Yuppie Puppie Punches.

Since I don't have much to write about this morning... well nothing exciting or super funny or even intelligent... I am sharing a story from LP. I received and email from LP this morning that there was a fight on her bus ride to work this morning.

OK... I will admit I first thought it was some gang-bangers going off on each other. LP does go through a few blocks of a tough neighborhood, and there has been a couple incidents on the CTA buses in the past few months - including a shooting which killed one and injured a handful.

So I felt like a dumbass when she told me it was between a couple yuppie men... who I guess did not have their All-Bran this morning. One was complaining about the other talking too loud on his cell phone. And this brought on the fight? Yep. The guy must of not been regular. Poor irregular guy... taking out his bowel frustration on a rude public cell phone loud talker.

And... are there any new names for Yuppies? Yuppie is such a 80's term, but I cannot think of anything to replace it.

FredSox Frustration.

Yes, I am playing softball again this summer but there is a reason I do not write about it as much as I did last summer... we never seem to play. Really. Our season started on May 15 (eight weeks ago) and we have only played three games... of which I have only been at one. One!

We changed the team name to FredSox (from Indy Team 7) this year, and we also changed the day we play to Tuesday evenings. Most of our team thought Tuesdays were a better option and instead of complaining (since I really liked playing on Saturdays) I went with the flow. I'd rather play a few games instead of no games. There seems to be a majority of the team that works in the Loop... which is closed to Grant Park (where we play) - so it makes sense. I play softball for fun... it gets me outside and a chance to meet new people. I usually don't play on the field where I want, but since everyone wants to play the infield I get to learn to play the outfield. It's fine... it's a new challenge for me.

But it just seems like Tuesdays are cursed. Looks like we'll be playing into September... and we are supposed to be done by now and starting the playoffs.

May 15: opening night, we have a bye.
May 22: cancelled, due to tents on the field for some festival.
I skipped a White Sox game for this... and then the softball game was cancelled a couple hours before the game started. So I missed out on softball and the White Sox game. Grrrr.
May 29: loss, our first game and I was on my Memphis trip.
June 5: cancelled, due to rain.
I skipped another White Sox game for this... and the softball game was cancelled a couple hours before the game started. It had stopped raining, but the fields were too soaked to play on. So again, I missed out on softball and the White Sox game. Grrrr.
June 12: win, the only game I've played and I did well.
June 19: win, I went to the White Sox game instead.
June 26: cancelled, due to rain.
July 3: no game, Taste of Chicago was going on which uses our field.
July 10: cancelled, due to rain.
Yesterday was sunny all day... and then a 5pm thunderstorms came and washed out our 7:30pm game. Grrrr.

Our jerseys.

The Simpsons' Movie.

When I saw the Transformers movie, I must say the highlight had to be the preview for The Simpsons' Movie. It had the entire theater rolling with laughter. It looks absolutely fantastic. I've always been a fan of The Simpsons, but stopped religiously watching the new episodes more than five years ago. My Sunday nights seem to be filled with getting things ready of the week, or going to bed early... not watching The Simpsons.

I am blown away by the marketing campaign for this Simpsons' movie that is coming out. I am sure the people that are behind the marketing had a blast with it... and I must say they have done it sooooooooo well. From the 7-Elevens turning into Kwik-E Mart (genious), to the soundtracks coming in a donut case (you don't get that with a download), and even the "life size" Simpsons sitting on the bench at movie theaters so you can get a photo opt with America's favorite animated family.

I hope the movie is good as the hype this marketing stirred up. It has to be... right?

Here is a link to where the 12 Kwik-E Marts are located: http://www.7-eleven.com/kem.asp

Naps.

I love to take naps... it's one of the weekend activities I looked forward to. I just seem to need a good nap at least once a week. It recharges me... and I will admit I usually wake up kind of cranky (because I never want nap time to end).

until Yesterday I made the mistake of taking a nap at 6pm... on a Sunday evening. Big mistake. I did not get up until after 10pm. We even had friends over that evening which I did not see because I was so deep in my nap that I could not be waken up. So this made me feel refreshed and not so cranky... I became cranky when I could not fall asleep that night and ended up watching TValmost 4am. Boooooo. I am super tired now.

Naps are good... but should be taken in the afternoon.

A Long Long Day.

Friday I took the day off work to enjoy an entire day at the ballpark. The White Sox were playing a double header against the Twins (we call them the Twinkies). The first game was starting a 1:05pm and the second game was a 7:11pm start. This double header was due to a snowed-out game in April.

I was pretty amped about my day. The first game I went to by myself since last minute LP had to go into work. But going to game by myself is not such a bad thing... since we have season tickets we have go to know the people around us. There is people to talk to and keep me from being the lonely Niner at the ballgame.

This turned out to be the ass kicking of a life time... and it was in both games. The first game was a 14-20 loss and the second game was 0-12. Yes, this was baseball - not the Bears vs. the Vikings. Ugly Ugly baseball... that dragged on and on. Even the Twins' fans there complained about how bad the first game was - no pitching for either team (but at least their team won).

Between games the park was cleared out because not everyone had tickets for both games. This was a pain, but I ended up going to a local Sox bar (First Base) in the Bridgeport neighborhood with the two brothers we sit next to at the park. This sadly was the highlight of the day.

A crummmmmmmmy day of baseball. I could of gone to work.