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"Then Sir Arthur called the keepers of the field, and said, Sirs, come hither, for here are we two knights that have fought unto a great damage unto us both, and like each one of us to have slain other, if it had happed so; and had any of us known other, here had been no battle, nor stroke stricken. Then all aloud cried Accolon unto all the knights and men that were then there gathered together, and said to them in this manner, O lords, this noble knight that I have fought withal, the which me sore repenteth, is the most man of prowess, of manhood, and of worship in the world, for it is himself King Arthur, our alther liege lord, and with mishap and with misadventure have I done this battle with the king and lord that I am holden withal." - Le Morte D'Arthur, Sir Thomas Malory

headline on twinsbaseball.com

Twins kick off camp with 'sexy' new lineup

In honor of my birthday...

Pitchers and catchers reported today!

my next new favorite commercial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE&feature=related

Happy Nick Punto Day!

I love Nick Punto. http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=3361101

(Sorry I didn't know about it sooner, so we couldn't celebrate til now, but I know now, so now we can party for the rest of the day. I think I'll eat some ice cream in honor of his greatness.)

someone unfriended me

but i can't figure out who. obviously we were really close. my feelings are still hurt, though.

too bad the red cross can't take blood donations from bloody noses. they'd be about 8 gallons richer right now.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KIMBERLY!

From "Beyond Belief," by Josh Hamilton

"I was created to have an intimate relationship with God and to spread the word. The illogic of my life can be explained only through God - it's a God thing, remember? - and I believe I have an obligation to be open about my faith and the ways in which it delivered me out of darkness.
"My obligation is to speak to people who need help, and to spread the word to those who find themselves in situations that seem hopeless. Nobody was more hopeless than me, nobody more aimless or tortured or imprisoned by his own bad choices. Through the mercy and grace of God, I made it out of my own terrible darkness and into this bright and beautiful light. It would be irresponsible and arrogant of me to keep that to myself."

thoughts of right now

sometimes - ok, lots of times - days off depress me. i like not being at work. i like that i get to sleep, but i think it's too much time to think. i think it's too much time realizing that i'm alone. it's too much time being discouraged that i can't focus enough to read my Bible or pray, thus not being able either to draw closer to GOD or to stop the negative thoughts. it's too much time spent staring at screens thinking i should do something other than stare at screens. it's too much time realizing that i once had the potential to use my brain and now use it about as much as a stoner. it's too much time wishing i was the kind of person who completed things, like my paper on faramir or the scarf i started for my sister about 4 years ago. it's too much time knowing that i'm not experiencing life, i'm just existing. it's too much.

my sad snow story

it's snowing, and has been snowing, and will forever be snowing apparently. i have to shovel, but my shoulder is killing me, and i don't even know how i'll get to the chiropractor on thursday cuz i have no car and there will be 8 feet of snow by then, so i might get lost on my walk there. and, to make it worse, i have tomorrow off.

all day today we had fat old maintenance man there plowing the parking lot and whatnot. and tomorrow is his day off. and because it's such a big storm, they've called back good-looking maintenance guy to come help the normal maintenance man. and i'm going to miss it. so sad.

(to illustrate the tragedy:

today i saw this:

tomorrow they'll see this:

very not fair.)

this made me laugh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK9bHObR9ls&NR=1

sorry, cook, but no

the cook and i were talking about blogs and i again told him i wouldn't let him see mine. i told him that since he knows about my crush on good-looking maintenance guy, the problem now is that i don't trust his comments.
'oh, what? i can't type. i use one finger. what am i gonna say?'
'um...four letters aren't that hard to find. so no.'

i think i'm going through a dry spell again

not much to post. and yet i feel like posting. it's quite the dilemma.

just for fun

lee thompson young, on 'flash forward'

Melilot Classic: November 28, 2007

thanks from karol

good-looking maintenance guy came into the kitchen today to get a pitcher for water. i came into the kitchen as he was on his way out. karol had thanked him for something, but he didn't hear her, so he turned to me and said, 'what is karol thanking me for?' i stared up at him, my one thought being, 'for being so good-looking.' i tried racking my brains for something witty, but as that one thought kept repeating itself, all i came up with was, 'i don't know. karol what are you thanking him for?' d'oh!

Movie Review: Chicago

Ok, so everyone's seen it already. I just wanted to give my thoughts after watching it again today.

1) Yeah, so it's bawdy. I like it anyway.

2) The casting is perfect. All of the actors and actresses give outstanding performances.

2a) Someone as beautiful as Catherine Zeta-Jones should not also get to have a great voice. That's just not fair.

2b) Queen Latifah is superb.

2c) I love, love, love Richard Gere as Billy Flynn. And not just cuz he's pretty. His voice is so well suited for the role. It may not be strong or pure, but neither is Billy. He sounds a little smarmy, and his voice fits the type of music. I love it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXqY7HsqZS0 (3:08-7:48 - I couldn't find a clip of just the song where the picture was clear)

3) Great set design.

4) Fun costuming.

Yep, it rightly won Best Picture.

my new favorite commercial

i'm considering starting to work out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0uMzs5X05k&NR=1

Twenty minutes til Lost!

Melilot Classic: November 17, 2007

i also forgot this (i wish i had)

there was the scariest painter guy at work a week or two ago. he just creeped me out. i refused to be alone in a room with him (even the dining room). i waited til the cook came out to sit. but then a different time i wasn't alone in there, but i gave one of the residents a ride out, and he just suddenly appeared right behind me (like scarily close), so i booked it down the hall to where the good-looking maintenance guy was fixing something. so while that part was the scariest, i guess it wasn't all bad. i got to book it to the good-looking maintenance guy.