I should know better than to wear team apparel on game day. It never works well, and now I think (if I'm hearing this right) that the Steelers won't even make the playoffs. Boooo.

We have a "Starks" and a "Holmes" on our roster. And the QB's first name is Ben.

This will be better, I think.

While attempting to figure out how this "solution" is not a deus ex machina for Ben, I've decided that it's just not going to go "as planned," and the relief he gets isn't going to be as great as I was going to give him at first. As my handsome and talented Writing Buddy points out, Ben is allowed to get help from ( Read more... )

At least on the football front. The Steelers won today after their defense scored two touchdowns. AND I got to watch them do it. Woot!

And, in spite of my computer woes, I have managed to hit my weekly writing goal. And I wrote a scene in which Ben gets to be awesome. People should stop underestimating him just because he's not very big and ( Read more... )

And the Steelers win in overtime.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT.

Yeah, Ward, you nearly blew it, man. Dude, you know better than that.

Yay, opening... Thursday? Which, okay.

Life, as grrm says, is magical and full of joy.

Yeah, baby, that's what I'm talkin' about...

Now the defense just has to do their job.

Thirty-five seconds...

*bites nails*

ETA: YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!

Between the insects working together to steal a bottle of Coke at a picnic to the tune of "Peter and the Wolf" and using a rhinoceros beetle as a can opener, and the "Mean Troy" ad, I think Coke is winning the Ad Wars tonight.

( YouTube vid under the cut... )

Hundred-yard runback for a TD after an interception???

DUDE. THAT WAS TOTALLY AWESOME.


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*bounces* GO STEELERS!!!!

Five hours until it starts. GYAH, how will I contain myself until then?

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I know, I'll torture my characters some more. Especially since the Hubby (that TRAITOR!) is rooting for the Cardinals. Hmph.

ETA: *reminds self to breathe* Dude. I'm surprised people let me near small animals and children. Just ( Read more... )

SUPER BOWL BOUND, BABY.

*does the Dance of Joy*

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!