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| 12.30.2003 |
1:09 AM my achey breaky heart All the right things happened yesterday. The playoff schedule shows what's happening in the next few weeks. And the weekend's games look like they're going to be great. But... tick, tick, tick There're only five more weeks of football left! (sniff, sniff) What will I do of a Sunday?!! No pregames, no games, no postgames, no Monday night, no deluge of NFL Films... feel the rising panic, folks. Thank Freya I'm not alone: "Ray Lewis might not be going to Disneyland, but we're all going to hell, my friends." An old article from 2001, directed at post-SuperBowl heartbreak, but the sentiment's right on target. I guess this means I'll Time to get 1) the tapes rolling (or a DVD recorder or TIVO or some such thing to store up some for a rainy day) and 2) an Xbox/PS2/etc. so that I can open cans of whoopass on my own. speaking of ray-ray Where have I been these past years?! Oh my word, that is one sexy boy. Grrrrrrr!
The perfect intro for the former roughneck turned Mr. Incredibly-Marketable-and-Charismatic. "With a little bit-a (uh-uh) and a little bit-a (uh-uh)..." Had I been paying attention, I could've moved back to Baltimore instead of coming to Cali. It's a small city, I know the hangouts. Older women and younger men are in; VH1 says so. And I have better sense than to be another baby mama or lawsuit, Ray-Ray. Uncle Herman, when next in your neck of the woods, will pass my number on.
(blink, blink) Ye gods. "Baby, baby, baby, baby, don'cha know that you're so fine..." |
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| 12.28.2003 |
2:10 PM and i asked for havoc, didn't i? (smile)
According to FOXSports.com's playoff seeding, Seattle is in because of "win over 49ers + Cowboys' loss to Saints + Dolphins' win over Jets + Browns' win over Bengals + Patriots' win over Bills + Eagles' win over Redskins due to strength of victory tiebreakers" Eh? Now it's down to "either/or" with the Vikes and the Pack. And with Cincy's loss, the Ravens are clearly in, having clinched the division. Thank you, football gods. Thank you so much. The Eagles have homefield advantage, a first round bye, the division title, the keys to the city, all the cookies and juice they can eat and drink, a mess of get out of jail free cards... And adding season ending insult to injury, the Titans throroughly spanked the Bucs. I love this game. All. Up. In. It. |
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| 12.27.2003 |
10:29 PM merry, merry Happy, happy! Jolly, jolly! (yes, some eggnog's been imbibed over here; all up in it!) fuzzy holidays  The fuzzy mojo's back to his silly, bouncy, energetic self after getting dosed with antibiotics, as an ointment for his eyes and oral pink stuff. He's so much more cooperative than the big guys, letting me grab him up and do my thing. And he's been so sweet since feeling better; he knows Mommy was just trying to fix him up when I was poking and squeezing and gooping and gagging him. Don't ask me what he was trying to do here. Not mouse chasing, not hiding from the old man, not escaping post- or pre-meds. Just lying flat under the big, green chair. Silly monkey. green greetings Officially from the Eagles site. The picture worth 1000 words:
My boys have won the division and clinched a first round bye. But Brian Westbrook tore his tricep; ick. I know, they aren't a one-man show, but he's a big contributor. Best wishes and kind thoughts for 36. Tomorrow, I'm hoping for a Ravens win (much love for Marvin Lewis but Cincy, no mojo for you; it's all for Ray and Jamal), and for much havoc to be wreaked. Vikes, the Pack, I want one of them out. I don't know what wacky combo of hoodoo and mojo needs to work for it to happen, but that's what I want. And I tell ya, a Rams loss wouldn't hurt my feelings (I love ya, Marshall; love ya, Torry; Mr. Bruce, love ya; but all's fair in love and football); then again, perhaps a little cocky assurance would disarm them. Ultimately, it would tickle me to no end to see an Eagles/Ravens Superbowl (happily musing...) elfish behavior Let's see:
and to all a good night Hope you and yours are happy and/or healthy (what with the flu and all) this season. 2003 was hard, but not as hard as 2002. I feel truly blessed: What a sea-change from this time last year. Half-full? My glass is at around about the 3/4 level (smile). Since right now it's eggnog (emphasis on the nog), I'm fixing to top it off. |
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| 12.21.2003 |
9:47 PM the mojo's under the weather Literaly and figuratively. fuzzy monkey My baby cat's sick. The Mojinator has a bad cold; he has runny eyes, he sniffles and sneezes, has a bit of a temperature (taken by the vet!), and is very lethargic. Poor baby. I really am worried. With him so sick, the cold could spread to Wacky and BBOB who both have reduced immune systems. (sigh) no foozball love I believe Mojo's mojo has infected the mojo of my favored teams, particularly teams that one would expect to have won, and especially the Eagles. Jets, Chiefs, Colts, Saints, all lost. The carnage is detailed here. I'm so bummed. I hate fair weather fans and I fear I may have turned into one, getting spoiled by the streak. But on a brighter note, in a "glass half full" spirit, I couldn't give a tinker's damn about home field advantage and a bye week. If my boys were to lose any game in the final six, this was the one; they are now free to win the remaining five. (wry smile) |
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| 12.19.2003 |
10:42 PM jingle, jingle I've been really busy:
I need not tell you I'm ecstatic regarding my boys in green. I'm so proud. Although... grumble, grumble  I'm peeved that the team is so poorly represented at the ProBowl this year. Brian Dawkins and David Akers didn't make it but surprisingly, Troy Vincent and Donovan McNabb did. Oh, well. You can't have everything. And, according to the Eagles site, Tra Thomas, Corey Simon, Ike Reese, Akers, Brian Westbrook, and Chad Lewis are alternates. Look at the rest of the NFC lineup; I know the NFC's weak this year, but Sapp?! And no Marshall?! And they say it's a popularity contest. Another peeve: Tom Jackson on ESPN and his cracks about "Trash and Stinkston"; I'm getting that boycott feeling again. twinkle, twinkle Did I mention the Eagles are 11 and 3, in the playoffs fo' sho, and have pretty much wrapped up the division championship. They're against the 49ers this week, at home. Click the Campbell's soup link on the right, for Donovan and his mama, please. |
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Benjamin's scarf, a last minute idea, was a quick knit, by gum; wool/acrylic blend chunky with size 10.5 needles.
