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| An abnormal and persistent fear of thunder that causes undue anxiety even though sufferers realize that thunder itself poses no threat to them. When outdoors during a thunderstorm, they may suffer excessive anxiety. When indoors, they may hide under beds or desks, behind sofas, or in closets.
Fear of thunder is termed "brontophobia," a word derived from the Greek "bronte" (thunder) and "phobos" (fear). "Brontophobia" has given us the English word "brontometer," an instrument for recording the activity of thunderstorms. [Source]
Fuck this storm. | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment   |
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| 1. Put your music player on.
2. For each question, press the next button to answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG TITLE DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
( Actually some of these are kinda true... )
And on that note (heh) I have to update my MP3 player for skate tomorrow. | | comments: 3 comments or Leave a comment |
| When I saw this on Fandom Secrets, my first thought was "Habs?! Really? Have some taste!" I think I kinda missed the point....
The Dugout: Jeff Bennett fights a wall and Jason Bay becomes an American. I'm not sure which thing is dumber to do.
I have in infected tooth. I'm in a lot of pain and can't eat anything without wincing. Yay! I'm on drugs that don't help. More yay! It's making me all kinds of cranky and snappy. I've spent most of today watching Alfred Hitchcock movies which has made me feel better by way of distraction. And I think I'm going to go back to writing an old story I stopped writing a while ago. I hear there's a July WriMo. Anyone doing that?
Mmm, that's as State of the Union as I feel like being right now. Other stuff later, like baseball and hockey. | | comments: 7 comments or Leave a comment |
| From The Onion: PITTSBURGH—On the heels of the Steelers' Super Bowl victory in February and the Penguins' Stanley Cup win last week, members of the fifth-place Pirates have asked the 320,000 residents of Pittsburgh to please stop giving them expectant, impatient looks. "Look, we know, okay? We know," Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson told reporters Wednesday, adding that staring really isn't necessary or even polite. "I can assure you it's not helping matters." Wilson said he looked forward to getting back for Tuesday’s home game against the Indians, as PNC Park is the only place where the citizens of Pittsburgh leave the team alone.
*snerk* Sometimes they hit it right on the head....
Also, somehow, I related to this chart:
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| So, if I could pretend that what happened last night was just a Braves game, it was a great one. I could talk about how Kenshin finally got some run support. How Nate's first pitch swinging had great results and the first three batters of the game got on base with three pitches. How Kelly learned some patience and if he can't make contact, at least he can wait for the walk. How Chipper made a catch at his base that made me exclaim, the outfielders were running down everything, Yunel was sharp, and Casey looks all healed up. How Peter held on, didn't give up much, and Mike closed just like he should have. I could talk about how everyone looked great.
However. I can't say any of that.
This was a Red Sox game. And Daisuke looked awful. When he could find the strike zone, what he offered up was about belt high and easy to spot. Yeah, like Chipper is going to miss that. That doesn't count all the walks he let up when he couldn't find the plate. He doesn't have it. Whatever it is, he's lost it completely. Now with a healthy John, it's not worth it to keep him in the rotation and pray the bullpen can save the day every time he comes up. His contract says we can't send him down without his consent, okay. Trade him. Or stick him in the pen until he asks for a trade. There's just no reason to keep giving him chances. If he wasn't being paid what he's being paid, he wouldn't have even made the rotation after last season. Chance after chance. I'm told that he was good when we got him, and I have no reason to doubt that, but he's not good now. And we can't afford to sit back another year and hope he gets good.
That being said, JD had one of the best fielding games I've ever seen from him. Everything seemed to be hit out towards him and he made great catches on everything he could. Nick is the best shortstop we have, the best one in the past two years as far as I'm concerned. I'm glad Jed's rehab is progressing, but that means something's got to be done with Lugo. And with him swinging the bat better and better, he should get a pretty good price in trade. Our fielding really didn't look as bad as the score indicates, but you can't do much about runs walked in. Justin did alright, Daniel looked good, Saito wasn't bad. But it was all overshadowed by how horribly Daisuke did. They could have done anything and they would have looked fine.
In the contest between Jason Bay and Nate McLouth, other than the obvious fact of who won the game, it was even. Nate hit a home run, a double, had two RBIs, walked and struck out. Jason hit a home run, a double, had two RBIs, walked and struck out. They'll have to settle for a rematch tonight.
Derek vs Josh tonight. I cannot explain how on the edge of my seat I am for this one. The highlight of last night's game was the extended zoom of Derek and hearing Eck talk about him. (Okay, one of two highlights, but shush.) I'm so excited to see what he'll do pitching at Fenway again, I'm excited to be able to compare him and Josh, I'm excited that I can see both of them all in one game. And, of course, Jason. Derek pitching to Jason. And I'm also excited to see Josh pitching to Chipper, too. It's going to be a good one, whatever happens.
And randomly aside, Josh Hamilton was in my dream last night. Damn you, Keira! | | comments: Leave a comment |
| Keira: Is he grinning?
Me: Jeff? Probably. He's a happy special snowflake.
Keira: *shakes head* Oh he's something!
Me: *pets* He's cute. He runs into walls for a living.
Keira: *snorts*
Me: Wait until you hear about his high school age. You think you pity Jason.....
Keira: If only he played Hockey --- That bad?
Me: Brian is a saint. A saint.
Keira: Oh lord....
So as we're watching the Braves play the Reds, Keira goes on her muttering (again!) about Jeff Francoeur and his (innocent) dissing of OBP. Yes, he did it. Yes, he was wrong. No, his slump this season is not karma! Anyway, in that conversation, I got this stuck in my head.
And from that, a very frightening image of Dustin Pedroia going 'Weird Al' and recording a parody called "OBP"....
And since that was in my head, I had to share it with all of you. Enjoy thinking about that! | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| Sometimes, you can just let the quote speak for itself...
Said Mikey: "Both Josh and I are extremely happy with what we've done here in Boston, and we hope to continue that." [Source] | | comments: 5 comments or Leave a comment |
| I went to see my first Cape Cod Baseball League game today!
Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox vs Chatham Anglers. We lost, 2-3. But I had a blast!
I have never seen baseball in person before. Not that meant it, like that. There are bleachers, but most people bring beach chairs and sit up at the fence. I sat on the grass because I did not know to bring a chair. It was freezing cold after the 5th, when the sun hid behind some nasty rain clouds. The air was wet, but it didn't actually rain. It was just windy and cold. I had a fleece wrap on over my t-shirt.
The first time I saw a hockey game, a professional game, in person, the sound of the puck hitting the stick was so... I don't know, musical? Whatever it was, that's the same feeling that I got actually hearing the ball hit the catcher's mitt. It was amazing. Seeing the dust cloud up when the ball made impact, it was so real. I was so close to them, I could see every detail, hear every word. Even the bad words. *snickers* Boys will be boys. (And boys from Florida will call everyone 'babe', I think it's a rule.)
Two years ago, I could have watched Evan for free and up really freakin' close, if I had known. It's literally five minutes from my house. At my high school. I could have seen Mikey! Or Jason! Or Nomar! If I'd known.... fifteen years ago! The whole time I was there, I was thinking about how I'm watching a future Evan or Jason out there. I don't know which one, but five or so of them will probably make it to the Show. And I saw them when they were barely twenty years old.
( The boys I liked, and didn't, in detail. )
Next game is tomorrow, and this time I'm going to have a chair! And I'm going to score. I'm so glad I started going, I had such a good time. Maybe I'll pick a day and take pictures if anyone wants to see my new boys. | | comments: 3 comments or Leave a comment |
| Keira, skip this post.
The Penguins didn't deserve it. Say whatever you want, they didn't. They're not the better team. They don't have the better goalie. They don't have the more skilled forwards. They sure as hell don't have better defence. It doesn't make sense that they would win. And furthmore, Evgeni wasn't the MVP, if you have to pick a Penguin, I would pick Talbot or Scuderi. Not flashy, but they actually played well. Evgeni wasn't that impressive. But it's got to be a name, doesn't it?
And most of all I HATE that Hal won it with them. Hate it so much I can't even tell you. I hate that they won at all, but I hate more that Hal won his first with them. I should be happy for him that he did win, but I'm not. He's a Bruin and he should have won it with us. I hate it. I hate that Billy won it without Dougie. I hate the Petr won it there. They all made me cry. And I hate that Mark isn't there, because he should be. As much as I love that Mark plays for us now, he should be there with them. I hate this whole thing so much. I think the icon is so fitting.
And my Red Wings? You did all you could. See you next season. | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| So I keep saying over and over that I don't understand the Pirates, and I hold to that. But I'm having a torrid affair with Andy LaRoche's baseball skill. I love watching this kid. Unfortunately that means I've had to watch a couple Pirates games, but that's not going to become a habit. They were playing the Braves, I had good cause to watch. I'm fully willing to admit the affair I'm having with Chipper's swing. Just damn. (Better from the left than the right, but I will take either.)
This picture, if I could get the bigger size (Sportsline isn't enlarging anymore!) would be my wallpaper because it cracks me up so very much:
If anyone can find that bigger, I'll do something very nice for you. | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | Tags: | writing: fanfic | | Current Music: | Law and Order | | Time: | 05:15 pm | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://s427.photobucket.com/albums/pp358/moodthemebucket/tired.gif) tired |
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| I have been reading two kink memes, one for hockey and one for baseball. I haven't requested or written because the pairings are mostly whack. In the beginning of the hockey meme, the kinks were kinda dark, but they've both lightened up and I've even read some interesting, if not good, stuff. But I can't write for it because of the mass of crack pairings they seem to come up with. It's not even the kinks that are the odd part, most of them are fairly tame now, it's the pairings. *shakes head*
I'm sure I should do a state of the union, but I don't feel like it right now. Hockey's almost done, baseball is pretty good. There, you have one. I'll probably add more to that later. Damned if I know if anyone reads those things anyway. Most times I think I'm talking to myself. Not that I don't do that anyway, but I don't need to do it in type. | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | Tags: | music, nostalgia | | Current Music: | Red Wings vs Penguins | | Time: | 10:26 pm | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://s427.photobucket.com/albums/pp358/moodthemebucket/giggly.gif) giggly |
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| Alicia showed me this. I laughed my ass off. Real actual out loud hysterical laughing.
And gods did we need that kind of laughing after that craptastic second period.
Lookit, I uploaded a new 'nostalgia' icon! | | comments: 7 comments or Leave a comment |
| Explain the Pirates to me.
July 25, 2008: The most productive outfield in baseball continued to impress, Jason Bay, Xavier Nady, and Nate McLouth all homered , Bay and Nady collected theirs together when they went back to back in the fourth for an early 4 run lead. Nate McLouth added his 2-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to cap the scoring at 9. [Source]
June 3, 2009: Jason Bay is Red Sox, Xavier Nady is a Yankee and Nate McLouth is a Brave.
Do they want to lose? | | comments: Leave a comment |
| I have a ton of stuff that I've been meaning to post, and I'll do that later. Maybe. But this needs to be talked about right now.
The Braves released Tommy Glavine. I'm shocked. They watched him rehab, step by step and now that he's ready to come back, they've decided they want to go younger. They offered that he could retire a Brave. He said he'd rather be released. I was really getting to like these Braves, I though their system was different, they were sticking with Tommy after all this time. And now they do this. I can't believe it. He handed you a fuckin' World Series how many years ago? He and John. And you fuck them both over. You'd have fucked Greg over too, if he was still around. I can't.... I can't put into words how much this shocked me. And to make matters worse, they're giving his spot to a call up and putting Kris into the pen. Because that's how to help out a kid with stuff like he's got. I was happy Derek was there, but now, seeing how they treat pitchers.... I'm not.
And in further news, the Braves have acquired Nate McLouth from the Pirates. (Same link as above.) Which does not make sense to me. You have four (five!) outfielders and you get another one? You call up Blanco and then get someone else to be in that spot. They have Garrett Anderson, Matt Diaz, Jeff Francoeur, Jordan Schafer (in triple A right now), Gregor Blanco and now Nate McLouth. Explain to me how that makes sense unless there are more trades on the horizon. In which case, it better damn well not be Jeff. It can't be. I was liking the Braves, I really was, but I can't understand this. I can't understand it at all. Nothing they've done today makes sense! I don't see the logic. I want to find it, but I can't. | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| I just finished reading a very sweet Young Readers book called Keeping Score, by Linda Sue Park. If you don't score baseball games, it really won't do a thing for you. Let me say that right off the bat. You can be the biggest baseball fan on the planet, but if scoring isn't for you, this story isn't either. It's not all about scoring by any means, but if you don't understand the draw to write tiny numbers in squares, you'll miss a good part of the emotions in this book.
It's set in the early 1950s, following a few years in the life of a pre-teen girl named Maggie and her love of the (Brooklyn) Dodgers. It manages to encompasses the Korean War as well, when her friend, the person that taught her to score, is drafted. It's very well written and emotional without being too sappy. It's the kind of story that I would want my daughter to read once she's old enough to understand what it means to really root for your team, scoring or not. The main character is very real, though in a 50's formal way, and the lessons she learns are meaningful without being pedantic. I teared up a few times, to be honest.
I wasn't sure if I'd like it, children's books are so hit or miss, but I'm glad I stuck with it all the way to the end. And honestly, I'd like a sequel. The ending left a lot of unanswered questions and room for more. I checked it out of the library, but it's something I feel is worth owning and worth rereading. | | comments: 4 comments or Leave a comment |
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| | I have a new journal layout. I can't decide if I like it or not. What do you think? | | comments: 9 comments or Leave a comment |
| So, yesterday was my birthday. Thank you to all that remembered. All in all it was a pretty crappy day. My mother and I had a nice argument that resulted in tears (though that was eventually resolved) and I'm inching closer and closer to 30 without feeling like I've done anything of importance. I am, however, getting my ass in gear, and despite the fact that I've nothing to show for it yet, I at least know I'm doing something. I have a meeting tomorrow with a Professor at the college were I want to get my Masters and their program looks perfect for what I want. I hope the meeting goes well. I'll write it up later if anyone is interested.
The one game I was looking forward to on my birthday was the Braves. Because of the rain in Atlanta the day before, Derek was pitching yesterday. He looked great, which makes me very happy, but the bullpen looked like crap, which they usually don't. And of all the people in the world to make an error to score a run, Chipper was the last one I would have guessed. Ugh. Here's one for the 'duh' file, I'm really getting to love these Braves. (I looked into getting a hat yesterday, but the ones I found that I liked didn't fit right.) Damn you, Derek! If you switch teams again, I'm not paying attention!
In other news, Jason Bartlett evidently had an amazing 5 RBI game, hit everything in sight including a triple, but he was annoyed at himself because he committed an error that allowed a run to score. "I take a lot of pride in my defense," he said. "It would have been a great day if I hadn't made the error." [Source] Perfectionists. Ai ya. Just be happy that you're awesome, would you?!
Every other team that even blips my radar that played yesterday had a great game except the Braves. (Well, and Oakland, but that's okay because I would have picked the Rays over them anyway.) *shakes head* Come on! That's hardly fair.
The Dodgers got to play the Mets who decided that they wanted to have a complete and total Three Stooges day that saw them commit five errors, including one to score the winning run in the 11th, and have someone forget to tag third. The Dodgers didn't seem to be playing that well, but the Mets were playing that badly. The three runs the Dodgers did score were off a fielder's choice, a sac fly and an error. No wonder the recap was pretty much all about how horribly the Mets were playing and very little of how the Dodgers themselves did.
The Pirates smushed the Nationals, in DC, but "at least the boos weren't too loud" because the park was only 34% percent sold and probably even less full. I can't believe this is the team that ended the Dodgers' home win streak! Jack hit a triple after having hit a couple singles and a double. "I'm not going to lie," the 31-year-old shortstop said. "I got to third base and said, 'I'm getting old.'" [Source]
Kevin Millar hit a home run, just before he's set to get on a plane and come play at Fenway. Not that he's excited or anything. "It's a part of you, no matter what," Millar said. "I had some good years back there. It's a fun place to play, one of my favorite parks and it's nice going there leading the East." [Source]
The Dugout often cracks me up. Witness them making fun of how Jayson Werth was able to steal home and Joe Maddon not being able to fill out a lineup card.
That's all for today. Yes, I'm not watching the playoffs. I can't. Go Wings, but I can't. | | comments: 14 comments or Leave a comment |
| I have the oddest dreams....
Last night I dreamed that JD Drew and Jordan Schafer hit back to back home runs as Braves.
They have never been Braves at the same time. There are five years between them being Braves! Besides the fact that JD hit third for them and Jordan is lucky he's batting above the pitcher. I don't get how my mind works.
I still need icons. | | comments: Leave a comment |
| I still love my boys.
I want to thank them for the best season I've seen since I've been a fan. Hell, the best season since 1972! It was an amazing ride and I couldn't be more proud. We had the highest point total the Eastern Conference has ever seen. We had win streaks that I've never seen anywhere. We had a team of hard workers and honest guys. No flash, no superstars, just a hell of a lot of heart. A team that wouldn't give up no matter what. A team that wouldn't take no for an answer. A team that believed in itself as much as we the fans believed in them. I love this team so much and I always will. We have the best group of guys out there and I wouldn't trade any one of them for a fifty goal scorer. And least we forget, we did sweep the Habs.
Thank you, boys.
See you next season. | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
|  My amazing girlfriend sent me my birthday present early. It love it so much. Like seriously, it's sitting on my bed next to me and it makes me smile when I look at it. I'm such a dork like that, and I don't care. It's awesome. She sent me this:
(And the added irony was that I was wearing my Jason t-shirt when I opened the package.)
I was telling her the other day that watching Derek pitch just makes me happy. I can't explain it, but I just love watching him. I find myself smiling watching his games (and talking to the TV, which doesn't help my case for sanity, but oh well). I never watched him as a Sox, I don't know why I am so attached to him, but I am. He's in my top three, I think, which is really saying something since my other two are Sox! I can't tell you how glad I am that he's doing well in Atlanta even if I really wish he was still in LA.
She joked that maybe she should have sent me his Braves jersey. We're looking into a lot (as in most of) the Braves (both current and past), for many strange and varied reasons, and we've discovered them to be a really weird, very interesting bunch. We're getting rather attached. Lots of new and interesting kinds of drama to write about. Very interesting people. (You can check out this blog if you don't believe me. She posts a ton of fun stuff and calls Brian McCann "Baby".) Nothing like completely new and different storylines to draw us into a team. (I saw a hat at Olympia Sports for $8, and almost bought it.) Stay tuned for more. I need icons.... | | comments: Leave a comment |
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