It hurts

I am seriously having a "Dude, what the f**k" moment with the Cubs. The losing streak has now gone to SIX IN A ROW. Um.....excuse me? I think last night's loss was the worst of them all.....as it was to the Reds. The REDS? Come the f**k on people!!!! How is this happening? Are cosmic forces aligning? Are billy goats everywhere getting ready to make a move? Is the curse real? Did they finally find Jimmy Hoffa's body? All these things cross your mind...for a moment...then you realize there is no such thing as curses and all that silly stuff and that it boils down to one fact-they are just playing like shit right now. Plain and simple. Now, I still love my Cubbies, don't get me wrong, but boys-if you need assistance with getting your heads out of your asses, let me know. I'm here to help. I'm a bit frightened that today's chance at redemption falls into the hands of Jason Marquis (always a scary prospect). I'm also a bit concerned because the boys will be here in St. Louis next week and playing like this, they are making me a bit nervous. I HATE seeing them lose to the Cardinals....so here's hoping they snap out of this funk real soon and start a winning streak just in time for their stop in the STL on Tuesday........HOLLA! :)

Happy Birthday Jackie and Julie Zoell-Patrick!

Happy Birthday to my baby cousin Jackie who is 15 today. Wow. That makes ME really old. :) And to my co-worker and friend, Julie (no, her last name is not really Zoell-Patrick, that's just what we call her) who is now the same age as me! Lucky girl! Jackie-hope you have a wonderful birthday....good luck on getting that driver's permit! Julie-I know your day will be wonderful-spending it at work with me, Mike and Amy....it's every girl's dream! ;)

American Invasion

Uh, I don't even know what to say about the Cubs right now. Losing five in a row....at home....to the Assholes, uh, I mean the Astros? Are you frickin' kidding me with this? Where is my Super Team? What has happened? Big Z has some mystery ailment (read: mental), Ryan Dempster suddenly looks like the closer he was last season (read: NOT good), and Rami, D Lee and Soriano can't hit themselves out of a paper bag. Dude, WTF? My co-worker Ruben (also a Cubs fan) just hung his head when he saw me this morning and said "I don't want to talk about it". This is bad people, real bad. My hope is that this is the one and only slump we've been waiting all season for them to have and that it will be short-lived and they will be back in winning form just in time for October....if they make it to October. Did someone let that damn billy goat in the park again?

So, I've finally booked my flight to Canada. I know, I know, it's very exciting. Actually, it is. I can't wait to see that sassy Canadian boy! :) It's still a month away, but I am officially on the countdown. I am supposed to be doing some Vancouverian research to see what I want to do while I'm there ("Vancouverian" is the second word I've made up this week. The other being "cryingingest"). I'll get right on that. I'll tell you what we will NOT be doing, and that is going on that damn suspension bridge over the Capilano river, that's what. I braved that thing the last time I was in Vancouver and it about made me wet myself. No thank you.Does THIS look like fun to you? Especially when you have a sassy Canadian behind you jumping on the bridge to make it sway....Oh Lord, I'm getting anxious just thinking about it. I can't believe I actually walked across that thing!

Let's change subjects for a minute and talk about the train wreck that is the new 90210. Ummmm....I'm not sure how I feel about it. It was, for the most part, terrible. Although I did love seeing Kelly Taylor (and come on, we all know her baby daddy is Brandon) and Brenda Walsh (lookin a big rough...I'm just sayin'). Bring back Dylan and Steve Sanders and we've got ourselves a deal. Otherwise, I think I may be skipping this one as part of my arsenal of must see shows......(among them: Dancing With The Stars, American Idol and, of course, Baseball Tonight).

Toodles people. I'm out.

Whew! What a day!

I'm spent. What a day here in managed care land. I anticipated it being busy, what with the holiday, new business and old business going away and all, but totally didn't anticipate having EIGHTEEN cases. In all my time here we've never had that many. I'm not complaining, however. At least I still have a job......That being said, it was still a very busy and hectic day. I'm just about caught up and am gonna go work out after work-work off some of that stress.

Ok, so the Cubs are hardly ever on WGN anymore, so why is it that they have to be on tonight when its the new 90210 premiere????? I mean, how is a girl to choose?????? I need to see Kelly Taylor and Brenda Walsh, I NEED to. I also need to see the Cubs try to redeem themselves and stop losing. Channel flipping it is. :)

Ummm......

So, I just witnessed the Cubs losing their third straight game....at home. WTF? That doesn't happen. At least this season it doesn't. And to the Ass-tros? Really? Roy Oswalt can kiss my rosy red behind. And Lance "I have a big giant head" Berkman can kiss it as well. Not that I'm angry and bitter about this loss, mind you. Granted, the Brewers also lost, so the Cubbies 4.5 game lead in the NL Central is still in tact (notice I don't even comment on the Cardinals anymore. I'd say they're d-o-n-e), however, it is a bit troubling to know that they haven't had an extra base hit since FRIDAY. Let's hope this little mini-slump ends soon and in no way affects how they play in October. Assuming they make it to October.........

You Got It (The Right Stuff)

I bought the greatest thing EVER today. Yes, that's right, I am the proud owner of New Kids On The Block's Greatest Hits. OMG is it awesome! And don't let my brother lie to you, he was in my car rockin' out to it! Step by step, oooooo baby, gonna get to ya giiiiirrlllll......LOVE IT! So, our plans to go to the river today fell by the wayside when it decided to rain all freakin day. That, and it's only in the 70's here-a little chilly to be hitting Welch's Spring (where the water is like 12 degrees.....). So, my brother and I just chilled instead (it was all about the quality time with the little brother anyways....). We made CD's, ate lunch with mom and then rocked out on Rock Band with his room mate, Jimmy. I was the kick ass lead singer and the boys played the instruments. I rocked hard people, I ain't gonna lie.

Now I'm back at my parents and somehow got conned into making dinner...I'm still not sure how I allowed that to happen. First, we're gonna play with the dog and I'm gonna watch the remainder of the Cubs game online (2-2 in the 7th, thanks "Stevie" Eyre!). Later peeps.

Rami with the slam!

I have to admit, the Cubs game tonight was a little boring for me. I mean Cole Hamels was not playing fair-he wasn't letting the Cubs score lots of runs on him like they do everyone else. It really wasn't fair. They had to wait until the Phillies bullpen came into the game and then....IT WAS ON BITCHES! On Sweet Lou's 65th birthday (the sexiest senior citizen in all of baseball I tell ya!), the Cubbies came through with a win....tonight it was in the form of Aramis Ramirez's GRAND SLAM in the 8th to seal the deal (and bring the Cubbies back from a 4-1 deficit to a 6-4 win). Clearly the best 3rd baseman in the NL (sorry all you Troy Glaus fans out there, but it's true), Rami is not only sexy as hell but he is DAMN good and is definitely Mr. Clutch for the Cubbies. At a very respectable 84-50, the boys in blue are rolling. Not getting overly confident as the playoffs are a whole new ballgame, but it seems barring a 2007 Mets-like collapse, the Cubbies have the NL Central in the bag. Its gonna get good kids and this girl is WAY excited for October!

In other news, I'm at my parents for a couple days worth of R and R. Today I saw a man riding a lawn mower in town AND a couple (yes, TWO people) riding around in a hover-round (you know that motorized wheelchair like thingy)-the gal was on the guy's lap. Isn't that sweet? My mom and I walked three miles and I got to eat at the Salem Burger King. Life doesn't get any better than that. Tomorrow Tim and I will embark on an adventure on the Current River. I can't wait to be a river rat for the day....as I write it is thunder storming outside. I can only hope that's not happening in the morning because I'm pretty sure that would suck.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DT!!!!!!!!!

Today is my FAVOURITE Canadian's birthday! Yay! Happy, happy, happy birthday! (oooo, more rainbows!) ;)

I hope you have a GREAT day and that this is the best year ever!!!!!

I miss you tons...I sooooooooo wish I could be there to celebrate with you, but that'll happen soon enough (right????) ;)

XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOOXOXXOOXOXOOXOXOXXOXOXO

Jacked up grill

I used to think that Aaron Miles of the Cardinals was cute in a "he's 5 feet tall so I could carry him around in my pocket" sort of way. That is, until last night when I saw an interview with him on the news. Dude has one jacked up grill. And the way he talks is reminiscent of people from southern Missouri, who, ironically enough, usually have teeth missing. It ruined my crush immediately. Now I'm down to three Cardinal crushes (that being Albert Pujols, Skip Schumaker and Troy Glaus, respectively). I actually hope they beat the Brewers tonight, because, if there's any team I hate more than the Cardinals, it's the Fat Ass Brewers.

So, my Cubbies are now 31 games over .500. Apparently this is the first time this has happened since the 1984 season and as we've discussed before, I don't remember 1984, so it doesn't really count. I just love that the Pirates fans care enough to boo Aramis Ramirez when he's in town, from the looks of it, he doesn't really care and thinks all their fans are retarded (well, all 27 of them, anyway). I think the folks of Pittsburgh are just waiting for Steelers season, much like those of us in St. Louis are dreading Rams season. :)

I was intimidated at the gym today, I'm not gonna lie. Here I was, totally impressed with myself for working up to a 4.5 incline on the treadmill when this dude comes in, chooses the treadmill next to me and proceeds to select an incline of 14. Fourteen???? Wow....the treadmill was almost slanted straight up in the air, the dude had to hold on to the handrails to stay on...he was doing this at an impressive 7.7 mph. Suddenly, my paltry 4.5 incline didn't seem so impressive. I had to remind myself that I am a much smaller person than this guy and that the fact that I was even IN the gym was impressive enough. So strange that I have totally become a gym rat (not to be confused with the river rat that I will be on Friday). My happy ass is in there five days a week, no exceptions. You'd think I'd be in awesome shape. Unfortunately, you'd think wrong. Perhaps I need to step up my game. Maybe I'll start with upping my incline.......

Happy Birthday Eve DJT! ;)

First team to 80

The Cubs are the first team to 80 wins y'all. Just thought I'd point that out. Now, I know all your placement in the regular season does is assure whether or not you'll be in the playoffs, but still, first to 80 is good nonetheless. Right? I didn't get to see any of the games this weekend (because I am a very busy little social butterfly and had many other obligations, er, um, and that little bout with food poisoning that had me out of commission for 24 hours....).

In other news, I only have to work three days this week (yay) and, it's a certain cutie pie Canadian's birthday this week (Happy Birthday Eve Eve DT!). :) I'm going floatin' on the river with my brother, I get to see my parents and sister and brother in law this week AND the rest of my entire family this weekend. I'm thinkin it's gonna be a good week....except for all the job drama and all.....Yikes.

Was it something I ate?

Ugh. Rough day. I am thinking that something I ate at the racetrack last night did me in (why is it that all bad things that happen to me happen in the state of Illinois? No offense to those in Illinois that I actually like.....). I woke up today with a splitting headache (NOT hungover, so don't even go there) and coming to a theater near you, signs and symptoms of some good ol' fashioned food poisoning (I won't go into details, I think we all know what that means). Already feeling like crap, I barely touched my lunch (although I did enjoy my time with my aunts and cousins) and raced home for what can only be described as an un-fun afternoon/evening.....and I'll leave it at that.

I'm in my jammies, and quite the pitiful sight. My hair is piled up on top of my head, I look like death warmed over and I've watched more than my fair share of Lifetime movies today (that damn Memory Keeper's Daughter had me bawling like a freakin' baby!!!!). At least the Cubs won-and in mighty fine fashion, I might add. My favorite player, Aramis Ramirez, decided to win himself the Stud of the Day award by hitting not one, but two three-run homers today and that studly Canadian Ryan Dempster notched his 15th win. Ahhh....it's good to be a Cub. At least for now. No, I am not being pessimistic, just realistic and more than a little nervous that September is almost among us-meaning, the end of the season and, God willing, the playoffs are in sight. Yikes. If I think I'm nauseous now...........

Banana Princess?

All I have to say about yesterday's Cubs game is this......dude, what the f**k?????? Losing 13-5....to the Nationals? The DEAD LAST Nationals? Really? Are you kidding me with this? Well, apparently, they WERE serious and it happened. I'd like to think I was just having some horrible, hellish nightmare (like I did the other night when I dreamt I ran into my ex-now THAT was a nightmare....), but sadly, it was all too real. I'm glad now that I didn't get a chance to watch the game (since I was stuck in cubicle hell) because I most likely would have been throwing things at my tv. It was bad enough watching the Great Collapse of '08 on the internet. Anywho....moving on to a more pleasant subject: gambling on horses.

So, the racetrack last night was fun! Driving to Collinsville, Illinois was not, however. Ok, so it wasn't so bad, but even for me living in the city, it was a bit of a haul. So, as I was being schooled on how to place bets, I was mindful of the fact that my great-grandfather was a horse racing junkie, so, knowing it was in my blood, I wanted to not bet the farm, if ya know what I mean. :) So, the novice that I am, I placed the $2 bet for each race-eight of them, so only $16 invested. I began choosing my horses by whatever name I liked-He's A Tom Cat, Banana Princess (that bitch sooooo didn't win) and My Pretty Honey. I then realized that all the horses I picked had the same two jockeys (one of which was Rafael Manuel Hernandez-a name I said over and over and over again because I was entertained by it). By the end of the night I had won my $16 back and then some...yes, that's right, I topped out at NINETEEN DOLLARS in winnings. I kick so much ass. Even when I was saying I wanted to "double down", to which Renee informed me that was a poker term, not a horseracing one. Eh....well. Our little birthday girl, Shannon, was about ten sheets to the wind and very entertaining. I can't wait to see the pictures! :)

Now I'm off to lunch with my aunts and cousins.......I bid you adieu.

harse races?

That's how you say "horse" here in St. Louis...it comes out sounding like "harse". I don't know why. I don't make the rules, I just enforce them.....So, my friends and I are going to Fairmount Park tonight to take in some drink specials and horse racing. What could be better? My co-worker Chris tried to teach me how to bet, but I'm thinking it's best I just go in blind-who knows, maybe I'll have beginners luck and totally win. I think I'll just pick the horse that's the prettiest. That seems like a good strategy.

There are other fun things planned for the weekend as well-our montly girl's lunch is tomorrow and on Sunday my girls and I are going movie hopping. Good times, good times. :)

I can't really think of anything else to write, so....hope y'all have a good weekend. Don't do anything I wouldn't do. ;)

Happy Birthday Allison!

Happy, happy birthday today to my friend Allison! Just because I love you, I hope the Cardinals win today for you (wow, that was really nice of me, wasn't it?????). ;)

Love can build a bridge....

OMG, my Heidi is coming back to St. Louis!!!!! I am so excited I could spit. I'm not gonna, but I could. Yay, yay, YAY! I can't wait to see you, and Gav and even JP! ;) I totally see waffle fries in our future........ooooooo, now I'm hungry.

Um, so apparently today is my 2 year anniversary at my job....yay me! I had no idea until one of my co-workers came up to me and wished me a happy anniversary (I kinda looked at her blankly for a second....which I totally realize is a fairly common look for me....).

Speaking of work, today we are having an icebreaker day with the staff from "the other side". You see, on this floor, there are two different parts of the UHC business-"Us"-the behavioral health folks and "Them"-the medical folks. Apparently, in an attempt to bridge the gap between the two sides (rumors are running rampant that they didn't like sharing an ice machine with us and that we didn't like them using our bathroom....total turf war kind of stuff which prompted an email from our Vice President and apparently which prompted the need for an icebreaker....), we are having sno-cones. Now, I don't know what sno-cones and inter-department-getting-along have to do with each other, but I'm not arguing. Sno-cones rule. I had a cherry one AND Julie and I went over to "the other side" and made an effort to get to know some people over there. We feel we've done our part to help promote unity. Now I can kick back with my feet propped up on the desk the rest of the day......

Cubbies up 3-0 in the 5th. That crazy bitch Carlos Zambrano has himself a home run....I love him!

Happy 30th Birthday Shannon!

Happy 30th birthday to my friend Shannon! Can't wait to see you tonight at book club and to see the horse races on Friday! :)

That's just how we roll in the country y'all!

OMG, ok, so Tanya and I had this interesting conversation last night at the crisis line and it prompted me to write about it today. Tanya and I often bond over our small town upbringings-she in Nashville, Illinois (where back in the day my grandpa was "kidnapped" by Aunt Delli and had to be "re-kidnapped" by his own mother. True story-just ask him.) and I in Salem, Mo (the Mother of all small towns).

There is an interesting phenomenon that happens out in the country. If you are easily horrified-stop reading now.

You will often have stray cats and dogs just show up at your house. They'll find what looks like a nice and cozy place and set up residence, often to the dismay of the homeowners. In fact, this is how my parents got Stubby (more on that later). Another phenomenon related to this is stray animal dumping. Now, it may sound cruel, and I'm not a fan, but I'm sorry, that's just how we roll in the country. Stray animal dumping looks like this: you take the unsuspecting cat or dog and you drive it miles and miles away, preferably down a gravel road.....and you leave it there. The other option is to take it to the local vet, who will charge you a fee and will most likely euthanize it. Sure that may sound like a better and more humane option, but let me tell ya, the volume of animals that show up at your house would be quite expensive throughout the years....Which brings me to the story of how Stubby came to be the family pet. When she was a puppy, she showed up at my parents house one day, my mom thought she was a possum, my dad wondered what that ugly little thing was in his yard....this stubby little dog had decided she'd found her home. Well, my parents had taken ownership of two puppies and our beloved Spaz had just passed away, so my dad didn't want any more pets.....so, he loaded this little possum-looking dog up into his truck and off he drove.....hours later, my mom says "dear, I thought you dumped that stubby little dog down the road?". Dad says "I did", then mom says "well, why is she sitting there on the deck staring at me?". Seems Stubby (as she will forever be called) was meant to live at the Davidson house. Ever since, she has been a regular member of the family, in fact, she may actually be treated BETTER than everyone else (it may have to do with her abandonment issues and the fact that she is a princess). (this is our Stubby girl...I think she's cute!).

I fully realize you city people will not understand this, and that's ok. Please don't call the Humane Society or the ASPCA on us.......thanks.

Happy Birthday Tanya!!!!

Happy, Happy Birthday today to my friend Tanya! I hope you have a GREAT day, have fun relaxing and doing nothing! I had lots of fun with you last night and our topic du jour will be posted soon....watch out for rabid bats and stray cats! Hey that rhymes....... :)

Nap time, anyone?

Ok, so I NEVER nap. Even when I'm exhausted, napping just eludes me. That is, until last night. I got home from work around 4:30, watched some TV, made some dinner and apparently fell asleep on the couch somewhere around 6:15 or so. I woke up a little after 7:00, somewhat disoriented, totally groggy and very confused by what had just happened. I don't nap, I thought to myself, but clearly I was a sleepy girl last night. Even with that little evening time out, I was still in bed by 10:00 and asleep by 10:30.....is it old age that makes my body now require a lot of sleep or was it just some strange coincidence? I'm betting on the old age thing.....

Finally, I've got some Cubs baseball to look forward to today! I don't like off days, my life feels empty and incomplete without a Cubs game to talk about or watch. That, and I totally don't like the Brewers gaining a half game by winning on the day the Cubbies are off. Have I mentioned that I hate the Brewers? I mean, could their players BE any fatter? Geez. Ok, I know that wasn't nice, but the truth is, I don't really care. :)

Happy Birthday Aunt Mary!

Today is my Aunt Mary's birthday.....Happy Birthday Auntie! I hope you have a GREAT day! I'm so sad I won't get to see you Saturday. :( I miss you and love you! :)