oh coccyx

Yesterday morning I slipped on the stairs as I was going downstairs. I landed on my coccyx, elbows, and head. Today I am in a lot of pain. Well, I was in a lot of pain but yesterday afternoon I was able to get my hands on a lot of darvocet so now I am feeling a little better. It's making me a little wonky and I'm not sure how I will write the paper I'm supposed to write. But at least I can sit on my coccyx without wanting to cry. I do love that word. COCCYX. Last night Jesse told me that I might be in a lot of pain but at least I get to say COCCYX a lot. He's so right!

Google Reader is one of my favorite things. Sometimes, though, they paraphrase headlines and I get all excited about articles that aren't very exciting. For example, this morning I read "Teachers Union Supports Slots" but when I clicked on the article in the Washington Post, it was "Teachers Union Gives Backing to Slot Machine Initiative." Disappointing.

I think I can write that paper now.

kennedy space center

On Tuesday we went to visit Kennedy Space Center. It was a great day to go because most people went the day before to see the space shuttle.

This is where the shuttle launched from...


This is the vehicle assembly building...


This is the communications room or something at the Apollo/Saturn V center. I dig blinky lights.


Jesse and I with a real live person in a space suit. If I look a little stressed it is because I was wondering why I let the dude that sweeps up trash touch my camera. He did a good job so I am pretty much an asshole.

3.... 2....1.... LIFT OFF!

We just happened to be staying on Cocoa Beach the night the Space Shuttle Endeavour launched on Tuesday morning at 2:28. There is nothing like hanging out on a beach in the middle of the night drinking Miller High Life watching a space shuttle launch. We were about 25 miles away so I wasn't sure we'd be able to see it. Since we are not visually impaired, we had no trouble seeing it! Unfortunately it was a cloudy night so it wasn't visible for long. And I didn't have a tripod so the photos are pretty blurry but I think you can get the idea.

it's like a club. for losers.

Since getting the new camera I find myself checking out all the other cameras around me. This week I found out I'm not the only one who does this because several people have commented on my camera. I think the strangest instance was when I walked into a restaurant and was putting the camera in my bag and the hostess said, "I'm so jealous of your camera!" Wha? Huh? I just wanted a bloody mary! But I stood there and talked SLR talk with her because that's what I do now. Talk about my camera. I'm an official member of the club.

I haven't been very creative with it yet and have mostly used the automatic settings. One of my favorite things is the sports mode where you hold down the button and the shutter goes "click click click click click" really fast (that's the technical explanation). Here's a series of Magglio during batting practice. He needs to practice his fielding skills. There are more in this series but Picasa will only let me post 4 at a time. It's probably better that way.

Monday

This morning we left Lakeland and drove to the east side to see the Tigers play the Nationals. We got here really early so we found this little park on the coast. It was full of nature...



After we had enough of nature we headed to Space Coast Stadium. Sweet statue of Casey at the Bat. He had a kick ass moustache.


And a little space shuttle outside the park!

pirates at tigers

Today was our only game in Lakeland, at Joker Marchant Stadium. Here are some teeny tiny oranges outside the ballpark. A man saw me taking photos and told me the oranges are really sweet and yummy. I didn't try one.


Beautiful day! It was in the 60's but not very breezy. Perfect!!


Robertson pitched.


Inge played 3B. This is the trainer talking to him after he got hit with a pitch. He was okay.


I'm embarrassed to say we left during the top of the 10th inning because apparently the Tigs won with a walk-off homerun in the bottom of the 10th. I hate people who leave games early. My excuse: we had left our seats because I couldn't stand listening to the annoying girl sitting behind us for ONE MORE MINUTE. We ended up standing to watch the game and were behind some people and I couldn't see anything anyway. Bummer.

Tomorrow we go to Space Coast Stadium to see the Tigs play the Nationals.

Tigers at Blue Jays

Quickly, because I'm on vacation. We flew out of Detroit yesterday at 7:10 A.M. I think our plane didn't actually leave until 8. It was a really rough flight and I thought I might die. But I didn't die and we made it to Knology Park in Dunedin, FL (just north of Clearwater) to see the Tigers play the Blue Jays.

Hi Jim!!


Knology Park isn't really very nice. It's old with screws loose on the seats.


Granderson batted first, Polanco second.


Granderson needs to work on patience at the plate.

more getting ready for vacation...

Last night Jesse's friend/co-worker, Kevin, AKA Lee, came over to play Rock Band and get some instructions on taking care of the cats while we are gone. Jesse was playing the drums, Kevin was playing guitar, and I was singing. I was complaining (go figure) about all I need to get done before we leave.

Me: So Jesse...Do you want me to start packing your shit tomorrow oh that didn't sound right at all.

Jesse and Kevin had a good laugh at that.

And Jesse said no.

i'm ready.

I went shopping today and bought new Teva's so I'm ready to go!



Finding Teva's in Michigan in March isn't as easy as you might think.

Yes, my second toe is longer than my big toe. I swear someone told me that it means I'm a lesbian but I don't remember who told me that or why.

i need to work hard and make lots of money.

Because I just made the mistake of looking at the list of bands/musicians playing at SXSW 2008 and I had the incredible urge to drop everything, including spring training, and get my ass to Austin. Alas, I don't have a job. And I don't have any money. But I can't complain too much because I do have a round trip plane ticket to Tampa and 3 tickets to baseball games and plans to go to Kennedy Space Center.

You should all know by now that I am a complainer. I complain. It's what I do.

And I'll never make lots of money but hopefully I'll find ways to make up for it by fighting evil people who make lots of money and befriending nice people who make lots of money.

Maybe someday I'll get to go to SXSW.

snow day.

On Monday it was around 40 degrees and all the snow melted. Yesterday it got cold again and by late afternoon it started to snow. This is what we woke up to this morning!!



Wayne State University actually cancelled classes so I got to experience my first snow day in over a decade. I celebrated with a migraine!! However, I got my ass out of bed to shovel the sidewalk this morning because by 9 AM the doorbell had been rung twice by people wanting me to pay them to shovel our 30 feet of sidewalk. Of course, I didn't answer the door but I assume that is what they wanted. Since I didn't want to be continuously bothered by my industrious neighbors, I shoveled.

Saturday afternoon we will attend our first spring training game of 2008. It can't come soon enough!!