I went to the Mariners game at Safeco last night with Andy and Carrie. The Mariners are epically awful this season, but it was a lovely night, King Felix was pitching, and hey, they even won the game 2-0 over the Athletics. Woohoo ( Read more... )

The Ohio State University beats the University of Oregon in the Rose Bowl. Well, what can I say but happy fucking New Year.

So the University of Oregon beat Oregon State University in the Civil War for the Roses, coming from nine points behind in the third quarter to win a seesaw battle, 37-33. I was a nervous wreck by the end of a far too excellent football game. Now the Ducks go to the Rose Bowl to play Ohio State University (I'm sorry, *the* Ohio State University) on ( Read more... )

I think I'm done in the garden until spring. Yesterday I transplanted a lavender bush and two clumps of day lilies, and I raked pretty much the last of the leaves from the trees on our property and the neighbor's. Might still get some leaves from the big maple across the street, but other than that, I've done everything that was on my autumn ( Read more... )

1) Haven't gotten much done this weekend. The main productive thing I've done is some work in the yard. There's a fair amount of autumnal clean-up work to do, and I've busted more sod in the front yard. The goal, still, is to plant a bee-friendly garden out front, although at this point I'm using up a lot of the new bed space transplanting things ( Read more... )

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Redwood City, CA -- EA Sports announced today the release of NCAA Rampage 2009, a new cross-over video game that allows players to guide college football athletes as they fight, drink, and womanize their way to ( Read more... )

Saw this roller derby movie -- Drew Barrymore's directorial debut -- with holyoutlaw last night. It's a lot of fun. It's a combination sports movie and coming of age story. It's perhaps a bit ramshackle, with a few extraneous scenes, but it still moves along and hits all the right grace notes. Nothing particularly new or innovative, and its biggest asset is ( Read more... )

Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!

The Duckies finally put all the pieces together today and dominated 6-ranked Cal on both sides of the ball. Made mowing the lawn after the game light work.

Thanks to all for the birthday wishes. I had a very nice day, which began once again with breakfast at Roxy's.

I managed to find time before the big game to watch Mothra (Mosura, 1961), which it turns out I had somehow never seen as a kid. What a sweet monster movie! Shades of Miyazaki in that Mothra is a kind of nature god protecting the noble ( Read more... )

Yesterday Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki became the first Major League Baseball player to get 200 hits in nine consecutive seasons. Wee Willie Keeler had done it in eight consecutive seasons ending in 1901 -- a record that lasted for over a hundred years. Pete Rose holds the record for most seasons with 200 hits -- ten -- but they weren' ( Read more... )