in heat

SO... could it BE any hotter? I have been forced to shower everyday. today I was feeling like a sweaty blob and had that film all over me. then I noticed poor Biff and Chip sprawled miserably on the floor, relocating to a different spot every 5 minutes.

poor guys forced to wear furs all summer.

I just like this.


I'm watching the Sox game but I can't hear anything over the sound of the fans.

these kinds of fans:

not these:


my computer is overheating. need diet sunkist.

I still love you, Manny

Statement from Manny:

Recently I saw a physician for a personal health issue. He gave me a medication, not a steroid, which he thought was OK to give me. Unfortunately, the medication was banned under our drug policy. Under the policy that mistake is now my responsibility. I have been advised not to say anything more for now. I do want to say one other thing; I've taken and passed about 15 drug tests over the past five seasons. I want to apologize to Mr. McCourt, Mrs. McCourt, Mr. Torre, my teammates, the Dodger organization, and to the Dodger fans. LA is a special place to me and I know everybody is disappointed. So am I. I'm sorry about this whole situation.


below I have copied and pasted the entire contents of Wikipedia's description of Manny's 2008 season. Read. then report back to me.

2008 season
On May 31, Ramirez hit his 500th home run, against Baltimore Orioles pitcher Chad Bradford at Camden Yards in the 7th inning on the first pitch, becoming the 24th player in MLB history to do so. He joined two other Red Sox players, Jimmie Foxx and Ted Williams in this exclusive home run club.
On June 5, during a game at Fenway against the Tampa Bay Rays, an altercation between Manny Ramirez and Kevin Youkilis resulted from Ramirez objecting to what he believed was excessive - and chronic - complaining about the strike zone by Youkilis in the dugout, as well as the first baseman's penchant for throwing equipment after at-bats. Before the fifth inning - and after the Red Sox-Rays punching session - Ramirez was caught on NESN cameras slapping Youkilis. The pair also exchanged words, and had to be separated by teammates, coaches, and training staff. Youkilis headed out to the field still barking at Ramirez, while Ramirez was escorted into the tunnel leading to the clubhouse by bench coach Brad Mills and trainer Paul Lessard. According to three sources, Ramirez had told Youkilis to "cut that [expletive] out." That was what provoked Youkilis and started the problem.[11] Later in the season, during the series with the Houston Astros, Ramirez had a physical altercation with Red Sox traveling secretary Jack McCormick. The two were arguing over Ramirez's large game-day request for 16 tickets to the game in Houston, when Ramirez reportedly pushed McCormick to the ground after saying "Just do your job." The two were quickly separated and Ramirez later apologized for his behavior.[12][13] The matter was dealt with internally and Ramirez was fined.
On July 25, after sitting out one game against the Seattle Mariners with a sore knee, Ramirez was originally slated to start against the Yankees. Several minutes before the game, however, he informed manager Terry Francona, through a bench coach, that he would not be playing. During this series against the Yankees Ramirez was directed to an area hospital for an MRI on both knees, the results showed no damage.[14] When back in action, Ramirez frequently did not run out ground balls. Assuming that this was due to his displeasure about his contract situation, many Red Sox fans and reporters, including Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe, called for Ramirez to be traded.

Sports Update

the Sox have lost their first 2 series of '09. they take a record of 2-4 to Oakland tonight. I'm not worried. 156 games to go!
I have missed the Sox. so very much. during the offseason they unveiled new jerseys. also, the primary logo is no longer the "B", it's the "red socks".
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new jerseys:
(do you think that is where the state came from?)

look at the away uniforms:

they look a lot like the Yankees:

at least they got rid of the green jerseys.

yesterday the Cavs destroyed the Celtics. at the end of the first quarter the Cetltics were down 9-31. they managed to lose by 31 points. dumpster time.

only 2 more regular season games.

this week NHL playoffs start. the Bs have the top seed in the East and are playing a 7-game series with the 8th-seeded Canadiens.

last season, the Canadiens were the 1 seed and the Bruins were the 8 seed. my how the tables have turned. (Bs lost in 7 games)

one tidbit you non-sports-followers should know is that baseball play 2-4 game series all season. that's why the Sox played the Angels on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. the difference with play-off series (in all sports) is that play-off series are "best-of" and all 7 (or 5) games might not be necessary. got it?


I ate too much Easter candy.

putting the 'stun' in Boston

it's a stretch but an appropriate one. sports in a second. first, the weather.

I recently turned my heat on for the first time in this apartment. today I wore a hat, scarf and gloves. seems like the cold weather is coming earlier this year than in years past. where are the effects of global warming that make the weather more comfortable?
I try not to wear my winter coat til Thanksgiving.

I had a lovely past few days.

2 days at the cottage on 2 perfect bright sunshining days



attending a Sox playoff game that turned out to be the greatest comeback in a playoff game since 1929

(yes we stayed til the end)

'omg I can't believe this is happening and we're here to see it ahhh'


Emily just yelled at Chip to 'stop acting gay'. how does a cat act gay?

Chip, I love you.

Sox win last night. game 7 tonight. Pats on Monday night football. 3 nights, 3 big games and no overlapping, sweet.

I have to admit that now that Tom Brady is out, I find the Pats much more interesting and likeable... he's just too good. Cassel is the Achilles heel. you feel like if you root for him it just might make a difference. that's my take on it, anyways.

even Cassel was bored by Brady.

9 days til the Celtics' first regular season game.

that was the only picture I could find of my Celtics jacket.

baseball time, all the time

I really thought the Dodgers were going to pull out a victory last night. Chase Utley hit a clutch home run to tie the game... gave the Phillies the MMT (momentum). I forgot about Chase after the All-Star break but he's really good and cute.
aka Mr Philadelphia:


so big Game 1 tonight - Sox vs Rays. Dice-K vs Shields. Cocoa's fists vs Gomes, Navarro, etc. Shields is the pitcher who hit Cocoa back in June and they had the benches-clearing-brawl. this video is a nice little recap of the fight.

the day after the fight I was watching the video on Youtube (the actual replay of the fight, not the video above) and my Fed Ex guy came by and watched with me. now every so often we watch sports highlights together. it's a beautiful thing.

the Sox will win the series but I don't want them to sweep.... because I have tickets to game 5 on Thursday! hooray!

mirror technology that's light-years ahead

(SkyMall)

my creative director read this book and thought I should borrow it.

the female equivalent of 'nice guys finish last' is apparently 'men marry bitches'.

we'll know tomorrow if Dusty wins the batting title. currently .326

I wonder if Dusty's wife is bitchy.

she looks so friendly there...... ah I bet that's how they get you.

good sports

clinch last night. nice work, guys!

I love that they are shaking cans of Bud Light.


sweet goggles


this means the Yankees can't make the postseason (for the first time since 1995) ...it's the end of an era. and the Sox will get the Wild Card unless they miraculously gain 2+ games on the Rays in 5 days.

Celtics tickets go on sale this Friday.

I love you.

I don't think I can get tickets for game 1 vs the Cavs so I'll have to wait til March 6 to see LBJ.

I love you.

happiness is a warm bun

I made cinnamon rolls yesterday.

right as I saved this post, Mike showed me a picture of the gun he just bought.

at the game last night


after the wedding reception the real party is at Gritty's in Auburn.


the last time I went to a bar with Shannon and Mike, I got cut off at 11pm and Shannon made me go home (where Elise was in the shower and I walked into the bathroom door then threw up in my room.) then Mike punched a guy who bought Shannon a drink and they got kicked out. here's hoping to an equally memorable evening.

what are the odds

Saturday morning I awoke with 2 specific goals
1. throw lovely and memorable bachelorette party for Shannon
2. find (matching) wedding shoes for the bridesmaids

I was definitely looking forward to the party more.

to all of our astonishment, we tried on one pair and were content. the store had one of each of our sizes left.....it was a sign.
whew.
doneskies.


soon we (Shannie, Aileen, Elise, and I) were at the Medway casa setting up for the party. I was bringing stuff outside and a bee stung the palm of my hand. I'm not afraid of bees at all and I realized this was because I hadn't been stung since I was like 11 and forgot how much it hurt!!!!!!!!

10 minutes later I went back outside and got stung again! on my other hand. I was then useless with the decorating and prepping of food. I felt like I had hamburger helper hands.

I iced and was well enough in time to hold my own cup.
a.

b.



grampa was struck by lightning twice.

olé!



lovely and memorable

this weekend Elise and I are celebrating our 7 year anniversary as friends. who would've thought when we met that Labor Day in 01 we would still be buddies today.
Elise was my first friend at BU! if I remember correctly, Elise and I met because we actually bumped into each other. (we were both clumsy back then, too)

Halloween 02. Spice girls

what a terrible picture.

so Yankees tonight. the Sox really need to win these games, not because I'm worried about the Yankees contending for the wild card, but because the Sox can't afford to lose any ground to the Twins/White Sox.

Joe Biden had a pulled pork sandwich for lunch yesterday.

I had a pulled pork burrito.

Papi on Dusty

"He's the best. He's the best of the best. He's the best thing that ever happened to this ballclub... he's a (expletive) great kid, dude. He's the best. I love him. It's great, man. I talk about Pedroia all the time to everybody because of how little he is and the way he plays the game. And I'll be like, 'Dude, seriously, he's a bad little kid.'"


Papi + Dusty = :D
Sox tied for wildcard with Twins = :(
Sox pitching > Toronto bats
postseason - Sox = :'(
Heidi + lunch = B-)

rites of passage/ land and sea

Friday morning I got on the T to go to work and it didn't feel nearly as crowded as usual. for a second I froze and thought, oh crap is today Saturday? Thursday night I took my sister, Emily, to a show at Paradise, so I hadn't got my usual 10 hours of sleep... threw me off a bit.

so I've been thinking about important milestones for someone out on their own for the first time... I didn't have anyone to show me cool places to go to or what the cheapest food for survival was. of course I learned nonetheless, but I'm really happy I have had the chance to show Emily some of the ways of life as a new adult.

go to show in Boston - check.


sneak into 21+ bar - check.


buy first burrito - check.


stay up late for no reason, doing dumb things - check.

(she usually goes to bed by 9:30, not that I can judge.)

live in hip, sometimes sketchy neighborhood in old house with lots of "charm" - check.

oh and get a pet because you can - check.

in other news, I was surprised Manny left us so abruptly. Jason Baywatch is filling the void nicely though. I am happy Ken Griffey Jr was traded to the White Sox because later on in the month I have tickets to see them play the Red Sox. I saw Jr, A-Rod and the other Mariners of the late 90s play at Fenway when I was in high school. I went with my dad and my brother on the commuter rail, we sat in the bleachers and I know somewhere I have a photo of Griffey's back that I took at that game. Randy Johnson pitched and even from far away he looked so tall. Tim Wakefield pitched for us. I bet this game was right around the time that I read the Mike Piazza article I mentioned in my last blog.

it's raining at my house but I'm watching the Red Sox game and there's no rain at Fenway. yesterday Elise and I rode bikes from Newbury St to the aquarium. while we were on our way we could hear thunder and a felt a few drops of rain. but we made it right before the downpour. we were like yes, sweet fist pump and ran inside to get tickets for Dolphins and Whales in 3D. but the people in line in front of us bought the last tickets to the show! all of a sudden we thought oh no we have the worst luck. then we were deciding if we should wait an hour for Sharks in 3D when these 2 boys came over and offered us free tickets to the Sharks show. yes!!! what a great day.

Rhianna and Rob met us there and we passed the hour preparing for the show by eating swedish fish.


the image of the yellow fish above was more gruesome than anything in the movie. I was actually a bit disappointed by that. however I do recommend the movie purely because of the jellyfish that will swim right in front of your face.

this turned into a long blog because I was planning on blogging before I left to go sailing. then it just kept looking more and more like rain. now there is a Red Sox delay. the sky keeps getting blue then really dark. I don't think we'll be sailing today.