i love interleague play...
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
Sunday, May 18, 2008
aaHHHHHMazing weekend!!!
Well, twins lost the series 2-1, but it was an AMAZING weekend...pics and more to follow later.......
Friday, May 16, 2008
WARNING: stolen
So I stole this survey/questionnaire from Josh Mick.
I loved it...so...here it is:
The principle aspect of my personality: I try to relate to everyone and empathise consistently.
The quality that I desire in a man: Honesty.
The quality that I desire in a woman: Unconditional love.
What I appreciate most about my friends: Each has a different number on me. They read my mail each in their own way.
My main fault: Lack of a "filter" (mostly of what comes out of my mouth. I'm brutally honest to a fault)
My favorite occupation: Advocate...fighting for someone else is beautiful.
My dream of happiness: To keep dreaming, creating, and taking care of other people to the best of my abilities.
What would be my greatest misfortune?: To live my life how I think it should go without asking God's opinion.
What I should like to be: Dependable, honest, genuine, happy.
The country where I should like to live: Africa (country to be decided at a later date), Czech, Italy.
My favorite color: Red.
The flower that I like: Daisy.
My favorite prose authors: Chuck Klosterman, Kurt Vonnegut.
My favorite poets: So far: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Poe.
My heroes in fiction: Siris Black.
My favorite heroines in fiction: Elizabeth Gilbert.
My favorite composers: Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Webber.
My favorite painters: Pollock, Frida Kahlo.
My heroes in real life: Bono, Jesus, Veterans (of any war).
My heroines in history: Hummm...Elizabeth I
My favorite names: Yahweh
What I hate most of all: Racism, hate, inconsideration, etc.etc.etc.
Historical figures that I despise the most: The ones that don't think for themselves (Nazis, followers...)
The military event that I admire most: Peace talks
The reform which I admire the most: Abolition.
The gift of nature that I would like to have: I would like to heal things.
How I want to die: Ready.
My present state of mind: Concerned.
Faults for which I have the most indulgence: I am impatient, which makes my indulge the want for everything I think I need right then.
My motto: All you need is love.
I loved it...so...here it is:
The principle aspect of my personality: I try to relate to everyone and empathise consistently.
The quality that I desire in a man: Honesty.
The quality that I desire in a woman: Unconditional love.
What I appreciate most about my friends: Each has a different number on me. They read my mail each in their own way.
My main fault: Lack of a "filter" (mostly of what comes out of my mouth. I'm brutally honest to a fault)
My favorite occupation: Advocate...fighting for someone else is beautiful.
My dream of happiness: To keep dreaming, creating, and taking care of other people to the best of my abilities.
What would be my greatest misfortune?: To live my life how I think it should go without asking God's opinion.
What I should like to be: Dependable, honest, genuine, happy.
The country where I should like to live: Africa (country to be decided at a later date), Czech, Italy.
My favorite color: Red.
The flower that I like: Daisy.
My favorite prose authors: Chuck Klosterman, Kurt Vonnegut.
My favorite poets: So far: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Poe.
My heroes in fiction: Siris Black.
My favorite heroines in fiction: Elizabeth Gilbert.
My favorite composers: Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Webber.
My favorite painters: Pollock, Frida Kahlo.
My heroes in real life: Bono, Jesus, Veterans (of any war).
My heroines in history: Hummm...Elizabeth I
My favorite names: Yahweh
What I hate most of all: Racism, hate, inconsideration, etc.etc.etc.
Historical figures that I despise the most: The ones that don't think for themselves (Nazis, followers...)
The military event that I admire most: Peace talks
The reform which I admire the most: Abolition.
The gift of nature that I would like to have: I would like to heal things.
How I want to die: Ready.
My present state of mind: Concerned.
Faults for which I have the most indulgence: I am impatient, which makes my indulge the want for everything I think I need right then.
My motto: All you need is love.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
coincidence ....maybe.
I received this forture from facebook today:
Could this be predicting my weekend?...
...I think so! :)
Could this be predicting my weekend?...
...I think so! :)
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
"Darth Vader" spared jail in Jedi church attacks
In a recent story from MSNBC, a man calling him self "Darth Vader" attacks a "church" of Jedis.
Here are a few of my favorite lines from the story:
"A man who dressed up as Darth Vader, wearing a garbage bag for a cape, and assaulted the founders of a group calling itself the Jedi church."
"He also whacked Jones' 18-year-old cousin, Michael Jones — known as Master Mormi Hehol — bruising his thigh in the March 25 incident, prosecutors said."
"Unfortunately for Hughes, his March attack was recorded on a video camera that the cousins had set up to film themselves in a light saber battle."
"Hughes claimed he couldn't remember the incident, having drunk the better part of a 2 1/2-gallon box of wine beforehand."
Read the full story here.
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.!!
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.!!
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
Friday, May 09, 2008
new hair, new flair
in celebration of summer, i've decided to go back blonde for the next little while.
bring on the sunshine, beaches, baseball games, and giggles. :)
bring on the sunshine, beaches, baseball games, and giggles. :)
Thursday, May 08, 2008
I am both appalled and very sad.
According to FOX Sports, my beloved Minnesota Twins have been voted #7 on the "Worse Franchises in Pro Sports".
"Moneyball" is to baseball what frugal is to cheap; it's a creative way of saying, "we're not going to pay for our stars or reward our veterans who have earned their keep." Sabermetrics and scientific stats are used to evaluate players and give a better indication of their worth, but teams like the Minnesota Twins use this strategy to kiss their superstars goodbye at the trade deadline or the first day of free agency. The Twins constantly sell proven veterans for prospects and draft picks, but when those youngsters finally develop, they get shipped away to start the cycle again. The Twins incessantly look to the future and winning now is not a priority. Translation: the Twins care more about the dollars than about winning.
Puzzling personnel plays: Trading Johan Santana and failing to re-sign Torii Hunter.
Remember ... 2002: A year removed from a contraction battle, the Minnesota Twins (under first-year manager Ron Gardenhire) make it to the American League Championship Series. With a solid roster and a light payroll, 2002 would have been the perfect season to sacrifice some future players to add some veteran players at the trade deadline and make a serious run. Instead, the Twins entered the playoffs with the youngest roster in the league and never stood a chance in the ALCS after beating fellow cheapskates, the Oakland Athletics, in the first round.
"Ahh, to be young and innocent enough to believe the Twins have a shot." - Says FOX Sports
I am very sad over this story...see the full list and article here.
Through it all, I wouldn't be a true fan unless I stood by my boys though thick and thin!
>Tammy Wynette sings on repeat in my head...<
"Moneyball" is to baseball what frugal is to cheap; it's a creative way of saying, "we're not going to pay for our stars or reward our veterans who have earned their keep." Sabermetrics and scientific stats are used to evaluate players and give a better indication of their worth, but teams like the Minnesota Twins use this strategy to kiss their superstars goodbye at the trade deadline or the first day of free agency. The Twins constantly sell proven veterans for prospects and draft picks, but when those youngsters finally develop, they get shipped away to start the cycle again. The Twins incessantly look to the future and winning now is not a priority. Translation: the Twins care more about the dollars than about winning.
Puzzling personnel plays: Trading Johan Santana and failing to re-sign Torii Hunter.
Remember ... 2002: A year removed from a contraction battle, the Minnesota Twins (under first-year manager Ron Gardenhire) make it to the American League Championship Series. With a solid roster and a light payroll, 2002 would have been the perfect season to sacrifice some future players to add some veteran players at the trade deadline and make a serious run. Instead, the Twins entered the playoffs with the youngest roster in the league and never stood a chance in the ALCS after beating fellow cheapskates, the Oakland Athletics, in the first round.
"Ahh, to be young and innocent enough to believe the Twins have a shot." - Says FOX Sports
I am very sad over this story...see the full list and article here.
Through it all, I wouldn't be a true fan unless I stood by my boys though thick and thin!
>Tammy Wynette sings on repeat in my head...<
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
"there is truth and love is real"
I was waiting for a cross-town train in the London underground when it struck me
That I've been waiting since birth to find a love that would look and sound like a movie
So I changed my plans and rented a camera and a van and then I called you
"I need you to pretend that we are in love again" and you agreed to
I want so badly to believe that "there is truth, that love is real"
And I want life in every word to the extent that it's absurd
I greased the lens and framed the shot using a friend as my stand-in
The script it called for rain but it was clear that day so we faked it
The marker snapped and I yelled "quiet on the set" and then called "action!"
I kissed you in a style that Clark Gable would have admired (I thought it classic)
I want so badly to believe that "there is truth, that love is real"
And I want life in every word to the extent that it's absurd
I know you're wise beyond your years, but do you ever get the fear
That your perfect verse is just a lie you tell yourself to help you get by?
That I've been waiting since birth to find a love that would look and sound like a movie
So I changed my plans and rented a camera and a van and then I called you
"I need you to pretend that we are in love again" and you agreed to
I want so badly to believe that "there is truth, that love is real"
And I want life in every word to the extent that it's absurd
I greased the lens and framed the shot using a friend as my stand-in
The script it called for rain but it was clear that day so we faked it
The marker snapped and I yelled "quiet on the set" and then called "action!"
I kissed you in a style that Clark Gable would have admired (I thought it classic)
I want so badly to believe that "there is truth, that love is real"
And I want life in every word to the extent that it's absurd
I know you're wise beyond your years, but do you ever get the fear
That your perfect verse is just a lie you tell yourself to help you get by?
Monday, May 05, 2008
Thursday, May 01, 2008
my heart is broken...
Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki suffered a torn tendon in his left quadriceps on Tuesday night at San Francisco and could be out until the All-Star break.
Full Story
Monday, April 28, 2008
Sunday, April 27, 2008
from words to deeds
Reading thru Jesus' parables, I'm amazed by how his words can stir my heart in such a powerful manner, compelling me to act accordingly. And what's more interesting, it stops right there, giving you complete freedom, and full responsibility, to decide how you react to them.
It is that very transition, from words to deeds, that many men falter. It's easy to feel enlightened and moved, but it takes courage and convictions to venture a decisive act, using Kierkegaard's (o-so-poetic) phrase. God/Christ/the Holy Spirit can go far to stir our hearts, but in the end, each individual has to will himself to the ultimate expression of his faith - in his actions.
It is that very transition, from words to deeds, that many men falter. It's easy to feel enlightened and moved, but it takes courage and convictions to venture a decisive act, using Kierkegaard's (o-so-poetic) phrase. God/Christ/the Holy Spirit can go far to stir our hearts, but in the end, each individual has to will himself to the ultimate expression of his faith - in his actions.
Monday, April 21, 2008
fanatic?
fanatic
One entry found.
fanatic
Main Entry: fa·nat·ic
Pronunciation: \fə-ˈna-tik\
Variant(s): or fa·nat·i·cal \-ti-kəl\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin fanaticus inspired by a deity, frenzied, from fanum temple — more at feast
Date: 1550
: marked by excessive enthusiasm and often intense uncritical devotion.
I'm very cautious as to what exactly in my life I would label myself a "fanatic" over.
Then...it happened...
I was forced to do so.
If you know me and have spent more than 20 seconds with me, you will know one thing as truth.
I AM A BASEBALL FANATIC!
(and proud of it)
ME: check
FAVORITE PLAYER T-SHIRT: check
FENWAY PARK: check
Obsessive
Main Entry: ob·ses·sive
Pronunciation: \äb-ˈse-siv, əb-\
Function: adjective
Date: 1901
1 a: tending to cause obsession b: excessive often to an unreasonable degree
Pretty sure that I can be considered obsessive at times.
My friend Chris did travel with me to Boston last fall JUST to see my favorite player play at Fenway (and no...he's not a Red Sock. :) )
Chris likes to call me delusional.
BASEBALL 2008 GOAL:
-I am attempting to see at least one game every week the entire season!
Yes I have tickets to see Joe ALL THREE games in May...yes I have already flown to KCMO to see Joe play last weekend...AND YES I'll be making a pilgrimage back to Minneapolis to see him in August!
It's going to be a great season! :)
One entry found.
fanatic
Main Entry: fa·nat·ic
Pronunciation: \fə-ˈna-tik\
Variant(s): or fa·nat·i·cal \-ti-kəl\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin fanaticus inspired by a deity, frenzied, from fanum temple — more at feast
Date: 1550
: marked by excessive enthusiasm and often intense uncritical devotion.
I'm very cautious as to what exactly in my life I would label myself a "fanatic" over.
Then...it happened...
I was forced to do so.
If you know me and have spent more than 20 seconds with me, you will know one thing as truth.
I AM A BASEBALL FANATIC!
(and proud of it)
ME: check
FAVORITE PLAYER T-SHIRT: check
FENWAY PARK: check
Obsessive
Main Entry: ob·ses·sive
Pronunciation: \äb-ˈse-siv, əb-\
Function: adjective
Date: 1901
1 a: tending to cause obsession b: excessive often to an unreasonable degree
Pretty sure that I can be considered obsessive at times.
My friend Chris did travel with me to Boston last fall JUST to see my favorite player play at Fenway (and no...he's not a Red Sock. :) )
Chris likes to call me delusional.
BASEBALL 2008 GOAL:
-I am attempting to see at least one game every week the entire season!
Yes I have tickets to see Joe ALL THREE games in May...yes I have already flown to KCMO to see Joe play last weekend...AND YES I'll be making a pilgrimage back to Minneapolis to see him in August!
It's going to be a great season! :)
Friday, April 11, 2008
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