Wednesday, August 24, 2005

late evening

Swimsuit “Illusions”

Today, when we went in the pool, I looked at the brand name of my swimsuit and sadly discovered it was called Cole “Illusions”.  It’s very comfy and I’d like to get another one, but I’m not sure what kind of message they’re sending out with the name.  Right now, I’m thinking I should be wearing Delusions by Cole.  Blech, I’m tired of being fatty fat fat fat.  So, uh, dieting in September.  You know, when it cools down to maybe the 90’s.  I diet better in cooler weather.  And yes, 95 would be much cooler here.  In fact, 95 is about perfect.  I read on the Academic Coach’s site about setting goals and going public with them.  Sure, she was talking about important stuff, like writing your dissertation.  But, I don’t have a dissertation to write, I have dessert to lose.  Same thing.  Psychologically, I’m not ready to do it now, but soon, very very soon.

An 8/26 update!  Oddly, I’m ranked #1 for Mariana (Marianna - a misspelling for the search bots) Bichette in Google, so I’m going to tell you about one of my favorite baseball products, Bullpen Buddy.  Not only is it great for helping pitchers practice, it’s a cool thing to just have in your room.  Starting next month, they’ll even be making them in major league uniforms.  So, go order one now - tell ‘em Flippy sent you.  I can’t promise anything, but maybe they’ll give you a Little League World Series discount.  Oh heck, you know what?  Tell them Flippy sent you and I’ll make sure you get free FedEx Ground shipping.  But, you won’t get it unless you tell them I sent you.

Today, Maitland, Florida was eliminated in the Little League World Series.  Crud, there’s goes the hot mom in the stands *and* my favorite player, her son,  Dante Bichette, Jr. (he reminds me of my nephew, Kyle)  They interviewed his mom, Mariana Bichette, in the stands today.  She Googled the other teams’ players.  I was thinking, “Phew, I’m glad I didn’t mention her name when I was writing about her, because she could find it when she got home.”  But, what the heck, now I’m mentioning it on purpose.  They were robbed of a home run by the umpires, and even though they lost by more than those two runs, the momentum could’ve made a difference.  There was some stunningly great defense by both teams.  Actually, the best I’ve seen at any LLWS so far.  So, I’m sad to see my favorite team eliminated already.  I think I’ll root for Hawaii now.  I dislike the coaches of the California team, so if I’m choosing a team from the west, I’ll take Hawaii.  Plus, from the one game I saw of theirs, the kids were awesome.

Heh, I just looked up Mariana Bichette in Google.  I’m pretty sure now that she wouldn’t be thrilled to find her name here, being the devout Christians and all.  And hey look, it’s not just me who’s blogging about her - Barstool Sports.  I’m not calling her a MILF though.  Frankly, I don’t find her that interesting.  Oh wait, she has a blog too, for the Little League World Series.

Thursday, August 04, 2005

late afternoon

Tie Signs With The Leafs -Yay?

A couple of days ago, this would have made me really happy.  Today, it makes me happy for Tie and his family, but I’d gotten used to the thought of him playing for the Penguins.  So far, I’m wholly unimpressed with JFJ’s dealings with the Leafs (the ones still there, the ones who are now gone), so I don’t see them as the team they were.  I like watching Tie and Darcy Tucker play, and that’s pretty much it, unless Ed Belfour’s having a spectacular day in goal.  It’s amazing how four days can change your whole outlook on a team.

Saturday, July 30, 2005

late at night

BlogHer Is Now Over, But Hockey Has Yet To Begin

Okay, I’ve made it through the hard part, the BlogHers have had their pre-conference dinner, their conference and their post-conference dinner.  Now, we just have to wait for everyone to get home and post.  Now, I have to move on to hockey.  The important thing - where oh where will Tie Domi (or Voldemort) go?  Will he stay with my beloved Leafs, will he go to the Pittsburgh Penguins (Pittsburgh over Toronto >sigh< ), or will he go somewhere else altogether? If Toronto doesn't offer him enough money, how can I with a good conscience remain a Leafs fan? Although, I don't think I could ever become a fan of Pittsburgh anything. Granted, it's not like the heinous crime of being a NY Yankee, but still… Will I have to love the sinner, but be indifferent to the sin? If he goes somewhere else, would they let him have his number? Because the only numbers I could accept are 28 and 7, because 7 was always my number. Am I thinking about this too much, considering I've only been a Leafs/hockey fan for one season and then there was the lockout?

Leigh-Ann and I just watched Bill Maher:  I’m Swiss on HBO tonight.  It was great.  He voices so many of the same thoughts that we have here at home.  It’s like he’s eavesdropping.  Bill, if you’re there, stop eating all the munchies.