((Suzi)) ((Hec))

Is this where I say something like.... IN YOUR FACE! Or, um.... something?

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((Suzi)) ((Hec))

A frickin' walkoff! In the ninth!

Is this where I say something like.... IN YOUR FACE! Or, um.... something?

I don't know. Do you want me to say UP YOUR ASS WITH A MARLIN SPIKE?

Nah, it's okay. Tigers played better. I just wanted to see Zito pitch one more game in Green and Gold. Note to Barry Zito: It is NEVER cool to join the Yankees as a free agent. In fact, I put a curse on any player that joins the Yankees as a free agent that they won't win a championship, and that curse has been working since 2001.

On the plus side, Haren pitched a great game and Milton kicked serious ass this series. Also, Kotsay had a chance to shine (two amazing plays in yesterdays game) to show the rest of the country what a fantastic centerfielder he is.

We'll be good next year. We could use one more power hitter in the lineup, though.

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Suzi and Hec, I feel your pain. I can't watch tonight's game at all.

::sobs::

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The Tigers outplayed and outmanaged the A's. I thought we had a good shot at today's game, but alas.

Next year I'm more interested in a different manager than a new power hitter, though both would be nice too.

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Next year I'm more interested in a different manager than a new power hitter, though both would be nice too.

I'm not sure what Macha did wrong except go to Street too early. But without Duke, we're kind of handcuffed. The loss of Ellis was hard, but frankly the A's hitters set a record for double-plays and that was way worse. This team had to play its absolute best to beat the Twins, which they did. They played less than that to the Tigers (a better team than the Twins) and they lost accordingly.

We need more power. We can't live on Kotsay and Payton's doubles. Maybe plug Swish into left, DJ at first (and hope he does okay) and a full season of Bradley and hope that Frank can stay healthy again? I dunno. We'll be okay without Zito if Harden can stay healthy (which is hardly a safe bet). Funny how I'm not even factoring Crosby into the mix, when I could have a plus defense shortstop with 20+ HR power in the lineup. Just can't count on that anymore.

I think Gaudin moves into the rotation.

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mmm... too much food..... new local reastaurant ( that a few of you have been too) now how there beer and wine licence... ate too much food...

an aimless day, but we did stop by katie B's sale, where we bought stuff. and then we went another place and matt bought exciting stuff (?!?!?) for the table saw.

food coma

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Hey sleepless one, what do you use to tint your eyebrows? Is there something you can buy?

I use Bigen and the box specifically says not to use it on lashes (which even *I* wouldn't do) or brows. It's Japanese and I get it at Sally's Beauty Supply. It's a powder that you mix with water to activate so I can make just enough for my brows. I bought a pack of mascara wands, mix a little bit of the coloring thickly and brush it on.

Do you think your sleep habits are messing with your sleep window? I know I used to stay up too too late, and then couldn't sleep. And when my kids were babies and toddlers, sometimes, when they were overtired, they had a harder time falling to sleep than on regular nights.

I know they are. I need to start getting to bed earlier and also try to figure out how to take advantage of being sleepy when just going to brush my teeth seems to break the sleepy spell. And the overtired seems to make it impossible to fall asleep.

I'm just wondering if you'd saved the brow and hair stuff until today, and gone to bed when you were wound down, if you would have had a better night.

Likely. I seriously should have waited. But I did go and clean the kitchen after posting, shot the cat and then fell asleep finally.

Nicole and I stopped at the market on the way home from Multnomah Falls and the Columbia Gorge and stocked up on logs for the fireplace, yummy snacks and the makings of a fantastic breakfast tomorrow. We are now in inside clothes and watching the BSG miniseries. Puppycat is sacked out in front of the fire and in her happy place. Soon we shall have wine as well.

Matilda is lovely and quite pretty. As is JZ's bro actually.

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For JZ--Jars in Boston:

Our Dinner: [link]

Jars and DH: [link]

vw, Jars, and Theodosia: [link]

And, since this is for JZ, an extra cute picture of Toto I took just before leaving for dinner last night: [link]

We had a really lovely dinner. Jars and DH are fabulous, as one would expect.

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Yay! I'm glad you had a great time. Ironically, last night I remembered I really wanted a can of pumpkin, but ya'll were already at dinner! *g* Jars is awesome.

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She's trying to track you down some Bisquick :).

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