Moonlit Jazz

NY Yankees 4, Oakland 3 at Network Associates Coliseum

Winning Pitcher – Paul Quantrill (3-1)
Losing Pitcher – Arthur Rhodes (0-1)
SV – Mariano Rivera(11)

NYY Runs: 4, Hits: 11, Errors: 0
OAK Runs: 3, Hits: 10, Errors: 1

Oakland Record: (12-15)

I just don’t know what to say. How about I stay kind and not say a thing? Works for me…

I feel loved…

More love to all of those who’ve wished me a happy birthday: Beebs, Michel, Luz, and Neal.

Turning to the dark side?

First it was the awesome iPod.

Now, it’s a PowerBook G4. Yowsa! A wonderful and sleek piece of technology. I like it a lot! At this moment, however, it’s charging up and I’m on my regular PC. I think I’m going to be a multi-OS computer user. 😉 Besides, Blogger looks weird on the PowerBook. 😛

NY Yankees 10, Oakland 8 at Network Associates Coliseum

Winning Pitcher – Donovan Osborne (2-0)
Losing Pitcher – Chad Bradford (1-1)
SV – Mariano Rivera(10)

NYY Runs: 10, Hits: 17, Errors: 1
OAK Runs: 8, Hits: 7, Errors: 0

Oakland Record: (12-14)

Well, Mulder didn’t get the loss. But rat bastards, they LOST!!! I got to watch the game on tv, even though it wasn’t scheduled to be on tv here in the Central Valley. And I did get to see Mulder pitch. But freakin’ rat bastards, they lost. Ughhhh!

Anyhoo, I’m enjoying my iPod so much. I love it! I just need to see how long the battery actually lasts. 😛

So, I’m 33 today. Ye gods!

Twas HOT today! When I left the house just before 0800 hrs, the sun was warm and the air was cool. By the time the Husband came home, it was simmering outside. Blah!

My first order of business (actually, my only order of business) today was a dentist appointment. Yes, exciting. 😛 I got my teeth cleaned, so it wasn’t so bad. Clean teeth are always a good thing…

Many thanks to those who remembered my birthday! Especially Richard, Lisa, Mom & Dad, Tita Merle, Sheilah, Rachael, Christine, Peggy & Gary, the KiwiKev list, and hopefully I didn’t forget anyone. It’s most lovely being remembered on my birthday.

My birthday surprise? The 15 GB iPod! Omigosh!!! Have I mentioned how much I LOVE my husband? Well, I do! I am utterly fascinated with my iPod. It’s just way too groovy! And really rather easy to use. 😀 I’ve already loaded 7.82 GB onto the device. I should probably be pickier with my music selections, eh? Oh well!

One of these days, I shall send kisses to the wonderful people who have commented and tagged here, but right now, I need to work on my Hawaii pictures! 😉

Oakland 2, Tampa Bay 8 at Tropicana Field

Winning Pitcher – Mark Hendrickson (1-2)
Losing Pitcher – Tim Hudson (3-1)

OAK Runs: 2, Hits: 7, Errors: 2
TB Runs: 8, Hits: 9, Errors: 0

Oakland Record: (12-13)

Maybe it’s a good thing we didn’t stay home to watch the game. Alas! Now they’re on their way home. They open up the homestand on Tuesday against the Yankees.

“Laws of Attraction”

Instead of staying home, we took advantage of our Brenden Theatre gift certificates with a matinee showing of the Pierce Brosnan/Julianne Moore film Laws of Attraction. I loved it! You know, it’s nice seeing movies featuring ADULTS. Know what I mean? Well, maybe if you’re my age, you knwo what I mean. 😉

Before the movie started, we were treated (some might say tortured) to an inordinate amount of trailers. My favorite ones: Troy (and not just because of Orlando Bloom) and The Notebook (but definitely because of Ryan Gosling). Troy has that epic grandeur. I am very curious about how the movie will treat the story. I never really thought of Menelaus being that much older than Helen. And I always understood that Helen loved her husband. But hey, I could be wrong. Oh, and will they treat Achilles as the almost immortal that he was? Yes, I want to know!… As for The Notebook, I am looking forward very much to seeing it. Because of Ryan? Absolutely. But also because I like the story. When I heard that Ryan was going to star in the movie, I picked up the book and read it. It’s really a lovely story. 🙂

Speaking of books…

Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife: Pride and Prejudice Continues – I haven’t read it yet, but I started while we were in Borders. Even though I had told myself I wouldn’t dare read another sequel to a classic (Scarlett, anyone?), I couldn’t resist this one. Pride and Prejudice is one of my favorite novels and the mini-series with Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle is one of my favorites as well. So, I’m taking a chance.

Why is the Foul Pole Fair? – I finished that book at the Honolulu airport. I really enjoyed it! If you like baseball, it’s a neat look into the history and quirks of the game. 😀

Oakland 6, Tampa Bay 5 at Tropicana Field

Winning Pitcher – Chris Hammond (2-1)
Losing Pitcher – Lance Carter (0-1)

OAK Runs: 6, Hits: 11, Errors: 0
TB Runs: 5, Hits: 11, Errors: 0

Oakland Record: (12-12)

Woohoo, we’re back at .500. 😉

We were watching the Cubs/Cardinals game on FSN and can I just say how much I dislike utterly biased tv announcers? I guess if you’re a fan of the team they’re broadcasting (in this case, the Cubbies), then I guess it’s all right. But if you’re a fan of the other team, it’s downright insulting! I guess I’m spoiled, because I feel that the A’s broadcasters give balanced play-by-plays of the games. I’m probably wrong, but that’s the A’s fan in me talking. 😛 But in general, I don’t like listening to other local broadcasters if I end up liking the other team. Hence, I enjoy watching baseball games on ESPN (they definitely give more balanced rundowns of the games) and of course, A’s games by A’s broadcasters. Although I’m not sure I’m digging the new guy though.

THE MATRIX TRILOGY

Last night, we watched all three films back to back to back. Ye gods! We had seen the first and second movies in the theatre, but last night was our first time seeing the last movie. I must say, I liked the first movie the best. Lots of action in the third movie, but I’m still pondering about its end…

Oakland 4, Tampa Bay 2 at Tropicana Field

Winning Pitcher – Mark Redman (2-1)
Losing Pitcher – Doug Waechter (1-1)

OAK Runs: 4, Hits: 4, Errors: 0
TB Runs: 2, Hits: 8, Errors: 0

Oakland Record: (11-12)

Woohoo, they won! No thanks to Arthur Rhodes though. He gave up TWO homeruns. Bah!

I must work on my Hawaii pictures! Well, here’s one:

“Walelia” is the Hawaiian translation of “Valerie,” which is my name. 😉 So, here I am on my street. LOL! Groovy, eh? How did I find it? Well, before we left for Hawaii, I was looking at a street map of the area and saw Walelia Place. I didn’t take down directions, but I remembered the cross street and while we were driving around, we found it. Yeah, I’m good. 😛

Trying out the Gmail

Because I’m a regular Blogger, I got an invite to use Gmail. Well, I’m trying it out. Heck, why not? I haven’t passed out the email address (I really don’t need any junk email), but I suppose if I really want to make it useful, I’m going to need to let people know about it. I know this, I’m not going to publish my email addy on any of my sites! Or if I do, I’m going to make it hard for those email address harvesters (is there such a thing?). 😛 Know what I mean?

Oakland 5, NY Yankees 7 at Yankee Stadium

Winning Pitcher – Kevin Brown (4-0)
Losing Pitcher – Barry Zito (2-3)
SV – Mariano Rivera(7)

OAK Runs: 5, Hits: 10, Errors: 0
NYY Runs: 7, Hits: 10, Errors: 0

Oakland Record: (10-12)

I am so disappointed. Grrrr!

From yesterday’s disaster of a game…