since i can't really say anything about basketball without showing myself to be a basketball idiot (if only they had centers, wingers, sin bins & bluelines i could speak intelligently), i'll just say that my stomach was in my throat for the last 5 minutes of the game.
the Mavs lost to the Kings, so my playoff hopes while still living in the Metroplex have died with them (since the Stars broke my heart a few weeks ago). oh well, it was exciting anyway, and since i'm a total Dallas sports homer, i will NEVER break ranks and root for the teams where i live (though Scott tells me that this is absolutely unacceptable).
I agree with Scott. It's not like the players on the teams have any loyalty, so I don't feel much loyalty to any particular team.
College sports, that's a different subject altogether! :D
Posted by: krakatoa | Friday, April 30, 2004 at 12:59 AM
well, it's ok to agree with Scott, if you don't mind being wrong, krakatoa! :P Scott says that basketball and baseball are more exciting than the great sport of hockey, so what does he know anyway? so yeah, he's a genius & probably the smartest person i know other than myself, but i'm the sports chica, and he's not!
by MY definition (no one write in and tell me i've got the definition wrong) a sports homer is one who remains, to the death, a fan of the sports teams of her HOME; while i may live elsewhere, my HOMETOWN is Fort Worth, which is Dallas's better half, so i am bound by Mike Modano's hotness -- er, by my duty as a sports homer -- to root for Metroplex teams for life. now if i ever go back to school, i'll adopt the NAU Lumberjacks as my college team...
Posted by: sarahk | Friday, April 30, 2004 at 01:36 AM
I HATE being wrong!!!
But I'm pretty good at dealing with it. LOTS of practice. :P
Posted by: krakatoa | Friday, April 30, 2004 at 02:37 AM
yes, you should have lots of practice, you're a man! :P
Posted by: sarahk | Friday, April 30, 2004 at 02:44 AM
Heh heh. You guys and your "sports" are so cute. Tell me, do baseball players get their pedicures before or after the game? If one basketball player touches another and gets a bruise, do they send him to the school nurse or does he have to wait till he gets home for Mommy to kiss his boo-boo?
Please. There is only one sport. It requires a helmet, the ability to tackle, and a chalkboard with lots of X's and O's on it. And no, it isn't full-contact tic tac toe.
Does Dallas even have a football team anymore?
S
Posted by: sandor at the zoo | Friday, April 30, 2004 at 08:19 AM
hmm, sandor, sounds like you're talking about hockey!
helmet - check
tackling - oh yes check, and boxing too! sometimes even waltzing.
chalkboard w/ Xs & Os - well, in Miracle they wrote the Xs & Os on the glass, but i'm thinkin' that still counts.
you left out hot tough guys, so i'll throw that one in for you...
well, Dallas doesn't have a football team anymore YET (anymore yet, now i'm confusing even me!) but now that jerry has less control over the football decisions, it's gotta pick up.
go Cowboys!
btw, thanks for reminding me that i need a pedicure. maybe i'll get one after my massage this morning.
Posted by: sarahk | Friday, April 30, 2004 at 08:39 AM
Must be nice. I'm stuck slaving away over a hot computer all day. [Phooey on] The Man!
So, I've been thinking of picking up a Beth Orton CD. I'm a big fan of Liz Phair and Sarah McLachlan (something about independent-minded female singer / songwriters really does it for me), and I've been told I might like Orton's work. Any recommendations?
S
Posted by: sandor at the zoo | Friday, April 30, 2004 at 08:51 AM
you poor thing, yeah, i slave over a computer too, but it's job-searching, which pays $0.
Beth Orton is awesome!! still thanking Juan for that tipoff... Pass in Time is a greatest-hits-type cd so it's pretty great. i'm partial to Daybreaker myself and her duets with Terry Callier.
Posted by: sarahk | Friday, April 30, 2004 at 09:04 AM
Hmmm. I'm not partial to dance remixes. Pop tunes in general angry up my blood.
The used CD store near my house let's you listen to CDs before you buy them; maybe I'll pop a few Beth Orton disks in before I make a decision.
Enjoy your weekend, and good luck with the job hunt.
S
Posted by: sandor at the zoo | Friday, April 30, 2004 at 09:16 AM
i'm not a dance-mix lover either, but they just throw in one or two remixes while leaving the others intact on the Pass in Time cd.
thanks, this morning i set up 2 interviews for next week, so it's coming along...
Posted by: sarahk | Friday, April 30, 2004 at 11:37 AM