Moonlit Jazz

“Dancing in the Rain” by Robi Draco Rosa
Mulder headlines marquee matchup
Preview of tonight’s game. Hey, it’s a night game on a Saturday. Imagine that. 😉 Maybe I’ll TiVo it. It’s Mulder! I wonder if someone will actually take a game picture of him tonight. Right, I’m still annoyed with no picture of him from his last start. Geez!

So much to do and why am I in front of the computer?! Here’s the rundown:

Saturday afternoon – Our anniversary party!
Sunday – Visit and lunch with visiting relatives
Monday – Hawaii!

Somewhere in there is doing laundry, packing, watching the A’s on HDTV (that’s Sunday night), setting the TiVo for all our upcoming shows, making sure we have everything we need for Hawaii. I also wouldn’t mind doing my nails. Maybe I should do that right now. Hmmm…

A’s 3, Angels 0
Angel Stadium of Anaheim

Winning Pitcher – Tim Hudson (2-0)
Losing Pitcher – Bartolo Colon (2-1)
SV – Arthur Rhodes(5)

OAK Runs: 3, Hits: 9, Errors: 0
ANA Runs: 0, Hits: 6, Errors: 0

Oakland Record: (7-3)

Hudson, bullpen stifle Angels
recap of tonight’s game…

It’s been TEN years…

Today marks our 10th wedding anniversary. Yes, you read that right. We’ve been married for ten years. Woohoo for us! I will take this moment to say that I am a very lucky woman to have such a wonderful husband. And these ten years have gone by FAST!

And what did we do today?

Movie time

The Punisher – Perhaps a strange movie to see on one’s wedding anniversary, but why not? I liked the movie a lot. It’s a comic book, yes. Hey, we even got a comic book as part of our movie! But it was nicely done. Deservedly rated R. And Thomas Jane rocks as The Punisher. Yowsa!

After a few errands, we headed out to John Thurman Field in Modesto for the Modesto A’s against the visiting Stockton Ports. We had seats on the first base side, right behind the A’s dugout. Alas, the A’s fell to the Ports, 6-5. Blah! But we got to see some fireworks on the way out. 🙂

A good day of movies and baseball with my sweetie. What more could I ask for?…

A’s 2, Rangers7
The Ballpark in Arlington

Winning Pitcher – Kenny Rogers (2-0)
Losing Pitcher – Rich Harden (0-1)

OAK Runs: 2, Hits: 8, Errors: 0
TEX Runs: 7, Hits: 16, Errors: 2

Oakland Record: (6-3)

I really don’t like when they lose. Alas!

I’m hoping for good weather on Saturday, but the weather report doesn’t look good. Alas!!!

For my visitors…

kiss * kiss * kiss * kiss *

And sometimes you just don’t know what to say…

When I get bad news, I have this weird way of just turning off. I should be feeling something, shouldn’t I? Am I just letting it build up? What if it comes out at the wrong time? Difficult thing. I feel a bit lost. I’m not sure what I’m supposed to do…

And I know none of that makes sense…

TV stuff

Survivor – Well, I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised, but I was. I think (and this is a comment on last week’s ousted Survivor) that Lex is a bit of a hypocrite for taking things so personally with Rob. Didn’t Lex do the same thing to Ethan? He said it was the game, that it was business. But with Rob, he took is personally. Are Rob and Lex better friends in real life than Lex and Ethan? Strange!

American Idol – I think the other person should have gone instead of the one who did, but I’m not surprised about the one who did get booted. Does that make sense? Can I just say that I do not know how that one has stayed on as long as now. What in the world is American listening to?! Ye freakin’ gods!

CSI – I just want to say that I love the show, especially in High Definition TV. Rockin’!

Do I miss work?

I’m closing in on my third week of FREEDOM aka unemployment. No, I don’t miss work at all. But I do wish I were keeping to my planned schedule. Oh well.

I will say that I do miss the people that I worked with. They are a bunch of groovy folks and I miss their antics and interaction. I’m glad I still keep in touch with a few of them. 🙂

A’s 9, Rangers 4

The Ballpark in Arlington

Winning Pitcher – Mark Redman (1-0)
Losing Pitcher – R.A. Dickey (1-1)

OAK Runs: 9, Hits: 11, Errors: 0
TEX Runs: 4, Hits: 12, Errors: 0

Oakland Record: (6-2)

Dye powers A’s past Rangers
A nice recap of today’s game. Wow, Dye!

And how did my day go?

I woke up today about an hour or so earlier than I normally do. I let the dogs out, started the shower, let the dogs in, then took a shower. We were on the road and into Concord by 9am. I played a little online, then we went next door to Denny’s for breakfast. It was the monthly company breakfast, but I didn’t really pay too much attention (since I don’t work for the company.) We were back in the office at about 10:30 or so. A couple of hours later or so we did some errands. We came back to the office and then left about an hour or less later for the day.

Relatives from back east are in town, so we all went to dinner at Kawa Sushi. We didn’t have sushi. Instead we had the “watch as the chef cooks” experience. It was fun! And the food was delicious, of course. 😀 My favorite part of the whole thing was the heart made of rice:

Now I’m tired and I should probably go to bed. I can’t believe that this time next week, I’ll be in HAWAII!!! Woohoo! 😀

A Place for a Man Who Feels Too Much

A long way from Mickey Mouse Club

I read the two articles above, both featuring Ryan Gosling, who currently stars as Leland P. Fitzgerald in The United States of Leland. I found it interesting, and perhaps a little sad, that there was no mention at all of his role on Young Hercules (he was freakin’ Hercules, for gods’ sakes!) and just a passing mention of Breaker High and the new Mickey Mouse Club. Is it his doing? Does he want to forget his younger days at the ripe old age of 23?

Perhaps the interviewers didn’t do their research on him. Is that possible too? But any Google or Yahoo search pops up with a fansite first. (Mine, oddly enough.) So can it be possible that these journalists conveniently overlooked Ryan’s previous work?

Most of the reviews I’ve read on The United States of Leland are not favorable, yet I really enjoyed the movie. Do the critics suck? Or am I just partial to Ryan? The Husband enjoyed it and he’s not partial to Ryan, though he does say that Ryan is very talented.

It’s fun reading about Ryan. He’s a different breed, an “old soul.” You don’t get that from the articles on him, but believe me, he is. He’s sweet and gracious, at least with fans. I don’t think he could have changed in that respect. But I’m sure he’s had to adjust with the media and their sharp hooks. Still, it’s a little unforgiving to read an article and find information so blatantly missing.

A’s 10, Rangers 9

The Ballpark in Arlington

Winning Pitcher – Barry Zito (1-1)
Losing Pitcher – Mickey Callaway (0-1)

OAK Runs: 10, Hits: 16, Errors: 1
TEX Runs: 9, Hits: 16, Errors: 1

Oakland Record: (5-2)

See, a picture of Zito today. But none of Mulder the other day! That is just so wrong. 😛

Eric Byrnes got to start. Good for him! The only recap so far is at Yahoo here.

I should really get my Mark Mulder site updated and whatnot. Someone actually visited the site today! 🙂 And my “I love Mulder” shirt got an email too. 😉 I bought the shirt at the ballpark. It’s been around for a couple of years and I always thought I could buy it online, but alas! So when I saw it on Friday night, I snagged one. I even wore it today. 😀

I’m still a little annoyed at the lack of Mulder pictures from yesterday’s game. I found a couple at Getty Images, but they watermark their images, so I shan’t post them here. I usually get the images from Yahoo Sports, but they apparently decided not to post any Mulder pics. Blah! Watch, there will be Zito pics tomorrow…

FROM AMAZON.COM

I love getting packages! Even though the box today had the Husband’s name on it, I knew that I had stuff in it for me. And woohoo, I did! First up, a DVD called 13 Gantry Row. One of my favorite fellows, Erik Thomson, is in the film and it came out on DVD for some reason. Groovay for me! 😀 And the other item is Wil Wheaton’s book Dancing Barefoot.

Ahhh, Wil Wheaton. I know him best from Star Trek: The Next Generation. I always thought it was weird that he left, especially since I didn’t see him in much after STTNG (just Toy Soldiers, though his bio at IMDB has more). I started reading his weblog maybe about a year ago or so and I have been most impressed by him. He’s a wonderful writer and I think he’s made me cry a couple of times with his words. He’s good. I bought his book because I want to support him in his writing endeavors. And maybe I’ll be a total nerd one day and have him sign it at a convention. Hey, it could happen. 😀

STOLEN

I probably shouldn’t jump to conclusions, but how does one explain the following?

We took our car in last week because oil was leaking. We had taken it to the shop a few weeks before and they had supposedly fixed everything. But the place was happy to take the car again and fix it all up. Well, today we picked it up. Actually, the Husband did. I drove back home in our other car and just before I got to the house, the cell phone rang.

“Hello,” I said.

“Did you take the mini-disc player out of the Passat?” The Husband asked.

“No, why?”

“Sonofa–” he growled.

“Maybe they put it in the glove compartment or something?” I suggested.

“I’m looking,” he replied, obviously very annoyed.

We rang off and I pulled in front of our house. I went in, greeted the dogs, and headed to the computer. He came home about twenty minutes later. No mini-disc player, no car power adapter, no tape adapter.

Did the guys who worked on our car just move the player and the stuff that would make it work in a car? Or did they steal it, breaking the law and our trust with the service department of this dealership?

If it was stolen, I must say it’s a SHAME. It’s horrible and disappointing. If it wasn’t stolen, then where is it?

Alas.

PHOTOS OF THE POST

I should have taken pictures of the actual front of the theatre. Oh well. Next time. 😉