i can't have a post about one brother and not talk about the other.
so here's the story: i've written a lot about player's basketball success over the past few years. he's been playing basketball in college and i now have a blog. but, years ago, before i had a blog, homie was the big basketball player. i graduated in 1999, and he in 2002, so i missed most of his games in person. but i heard all about them and watched them on good ol' VHS (not kidding!) whenever my family would come visit me. i can't remember the specifics, but i know that his junior year (2001), his team was really good. they didn't win the state tournament, but they were close. i can't remember where they ended up. i know that at some point they lost to fargo south and the next year they beat them (we are fargo north people). its a big rivalry, and a heartbreaking game can be found here (maybe this will inspire homie to dazzle some more). in 2002, homie's team went 25-0. that's undefeated. they were awesome. and it was so fun to watch them play. i knew all the kids on the team and think they're so fun. homie had a few dunks throughout his career, as can be seen here.
anyway, a few months ago, during the high school state class a tournament in nodak, the local radio station did an interview with homie's old coach to talk about who was the best team in high school basketball ever. north dakota is divided into two regions - east and west. if you know where fargo is, you know that its in the east. in 12 years, the east won the class a tournament only twice - 2002 (homie) and 2006 (player). you get the point :), but they didn't mention that there were erdy's on each team.
so, anyway, during the interview (here), the coach (we call him 'off'), talked about the players on his team and both the interviewer and the coach brought up my brother, homie. then off talked about how homie's father was a good player. during the interview, i called in and spoke to the producer. here is a summary of our convo:
he: KFGO, what's your name?
me: Elizabeth. [homie made me realize i shouldn't use my own name.]
he: Elizabeth, where you calling from?
me: Boston. [sheisse! why did i mention boston? i should've realized to use a town in nodak]
he: did you have a question?
me: well, i was just listening to your program online, and i'm a former north high grad and you were talking about the 2002 and 2006 teams - weren't there two erdy's on those teams?
he: yeah, [homie] played in 2002 and his little brother, [player] played on the 2006 team.
me: yeah, i just thought someone might want to bring that up.
he: thanks, i'll tell scott and have him bring it up after the break.
me: thanks!
mwahahahaha. they never did bring it up, but i still felt very sly and full of pride. :)
anyway, homie's 2002 was def the best in nodak ever. bill simmons should write a book on their chemistry.
[another stupid kanye song, but appropriate.]
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Monday, May 2, 2011
Friday, March 4, 2011
paper television
morning! happy friday. when getting ready for work this morning, i stopped my roommate in the hall "which earrings should i wear?" and had him tell me which pair of hoops i should wear - i had one in each ear. he told me the one that i agreed with - it looked better with my outfit, but i wear it more often, so i kinda wanted to wear the other pair. but i agreed with him. i also asked him, when he was going downstairs, to bring up my indian leftovers from last night. "is there anything else i can do for you, your highness?" he said sarcastically. i laughed. "just bring it up!" so we left for the bus, and i was happy that i remembered my indian leftovers so i could have it for breakfast at work. we get to the bus and just as its pulling up, he says "oh, so you went with the other earrings?" i gasped and put my hands to my ears. i was STILL wearing two different earrings! silly me. i was going to leave them in, but took them out at the last minute. now my outfit is ruined. RUINED! actually, maybe i'll pop out to check the store across the street and see if they have any... yeah. good call.
anyway, its friday and thats great. i forgot to write yesterday. oops. busy weekend coming up. lots to do - i'll get into it later. for now, two good newses: 1) homie got a new job! woo hoo! and 2) player was named to the all-conference team. woo hoo! here is the article:
anyway, its friday and thats great. i forgot to write yesterday. oops. busy weekend coming up. lots to do - i'll get into it later. for now, two good newses: 1) homie got a new job! woo hoo! and 2) player was named to the all-conference team. woo hoo! here is the article:
U-MARY HOOPS: Moody, Erdmann honored by NSIC
By Tribune Sports Staff Posted: Thursday, March 3, 2011 5:36 pm
WILL KINCAIDU-Mary's Anthony Moody was named the player of the year in the NSIC.
University of Mary's Anthony Moody was named player of the year in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference on Thursday.
The 6-foot senior point guard led the Marauders to second place in the conference in the regular season and into the tournament semifinals Saturday.
U-Mary's Eric Erdmann was put on the first-team with Moody.
The 14th-ranked Marauders have won 16 straight games.
A two-time player of the week and the second leading scorer in the NSIC with 21.9 points per game, Moody ranks fifth in league games in steals (1.55), sixth in assists (4.0) and seventh in defensive rebounding (4.91).
He also directs an offense that is committing the fewest turnovers in the nation for the second straight year.
In just two seasons, the Lake Region State transfer broke the 1,000 point barrier and is 13th on the all-time U-Mary scoring list (1,092).
He has eclipsed the 20 point barrier 14 times this season and hit for 30 or more four times, including a season-high 42 at St. Cloud State.
The Appleton, Wis., native was a first team pick and newcomer of the year in 2010 and earned two all-region second team honors.
Erdmann is averaging 15.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists for the Marauders. The 6-5 senior forward from Fargo is fourth on U-Mary's all-time scoring list with 1,596 career points.
MEN
First team
U-Mary: Anthony Moody, 6-0, sr., G; Eric Erdmann, 6-5, sr., F. Augustana: Cameron McCaffrey, 6-1, so., G; Cody Schilling, 6-5, jr., G. Concordia-St. Paul: Peter Olafeso, 6-2, jr., G. MSU-Mankato: Marcus Hill, 5-9, sr., G; Jefferson Mason, 6-6, sr., F. NOrthern State: Collin Pryor, 6-6, so., F. St. Cloud State: Taylor Witt, 6-2, sr., G.
Second team
Bemidji State: James Ellisor, 6-5, jr., F. CSP: Brent Barz, 6-10, jr., C. Minnesota-Duluth: Ryan Rasmussen, 6-2, jr., G. Mankato: Cameron Hodges, 6-5, sr., G. MSU-Moorhead: Alex Novak: 6-8, so., F. Southwest Minnesota State: Scott Roehl, 6-7, sr., F. SCSU: Andrew Bernstetter, 6-6, sr., F. Wayne State: Amry Shelby, 5-11, so., G. WSU: Anthony Tucker, 6-3, jr., G; Clayton Vette, 6-7, so., F.
AWARDS
Player of year: Moody.
Defensive player of year: Hodges.
Freshman of year: Brett Ervin, 6-7, F, UMD.
Newcomer of year: Olafeso.
Coach of year: Matt Margenthaler, Mankato.
what are you up to this weekend?
Saturday, February 5, 2011
my name is
its friday night as i write this. am home watching brothers game. i like this. wish i were drinking, but i'm not for all of february. its a low scoring game and its currently tied. not loving that. ok, the other team just scored. darn.
anyway, i'm watching the game online. its a home game, which is nice because then i can listen to the sound from the video and its our own sportscasters. its not as fun to watch the opponents guys comment on the game. anyway, i'm not sure who monitors the video, but its not usually very good camera work. sometimes the game moves to the other side of the court and no one moves the camera. not cool. and that happened and i was just imagining my little brother, player, when we used to go watch homie's games... player would take the video camera and go behind the stands with all the other video cameras and film homie's game. he was homie's biggest fan. and now homie is his. it brought a tear to my eye because they were both so cute! and they're such great brothers. i'd really like for them to start moving all those games from vhs to dvd... hint, hint, hint. i can still imagine player sitting behind with all the adults filming the game. and i know we have some videos where you can hear player cheering for homie. so fun.
so i'm writing tonight because tomorrow is going to be a busy day. i have to run some errands, then i am going to see my little sister at noon. we may or may not go skating (depends on if she gets skates) and we'll probably spend at least 3-4 hrs together. i have a ton of work to do at work and i want to organize some of the papers in my room. i should probably also think about doing my taxes. i need to be on a major budget because i am quickly burning through my cash. need to rein in the expenses. stop eating out so much. stop buying cds. etc. you get the drill.
oh, and here is another article about my brothers team, this time from the bismarck tribune.
anyway, i'm watching the game online. its a home game, which is nice because then i can listen to the sound from the video and its our own sportscasters. its not as fun to watch the opponents guys comment on the game. anyway, i'm not sure who monitors the video, but its not usually very good camera work. sometimes the game moves to the other side of the court and no one moves the camera. not cool. and that happened and i was just imagining my little brother, player, when we used to go watch homie's games... player would take the video camera and go behind the stands with all the other video cameras and film homie's game. he was homie's biggest fan. and now homie is his. it brought a tear to my eye because they were both so cute! and they're such great brothers. i'd really like for them to start moving all those games from vhs to dvd... hint, hint, hint. i can still imagine player sitting behind with all the adults filming the game. and i know we have some videos where you can hear player cheering for homie. so fun.
so i'm writing tonight because tomorrow is going to be a busy day. i have to run some errands, then i am going to see my little sister at noon. we may or may not go skating (depends on if she gets skates) and we'll probably spend at least 3-4 hrs together. i have a ton of work to do at work and i want to organize some of the papers in my room. i should probably also think about doing my taxes. i need to be on a major budget because i am quickly burning through my cash. need to rein in the expenses. stop eating out so much. stop buying cds. etc. you get the drill.
oh, and here is another article about my brothers team, this time from the bismarck tribune.
Men continue to roll
Northern Sun coaches always lament that playing on the road is the toughest thing to do. The U-Mary men haven't let the long road trips take away their will to win. U-Mary closed the month of January with eight straight wins, including six straight on the road.
The Marauders (11-4 NSIC, 15-4 overall) are tied with Augustana for second place in the conference. As the wins pile up, U-Mary has gained recognition by being ranked eighth in the region.
"We knew going into Christmas break that we had some challenges in front of us," U-Mary coach Randall Herbst said. "We face adversity with the travel itself and then we have the games. We have played well on the road. We have been able to take care of some business. It wasn't an easy month to get through."
The Marauders' top three stars - Anthony Moody, Eric Erdmann and Jordan Wilhelm - have started receiving help on the offensive end. Jalen Jaspers scored a career-high 19 points on Saturday against Duluth. Post Damon Smith finished in double digits in scoring both nights last weekend. Smith netted 12 in a win against Bemidji State and 10 against Duluth.
"Anytime we can come out with that type of ammunition," Herbst said, "it will make it tough for our opponents. People have been keying in on Moody and Erdmann the whole time. We are tough for our opponent when our other guys start putting the ball in the hole."
Starting guard Cameron Lee, who has been slowed by a sprained ankle, didn't see time in the second half against Duluth. Herbst said the senior is still day-to-day.
and thats about all i've got. what are you up to this weekend?
[eminem sings this song. did you really not know that?]
Saturday, January 22, 2011
another saturday night
another saturday night and i ain't got nobody. i got some money 'cause i just got paid. how i wish i had someone to talk to. in an awful way.
yep. here we go again. this is me right now: saturday night. glass of red wine. brothers game on. video sucks so i'm listening. can't really listen well because i dont get it. sausage, brussel sprouts and pesto bread. they just took my brother out of the game but he has no fouls. wth.
had a fabulous day so far. not as quick a worker as i would've liked, but pleased with what i did get done. saw no strings attached at 11. liked it a lot. def related to the female protagonist even though i dont like the actress. went directly to work. was there from 1-7:30. walked home. went to cvs and didn't get anything. came home. and now this. i have soo much to do for work, i am going to be up all night. tomorrow i have to clean my room and meet peeps for brunch and maybe relax if i get all my work done tonight. we'll see. i would love that. mon i head to sac. busy week for me. ugh.
ugh. stupid turnover. but we got it back.
my brother homie and i are watching the game online. err... listening. the "watching" part is totally stupid. pennatlantic is showing the game super far behind. if showing at all.
homie called that we have to drink whenever player scores. i was like "wait! can we drink in between, too?" and he replied "duh. what if he has an off night??" so... thats going on.
one of the main articles on the ncaa website was about our big win last weekend against the #10 team. (the game where i fell asleep) this is a link for your enjoyment. eek. players' first foul.
ok, so its half time. we're ahead by 9. that's decent. i'd prefer more. but yeah. so i'm going to post this because i'm boring lately and don't have much to talk about. what do you have to say??
yep. here we go again. this is me right now: saturday night. glass of red wine. brothers game on. video sucks so i'm listening. can't really listen well because i dont get it. sausage, brussel sprouts and pesto bread. they just took my brother out of the game but he has no fouls. wth.
had a fabulous day so far. not as quick a worker as i would've liked, but pleased with what i did get done. saw no strings attached at 11. liked it a lot. def related to the female protagonist even though i dont like the actress. went directly to work. was there from 1-7:30. walked home. went to cvs and didn't get anything. came home. and now this. i have soo much to do for work, i am going to be up all night. tomorrow i have to clean my room and meet peeps for brunch and maybe relax if i get all my work done tonight. we'll see. i would love that. mon i head to sac. busy week for me. ugh.
ugh. stupid turnover. but we got it back.
my brother homie and i are watching the game online. err... listening. the "watching" part is totally stupid. pennatlantic is showing the game super far behind. if showing at all.
homie called that we have to drink whenever player scores. i was like "wait! can we drink in between, too?" and he replied "duh. what if he has an off night??" so... thats going on.
one of the main articles on the ncaa website was about our big win last weekend against the #10 team. (the game where i fell asleep) this is a link for your enjoyment. eek. players' first foul.
ok, so its half time. we're ahead by 9. that's decent. i'd prefer more. but yeah. so i'm going to post this because i'm boring lately and don't have much to talk about. what do you have to say??
Sunday, January 16, 2011
live-blogging the umary game - part 2
oops. game started again. almost missed it. i'm tired. and halftime was really quick. foul #2 on player. not good. they can happen fast. 33-49. 18:37 left in the game.
player just had the ball and passed it to willy. willy passed it to someone else. shot clock is 5. player got an easy 2. signature fadeaway. why are people less interested now? and why hasn't homie responded?
someone else just scored. i missed it. 36-51. 17:28 left. so i never know what way to set up for when the ball is coming in. how do you know if you should be in one line or spread out? and do you have to freeze like simon says or can you be moving when the whistle blows?
yellow just keeps missing shots. i hope that stays the same. knock on head. 36-53. player just spun but was unable to bank it in.
anotehter thing i dont get is how men are able to remember games so well. i thik this guy just head-butted my brother but there was no call. so yeah. i feel like player has played hundreds of games in his career and i bet he could say "oh yeah, thats when...." and i'm like "hmmm... what color were the jerseys?" player just shot again. and scooooored. woo hoo. not ajump ball. 36-55. 15:36 min left. long timeout. the commercial on the radio is with my 8th grade government teacher.
oh wow! for once, the radio is ahead of the internt. by at least a minute. crazy. oh wait. no, they're always ahead. i have to mute it.
36-59. biggest lead continues to grow.
39-59. i'm tired.
39-61. clutch shot for the other team. 41-61.
when you're shooting free-throws. can you stand there for as long as you want? would it be in your best interest to stand there and catch your breath? or are you just hoping the game will be over soon?
timeout for mary which is good bcs the dude was TOTALLY STUCK. double-teamed.
player just had an AWESOME block. and then he got the ball in a different way. thats awesome. good game. 13:14 min left. only the 2nd turnover. limiting minnesota state to the fewest possessions possible. umary was one of the best teams last year in turnovers. (jas in, not a lot)
43-62 with ... some time left. its a replay so i can't tell. 12:50. umary without a center. moody just shot an awesome three. i think player had the assist. is there over and back in college basketball? 43-65. like where you can't cross the midcenter line and then go back? something like that...
the just recapped and player has 14 pts. woo hoo.
same score.
oops. 47-68. 10:37 left.
something happened that i dont understand. coach looked upset.
ok. i forgot to type. they just replayed a ... something under the basket where a few players fell. i still couldn't tell what happened.
we have a few ppl almost in foul trouble, so thats troubling. get it? trouble is troubling.
why is being the pt guard and the 2nd leading rebounder so surprising? theres something about that that i dont know. apparently the yellow team isn't interested in playing defense. doesnt bother mer! 50-71 with 9:09 left. we just shot an in-and-out. those suck. what i like about basketball is its technically all angles and velocity and whatnot. mathematics. i dont know the math, but its there.
55-74. im almsto falling asleep. 5min left in the game. it would really suck if we lost this game at this point. its 11pm. my bedtime. 16-pt lead at the half. if marauders winthis game tonight, they'll have won 7 of the last 8 games and the one game they lost, they lost by 1 pt. i missed something - the crowd just went wild. oh wow! they're cheering "ov-er ra-ted!" ouch. i would feel bad if someone were chanting that about me.
2:34 left. 59-82. mary is bringing in 2nd string. ist hat what they're called?
oh wow. cam lee has a pretty bad twisted ankle. they just showed player - hes on teh bench because we're so far ahead. i wonder what happened to the other team tonight. we're probably also just underrated.
half a minute to go. the marauders will take down the #1 team in the conference.
69-84 is the final score. woo hoo. is player limping? i hope not. i would not be very happy about that. oh the coach went around and shook his own players hands. that was nice.
not quite as long this post. thats probably good. i just can't keep up. i feel like i'm grandma or something.
the funny thing about this broadcast is that you keep hearing the announcer or something. ok. i think it might be over. i just heard a guy say "are we gonna try and pump out the stats?" WHILE the stats are on teh screen being updated.
ok, well they just shut off the video and the espn radio isnt up, so i guess i'll shut 'er down. congrats player!
player just had the ball and passed it to willy. willy passed it to someone else. shot clock is 5. player got an easy 2. signature fadeaway. why are people less interested now? and why hasn't homie responded?
someone else just scored. i missed it. 36-51. 17:28 left. so i never know what way to set up for when the ball is coming in. how do you know if you should be in one line or spread out? and do you have to freeze like simon says or can you be moving when the whistle blows?
yellow just keeps missing shots. i hope that stays the same. knock on head. 36-53. player just spun but was unable to bank it in.
anotehter thing i dont get is how men are able to remember games so well. i thik this guy just head-butted my brother but there was no call. so yeah. i feel like player has played hundreds of games in his career and i bet he could say "oh yeah, thats when...." and i'm like "hmmm... what color were the jerseys?" player just shot again. and scooooored. woo hoo. not ajump ball. 36-55. 15:36 min left. long timeout. the commercial on the radio is with my 8th grade government teacher.
oh wow! for once, the radio is ahead of the internt. by at least a minute. crazy. oh wait. no, they're always ahead. i have to mute it.
36-59. biggest lead continues to grow.
39-59. i'm tired.
39-61. clutch shot for the other team. 41-61.
when you're shooting free-throws. can you stand there for as long as you want? would it be in your best interest to stand there and catch your breath? or are you just hoping the game will be over soon?
timeout for mary which is good bcs the dude was TOTALLY STUCK. double-teamed.
player just had an AWESOME block. and then he got the ball in a different way. thats awesome. good game. 13:14 min left. only the 2nd turnover. limiting minnesota state to the fewest possessions possible. umary was one of the best teams last year in turnovers. (jas in, not a lot)
43-62 with ... some time left. its a replay so i can't tell. 12:50. umary without a center. moody just shot an awesome three. i think player had the assist. is there over and back in college basketball? 43-65. like where you can't cross the midcenter line and then go back? something like that...
the just recapped and player has 14 pts. woo hoo.
same score.
oops. 47-68. 10:37 left.
something happened that i dont understand. coach looked upset.
ok. i forgot to type. they just replayed a ... something under the basket where a few players fell. i still couldn't tell what happened.
we have a few ppl almost in foul trouble, so thats troubling. get it? trouble is troubling.
why is being the pt guard and the 2nd leading rebounder so surprising? theres something about that that i dont know. apparently the yellow team isn't interested in playing defense. doesnt bother mer! 50-71 with 9:09 left. we just shot an in-and-out. those suck. what i like about basketball is its technically all angles and velocity and whatnot. mathematics. i dont know the math, but its there.
55-74. im almsto falling asleep. 5min left in the game. it would really suck if we lost this game at this point. its 11pm. my bedtime. 16-pt lead at the half. if marauders winthis game tonight, they'll have won 7 of the last 8 games and the one game they lost, they lost by 1 pt. i missed something - the crowd just went wild. oh wow! they're cheering "ov-er ra-ted!" ouch. i would feel bad if someone were chanting that about me.
2:34 left. 59-82. mary is bringing in 2nd string. ist hat what they're called?
oh wow. cam lee has a pretty bad twisted ankle. they just showed player - hes on teh bench because we're so far ahead. i wonder what happened to the other team tonight. we're probably also just underrated.
half a minute to go. the marauders will take down the #1 team in the conference.
69-84 is the final score. woo hoo. is player limping? i hope not. i would not be very happy about that. oh the coach went around and shook his own players hands. that was nice.
not quite as long this post. thats probably good. i just can't keep up. i feel like i'm grandma or something.
the funny thing about this broadcast is that you keep hearing the announcer or something. ok. i think it might be over. i just heard a guy say "are we gonna try and pump out the stats?" WHILE the stats are on teh screen being updated.
ok, well they just shut off the video and the espn radio isnt up, so i guess i'll shut 'er down. congrats player!
Saturday, January 15, 2011
live-blogging the umary game - part 1
eric just scored the first point for his team! am watching player's game tonight and i've decided to "live blog" the game. its 18:21 left and i just decided this. i'm hoping it will help me follow the game better. i got home a little after 9.
crap. player just got his first foul. NOT GOOD. during chalk talk (which, yes, i watched), coach herbst said that is one of the keys to the game - making sure they don't get to the foul line because they score more free throws than most teams get to the line. and players been sitting on the bench a lot bcs of foul trouble. so thats not cool. the dude hit one free throw. oh. player just hit a fadeaway. i now know what they are. wait. he didn't make it. so it was an attempt at a fadeaway.
anyway, got home a little after 9. was at a friends birhtday. i only stayed for drinks because of this game. i'm glad that the woman's game ran long. it allowed me to watch the pre-game of this game. thats cool. oooo close up on player taking the ball out. #32. woo hoo. moody just scored. 32nd 3 pointer of the year.
the game is being broadcast on - hey! the score is wrong! oof dah. they had 6-2 when it should be 3-5. they fixed it. i'm paying attention. anwyay, the game is being broadcast on nbc in north dakota. i hope a lot of ppl are watching. my cousin amanda is having people at her house watching it outside of why-not minot. thats pretty cool. homie is at the game and i am really glad about that. crap! the game just froze right after player scored. and theyw ere talking about him. NTO PLEASED. i have to go fix this.
ugh. so annoying. i missed like 2 minutes of the game. i had to refresh. i'm watching the game on my work computer (a PC) and typing on my macbook. what was i saying? oh yes. homie is at the game (as are my parents, of course, who are always there) and @hassie is with him, too. i gave hassie a hug from afar. he appreciated it. so there is a commercial break so i hope i'll know when the game has restarted. the screen is black right now.
hmmm
hmmm
oh ok. its coming back. guys with blue body paint on. i can see them.
ok. game's back on. i had to open the window. its mad hot in here.
13:50 left in the first half and the score is 10-12 mary. is that how you say the games? ji mean scores. i've had a glass of wine. now 10-15 mary. for some reason, msu is shown first on the screen, so thats what i keep looking at. this is a pretty fast-paced game. player takes the ball out and he doesn't pause while he's out of bounds. ooo. replay. willy just hit a 3pointer. score is now 10-18. they called a timeout bcs mary is on a roll. they should've let them open up a bit more. player is #8 of all-time scorers at mary. he has scored over 1400 pts in his college career - congrats! that was awesome.
some dude in yellow (the other team - LAME color!) just FLEW through the air. white man can jump. sometimes the game is faster than i can type. and i'm not looking at the keys, so not really sure whats going on. (with the yping, that is). ooo. an almost travel during the last bit. the yellow team looks short but i think its just because their shorts are so long. i dont like it. player has the ball. 11 minutes left. willy just scored. if player throws to someone who throws to the person who passes - does player get an assist? he assisted the person who assisted the scorer. i think that should count as an assist. he's obviously sharing the ball. ooo. yellow team just threw the ball out. under the 11 min mark, idiot. the dude just said "under the 12-minute mark." another timeout. i can catch up.
so mary is in orange and blue. i was kind of not in love with their colors, but now they have grown on me. they look really sharp against a white shirt. and they didnt look bad against a gray sweatshirt that i used to own. my mother lost it in florida a few months ago so i no longer own it. i guess i shouldn't be upset since she probably bought it for me. ok, close up on some girl at the game. and some other people in the crowd. show my family!!
ok, can't tell you the time - its not on the screen. come on, nbc. ok, 10:48 left and the score is 14-21 mary. moody just had an awesome steal and then a foul. he's super quick. i bet i could guard him. i'm totally sure. he's from wisconsin by way of devils lake. he just scored. 14-22. i'll always put mary's score 2nd just so you know. yellow team keeps hitting the rim (and not going in). thats good for us. i bet that would suck to shoot a lot and not make them. thats why i dont play. player just scored! woo hoo! he's so cute. 6 points he has. something called a head-fake. not quite sure when he's going to shoot it the dudes on tv are saying. i always know when he's gonna shoot it. call it sibling intuition.
wow. this is long. people are going to be annoyed.
oo. mary missed. got a rebound and just made it! woo hoo. my computer can hardly keep up with my fast fingers. the good thing about this is that my hands are not free to lift wine glasses to my mouth. i'll probably actually be sober by the end of this game!
something about someone's versatility.. not really sure who they're talking about.
game is slowing down. we're only ahead by 10. i prefer 20+. oh, in case i didnt tell anyone - this is a big game. the yellow team is #1 in our conference and #10 in the nation. they're throwing the ball a lot. trying to take up time. wear our team down. set up plays. they just hit a three pointer. 19-26. i like the sound of shoes on a basketball court. i wonder what a basketball court is made of. the floor that is. not really interested in the brick and mortar. moody just stole and missed an assist. crappy. taking a break. mary is up again by 10. oh. eric was out. i missed that. when did he get benched? and why? to rest? how many fouls does he have. man, i suck at paying attention to this.
another commercial break. biggest lead for us has been 12 but is now 10. 19-29. yellow has the ball. some dde was open. an offensive foul. thats good since we were defense. da fence. nw tire replay. i want some arm warmers. mason guarding my brother. not sure who that is. i bet its the guy stalking my brother on the court.
oh wow. total air ball. maybe not because the shot clock restarted. 6:45 left in the game. this might be a 2-parter because its gettin loong.
player missed a fadeaway. is that one word?
hmm... an interesting story about some D1 players on the msu team for the first part of the year and they were "pushed out" the door... wonder what happened there!
yellow team gets a free throw. miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiisssss. crap. he made it. he wouldn't have if he had heard me. just made the 2nd as well.
holy crap! moody just had a great 3! that was really good. i'm not kidding when i say the score said 232. that would've been awesome. it is only 32. too bad. 21-32. player is the leading rebounder. i like that. especially since they practically didnt know what rebounding was last year. moody just hit another. 19 pts. 21-35.
lee is coming out with 2 fouls. who is going in?
willy just scored! 22-38. 4min left.
ummmmm. lots of stuff just happened. too fast. can't keep up.
dude! the dude just fouled my brother! he fell to the ground!!! NOT PLEASED. don't push my brother around.
a break. i need some wine.
phew. this is tough work! moody just scored again. 22-40 with 3:28 left in the first half. they just need to score 2 more pts and i'll fell slightly safer. then they should have a goal of being ahead by 30. i feel like this geam will come out fighting after the half. not liking that. just texting homie that i was live bloggina nd he said "this is awesome." i'm still nervous. they should get ahead a LOT.
25-40. thanks to free throws. player just got fouled again. the dude should've just let him shoot. might-should've been an offensive foul, but i dont mind that the other dude got it. 76% he makes it. player just missed a free throw. he normally gets those. 27-41. we haven't scored in a while. just missed another shot.
"[player] close to picking up his 2nd foul."
you know what i wonder about people who play sports? if they care about getting dirty. i think they probably don't. you get sweaty and sticky and you share a ball with people without washing the ball or your hands in between. i think there is a reason i dont play sports.
the yellow team is the highest scoring team in teh conference. says mary is playing well defensively. 27-43. i'm quite pleased player hasn't gotten a 2nd foul. he just got benched. to protect him? hmm... not sure how i feel about that. i guess he could have a break. someone should give him a quick shoulder massage. another point for us. 27-46. they're running the clock down.
de-fense. de-fense. de-fense. 3 seconds left and a foul. offensive put-back. obviously i have no idea what these things mean. i'm just retyping what the dudes on the internet tv are saying.
woo. just tried for a decent 3pointer. missed it. thats the end of the half. 30-46 at the half. decent, but still slightly nervous. can't hear the interview. just turned on jack on espn radio and its a commercial. interested to see what he says. oh! i see homie! and hassie! they were on tv. standing in the stands behind the coach who was being interviewed. i texted him to wave, but he didnt get it, i guess. crappy.
ok, just pulled up jack again. let's see what he says. wait. is this mankato or msu? oh. not moorhead state. hmm... ha ha. ok, they're talking about mary women, so i'm going to post this and will post part 2 later... who will win??????
oh, quickly... not sure how long it will be up, but if you click on this link - its a pic of player shooting and homie and hassie and mama bear are in the background!
crap. player just got his first foul. NOT GOOD. during chalk talk (which, yes, i watched), coach herbst said that is one of the keys to the game - making sure they don't get to the foul line because they score more free throws than most teams get to the line. and players been sitting on the bench a lot bcs of foul trouble. so thats not cool. the dude hit one free throw. oh. player just hit a fadeaway. i now know what they are. wait. he didn't make it. so it was an attempt at a fadeaway.
anyway, got home a little after 9. was at a friends birhtday. i only stayed for drinks because of this game. i'm glad that the woman's game ran long. it allowed me to watch the pre-game of this game. thats cool. oooo close up on player taking the ball out. #32. woo hoo. moody just scored. 32nd 3 pointer of the year.
the game is being broadcast on - hey! the score is wrong! oof dah. they had 6-2 when it should be 3-5. they fixed it. i'm paying attention. anwyay, the game is being broadcast on nbc in north dakota. i hope a lot of ppl are watching. my cousin amanda is having people at her house watching it outside of why-not minot. thats pretty cool. homie is at the game and i am really glad about that. crap! the game just froze right after player scored. and theyw ere talking about him. NTO PLEASED. i have to go fix this.
ugh. so annoying. i missed like 2 minutes of the game. i had to refresh. i'm watching the game on my work computer (a PC) and typing on my macbook. what was i saying? oh yes. homie is at the game (as are my parents, of course, who are always there) and @hassie is with him, too. i gave hassie a hug from afar. he appreciated it. so there is a commercial break so i hope i'll know when the game has restarted. the screen is black right now.
hmmm
hmmm
oh ok. its coming back. guys with blue body paint on. i can see them.
ok. game's back on. i had to open the window. its mad hot in here.
13:50 left in the first half and the score is 10-12 mary. is that how you say the games? ji mean scores. i've had a glass of wine. now 10-15 mary. for some reason, msu is shown first on the screen, so thats what i keep looking at. this is a pretty fast-paced game. player takes the ball out and he doesn't pause while he's out of bounds. ooo. replay. willy just hit a 3pointer. score is now 10-18. they called a timeout bcs mary is on a roll. they should've let them open up a bit more. player is #8 of all-time scorers at mary. he has scored over 1400 pts in his college career - congrats! that was awesome.
some dude in yellow (the other team - LAME color!) just FLEW through the air. white man can jump. sometimes the game is faster than i can type. and i'm not looking at the keys, so not really sure whats going on. (with the yping, that is). ooo. an almost travel during the last bit. the yellow team looks short but i think its just because their shorts are so long. i dont like it. player has the ball. 11 minutes left. willy just scored. if player throws to someone who throws to the person who passes - does player get an assist? he assisted the person who assisted the scorer. i think that should count as an assist. he's obviously sharing the ball. ooo. yellow team just threw the ball out. under the 11 min mark, idiot. the dude just said "under the 12-minute mark." another timeout. i can catch up.
so mary is in orange and blue. i was kind of not in love with their colors, but now they have grown on me. they look really sharp against a white shirt. and they didnt look bad against a gray sweatshirt that i used to own. my mother lost it in florida a few months ago so i no longer own it. i guess i shouldn't be upset since she probably bought it for me. ok, close up on some girl at the game. and some other people in the crowd. show my family!!
ok, can't tell you the time - its not on the screen. come on, nbc. ok, 10:48 left and the score is 14-21 mary. moody just had an awesome steal and then a foul. he's super quick. i bet i could guard him. i'm totally sure. he's from wisconsin by way of devils lake. he just scored. 14-22. i'll always put mary's score 2nd just so you know. yellow team keeps hitting the rim (and not going in). thats good for us. i bet that would suck to shoot a lot and not make them. thats why i dont play. player just scored! woo hoo! he's so cute. 6 points he has. something called a head-fake. not quite sure when he's going to shoot it the dudes on tv are saying. i always know when he's gonna shoot it. call it sibling intuition.
wow. this is long. people are going to be annoyed.
oo. mary missed. got a rebound and just made it! woo hoo. my computer can hardly keep up with my fast fingers. the good thing about this is that my hands are not free to lift wine glasses to my mouth. i'll probably actually be sober by the end of this game!
something about someone's versatility.. not really sure who they're talking about.
game is slowing down. we're only ahead by 10. i prefer 20+. oh, in case i didnt tell anyone - this is a big game. the yellow team is #1 in our conference and #10 in the nation. they're throwing the ball a lot. trying to take up time. wear our team down. set up plays. they just hit a three pointer. 19-26. i like the sound of shoes on a basketball court. i wonder what a basketball court is made of. the floor that is. not really interested in the brick and mortar. moody just stole and missed an assist. crappy. taking a break. mary is up again by 10. oh. eric was out. i missed that. when did he get benched? and why? to rest? how many fouls does he have. man, i suck at paying attention to this.
another commercial break. biggest lead for us has been 12 but is now 10. 19-29. yellow has the ball. some dde was open. an offensive foul. thats good since we were defense. da fence. nw tire replay. i want some arm warmers. mason guarding my brother. not sure who that is. i bet its the guy stalking my brother on the court.
oh wow. total air ball. maybe not because the shot clock restarted. 6:45 left in the game. this might be a 2-parter because its gettin loong.
player missed a fadeaway. is that one word?
hmm... an interesting story about some D1 players on the msu team for the first part of the year and they were "pushed out" the door... wonder what happened there!
yellow team gets a free throw. miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiisssss. crap. he made it. he wouldn't have if he had heard me. just made the 2nd as well.
holy crap! moody just had a great 3! that was really good. i'm not kidding when i say the score said 232. that would've been awesome. it is only 32. too bad. 21-32. player is the leading rebounder. i like that. especially since they practically didnt know what rebounding was last year. moody just hit another. 19 pts. 21-35.
lee is coming out with 2 fouls. who is going in?
willy just scored! 22-38. 4min left.
ummmmm. lots of stuff just happened. too fast. can't keep up.
dude! the dude just fouled my brother! he fell to the ground!!! NOT PLEASED. don't push my brother around.
a break. i need some wine.
phew. this is tough work! moody just scored again. 22-40 with 3:28 left in the first half. they just need to score 2 more pts and i'll fell slightly safer. then they should have a goal of being ahead by 30. i feel like this geam will come out fighting after the half. not liking that. just texting homie that i was live bloggina nd he said "this is awesome." i'm still nervous. they should get ahead a LOT.
25-40. thanks to free throws. player just got fouled again. the dude should've just let him shoot. might-should've been an offensive foul, but i dont mind that the other dude got it. 76% he makes it. player just missed a free throw. he normally gets those. 27-41. we haven't scored in a while. just missed another shot.
"[player] close to picking up his 2nd foul."
you know what i wonder about people who play sports? if they care about getting dirty. i think they probably don't. you get sweaty and sticky and you share a ball with people without washing the ball or your hands in between. i think there is a reason i dont play sports.
the yellow team is the highest scoring team in teh conference. says mary is playing well defensively. 27-43. i'm quite pleased player hasn't gotten a 2nd foul. he just got benched. to protect him? hmm... not sure how i feel about that. i guess he could have a break. someone should give him a quick shoulder massage. another point for us. 27-46. they're running the clock down.
de-fense. de-fense. de-fense. 3 seconds left and a foul. offensive put-back. obviously i have no idea what these things mean. i'm just retyping what the dudes on the internet tv are saying.
woo. just tried for a decent 3pointer. missed it. thats the end of the half. 30-46 at the half. decent, but still slightly nervous. can't hear the interview. just turned on jack on espn radio and its a commercial. interested to see what he says. oh! i see homie! and hassie! they were on tv. standing in the stands behind the coach who was being interviewed. i texted him to wave, but he didnt get it, i guess. crappy.
ok, just pulled up jack again. let's see what he says. wait. is this mankato or msu? oh. not moorhead state. hmm... ha ha. ok, they're talking about mary women, so i'm going to post this and will post part 2 later... who will win??????
oh, quickly... not sure how long it will be up, but if you click on this link - its a pic of player shooting and homie and hassie and mama bear are in the background!
Friday, January 14, 2011
blogging + bball + wine
oof dah. i just looked at my blog and realized its been days since i even thought about it. its friday night. 9:45. i left work about an hour ago. i know. its sad. and thats why i haven't thought about my blog in so long. super busy. i like it. but i wish i was more effective.
this should be a post about things i like. i like right now. i'm watching my brothers game online - actually watching. the stupid nsic doesn't have their system set up to watch on a mac, so i am watching on my work laptop. how lame is that?? stoopid. anyway, the bad team just shot a basket and missed. :) we are slightly ahead but now i am going to knock on my head so that i dont jinx them. its a TOUGH game. player got 2 fouls right away and was out most of the first half until two other people also got 2 fouls. he's in now and playing conservatively, which is good. under a minute to play. awesome. woo hoo. (a minute in the half, that is). 23 seconds now. mary leading by 4. less than 25 pts for each team in a half. not gonna get to 80 pts in this game.
anyway, was at work super late. talked to my friend in france for an hour, so that was nice. although i can find that we're distant. we don't talk as often and she's married now. and i'm slightly concerned because we're in similar industries so i can't talk about work as freely as i'd like. its interesting. some people have a best friend since they were 6 years old. i'm not one of those people. i wonder if that means anything. anyway, then i worked a lot to get caught up. this was a busy week - i was in ohio for half of it, sick one day, and then at work until almost 9pm last night, as well. i came home and had sushi, watched svu and then chatted with the roomie. off to bed and then repeat. long day at work today, watching the game and drinking wine. ching!
ok. i've not been paying attention to the game. how long is half time? it went by really quickly. and now my computer is frozen. crap. anyway, i'm drinking wine, watching the game. here is me. right now:
i'm not paying as much attention because player isn't playing. but homie tweeted a picture of the game and here it is:
player is 32, bending over. oh! he's back in! woo hoo. i should watch.
ok, last thing i'll write is actually something *i* didn't write... here is an article about player's game last weekend...
this should be a post about things i like. i like right now. i'm watching my brothers game online - actually watching. the stupid nsic doesn't have their system set up to watch on a mac, so i am watching on my work laptop. how lame is that?? stoopid. anyway, the bad team just shot a basket and missed. :) we are slightly ahead but now i am going to knock on my head so that i dont jinx them. its a TOUGH game. player got 2 fouls right away and was out most of the first half until two other people also got 2 fouls. he's in now and playing conservatively, which is good. under a minute to play. awesome. woo hoo. (a minute in the half, that is). 23 seconds now. mary leading by 4. less than 25 pts for each team in a half. not gonna get to 80 pts in this game.
anyway, was at work super late. talked to my friend in france for an hour, so that was nice. although i can find that we're distant. we don't talk as often and she's married now. and i'm slightly concerned because we're in similar industries so i can't talk about work as freely as i'd like. its interesting. some people have a best friend since they were 6 years old. i'm not one of those people. i wonder if that means anything. anyway, then i worked a lot to get caught up. this was a busy week - i was in ohio for half of it, sick one day, and then at work until almost 9pm last night, as well. i came home and had sushi, watched svu and then chatted with the roomie. off to bed and then repeat. long day at work today, watching the game and drinking wine. ching!
ok. i've not been paying attention to the game. how long is half time? it went by really quickly. and now my computer is frozen. crap. anyway, i'm drinking wine, watching the game. here is me. right now:
i'm not paying as much attention because player isn't playing. but homie tweeted a picture of the game and here it is:player is 32, bending over. oh! he's back in! woo hoo. i should watch.
ok, last thing i'll write is actually something *i* didn't write... here is an article about player's game last weekend...
Published January 09 2011College basketball: Mary defeats MSUM men behind 27 points from Anthony Moody
Minnesota State Moorhead couldn’t contain lightning-quick guard Anthony Moody, and couldn’t find an offensive rhythm in the second half.By: Eric Peterson, INFORUM
Minnesota State Moorhead couldn’t contain lightning-quick guard Anthony Moody, and couldn’t find an offensive rhythm in the second half.
That combination was too much for the Dragons to overcome Saturday at Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse.
Moody netted a game-high 27 points to lift the University of Mary to a 72-57 victory in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference men’s basketball.
“He’s just a terrific player,” MSUM head coach Chad Walthall said of Moody. “It was just a tough matchup for anybody. He is extremely talented and he just gave us fits. He played great tonight. He was hard to guard.”
The Dragons (7-5, 4-4 NSIC) trailed by one point at halftime, but were unable to keep pace in the final 20 minutes. Mary (9-4, 5-4) held MSUM to 20 points in the second half on 25 percent shooting (7 of 28) from the floor.
The Dragons scored just four points, including one field goal, in the final seven minutes of the game.
“At times when the ball is not falling in and we are starting to force … then you just dig a bigger hole,” said Dragons guard Charlie Chapman, who finished with 13 points and three assists. “We just have to come and play for 40 minutes straight and give all our effort.”
The Dragons cut the Mary lead to 56-53 after Tarell Clark scored in a transition drive to the basket with 7 minutes, 18 seconds remaining in the second half. MSUM went cold from that point with Mary scoring 16 of the game’s final 20 points. Moody started that game-clinching surge with a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 6:50 remaining.
“You can’t stop Moody,” said Mary senior forward and former Fargo North standout Eric Erdmann, who finished with 15 points. “He is just too quick with the ball and too smart of a player. You try to stay off him and he hits a 3 and you try to get into him and he goes right by you. He’s a fun player to watch and I’m glad he’s playing on my team.”
Erdmann scored Mary’s final 11 points in the first half to help the Marauders take a 38-37 lead into halftime. The Dragons led by as many as eight points in the first half.
“We knew when we came in we had a challenge in front of us,” Erdmann said. “It’s a big win on the road.”
The Dragons host Northern State in a game scheduled for a 4 p.m. tipoff today at Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse.
“Sometimes lessons are hard,” Walthall said.
MARY (9-4, 5-4 NSIC): Moody 12-18 0-0 27, Wilhelm 2-7 0-0 5, Lee 2-4 0-2 5, Erdmann 6-12 0-0 15, Smith 2-4 1-2 5, M. Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Condon 0-0 0-0 0, Jaspers 2-5 0-0 4, Belohlavek 0-1 0-0 0, Bakkum 0-0 0-0 0, B. Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Dorr 4-5 1-1 9, Ulmer 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 31-58 2-5 72.
MSUM (7-5, 4-4): Chapman 4-10 2-2 13, Ja. Driscoll 2-5 0-0 5, Clark 6-13 2-4 14, Novak 1-3 2-4 4, Williamson 2-12 2-2 6, Jo. Driscoll 0-0 0-0 0, VanHavermaet 0-2 0-0 0, Thompson 0-1 0-0 0, Hamilton 4-9 0-0 10, Reed 0-0 0-0 0, Olson 2-4 1-2 5. Totals 21-59 9-14 57.
Half: Mary 38, MSUM 37. 3-point goals: Mary 8-20 (Moody 3-5, Wilhelm 1-4, Lee 1-3, Erdmann 3-5, Jaspers 0-1, Belohlavek 0-1, Dorr 0-1), MSUM 6-14 (Chapman 3-8, Ja. Driscoll 1-1, VanHavermaet 0-2, Hamilton 2-3). Total fouls: Mary 12, MSUM 10. Rebounds: Mary 32 (Lee 6), MSUM 31 (Clark 10). Assists: Mary 16 (Erdmann 4), MSUM 10 (Clark 4). Steals: Mary 6 (Lee 2, Dorr 2), MSUM 6 (Novak 2). Turnovers: Mary 12 (Moody 6), MSUM 10 (three players with 2).
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Monday, January 10, 2011
francis bailey
just a quick update while i have a teeny bit of time. am in my hotel room in columbus. i've been in ohio since saturday. i had a midday flight that i, single-handedly, delayed. i kid you not. RIGHT before we start boarding, i started not feeling well. i got on the plane and started doing yoga breaths. then i felt fine. it was a super small puddle-jumper plane with one seat, the aisle and then two seats. i was sitting in the one seat at the exit row. there were probably 20 rows, so about 60-seats on the plane. there were MAYBE 12 people on the flight. as we're pulling away from the gate, i start getting really hot and sweaty and not feeling well at all. the flight attendant goes in to the back to use the restroom and i'm thinking "ok, we're not taking off for a bit." i start feeling worse. and sweaty. i had to take my scarf and sweater off. the flight attendant comes out and i'm like "i'm really really sorry, but i really need to use the bathroom." i think she could see the panic on my face. she calls the front and they pull over on the tarmac. i used the bathroom and then went back to my seat and we took off. no big deal, but i delayed the plane. ha.
anyway, i landed in columbus late (aside from my delay, we had been a half hour late anyway) and jumped in a rental car to drive to my hair appointment. i got my red touched up and then checked in to a hotel, did yoga and met a friend for dinner. uneventful night - went home early and promptly fell asleep. slept in, which was the first time in WEEKS that i was able to do that. got up and headed to cincinnati. since i joined the mfa last fall, i've been trying to go to as many museums that give you reciprocity, and the cincinnati museum of art is on the list. so i drive the 1h45 min south and show up at this museum. i walk in and there are signs everywhere "free admission." and i'm thinking... "ummm... what??" so i talk to this woman who explains its been free admission for about 2.5 yrs since a grant came in from the founder. i was a little annoyed. i thought i was getting something for free. i'm obviously not going to leave, so i walk around. they have a really small, but cool contemporary art area. i really liked that. a lot of the same boring crap - impressionist and stupid portraits of funny looking people. actually, i like impressionist - some of it. same old african masks and egyptian junk. uninteresting. i feel like you've seen one artifact you've seen 'em all. there was a decent cincinnati wing. and ... i think thats about it. oh, the main exhibit right now is wedding dresses. i bet you can guess how interested i was in that. i cruised through that exhibit (which, btw, was FULL of people - like jam packed!) and then headed out. my feet were killing me.
i tried stopping at a resto in my dining program, but, of course, it was closed on sunday. so i hopped in the car and head back to columbus. not a bad drive and i have more to write about that later, but... yeah... thats my trip so far. last night i tried super super hard to watch my brothers game on computer, but it just wasnt happening. my brother homie texted me updates which was AWESOME. like score-by-score updates. thanks, dude. then my friend picked me up and we went to eat. i got home after 10, took a bath, watched sicko (haven't finished yet) and then headed to bed.
oh, one side comment. i'm like 95.43% sure that i ordered waffles for breakfast this morning and they brought me pancakes. i'm really annoyed. they are NOT interchangeable. this means i have no breakfast now. bleh.
[francis bailey is the name of that picture - i mean, seriously. how excited can you get about that??]
anyway, i landed in columbus late (aside from my delay, we had been a half hour late anyway) and jumped in a rental car to drive to my hair appointment. i got my red touched up and then checked in to a hotel, did yoga and met a friend for dinner. uneventful night - went home early and promptly fell asleep. slept in, which was the first time in WEEKS that i was able to do that. got up and headed to cincinnati. since i joined the mfa last fall, i've been trying to go to as many museums that give you reciprocity, and the cincinnati museum of art is on the list. so i drive the 1h45 min south and show up at this museum. i walk in and there are signs everywhere "free admission." and i'm thinking... "ummm... what??" so i talk to this woman who explains its been free admission for about 2.5 yrs since a grant came in from the founder. i was a little annoyed. i thought i was getting something for free. i'm obviously not going to leave, so i walk around. they have a really small, but cool contemporary art area. i really liked that. a lot of the same boring crap - impressionist and stupid portraits of funny looking people. actually, i like impressionist - some of it. same old african masks and egyptian junk. uninteresting. i feel like you've seen one artifact you've seen 'em all. there was a decent cincinnati wing. and ... i think thats about it. oh, the main exhibit right now is wedding dresses. i bet you can guess how interested i was in that. i cruised through that exhibit (which, btw, was FULL of people - like jam packed!) and then headed out. my feet were killing me.
oh, one side comment. i'm like 95.43% sure that i ordered waffles for breakfast this morning and they brought me pancakes. i'm really annoyed. they are NOT interchangeable. this means i have no breakfast now. bleh.
[francis bailey is the name of that picture - i mean, seriously. how excited can you get about that??]
Monday, December 6, 2010
tweet it
i think my little brothers are fabulous. they're fun people and everyone should want to hang out with them (but i should get to decide who actually GETS to hang out with them). a few weekends ago, we had a fun twitter exchange and it really made me laugh, so i am pasting it here for you all.
first, a bit of background: i haven't twittered in a long time. hmm... i think thats all i have to say for background, and you probably could've figured that out anyway.
so to begin, my brother player twittered the following and then homie got into it and i had to jump in, as well.
and i was wearing a moustache, and here is the pic of it. its a long story but here is the short version: i went to a bar that would only let you in if you were wearing a moustache. so i wore a moustache.
i think i look good with it.
the other night, my friend bubby mentioned he doesn't really "get" twitter. so here is a video for him and ya'll to enjoy. it totally explains it not at all.
first, a bit of background: i haven't twittered in a long time. hmm... i think thats all i have to say for background, and you probably could've figured that out anyway.
so to begin, my brother player twittered the following and then homie got into it and i had to jump in, as well.
Scarlett Johansson... I am single
spaceygrl Danielle Erdmann
I can't let the erdys be so egregious with their twattery
and i was wearing a moustache, and here is the pic of it. its a long story but here is the short version: i went to a bar that would only let you in if you were wearing a moustache. so i wore a moustache.
i think i look good with it.the other night, my friend bubby mentioned he doesn't really "get" twitter. so here is a video for him and ya'll to enjoy. it totally explains it not at all.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
happy birthday homie!!
its only fitting that my long-awaited return to the blogosphere is in honor of one of my most ardent supporters, my little brother homie.
it's homie's ... 2010-1983... 27th birthday today!! he's been bugging me to start rambling again, so i figured i would in his honor. so check back (each day?) from now on and hear what's going on. until then, wish my brother a fabulous day!!
it's homie's ... 2010-1983... 27th birthday today!! he's been bugging me to start rambling again, so i figured i would in his honor. so check back (each day?) from now on and hear what's going on. until then, wish my brother a fabulous day!!
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
dear mr. man
woo hoo! this is a $10 blog post, fyi. i am writing to you (and then posting) from the sky above. i am currently on a flight from msp to smf (minneapolis to sacramento) and they have wifi on the plane! its not free, but since this is my first flight with wifi, i decided to buy it for the low price of 9.95. and also because i haven't written in quite a few days and i feel guilty about that.
i'm really excited about using the internet on my computer - the only problem is that my battery will wear out - i'm at 88% already (/only). this alone would make me take delta from fargo to sac anytime in the future (lately i've been flying united through denver so that i could get more united miles, but now i would TOTALLY change). alas, there are no more flights from fargo to sacramento in the foreseeable future.
so i was home for a few days because i found a really cheap flight online and have been increasingly bored on the weekends. it was a good weekend - i got in at midnight friday night. on saturday night, i went out with my brother and his friend and my parents. we went to listen to this band... oh crap, i was going to put their website here. let me see if i can find it (their business card is in my suitcase which is stowed above and i dont want to waste battery time looking for it). woo hoo! i found it. i'm so good. they're called the radio stars band. it was fun. my dad knows the first guy in the band, so we went to support them. i had a good time and paid for it sunday morning.
after recovering, i went mattress shopping with my mom. i decided to buy a bed in fargo and take it with me to boston instead of trying to get to a mattress store in boston (where i wont have a car) and paying higher prices there, higher sales tax, and not supporting a north dakota company. i got a really fancy mattress - i hope i like it! i'll pick it up once i get back to fargo in may. oh and i felt bad for the saleswoman. so that partially convinced me to buy from her. she explained that the mattress i was looking at came with a 60 day trial period. after she brought this up the third or fourth time, i explained that i wouldn't really do that because i was moving to boston. she seemed surprised. "oh, ok. well, you can take it with you" or something lame like that - yes, that is in fact what i was planning on doing. so my mom and i are laying (lying? i can never remember) on the beds and she walks away. later, she comes back and i explain that i'm interested in doing financing, but i wans't totally sure and i'd have to come back the next day to do it. she wasn't working on monday (not until wed) and said that i'd have to do it on sunday. i know i could've done it with someone else, but i dont like to switch sales people after they've already helped me. oh, and there was this thing about how they order on monday to be delivered on friday. so, i explain that i dont live in fargo and was leaving on tues. she asks where i live and i explain sacramento. then she seems really confused. why don't i have a bed in sacramento? and i'm bringing all my stuff from sac to fargo then going to boston? so i explain i'm homeless in sac and staying with a friend. and all my stuff is in fargo. it's overly complicated, i realize. BUT - i got a bed!
yesterday i worked from home and then made my brother feel guilty enough for being bad at communicating that he drove from his apartment all the way to my parents house (its annoyingly far - they should just move to north fargo already. :)). after going on a bike ride with my mom, i showered and when i came downstairs my brother, homie, surprised me by being there - zaz! that was cool. we celebrated his passing of an A+ certification test with some bubbly and pizza - great combination. after that, it was dwts with my parents and then they went to bed and i stayed up.
i was up early this morning (at 5) to get ready to head to the airport. again, i'm on a plane. its really cool. i'm easily entertained obviously.
and today has been weird from a flying standpoint. first, security. i have been through quite a many different airports in my life - i would probably guess at least 50 different ones (that may make an interesting post sometime - i'll have to write about that. good idea, d!) and i have long held that security is TOUGHEST at fargo's hector international airport (and yes, its an "international" airport because we fly to canada so stop right there with your thoughts...). i don't know if its the fact that people in fargo care about their jobs and take them seriously, the pay for security people is enough to sustain a decent life in fargo (even if its the same across the country - the cost of living in far is so much cheaper) and therefore the security people are happy and willing to do their jobs, people in fargo are typically law-abiding citizens, or they're just afraid of letting a terrorist get on a plane in fargo (most likely via canada - crossing the border in a car or something)... no matter what the reason, security is TOUGH in fargo. i can't tell you how many times i've had to open my luggage AT the check=in desk and show them whats in it. then, they actually look at your picture when you get to the security gate. then they are super strict about passing laptops, liquids, and other items through security. almost every time i fly, they have to rescan my bag - and they ALWAYS do it very professionally and politely. they politely explain "ma'am, i'm going to have to run your bag through again." and how often have they had to look at it after they've scanned it twice? multiple times. i must carry on funny items or something because it seems to happen to me more than other people. and it happened again today - the security guard asked me "do you have a 40 in your bag?" i gave him a blank stare because i was trying to translate - "did he really mean a 40 oz can of beer??" apparently he did. upon seeing my expression turn to the quizzican he said "or maybe a water bottle?" ahhh, yes. i did have a tin water bottle in my suitcase. i explained that i was empty and he politely said he'd need to take it out and scan the water bottle and suitcase separately just to make sure. but this makes me wonder - how many people are bringing 40s in their carryons?? and why did he think *I* would be one of them??? why was his first thought "40 ounces of beer" instead of "water bottle"???!! that was strange. i wish i had thought to say "honey, if i had a 40, i would've drank it as soon as i got up" or something witty like that that would make him laugh and remember me all day. but no. so the water bottle was empty and i was on my way.
the next weird thing happened when i was waiting to get ON the plane in fargo, standing in the jetway. this older woman says to me "going on a business trip?" and i explained that i was actually just visiting fargo and didn't live there. but it made me wonder - why did she assume i lived in fargo? and how did she know i was in "business" and not some other profession? was it my super fancy black and pink suitcase? my "suitcoat" with jeans outfit? maybe i just look like a smart business person. but it still made me wonder why i gave her that impression. not enough to ask, though. i typically avoid small talk conversations.
so i get to minneapolis and i'm walking to a new terminal and this guy tries to get me to sign up for the gold delta amex. i happily told him "i already have one!" (even though technically i dont bother to pay for "gold" and i just have the regular delta amex) there were 3 or 4 sales people standing in front of a table and i wonder why he singled me out. its obviously my classy appearance.
so then i get to my gate (G17, which if you know MSP, you know there are not enough seats at this gate). i move along a "fence" type thing - is that called a "rail" when its inside? rephrase: i move along this rail separating a completely empty chilis seating area and the gate seats and stopped torwards the end. this guy behind me, i *think* he looks at me and says "i'll move down next to you since there are no seats." i vaguely smile because i'm thinking... "he's with someone - there is a woman following him - AND i clearly have headphones on. they happen to not be playing anything, so i can hear him, but how does he know that??" i'm confused that he's trying to talk to me. well, i dont really know if he is, in fact. which confounds me more. so i pull out my phone and call my mom but since my headphones are stuck in my shirt (thats where i keep them when they're not in my ears - yep it looks like they're almost in my cleavage, but they're not) and the head phones are connected to my ipod and my ipod is in my bag, i kneel on the ground (again, there were no seats). my mom and i are chatting and i see this empty seat on the end of a row (i hate to sit in the MIDDLE of two people, so i prefer to kneel) so i say "mom, i gotta call you back!" and hang up. i throw the phone in my bag and start to assemble my purse, fancy black and pink rolly case and my grande soy no-water chai, and stand up. the seat is gone. the guy makes some comment, but i wasn't looking at him, so i dont know what he says, so i ignore it. he might've been talking to his companion. so i kneel again and call my mom back "there was an empty seat but i wasn't fast enough" i explain. so then i go on to tell her why i really called. i listened to this npr episode on alzeheimers (more to come on that in a different post) and she tells me how i am like my aunt b. so that makes me happy because i like my aunt b. THEN i see the same seat open up again - why are people not staying in this seat?? so i say "mom, hold on!" and throw the phone, in the middle of a call, in my bag. i assemble my things again and stand up and the seat is gone. the guy looks at me and says "i heard what you said about alzeheimers and i agree with you." i'm like, "umm... yeah..." feeling totally awkward because 1) my mom is still on the phone in my bag and 2) i HATE IT when people listen in to your conversations and then comment on them. oh and i dont really know how to make small talk. minor point. so i'm kind of standing there like, "... " i know he wants to talk, but i pull out my phone and kind of give him that "sorry, i'm on the phone look" and start talking to my mom again. THEN the seat opens AGAIN and this time i'm already ready, so i go grab it, all the while still on the phone with my mom. so i just completely DISSED this man who was trying to talk to me in a non-drageur way. sorry, mr. man.
so when i get on the plane from msp to smf, where i am currently as i write this, i sit in my aisle seat (slightly annoyed because no window seats were available and when i checked in online yesterday they had me in a MIDDLE seat which is just completely UNACCEPTABLE and the aisle seat is moderately better...) and dont put my seatbelt on or store my bag because i am expecting someone to come sit in the middle seat. there is a man in my window seat but i am starting to be ok with him. i can tell we're both anxiously watching all the other passengers board the plane, waiting for our seat mate. and guess where the ONE empty seat on the WHOLE plane is. thats right, peanuts! right next to ME! woo hoo. and because i feel bad for dissing mr. man earlier, i say to my one-seat-away-seatmate "i'm anxious for someone to come and sit here" and he said "yeah, me, too" so we make small talk of a total of about 36 words a piece and then no one sits here. its fanTASTIC. and now we aren't talking anymore, and i feel TOTALLY fine with it - i was polite and somewhat witty and neither of us feel uncomfortable now. i'm totally redeemed.
and with that, im going to post this so that the few people who are online can read it right away and give me pleasure for paying $9.95 to write this.
[song title by prince - good song]
i'm really excited about using the internet on my computer - the only problem is that my battery will wear out - i'm at 88% already (/only). this alone would make me take delta from fargo to sac anytime in the future (lately i've been flying united through denver so that i could get more united miles, but now i would TOTALLY change). alas, there are no more flights from fargo to sacramento in the foreseeable future.
so i was home for a few days because i found a really cheap flight online and have been increasingly bored on the weekends. it was a good weekend - i got in at midnight friday night. on saturday night, i went out with my brother and his friend and my parents. we went to listen to this band... oh crap, i was going to put their website here. let me see if i can find it (their business card is in my suitcase which is stowed above and i dont want to waste battery time looking for it). woo hoo! i found it. i'm so good. they're called the radio stars band. it was fun. my dad knows the first guy in the band, so we went to support them. i had a good time and paid for it sunday morning.
after recovering, i went mattress shopping with my mom. i decided to buy a bed in fargo and take it with me to boston instead of trying to get to a mattress store in boston (where i wont have a car) and paying higher prices there, higher sales tax, and not supporting a north dakota company. i got a really fancy mattress - i hope i like it! i'll pick it up once i get back to fargo in may. oh and i felt bad for the saleswoman. so that partially convinced me to buy from her. she explained that the mattress i was looking at came with a 60 day trial period. after she brought this up the third or fourth time, i explained that i wouldn't really do that because i was moving to boston. she seemed surprised. "oh, ok. well, you can take it with you" or something lame like that - yes, that is in fact what i was planning on doing. so my mom and i are laying (lying? i can never remember) on the beds and she walks away. later, she comes back and i explain that i'm interested in doing financing, but i wans't totally sure and i'd have to come back the next day to do it. she wasn't working on monday (not until wed) and said that i'd have to do it on sunday. i know i could've done it with someone else, but i dont like to switch sales people after they've already helped me. oh, and there was this thing about how they order on monday to be delivered on friday. so, i explain that i dont live in fargo and was leaving on tues. she asks where i live and i explain sacramento. then she seems really confused. why don't i have a bed in sacramento? and i'm bringing all my stuff from sac to fargo then going to boston? so i explain i'm homeless in sac and staying with a friend. and all my stuff is in fargo. it's overly complicated, i realize. BUT - i got a bed!
yesterday i worked from home and then made my brother feel guilty enough for being bad at communicating that he drove from his apartment all the way to my parents house (its annoyingly far - they should just move to north fargo already. :)). after going on a bike ride with my mom, i showered and when i came downstairs my brother, homie, surprised me by being there - zaz! that was cool. we celebrated his passing of an A+ certification test with some bubbly and pizza - great combination. after that, it was dwts with my parents and then they went to bed and i stayed up.
i was up early this morning (at 5) to get ready to head to the airport. again, i'm on a plane. its really cool. i'm easily entertained obviously.
and today has been weird from a flying standpoint. first, security. i have been through quite a many different airports in my life - i would probably guess at least 50 different ones (that may make an interesting post sometime - i'll have to write about that. good idea, d!) and i have long held that security is TOUGHEST at fargo's hector international airport (and yes, its an "international" airport because we fly to canada so stop right there with your thoughts...). i don't know if its the fact that people in fargo care about their jobs and take them seriously, the pay for security people is enough to sustain a decent life in fargo (even if its the same across the country - the cost of living in far is so much cheaper) and therefore the security people are happy and willing to do their jobs, people in fargo are typically law-abiding citizens, or they're just afraid of letting a terrorist get on a plane in fargo (most likely via canada - crossing the border in a car or something)... no matter what the reason, security is TOUGH in fargo. i can't tell you how many times i've had to open my luggage AT the check=in desk and show them whats in it. then, they actually look at your picture when you get to the security gate. then they are super strict about passing laptops, liquids, and other items through security. almost every time i fly, they have to rescan my bag - and they ALWAYS do it very professionally and politely. they politely explain "ma'am, i'm going to have to run your bag through again." and how often have they had to look at it after they've scanned it twice? multiple times. i must carry on funny items or something because it seems to happen to me more than other people. and it happened again today - the security guard asked me "do you have a 40 in your bag?" i gave him a blank stare because i was trying to translate - "did he really mean a 40 oz can of beer??" apparently he did. upon seeing my expression turn to the quizzican he said "or maybe a water bottle?" ahhh, yes. i did have a tin water bottle in my suitcase. i explained that i was empty and he politely said he'd need to take it out and scan the water bottle and suitcase separately just to make sure. but this makes me wonder - how many people are bringing 40s in their carryons?? and why did he think *I* would be one of them??? why was his first thought "40 ounces of beer" instead of "water bottle"???!! that was strange. i wish i had thought to say "honey, if i had a 40, i would've drank it as soon as i got up" or something witty like that that would make him laugh and remember me all day. but no. so the water bottle was empty and i was on my way.
the next weird thing happened when i was waiting to get ON the plane in fargo, standing in the jetway. this older woman says to me "going on a business trip?" and i explained that i was actually just visiting fargo and didn't live there. but it made me wonder - why did she assume i lived in fargo? and how did she know i was in "business" and not some other profession? was it my super fancy black and pink suitcase? my "suitcoat" with jeans outfit? maybe i just look like a smart business person. but it still made me wonder why i gave her that impression. not enough to ask, though. i typically avoid small talk conversations.
so i get to minneapolis and i'm walking to a new terminal and this guy tries to get me to sign up for the gold delta amex. i happily told him "i already have one!" (even though technically i dont bother to pay for "gold" and i just have the regular delta amex) there were 3 or 4 sales people standing in front of a table and i wonder why he singled me out. its obviously my classy appearance.
so then i get to my gate (G17, which if you know MSP, you know there are not enough seats at this gate). i move along a "fence" type thing - is that called a "rail" when its inside? rephrase: i move along this rail separating a completely empty chilis seating area and the gate seats and stopped torwards the end. this guy behind me, i *think* he looks at me and says "i'll move down next to you since there are no seats." i vaguely smile because i'm thinking... "he's with someone - there is a woman following him - AND i clearly have headphones on. they happen to not be playing anything, so i can hear him, but how does he know that??" i'm confused that he's trying to talk to me. well, i dont really know if he is, in fact. which confounds me more. so i pull out my phone and call my mom but since my headphones are stuck in my shirt (thats where i keep them when they're not in my ears - yep it looks like they're almost in my cleavage, but they're not) and the head phones are connected to my ipod and my ipod is in my bag, i kneel on the ground (again, there were no seats). my mom and i are chatting and i see this empty seat on the end of a row (i hate to sit in the MIDDLE of two people, so i prefer to kneel) so i say "mom, i gotta call you back!" and hang up. i throw the phone in my bag and start to assemble my purse, fancy black and pink rolly case and my grande soy no-water chai, and stand up. the seat is gone. the guy makes some comment, but i wasn't looking at him, so i dont know what he says, so i ignore it. he might've been talking to his companion. so i kneel again and call my mom back "there was an empty seat but i wasn't fast enough" i explain. so then i go on to tell her why i really called. i listened to this npr episode on alzeheimers (more to come on that in a different post) and she tells me how i am like my aunt b. so that makes me happy because i like my aunt b. THEN i see the same seat open up again - why are people not staying in this seat?? so i say "mom, hold on!" and throw the phone, in the middle of a call, in my bag. i assemble my things again and stand up and the seat is gone. the guy looks at me and says "i heard what you said about alzeheimers and i agree with you." i'm like, "umm... yeah..." feeling totally awkward because 1) my mom is still on the phone in my bag and 2) i HATE IT when people listen in to your conversations and then comment on them. oh and i dont really know how to make small talk. minor point. so i'm kind of standing there like, "... " i know he wants to talk, but i pull out my phone and kind of give him that "sorry, i'm on the phone look" and start talking to my mom again. THEN the seat opens AGAIN and this time i'm already ready, so i go grab it, all the while still on the phone with my mom. so i just completely DISSED this man who was trying to talk to me in a non-drageur way. sorry, mr. man.
so when i get on the plane from msp to smf, where i am currently as i write this, i sit in my aisle seat (slightly annoyed because no window seats were available and when i checked in online yesterday they had me in a MIDDLE seat which is just completely UNACCEPTABLE and the aisle seat is moderately better...) and dont put my seatbelt on or store my bag because i am expecting someone to come sit in the middle seat. there is a man in my window seat but i am starting to be ok with him. i can tell we're both anxiously watching all the other passengers board the plane, waiting for our seat mate. and guess where the ONE empty seat on the WHOLE plane is. thats right, peanuts! right next to ME! woo hoo. and because i feel bad for dissing mr. man earlier, i say to my one-seat-away-seatmate "i'm anxious for someone to come and sit here" and he said "yeah, me, too" so we make small talk of a total of about 36 words a piece and then no one sits here. its fanTASTIC. and now we aren't talking anymore, and i feel TOTALLY fine with it - i was polite and somewhat witty and neither of us feel uncomfortable now. i'm totally redeemed.
and with that, im going to post this so that the few people who are online can read it right away and give me pleasure for paying $9.95 to write this.
[song title by prince - good song]
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
chain gang
so congrats to my littlest little brother, player, for being named player of the week in his conference - the northern sun ic something. nsic. vs. ncis on cbs. nsic. check it out here under basketball player of the week or read the press release OR check it out on fargo's in-forum website.
BUT i actually wanted to write about my other little brother, homie. i mostly write about player being such a great basketballer, and that shouldn't mean that my other brother isnt. he just doesn't play much anymore (aside from the once weekly [fill in the blank with appropriate type of basketball game] game). BUT when he was in high school, homie was on the best basketball team in north dakota - they went undefeated, 25-0 their senior year. homie started his junior and senior years and their team was AWESOME. they were so fun to watch. here is a posting on youtube of my brothers team (at my alma mater, fargo north) vs. our cross-town rivals, fargo south. homie is #23.
this is from homie's junior year and they didn't win the game. BUT i am sure that homie will get to dazzling this weekends and pull up some clips from all the other times they walked over south... so... until then - here is to my two little brothers who have grown up to be such awesome big little brothers and to all of their basketball success - past and present!
BUT i actually wanted to write about my other little brother, homie. i mostly write about player being such a great basketballer, and that shouldn't mean that my other brother isnt. he just doesn't play much anymore (aside from the once weekly [fill in the blank with appropriate type of basketball game] game). BUT when he was in high school, homie was on the best basketball team in north dakota - they went undefeated, 25-0 their senior year. homie started his junior and senior years and their team was AWESOME. they were so fun to watch. here is a posting on youtube of my brothers team (at my alma mater, fargo north) vs. our cross-town rivals, fargo south. homie is #23.
this is from homie's junior year and they didn't win the game. BUT i am sure that homie will get to dazzling this weekends and pull up some clips from all the other times they walked over south... so... until then - here is to my two little brothers who have grown up to be such awesome big little brothers and to all of their basketball success - past and present!
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