I don't know if it's because I grow so attached to the Mets announcers over the regular season (I still really miss Fran Healy), but I can't stand the Fox announcers, Joe Buck and Tim McCarver in particular. It is a sentiment shared by my family, and getting ready to watch the ALCS, my brother and I had the following convo ( Read more... )

My great fear about the test tomorrow is that I will get an essay question about Mesopotamian gender roles, or contrasting dynastic changes in China and Japan, but since I cannot control the GD essay question, and actually brought my tattered copy of the N.Y.S. Global History and Geography Regents Review Book out to dinner with me last night (read ( Read more... )

As you may recall from the awkward Sunday night conversation, my grandfather has been having some trouble lately getting out of bed in the mornings (or, as he put it, "getting erect in the mornings"). Because of this, he asked if one of us could stop by in the mornings to help him get up ( Read more... )

First of all: Three day weekends rock. Usually at this time, I would either be (a) racing up the stairs in the parking garage trying to get out before the rush [always race, even though I always fail and end up sitting motionless in a line of cars for fifteen minutes], or (b) sitting bitterly at my desk trying to finish the last task (or two, or ( Read more... )

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When Tom Glavine got traded to the Mets, my reaction was indicative of how clear-headed and sportsmanlike my Met Fanhood is: Upon finding out I was not excited about how he'd help the team, but instead freaked out because he would be stealing my favorite player's number. How dare Tom Glavine, one of the best pitchers in the league, take the ( Read more... )

Got up a few hours ago under the impression I'd have to haul my father out to the Chevy dealership, but then didn't have to. Was too awake to go back to sleep and am up for the day. I should take advantage of this time by ( Read more... )

The Mets won today, which automatically kicks this day into the good column (though it would have been there regardless). Really, though, the game-winning is becoming such a rare occurence that it probably could bump a non-spectacular day up to great ( Read more... )