JZ, could you not get to the link? It's here, and the username/password is KristinT/buffistas.

vw, I am SO sorry about your awful encounter. Hugs hugs and peaceful sleep.

In meme news, I am completely done with grading! But...only 2 comments into 59. Um. Good thing I can sleep in tomorrow since these suckers are due by 8AM and I think I'll be posting them around 3.

Isn't this the point where you send the water boy in and suddenly discover that he's an amazing pitcher? Or maybe send in that wacky pet monkey that's been responsible for all those hijinks? Or maybe this is the time for a player to be bitten by a radioactive Sandy Koufax?

Pretty much what happened. Emmett's close friend Nicky who has talent but can rarely marshal it when needed stepped up big today, pitched three strong innings, and we won a seesaw battle. Camilio, who is our most improved player over the course of the season, spent the last three days hitting in the batting cage until his hands got blisters, came in and had two huge hits and 4 RBIs for us. Emmett played well, but this was a team win.

Oy. Now we've got to fight our way through the loser's bracket which is just ridiculously impossible. Basically every game is an elimination game and if we win we play the following day. So we play Tuesday. If we lose, we're out, if we win, we play Wednesday. If we win that we play Thursday. If we win that we have to play Friday.

This is all extremely unlikely because the pitch count rules will deplete my pitching long before we can play and win four games in four days.

But we'll just have to see what happens.

Anyway, very proud of my team today. I purposefully jiggered the lineup to make sure all the kids who'd been getting more bench time in the playoffs played the entire game and they each contributed.

There was an article in our paper today about little league pitch count rules. I thought about y'all.

Oh, also I think me and the girls might be heading y'all's way next month. L needs to get out of town, and A has a hook up at the hotels.

Also also, we're starting a band. Bitchy Kitty. We'll have Hello Kitty gear and do heavy metal sugar pop style.

t pokes thread

Anyone around? I've still got a ridiculous number of comments to write before 8AM. Bah. On the up-side, I've already sent the "I'm sick" email. Why on earth should I drag my carcass into work on a day after the students are done and I have no meetings whatsover? And the email wasn't technically a lie; I'm guessing I've got another two+ hours of comment writing left, and I sure as hell would be sick if I tried to get up and drive through rush hour on little to no sleep.

I'm glad L isn't at the house, but there's so much crap she's going to have to go through before it's over.

Oh, DJ. This is so scary. You both are in my thoughts.

Thanks for all the nice thoughts about my ordeal last night. I slept like a log (no nightmares, for which I was thankful) and feel much better this morning.

{{{Kristin}}} I'm around now, but that's probably not very helpful.

Man, I am exhausted! Didn't fall asleep until 2, and then my body decides 6 am is a fabulous time to wake up. I don't actually remember my last good night of sleep.

DJ, I am so scared for your friend. What's up with the violent crazy DAsshats, anyway? First EM, then L... Yikes.

Those Matilda pics are funny. I love the one JZ linked.

meara, I always thought you had a made up name, and then to see it in a book was startling, but it clued me in to how it probably should be pronounced.

I don't wanna go to jury duty. Ugh.

Oh, yeah! I knew I was forgetting something! Those Matilda pictures are fabulous!

((((vw))))

Breakfast with suziq was fabulous. If she's back in the area on business again, I'll have to start showing her the back routes to various places.

In other news, gronk.

FredPete, it was a pleasure meeting you and Hubs. I hope you weren't TOO late for your appointment.

I got into work this morning to find a FedEx from my manager in Boise. It was a thank you card and a gift cert to my favorite massage place. Oh, and a nail file with a painted palm tree on it - so cute. How much does that rock?!?!? I am a happy camper!!!

Oh, oh, oh - and log-style sleeping must be the rage, cause I caught me some of that too. YAY!!!

so tired! Working both days of the weekend is one thing; the horrible thing is coming in on Monday and knowing that you still have 5 more days before you get a break.