All I have to say is that Blogger has been difficult with me; thus, I haven't posted. Also, I most definitely should not be posting now since -- sigh, I have a bunch of things due tomorrow which I haven't started yet. Oops.

THANK YOU RED SOX!!!!!!!!!

Happy (one-day late) Birthday to Lisa, who is going to have an AMAZING time in Ireland when she's there. I hope you guys are going to Galway. It's the best.

As for the Sox, I pointed out to my Mom that she is going to have to stop saying "Good luck to you and the Red Sox" now and instead say "Good luck to you and the Yankees." Of course, it would probably be more fitting to say "Good luck to you and the Cubs (or White Sox." Poor Chicago. I hope they win it soon.

And of course, I can't forget Derek Lowe, who is my favorite Red Sox pitcher. Fabulous. Just fabulous.

Woohoo! We're going to the World Series!!! And Johnny Damon is my homeboy. I was actually talking to Becky the day before the game, and I predicted it was going to be all about Johnny Damon. He was going to come out of his slump because he got the winning run (even though it was through a walk) that kept the Red Sox in the game at Fenway. And bam! BAM! Johnny Damon hits a GRAND SLAM last night.

"The force is with Boston" -- quote on the Boston Red Sox site

See, this is why I love the Sox. Oh, you're brilliant!!! Now on for game 7.

"My gray hairs are getting gray hairs." Red Sox announcer commenting on the intensity of the game last night

Why the Hell am I still up? I wanted to go to sleep by 12am tonight, since I have to teach tomorrow at 8:40. I was going to be a good girl and do work -- not even watch or listen to a bit of the game. But then, as I was reading on my couch. I heard the guy living below me yell "Yeah!!!!" And at first I thought nothing of it. Then a little while later I heard another "Yeah!!!!" followed by "Ortiz!!!" And you know, after that, how could I resist? I listened to the game while "reading." I even went so far as to hold the clock radio above my head so it would get transmission (I actually got WEEI, not Yankees announcers -- amazing!). Then, I watched the end of the game on the little web Diamond camera online. Sigh, it's lovely to see Ortiz smile. Now, I must go to bed.

The Friday Five.

1. What was the last dream that you had about?
Last night/this morning I had a really freaky dream about the U.S. doing military testing in the ocean near a building I lived in. I was looking out the window and all of a sudden all of these fire engines appeared. They were everywhere. Then I looked out over the ocean and there was a black silouette of a plane that was just hovering -- like a helicopter. I asked a bunch of people what was going on, and the Fire Department told us that it was military testing. Then, the plane let a bomb go into the ocean and there was a loud explosion that scared everyone. It was a really freaky dream.

2. Does it hold any significant meaning to you?
Well, I think the significance is that a whole bunch of fire engines went by just before I was going to bed. Of course, this isn't out of the ordinary or anything since I live close to campus.

3. Do you dream in color or black and white?
I dream in color. I think I've had a few dreams in black & white. One in particular was about Liam Griffin and I being superheroes. He was my second grade crush. Actually, that dream was more blue and white than black and white. Regardless it was colored differently.

4. What is the most frightening dream you ever had?
This dream was kind of frightening. I think I'll spare you the most frightening dream, but I will instead talk about when Andrew and I were playing lots of Resident Evil. Both of us kept waking up in nightmares because the monsters from the video games entered our dreams. Shiver. Scary.

5. Is there one dream that stays clear in your mind despite the fact it was more than a few years ago?
I guess that would be the one about Liam Griffin in the second grade. I mean, how many dreams can you remember from back then?

OK, so I just figured out that comments don't publish right away. They publish when I publish a new post. Frustrating, yes, but since I post constantly, and needlessly, they'll work.

Today I saw a bumper sticker that said:

Where are we going? And why am I in this handbasket?

It's one of the best anti-Bush stickers I've seen so far.

experiment.

Well, the Sox lost again. When they lose, I always think it's my fault. Like maybe I should have warn the blue hat instead of the pink hat. Or perhaps they lost because I watched part of the game but not the whole game? Years of this paranoia have led me to discover that it's not my fault when they lose. So I feel more comfortable now than I have in years in the past. Knock on wood.

Oh, it's horrible. When I look at all the blogs I used to read, their authors haven't posted in like, a month, or at the very least, weeks. What will I do now? I will have to find more blogs of people I know. This is rough...especially when I used to look forward to updates from people. Now I feel so out of the loop. Help! Help! I live in central ny and there is nothing around me. I need blogs.

Tear the heart from out my breast...

That's what would have happened had the game been a no-hitter last night. Oh my God, the torture. I mean, can you imagine? And to think I was watching the game in the student center. Needless to say it was populated mostly by Yankees fans. But you know what? Our boys are soooooo much better. They brought the game back within one point -- AND WITH RELIEF PITCHING. That is PURE BRILLIANCE. There is no doubt about it. And what will happen tonight? When we have Pedro pitching? And they have? That's right, they got nothing. Us: Pedro. Them: Nothing. Story ends. C'mon chicos, that was a beautiful comeback last night. Let's make this one a win.

Pffffffffffft. I'm mad right now because a rehearsal cancelled by this girl who has shown up late to two rehearsals, and cancelled one other of her own. Mad, mad, mad. The problem is that I could have stayed home and finished my cleaning, but instead I showed up and waited, only to find out that the other actor (not the director) left a message on my OFFICE answering machine at 11:30, which incidentally I said NOT to leave messages on, because guess what? I don't get them until I come here. Still, it's not at all his fault, and it was good of him to call me. But I have to admit that I'm pissed.

OK, aside from that, I tried to post last night after my long post, and it didn't work. Maybe it will work now. I also tried to put links to other people's pages up again and that didn't work. Yes, folks, I know html, but this page isn't html. I even tried searching for other pages like mine that had a links section so I could steal their programming language, and I found 0. Nada. So if anyone knows how I can put links up, you can comment in the comment section. That is...if the comments section works. Lisa says it's iffy.

By the way Lisa, I've had that cold, and I'm convinced that it's far worse than your average cold. I recommend you rest, sleep, rest, and sleep some more. Also, I highly recommend Zicam for anyone you've touched that thinks they may be getting sick.

Ah yes, I finished my ASTR paper and submitted it. I'm still a bit weary about the second to last paragraph. I crammed in about 4 pages of theoretical writing from a previous paper into it. So either I sound brilliant or just confused. More than likely it's the latter, but oh well, I was already over the limit page wise. How could I help it? I cut down 45 pages of Sims writing into 12!

But now, for the Friday Five

1. What is something that you used to believe, but are glad you don't believe anymore?
I used to believe that the death penalty was a good thing and should be extended to rapists. But now, I don't. Now I'm anti-death penalty because I don't believe that the choice to take another's life is up to us (unless in self-defense). Plus, the justice system is so incredibly flawed; innocent people have already been killed under the death penalty.

2. Is there something you wish you still believed?
This is a tough one. I mean, do I say Santa Claus? The Easter Bunny? The Tooth Fairy? I liked them all. I guess I wish I still believed that democracy was at work in this country. I hope that the next election will restore that belief.

3. What experience or person taught you the most about life?
Wow! I guess that would be living in different places. I mean, I didn't understand the culture of the South and the Midwest until I lived there. For the South, I just didn't understand Southern hospitality until I lived there. Now I understand partially why it's important to preserve the old culture. I also changed my opinion on gun laws and hunting because of my experiences there. No, I'm not a guns for everyone gal now, but I'm more open than I used to be.


4. What area of life would you like to know or understand more about?
I'd like to know more about various religions. My knowledge is really lacking in these areas -- so much so that I don't know where to start. I suppose I could start by attending a religious institution. Or maybe I could start by reading -- but who has time for reading when they are busy reading?

5. What is your most valuable lesson about life so far?
I used to be a lot more explosive when I was younger. I think that this has do with keeping things in until I was really bottled up and then just letting them go like a madwoman. Now I'm more confrontational in the moment. If I feel bad about something I'll just say it -- not necessarily in an angry way, but just state the facts. This eliminates a lot of the emotional turmoil I previously suffered. Knock on wood.

Go Sox.

P.S. In case you haven't noticed, I have a comment section now. I'm just encouraging y'all to use it.

Ah Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We won! That game yesterday was just fantastic. While I did not get to see the whole thing, I did get to see from the 8th inning on at the student center. Because it's fall break, there was hardly anyone there, but it seemed like I was surrounded by Red Sox fans. We watched the game with the intensity that only Sox fans have. And the end, the end my friends, was just a beautiful moment. Ortiz, you are the man.

Oh yay! The comments are up!

I'm having some issues turning on the comments. They should be up soon. Sigh.

Bon jour. Note that I've changed the blog look. I was really trying to wait out a blog change look, but you know, it just had to happen and it had to happen today. Why? Because I clicked on that "next blog" button when I was looking at Maura's blog and I saw this design. And I loved it! Notice that you can now respond with comments to my meaningless drabble. Enjoy!

I've also found a new Friday Five site. Lisa, I'll still answer yours if you come up with one. But this takes the pressure off. So here's this week's:

You wake up one morning, all groggy and tired. As you stumble your way into the bathroom, you look in the mirror and find out that...

1. You're the opposite sex. Besides the obvious playing with the new parts, what would you do?
Scream. I've never really wanted to be male. I'd also immediately be worried about my marriage, because uh, I don't think the sudden change would go over well. I think I might commit myself to an institution if this happened, because it's too Twilight Zone.

2. You're someone famous. Who and why?
Oh damn. Well, I guess the problem is that I just don't want to be anyone else. OK, so I'm famous, and I'm someone else. Uhh..I guess I would take the place of Sean Young, because then I would get to be in Blade Runner and Dune. Plus, I wouldn't be as bitchy and I hope that would mean that I would get case in more films.

3. You're the King (Queen) of the World (no, you're not James Cameron). What edict would you pass?
Uh, James Cameron? OK, nevermind. Oh, it's so boring, but what can I say, I'd pass an edict demanding an end to poverty and a start to world peace.

4. You're no longer in Kansas (or this world) anymore. Where are you?
I'm not in Kansas anymore; I'm in New York. And I like it just fine, thank you. But otherwise, I think I would be in middle earth, as an elf of course.

5. You have a clone standing next to you and it's going to work/school for you while you get to play hooky. What are you going to do today?
Catch up on my reading. Thanks clone Megan.

Where's my Friday Five? Where's my Friday Five? I want my Friday Five? Oh, I need that fix.

Last night instead of watching the debates, I went to a performance by a black lesbian playwright/poet. She ruled. She was fabulous, and I'm glad I went.

I hear that John Kerry "won" the debate. I think that's wonderful. Of course, soon enough they'll put the whole country on orange. John Kerry won, what will we do? Put them up to orange, damnit. That will teach'em.

I'll probably watch the next debate, but I can't say that I'll be pleased after it. It's weird when you can think of debates from the past, I mean the way past. And you think that what they were saying then is actually more relevant to what's going on now. Ah, I don't know what I'm talking about today. I'm just ranting. I better stop. Now.

Oh, but I will say to Lisa. I admire your new attempts at eyebrows. I got my just in the place I wanted them before the semester started; I did a little bit per day, and then bam, close to nothing for a month. Yesterday I looked in the mirror and said shit, I gotta get going on those eyebrows again. I think they're rebelling.