Thursday, February 28, 2008

This weekend will be nuts!

Tomorrow is the big day!
I'm moving!

Right now I'm just enjoying a little downtime because tomorrow morning is the start of a jam packed weekend. Its crazy how much I have to do this weekend. If I survive I'll be sure to share the highlights and perhaps some pictures!

So stay tuned...

In A Florida State of Mind...

Well, all I'm heading to Florida to Spring Training for the second year in a row. I'll be driving down there for this rendition, so if you don't hear from me in a few; I'm on the road.

Talk to you all soon.

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Scarred for life?

Its about time for another Adventure in Panty Hell/Heaven...

I was working in the fitting rooms during my last shift. It was a pretty typical shift, nothing too out of the ordinary. Until about two and a half hours in.

This woman came in to be fitted for a new bra. She had a lot of facial piercings and facial piercing scars. I noticed it, but didn't dwell on it because thats not quite such an unusual thing to see these days. Well once she had the bra on, I was adjusting the straps for her when I noticed something unusual. She had two parallel rows or paired scars all the way down her back. I knew instantly what those scars where from. This woman was scarred from once having corset piercings.

For those that don't know what corset piercings are or if you're just curious, you can go here to see what they look like. However, if you have a weak stomach, don't look. Its really quite intense.

Oh my goodness though, these scars were terrible. They were so thick and dark. I can't imagine anyone wanting to get this sort of addition to their body. I have a few piercings that are in addition to the typical ear piercings and those hurt. Bad. I can't imagine anyone sitting through the pain of getting all those piercings.

I honestly felt kinda bad for the girl.

Picky, picky.

As I'm gearing up for the big move at the end of the week, I've been doing a lot of de-junkifying. I've thrown out so much old junk and cleared out a lot of old stuff to be given away.

I came up with two huge bags and a huge box of clothing and such. I decided to give the local consignment shop, Plato's Closet a try. I took EVERYTHING I was getting rid of there, knowing full well how picky they are.

Or so I thought.

I can't even begin to count how many different items I had in those two bags and 1 box, it was probably somewhere around 100 or so.
They took nine items.
Nine.

Apparently I either dress too poorly for Plato's Closet or I just don't take very good care of my clothes.
Ah, it cracked me up that pretty much nothing I had was good enough for them.
Oh well, at least my first experience with Plato's Closet was an interesting one.

Typical Utahn

Yeah, I'm one of them.
A Utahn.
Its 45 degrees outside right now. Its sunny and bright.



I called it warm.
I went to lunch without my coat.


At this point I might as well put on my shorts and flip-flops. I'm pretty much there anyway.
If you go out in public today in Utah, look around. I'll bet you'll see plenty of people walking around just like that.

Its days like this that make me feel like I just can't wait till spring!

Monday, February 25, 2008

MASN, One-Year Later; Spring Training Rundown...

It's one in the morning, and I'm up and sick as hell; thus, I'm going to go over the latest and greatest in Oriole-land.

As most fans know by now, MASN will show about quarter of it's games in HD in 2008 for both the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles.
MASN’s HD schedule includes key match-ups with the Yankees, Mets, Red Sox, and Braves, as well as the Phillies, Dodgers, Cubs, Cardinals, Marlins, and Rays. The network will provide HD telecasts for all six inter-league games between the Nationals and Orioles.
It seems like they are saving the high-def broadcasts for the most popular teams to stroll through the region rather than just random games. I sort of sensed this, as I'd assume based on the transient nature of the region, those teams would be represented.

As posted previously, this would point MASN in the right direction to making itself into a great sports network; however, I still think the network needs to take more steps in order to become the cream of the crop.

I'm a simpleton when it comes to these matters, and I obviously will not be running a sports network anytime soon, my huge complaint is not so-much with the HD issue, but it’s the general product. I’d like to see a lot more locally produced programming, than seeing an ESPN News feed X hours of the day. That’s a big reason why I have not tuned into it at all — maybe with the advent of another baseball season and a year plus under it’s belt, it will evolve.

For example, I think MASN can do a lot better -- let's use for example, the John Riggins show intro. It looks like a 7th grader took some random pictures and played with Photoshop to make a promo — that’s a prime example.

Don’t mean to nit-pick or denigrate people who assuredly work as hard they can to make a viable product, but it’s stuff like that makes the network less than ideal in my eyes.

***

As I noted earlier, the Orioles have hired
Matt Klentak as director of baseball operations. I really didn't know much about him until tonight, until I googled his name and found this informative article from the Pursue the Passion website.

Hey, Mr. Klentak may be young, but let's give Andy MacPhail credit for thinking outside the box. Nothing else has worked in the past decade, so we might as well try something new.

Baltimore Sun columnist Peter Schmuck seems to be enamored with the move and it reminds him of a young executive that runs a rival of ours. As well, Peter gets a few words with the big boss, Andy MacPhail.

The Washington Post has more on the new hire.

***

Meanwhile, Dave Trembley is earning nothing but respect from his veterans for his ability to be straight up with them.

In a bit of good news, it looks like Melvin Mora has stopped his grousing and whining like a petulant little child, and has embraced new infusion of talent. It will remain to be see if he'll be third baseman for the years to next few seasons.

It looks like Adam Loewen is going to pitch in the first opening Grapefruit League game, and he's healthy, & ready to go & Roch Kubatko has a list of what pitchers will appear on Thursday; meanwhile, new pitching coach Rick Kranitz has his work cut out for him with the young pitching staff; and PressBox Online has a piece on Dave Trembley and his coaching philosophy.

The Washington Post has a piece on the amazing story of George Sherrill; Luke Scott is looking forward to playing in Baltimore; Jay Gibbons is looking to come back from his ugly 2007 filled with tragedy, injury and bad news after bad news; Estaban Yan is working on his comeback, and the plethora of young arms are improving.

WNST's Rex Snider thinks Spring Training is too long --- I agree to an extent and the whole schedule seems to be ingrained in tradition, but the whole experience is what makes baseball very unique. However, I think pitchers really need to build their arm strength and hitters need to get in their timing ability -- it's not like basketball, where you can train a short while and just get back into it.

Thryl Nelson has an excellent post on the WNST blog and he advocates the Orioles go even further in their rebuilding.

Hope I get better enough to travel this week and I'll talk to you all in the morning.

Super-Sized, Large And In Charge? The Marlins Want You!



Ah, this is awesome. Apparently, since no one goes to Marlins games, they are looking for help -- super sized help. The Florida Marlins are looking for hefty men to supplant the Mermaids -- the Marlins' cheerleaders.

Cheerleaders and baseball just sounds wrong --- big hefty men as cheerleaders are worse by a mile.

A Possible Return Of Barry Bonds?



Well, I presumed that Barry Bonds might have a new home based on his 2007 season; however, as it is right now, he's without a baseball home and seemingly unemployable due to his drug issues and federal indictment.

However, there's one team that may have interest in the beleaguered slugger -- yes, the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Tampa Bay Rays have recently done what the St. Louis Cardinals did a while back: have internal discussions about the prospect of pursuing Barry Bonds.

Manager Joe Maddon said Monday he knew "little" about what was going on, but acknowledged some thought has been given to the career home run leader.

"A minor discussion was thrown out there a little bit, and it's really not gone any further than that," Maddon said after Monday's workout at the team's spring training facility. "That's all it is right now."

The St. Petersburg Times reported in Monday's editions that team officials have conferred among themselves about Bonds and other veteran unsigned free agents, such as Kenny Lofton and Mike Piazza. Andrew Friedman, Rays vice president of baseball operations, called the report a "non-story."


Furthermore, it looks like the Cardinals were interested, but that idea got vetoed...


Cardinals manager Tony La Russa also had interest in signing Bonds the last two offseasons, but each time the team's front office decided against it.

La Russa, who was looking for a power bat to protect No. 3 hitter Albert Pujols each year, said he was told the asking price for the home run king was too high. This winter, La Russa said he dropped the issue after a discussion with new general manager John Mozeliak.

"It became moot as soon as I raised it and they said no," La Russa said Sunday. "Once it became apparent what the price tag was, I said we just can't, it doesn't make sense for our club."

The Cardinals will likely bat Troy Glaus in the cleanup spot behind Pujols. Glaus was acquired from the Blue Jays for disgruntled Scott Rolen.

Before going to management, La Russa said he polled his coaches on their interest in Bonds. He said some were in favor, some not.

La Russa wanted Bonds for what he could do on the field.

"One reason I would have loved to have had him as a teammate over the many years is his competitiveness, his talent and his work ethic," La Russa said. "This guy, that's some serious work that he does to get himself ready to compete."


Despite Bonds being out a job right now, that may not be the case for long. Considering his numbers during the 2007 season, a team WILL take a chance on him if not only to win. He's close to 3,000 hits, plus with the drama going on his life, the baseball field may be just the solace he needs to produce. If he ends up in the American League -- his numbers may be better and as well it looks like his batting eye is as good as ever.

Also, he could be source of hope to raise in attendance in Tampa Bay and could be a great source for the youngsters on that team (assuming he's now humbled by his experiences the past few months.

I expect him to be a on roster sometime in 2008.

The Art of Blogging: A Facetious Take From ESPN's Tony Kornheiser

I have always liked Tony Kornheiser and his varying opinions on sports and life in general, whether it be on his radio (which I can and cannot stand at times), his articles in the Washington Post and on his infamous show, PTI, or Pardon the Interruption.

Ok, so I think he's sub-par on Monday Night Football, but that's not important here.

Well, Dan Steinburg, one of the premier bloggers online of the great D.C. Sport Bog (online via the Washington Post) in post this afternoon takes a look a recent discussion that Tony Kornheiser had on his show.

Needless to say from the title, Tony does not look highly upon small bloggers like myself, nor bigger, established ones like Deadspin (um, Will Leitch seems to be all over the place); however, that may not matter to Mr. Kornheiser.

From Dan Steinberg's blog (he gives a little intro): Having thought long and hard about how best to attack the advancing scourge of bloggers, Tony Kornheiser apparently settled on this novel approach: he could make a joke about how they do nothing but sit in their collective mothers' collective basements and watch television. This dialogue comes from Friday's show, in which Tony and Jeanne McManus were rightly discussing Simon Cowell's increased nastiness during Idol eliminations the night before.

Jeanne: He was much meaner than usual, but what is so annoying is that then Randy and Paula undercut him and try to talk over him and he's the only one with any honesty.

Tony: It's a real, it's a real mistake, and it happens. And I don't want to single anybody out in this area, but, you know, some people sit at home and they watch TV and they watch radio and they "blog" about certain "things," and they think they know what they're talking about, and they think they have sources. They have no sources. They make stuff up. They're toads. They're little toads. Actually, they're pimples on the behind of the greater body politic in this country and in this city (everyone in the studio cackles for no reason). And because, because they have access to airwaves and three or four people read them, they think, 'Oh, I'm very important.'

In fact, in fact, if a huge dumpster landed on their mother's house (cackling), and got all the way into the basement and crushed them (more cackling), nobody would care. Nobody would miss them. They provide nothing good, no service that's any good at all. They, they are, they are, they are sucking mole rats (more cackling), and that's the nicest I can be to them. But because, because they have a name, or, you know, because they get feedback from others, you know, they think they're very important. Randy and Paula think the show can't go on without them.

Jeanne: I was wondering how you'd get back to that.

Tony: Here's how long the show would go on without them: for the rest of time. Because as long as Simon is there, there's a show, right Jeanne?


Well, for anyone who does not know, Kornheiser is nothing but highly successful in his various media ventures, and I dare say part of the old guard.

However, I think he's extremely off-base, arrogant and asinine with his comments on bloggers in general.

Whether someone hosts their blog on a free network on Blogger, Wordpress or is part of a blog conglomerate, they have changed the face of reporting and method that news is now disseminated.

Mr. Kornheiser, an obviously smart man realizes this, but when he admits it, we in the world will be better for it.

MacPhail Infuses New Blood In Front Office: Hires 27-Year Old Matt Klentak...

Well, I have been struggling a bad cold over the weekend, my trip could have been potentially numbered since I was planning to drive to Florida; however, I am hoping to feel well enough to make the trip on Thursday or Friday.

Anyhow, the big news today is Andy MacPhail hired a new front office executive, this a time a "youngin" -- at only 27. (Wow, he's two years younger than I).

Maybe we might have another Theo Epstein or Cashman on our hands; however, then again, MacPhail will still have almost all autonomy over things, but he may have a new, trusted lieutenant by his side.

The Baltimore Sun has more on the new hire:

"Seeking to add a young mind and a fresh perspective to the Orioles' front office, Andy MacPhail announced today that he has hired Matt Klentak as director of baseball operations.

Klentak, 27, who spent the past four years working in Major League Baseball's Labor Relations Department, will assist MacPhail, Orioles president of baseball operations, with scouting, player development, contract negotiations and the overall construction of the team's major league roster. Klentak will join the team March 4.

"I think he is a very bright, capable young man who has demonstrated a good feel for the game," said MacPhail, who first interviewed Klentak in December. "I think our philosophies are compatible, and I think he's going to bring a little different point of view, which every organization can use. He's highly recommended from a lot of people in this game that I have a lot of respect for."

Klentak first worked with MacPhail on MLB's collective bargaining team that successfully negotiated a second consecutive labor contract without a work stoppage in 2006."


In the meantime, what about Mike Flanagan - what is his role now?

Eat Fresh

Today for lunch I decided to go to the subway down the street. When I first started my job, I used to eat there almost daily. We didn't know each other by name, but the Subway employees and I knew each others' faces. This went on for close to a year. Then one day I had a bad tuna experience and I couldn't bring myself to go back as often. However, for some reason it sounded so good to me today. When I got there, I discovered that there was still a familiar face there. He recognized me as well. I thought that was nice because I've always felt that I don't have a very memorable face.

Whats great about him having worked there for so long is that he makes a good sandwich. He doesn't put the cores or stems of vegetables on the sandwich. He doesn't put a whole handful of pickles on there. The vegetables are spread out and the dressing is never too much. I'm kind of a Subway snob because I worked there all through high school. Most people make me want to demand being let back there to make my own sandwich, but he can make my sandwich any day.

MASN Finally Gets HD; Will Televise 40 Games in HD in 2008 For the Orioles and Nationals...

I've been critical of MASN, but there's finally a ray of hope for us baseball in the region -- HD is coming.

From the Baltimore Sun: Mid-Atlantic Sports Network will televise 40 Orioles games in high-definition this season, the network announced today.

MASN also will show 40 Washington Nationals games in HD.

The Orioles opener will be an HD telecast, as will games against the New York Yankees, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Florida Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays. All six games between the Orioles and Nationals will be in HD.

The Orioles HD telecasts will be evenly split between home and away.


Ok, so it sounds like a quarter of Oriole & Nationals game will be shown in high-definition, which will still not appease a lot of people; however, the alternative is worse.

The network seems to be taking baby steps improve and in the end it could be only good for us as fans in the long run.

Saturday, February 23, 2008

B.J. Surhoff


Well, this photo was nice to see on the Baltimore Sun website. The Orioles invited B.J. Surhoff to be an instructor during spring training, but could this photo be a window of things to come? Right now, I assume during the season he'll just enjoy his life with his family and partake in other interests; however, I think he'd make a splendid major league coach.

As I was growing up, I always remembered B.J. Surhoff as a Milwaukee Brewer; however, it seems his time in Baltimore has left an indelible mark in the heart of fans.

He's always been a gritty guy who shows quiet intensity, but for many, including myself he represents someone who played the game the 'right way'.

Elijah Dukes Speaks With the NATS320 Blog...



Young Elijah Dukes has been in continual cloud of controversy since he's started in professional baseball due to his off-the-field activities; however, SBF and the African Queen from the NATS320 had the opportunity to chat with him while he was finishing his workout during spring training on Saturday.

An interesting read and it gives you a new perspective of a young man who's been in the press for seemingly all the wrong reasons.

Link: The Nats 320 Blog

Friday, February 22, 2008

Keith Olbermann on Baseball Pranks, The Phillies & Kyle Kendrick

Why are all the cute ones so much?


I recently decided that I need to buy a new purse. I broke my personal record and have carried my current purse for 14 months. Its a great quality purse so its no wonder I haven't wanted to switch it up or even look for another, but I think its time for a change.

So, I went to my favorite website Kaboodle.com to get advice from my trusty Kaboodle companions. They all have so much great stuff on their lists, the thing is they all cost a gazillion dollars. Unfortunately, I'm a girl on a budget. I wish that wasn't true, but thats my reality. I'm terribly sorry, but I simply cannot justify dropping a months salary on a bag, no matter how stunning or beautiful or trendy it is.

So how can I find a great quality bag that I'll fall in love with and not spend so much money? I don't want to HAVE to carry my next purse for 14 months just to justify the cost of it.

*update*
So Kaboodle friends save me again!
I found a great website thanks to a friend on there.
I narrowed it down to six, but I really can't buy them all. So I created two polls. Help me narrow down the style and color!



Blogs - A Point of View From Nationals President Kasten (Via Bugs and Cranks)

This morning, I was on Bugs and cranks for a perspective on the Orioles, and caught a post that had an interview with Nationals' Team President, Stan Kasten.

I found what he said on blogs was particularly interesting. While he doesn't show a real affinity towards them, he realizes their relevance and ability to keep fans engaged.

With the profile of Deadspin, With Leather, Were are the Postmen and many other blogs out there, they are changing the way sports are covered.

Stan on Blogs: ... I can’t stay on top of them all because there are so many of them. You have to be really careful. It’s a double edged sword. It does keep your name out there, and people are talking about it, and that’s is a good thing in general. Community of fandom — that’s what the internet’s all about, and that’s a good thing.

But there are downsides. Last year, for the first time in my career, I had a chat on the first day of spring training to talk about bloggers. Last year we gave a blogger — as an experiment — a one-day press credential to be treated just like all the press, to interview everyone. It was fine and everything was OK.

But there are other incidents in spring training. One blogger was out there having fun, talking to people, meeting people. Later that night he was in a restaurant where some of our players were, and he’s writing all these experiences down on the web, and having a great time. And then one of our players walks in with what this blogger described as “two hot babes” on his arm, and it was just great… But it wasn’t so great for the player’s wife back home reading this. So I tell the players that those are some of the pitfalls, because when you’re talking to fans, especially in spring training right across the fence… I promise you guys, if you say something bad about Manny or about me, it’s gonna be on a blog or a chat board somewhere within an hour. And you just have to be aware of that, because once it’s there, it gets picked up by the mainstream media.


It's interesting that Stan says this, as the growth of the internet has pretty much led to a 24-hour blog industry online, capped off by TMZ, Perez Hilton, EOnline and various other sites.

I don't know if sports exactly fits the mantra of a TMZ, but now anyone with a cell phone camera can snap pictures and post them instanteously online, which is something that could not be done ten years ago or so.

Mr. Kasten is right, as athletes are celebrities, they have to be careful as to not only how they represent themselves, but their organizations.

But, where does the line get drawn between bloggers and the traditional media? Obviously, blogs do not have an editorial process like newspapers, but their insight and subjectivity do make them now a part of news reporting & commentary.

It's nice to see that the Washington Nationals have been so liberal with bloggers, and it's shown by the amount of blogs currently focusing on that one particular team.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Roberts Being Ill; Back at Camp...

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Well, the big news out of camp this week was Brian Roberts, but this time it's not about the trade talks --- apparently he got sick, very sick overnight with a stomach ailment (the Sun is reporting perhaps a kidney stone). According to Roch, he was sent to the hospital yesterday very early in the morning.

However, he's back in camp now and ready to go.

The Orioles.com has more on the story.

* Jeff Zrebiec has a Q&A about the Orioles and where they stand right now; meanwhile, Peter Schmuck has an article on how the Oriole veterans should get themselves acquainted with the entire rebuilding process; Luis Hernandez is ready to show off his stuff in order to earn the starting shortstop position.

* Roch's blog has the latest and greatest of what's going on in camp.

* The Examiner reports that Troy Patton is possibly hurt, and that could doom his chances to start for the team at the start of the season; meanwhile, Huff wants to break out of the tradition of starting out slow.

The Finer Points of the "O" Chant

Well, as long as I have been going to Baltimore and Washington sporting events (professional and collegiate), the "O" has become a part of the lexicon.

However, a lot of Washingtonians don't like hearing the "O" during the National anthem, because they find it disrespectful and obnoxious -- however, there's one big reason --- Peter Angelos.

Bob Cohn of the Washington Times writes an interesting piece on the issue, and here's a few passages that caught my attention...

"It's something that's been bugging me for a long time," said Mike Rucki, a longtime Washington Capitals fan and co-founder of OnFrozenBlog.com, a hockey Web site that provides a forum for those of a similar mind. "Just because it's a tradition doesn't mean it's a good tradition."


also...

"It's a baseball thing," Mr. Rucki said. "It's an Orioles thing. What goes on at Camden Yards should stay at Camden Yards."


and...

"I do not scream the 'O.' Absolutely not," he said. "I actually love the national anthem. I love it as a song. It's a beautiful song. But I don't like the 'O' thing. I think it's kind of obnoxious and disrespectful to the singer. ... Let them do it at Orioles games. I vote no on the 'O.' "

and...

When it comes to the "O," the problem is strictly geographical. Like creeping fescue, or a rash, it even has spread beyond D.C. environs to places like Blacksburg, Va., the home of Virginia Tech.

finally...

Nationals pitcher Mike Bacsik, meanwhile, knows all about the "O," but he doesn't want to hear it. He said in Dallas, where he grew up, Cowboys, Rangers and Mavericks fans don't yell "STARS!" during the anthem — even though they represent the same city as the hockey team.

"If you go to a Nationals game, you probably shouldn't say it," he said. "It's a Baltimore Orioles tradition. It's a cool tradition, but if you're there to watch the Nationals, save it for the Orioles."


Personally, I've been split on this issue, as while it is a rite of passage for Oriole fans, fans of other teams have found it asinine to do during the anthem (especially New Yorkers).

Growing up here, I'm indifferent, I think it's a good thing and helps to rally the troops, but the mature person in me sometimes think, fans should refrain from doing so.

I do know one thing, now that the Nationals are in Washington, I have now seen the utter disdain towards the "O" chat grow and grow.

I don't know, what do you all think?

Cal Ripken Speaks About The State of Baseball



One of our favorite Orioles and Hall of Famer, Cal Ripken, talks about the state of the game and drug use -- a great view and listen to an icon of the game...

Video From ESPN.

I don't hate smokers, I hate the things they do.


Its no secret that I'm anti-smoking. I'm all about people quitting that habit and I'll help out in anyway I can. The thing is that smoke isn't the only thing that annoys me about people who smoke.

I've ranted before about people that throw their cigarette butts on the ground or out the window when they are done with them. Its littering and its just plain rude. I snap picture of people that toss the cigarettes out the window and one day when I get a decent collection, I'm gonna post them.

I also don't get people that smoke in their cars, they roll down the window to let the smoke out. Why? They've already inhaled it into they're lungs so what exactly are they trying to prevent?

What made me think of this topic today is something that happened last night at the lingerie store. A woman returned a bra last night simply because her boyfriend bought her the wrong size for Valentine's day. She had the receipt and the tags were still on the bra. It was a perfectly acceptable return. However, we could no longer sell that bra.

Why?

It was saturated with a disgusting smoke smell. No one in their right mind will buy a 50 dollar bra that smells like that. What a complete waste.

Do cigarettes have some sort of chemical that makes people act inconsiderate or something?

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

The Hits Keep Coming Internet Radio Show ---Tonight @ 7 PM ET

Tune in tonight as bloggers Anthony of the Oriole Post and Jason of My Baseball Bias join me for our hour long baseball show called, “The Hits Keep Coming” on Blog Talk Radio. Every week at 7PM Eastern Time (6PM Central/ 5PM Mountain/ 4PM Western/Pacific) we chat, analyze and comment about the world of Major League Baseball.

This week: NL East Preview

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Topics to be discussed this evening:

  • NL East Preview
  • Andy Pettitte Press Conference
  • Hot Stove Roundup

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Roberts: The Inevitable?

At the moment, Brian Roberts is still a Baltimore Oriole: however, it is looking more likely that he'll be dealt to someone perhaps before the trade deadline this season. Rumored to be going to the Cubs since the beginning on the new year, the deal is on hold, perhaps because both side cannot work the details.

Reading some of the Baltimore Orioles news online, it seems more and more that Brian Roberts is resigned to moving on and playing somewhere else for the chance to win.

Although he was nothing but professional in his words to the scribes, if you read in between the lines, he's torn between being an Oriole and moving onto greener pastures.

From the Sun: "It's just a touchy situation just because I love the Orioles," Roberts said. "I've been here since Day One, and I do want to see this organization win. I've always said that. I made a commitment when I signed my deal. But certainly on the other hand, when you see two of your best players gone, a lot of unknown [players] come in - very talented I'm sure - but unknowns nonetheless. The organization essentially has conceded [that] we probably won't win for a couple of years. It's hard to swallow at first, but I'm here. Wherever I am Opening Day, I'll do my job."
Roberts also adds:

"I would never call this organization and say, 'I want to be traded. I need to be traded,' " Roberts said. "I signed a contract. I signed a deal. I understand when I make a commitment, that's what I'm here for. But as I said earlier, you want to win. ... For this organization, if it's better to send me to another place and get a couple of pieces for down the road, I understand that, too. The sooner the chance I get to win, the better off."
Brian has been a good sport with everything that has happened during the offseason' alas, in the end, do you think he's seen the writing on the wall?

Too interested?

So I was thinking today, like I tend to do from time to time, about how I feel like I have no time to do anything I want to these days. The more that I thought about it, the more I realized that time isn't really the main issue here, its me. I have too many interests, so many that I cannot possibly have time to entertain them all. I guess I ought to drop most of them and focus on one hobby. That would be no fun though, I like all the things that I like, obviously.

Off the top of my head these are the things that i wish I had time to do right now:
*Practice photo editing and photoshop skills in general.
*Take more/better photos.
*DIY clothing projects and make my own patterns for clothing.
*Do another shoot with Roady
*Create a decent theme with decent icons for my blackberry
*Organize my music files on my laptop and iPod
*Start taking dance classes again

Alright, I'll stop there because I'm getting frustrated. Silly me.

Does anyone deal with something like this at all? How do you deal with it?

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Long day.

I got the keys to the place where I'll be living in just nine days. That kind of put my time frame into perspective. I decided that I should probably start packing, so I did. I packed three boxes. Go me!

Its been a long day though and I'm exhausted, so thats all I'll share for today.

Tejada Talks About Eveything Under The Sun Except You-Know What...

As an Orioles fan, I'm digging seeing Tejada in another jersey. He was good for us while he was in Baltimore, but being traded was probably the best thing for him.

You'd think the Astros are perhaps having a little bit of buyer's remorse with his name in the Mitchell Report, alas, that seems to be anything but the case.

Tejada, unlike peers such as Andy Pettitte, Roger Clemens and teammates Jay Gibbons along with Brian Roberts is keeping his mouth mum on the steroid controversy.

Roberts and Gibbons

Today Brian Roberts and Jay Gibbons had to face the music in Spring Training once again and had to explain themselves as well as ask fans for forgiveness.

To me baseball is a game and just a form of entertainment, but I’m curious to what you all think about this whole drug issue.

I have a thread on Oriole Magic I've just posted -- I want to know what you all really think.

Monday, February 18, 2008

Steinbrenner II Speaks On Steroids...

Ah, the apple does not fall far from the tree.

In his short time in power, Hank Steinbrenner has been nothing but a carbon copy of his dear old dad; opinionated, a sometimes blithering idiot, chatty and sometimes comes off as a blowhard. Honestly, I kind of want the guy to shut up; however, the world would not be as fun, eh?

Well, Hank opened his mouth and opined on the world of steroids.

Hank Steinbrenner insists baseball is being picked on for its trouble with performance-enhancing drugs, and claims the problem is bigger in football.

“I don’t like baseball being singled out,” the New York Yankees senior vice president said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press on Monday night.

“Everybody that knows sports knows football is tailor-made for performance-enhancing drugs. I don’t know how they managed to skate by. It irritates me. Don’t tell me it’s not more prevalent. The number in football is at least twice as many. Look at the speed and size of those players.”


and...

“A lot of baseball people thought that baseball would be the last sport that it would be a problem in and probably just ignored it too long,” Steinbrenner said. “But the fact is it’s been in football a long time and it’s been in basketball, I’m sure. Why baseball is being singled out, I don’t know. I don’t know. I know all the excuses — ‘Well, it’s America’s game and it’s the statistics.’

“That’s not an excuse. If a sport is riddled with it, it’s riddled with it. Why aren’t they looking at the NFL?” he said.

Steinbrenner said baseball will “clean up the game.”

“We’re going to do it,” he said.


No matter what you think of Steinbrenner, he's dead right on this issue...

Matt Wieters: The Golden Boy?

Based on everything I have read, Matt Wieters in camp as written by the scribes down in camp so far is the real thing, and fitting in with the Major Leaguers.

Take a look at Roch Kubatko's piece and see why he's now the new "Golden Boy" for the Orioles.

Here's an excerpt:

Wieters, 23, eventually will relocate to the minor league complex in Sarasota, Fla. His only at-bats since leaving Georgia Tech and accepting a franchise-record $6 million bonus have come in the Hawaiian Winter League. But the impression he's made will remain long after he's gone.

"It's been a great experience so far," he said. "I'm just trying to be like a gnat on the wall, where you just fly around and listen to what everybody else is saying. And everybody's been great about talking to me, whether it's about hitting or the clubhouse. It's been a fun couple of days."

He's not quite ready to fill a spot in the middle of the Orioles' lineup, but the people around him, and those who know him best, are certain that he won't be overwhelmed by the responsibility.

"Matt's always been a very deliberate person," Pam Wieters said. "He doesn't do anything until he knows exactly what to do, and that's where his confidence comes from. He steps back and listens first."

He'll no doubt have peaks and valleys in the minors, but do not be surprised if you see him in a Baltimore uniform before 2008 is out. So far it seems he's got an incredible work ethic, an eye for the game and a way about him that you think in your mind, "yeah, he's going to make it."

However, the team will need a lot more than Matt Wieters to contend in the future, but the Baltimore Orioles have gotten off to a great start with the youngster.

Not the only one, but the original.

I've never met another Adiel, have you?
I've met Adele's and Adelaide's, but no Adiel's.
Unless you count the internet. On myspace.com I've had a few Adiel men write me. Go figure.

I always met people that said they wanted to name their baby girls after me when they had them. My high school Spanish teacher and art history/pottery/film studies teacher adopted two girls that they named kind of after me. They mixed my name with other names to come up with their two daughters names. I've never known anyone to flat out name their child after me though, that is until today.

I got a call from my mom today that changed this. While in St. George, standing in line for food, she thought she kept hearing people saying my name. Turns out she heard right. In line with them was a little girl named Adielle. My mom was shocked because she has "always had the only Adiel!" After talking to this woman, she found out that I danced with this girl when we were in junior high school.

The strange thing is that for some reason she remembered that I hated my name and that everyone called me Adi. Well I've never hated my name, I love my name! Its quite entertaining to see people struggle with it sometimes. Its really a simple name. Ad-yell or i'd even be satisfied with Ah-dee-el. Thats not what I get though. Today alone, I've been called Adele, Adeal, Ardell, and Adio. For that reason, when meeting new people, I usually just tell them to call me Adi to avoid the confusion.

I'd still love to have people name their girls Adiel though. I think that'd be so fun. If you know of anyone else, please let me know.

The Art of the Apology: Andy Pettitte & Eric Gagne Want Us To Forgive...



Andy Pettitte faced the music and was asked a ton of questions to a throng of media. We all know Andy is a guy who has some great integrity, is a good guy, and whatever else; however, I should did he dupe the Yankees into giving him a huge contract and does he really feel sorry considering all the money he's made.

I think he's sorry to an extent, but did he consider everything including the consequences before he was forced to give his mea culpa thanks to the Mitchell Report?

***




Another fine example of the art of the apology -- Eric Gagne; however, he avoids the subject. So far, Mitchell's Report has been pretty accurate

Orioles Decide To Expand Their Talent Focus; The Rundown

A glaring weakness in the Baltimore Orioles scouting system is finally being looked at. Despite the leaps and bounds the organization has made in rebuilding its minor league and getting new blood, their attempts at getting internationals hails in comparison to the Dodgers, Yankees, Red Sox.

According to the Orioles.com, Spencer Fordin, Baltimore is taking a new approach to scouting on the international front. The organization will start to look at new avenues of talent, including other areas of Latin America, along with Asia.

Andy MacPhail has tabbed John Stockstill, a member of the scouting team to spearhead the effort.

From the Orioles.com: "We need to be more involved. Over a third of the players that play in the Major Leagues are from outside the country," said MacPhail. "I don't think it's realistic to think we're going to jump into the deep end and be right there. I think it's more going to be a function of trying to ascertain the unique qualities of each market and where you need to be."

Stockstill, who worked previously as an assistant general manager in charge of pro scouting, will be responsible for scouting outside the First-Year Player Draft and reviewing the work already done by other scouts. He'll have the responsibility of deciding when the Orioles should move forward or move on, and he'll bring all his information back to MacPhail.

The job will take Stockstill all over the world, from Caribbean islands and South America clear across to the Pacific Rim.

"We've always been in Latin America, but the Asian thing is not a new thing -- it's upgrading what we have now," Stockstill said. "We've been in the market and made offers on Japanese players in the past, so it's a matter of going to a new level that's the next step for us. Some countries have rules where you can't sign certain level players. Obviously, for a club like the Orioles, Japan is a very interesting market, because that's where the most ready for Major League level talent is playing."

Considering the successes that their AL East rivals, the Yankees and Red Sox, along with the Dodgers, Mets have had with finding stars in other reaches of the world – this was a no-brainer.

Obviously, the goal is to get more talent into the organization; however, another payoff is create a new market financially for the Orioles (as the Red Sox and Yankees) have had some success there.

However, that’s down the road.

This move is one in the line of several to make the Orioles more competitive and rebuild the credibility of organization in baseball.

It’s a goal, we as fans, should be happy with.

The Sun's Dan Connolly also has a piece about the attempts to broaden international scouting.

***

Spencer Fordin reports that the battle for the 5th starter is wide open, and contenders for it include, Garrett Olson, Troy Patton, Hayden Penn, Matt Albers, along with Radhames Liz, Brian Burres and Lance Cormier.

Jeff Zrebeic notes that the Orioles have very few vertically-challenged pitchers on the squad. Perhaps we make the makings of the old Baltimore Bullets, or at least reserves on the Baltimore Ravens.

Estaban Yan, who started his MLB career with Baltimore, is looking to make the squad after a career filled with ups, but mostly downs...

Meanwhile, erstwhile Sun reporter, Roch Kubatko is impressed by the young arms he sees in camp and as well notes that other members of the team are finally starting to show up. Also, he was able to get a few words with the highly touted Adam Jones.

David Ginsburg reports that Adam Jones feels that he's still has a lot to prove; meanwhile, it's looking more and more likely that Luis Hernandez will be Baltimore's shortstop. Orioles Hangout reports that Scott Moore is working in the outfield; Oriole Central & Camden Chat look at the news from the weekend; The Wayward O is one; & Orioles & Lobster takes a look at George Sherill...

Last, but not least, MASN & WJZ are giving fans a chance to catch Spring Training down in Sunny Florida.

Vegas 2008 MLB Win Totals...

Ah, if you like you to be or want to predict how many wins your team will have, here are the latest odds from Vegas...

BetCRIS (thanks to Capitol Punishment & Vegas Watch for the list), has posted over/unders for each MLB team's 2008 wins.

It's just fun to see to for now...

Arizona - 86.5
Atlanta - 86
Baltimore - 65
Boston - 94
Chicago C - 87.5
Chicago W - 76
Cincinnati - 76.5
Cleveland - 91
Colorado - 83
Detroit - 93.5
Florida - 68.5
Houston - 73.5
Kansas City - 73.5
LA Angels - 92
LA Dodgers - 87.5
Milwaukee - 84
Minnesota - 73.5
NY Mets - 92.5
NY Yankees - 94
Oakland - 74
Philadelphia - 88
Pittsburgh - 68.5
San Diego - 85
San Francisco - 72
Seattle - 85
St. Louis - 77
Tampa Bay - 72
Texas - 75
Toronto - 84
Washington - 71.5

Everything looks about accurate, but the odds makers have Boston and New York tied; I think Colorado's win total should have a few more (considering the way the season ended, Vegas might be onto something), Tampa Bay should have a few more wins; however, the list looks pretty strong to me.

The Orioles are looking like one of the worst teams in baseball, but at least they will not be losing -- however, I think the projection of Baltimore is close to what will happen in reality.

However, the games are not played on paper, they're played on the field.

Sunday, February 17, 2008

The Phillies' Kyle Kendrick Gets Duped...



The Phillies fool pitcher Kyle Kendrick into thinking he has been traded to a team in Japan.

Steve Bechler: Five Years Later

The Baltimore Sun today has a series of articles that takes a look at Steve Bechler, a young right-hander hoping to make the Orioles' bullpen, collapsed while participating in spring training conditioning drills and sadly died the last day.

Because of his passing, changes came about in the supplement industry as ephedra was pulled off the market, and Bechler's family went into ligation against the manufacturers of the product he took.

The first article takes a look at how his widow and daughter have dealt with his passing nearly five years later, and the second article looks at how the Orioles handled things at the time.

Friday, February 15, 2008

Its official!

I'm a Notary Public for the State of Utah!

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Funny Coincidence.

Today my co-worker was looking at the ksl.com Valentines Photo Gallery and she kept showing me pictures from it. She showed me one of this adorable little boy.

Well the thing is, that door looks very familiar to me...


As it turns out, its the very same door in bountiful that my little sister had her picture taken in front of last October by Roady of Roadystyle Photography.

Small world,
at least in Utah.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Look at what Sean got me!

A surprise delivery to me at my office!

It was funny I was on the phone so I was distracted when they came. I just took the little signer machine from him and signed as I was hanging up the phone. Then he told me, "You got flowers." I was thinking, "Me? Really? Are you joking?" and I honestly thought he was, but sure enough, they were for me. How exciting!



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I'm not gonna lie, I think I have an obsession.

Ever since the first time I saw a commercial for the new show "Lost", I've loved it. I remember the chills I got watching the Losties as they heard Danielle's transmission and Charlie asking, "Guys, where are we?" At that commercial break, I ran up the stairs to tell my sister and her friend how much I loved that show. Basically, I've been a huge fan from day one.

During season one, I used to lurk on the abc.com message boards, not really participating, but still being fascinated with the theories that were concocted on those boards. I listened to the podcasts as they came out as well. Seasons 2, I just stuck to watching what was shown on tv, but toward the end of season 3, my obsession began. I started reading up things online again, created a lost group on Kaboodle.com and I now own the first 3 seasons on DVD. I now have some friends and family that watch the show with me so I can discuss the show with them.

The wait for season 4 to begin was agonizingly long. However, in that time I discovered lostpedia.com. I spent days reading information on that website. One thing that really interested me on there was The Lost Experience ARG. I had had no idea that such a thing had gone on, was sad that I missed out on it but was glad for the complete recap on lostpedia.com. Reading up on that led me to discover find815.com halfway through the second week of the game. This game took up those final weeks of waiting for season 4 to begin. During that game, I rediscovered darkufo.blogspot.com which I had only been to a time or two before.

This is where my obsession really gets bad. I read up on lost almost every day. I'm constantly reading articles on lostpedia and I've subscribed to the RSS feed for darkufo's blog. After the new episode airs on thursdays, I'm on lostpedia right away, reading the episode recap and looking for screencaps. I really hope I don't discover more wonderful Lost sites because if I visit one more Lost website on a daily basis, I think this obsession will cross to the unhealthy side, if it hasn't already.

Thursday, February 7, 2008

My fortune


"Just Be Yourself; You Are Wonderful"
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I ask this favor of you.

I work a couple nights a week at a certain lingerie store in the mall for fun. I've worked there for a long time and in that time I've experienced many things that I'd really rather never had experienced. These things must stop so that this job may remain fun.

From time to time, the company mails out coupons for discounts on bras and free panties. The free panties that are usually offered are our basic panties in the basic solid colors. You people that get all worked up that you can't get the exact style or fancy pattern that you wanted are driving me nuts! Its a FREE panty! This is not something you are entitled to, this is something that the company offered to you as a customer. You do not have a right to yell at me and degrade me for offering you EXACTLY what is printed on the coupon. Stop complaining about free stuff!

I am fully aware that I work at a lingerie store and part of my job is to make sure that the bras you are purchasing are fitting you correctly. When I'm manning the fitting rooms, I do go into rooms and see women in their bras to check the fit. However, I do not find it appropriate for you to try on the peek-a-boo bras and camisoles then proceed to leave your room to seek me out to see how it looks on you. I have no desire to see you in lingerie at all, let alone see your nipples poking out in the peek-a-boo space. Stop it. Bring your best girlfriend along to help you shop if you're not sure how things look on you all by yourself.

Speaking of fitting rooms, have you ever heard of the "swimsuit rule"? If you absolutely must try on the underwear before you buy it, please try them on OVER your own underwear, just like you do with swimwear. I thought this was common sense. I thought wrong. You women that try on the garments and leave behind mystery stains disgust me. I do not want to have to go in a pick up that stained thong off the fitting room floor after you so rudely discarded it there.

I do not have children so I cannot fully understand how hard they must be to keep under control. However, if you can't stop your children from wheeling along at full speed through my store on those stupid little heelies then take them away. Seems simple enough. It is absolutely not okay for those children to be treating the mall as a roller skating rink. Guess what, there are entire business dedicated for just that sort of thing. If you're having trouble locating a spot for that activity, contact me, I can help.

Working at this store has made me realize why some establishments do not allow you to bring food and drink inside. Most people are perfectly capable of bringing a smoothie or a pretzel in with them while they browse the store and not make a mess. There are the exceptions of course. Thank you for leaving your corn dog on top of the makeup when you decided you no longer wanted it. Thank you for putting your now cold coffee on top of the panty table. Don't worry about that garbage can that was 4 feet away from you, I would love to pick up after you. Also, the people that let they're kids eat while they are shopping must desist immediately. Sweeping up your kid's crushed Nilla Wafers or chocolate muffin off the vast marble floor is just what I needed to wrap up my night.

One of the duties as an employee on the floor there is to keep the panties on top of the table straight. I don't mind it so much. Its not a hard task. I do however mind when you look me in the eye, see me straightening said panties and then proceed to tear my nights hard work apart right in front of my face. Don't mind the fact that I offered to help you find your size in the drawers. I love staying all night re-straightening.

I don't know about you, but if I'm somewhere and the places closes, I leave. When we shut off the music, that should be your first clue that maybe you should hurry and make your purchase. When you're suddenly outnumbered by employees 6 to 1, that should also clue you in to hurry up and make your purchase. Do not proceed to continue browsing and trying things on until we've been closed for half an hour. It is not a good thing when mall security has to come force us to get you out and close the store so that they can lock the mall down. The longer you stay at our store, the longer we all have to stay. You're keeping us from sleep, homework and our families. Be courteous.

Men shopping at this store usually makes for a pretty interesting experience. I understand most of you probably have no idea where to start when you go in there, but we need to lay down some ground rules. Its is absolutely not okay for you to size me up and compare me to your girlfriend/wife. Its rude and it makes me uncomfortable. It is also not okay to ask me to try on the lingerie for you because I am "pretty close to her size". You creep. If you're unsure of her size, guess. The stuff can be exchanged. Please refrain from gawking and drooling over the mannequins and the poster of the models. I don't want to see that. If you must, get the catalog and do it in the privacy of your own home.

I know this is a lot of complaints about my "fun" job, but trust me. Even though this list is long, the list of good out weighs the bad. Therefore I stay. However, if you could please help me out by not doing the aforementioned things, I would be ever so grateful.

Thank you,
Your fed up lingerie employee.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Its gonna be a bright, sunshine-y day!

I must admit that it quite excites me to see the daylight lasting longer with each passing day. I may have snowed pretty much every day this week and the ground hog may not have seen his shadow, but that doesn't mean there isn't hope. The longer days tell me that spring is indeed coming and nothing can stop it.

Monday, February 4, 2008

Weekend in review.

So, here is my weekend in review.

I messed up my sleep schedule pretty bad this weekend. I started the weekend out by going home from work and taking a 3.5 hour nap. So I stayed up till about 3am that night, which I usually cannot do. Saturday I took about a 2 hour nap so I stayed up till 3 again that night. Naturally, my body could not fall asleep last night so now I'm ready for another nap.

Saturday, Traci and I went looking for a place to live. We didn't really find much unfortunately. All the stuff in our price range was just so-so and the stuff we loved is more pricey. Typical, right? Of course. We'll have to keep looking I guess.

Sean and I went out to dinner with Mike and Traci Saturday night then went over to Mike's to watch movies. I saw The Chronicles of Narnia movie for the first time. I had forgotten how much I loved those books as a kid. I'm excited for the Prince Caspian movie now.

Sunday, we all got together at Mike's house to watch the game. I wasn't sure who to root for at first because I thought it would be cool to see a team have an undefeated season, but it would also be cool to see a team upset that perfect season. In the end I decided to root for the underdogs, the Giants. What a great 4th quarter that was! You almost feel sad for the Patriots though...

There were four dogs at Mike's house. If you know me at all, you know how I feel about animals, even dogs. For the most part they didn't do much of the things I hate about dogs, lick me, bark, jump on me, or put their noses on me. I did get a lot of drool on my. So nasty! There was a 5-month old bull dog there and he was actually pretty cute. He would just wiggle all over the place. I think Sean fell in love with him.

Well that about sums it up.

I can't quit the pointed toes.

When pointed toe shoes first started coming into style a few years ago, I loved the look on other people. However, I could not bring myself to wear that particular style.

I remember a few times forcing myself to buy pointed toe boots or shoes only to have them sit in the box and eventually end up returned to the store, unworn. It was only when a friend gave me a too-big pair of pointy toe black pumps that I feel in love with the style. Now my closet floor is littered with pointed toe boots and pumps in an array of colors.

I can't quit them now.
With all the peep-toes, rounded-toes, etc. that are out there now, you'd think I'd be able to have a wide variety of shoe shapes. Still, it seems that every new pair of shoes that comes home with me have the once hated pointy toes.

Does anyone know a cure for this? ;)

Last.Fm Meme

Take your current Top 50 artists from Last.FM, and answer the questions below about them.

1 Shiny Toy Guns
2 Death Cab for Cutie
3 Modest Mouse
4 Fiona Apple
5 Sara Bareilles
6 The Fratellis
7 Lily Allen
8 Flyleaf
9 Britt Nicole
10 Regina Spektor
11 Jack Johnson
12 Imogen Heap
13 The Shins
14 Maroon 5
15 The Hives
16 Elliott Smith
17 The Postal Service
18 John Mayer
19 Mozella
20 Jamie Cullum
21 The Kooks
22 Yeah Yeah Yeahs
23 Kelly Clarkson
23 Feist
25 The Strokes
26 Bitter:Sweet
27 Tegan and Sara
28 Joshua Radin
29 The Pipettes
30 The Rapture
31 Wilco
32 Katie Melua
33 Mandy Moore
34 Hot Hot Heat
35 Christina Aguilera
35 Alice Smith
37 The Sounds
38 Rufus Wainwright
39 Gloria Estefan
40 Meg & Dia
41 Hellogoodbye
42 Jason Mraz
43 Ben Folds
44 Kings of Leon
45 The Pussycat Dolls
46 STEFY
47 The Weepies
48 Joss Stone
48 Jonezetta
48 Zero 7


1. How did you get into 31?
Wilco, my ex introduced me to them.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Probably Y-Control

3. What’s your favourite lyric by 41?
Hellogoodbye, "And then I saw it on your keyboard
And you saw it on my sleeve
I never knew a heart existed
Outside of make believe"

4. What is your favourite album by 49?
Jonezetta, Popularity

5. How many albums by 13 do you own
The Shins, Looks like I have 6 of their albums.

6. What is your favourite song by 50?
Zero 7, This Fine Social Scene

7. Is there a song by 4 that makes you sad?
Fiona Apple, I guess Parting Gift does.

8. What is your least favourite song by 15?
The Hives, Nothing really stands out.

9. What is your favourite song by 5?
Sara Bareilles, Love on the Rocks followed closely by Gravity.

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy?
The Fratellis, I do love Henrietta, its so dancey. It really gets me moving.

11. What is your favourite album by 40?
Meg & Dia, Something Real

12. What is your favourite song by 10?
Regina Spektor, Probably Fidelity, but there are many close seconds.

13. What is a good memory you have involving 33?
Mandy Moore, I suppose trying to learn her dance to "Candy" when I was in junior high could be considered a good memory.

14. What is your favourite song by 37?
The Sounds, Queen of Apology

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy?
Mozella, Happy? No, not so much.

16. How many times have you seen 24 live?
Feist, Never seen her live, but I wouldn't mind if she ever comes to Utah to a 21+ venue.

17. What is the first song you heard by 23?
Kelly Clarkson, I'm pretty sure no one could avoid "A Moment Like This"

18. What is your favourite album by 11?
Jack Johnson, In Between Dreams

19. Who is your favourite member of 1?
Shiny Toy Guns, I kinda like Mike Martin's personality I guess.

20. How many times have you seen 14 live?
Maroon 5, None, the jerks their show with The Hives that I wanted to go to.

21. Do you have any good memories involving 45?
The Pussycat Dolls, Nothing comes to mind.

22. What is your favourite song by 16?
Elliot Smith, Memory Lane

23. What is the first song you heard by 47?
The Weepies, Gotta Have You

24. What is your favourite album by 3?
Modest Mouse, Either "Good News For People Who Love Bad News" or "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank"

25. What is your favourite song by 18?
John Mayer, Why Georgia

26. What is the first song you heard by 38?
Rufus Wainright, I guess technically it it was "Complainte De La Butte" cos it was on Moulin Rouge, but I didn't know it was him at the time.

27. What is your favourite lyric that 21 has sung?
The Kooks, "I may say it was your fault
Because i know you could have done more
Oh you're so naive yet so"

28. What is your favourite song by 2?
Death Cab For Cutie, Oh this is ever so hard choose because I obviously LOVE this band, but if I have to choose one, I think I love "Tomorrow" the most right now.

29. What is the first song you heard by 32?
Katie Melua, I think it was Just Like Heaven.

30. What is your favourite song by 8?
Flyleaf, All Around Me

31. How many times have you seen 17 live?
The Postal Service, None actually.

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy?
Kings of Leon, Molly's Chambers makes me feel good.

33. What is your favourite album by 12?
Imogen Heap, Speak For Yourself

34. What is the worst song by 29?
The Pipettes, I don't really care for Judy.

35. What was the first song you heard by 34?
Hot Hot Heat, I'm positive that one was "Talk With Me, Dance With Me"

36. What is your favourite album by 42?
Jason Mraz, Waiting For My Rocket To Come

37. How many times have you seen 39 live?
Gloria Estefan, None.

38. What is your favourite album by 36?
Alice Smith, For Lovers, Dreamers and Me.

39. What is the first song you heard by 28?
Joshua Radin, Star Mile

40. What is your favourite album by 35?
Christina Aguilera, Stripped.

Sunday, February 3, 2008

Good morning snow.





This morning I woke up to the sound of my dad knocking on my door.
Groggily I told him to come in.

Turns out he wanted my camera to take pictures of the huge snow drifts in the driveway/yard. That got my attention, I was out of bed and dressed for the occasion in just a few minutes.

I get outside and discovered that he was not exaggerating. The snow had blow from the next door neighbor's yard into our driveway. The piles of snow were nuts and the snow was still coming down. Guess I'll be staying home today.

Friday, February 1, 2008

Friday, again.

I'm on the very brink of freedom right now.


At least for a couple days.

Its Friday again. Yippee!
The week kind of flew right on by for me. I'm still having a blast messing around with my new blackberry. I worked a couple of easy nights at VS. The season 4 premiere of LOST last night was awesome. Its left me with a lot to think about and more questions still. Can't wait for next week's episode. The snow this week has been nuts. I hope the weather mellows out because I'm kind of over the 50 minute commutes.

This weekend I've got to find a place to live. The countdown is on. Traci and I are gonna have to go house hunting sometime. The "big game" is this weekend. I kind of don't have an opinion about that, one way or the other. Its just there. I'm sure that I'll watch it with Sean's family or mine. Either way works.

I hope something exciting happens this weekend though. The last few have been kind of blah. Here's hoping for a great one!
 
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