This is about to be a part of my life...

oh yes.

I expect the Twins to be an unstoppable force...

Reading a few news stories today about my beloved Twins, I found the projected lineup for the beginning of the season coming up in a few short days!

2008 Finish (88-75) - Second Place (AL Central)

KEY OFFSEASON ADDITIONS: 3B-Joe Crede, RHP-Luis Ayala

KEY OFFSEASON SUBTRACTIONS: SS-Adam Everett, LHP-Eddie Guardado, LHP-Dennys Reyes

PROJECTED LINEUP: Denard Span (LF), Alexi Casilla (2B), Joe Mauer (C), Justin Morneau (1B), Jason Kubel (DH), Michael Cuddyer (RF), Brian Buscher (3B), Nick Punto (SS), Carlos Gomez (CF)

PROJECTED ROTATION: Scott Baker (RHP), Kevin Slowey (RHP), Francisco Liriano (LHP), Nick Blackburn (RHP), Glen Perkins (LHP)

PROJECTED CLOSER: Joe Nathan (RHP)

MANAGER: Ron Gardenhire

Needless to say, I'm pretty stoked about this season!!! Look out AL!
Read more here.

ALSO:
Joe is still not feeling better.
Check out his progress.
Wonder what will happen to that 3 spot?!

8-10-06

I stumbled upon an old post on my blog from 2006. I enjoyed it and wanted it reposted:

inspired: "Romance on a daily basis doesn't happen, it can't. But in those few great moments it does happen, and it makes all the other regular routine days easier to bare just to remember them. It reminds us why we bother to pick ourselves up again after we've fallen, to fall in love again after our hearts have been broken."

Now if I could only just remind myself that this is true, I'll be all set. I believe that we are all searching for our missing half. I don't know if this means soul mates, I'm not sure they exist. I believe there is only one right person for you. All I do know is that there are people who fit you better than others, those that complete you. I want to find that person, I want to know them. I want a real man who knows what he wants, knows what he wants to do with his life, is actually going somewhere, and knows that he wants to be with me. I need someone who will stand by me. If you see me and I don't talk much it's not because I'm not interested, usually quite the opposite, I'm probably really nervous.

"Fall in love or fall in hate. Get inspired or be depressed. Ace a test or flunk a class. Make babies or make art. Speak the truth or lie and cheat. Dance on tables or sit in the corner. Life is divine chaos. Embrace it. Forgive yourself. Breathe. And enjoy the ride."

Day Thirty-Two

Tonight control your dreams. Freud postulated that our dreams are essentially the recombined elements of things that had affected us during the day. Today, think very hard about these three things and see if they crop up in your dreams tonight.

The Three Things Are:
1. Hedgehog
2. Aeroplace
3. Midget

I will report tomorrow...

Day Twenty-Six

Today choose what you'd prefer to be reincarnated as. Choose and send off a $5 donation to the Dali Lama, Lhassa, Tibet.

The obvious choice would be to come back as another human. I mean, so far life as a human has been pretty great, and I definitely have no intention of letting that go if I can help it. But I've led a pretty charmed life so far, so there is a good chance that I could come back as a human whose situation isn't as pleasant as mine. But hey, being alive is better than nothing, so that's a risk I'm willing to take. Here are some other popular choices...

Cockroach: If you can avoid getting smashed, your shelf life is pretty long.

Chimp or other monkey-like primate: You're pretty much one step away from being a human, but the standards of "Decent Behavior" are severely lowered, so you would be able to get away with a lot because hey, you're a monkey.

Panda Bear: You're a bear, so you are pretty much awesome! Plus, Pandas are rare so you would always be getting set up to mate. This makes zoo life a small price to pay for all the hot Panda action that's tossed in your direction.

Bald Eagle: Anybody lays a hand on you, you're certain to be avenged. Flying would be cool too.

Day Twenty-Four

Barter Day. Bartering provides fun for all the family, bypasses the taxman, and is a useful skill to acquire in the event civilization should suddenly revert to the Stone Age.

Barter: When asked for the $4.08 for my grande soy chai, I offered a shoeshine to the cashier in exchange for the drink.
Result: A blank stare, followed by the repetition of the request, "$4.08 please."

Barter: When pulled over for speeding, I offered the officer three citizen's arrests in exchange for a free pass on the traffic violation.
Result: "Don't play around with me." and a verbal warning about my speed.

Barter: When passing a man on a bench reading a copy of The Denver Post, I offered an expired Pizza Hut coupon in exchange for all of the odd numbered pages in the paper.
Result: He kept reading.

Day Twenty-Two

Today agree to meet someone in 10 years' time. Fill in this coupon (below) and hand it to a stranger or someone you hardly know.

Day Twenty-One

Patriotism Day! It is the duty of every citizen to be patriotic. A country is one's soil, one's blood, one's tears, one's roots. Here is a list of countries along with their strong points, so you can choose which one to feel patriotic about today (France, United Kingdom, China, Russia, Nigeria, Moldova)

United Kingdom
Language: English
Anthem: "God Save The Queen"
Military Record: Good, although the English Channel has undoubtedly helped.
Patriotic Potential: Wide choice of tones, from Churchhill to football hooliganism.

Other Fun Facts:
1. Until the first Divorce Court was established in 1857, it was common practice for men to trade their unwanted spouses like any other possession.
2. The British ship Carpathia was the first ship to sail to the aid of the 'unsinkable' Titanic.
3. Sir Francis Drake once claimed California for Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1579.
4. The success of public lavatories used at the Great Exhibition, held at Hyde Park in 1851, led to the widespread installation of public toilets in London.
5. The Bank of England is also known as 'The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street'.

Day Nine

Do something before breakfast today.

I am not a morning person. I have no problem getting up on time, but I require certain specific arrangements and a strict routine each morning to avoid aggravation. I require the near complete absence of light. I need just enough to turn on the television. That's why I love fall and winter; the sun doesn't rise until I am leaving the house. Anyway, I was not feeling terrifically creative this morning, and today is a Saturday...so I decided to find out what's on TV at this hour. (which mind you is noon....and yes, I have breakfast at noon on Saturdays)

I flipped to TBS. It was the Saved by the Bell where Zack sets it up so Slater gets caught joyriding in the driver's ed. car but Kelly is implicated and Zack has to take the blame or else driver's ed. will be cancelled by Belding and he fears Kelly will leave him for Slater because he has to take an F and retake the class next year but she is touched by his martyrdom and stays by his side.
Oh how I loooooooved Saved By the Bell in the 90's.
How could you not love this face:


Anyways, I reminisced for a while then got on with my day of lounging...

Day Three

"Throw away something you like."

This wasn't too bad...ever since moving around so much all over the US, I have learned to throw things away if they aren't continually used for months at a time.

When it came right down to it, I managed to rid myself of some old photographs. This part was hard for me...because I am very sentimental and keep EVERY picture, no matter what or who I was involved with. So I did it. I purged and threw out every picture of a certain 2.5 years of my life...every physical photo and even the digital ones on my laptop. I want to leave that piece of my past where it belongs, in the past.

This is my new life...and I don't plan on looking back.

"your dreams have come true"

Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:09:21 -0600
From: joshbrage@gmail.com
To: jamikylene@hotmail.com
Subject: your dreams have come true


DEPP IN ALICE AND WONDERLAND, add a soundtrack by jack white and you would explode.

http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20080924/122231030000.html


- hosh


************

this is what greeted me this morning when i opened my email at work...
I was grumpy, I was tired, I was feeling a little icky...
But now my day seems a little bit brighter.
Thanks Hosh.

Harrismith, South Africa

Hey everyone,
As promised...here are some pics from Africa!
I'll have more up when I get home!

Base in Harrismith ("Harry - smith")


"AFRICA POSE!!"


Team on day one
(it's so beautiful here!)


Village of Qwa Qwa


Mount Everst Game Reserve


Beautiful village children!

AFRICA!

Hello HELLO from Africa!!
I finally stole a minute to use the internet here in the middle of God's creation!!
I so wanted to post a few pictures for you all to see...but the computer if circa 1980 or something...

ANYWAYS! It is AH-MA-ZING here! I arrived in Joberg (Johannasberg) on Thursday evening (Thursday morning in the states) and have been running ever since! I can't believe that I'm here....today finally sunk in for me.

I am about to run to dinner (yes it is night here).

More to come...

xoxo
-jami

behold THE LIST!

* I’m 24 years old and my birthday is on December 19th.
* I share the same birthday as Alyssa Milano, Jennifer Beals, and Jake Gyllenhaal.
* I can get pretty bitter over how my birthday gets lost in the holiday season.
* I’m the youngest child with a older sister and an older brother.
* Being the youngest has warped my persona. I’m extremely spoiled and I always get what I want!
* I love to create art. Sadly I haven’t figured out how to that passion it properly to make money.
* My dream job would be to be the owner of a dessert shop. I’d spend my downtime sampling the inventory and painting.
* I still haven’t decided what I want to do with my life.
* At one point I wanted to be an teacher. One semester of student teaching and observing the third grade made me realize I would never survive in an enviroment made to stifle kid’s imaginations.
* During my younger, “I Like school” days, I wanted to do something with math. I interned with an accountant for a few months after school. I realized I could never do that!
* If I could live in any time period, I would travel back to the late ’50s, early ’60s and live a Beatnik, Tiki-cultured existence.
* I’ve gone by many nicknames in my life: James, Jame, J, Shoe-ie, Piglet, AJ (just to name a few).
* In order to set myself apart from the crowd, I intentionally go against "the grain".
* For some reason people have a hard time with my name. After they see it, they seem to want to insist I wrote/said it wrong. They continue the conversation calling me Jammie (as in pajamas).
* I have an unhealthy obsession with baseball.
* I have an even more unhealthy obsession with baseball players.
* Even though on the most basic terms, I am a Christian I find that I have no where near the same principles as other people that use the same label. That fact scares me. I really don’t know what book these people are reading sometimes.
* My Music taste is pretty ecletic. I’ve asked my friends to describe what I listen to and they classify it as, “Wacky Crap”. Take from that what you will.
* This List is only a brief smattering of facts, and I’m actually happy that I can’t break down every aspect of my life into bullet points!

she & him: volume one

A few months ago there was a hubbub brewing on a message board community in which I happen to be a member, about an album that was about to be released at the time (I blame one man for this entirely). That album was Volume One by She & Him or as you may know a bit better as Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward. I was a bit weary of checking out this album at first, mostly because I’m trying to kick this music addiction of mine. You would not believe the money I spend on music and relating paraphernalia.

After Diana's strong recommendation, I sampled a couple of the tracks on I-tunes (the most evil invention that I can’t live with out) and I felt She & Him warranted a full listen. After a couple quick clicks I had the album in hand, via I-pod, and I hit play. My ears danced!

The first thing that hit me was Zooey’s voice. I was in love with it, well even more so then before I heard this album. Zooey’s voice through out this album has a nice range and is quite versatile; so effortless. She switches from a Jazz vocal to a semi classic country western sound, and her voice always has this playful vitality to it that I don’t think I’ve ever heard before. This album would is worth it just to hear her voice.

The other part of M. Ward should get some praise here too. The man knows what he’s doing, he knows who the star is and does everything in his power to enhance and accompany Zooey’s vocals. Just one listen through of this album just shows the M. Ward is brilliant.

I really can’t find much wrong with this album other then it’s not enough. I desperately want a Volume Two to be released. I’m glad that I decided to listen and pick up this album. It has brought such a joy, a relief that music of this caliber is still being produced. If you are a fan of strong female vocals or just a fan of music you should pick up copy of this album or at the least check it out.



She & Him-Volume One

Five points out of Five – Must Buy

diana rothery photographic

my beautiful and wickedly talented friend diana took these rockstar photos of me this past weekend in phoenix.

have i mentioned...

i love interleague play...

coincidence ....maybe.

I received this forture from facebook today:

Could this be predicting my weekend?...

...I think so! :)

arts and crafts time

In preparation for my AMAZING WEEKEND coming up...
Savannah and I have been working diligently this week on this:


Perfection right?

...yes I LOVE Joe...
...yes I would marry Joe...
...yes I will be THAT girl...
...and YES I will be on t.v.!!

man i love those infield "chats"

just reminiscing and dreaming about Tulow getting better...>sigh<