Sunday, August 14, 2005

Good Day Sunshine

I need to laugh and when the sun is out
I've got something I can laugh about
I feel good in a special way
I'm in love and it's a sunny day



No, actually its a miserable day. I hope I feel better tomorrow. I have been sad for the last 30something hours.

Sunday, July 24, 2005

White Sox vs. Red Sox

24 July 2005

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Johnny Damon before the game in the dugout

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Varitek on deck. My favorite Red Sox player


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Anthony John threw me a ball, but some fat slob stole it away. He loves me.

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David Ortiz loves me. He kept looking at me and smiling. He winked and gave me the thumbs up sign. Yes, I love him now, too.

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Johnny Damon's Butt

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I kept calling him a fashion model. I used to hate him, but he is not that bad. Really.

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Go Go White Sox Win!

Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Some serious stuff is wrapped in here

I guess this is appropriate to post since... well... anyway...

A film is being made in honor of Janis Joplin's life as a musical artist. You will never believe who is playing her...

Renée Zellweger!

Anyway, the film is in the pre-production stages. I think that is a crazy pick for the lead role as Joplin; they're first pick was apparently the washed-up pop star "Pink".
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Come to think of it, Renée was really good as Gina in Empire Records
and had a raspy singing voice. Maybe she can pull it off.
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Joss Stone may have done a good job, too, but since she denied Tom Cruise of some booty, she is probably banned from Hollywood for life.


The film's title is Piece of My Heart.

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SINCE YOU'RE SO GOOD AT IT

didn't I make you feel like you were the only man
didn’t I give you nearly everything that a woman possibly can
honey, you know I did…
and each time I tell myself that I, well I think I've had enough
but I'm gonna show you, baby, that a woman can be tough

I want you to come on, come on, come on, come on and take it,
take another little piece of my heart now, baby
break it
break another little bit of my heart now, darling
have another little piece of my heart now, baby
you know you got it if it makes you feel good
oh, yes indeed

you're out on the streets looking good,
and baby deep down in your heart I guess you know that it ain't right
never, never, never, never, never, never hear me when I cry at night
babe, I cry all the time
and each time I tell myself that I, well I can't stand the pain
but when you hold me in your arms, I'll sing it once again

take another little piece of my heart now, baby
break it
break another little bit of my heart now, darling
have another little piece of my heart now, baby
you know you got it child, if it makes you feel good


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Kristy, the Ash Tree

Taken from: http://www.paulsadowski.com/birthday.asp

You entered: 11/29/1983
You were born on a Tuesday
under the astrological sign Sagittarius.
Your Life path number is 7.

The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2445667.5.
The golden number for 1983 is 8.
The epact number for 1983 is 16.
The year 1983 was not a leap year.

As of 6/14/2005 9:28:40 AM CDT
You are 21 years old.
You are 259 months old.
You are 1,124 weeks old.
You are 7,868 days old.
You are 188,841 hours old.
You are 11,330,488 minutes old.
You are 679,829,320 seconds old.

There are 168 days till your next birthday
on which your cake will have 22 candles on it.

Those 22 candles produce 22 BTU's,
or 5,544 calories of heat (that's only 5.5440 food Calories!) .
You can boil 2.51 US ounces of water with that many candles.

Your birth tree is



Ash Tree, the Ambition
Uncommonly attractive, vivacious, impulsive,
demanding, does not care for criticism, ambitious, intelligent, talented, likes
to play with its fate, can be egoistic, very reliable and trustworthy, faithful
and prudent lover, sometimes brains rule over heart, but takes partnership very
serious.

The moon's phase on the day you were
born was waning crescent.
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You can also see what your name says about you...

Monday, June 13, 2005

This is an in-class activity I had to do today in my Anthro Lab and my responses

Rate Each of the following traits from 0 (irrelevant or unimportant) to 3 (indispensable) for how important they are to you in a mate:

ambition and industriousness - 3
chastity - 0
dependable character - 2
desire for home and children - 2 (eventually)
education and intelligence - 3
emotional stability and maturity - 3
favorable social status - 1 (not quite sure what this means)
good cook and housekeeper - 0
good financial prospect - 0
good health - 0
good looks - 2
love - 2
mutual attraction - 3
pleasing disposition - 3
refinement, neatness - 1
similar education - 0
similar religious background - 1
similar political background - 2
sociability - 2

LIST YOURS!!

Wednesday, May 25, 2005

...and I said what about a necklace from Tiffany’s?

Going to the Chapel ...

I definitely fell asleep last night before the White Sox won in 2-1 in extra innings. I can’t complain though, because I have not been able to fall asleep lately.

I (the Kanticides) am still in 1st place in my Yahoo! Fantasy Baseball league.

My cousin just told me that my other (23-year-old) cousin is getting engaged. I must say that I am a bit jealous. I stress “bit”. I’m not particularly jealous of per se, but of the whole idea of getting it “out of the way”. Anyway, unnamed cousin was taking pictures of the engagement rings of everyone who was at a family gathering I missed this weekend. I think it was to be sure that hers was bigger. She is marrying her on-again-off-again multi-millionaire boyfriend with whom she breaks up multiple times per year. Which reminds me…

Last night I was talking to my friend Craig from Cleveland on instant messenger; I asked him if he wanted to get married eventually and he said “yes, of course”. That really surprised me, but it got me thinking about marriage as a custom. Why should you have to get married to have kids? I could easily raise a child more efficiently alone than with someone to whom I am married that doesn’t give a shit. He’d just make it more difficult.

Also, should love be the main reason to marry someone? I would not have a difficult time marrying a person for whom I only had tepid feelings. Making each other happy is more important. I used Craig’s parents as an example as they have been married for many years. I wondered if Craig’s mother would be capable of loving the man in line in front of her at the grocery store more than she loves her husband. It is possible, isn’t it? Married people don’t know because they are fixed in a binding legal contract with each other.

My mother and father were miserable together. Though his girlfriend and my father are now “on the outs”, as he says, he was much happier with her than with my mom. Should they have stayed married even though they disliked each other? Or better yet, should they have gotten married in the first place? How does one measure another’s worthiness of being capable of staying in a solid, helpful, cooperative marriage?

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Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Summer Fun

I start summer school next Monday. I'm taking a five-hour Anthropology Class called "The Human Adventure"; I'm sure it is going to f*cking SUCK.

I am thinking about going to Washington, DC for a weekend at the end of July. The Sox are playing Baltimore that weekend at Camden Yards. I want to stay near the Mall in DC or in Georgetown and hop a commuter to Baltimore for a game or two (or three!)

Is it just me or is Aaron Rowand striking out more than ever before.

Here's those long awaited hair pics that you've been e-mailing me about. I took these a few minutes after I got home from the appointment. Yes, I am wearing a Kerry Wood Cubs shirt in the photo. A friend bought it for me from a Salvation Army as a joke. I didn't care if it got bleached ;)

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short message

I did care; I do care and probably will for a long time.

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but good luck. I'll think about you when I'm at Filter or the next time I'm in a hospital.

Friday, May 20, 2005

I Don’t Think You Realize How Big This Really Is…

As you may or may not already know, this afternoon marks the beginning of the annual Cross-town Classic – Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox, North Side v. South Side or the Transplant Yuppies v. True Fans.

The White Sox lead the series 22-20 with a 13-8 record at home and 9-12 at Wrigley Field. The Cubs won last year's series 4-2 and swept the final three games at Wrigley. ... Twelve of the 42 games have been decided in the final at-bat.

The Sun-Times has given the Edge of the 3 game series starting in just over an hour to my very own Chicago White Sox.

Here’s MY break down:

First Base - Derek Lee over Paul Konerko. Lee’s .362 average & Golden Glove defensive capablitites surpass Konerko’s fridge-on-his-back speed and .211 batting average.
CUBS

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Second Base – Red Hot Tadahito Iguchi (better known as Gucci at Comiskey) gets the edge over Todd Walker’s (rehab assignment) replacement Jerry Hairston, Jr. Gucci is the only Sox hitter batting over .300.
SOX
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Third Base – This is debatable. Aramis Ramirez has been sucking it up lately on the field with his injuries, but Joe Crede is not much better even though he’s not injured. Crede’s batting .256 with 3 HR and 15 RBI while Ramirez is batting .248 with 7 homers and 18 runs batted in. I’d still take Crede in the field over Ramirez. Last year, this would not even be examined – it’d automatically go to Aramis.
TIE
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Shortstop - Garciaparra’s alleged ‘roids injury hasn’t really hurt the Cubs as he was hitting .157 with only 4 RBIs before he got hurt. Neifi Perez has done a good job replacing him and is better with the glove than the Sox’ Juan Uribe. My vote goes with Neifi.
CUBS
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Left Field – Scott Podsednik, my dream man #2 after Rowand, leads the league with 24 stolen bases. His average ain’t too shabby either at .283. Hollandsworth & Dubois Suck.
SOX
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Right Field – Jermaine Dye sucks. Anyone is better. Including Jeremy Burnitz.
CUBS
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Center Field – Aaron Rowand is on a streak with hits in his last 12 games. He’s way hotter than Corey Patterson, too (sorry had to say it). Corey may have a better arm, but I think Rowand covers more ground and definitely has his heart in it.
SOX
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Catcher – AJ Pierzynski deserves a lot of credit for the great start the White Sox pitching staff has had thus far. He gets my vote over Michael Barret. Barret had a rough start, but has been doing well in the month of May. AJ’s average is better than Michael’s; he’s hitting a bit under Barret with a .266 average with seven homers and 16 RBIs. He makes up for it on the defensive end.
SOX
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Pitching – I’d take 8-win-Garland, Buehrle, Freddy, Hermie (has not allowed a run this season, 9 for 9 in save attempts AND on my Fantasy team), El Duque, Mr. Zero over Head Case Zambrano, Wood, Ryan Dempster, Chad Fox and Borowski (who the hell is that anyway) and everyone else the Cubs have tried ANY DAY OF THE WEEK
SOX BY FAR
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Managing – very objective, but Dusty Baker sucks. He’s not going to be around much longer. And screw his toothpick, too. Ozzie Ball seems to be working for the Sox. He has a bad mouth, but he shouldn’t have to park in the McDonald’s Parking lot on Addison during the Sox series at Wrigley. He’s gotta right to be pissed!
SOX
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I am wearing my Aaron Rowand jersey today at work. I just walked over to City Hall and got three high-fives for my attire. "You Go Girl!"

I can't wait 'til tomorrow!

“… and when it comes to baseball we’ve got two favorite clubs – the Go Go White Sox and whoever plays the Cubs” - Arranmore

Friday, May 06, 2005

Fuck Jay Mariotti

My favorite prick Jay Mariotti writes for the Chicago Sun-Times and is the definition of a Sox hater.

Somehow, sizzling Sox getting the job done

May 6, 2005

BY JAY MARIOTTI SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST

You want to reach out and shake the White Sox just to confirm they're real, to make sure they aren't so many transparent Shoeless Joe Jacksons in ''Field of Dreams.'' That is the working curse, isn't it? If we always dwell on a goat in Cubdom, the fact is the Sox haven't won a World Series since they threw one in 1919, and any threat to such a wicked drought must stand the test of fraudulence.

So before I sit here on May 6 and recklessly say, sure, Hawkeroo, get that detached retina adjusted because the Sox are going all the way, allow me to remind you they've compiled 17 of their 21 victories against losing teams. And that six have come against the Kansas City Royals, baseball's losingest club and the only big-league flagship that might be inferior to its Class AAA affiliate. And that the Sox, for all their celebrated emphasis on manufacturing runs the right way, rank 24th in the majors in on-base percentage and -- imagine this -- dead last with a .217 average with runners in scoring position. And that 20 clubs have scored more runs so far. And that their two most accomplished run producers, Paul (.190) Konerko and Jermaine (.202) Dye, really stink right now.

I cite these numbers not to rile up the Blizzard of Oz and have him call me an Italian (bleep), but to remind everyone it's a long, long season amid a long, long history of Sox heartbreaks. The happy news is, this team is 21-7 despite its offensive problems, which suggests Ken Williams' daring transition to thinking-man's baseball -- Small Ball, Smart Ball, Snail Ball, Ozzie Ball, Anti-Magglio Ball, Ducksnort Ball -- is his most successful gamble yet in an otherwise lukewarm career as general manager. The shaky news is, can you really expect the Sox to maintain three trends that blow the mind and seem like myths waiting to be exploded?

Somehow, they have held a lead in each of their 28 games, breaking the record of the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers, a team that won the World Series and was dearly followed by a college student named Jerry Reinsdorf. Do you really think a team hitting .254 can maintain this? Isn't it a streak waiting for a five-run first inning and 9-0 awakening?

Somehow, they have won 12 of 15 one-run games, including a hocus-pocus, 2-1 victory over the Royals on Thursday. Can a credible bullpen continue to be out-of-its-mind efficient, especially when Shingo Takatsu is the closer and still capable of blowing leads -- eight saves with a 6.23 ERA? -- that give new meaning to those ''GONNNGGG!!!'' sound effects?

And somehow, the starting rotation has relinquished one run or fewer in 13 games, which ranks among the best streaks of early-season dominance in baseball history but simply isn't going to continue in any season, real or PlayStation. The Sox have a quality rotation, but any comparisons to all-time staffs should be tempered until they start facing the American League's best lineups.

Maybe this is long-overdue payback for 87 years of pain, a futility run that has been ignored nationally amid Red Sox literature and Cubbie tragicomedy. Maybe this is a magically conceived team with purring chemistry and the perfect attitude. ''This is not a fluke,'' reliever Dustin Hermanson declared. ''We're not playing well for just the first month.'' Or maybe it's just an unbelievable run of luck that will bite them in the butt when they start playing the best teams.

Read more...

It doesn't help that I already hate this guy. My mom called me this morning to tell me to read him and said I should write a response. I wrote this:

Dear Mr. Mariotti

My mom called me this morning to advise me to read your pessimistic
article. It really upset her and she said that it put a damper on her
Friday. She suggested I write to you; I thought it was a good idea
since I have been holding in too much for too long. In honor of
Mother's Day, did your mother ever tell you "if you don't have
anything nice to say, don't say anything at all"? Your attitude about
the White Sox is sickening to many of your readers. Sox fever is among
us; take a look around. We'll see if we continue these winning ways.
If not, we'll just rag on the Cubs.

Kristy XXXX, 21
Clear Ridge, Chicago


If it's published, it'll be in the paper on Mother's Day.


Monday, April 25, 2005

An Update for Those in "Readerland"

After an e-mail from Sneddy confirming my existence, I decided it was time for an update.

Who's My Favorite Canadian, you ask?

I decided that my favorite Canadian is Avril Lavigne. I don't really even like her that much... I just like that stupid song -- her newest single (I believe):

Let's talk this over
It's not like we're dead
Was it something I did?
Was it something you said?

Don't leave me hangin'
In a city so dead
Held up so high
On such a breakable thread

You were all the things I thought I knew
And I thought we could be

You were everything, everything that I wanted
We were meant to be, supposed to be, but we lost it, but we lost it
And all of our memories, so close to me, just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending


And for those of you wondering about my hair... yeah, I already have roots. It's growing out really bad. I don't have the $cash$ right now to get it re-done. I know everyone is sick of seeing pictures of my dog, but you know they're coming...

I've been swamped with school work as my semester is almost over.

We almost got in a car accident yesterday. Stewie got a slight head injury. He flew out of his carrier and hit the dash. He was seatbelted in, too. Semi ran us off the road. I thought I was dead meat.

Here's a picture of me from the Sox game last weekend. Please excuse the fact that I look like a moron:

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and here's some pictures of pumpkin:
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I love the White Sox!!
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yes, he is wearing a hoodie & White Sox gear.

BEST IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES, BABY!

Friday, April 01, 2005

Quick Survey

1. What time is it: 2:38 PM
2. Name on Birth certificate: Kristy Ann
3. Nicknames: Kristibelle, Krann, Krystal Lite, Missy.
4. Piercings: three
5. What is the most recent movie you've seen in the theater: Robots - disappointing
6. Eye color: blue
7. Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois
8. Favorite foods: Chinese, Mexican
9. Ever been to Africa? No.
10. Ever been toilet papering? No.
11. Love someone so much it made you cry?: Stupid question.
12. Been in a car accident?: Yes.
13. Croutons or bacon bits: Croutons.
14. Favorite day of the week: Saturday
15. Favorite restaurants: Leona’s in Cal City.
16. Favorite flower: Gerber daisies, though I have yet to receive any.
17. Favorite sport to watch: baseball
18: Favorite song: Beulah – A Good Man is Easy to Kill
19. Favorite ice cream: Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food.
20. Disney or Warner Brothers: Disney
21. Favorite fast food restaurant: Portillo's
22. What color is your bedroom carpet: dark green
23. How many times did you fail your driver's test: zero
24. Before this one, from who did you receive your last e-mail: Jon
25. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?: Does Amazon.com count? I’ve already maxxxed a card there.
26. What do you do most often when you are bored?: Play with my son or play the Sims (shut up) and dream about the way things could be...
27. Bedtime: 11PM
28. Who will respond to this e-mail the quickest?: It is not an e-mail now.
29. How old are you?: 21. Too old to complete this survey.
30. Who are you most curious about their responses to this questionnaire?: Sneddy.
31. Favorite TV shows: Sex & the City, Seinfeld, the Brady Bunch, the Ashlee Simpson Show & Newlyweds.
32. Last person you went to dinner with: Joe, Jon & Liz
33. Ford or Chevy?: Chevy I suppose
34. What are you listening to right now?: What Will You Do When Your Suntan Fades?
35. What is your favorite color? Pink or Kelley Green
36. Lake, Ocean or River: ocean
37. How many tattoos do you have?: Zero, but may get one someday.
38. What are you going to name your children if you have them?:
Girls: Annabelle, Caroline, Mira (formed by grandparents’ initials) , Amelia, Marlee.
Boys: Declan, Aidan, Finnegan (Finn).
39. Give us some news: My brother was working on the basement at my mom’s house. He was holding a piece of dry wall and he shot a nail through his hand. He immediately yanked it out and called 911 and had to go to the hospital to get a tetanus shot.
40. Favorite recreation activity: shopping for my puppy and my unborn nephew, drinking ‘ritas on patios :)
41. Favorite place you have been: Cote d’ Azur, France
42. Place you would like to go: Boston this summer or London
43. Favorite Beverage: Pepsi over ice.
43. Preferred Pet: I’ll give you two guesses; Love my Stewie, but I am still partial to Labs.
44. Worst Food you've tasted: canned green beans or cranberry sauce. Ew!

Tuesday, March 29, 2005

I think I've lost all of my readers because I slacked on posting and haven't gotten any comments on my real comment board of any substance. Oh well, that's what I get for allowing my world to fall apart.

This place really needs a Nice redesign. I wish my Japanese friend could help me, but he's too busy eating McDonald's fries with chopsticks...

Maybe I'll get on that alone and I'll have inspiration to start writing seemingly interesting entries. Until then, I will be removing Adam's Communist photo from Stewie's mouth.

I will post pictures of my hair as well. I really like it. Very manageable and looks like it has style even if its just air dried.

Anyone there?

Wednesday, March 23, 2005

I'm on spring break.

I dyed my hair black and cut it (it is really cute).

I have no life.

I drank five Diet Cokes today and feel like energetic death.

I ordered my youth size 10/12 grey Aaron Rowand jersey from Grandstand yesterday. whawha?
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I charged an iPod photo 30gb and bought a green 4gb mini for my brother.
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I am selling my 3rd generation 20gb iPod for cheap. Make me an offer.
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Wednesday, March 16, 2005

I Hate This Blog So Much

But Eric wanted to see pics of my pup. I took these last night when he was sleepy. It's impossible to get any good photos during the day when he's running around.

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Monday, February 28, 2005

goin' to the chapel

I want to get married. I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately and I just have this marriage-fever. Its sick and disgusting and it makes me MAD! I want to trick someone into going to Vegas with me. We’ll stay at a nice hotel; I’ll pay and then we can just go to one of those little chapels and DO IT!

I’ll love you and spend your money while you work all day. I’ll hire someone to come walk the dog and play with him while I’m out spending your money.

Nope. Couldn’t do it.

A couple more rules:

1. We can’t be one of those couples that has Chinese food every Tuesday
2. Well, maybe just one more rule.