatever you want.
Also, congrats!
Goddammit, listen to your wife. And a hearty congratulations from me!
Ditto. As they say, you'll regret the chances you didn't take, not the ones you did take. Congrats!
There are a lot more things in my life I regret not doing than I regret doing. Caution to the winds, young man. As the great philosopher Bruce Lee said, “If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.”
Congratulations, citizen, and good fortune find you again.
Meat:
Am heading to the Green Isle soonly. Let me know you're potential haunt and I can maybe scope out for you. That's code for: I would go there and have a pint or two.
Mauer catching today, so that eliminates one black hole from the lineup. Cuddyer and Kubel back in there as well along with Parmelee and Benson. Day game alert for whoever is up today.
I'm actually kind of glad The Alabama Shakes' EP came out after my laptop decided to go mental so I didn't lose it.
So I'm off home to no laptop and no baseball to watch tonight (not that it seems I particularly wanted to see today's game anyway). At least there's a new Sons of Guns on tonight?
did we discuss this article recently?
of course, that's an average. A few FBS players are generating a lot more than $121K per year, while most are generating a lot less for their schools. And far, far less in terms of net.
Doc, it's really about the academics.
I had a few Illini football players in my classes back in the day. I'm pretty sure they were not getting their scholarship's worth in academics, despite my efforts that they do so.
I laughed, and then I cried. No, really.
What? I can't believe that college athletes are anything but great students.