There's not much I want to say after that picture...it kinda says everything for me...almost. I don't want to sound like an insane teeny bopper. I'm going to save myself the embarrassment.
Sadly, I'll be working tomorrow and won't be able to catch New Moon on its opening night. At least Rob Pattinson & Cast will be on Jimmy Kimmel, so I can watch that to hold me over until I can get to the movies this weekend.
Hopefully, I'll muster enough strength to drag Albert with me Saturday night. I'm thinking I can persuade Albert with a yummy dinner and impair his judgment with some alcohol. Then, trick him into watching New Moon. YAY! I know deep down he wants to see it, if anything, to root for Team Jacob right next to me (ick!).
To:cjbesttitan09@gmail.com
From: OCWordSlinger
RE: Heeellllooo Mr. Johnson!
Dear Chris Johnson- Where the hell did you come from?! How the hell did I get you on my fantasy team?! I didn't even know your first name was Chris until a couple weeks ago, but you are doing FANTASTIC this season...which helps me a lot in one of my leagues! You have almost 200 more rushing yards than Adrian Peterson this season, that's just incredible :) I now refer to you as, "My Little Beast". Anyways, just wanted to say hi and keep up the good work! Thanks for helping me kick some ass in Fantasy!! - Michelle
P.S. The Titans kinda suck...why don't you come over to the 49ers? They're still building and could always use another GREAT Running Back. If you do come to the SF, can you bring a sexy quarterback with you? 49ers+YOU+Sexy Quarterback = Winning Season fer sure!
And...just because I may not have another reason to email him this season AND it's an excuse to put up a pic of Kim Kardashian....
To:kksman@gmail.com
From: OCWordslinger
RE: You have a hot girlfriend!
Dear Reggie Bush- As much as I want to praise your football skills, I think we both know that you're not doing as awesome as everyone expected. BUT, you had a breakout game last weekend so maybe it's a sign of things to come! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have won by 4 points in one of my leagues! So thanks for that. I'm pulling for you and hope that you reach your potential in a season or two. If you ever feel down and out on yourself, don't. On the bright side, you're playing for a team that's currently undefeated and...at least you're not Matt Leinart. - Michelle
P.S. You have a hot girlfriend and I like you more because of her. Being Kim's boyfriend is a major plus on its own. Please let her know that I'm a big fan of hers and that I said hi. BTW, I saw the Kardashian Wedding Special...good luck trying to beat the ring that Lamar gave Khloe!
For those of you who don't follow football, Chris Johnson is #28 in the top picture (the guy chasing after him looks so sad :\) and Reggie Bush, the guy (duh!) in the second picture, is a Running Back who plays for the New Orleans Saints.
The Patriots lost by 1 point to the Colts last night. The last 2 minutes were pretty painful to watch. Should the Pats have punted at fouth-and-two? Conventional wisdom says yes, but I would have taken the gamble too. The way I see it, there is less than 2 minutes on the clock and you're only a couple yards away from a first down. Risky, sure. But, if you have Tom Brady and are confident enough in your O-line, why not go for it? No guts, no glory. Well, according to everyone in the football world this morning, it was a bad gamble/call. Of course everyone's going to say that because they lost. It would be a different story had the plan worked like it was supposed to. It was just a risk that didn't work in our favor. Not much we can do about it now. At least the loss was to Peyton Manning, who is a funny guy and a great quarterback, so I don't mind when teams lose to him...but it's the Pats and Tom freakin' Brady! Brady is SO much hotter! If only wins were based on hottness in your uniform ((sigh)).
The Pats go against the Jets next weekend...I'm hoping they pull out the win here cuz they have the Saints after that (eeks!) and need the momentum. Plus we lost to the Jets earlier in the season, so it would be nice to pay them back ;)
I should be focused on other things right now. I should be writing something more important than this blog. It seems like there are hundreds of things more important for me to do than write this post. But, you know the feeling where there's just too much going on and it's hard to even sort out your thoughts? Or something has happened that's too sad for words and you try to find other things to distract you so that you don't have to feel that pain? Well that's sort of where I'm at right now. Don't worry...you'll hear all about it in an upcoming blog. For now though, to keep my sanity in tact, I'm going to keep distracting myself.
The following fan email is to Julius Jones (#22 in the picture). If not for him (and Maurice Jones-Drew failing to be the beast he usually is on the field), I would not have tied with Reggie in Fantasy this week. I know it's not a win, but I'll take a tie for sure because I'm really sucking in that league and there's money involved. Holla Julius Jones!
To: jjones22@gmail.com
From: OCWordslinger
Re: Saving My Ass in Fantasy
Dear Julius Jones- I'm not really a fan of the Seahawks, nor did I really know who you were prior to setting my rosters on Friday afternoon, but I just wanted to say thanks for being awesome on Sunday! You scored more points for me than LT and helped me tie with the #2 team in one of my leagues! I'm not sure I'm going to play you after this (since I have Marshawn Lynch), but you really came through when I needed it and I just wanted to say thanks! I hope you have a great rest of the season (but not better than the Patriots or 49ers). - Michelle
This is a little late, but my boss is on vacation this week and I got caught up in doing non-work related things at work (e.g. checking Facebook, cringing over Fantasy Football results, chatting, etc.). I was going to write this long blog about how much I do not like celebrating my birthday and why, but it was getting pathetic and I sounded like a whiny, pessimistic little kid. Instead, I wanted to write this particular blog as a small token of thanks for those who thought it was important for me to celebrate my birthday, even when I did not.
The following is what I learned during the week of my 28th birthday. They're not ranked in any particular order and serve more as a reminder for me not to be such a curmudgeon about becoming a year older - hopefully this will come in handy and I can get my attitude in check for next year.
* Don't resist presents from your mom- there's no point. Ever since I moved out for college, my mom has made it a point to have flowers delivered to me. Every year I tell her to save her money because flowers will die and every year I get a beautiful vase full of flowers. This year I tried especially hard to stop her from sending flowers so that she can use the money toward necessities. I thought I had finally reasoned with her and won the argument. Instead, my mom decided to have flowers sent to me during an event for work. Only your mom can make your day, guilt you into feeling bad about telling her to save her money, and remind you that no one knows you better than she does all in one simple gesture.
* Cake and ice cream always brightens everyone's mood, so have some! Our office is really short-staffed right now and we're helping each other get things done. One particular task included picking up 60 vans last week. There are only 8 of us in the office so you can imagine how many trips we've had to take to get these vans and how stress levels were bound to soar. I was no different, in fact I was getting ready to write up one of my newer colleagues for being an idiot, but I decided to go to my desk and take a breather. As I walked over to my area, I saw that my boss had decorated my desk with a banner and balloons, which no other boss in our office has done. After that, she called me into the kitchen and all my coworkers were there waiting with cake, ice cream, poppers, and party blowers. What a difference that made in my mood! What a difference it made in everyone's mood. The rest of the afternoon was still spent picking up vans, but we were so sugared up that we were actually enjoying each other's company. The idiot coworker was saved by cake and ice cream...for now.
* Do something for you. With so many important people in your life, it's inevitable for your plans to be compromised. You want things to go one way, someone wants something else, you figure out a happy medium. However, since it is YOUR birthday, you deserve something all for yourself. For me, it was keeping my Twilight addiction at full force. I decided to bring my copy of "New Moon" with me everywhere I went and squeeze in some reading wherever I could. Sounds simple enough, but I was in Las Vegas...who the hell reads in Vegas?! Apparently, I do. On top of that, my friends agreed to take pictures of me with every person that was dressed up as Edward Cullen. Something as little as reading a favorite book or indulging in a guilty pleasure was what I was all I wanted it and I gave it to myself :)
* Savor the quiet moments. One of my most favorite memories about this birthday will be when Victor, April, Phil, Albert, and I all ended up in the same bed on Saturday morning. We weren't doing anything in particular except laying there, hungover, and talking about what had happened the night before (as is usually the case after a drunken night in Vegas). In that moment, I felt that I had everything I needed in life and I couldn't ask for anything more than what I already had. Then Albert says, "I like that my I'm in between two sets of boobs right now." (he was lying between me and April). That made me smile even more.
* Being original can be sexier than being sexy. In recent years, I usually picked up a packaged costume from any of the Halloween shops that popped up. I've been a sexy devil, a sexy taxi driver, a sexy lion tamer...you get the idea. I wanted to do something different this year, something a little more creative. Albert and I decided to put together our own costumes instead of buying packaged ones. He was set on being Alan from The Hangover and I had my heart set on being Lady Gaga. Luckily most of our friends decided to do characters too: Phil = Miles from the Dharma Initiative, April = Dora the Explorer, Victor = 80's PE Teacher, Jello = guy from Jabbawockeez. I might be a little biased, but we all pulled off our looks really well. Albert was seriously the best Alan that I saw all night. And, even though I was walking around in my underwear, I felt confident and silly (in a good way), which always translates into sexy. No more packaged costumes from now on.
*It's a Celebration- don't spend it in line! Vegas in Halloween attracts A LOT of people, which means there are going to be loooong lines to get in any of the clubs. Unfortuately, I'm not famous and I'm not filthy rich so I have no way of getting into clubs without waiting in line for hours and shelling out some cash. We were in line for Tao, but when we saw it was going to be a bust, we looked elswhere for fun. We ended up at Carnival Court near Harrah's, got in after waiting around 20 minutes, paid $10 and made a night out of it! Sometimes it's good to get down with your ghetto self and opt out of the fancier, more expensive option.
* Try something new. This year I wanted to go to Hofbrauhaus. It was the first time I've ever had Bavarian food and drank (what seemed like) a gallon of beer. It was good times and worth going back, especailly since Phil didn't get to do the stein holding contest. Is it better than Tokyo Delves...not really, but I love me some Japanese food so I'm probably not being fair :P
* When you want to have a good time, surround yourself with happy people. It's pretty self-explanatory, but I learned this one the hard way and figure I should write it down as a reminder to myself.
* Let your loved ones love you and don't forget to say thank you. I used to think birthdays are about what I wanted to do and how I wanted to celebrate. If it were up to me, I would run and hide and wait until November 1st was here. That way of thinking, as it turns out, is pretty selfish. People in our lives see birthdays as a time of celebrating you and showing they care. Friends and family get to show me some love and I get to be gracious and thank them. Everyone wins. I need to grow up and stop being selfish about it.
* Albert won't let you down. There's a story here, but it's more for me and Albert to remember. Chalk it up to it being a couple thing. Just know that Albert has to deal with my craziness as my birthday nears and when he says he won't let me down, he won't let me down. That's more important to me than infinity birthday presents. I love him more than Kobe Bryant, Tom Brady, Justin Timberlake, and Edward Cullen/Rob Pattinson put together.
