the cubs came back from a 8-0 deficit to win the game today 10-9 vs the rockies. who sold their soul for that one? maybe jim edmunds, in an effort to win over the fans who don't appreciate his .175 batting average (before today).
i'm getting used to this, the team always winning. not much to blog about. this season is going to end up really good, or we are headed from a super-sized letdown if things change.
should i be scared? naw, that is so cub and i should know to be on my guard.
rockies 9, cubs 10
Friday, May 30, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008
sugar high
the key to climbing more hard stuff is vanilla coke. hey you and i discovered this tonight.
we had vanilla coke tonight, and were giddy with sugar rush by the time we made it to the gym. i climbed a 5.8, and then 3 10as in a row, including 1 on the impossible pillar and 2 on the hard pillar. never did that before. not sure i could repeat the feat without the same amount of HFCS surging through my veins.
hey you climbed 2 10a's and then a 10d. super agro.
the crash wasn't nearly as bad as we expected it to be.
but look out -- we know the secret to succeeding at hard climbing now. all it takes is some vanilla coke. now if only that stuff wasn't so difficult to get when you're in yosemite....
we had vanilla coke tonight, and were giddy with sugar rush by the time we made it to the gym. i climbed a 5.8, and then 3 10as in a row, including 1 on the impossible pillar and 2 on the hard pillar. never did that before. not sure i could repeat the feat without the same amount of HFCS surging through my veins.
hey you climbed 2 10a's and then a 10d. super agro.
the crash wasn't nearly as bad as we expected it to be.
but look out -- we know the secret to succeeding at hard climbing now. all it takes is some vanilla coke. now if only that stuff wasn't so difficult to get when you're in yosemite....
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
the best laid plans
memorial day weekend was supposed to be about gc coming out, driving up to rustling wood, and spending a the weekend climbing.
the weather in the bay area had other plans. it was cold, and rainy, and we even saw some flurries. climbing was out, so we had to find other ways to entertain ourselves.
we did a decent job. gc and i worked a few hours on friday morning. i fed him real coffee (thank you peets!) and he was so hyper by 11 am he wanted to climb things to get to the gym to climb. the gym was good, even if i did break his forearms by making gc climb a 10a on his first time out.
that night, went to see the As school boston and tim wakefield on friday instead of driving up to tahoe. we went on saturday instead, so that the gorgeous views could be fully appreciated. we hiked a short trail around spooner lake on sat, despite the cold and the flurries and played cranium after dinner.
i, of course, employed my life motto when it comes to board games of i don't give a fuck and of course we lost. but who can really win at that game, when hey you practices on a weekly basis and knows all the questions?
sunday we watched the indy 500 befor heading to tourist trap virginia city where the booze, gunfights, and slot machines were plentiful. and i got a great pic of my first album cover, if i ever form a rock band with gc, mopey boy, b, hey you, and andy.
monday was just about driving home and having pizza in the city with bbq. pretty yummy stuff.
so i think we did make some progress, and are that much closer in convincing gc to move out here. he really likes nature and really liked the climbing we did at ironworks on friday, even if he was sore for the rest of his trip.
i tried to tell gc that i changed my mind about giving him a ride to the airport, but he said it was too late cos we were already there. i reluctantly let him get out of the car and board the plane.
next time though, it won't be so easy for him to escape. i need to make better plans for his next trip. and have more rope handy.
the weather in the bay area had other plans. it was cold, and rainy, and we even saw some flurries. climbing was out, so we had to find other ways to entertain ourselves.
we did a decent job. gc and i worked a few hours on friday morning. i fed him real coffee (thank you peets!) and he was so hyper by 11 am he wanted to climb things to get to the gym to climb. the gym was good, even if i did break his forearms by making gc climb a 10a on his first time out.
that night, went to see the As school boston and tim wakefield on friday instead of driving up to tahoe. we went on saturday instead, so that the gorgeous views could be fully appreciated. we hiked a short trail around spooner lake on sat, despite the cold and the flurries and played cranium after dinner.
i, of course, employed my life motto when it comes to board games of i don't give a fuck and of course we lost. but who can really win at that game, when hey you practices on a weekly basis and knows all the questions?
sunday we watched the indy 500 befor heading to tourist trap virginia city where the booze, gunfights, and slot machines were plentiful. and i got a great pic of my first album cover, if i ever form a rock band with gc, mopey boy, b, hey you, and andy.
monday was just about driving home and having pizza in the city with bbq. pretty yummy stuff.
so i think we did make some progress, and are that much closer in convincing gc to move out here. he really likes nature and really liked the climbing we did at ironworks on friday, even if he was sore for the rest of his trip.
i tried to tell gc that i changed my mind about giving him a ride to the airport, but he said it was too late cos we were already there. i reluctantly let him get out of the car and board the plane.
next time though, it won't be so easy for him to escape. i need to make better plans for his next trip. and have more rope handy.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
awesome tour guide
to celebrate finishing up finals, e-love was able to come out here for a few days. it was not only his first trip to the bay area, it was also the first time he set foot in california.
i have to say, we crammed a lot of stuff into the 4 days here was here. im an awesome tour guide! here's the unabridged list:
it was a great trip and we had a great time. i wish joe crede that fucking played the game at AT&T park we went too, but that fact was almost made up by the fact we witnessed frank thomas' first 2 HRs since returning to oakland. while we had timed the trip around the white sox-giants series, the oakland game ended up being more exciting.
and i learned some things too. the neighborhood of laguna honda is impossible to navigate, the goat rock area looks like ireland, and tony's on highway 1 near point reyes has sucky overpriced food.
glad i learned all this for e-love's next trip out here. hopefully he doesnt wait another 30 years to make it out here.
i have to say, we crammed a lot of stuff into the 4 days here was here. im an awesome tour guide! here's the unabridged list:
- burgers at in and out
- long walk along the bay in emeryville
- climbing at berkeley ironworks
- ocean beach
- golden gate park
- drive through haight-ashbury (no fucking parking anywhere)
- japanese tea garden
- white sox vs giants (picture below)
- climbing at goat rock (near jenner)
- mount davidson cross
- lombard street
- fisherman's wharf (where i got super rock star parking)
- ghiradelli square
- golden gate bridge/crissy field area
- tampa bay vs oakland game (e-love bought me a rally elephant)
it was a great trip and we had a great time. i wish joe crede that fucking played the game at AT&T park we went too, but that fact was almost made up by the fact we witnessed frank thomas' first 2 HRs since returning to oakland. while we had timed the trip around the white sox-giants series, the oakland game ended up being more exciting.
and i learned some things too. the neighborhood of laguna honda is impossible to navigate, the goat rock area looks like ireland, and tony's on highway 1 near point reyes has sucky overpriced food.
glad i learned all this for e-love's next trip out here. hopefully he doesnt wait another 30 years to make it out here.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
can't get over it
rick morrissey is just like me. he can't seem to get over mark prior.
his column today rings amazingly poignant. we've all heard the story multiple times. mark prior was 5 outs away from the cubs going to the world series for the first time in my lifetime, plus a few decades. mark prior was 22 on opening day, but the ace of the pitching staff. mark prior's delivery, every time he threw the ball, was awe-inspiring and beautiful.
mark prior is injured, and has been since 2006. he hasn't pitched a real major league start in almost 2 years.
prior has ceased to be a prospect, a player, and even a human. he's the ghost of 2003, haunting fans and sports writers alike. he will remain a ghost until he stops being injured and can come back and throw.
i still can't get over it. maybe i never will.
his column today rings amazingly poignant. we've all heard the story multiple times. mark prior was 5 outs away from the cubs going to the world series for the first time in my lifetime, plus a few decades. mark prior was 22 on opening day, but the ace of the pitching staff. mark prior's delivery, every time he threw the ball, was awe-inspiring and beautiful.
mark prior is injured, and has been since 2006. he hasn't pitched a real major league start in almost 2 years.
prior has ceased to be a prospect, a player, and even a human. he's the ghost of 2003, haunting fans and sports writers alike. he will remain a ghost until he stops being injured and can come back and throw.
i still can't get over it. maybe i never will.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
mad dog's last wrigley appearance?
didn't get to watch the game until it after was over (god i love mlb.tv!), but the cubs are kicked ass again today. demps especially is kicking ass. who knew he would be able to pitch more than 1 inning so effectively? i'm glad i was wrong about him.
other worthy game notes -- jim edmunds made his debut at wrigley in the blue pinstripes. the fans who cant get over the fact he used to be a cardinal need to grow up and stop booing. HE PLAYS FOR YOUR TEAM NOW, YOU MORONS.
it was good to see the fans give greg maddux a standing ovation when he was pulled in the 5th inning. it wasn't a great outing for him as the cubs nailed him for 4 runs, but if he retires at the end of this year, it may have been the mad dog's last career appearance at wrigley. and while his last was a bad inning, he was typical maddux brilliant up until that point.
it may be a portent, as i remember the same thing happening in 2006. it was nearing the july 31 trade deadline, and the cubs were going nowhere in the year of suck. maddux pitched what turned out to be his last start as a cub in late july and got a standing ovation when pulled. speculation had been flying for weeks that it would be his last start as a cub. a couple days later, the trade to the dodgers was announced. the fans all knew even before the news broke, and that they had to let him know how they felt about him when they could. its one of the things i love about this game.
maddux hit 350 wins this week. i think he's had a good time.
padres 0, cubs 4
other worthy game notes -- jim edmunds made his debut at wrigley in the blue pinstripes. the fans who cant get over the fact he used to be a cardinal need to grow up and stop booing. HE PLAYS FOR YOUR TEAM NOW, YOU MORONS.
it was good to see the fans give greg maddux a standing ovation when he was pulled in the 5th inning. it wasn't a great outing for him as the cubs nailed him for 4 runs, but if he retires at the end of this year, it may have been the mad dog's last career appearance at wrigley. and while his last was a bad inning, he was typical maddux brilliant up until that point.
it may be a portent, as i remember the same thing happening in 2006. it was nearing the july 31 trade deadline, and the cubs were going nowhere in the year of suck. maddux pitched what turned out to be his last start as a cub in late july and got a standing ovation when pulled. speculation had been flying for weeks that it would be his last start as a cub. a couple days later, the trade to the dodgers was announced. the fans all knew even before the news broke, and that they had to let him know how they felt about him when they could. its one of the things i love about this game.
maddux hit 350 wins this week. i think he's had a good time.
padres 0, cubs 4
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
old foe, new teammate
i havent blogged much about the cubs lately, but there hasn't been much to say. winning a lot can get boring apparently.
just cos everyone else seems to be making a big deal about it, i thought i would put in my 2 cents about the cubs picking up jim edmunds.
my official opinion: i think edmonds is worth the shot. hes making his full salary from the padres, so the cubs got him on the cheap. hes totally worth the 250k plus they are paying for him, if things pan out. if they don't, no big loss, we just don't sign him next year.
despite his slow start (and subsequent release) he had incredible stuff as a CF. if he has any modicum of that skill left, he will be an asset. and he has to be able to hit better than pie.
and i don't give a fuck that he used to play for the cardinals. i'm a realist and i know that today's hated foe could be tomorrow's teammate. thats just how the mlb works these days. its pointless to hate a player just because he is good and plays for a rival team.
on a related note, maybe this is the first year i have really paid attention, but it seems as though a lot of teams are taking the hit to the pocketbook and just releasing players with their full salary when they aren't living up to expectations. its happend to edmunds, jacque jones (HA!!!!), reed johnson, and even big frank thomas. i guess that free roster spot was really worth up to 7 million to these teams. thats fucking crazy.
just cos everyone else seems to be making a big deal about it, i thought i would put in my 2 cents about the cubs picking up jim edmunds.
my official opinion: i think edmonds is worth the shot. hes making his full salary from the padres, so the cubs got him on the cheap. hes totally worth the 250k plus they are paying for him, if things pan out. if they don't, no big loss, we just don't sign him next year.
despite his slow start (and subsequent release) he had incredible stuff as a CF. if he has any modicum of that skill left, he will be an asset. and he has to be able to hit better than pie.
and i don't give a fuck that he used to play for the cardinals. i'm a realist and i know that today's hated foe could be tomorrow's teammate. thats just how the mlb works these days. its pointless to hate a player just because he is good and plays for a rival team.
on a related note, maybe this is the first year i have really paid attention, but it seems as though a lot of teams are taking the hit to the pocketbook and just releasing players with their full salary when they aren't living up to expectations. its happend to edmunds, jacque jones (HA!!!!), reed johnson, and even big frank thomas. i guess that free roster spot was really worth up to 7 million to these teams. thats fucking crazy.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
giants vs phillies
au wanted to show miss E a good time, so we made some last minute plans to head to lovely At&T park to see the giants play. i was hoping we would get to see cole hamels pitch, but no luck. he pitched on friday.
it was still a good game, though. and mopey boy managed to get us really good bleacher seats for only $10 apiece. pretty sweet.
and we of course managed to go to one of the only games this season where the giants were actually hitting. and i was also able to test out the zoom feature on the new purple camera. here's a pic i took of aaron roward (aka bacon pants) from my seat. not too bad!
it was sad to see jamie moyer get rocked by the young kid lincecum. and a little surprising to see the phillies lose by as many runs as they did. but i guess thats just another way how baseball suprises you.
phillies 2, giants 8
it was still a good game, though. and mopey boy managed to get us really good bleacher seats for only $10 apiece. pretty sweet.
and we of course managed to go to one of the only games this season where the giants were actually hitting. and i was also able to test out the zoom feature on the new purple camera. here's a pic i took of aaron roward (aka bacon pants) from my seat. not too bad!
it was sad to see jamie moyer get rocked by the young kid lincecum. and a little surprising to see the phillies lose by as many runs as they did. but i guess thats just another way how baseball suprises you.
phillies 2, giants 8
Saturday, May 10, 2008
fuming
i hate those times when just a thought pisses you off enough to ruin your day. today was one of those fucking days.
leonard bernstein and i have been casually talking about his visit the past few days. i got tickets to OAR and am going to use e-love's upcoming visit to test out some locales in SF i have never been too.
last weekend, i had a flash of brilliance. LB isn't going to be able to take time to see his peeps in chicago this weekend (shocking, his work schedule doesn't allow for it). wouldnt it be a great idea to see if pocket and dunning can come out here the same weekend? if they can find decent flight prices, they could stay here for free and see LB before he leaves. it would be a fairly inexpensive endeavor, as well as giving me the chance to see pocket and dunning as my last few trips to chicago have been too hurried for me to make plans with them.
after a little bit of confusion with phone numbers, i finally got ahold of pocket this morning at brunch. she agreed that it was a great idea and would start looking for flights right away. as long as the airfare was reasonable, she thought things would be a go.
LB called me before brunch was over. i let him know that pocket and dunning were probably able to come. thats when he dropped the fucking bomb -- he had invited his friend jill and her husband tom.
there's few people on this planet that i can't make nice with. fucking jill is one of them. shes an old college friend of LB's who now lives in so cal. she's an engineer and a prime example, rare as they are, of a female engineer who doesn't have any girlfriends and can't communicate with women. she has no girlfriends (at all) and has never attempted to make even civil conversation with me.
i am a firm believer that girlfriends are priceless. my life would be so empty and lonely without all my girls. i'm not going to name them off like its a popularity contest, but im pretty lucky to have a lot of really good girlfriends. and i would like to think that even if we were not related, i would still be friends with cuz, renebow, tsiny, and duh.
even fucking bitchy mean girls have girlfriends. the fact that jill has none is an indication of her lack of social aptitude. and makes her untrustworthy. i hate women who see every other woman as a threat. like she has anything that i want. please.
i don't want to spend any time with her and her attitude and lack of social skills. i don't want to spend whats supposed to be quality time with LB with her. even if you forget the fact that she can't communicate with me because i am a woman, she doesn't even have the social skills to be polite to a friend of a friend. thats fucking lame.
the best part of the story, is that LB sounded surprised when i didn't sound thrilled at his news. im a little bit annoyed that he has never noticed that his friend can't bother be civil to me, when i can get along with most everyone.
im not quite sure of this point, but LB may have also invited them to stay at my house without asking me first. i wanted to avoid a fight, so i hung up quickly, not wanting to be pressed on why i wasn't excited about his news. if pocket and dunning can make it, there isn't space for 2 extra bodies at the loft. period.
i would really like to let this go, but i can't seem to. and i let the thought of her presence bug me all day. i called gc enraged and he kept asking me why i was yelling at him.
with any luck, she will be busy and won't be able to make it. on the other hand, since she probably doesn't have any friends to spend time with, they can probably make it. fuck.
leonard bernstein and i have been casually talking about his visit the past few days. i got tickets to OAR and am going to use e-love's upcoming visit to test out some locales in SF i have never been too.
last weekend, i had a flash of brilliance. LB isn't going to be able to take time to see his peeps in chicago this weekend (shocking, his work schedule doesn't allow for it). wouldnt it be a great idea to see if pocket and dunning can come out here the same weekend? if they can find decent flight prices, they could stay here for free and see LB before he leaves. it would be a fairly inexpensive endeavor, as well as giving me the chance to see pocket and dunning as my last few trips to chicago have been too hurried for me to make plans with them.
after a little bit of confusion with phone numbers, i finally got ahold of pocket this morning at brunch. she agreed that it was a great idea and would start looking for flights right away. as long as the airfare was reasonable, she thought things would be a go.
LB called me before brunch was over. i let him know that pocket and dunning were probably able to come. thats when he dropped the fucking bomb -- he had invited his friend jill and her husband tom.
there's few people on this planet that i can't make nice with. fucking jill is one of them. shes an old college friend of LB's who now lives in so cal. she's an engineer and a prime example, rare as they are, of a female engineer who doesn't have any girlfriends and can't communicate with women. she has no girlfriends (at all) and has never attempted to make even civil conversation with me.
i am a firm believer that girlfriends are priceless. my life would be so empty and lonely without all my girls. i'm not going to name them off like its a popularity contest, but im pretty lucky to have a lot of really good girlfriends. and i would like to think that even if we were not related, i would still be friends with cuz, renebow, tsiny, and duh.
even fucking bitchy mean girls have girlfriends. the fact that jill has none is an indication of her lack of social aptitude. and makes her untrustworthy. i hate women who see every other woman as a threat. like she has anything that i want. please.
i don't want to spend any time with her and her attitude and lack of social skills. i don't want to spend whats supposed to be quality time with LB with her. even if you forget the fact that she can't communicate with me because i am a woman, she doesn't even have the social skills to be polite to a friend of a friend. thats fucking lame.
the best part of the story, is that LB sounded surprised when i didn't sound thrilled at his news. im a little bit annoyed that he has never noticed that his friend can't bother be civil to me, when i can get along with most everyone.
im not quite sure of this point, but LB may have also invited them to stay at my house without asking me first. i wanted to avoid a fight, so i hung up quickly, not wanting to be pressed on why i wasn't excited about his news. if pocket and dunning can make it, there isn't space for 2 extra bodies at the loft. period.
i would really like to let this go, but i can't seem to. and i let the thought of her presence bug me all day. i called gc enraged and he kept asking me why i was yelling at him.
with any luck, she will be busy and won't be able to make it. on the other hand, since she probably doesn't have any friends to spend time with, they can probably make it. fuck.
Monday, May 5, 2008
please don't go!
everytime it seems to happen the same way. i have a great time with whomever happens to be visiting, and don't want them to leave. my visitors somehow always seem to be threatened with being tied to the stairwell with climbing rope, and never allowed the leave.
this past weekend was no exception. cousin duh and friends came out for a few days. we saw the sights, drank some wine, walked along the coast (where's the throne?!) and explored the city. i also learned that cousin duh has a much better sense of direction when walking than i do.
and of course on sunday night, before they caught the red-eye back to minny-SO-tah, cuz and i threatened to block the doors and tie them up so they could never leave us. but they out-reasoned us. smart kids!
here's a cute pic of the 2 of us at golden gate park. amazing that my eyes are slighty open!
here's the link to the rest of pics from their visit
this is going to be a hard month as far as visitors are concerned. e-love is coming for 4 days next weekend, and gc is coming for what i hope will be the annual memorial day weekend climbing trip at rustling wood. and leonard bernstein is coming in june, for the OAR show and so i can see him before he ships out to fucking afghanistan.
i should pick up some extra rope at REI this week.
this past weekend was no exception. cousin duh and friends came out for a few days. we saw the sights, drank some wine, walked along the coast (where's the throne?!) and explored the city. i also learned that cousin duh has a much better sense of direction when walking than i do.
and of course on sunday night, before they caught the red-eye back to minny-SO-tah, cuz and i threatened to block the doors and tie them up so they could never leave us. but they out-reasoned us. smart kids!
here's a cute pic of the 2 of us at golden gate park. amazing that my eyes are slighty open!
here's the link to the rest of pics from their visit
this is going to be a hard month as far as visitors are concerned. e-love is coming for 4 days next weekend, and gc is coming for what i hope will be the annual memorial day weekend climbing trip at rustling wood. and leonard bernstein is coming in june, for the OAR show and so i can see him before he ships out to fucking afghanistan.
i should pick up some extra rope at REI this week.
Saturday, May 3, 2008
thank the FSM for wine
so i took off from work early yesterday so that au and i could head up to spend a leisurely day drinking wine in sonoma valley with cousin duh and friends who are visiting from minny-SO-ta.
all i can say it, im SO glad i stopped paying for internet on my phone. it would have totally ruined my evening if i had been following the cubs game, where rich hill pitched to 6 batters and only got 2 outs in the first inning before being pulled. the bullpen had to take over the rest of the game.
another mystery of basebal. hill was unfuckingtouchable last year in april, and this year he cant seem to throw a strike to save his life. its no wonder he was demoted down to AAA after the game.
i still have faith. hes too young (and too cute!) to be washed up at age 28. apparently hill was told his spot in the rotation will be waiting for him when he gets back. i'm sure that will be the case, as long as jon lieber doesn't rack up 10 wins in his absence. maybe by the time hill is ready to come back, it will be marquis' turn to be sent down. i hope im wrong about that, but i bet im right.
all i can say it, im SO glad i stopped paying for internet on my phone. it would have totally ruined my evening if i had been following the cubs game, where rich hill pitched to 6 batters and only got 2 outs in the first inning before being pulled. the bullpen had to take over the rest of the game.
another mystery of basebal. hill was unfuckingtouchable last year in april, and this year he cant seem to throw a strike to save his life. its no wonder he was demoted down to AAA after the game.
i still have faith. hes too young (and too cute!) to be washed up at age 28. apparently hill was told his spot in the rotation will be waiting for him when he gets back. i'm sure that will be the case, as long as jon lieber doesn't rack up 10 wins in his absence. maybe by the time hill is ready to come back, it will be marquis' turn to be sent down. i hope im wrong about that, but i bet im right.
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