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May 16, 2004
smack it up, flip it, rub it down
Bubba points out Mike Piazza's full beard. Can I hear a big 'ol WOOF from the choir?
Somehow I managed to get a lot of sleep this weekend, so I'm really caught up which feels great. Thursday night I went home after practice and stayed in, and got to sleep in Friday as I had taken the day off. It was a good thing as I couldn't get my shit together for the life of me, despite having to leave at 2pm. It was a crowded ride up, but we got there with enough time to spare for a nap in a frigid air-conditioned room. Aaaah.
There was a pre-match social at a local Philly bar, and it also happened to be Bear Weekend with some event at that bar. I'll have to say again, I like big hairy guys, but not nececessarily 'Bears' as the two are not always one and the same. But there was one scruffy Italian cub there from NYC who was all up in my kitchen. I raided the cupboard a bit to see what was inside, and he was deliciously furry. However, he was really intense and 'too much'. It's hard to explain, but that little voice inside me was sayin' "Gurl, don't go there." I've learned to listen to that voice more often these days, and I did, so no regrets.
Walking around Philly, I half expected to see a member of New Edition or at least someone from Bell Biv DeVoe. Or maybe Bobby Brown would come out of an SUV and beat me up, but no luck. Dammit. 'Poison' is still one of my favorite albums.
I had wisely packed my earplugs, so the snoring roomate was not a problem, and I got another good night of sleep in our wonderfully cold room. It was a good thing, as the rest of the day was hot and muggy. We played an A- and a B-side match, both of which were won. I played the entire B-side game, but wasn't as fast as I could have been as the calf was still tight. I learned to run with less of a stride, so could still go pretty fast. No spectacular plays on my part, but got one tackle and one short run with the ball. At one point I was right on the goal line with the ball, but didn't realize how close I was, and handed the ball back when I might have been able to make a try. 'doh!
Got back at around 9 last night despite trying to get home quicker. I was beat and was in bed at a reasonable hour, with yet another good 8 hours of sleep. All that sleep must have done my calf good, as it feels pretty good today. I was expecting it to be a solid flaming mass of tension today. Off to garden a bit and maybe get a workout in before D&D.
Posted by jimbo at May 16, 2004 12:15 PM
Comments
You're woofier than Mike Pizza.
Posted by: buck at May 17, 2004 7:47 AM
correction, if you were in Philly, you should have expected to see Boys 2 Men or Will Smith or The Roots, not BBD or New Edition. Now, if you were in Beantown, then your statement would hold true. And BTW saying OR BBD is redundant becuase all members of bel biv devoe were a part of New Edition. Holla
Posted by: Kia at May 17, 2004 11:23 AM
I stand corrected. I get all those New England R&B doo-wop groups mixed up. But I did know that BBD was a small portion of NE. 'ptttht!'
Posted by: jimbo at May 17, 2004 3:04 PM
WOOF! There's a reason that I go to Mets games kids!!!
Posted by: Adam at May 20, 2004 4:50 PM
bbd was the shizznit - hiphopsmoothedoutonther&btipwithapopfeelappeal 2 it.
regarding devoe, who i believe was the tallest member of the group, he now sells real estate (in atl, i believe) never trust a big butt and a smile...
Posted by: usuredo at May 22, 2004 10:36 AM