Go Team Emmett!
Part of me wants to say it's not that big a deal. He's like those 14 y.o. gymnast or tennis prodigies who don't know doubt because they've never felt it. But that's not exactly right. He did get his nose broken this year and came back. It's weird to think he's only 8 (almost 9 as of September). That's still so young. But the really cool thing? Is seeing all the other 8-9-10 y.o. kids doing circus skills. How to say it...uhm, they can do so much when they're challenged. Their capacity is so much greater than you think it should be for that age.
Am sad that we are now Perkins-less for the weekend! Boo, Alaska! Boo!
Also, boo, nosebleeds! Boo!
Hec, should I get a fringe?
I bet you're asleep now, aren't you? Damn it. Hmm. I want my bob fixing so it's properly angled and
short
at the back (which is what I'd wanted in the first place, but as my Arabic doesn't stretch to haircut vocabulary, I was prepared to accept the straight bob I got last time I visited - I mean, it's less than a tenth of the cost of a UK haircut, so I'll deal - but this time I'm armed with PHOTOGRAPHS. Yes. Ha) but I'm not sure about getting a fringe.
I used to have a fringe (bangs? Do you call it bangs?) a decade ago or so, but not since. Hmm. It takes SUCH a long time to grow out.
Hmm.
I tend to think it would be a Bad Thing, but when you wake up I'd be grateful for your thoughts.
Fay, with your face shape, I'd vote no.
Good. Yes, thank you - that was my thought, but I'm not very good at visualising these things.
Well, Perks, if it's any consolation, Alaska's pretty much going under financially. I mean, all the airlines are hurting but Alaska's *really* hurting.
He's like those 14 y.o. gymnast or tennis prodigies who don't know doubt because they've never felt it
I don't think this is an age thing. I knew doubt and "I can't" sort of self-defeating thoughts by that age. I think some people are just not predisposed to doubt themselves, and haven't had anything happen to change that. Others, like Emmett, have had challenges (like getting hit with the ball) but don't consider doubting themselves and fight right back in. It's an amazingly good ability to have, not just for athletics.
Or Athletics. Go A's! Although they are beating up on not the strongest teams. Looks like Beane wasn't insane to sell Huddy and Mulder; Harden's everything they said he would be. Now if they can just get Zito's head screwed back on, and bring their bats alive...not bad for a rebuilding year.
Of course, the A's seem to always need spring training to end sometime after the All-Star break.
Emmett is such a cool kid. If I had gone to circus camp at his age, I would definitely have imagined myself as preparing for a career as a crime-fighting superhero.
Perkins, sorry about your aborted trip. I hope you're feeling okay today.
Evil microbes! Go away and leave Teppy alone.
Hmm. Someone else has been in touch with me, and we've gone so far as to swap email addresses. Curious thing is, she's listed herself as living in Melbourne, but her email address is Russian. There could be an interesting story behind that.
I tend to think it would be a Bad Thing, but when you wake up I'd be grateful for your thoughts.
Fay, I'm a huge fan of the peekaboo effect of that side part on you. Very Veronica Lake junior. So I vote no on the bangs fringe, also.
Raquel, Zito's actually been great this year. It's just not reflected in his record because he's had so little run support, and he had one game that inflated his ERA. But he's had something like 8 starts where he gave up 2 runs or less and went into the seventh. And he's done a great job mentoring the young pitchers. Also, he added a slider to his repetoire that's got almost as much movement as his curveball.
