Farewell to My Office

Potentially one of the best things about my experience here at MSU has been my office. Well, that may be an exageration, but lets just go with it. I love my office. I don't share with anyone, it definitely has it's Heather Flair to it, & I am constantly rocking out to VH1 soul.com or more recently my Ipod. Now there are many amazing things about my new job at OSU, but an office of my own is not one of them. So in memorial for my office, which I have officially cleaned out today, let's all take a pictorial tour through all of it's glory.

my dipolmas and certifications

my lost & found box my "The Office" and Office Monkey Magnets
My rehab basket
My bobbleheads
My Yankees poster
My Computer
My Bo Jackson Poster

Return to Oregon Saga - Day 9

Big news. Move day has been moved up by one day, making it tomorrow. We're going to try to get to Spokane by tomorrow evening and then finish up on Thursday. I think Zeb unhooked the wireless internet at home, so this might be the last post before we arrive. Maybe not. Stan is here, and things are moving along. We just might make it.

Return to Oregon Saga - Day 8

I'm exhausted.

Return to Oregon Saga - Day 7

BREAKING NEWS - This just in, the president has officially declared our apartment a national disaster. Troops have been deployed to the area, and the appropriate funds are being distributed. Stanley arrives tomorrow.

We worked hard today and got a nice little break in the form of a going away gathering at a local restaurant. We are so thankful for all the amazing people we have met during our time here, and as excited as we are to be coming home we are definitely going to miss some of the friendships that we have made here. Bittersweet. Even Zeb got a little verklempt.
We got a good majority of the kitchen packed up, but the fridge is still full. Everytime I open it up, it makes me sick to think of all the food that we are going to have to either eat or toss. Over the next few days I think we are going to start opperating as a food bank and just handing out food to anyone interested.
And finally, here it is, everyone's favorite part of moving out of an apartment. Cleaning the oven. LAME.

Return to Oregon Saga - Day 6

Today I hit a wall. I did treatments, went to a 1st Birthday Party and made some serious progress on the packing, but somehow no matter how many boxes I take out to the garage, it seems like there is no less in the apartment. The next big territory to conquer is the kitchen. I think a majority of that will come tomorrow along with some hardcore cleaning. Zeb says we need to take baby steps and not get worn out, because we have a lot to do tomorrow...
I think he just wants to play his game for a while. Oh well, hes probably right anyway, so I'm blogging now and watching a Stevie Wonder special on VH1 soul. Gotta keep that balance.

Return to Oregon Saga - Day 5

Temporary set back in the packing world. Tonight was Cat/Griz Women's Basketball (the in-state rivalry game eqivalent in Montana to Civil War,) and also my last game as a Bobcat. It was a great game, the first time this staff has beaten the Griz, I'm pretty sure the first time that any of the players have as well. It was an amazing way to go out. The team showed a lot of guts, and I don't think I'll forget this performance anytime soon. Of course, celebration was called for afterwards, so I haven't touched a cardboard box today. Allegedly Zeb has, but I am too afraid to look at what he may have packed.

The next two days should be fast and furious, hopefully there will be lots of picture evidence soon.

Things that Will Change Your Life: Blik

Wall Graphics! Who knew? Here are a few of the cute ones that I liked, but there are soooooo many more. They have stuff that would fit just about any type of decorating style. I heard about this from one of our assistant coaches, and they look like so much fun. I definitely want to do this in our next place.
Because I think these are soooooo darn cute, I am replacing Gal as the world's best link. Congrats Gal, you had an excellent run, and congratulations to Blik.

Check out the website and let me know what you think? Which styles are your favorite??

Return to Oregon Saga - Day 4

I now submit for your approval today's progress:

The streak continues. I did a pretty good job again today, another ginormous travel bag stuffed with clothes 2 medium boxes and one small. Oh yeah, and 1 motivational speech from Laef on the topic of "streamlining." It appears that it can be done. On other fronts, not much progress, but we're really hoping to have the housing issue settled tomorrow.

Fantasy Baseball - Hall of Shame

I am proud to announce this year's alternative to Baseball Challenge. It's an old school style fantasy league that rewards crappy performance instead of the typical hits, homeruns and strikeouts. Basically you have to pick the crappiest players that actually get to play. We've got a regular style scoring leauge in the works too, but this one just seemed like too much fun to pass up.

Check out the details as linked below. And below I've included the pertinent details from the invitation email. Anyone is welcome to play, let's all share our misery this baseball season!!!

League Details

You have been invited to join dj_kretz's Custom League in Yahoo!Sports Fantasy Baseball.

In order to join the league, follow the link below or go to game frontpage, click the "Sign Up Now" or "Get Another Team" button and followthe links to "Join a Custom League". When prompted, enter the LeagueID# and password below.

League ID#: 27824

Password: oregon

Join "Walk the Mendoza Line" Now!!!

Only because I love you guys...

I'm posting this on the blog, purely for your entertainment. Yes, this is the eye sheild that I am required to tape to my face at night when I sleep. The first night I put it on Zeb said, and I quote "I can't even look at you, you're so ugly." Hmm. Yup, thats my husband. So supportive.

I realize that this thing is ridiculous, but I am horrified at the prospect of this thing not healing and not being resolved by the time we get to Oregon. Basically, at this point, I would do just about anything they told me to do.

So before you start the playerhating (Laef) just remember, I did not HAVE to show you all this. I did it out of the goodness of my own heart, and for the pure fact that I know as soon as you open the page and see this picture you are likely to fall to the ground and roll around in hysterical laugher, and then hours later are likely to randomly think of it again with out even seeing it and burst into laughter at the most inappropriate moment. Anyway, enjoy - and let the wisecracks begin.

Return to Oregon Saga - Day 3

Okay, so today I AM back on track. 2 big travel bags of clothes and 3 boxes. I've pretty much got my spare room done. Let me clarify - my spare room is the guest room, that is where my desk is, and where most of my random stuff is stored. Zeb has most of his stuff in the office - so my plan is to make him in charge of packing that room. We'll see.

Some other big accomplishments today - about thisclose to having the new apartment all sewn up. It's a 2 bedroom (probably a little small for us) but its a good price and most importantly allows up to 100 pound dogs (Bo Jackson - you are going to be mine) It's out by that safeway on the way to philomath, so still not too far from campus. Hope it works out!! Also, made appointments to get our taxes done, get the carpets cleaned at our current apartment (yeah, thats required) and have a time set up to get checked out of our apartment next week by the landlord. I can't wait for this all to be done.

Eye Update: Corneal Abrasion and Erosion

Unfortunatly, last week I had a horrible relapse of the eye injury that I chronicled a little while ago. This time I decided that enough was enough, and I made an appointment with the neighborhood opthamalogist.

After hearing my story, the Dr. quickly diagnosed me with Corneal Erosion, which as you will read in my educational flyers is a condition that originates from the Corneal Abrasion. Before I knew it he was squirting some "numbing" eye drops in the old peeper and coming at me with a pair of forceps. He proceeded to peel away all of the loose skin on my cornea and then scrape around in the hopes of encouraging a better heal. Oh sheesh. Talk about traumatic. The last step was putting in a non-corrective contact to act as a band-aid over the eye wound. I also have a really great aluminum eye sheild that I have to tape on my face at night so that I don't accidentally disrupt the healing process. I am now the poster child for the dangers of eye erosion. (Click on images to enlarge & learn more about corneal abrasion & erosion)

Return to Oregon Saga - Day 2

Well, day 2 of the saga was full of victories and defeats. We got the u-haul situation set up, let me rephrase that - Zeb got the u-haul situation set up, and he bought a bunch of moving boxes. He insistis I give him full credit. We also got a great lead on an apartment in Corvallis, so hopefully that will pan out. On the other hand though, I failed to pack a single box when I got home from work tonight. I guess i'll have to hit it double time tomorrow. Hopefully I'll be able to post up pictures of several packed boxes by tomorrow evening.

Return to Oregon Saga - Day 1

I'm considering this to be day 1 of the Saga that is Zeb and I going home to Oregon. I know technically I should have already started this process 3 days ago, but I guess we had to soak in the excitement. Now, however, it is time to get down to business. A couple of half empty closets later - and I've at least broken the ice. Hopefully I'll make more and more progress everyday, and if by the looks of the blog you think I'm not quite making it, could some of you PLEASE keep me in check?

Which "The Office" Character are You??

Take the "The Office" personality quiz. Pretty funny. I ended up being most like Jim. Not bad.

The Office Personality Quiz

Post up with which character you are most like!!!

It's a Great Day to be a Beaver!!!

Beyond my wildest expectations, today I accepted a job at Oregon State University. Is there much more to even say? The job is working with Softball & my first day will be February 18. I can't wait to be home and see everyone - can you say Unpacking Party!?!?

Thanks to everyone who has supported us regardless of weather we were close or far far away. We love you guys. Can't wait to see all of you Oregonians & Pac-10'ers very very soon!!!!

Throwback Thursday

This week's edition of "Throwback Thursday" is ODB - Got Cha Money. Please refrain from watching if you have sensitive ears. For whatever reason this song became my "theme song" in college. Used to psych myself up before a big exam or whatever. I used to instert my last name into the song to make it even more motivational. (Sung: "Hey! Murray! Baby, I got cha money, don't you worry! Said Hey!") Also, there was a dance that went along with it, but it's probably better not to share that. So anyway, as I have found. It is important for everyone to have that theme song, that pump-you-up song that helps you get your mind right during stressful situations. So - think long and hard (THATS WHAT SHE SAID) and let me know - WHAT IS YOUR THEME SONG??

Late Pass Wednesday

Several weeks ago I suffered a quite serious injury to my eye. I was packing for a road trip and inadvertantly lodged the corner of a cardboard box in my cornea. Don't make me explain how, its really irrelevant anyway. Let it suffice to say that I was in quite a bit of pain and seriously considered wearing a pirate style eye patch. Consider below, some picture evidence.

Exhibit A) The Good Eye - A Reference Point

Exhibit B) Bad Eye
Exhibit C) Bad Eye Day 2
So to make matters even better, I headed out on a road trip the very next day. I woke up with one gnarly looking eye. It was very sensitive to light and began oozing and watering with the slightest stimulus. I did pretty well on the airplane, because i closed my blind and slept the whole way. However, the harsh lighting of a basketball areana, combined with the strain of watching 12 girls and 4 coaches go through a practice proved to be more than I could handle. I was miserable. Luckily enough, when we finally arrived at the hotel that night, where I was staying with one of the assistant coaches, the coach and I decided to venture out to a nearby mall. I was in the market for the biggest, darkest pair of shades that money could buy. Well, being the dead of winter, sunglasses were not well stocked at many of the fine retail establishments. I did find a lovely bargain rack at Vanity at the very reasonable price of 2 pairs for $10.

Travel Suit Chic - This classy look is the pair that I sported for the majority of the time, including: watching TV in bed at the hotel, breakfast in the hotel restaurant, in the elevator, in the mini-vans, & at practice.
Gameday Glam - Gameday requires a certain level of sophitication and sass, captured perfectly in these shades. When I picked these out, my objective was to find a pair of glasses so ugly that they were funny. I wore them during pre-game taping just to give the girls a laugh and keep things loose. No - I did NOT wear these to day game.

Don't Stop Believin'

More Steriod's Fodder

Knoblauch Says "nothing to hide" in steriods probe
I knew there was a reason I liked this guy. Probably some of the greatest quotes of this whole thing. This guy is a character. Here area few of my favs:

"I have nothing to defend," Knoblauch told The New York Times. "I have nothing to hide at the same time."

Asked if he resented being thrust back into the spotlight, Knoblauch said: "No. One of my strongest characteristics is not really caring what people think. I'm living my life. It's not going to change my life one way or the other. You know, I'm not trying to get in the Hall of Fame. I got one vote though."

Love that he just had to point out that he did get one vote though. Ha. Check this next one out. Basically in baseball, when you start making Pete Rose look good, you know you're screwed. I say, let him in The Hall!!!
Rose says steriods users 'making a mockery' of baseball

"I never thought anybody would make me look like an altar boy," Rose said.

"I've been suspended 18 years for betting on my own team to win," he added. "I was wrong ... but these guys today, if the allegations are true, they're making a mockery of the game."

"If you're going to put these guys that supposedly did steroids into the Hall of Fame, I mean I've got to get a shot somewhere," he said.

Rose finished with 4,256 hits, breaking Ty Cobb's career record. And if steroids were prevalent in his day? "I would have got 5,000 hits," he said.

Throwback Thursday

"Throwback Thursday" is a new feature I would like to introduce to the blog. Basically, I post a song that is old, it may be great, it may suck, but for whatever reason I thought it deserved another look. Today's edition was inspired when this song came up on my ipod (okay, zeb's ipod with all my music on it) at work. It is impossible for me to hear this song and not giggle like a school girl.

Well There You Have It

Well, there you have it. Roger didn't do it after all. Boy, selective reality sure is handy. If you didn't get a chance to watch the whole press conference & you actually give a shit, I suggest you check it out. Here are a couple of my take-away thoughts on the topic:

• Last night when I watched 60 minutes I thought he looked guilty as hell, but today I am overcome with guilt for thinking so badly of him. Dude was thirsty and pissed off listening to all the allegations. I thought he made a good argument for himself today and seemed genuine and believeable.
• In the phone conversation McNamee kept bringing up how broke he is, and how bad of a financial situation he is in, really seemed like he was trying to bait Clemens into saying "Oh, I can take care of that for you" or something along those lines. I can really buy into Roger's lawyers argument that McNamee was trying to trap Clemens into saying something that could have gotten him in trouble for tampering with a witness.
• What is the hell was Clemens doing letting a strength coach inject him with anything? That just seems so out of place to me? If he really was getting legit B-12 or lidocaine injections, why would he be having this guy doing it?
• As an Athletic Trainer it is pretty annoying to watch a lot of the coverage for this, they are constantly throwing around the term "trainer" and the majority of the time it doesn't have anything to do with the Athletic Training Profession. I know I personally don't want my profession to be associated in any way with this kind of scandal.
• Lastly, I would like to introduce the conspiracy theory that I am going to be using to justify this whole situation from now on. Mitchell of "Mitchell Report" Fame is associated with the Red Sox organization. I would like to contend that he had a vendetta against The Yankees and Roger Clemens and influenced McNamee to indicate Clemens against his own will. I really should have thought of this sooner.

An Open Letter to Roger Clemens

As baseball fans we have the right to "selective reality" - it is our inalienable right. I think it's in the Bill of Rights actually.

Selective reality is that thing that allows us to be absolutally sure that the ump blew the game for our team - even when that pesky instant replay shows that he got the call right. It's the thing that allowed Dodger fans to berate Joe Torre and his inferior managing skills for the past 10 years, then instantaneously hail him as one of the games greatest minds when he crossed over to the dark side late last October. This is what baseball fans do. I should know, I actually managed to convince myself that the 2003 World Series never happened (for those of you who don't know, that's the year that the Florida Marlins allegedly defeated my Yankees for the title.) I also use selective reality when I proclaim Derek Jeter as the best shortstop in the game.

I've got this down to an art. But recently, one Major Leaguer has been making this task pretty difficult for me. Roger Clemens is a legend (even if you take everything else away, the simple fact that he beaned Mike Piazza and knocked him out cold should be enough to get The Rocket into The Hall.) That slow southern drawl, 350 + wins, BFF with Andy Pettite, 7 Cy Young awards, and named his kids all starting with the letter K??? How can you not love this guy?

Then this whole "steriod thing" came about. I mean, honestly, I guess it's really not much of a surprise to anyone, but I desperatly want to use my selective reality to maintain my untainted image of Clemens. He's just making it so difficult. He got caught playing the game that Barry Bond's invented, only he's just not quite as good at it. At least Bonds was either smart enough, or scary enough, to make sure that his steroid supplying flunky was loyal. Clemens - not so much, he managed to associate with only guy with a bigger mouth than Jose Canseco. And now, to make matters worse, he doesn't even have a good excuse that I can buy into. So here is my open letter to Roger Clemens:

Dear Mr. Clemens,

Help a girl out. I don't want to have to turn my autographed baseball to the side with Ramiro Mendoza's name. Please, in the name of all that is good, think of an excuse that is at least plausible. For your convenince I have included a few ideas of my own.

Top 5 Reasons Why Brian McNamee Says I Did Steroids

1) I stole his girlfriend and now he is out for revenge.
2) I tripped and fell on the needle he was prepping for Andy Pettite.
3) The dog ate my homework.
4) Have you ever seen that movie The Fan? Robert Deniro = Brian McNamee
5) I thought it was the flu vaccine.

Thanks,

Heather

Announcing "His Gal Friday"

Yes, the day if finally here, all your diligent blog petitioning(okay, maybe it was just me) has finally come to fruition. Gal has a blog. I am so psyched about this, that I would like to give it the distinct honor of "Congratulations! You did it!! World's Best Link!!" So check it out in the links section, or right here for that matter:
His Gal Friday

p.s. Gal's birthday was on 12/31. She completely deserved an honorary birthday blog, but I was lazy and stupid. Sorry!! I still love you Gal!! This picture of Leonardo DiCaprio is for you.

Sad Mac

This is what I'm doing today. This morning, upon arrival to work, when I plugged my ipod into my brand spanking new ipod docking station to listen to some music I was met with quite a surpise. My ipod sounded like it was chewing on gravel, and then it made the SAD MAC face, as pictured above. My only prior experience with the Sad Mac comes from an episode of Sex and the City where Carrie's computer dies, and it too makes the Sad Mac face. So, for as little as I know about it, I know its bad. My basketball girls assure me that this ipod is dead and that I should just cut my losses and move on. Maybe so.

Later: I took custody of Zeb's ipod for the time being and synced it with my itunes, so things are okay. The old ipod is definitely shot.

Al the "Gal" Blogging Initiative 2007 - The Wrap-Up

The poll has closed, and the results are in. 87% of Married to the Game readers think Gal should start a blog. And don't worry Gal, the one vote against was someone that orginally said yes, but later changed their mind. It was probably just Damon thinking that he was being funny. Am I right Damon?

So rumor has it, from a very reliable source that Gal is in the begining phases of starting up her blog. You heard it here first.

A-Ross' Blog

Just a quick note - A-Ross', a self proclaimed myspace blogger from way back, has come over from the dark side and started a blog here at blogger. Click HERE and check it out, I've also added the link to my "other notable links" section.

Rex Cunningham - Voice of the Bobcats

In an unusual, but wonderful turn of events, Zeb decided to "chuck a sickie" (or call in sick to work - as our australian friends say) and travel with me and my team to Utah State this week. Maybe it was brought on by the fact that we watched anchor man on the bus on the way there, but Zeb really stepped up his involvement this road trip. It all started during shootaround when Zeb was talking to our radio guy, Tyler, and looking through his stats pages. Zeb helped him brainstorm for questions for his interviews with the coach and a player. At some point it was decided that Zeb should be the color commentator in addition to Tyler's play-by-play. And if he was going to do the color comentating, he was going to need a new and improved radio name - Rex Cunningham was born. So we thought we were pretty funny, and continued to joke about this for the rest of the day, but then Zeb actually ended up sitting at the media table next to the radio guy, listening to him call the game. Zeb sat next to the live stats computer and pointed out key stats throughout the game, and Tyler actually said that Zeb found some pretty interesting stuff that he never would have thought of.

Zeb was pretty disappointed when he found out that radio guys don't really make that much money, and that they all pretty much have to keep second job to make a living. Before he found that out, Zeb was already making plans to quit his day job and come on the road with us full time!

Holiday Spirit - Elliott Yamin Style

Yes, thats right, I'm sure some of you can hardly believe it, but Elliott Yamin (see previous posts regarding my Elliott Yamin related obsession by clicking the Elliott Yamin label on the right -->) has a christmas CD. Unfortunatly it only has 8 tracks (not nearly enough to be considered satisfying) but the tracks that are there are delightful. My favorites are:

Track 1) This Christmas - This is one of my favorite christmas songs in general, previously recorded by Stevie Wonder, and just about every other soul singer on the planet - this classic does not disappoint.
Track 2) Warm Me Up

As usual, I have had this on repeat in the office for the last week or so. This is an especially impressive feat, as it only takes about 20 mins to get through the whole thing - and if you do the math I believe that is about 457 plays in the course of a day (I might be exagerating)

As an added bonus for you guys, I've included a picture of my office decorations. Last year I only had the snowflakes, so the multi-colored lights are a big next up to the next level. Also, there are just a few hours left to have your voice heard on the Al the Gal Blogging Initiative of 2007. This is a very important topic, and it is your right as an American - so vote on my poll! Top right corner of the page!!

Al the "Gal" Blogging Initiative 2007

Recently the idea occured to me that Gal needs to start a blog. It's intuitive really, she was an english major & and very good writer. She writes huge long comments, and im sure she only stops because she is self concious that the comment is too long, she has more to say! And the world should hear it.....or, you know...maybe just the few of us that actually read this blog.

So really I got the idea from coming across a blog where the person does movie reviews, see below:

A Girl and Her Netflix Account - This pile of poop was actually named a blogger.com Blog of Note. I know Gal could do better than this.

So I thought that Gal could do a movie/TV blog, all the news, her own reviews, she could pull from her old files and whatnot. Or really, it could be a blog about nothing (seinfeld reference,) or anything, but knowing Gal, it would be pretty interesting.

So feel free to use the comments section here to sign on in support of Gal blogging. I'm also going to post a poll for everyone to state their opinion.

And a last plea to Gal, start a blog soon! Don't make me drag this out into the Al the "Gal" Blogging Initiative of 2008, please. Setting up the blog is really easy, and if you need any help, just call me!

Ugh.

Blogging is Hard.

Yes, That's what she said.

I've been struggling big time lately. But I AM trying to find some new motivation, and hopefully keep the few loyal readers I have a little more entertained. If I haven't lost you all already?

More news tomorrow. I have the morning off (finals week, so we're working slightly reduced hours) so I'll try to get a little somethin' somethin' going here.

Feel free to comment and try to motivate me to blog more! Thanks!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALI!!!

Today, December 6, is Ali's birthday. Happy Birthday Ali! I have collected some of your favorite things/things that remind me of you right here in the blog in celebration! Hope you had a great day!!!

Being a Doctor

CoffeeHiking Women who catch extrordinarily large fish

Boston
Traveling
Oregon State Beavers

Happy Civil War Week!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

One day late, but I hope everyone had a great thanksgiving. I know we did. Remember those wild turkeys that used to run around the avenues in Sweet Home? Crazy.

Emily said it best when she quoted Adam Sander - The Turkey Song:

Turkey with Gravy & Cranberries,
Can't believe the Mets traded Darryl Strawberry.

Have a great weekend! I'm off to Denver.

New Alicia Keys

The newest cd in my office playlist is Alicia Keys - As I Am. At first I was a little bit skeptical and wasn't feeling it as much as her previous discs, but it has really grown on me, and its on full fledged repeat mode in the office. Two thumbs up, but you might have to give it a few spins past the initial listen to let it get to ya.

p.s. Did anyone watch How I Met Your Mother last night? Hilarious. I especially enjoyed the part when they were debating about Canadian Thanksgiving. I laughed really loud all by myself at the house.

p.p.s. It's snowing again. Last night Zeb had to work until 12:30 AM or so. Poor guy. But its early in the "overtime season" so he's not sick of it yet. He woke up and was singing "money money mooonnnneeeyyy" in the shower this morning. Ha.

Late Pass Wednesday - 2 For 1 Special

Late Pass Part 1) The Plant

A long time ago. July I believe, we got a plant. We found it at Costco when Damon was here visiting and it was love at first sight. We sorted through about 10 plants that all looked nearly identical and found this one. The best one. We brought it home and named it "Fenway". We're trying to gradually increase the number of living things in this household. This makes it 4. Me, Zeb, Robinson (the fish, who will be discussed later) and now Fenway. I guess it's weird to name a plant. But.....oh well. What's done is done. It took me forever to find the kind of pot that I wanted to plant Fenway in. Since Zeb was working full days while Damon was here, and I was only on half time, I forced Damon to accompany me in finding the perfect pot. I do feel pretty sorry for him, because I think we spent upwards of a few hours debating in the home/garden section of several retail establishments in Bozeman. But it was all worth it, because Damon was actually the one to finally find this pot and convince me that this was the one. But he was right. Now he knows what Zeb goes through on a very regular basis. Sorry Damon.

Fenway is doing very well in the house, and the odds that we will continue to keep it alive are in our favor.

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Late Pass Part 2) The Fish

The fish has not been doing well lately. He got all lethargic, and never wanted to eat. And to make matters worse, Zeb broke his lovely fish shaped living space while washing it.

evidence article 1

evidence article 2

So we were forced to get a new bowl for Robinson. We opted for this larger bowl (about 2 gallons)

Along with this interesting decoration. We were hoping he might want to swim through it, you know, give him some extra entertainment. He really seemed to enjoy his plastic grass, so we really thought this would be a hit. But it wasn't. Still just floating at the top, not eating. And no, he wasn't dead.

Through much google research, Zeb determined that Robinson was either constipated (huh?) or had a fish mouth rot caused by too cold of water. We bought a beta remedy solution to put in his water to make him healthy, got a smaller bowl (pictured below) for him, and have been trying to keep him water warmer by using an electric heating pad next to the bowl sometimes. He seems to be doing much better. At times we thought about just flushing him and getting a gold fish, but we are very committed to this fish. So, I would say that his odds are looking better everyday. Keep your fingers crossed.

So there you have it, I know I need a late pass for my late pass this week, but it's finally here. Make sure you share your own late pass information too!!!

The State of the Yankees

Okay, a lot has gone on in Yankeeland since the season ended, so I figured it was time for a quick recap with my commentary.

• A-Rod out. maybe? This is the best news to me EVER. I rejoiced. I did the fist pump. No, better yet, I did the mini lunge-triple fist pump-80's guitar leg kick. Take that. Management said, goodbye A-Rod and vowed to not negotiate with him, and the spawn of satan Scott Boras. And now they tell me he might be back in? NO. It's almost enough to make me shun the yankees. It's almost too much for me to handle. I'm getting an ulcer just thinking about it. I mean....i did the mini lunge-triple fist pump-80's guitar leg kick. You can't take that shit back.


• Joe Torre out. It was inevitable, so I'm not that stressed. It's weird to see him with the Dodgers, but I hope he does well for himself and I wouldn't mind seeing the Yankees/Torre grudge match in the '08 World Series. Would make for some good media right?


• Joe Girardi in. Yes. This guy was my top pick. He is a GREAT yankees, and he was with all the important teams that won back in the day. Back in the Tino Martinez, Chuck Knoblauch, Wade Boggs, Paul O'Neill, David Cone perfect game day. I see great things in the future.


• Posada and Rivera get offers they might accept & Pettite says its the Yankees or Retirement? Great, this is all going in the direction that I like. I've said before that I think Posada is the biggest priority of this off season. Keep him, and somehow manage to hang on to our young pitching prospects and we're golden. GOOOOOLLLDEN.

So in closing, I leave you with this image. And I hope it's enough to ward off his evil presence with the Yankees.
P.S. Go to http://www.arod.com/ and try not to vomit. I dare you.