my post game reactions

I decided that since today was the end of the line for the Cardinals this year, I would take a look back at my post game reactions to each of the games this football season. It has been quite a roller coaster ride this season. But at least we ended on a good note.

WEEK 1 VS 49ers: I don't know why I get so excited. The Cardinals lost, as usual.

WEEK 2 VS Seahawks: They won! They really won!!

WEEK 3 VS Ravens: they lost. They came back, but lost when Baltimore kicked a field goal with 5 seconds left in the game. suck.
They are 1-2.

WEEK 4 VS Steelers: They won! Congrats! 2-2. Awesome. We made it home in time for me to see the last 28 seconds of the game.

WEEK 5 VS Rams: They won. That makes them 3-2. Oh, and the quarterback situation worked itself out. Matt Leinart fractured his left collarbone. Well, that takes care of that.

WEEK 6 VS Panthers: Yes, they lost. And by lost, I mean not only the game, but another quarterback. Season looks shot to me...

WEEK 7 VS Redskins: Yup, lost. But I would not say they were beaten by the Redskins, because they had a million chances to win and blew them all. They could have easily won, but they just can't get their shit together. But, I will say that I am impressed with Kurt Warner for playing 99% of the game with his injured elbow. He did well for being hurt. Almost better than he was playing not hurt.
Next week is a BYE week, so at least they can't lose.
RECORD: 3-4

WEEK 8 - BYE

WEEK 9 VS Buccaneers: They lost, did I mention that?

WEEK 10 vs Lions: They actually won. If they can win a few more, the playoffs might actually be a possibility. But as any Cardinals fan will tell you, "Don't get your hopes up."

WEEK 11 VS Bengals: They won this one too! Wow. They are 5-5. That is impressive. I haven't lost all hope, yet.

WEEK 12 VS 49ers: Um, what the hell was that game all about? An amazing end to the first half... a hail mary in the end zone. A horrible end regulation... deciding to go for the the field goal instead of the touchdown. An even worse end to overtime... a made field goal taken away because of a penalty (delay of game!!!), then a missed field goal from 5 yards further way, then A FUMBLE IN THE END ZONE!!??!! What the hell is wrong with them? The 49ers had lost 8 in a row. What the hell? All that talk of playoffs must have gone to their heads.

WEEK 13 VS Browns: HEY, they won. Who knew?

WEEK 14 VS Seahawks: yup. Lost. Current record 6-7. The playoffs appear to have slipped away.

WEEK 15 VS Saints: LOST. Record: 6-8. What can I say? Penalties and turnovers will get you every time. Playoffs seemed to have slipped away...

WEEK 16 VS Falcons: Hey! They actually won. In overtime, by a field goal. But a win is a win. They should have won, though. The Falcons were 3-11 (now 3-12). They had that whole Michael Vick thing to deal with. Plus, their coach walked out on team two weeks ago without any warning. Yikes! Well, hopefully the Cardinals will win next week and end the season 8-8. All playoff hopes are gone, but at least it will be a positive season.

WEEK 17 VS Rams: They did it! They won! They won big. 48-19. It was so fun to watch. They were playing their hearts out. I am proud to be a Cardinals fan, playoffs or no playoffs. They ended the season with an 8-8 record. Congrats Cards.

in a funk

I have been in a funk for a few days now. Post Christmas, pre-New Years blues? Seasonal affective disorder? I think I really had that living in Cincinnati during the winter. I could have a mild case of that now too. I think its the being home and not on my normal routine. I don't usually know what day it is, so I force myself to find out and try to keep things straight. I make an effort to do that, so I don't need this clock.
This funk is nothing to be worried about, but I would like to not be in it.

Tomorrow is New Years Eve. My sister & sheepish are coming over and we are going to assemble tamales. I said "assemble" instead of "make," because the stuff for the insides of the tamales is in the process of being made now and when they come over, we will fill the corn husks with the masa and meat and throw them all in the gigantic pressure cooker. We are serious tamale makers. Last year was the first year we made them and we made 12 dozen. Yum! This year, we probably won't make as many, because we are going to make them larger. I can't wait. I hope sissy & sheepish are ready for some fun!

Hopefully tamale making will bring me out of this funk...

football today

This is it. The last game of the season...





at 2:15pm MST in Glendale

edited to add: They did it! They won! They won big. 48-19. It was so fun to watch. They were playing their hearts out. I am proud to be a Cardinals fan, playoffs or no playoffs. They ended the season with an 8-8 record. Congrats Cards.

fitting

You Are Expressionism

Moody, emotional, and even a bit angsty... you certainly know how to express your emotions. At times, you tend to lack perspective on your life, probably as a result of looking inward too much. This introspection does give you a flair for the dramatic. And it's even maybe made you cultivate some artistic talents! You have a true artist's temperament... which is a blessing and a curse.

What Art Movement Are You?

happy 9th anniversary to us

Today marks the 9th anniversary of the day I married my best friend. We were young, but we knew what we were doing. I love him still and for many new reasons every day. I cannot imagine my life without him. Our differences are our strengths. We do complete each other.


Happy Anniversary to the greatest man I have ever known.

to my mom & dad

christmas wrap up

First, I have to say:

to my whole family for the great stuff I got.

We spent Christmas Eve at my cousin's house for the family get together. It was nice to see everyone. We did not go last year, because I was not in the holiday spirit, so I hadn't seen many of them in quite some time.
Then Christmas morning, we went over to my parents. We still get presents from Santa and we all made a nice hall. My big gift from my parents was a 3rd generation Ipod nano (see it here). I really wanted it, but I didn't think I would actually get it. I have spent most of today messing around with it and learning about itunes. I also got an itunes gift card, so I downloaded a bunch of songs and loaded it with lots of my own music too. I am so excited to use it in my car. My new vehicle came with an ipod hook up and that is really why I wanted one. So, I was really excited to get that. From my parents I got lots of other great stuff, including pearl earrings, coloring stuff, Bath & Body Works stuff and some DVD's. I usually list it all, but I really don't feel like tracking all that down right now. Maybe later. From my sister, I got some awesome Hello Kitty stuff (a boombox & a super soft throw). I also got from my sister a gorgeous purse that was made from a wedding sari. It is deep purple with embroidery. I love it. I know I am forgetting stuff, but I will mention it as I remember. From Chris, I got a leather bench with a lid that lifts for storage. I wanted it to put at the foot of our bed. It looks great there. He also gave me the movie, Dogma on DVD (I own it on VHS. hehe)and some Hello Kitty stuff, including a lunch box. And this is the strangest of all, from my outlaws (that is what I call my in-laws) we got a Wii. Well, not really. Chris opened a box that had some Wii controllers and game. We were very confused. But there was also an envelope in the box with a check and instructions to buy ourselves a Wii. WHAT? It was the strangest gift we have ever received. First, we didn't really want a Wii and second, why would you give a gift but not really give it? They are so weird. I have no idea how or when we will be able to track one down, but I guess we are now on the hunt with everyone else for a Wii. It will be fun, once we get it.
We spent the rest of the day yesterday playing with our gifts, talking and watching the Suns lose. There was lots of wine drinking and some heated debates. (But no hangovers, thank god!) But we still had a really great Christmas.

overheard

"...in fact, I haven't liked any of the presidents. Except for Kennedy, but he didn't last long."

Hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a great day spent with the ones you love!

And good presents don't hurt.

suck

I feel sick. Yesterday I had a fever and was all achy. Today I feel the sickness even more. What the hell? It's freakin Christmas Eve.

all wrapped up

Well, as I predicated, I did not much today either. I did, however, get all my presents wrapped. It only took 2 hours, but hey. I really have to do stuff tomorrow, like laundry and clean up the kitchen. Tomorrow afternoon, we are going to my cousin's house for our extended family Christmas. It's not really anything big. We sit around, eat and whatnot. We used to all give gifts to each other (aunts, cousins, etc), but two years ago, the aunts decided to stop doing that. So now it really is just a gathering to watch my cousin's kids open presents. yeah.

Tonight, Chris is cooking the turducken that his mother shipped to us. It is scary to me. I have never had anything like it. I'll let you know how it was.

daily dose of hotness

at The Bucket List premiere 12/16/07

random things

Don't randomly talk to strangers in the movie theater bathroom. This is what happened to me the other day...
I am silently washing my hands and an old lady says to me:
"What movie did you see?"
me: "Juno."
her: "Oh, I heard that is funny."
me: "It is. It is really good."
her: "I am in Atonement."
me: "Oh."
her: "It is really tough. Lots of death."
me: "Oh really."
I did everything I could to not continue the conversation, but she just did it all on her own. Good thing I was finished drying my hands or god knows how long she would have talked to me. Don't do this. Leave strangers alone, especially in a public bathroom.

Friday night, I dropped my sister off at my parents house and stayed and went to dinner with them. We went to Pei Wei. Decent food, dumb atmosphere. The reason I mention it is because while we were waiting for our food, we all ate our fortune cookies. My cookie... had no fortune. Nothing was inside it at all. I am afraid to think about what that might mean.

Eating chocolate covered coffee beans really wakes me up! My mother-in-law gave us some in the stockings she sent us this year. I am bouncing off the walls, but I know I will crash very soon.

I still haven't wrapped my Christmas gifts for my family. They don't have to be wrapped until I take them over there on Christmas morning, but my mother keeps asking me if I have them wrapped. I finally asked her if she was just asking me about mine so that she could tell me she has all hers wrapped. Yup, that's why she was asking. She is proud of herself this year. She usually waits a long time, like me.

I did nothing yesterday and today is shaping up to be similar. And by doing nothing, I mean that I did not get dressed and did not take a shower until 8:00pm. I know, but we are on vacation and its nice to not function once and while.

keeping up with the sister

My sister stayed the night at my house on Thursday and then on Friday we had a fun day together. We went to the art museum to see this exhibit.
We then went to Lulu's Cupcakes. Turns out, the guy running the cupcake place is someone that Chris knows. What a small, freakin world. The guy we met is the husband of the person who runs the store. His name is Rob. Chris knows him, because he also works at a reprographics store that Chris's old firm used to use. He is there PR guy and Chris had to deal with him whenever there were problems. He said that Rob would send over cupcakes to their office all the time, because there were always problems. Anyway, it is just strange to me that I randomly met someone that Chris knows. Especially in the 5th largest city in the country. So, after the cupcakes, we went to see Juno. It was really stinkin good! I had first seen Ellen Page in Hard Candy and was really disturbed. She is a great actress. I really loved the Dad character, played by J.K. Simmons. He was a what a Dad should be, really supportive and loving of his daughter, even if he doesn't agree or approve with what she is doing. I was also surprised my the step mother character, played by Allison Janney. Usually step mothers are portrayed as evil, but she was a complex character too. In fact, they all were. I was really surprised by that. All the characters were not what you thought they would be and it wasn't a bad thing. Pleasantly surprised. I don't want to give away too much, but the Jason Bateman character gave me the creeps. Anyway, I really recommend Juno to anyone. My sister and I had a really great day together.

football today

at 2:05pm MST in Glendale

edited to add: Hey! They actually won. In overtime, by a field goal. But a win is a win. They should have won, though. The Falcons were 3-11 (now 3-12). They had that whole Michael Vick thing to deal with. Plus, their coach walked out on team two weeks ago without any warning. Yikes! Well, hopefully the Cardinals will win next week and end the season 8-8. All playoff hopes are gone, but at least it will be a positive season.

winter solstice

the real reason for the season

Christmas Song by Dave Matthews featuring Tim Reynolds

She was his girl, he was her boyfriend
She'd be his wife, and make him her husband
A surprise on the way any day, any day
One healthy little giggling, dribbling baby boy
The Wisemen came, three made their way
To shower him with love while he lay in the hay
Shower him with love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love was all around

Not very much of his childhood was known
Kept his mother Mary worried always out on his own
He met another Mary, who for a reasonable fee,
Less than reputable was known to be
His heart was full of love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love was all around

When Jesus Christ nailed to his tree
Said oh daddy-o, I can see how it all soon will be
I came to shed a little light on this darkening sea
Instead I fear I've spilled the blood of our children all around
The blood of our children is all around
The blood of our children is all around

So I'm told, so the story goes
The people he knew were less than golden-hearted
Gamblers and robbers,
Drinkers and jokers, all soul searchers
Like you and me, like you and me

Rumors insisted that he soon would be
For his deviations taken into custody
By the authorities, less informed than he
Drinkers and jokers, all soul searchers
Searching for love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love was all around

Preparations were made for a celebration day
He said eat this bread yet think of it as me
Drink this wine and dream it will be
The blood of our children all around
The blood of our children all around
The blood of our children is all around

Father up above
Why in all this hatred do you fill us up with love
Fill me love, love, yeah
Love, love, love
Love, love was all around

Father up above
Why in all this anger do you fill me up with love
Fill me love, love, yeah
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
Can't buy me love, love, love
All you need is love, love, love
Love, love
And the blood of our children is all around

holiday movies/TV shows

My favorite holiday movie of all time is Prancer. I love it and watch it every year.

"Prancer's in the shed near my house!"

I found this old trailer for it, from 1989. Crazy.


What is your favorite holiday movie or TV show?

song in my head 12/20/07

Won't Go Home Without You by Maroon 5

song in my head 12/18/07

La Vie Boheme B - from RENT
This is the movie version. In my search for it, I discovered that there were videos posted from the 10th Anniversary performance done last year by the original cast. I have been watching it and loving every second. I love this show so much and I still cry every time I hear certain songs. Here are some of the best performances I found:

I'll Cover You (reprise)
Jesse L. Martin is A-MAZ-ING. This song rips out my heart. This is the song that I can never make it thru without crying. I love singing it too.

And here is La Vie Boheme with the whole cast, just for good measure. Hello - Taye and Adam. And because Idina forgets her lines. They are having so much fun performing this!!:

Ok, enough RENT for today. But I really did have La Vie Boheme B in my head all day.