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[ayrdaomei]

After approximately a bazillion years of calling and emailing (okay, two emails, and maybe 5 calls) I finally got through to Austin in the A's merchandising department, and my Haren tee is on the way to me ^___________^ I had a coupon for 25% off a mail order item, on account of my subscription to the team mag, so the shirt ended up costing me just under $23 with shipping and everything. Whoo for not breaking the bank...completely.

I can't stop reading analyses of Lieberman's defeat in the primary in CT. All the politicos are like "but it could mean this! or it could mean this! but maybe it signifies this!" It's like undergrad all over again.

I went to see Monster House the other day. (I had to take a friend of the family's kid, okay? shut up.) I was surprised by how not bad it was. Like Cars, it's another one that wasn't promoted well in the early goings, I think. But it was a surprisingly touching story, not just all oooh, creepy house, or whatever. Also, Nick Cannon has a rather funny bit part as a sheriff's deputy. I found the animation-style pretty offputting, and I still didn't really care for it when the movie was over, but I think the story is good enough and compelling enough even, to overcome it.

Oh, and WTC is out today. Probably do the early AM show tomorrow morning, solo, because I know I'ma cry.

Pretty annoyed by all the shit-stirring going on in the Florida papers about some tiff between Joe Girardi and the owner of the team. All the pieces are saying the owner needs to back off, and while I appreciate the support of Joe, I just really hope this becomes a non-issue. I know the writers are all glad for something different to write about but this really isn't Torre-Steinbrenner Redux, so let's not try and make it that.

In more pleasant Marlins news, I enjoyed this piece on the starting rotation. Time will tell if Florida's kid pitchers can cultivate a nice little Barry Zito-Tim Hudson-Mark Mulder dynamic, plus two. But the maturation process should be fun to watch.

You are not wrong, sir.

Comments

[poisonavery.livejournal.com]

They should just DFA Joe and get it over with. :P

[ayrdaomei.livejournal.com]

And then Wes Helms gets to be the player-manager, by virtue of being ANCIENT?

[lilzie.livejournal.com]

ha ha when i read it, i read it like this:

Time will tell if Florida's kid pitchers can cultivate a nice little Barry Zito-Tim Hudson-Mark Mulder dynamic, plus two. But the masturbation process should be fun to watch.

yeah. it. would. be. :-O

[ayrdaomei.livejournal.com]

Get in line, sister.

[lilzie.livejournal.com]

that makes a pretty love triangle :D

[gimme-proonz.livejournal.com]

haha I was afraid I was the only one. =P

[lilzie.livejournal.com]

i likey your icon!!!!

[ayrdaomei.livejournal.com]

I am shocked, SHOCKED I SAY, that my f-list is so pervy.

[lovingthecubs.livejournal.com]

Everyone here is hoping that they get rid of Joe so that he'll come here. In a dream world, we're looking for Joe & Maddux to be our manager/coach. If only, lol.

During one fun-filled stretch this season, Olsen took a punch in the eye from teammate Randy Messenger in a late-night scuffle,

Everyone just LOVES to mention that, don't they?

[ayrdaomei.livejournal.com]

lol, dude, if Scott ever gets voted into the Hall of Fame, it will probably be mentioned on his plaque ^_~

Everyone here is hoping that they get rid of Joe so that he'll come here.

:O Scandalous! I can't really blame you guys, though. He's preeeetty awesome.

[lovingthecubs.livejournal.com]

Well, he HAS said that he loved Chicago. & his favorite food is Santo's pizza, which is/was in Chicago.. ;]

[ayrdaomei.livejournal.com]

:( But he also said that he sold his house in Chicago for a reason, that he signed a three year contract in Florida and moved his family here because this is where he wanted to manage ;_; HE LIKES US BETTER :P

[caruso.livejournal.com]

I can't stop reading analyses of Lieberman's defeat in the primary in CT. All the politicos are like "but it could mean this! or it could mean this! but maybe it signifies this!" It's like undergrad all over again.

Who beat him? Was it the guy who appeared on the Colbert Report? Because I liked him. :P

[ayrdaomei.livejournal.com]

Yep! Ned Lamont, if I'm remembering correctly. There's also been quite a bit of talk of his appearance on that show, like, "ooooh, it was so daring and outside the box!" But fairly high profile politicians have appeared on The Daily Show for a couple years now, you know? And I would think TCR, while I've never watched, probably gets a bit of proxy-legitimacy by being associated with TDS.

[trailer-spot.livejournal.com]

I also have no idea why Robert Zemeckis likes the style of animation used in Monster House so much. And it looks like as if he will use the same process again for Beowulf (http://imdb.com/title/tt0442933/). What's the point of using Anthony Hopkins, Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Ray Winstone, Crispin Glover etc. if you will later turn them into ugly digital pixels?

Even though I have no plans seeing it myself, I'm looking forward to read your thoughts about WTC. Only if you can/want to write about it, of course.

[ayrdaomei.livejournal.com]

What's the point of using Anthony Hopkins, Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Ray Winstone, Crispin Glover etc. if you will later turn them into ugly digital pixels?

A most brilliant question. Grrr.

I'm looking forward to read your thoughts about WTC. Only if you can/want to write about it, of course.

[Bad username or site: johnnybvo / @ livejournal.com] and I decided to opt for the early AM show tomorrow, so we'll see how it goes.