Have been memorizing all the lyrics to the new "Tegan & Sara" CD. Which is AWESOME. If you don't have it - get it! (Or, yeah, just let me know...but they still sell only $25 concert tickets so they probably can still use the money.)
I know no one is really following the Tour de France bike race (except for Nico! YAY! I totally remember Miguel Indurain! Remember when they didn't wear helmets?) ... Anyway, the race is SO FUCKED!
Cyclist, Alexandre Vinokourov, who one 2 stages of the race, was found to have engaged in blood doping - an banned practice. What is blood doping, you ask? I had no idea before this!!
Apparently, this guy had someone else's blood injected into his body before a race stage to raise his red blood cells, which can increase his performance from 5% - 20% because more oxygen can get through his body. It also decreases the lactic acid in your muscles, making them less sore. So, he tested positive for having someone else's blood in his blood stream! OMG!
His cycling team was then asked to leave the race. Sad. The team had just slipped to 2nd place overall.
THEN, yesterday, Michael Rasmussen, the cyclist who lead the race since July 15, was fired from his team hours after winning his second stage for doping suspicion. This is a man who has been the best mountain climber in the race for the past 2 years. He was on track to WIN the race this year!
ALSO, as if that wasn't enough, yet another cycling team withdrew from the race yesterday after the second cyclists on their team failed a drug test.
Is there anyone left riding the race????????
Sad.
I've listened to most of the songs online on their MySpace page, and I have to say, I really love the new sound! Not sure when I'm going to have time to get to the store today, but I'll figure something out. Go out and buy the CD!Everyone should know that I'm obsessed with the Tour de France. I have been for years! My brother got into bike riding in his teens, and introduced me to the tour. We would spend the days in July watching the race on TV. Afterwards, we'd head outside, grab our skateboards and ride the skate ramp my brother had build in the woods behind our house. Fun times. So, I've been spending my evenings glued to the TV watching the TiVo'd Tour de France!
Yesterdays yummy leftovers:
@Edilma - Mwahhhh! Yes, a video. I will send it to you over the weekend.
@Mins - Skip "The Black Dahlia" - horrible. I definitely recommend "Gray Matters" - I could related to a lot of it.
@TigerBlue - "Sicko" was great! Very eye opening, but also frustrating that our health care system is what it is! Definite must see! Oh, and I don't know why I watched "The Black Dahlia" to the end either... a waste of 2 hours.
@Lurker - Yolanda has NO idea of my fantasy of her. I know her from a professional environment. But I don't even see her anymore. Our very little contact is via email. She is NOT crooked straight friend. Her real name is not Yolanda. Uta actually gave her that name as a joke (and is apparently Nilz's wife's name?!) Yolanda does not know of my blog. She doesn't exist in this online world.... she is unattainable - and perhaps that's her allure.
TGIF! ... now if I can just make it through the day. Have to meet with some difficult people today. Kind of a-scared. Need to stay focused and be confident. Yikes!
Hey everyone! Thanks for getting back to me with Fantasy Football. I will explain how to play in a post either tomorrow or over the weekend. I'm HOPING everyone can play - even if you're not in the U.S., however there are other sites besides Yahoo! Football. I'm excited and I think it can be fun. :-)
In other fantasy news... LOL!... I had a dream about Yolanda last night. Awww... it was sweet. Unfortunately though, only a dream.
I also watched "Gray Matters" and "The Black Dahlia" recently. "Gray Matters" was a cute film - I recommend it. Plus, Rachel Shelly has a small part! "The Black Dahlia" however was horrible! The only saving grace was Mia and Jemima Rooper.... ahhh, Jemima...
Tonight I think I'm watching either "Factory Girl" or "Kinsey." (I've been dying to see Kinsey - yes, even if it came out 3 years ago!)
So happy it's Thursday. :-)
xoxo
Hey everyone! Fantasy Football leagues are now being formed! I played last year for the first time and had a GREAT TIME! And considering I had NO idea about any players when I started, it wasn't long before I was making trades and getting points! Anyone can play - you just need an Yahoo! account (which is free!). So, I wanted to see if anyone was interested in playing. You don't have to live in the country to play (hint! hint! to those outside the U.S.) - you can follow everything online. I think we can have up to 10 teams (maybe 12?) ... and would love to play this year with my blog buddies. Let me know! And if you have no idea what it's about - say you'll play and I'll teach you. It's pretty easy - and did I mention FUN?
ooooh, thunder here this morning. Luckily I have a nice delicious latte and will be ready for the day... starting at 9am. :-)
HAPPY HUMP de HUMP day!
Okay, I'm getting sick (aka jealous) of everyone talking about "my girl!" So, here is a picture of MY GIRL... on her birthday Saturday. Please notice the party hat. :-)
Friday's yummy leftovers:
Lurker - I haven't broken up with anyone. Apparently you have to date people in order to break up with them. Hmmm... I've just been talking a lot about this "fantasy" world in which I live, which includes "Yolanda," "Crooked Straight Friend," etc . I need to leave my fantasy world behind, and step into reality. It's like a break-up... with myself. And, I'm just obsessed with Amy Winehouse. She seems to be singing the soundtrack to my life right now.
Also, I have seen "Fingersmith" before... and yes, I watched it again yesterday. Great movie! Jealous you got to meet Ms. Waters. Very cool!
Grrrr... Monday. How many more days until the weekend?
Seemingly appropriate...
While sitting at the fountain at Washington Square Park on Saturday, we saw this pretty rainbow appear! It just seemed to fit in with everything going on around us. It was a beautiful day in the park, and the fountain, when the wind would blow, would cool us off just enough to sit there a bit longer.
My wild, fun-filled, blog vacation is over. I'm back to blogging (some what!). I still prefer my mini-blogging via Twitter. But regardless, here I am.
On Saturday, I walked through the city with yet another Venezuelan chick (I got to meet 2 of them! Jealous?) This was a t-shirt we stumbled upon in Urban Outfitters. I was laughing hysterically. A quality shirt!
I've also become recently obsessed with Amy Winehouse's "Tears Dry On Their Own." The lyrics are great - so look them up if you don't know them. :-) Here's her performing the song live (and she appears SOBER!) Enjoy!
I've been too busy to blog. Please see Twitter for updates during 4th of July week.