Sports Gal

Brett reads The Sports Guy on ESPN. He's a big fan. He read Bill Simmons book entirely on the toilet last year. Thank god we had two bathrooms!

Anwyays - his wife writes her own random columns when she does her "picks". They are always pretty funny and Brett and I think they could be our best friends. My "Woman Doctor" works in the same office with Bill Simmon's step mom. I felt like we were connected. I looked at pictures of their baby. It was weird.

Anyways - her article today was pretty funny.

Click here to read.

I pick EXACTLY the same way for the March Madness pools. Except I throw in things like "I hate that kid that looks like he doesn't wash his face so I'll root against his team even though they are good". Same thing for the Suns. I could never root for a Steve Nash team. Hopefully he doesn't come to Boston. Wash your hair and I'll pick your team. As we already learned I am not a football fan so my "picks" are just random. For example even though my friend Julie goes there I could never pick Stanford to win anything. They have a TREE for a mascot. How lame is that. I dont actually think that there could be anything worse than a friggin tree. I usually pick UConn because I was there when Rip Hamilton won the title. I was doing keg stands with frat boys. It was amazing! I also usually pick fun schools like Gonzaga. I just like the name. The cool part is that they are usually a good school to pick. If UCLA is good that year (which I will know since Brett is OBSESSED) I usually pick them to win it all unless its against UConn. Since I'm in Boston no one picks UCLA so I usually last pretty long in the pools. That's how I make my picks.

Fon-Don't & Stealing Jesus

I AM going to hell for this but I just think its damn hysterical!

Headline: Six injured by exploding fondue

Three people were taken to hospital with serious burns after a gas-powered fondue set exploded.

WHAT?????? SERIOUSLY?? oh and gas powered? That's some SERIOUS fondue-ing right there. I will admit that the one time I got the urge to fondue I almost burned my tiny apartment down. Open flame + Jaci = disaster. Apparently these people shouldn't be around an open flame or any gas for that matter. I love this shit.

Ok so then I also stumbled on this story.

Teen charged in GPS-equipped Jesus

Who steals a baby Jesus? Also... who has a GPS-equipped Jesus? There are a million jokes here but I'll give the Big Guy a break on this one.

Back to Work

I'm back to work this week. Yesterday and today have been uneventful. I think I got a total of 15 emails in two days. I started a couple of things on the To Do list but I'm not sure I will be able to finish them. I have no energy. I think the 20 people that were in the office today at 11am are no longer here. Did I miss the memo that everyone was leaving at noon? Damn!

I fixed up my digital picture frame I got from my mom for Christmas. Its pretty cool but the "slow" speed is still pretty fast. I would actually like to look at the pictures before they speed to another one. I'm already sick of the 100 or so pictures I put in there because I see them all about every 5 minutes. I'm going to have to cut it down to just scenery pics or something. Its making me nauseous.

I might roll out of here at like 3pm. T minus 60 minutes and counting.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you are having a great day. I am busy downloading new songs and videos to my iPod Touch that I got for Christmas. Apparently the limit we put on gifts for eachother was ignored because I got a gift double the cost of the limit. Brett claims that it was because he got Celtics Season tickets. Soo.. yay for me!

Merry Christmas. I am off to get ready to go to my parents. Brett is brining his Xbox and his new Guitar Hero game to play over there.

TV Sucks!

So this writers strike is really starting to piss me off. After a day like mine all I want to do is get under 50 blankets and watch TV on my couch with my "lap dog" on top of me. Last night I was forced to watch CSI: Miami but had to turn it off before Horatio did his famous one-liner.

If this Writers Strike is going to force me to listen to Horatio Cane say things like "The verdict is in, but the Jury is out" and "drive by Miami Style" I might have to poke my eyes out. I also found this great video of all the good one liners clipped together - amazing!!!



Looks like I'll be watching old shows like Doogie Howser MD on Hulu.

Spouses Watch Out!

so I'm posting a lot today. I might have to take a few days off.

A couple months back when Brett was still in OCS we hung out with some local Boston CG people. I met a bunch of great couples and one of the women asked me to join a Yahoo Coast Guard Spouse group. I did and I've regretted it ever since.

At first it was OK. I knew these women were nothing like me. They were gossipy and all of them were 24 with 2+ kids (typical right) with screen names like "honeypoohbearlover" and "hugsandkissesformyman". Shit like that makes me want to gag. Regardless - I had something in common with these women and I was going to stick it out.

Then the emails started rolling in with members asking for baby clothes and talking about their "DH's" whatever that stands for (in the context of their husband but what is the "D"?). It was annoying but like a bad car crash I wanted to sit and watch.

A week or so ago a woman emailed in saying this "Hello hope your all well and doing great! I'm going through a divorce. It was a long time coming and I am back with my family in RI. We only took the clothes on our back literally it was one of those get in the car and drive now situations."

I was shocked that this random women mass emailed the entire group to tell them about this situation and bash her husband. Ummm hello - its the f***ing Coast Guard! Its like 30,000 members - pretty sure all our husbands know this guy and now we are all thinking he beats the shit out of her or something.

I left the group today. Being the bitch I am, I sent an email to the group leader and told her that I didn't appreciate the mass email and that I hope that my husband isn't that woman's boss because that could be pretty bad. I also said that I didn't want to be a part of a group of women that gossip to "support" each other.

Am I being too extreme? I figure if this group is for the spouses to support each other and our husbands why on earth would someone want to put something like that in my head. I have met some wonderful CG wives but most of the women that I hear about are like this. They have husbands that DON'T talk to them so they have to talk to OTHER women to find info out. Try marrying a man that actually TALKS to you! If you don't know when your husband is coming home then there is something terribly wrong with your marriage. I'm probably going to be beat up after this post by an anonymous CG Spouse.

The Menorah is 10 feet tall

My good friend and Maid of Honor just called me. She is taking classes at good old University of Hartford where we both got our undergrad degrees. The call I got was hysterical...

AC: "So I'm on campus and the menorah is double the size and there is no Christmas Tree in sight."
Me: "Take a picture. Classic UHa with the enormous Menorah. I NEED a picture!"
AC: "Its in the middle of the lawn. Probably 10 feet tall."
Me: laughing uncontrollably

So.. if you haven't figured it out already Amy and I were the minority here. Those of us who believed in Jesus were just a handful - we stuck together.

Update: 3:30pm!!! And here is the picture!!!

Christmas List

What is everyone getting their loved ones for Christmas? I have a couple ideas for Brett but I have no idea what he'll actually want. Do people want the interesting gifts or the ones they actually need? For example Brett needs a new belt. Is he going to like getting it for Christmas?

I'm going to try for the 50/50 split on want and need for this Christmas.

Rep Love

It was an awesome game on Monday night. We froze our asses off and there wasn't enough Baileys for the hot cocoa but it was a damn fun time!

Thank God I bought some Under Armour for under my jeans. They almost didn't fit since my ass and thighs are about to bust open most jeans I own! I was happy I over-packed and over-dressed for the event because I'm not sure I could have handled being much colder. This was only the second game that the Pats didn't out score the team by 20 pts.

Of course this was the FREEZING cold night that I had to stay all 4 Quarters to get a win out of the Pats! We stayed until the bitter end and rounded out a good 6 hours at the stadium. I got to hear the nice Baltimore accent in full force. It has something to do with the "O's" and now I search for it everywhere. I keep asking my asst planner about her "hoouuumme" read "home".

I went back to the hotel for some beers and late night pizza followed up by the hottest bath I have ever taken. The next morning was rough but we survived and had a blast.

This week has been the week of Rep Love. After I got back from Baltimore it was my birthday. I received a chocolate cake in the mail and then a bottle of Champagne sent to my dinner with Brett later that night. I was very pampered this week and it was AWESOME!

Thank you to everyone who wished me a good birthday. It was a great day!

Not A Football Fan

Tonight I am flying to Baltimore to watch the Monday Night Football game - Pats vs Ravens. Some of you might know that I'm not exactly a football fan. I don't understand the game no matter how hard I try. I think the fact that it takes multiple trys to get to 1st down is retarded. I understand baseball and basketball but Football... for some reason I just don't get it.

So... you are now thinking that this bitch who doesn't like the game is now flying down to Baltimore to watch it is more retarded than her ideas about a 1st down. Yes - I know. I'm an idiot. I like watching live sports. I don't have to understand the game to stare at the hot, big, muscular guys in tight pants run around the field. I don't have to like the multiple times it takes to get to a 1st down to enjoy a sweaty Tom Brady on the sidelines.

My husband and most of my friends and co-workers are angered by my lack of love for the game of Football. I feel like they give me a little extra slack b/c I am a season ticket holder for the Celtics. Do you? Is it ok? Can I be a one-sport woman? Basketball is the only sport that I can watch on TV (Tommy Heinson is amazing) and live. Baseball is ok but since Brett is an angels fan its All Baseball All The Time and that can get annoying. There really isnt anything like going to a Sox game though... amazing.

Ok - back to Football...
Tonight should be a great time - my first boondoggle with work. My first taste of the fun trips that happen with spending huge amounts of ad dollars on websites. I have my Ski gear and Uggs ready to battle any weather that December can throw at me.