Afternoon Baseball

I've been neglectful. I liked the time off, and I needed to figure out how I was going to make this adventure worthwhile, and work-safe, without being terribly boring. I'm still working on that, but progressing.

Anyways, my vacation from work (and blogging) so far:
The Yankees kicked some Royals butt on a Saturday with half the Navy in the stands. The five behind us were wowed by a strong-sounding Bob Sheppard (actually announcing defensive replacements in the late innings) and later descended into talk of a nature that included the word "slut" thrown around. I'm sure she was, though.

I've had one dinner canceled on me and another hang-out mixed up because I got the day wrong. Or something. But no harm, no foul, as both were part of days that had lots else going on. And an old, boring man now, I think, so perhaps they are just sensing that.

I caught Franz Ferdinand on "Austin Music City" and they weren't bad. Vocals were shaky, and they never quite get the notes on their guitars to sound the same (on the high end, especially), but they did a fantastic jammed-out version of "Outsiders" (the star track of their second album) to close out.

I played way too much Wiffleball and muscles hurt that I don't ever use, apparently. Like my arms.

"Boy Meets World" holds up very well. It's actually a show worth watching. Except Topanga was really never hot. I saw an episode of "Deadwood" last year where the dad played a conniving, sort-of-evil drunken dad of the dark-haired chick, and it was shocking to see him be an SOB.

Quotes:
My away message on my last night of work: My next-door neighbors are vacuuming at 1:53 a.m. Granted, I'm awake cause I have stupid hours, but honestly, what the hell?
Greg's reply: Maybe that just murdered someone, and are vacuuming to remove traces of evidence like hairs and shirt threads

Me: So how drunk are you in this new facebook picture?
Chelsea: Hahahaha oh so you can see it. Pretty drunk. I think i'm being upstaged by the guy behind me.

"Wow. That girl's dress, um, doesn't start for a while." ~ me talking about Nicole's prom pictures

"You know, Nicole, if you're doing anything the next couple days, James is going to be around." ~ Her dad, throwing his only child at me...it's not really that funny in real life

"You know, James, I think I might have a date for you." ~ the bride's (Beth) dad
"Oh really?" ~ me, suspicious
"Yeah, Jennie, she's sort of, artistic, I guess, and she's about your age."
"Oh no. (shakes head) She wouldn't get your humor, James. ... Mike, what do you think of Jennie?" ~ Beth, saving me.
"Well...she's...nice." ~ Mike