Friday, January 25, 2008

Rodger Federer, the ulitmate tennis champion, lost in straight sets today to the #3 ranked player in the world, Novak Dejokovic, during the semifinal match of the Australian Open. It was sad. I knew it was a good possibility that Novak would pull his trump card today given the fight the Serb put up in last years U.S. Open final loss to the great Federer, but it made seeing the Swiss tennis god lose no easier. Every dog has his day, today it belonged to the top dog of Serbia. I really didn't think he needed to strut around without a shirt after he won though, geeze. Have some manners.

Sunday, January 13, 2008

Grand Slam Time!!!

I love tennis. I know the ins and outs of the game. Singles matches are my favorite. However, I do not play. I've never even tried. I'm not sure why. I'm not even sure why I enjoy watching tennis so much. I believe it stems back to my childhood when we didn't have cable television and the only non-fuzzy channel was showing the Wimbledon tournament. I will still wake up early on the final weekend of the famous English tournament to have "breakfast at Wimbledon" and watch the men's and women's finals. Love it, just love it!

This next couple of weeks is all about the Australian Open. Will Roger Federer continue to dominate the men's tennis world? Are the Williams sisters healthy and the one's to beat (Serena took the title last year) or is Henin still unstoppable? I'm so excited! I'll be rooting for Federer. That man is amazing! He seemed a bit vulnerable at times last year so we'll see how he's looking in his first major showing of the grand slam season. This may just end up being the year that Rafa Nadal takes that coveted #1 spot.

The only thing that I'm not looking forward to...given that Australia is on the underside of the world, the live coverage is on late at night. I have trouble staying awake at night these days. I hate that.

Even if you're not a tennis fan, how could you not enjoy watching this man, Roger Federer? He's yummy!

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Eclectic Concepts IV





Way back when I posted about baby showers. I talked about how much I loathe them. Well, my opinion has not changed. Nevertheless, I'll be having a shower of my own next month. I'd like to thank, in advance, all of the ladies on the planning committee for all their hard work that they haven't even started yet. See, Jason's family is HUGE and thus the baby shower will be gigundus. At last count, the guest list was at approximately 75 people. Of course, I don't count on all of the invitees to actually show up, but more than likely it will be a large gathering. I don't think any of these ladies who have volunteered know exactly what they've signed up for. I'm just glad that someone is taking care of this for me, I'd go crazy!!



This is Christian, from Project Runway. He seems to be doing pretty well and I usually enjoy his designs. Now, I don't want to label anyone, but I'm pretty sure that young Christian is a gay man. If he's not, he really needs to try not to be so feminine and flamboyant. Anyway, I don't have a problem with his sexuality one way or the other. None whatsoever, to each his own. However, I was enjoying my weekly dose of Project Runway last week when my homophobic husband entered the room, took one look at Christian on the television and said to me, "What's his name, Sugar Bear?" This week I just couldn't look at little Christian the same.



This is Pierre Woods. He plays in the NFL for the New England Patriots. He was signed to the Patriots as a free agent upon graduating from Michigan State. He's a linebacker but mostly plays on special teams. In fact, Woods was the leading tackler in the league for special teams this season. (At least that is what my husband tells me, I've not checked that out but I do trust him.) As many of you probably know, New England went undefeated in the regular season this year. And because they went 16-0, this Patriots team will be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. No other team has won 16 games in the regular season (although other teams have gone without losing, the season was never this long). Why is this so interesting to me? Well let me tell you. Pierre is Jason's cousin. Really. His first cousin. This isn't one of those crazy can't follow the bloodline things. 'Cause you know how black people can be, right? "Oh yeah, that's my cousin...naw man, I haven't seen him in years but that's so-and-so's son that used to be married to my half-sister's ex brother-in-law, but I could get his number if I really wanted to!" LOL! Seriously, we actually see Pierre (the family calls him Pepe) a few times a year and he's a really nice guy and deserving of all that he's accomplished. I think it's pretty cool that he's only in his second year of pro football and already going to be inducted into the hall of fame. How exciting! Now if New England wins the Superbowl...that'll be really awesome!




Talking about Pepe makes me think of Lacie, rest her puppy soul. I've told you all what a good dog she always was. And I still stand by that. But every dog has a mishap at least once, right? Well...a few years back when little D first started playing football, one of his coaches was a huge Michigan fan. So little D told his coach that his cousin was one of the starters on the Michigan football team and his coach was really excited to find out that this cousin was Pierre Woods. Some of the other boys on Dev's team didn't believe him. So, at a family reunion picnic Dev asked Pepe to take a picture with him so he could show his teammates. Someone took a polaroid picture the two of them and young Dev asked for Pepe's autograph. Now, Pepe is kind of shy and was very reluctant to sign the picture but did since Dev was just a kid. He thought it was cute that his little cousin was bragging about him but made it very clear to Dev that he never gave his autograph. He thought it was really silly to do so. Little Dev was proud, took the picture to his own football practice and impressed his coaches and his buddies. Jason and I told Dev to be sure and put the picture in a safe place because it really could be something special if Pepe went on to play in the NFL and he had an autographed picture from his college years. Dev put the picture up. But one day it must have fallen on the floor because Lacie ate all if it except a small corner. Jason and I were just talking about this the other day, how that was the ONLY thing that Lacie ever destroyed. Of all things, it had to be something that we couldn't ever replace. Yes, Dev could always ask for another picture and another autograph and I'm sure Pepe would indulge for his little cousin. But that one particular item is gone forever. Hell, if Pepe continues to do well and becomes an NFL legend, that picture could have sent Dev's children to college, who knows?!?!?


This post is much longer than I intended. So I'll end by saying....Obama for President!!!!

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Looking Forward




Wishing you all a Happy New Year!!! Hopefully no one has a long list of resolutions that are designed to set you up for disappointment. But I am interested in hearing if anyone has actually managed to follow through with a resolution, ever. I know that I haven't! At least not ones that I've made at the beginning of a new year. I do pretty well when I decide to tackle something new or make a change in my life as long as it happens around June or July. But for the most part, resolutions are a waste of brain activity, for me.

I must say that I am looking forward to upcoming events in 2008. It should prove to be quite exciting and challenging with the baby coming. I'm getting more excited with each glass of ice water I drink (ice water makes the baby do acrobatic maneuvers). But I'm also beginning to feel a bit impatient. It seems like every one around me is giving birth and I just want my baby to get here too! I'm trying my hardest to live in the moment and enjoy this period of my life. I've been told that I'll miss it once it has passed. Admittedly, the time is flying by and the baby will be here before I know it. Now if we could only agree on a name.

Call me crazy, but I'm also looking forward to the finding out how the political madness of this country is going to pan out this year. I'm ready to know who the presidential candidates will be and I'm ready to start focusing on them instead of trying to keep up with everyone. Listen people, this could be a HUGE year in politics and if you're not paying attention, you better start!!! Because one of my biggest pet peeves ever is people who complain about how & who run our government but don't do shit about it. Now is as good of time as any to learn about the hopeful candidates and get ready to throw your support behind him or her so that when election time rolls around you can get out and vote in an informed and responsible way!

In the comments...what are you looking forward to?