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He's Come to Take Away Football! Run!

By Genevieve Burgess | Posted Under Miscellaneous | Comments (18)

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Hello again Pajibans! I hope everyone out there had a fabulous Halloween, and enjoyed the extra hour worth of fun we got thanks to Daylight Savings Time! And! The Hurricanes won! (But not before giving their fans a heart attack.) My Halloween evening started at around 8:30 p.m. and ended sometime around DST adjusted 3 a.m., so I spent the better part of 7 hours drinking. Also, for you baseball fans, one of the bars I went to had the game on last night and there was a guy there, not in costume, who was absolutely just watching the game. In Miami, on Halloween, which was best described by a friend of mine as “a parade of ass cheeks” thanks to the fact that it’s still hot enough in late October to be running around in things that could get you arrested in just about any other city in the US. My point is: Baseball fans are crazy.

7:00 p.m.: “America’s Funniest Home Videos” on ABC.

“Football Night in America” on NBC, which is airing even though there’s no Sunday Night Football tonight. Boo!

8:00 p.m.: “The Amazing Race” on CBS.

“Food Network Challenge: The Simpsons Mystery Cakes” on Food Network.

“World Series Game #4” on FOX. Let’s see if the Phillies can make it two and two or if they fall further behind.

9:00 p.m.: “Curb Your Enthusiasm” on HBO.

“Desperate Housewives” on ABC.

“Dexter” on Showtime.

“Three Rivers” on CBS.

“Tool Academy” on VH1.

9:30 p.m.: “Bored to Death” on HBO.

10:00 p.m.: “Californication” on Showtime.

“Cold Case” on CBS.

“Mad Men” on AMC.

“Brothers and Sisters” on ABC, which starts at 10:01pm because god knows that “Desperate Housewives” just would not be the same without that extra minute to screw up everyone’s DVR.

“Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew” on VH1, which sounds terrifying not because of Dr. Drew, who seems to be a nice person who genuinely wants to help people, but because I don’t even want to guess what “celebrities” are going to show up for Sex Rehab. *shudder*

Intern Rusty is a Masters student at the University of Miami. You can learn more about her at Rusty’s Ventures. She may have written this entry while watching the Gamecast of the Baltimore/Denver game and eating leftover Halloween candy.







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Comments

Don't bother with Sex Rehab, I looked up the cast and it's nowhere near the trainwreck it could be. I think there's just going to be a lot of sexin'.

Posted by: Optimus Rhyme at November 1, 2009 7:22 PM

Who the fuck are those people on Sex Rehab? Couldn't they get Duchovny for it? I would watch the shit out of that show. Though, I suppose he does his own version of rehab in Californication on the same night.

Posted by: Cruise at November 1, 2009 7:31 PM

“World Series Game #4” on FOX. Let’s see if the Phillies can make it two and two or if they fall further behind.

Who could possibly give a shit who wins, it's like picking who to root for during the battle of Stalingrad.

The Yankees are Hitler and the Phillies are Stalin.

Posted by: George at November 1, 2009 8:04 PM

bah, i'm recording everything i want to watch (tool academy 2, *sigh*)

i'm reading instead.
this morning, i was Utterly Hungover, checking the blogs and saw that people had been up all night reading and PuttingGP2Shame.
well, i will not be made a fool of, bitches!!
i Will Finish my 1st book by bedtime (thank you jebus for your divine daylight savings plan).

Posted by: gp at November 1, 2009 8:07 PM

Football is lame. I mean, lamé. Because . . . their pants are shiny?

I'll just let myself out.

Posted by: Lauren at November 1, 2009 8:32 PM

Nice analogy, George. I wouldn't equate baseball to the Battle of Stalingrad, though - I'd compare it to Waiting for Godot or Bleak House. Drop-dead boringness that goes on and on seemingly forever. Hell, even Camus couldn't work up enough ennui to compare with this so-called "sport."

And no Iron Chef America love?

Posted by: The Wanderer at November 1, 2009 8:35 PM

Cold Case is still on? Ugh


And the Yankees will have their enemies driven before them and hear the lamentations of their women.

And.... YOU WILL LIKE IT.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at November 1, 2009 8:58 PM

04:30 03:30 PM - Awaken from my early late afternoon nap. (Different from my early afternoon nap. My late morning nap. And my early morning lounging about. Suck it, ye of great ambition - it's Sunday. On the 7th day, I rest.)

05:30 04:30 PM - Attempt to grab "Sunday Roast" at the English pub across the street. Curses and WTF, they aren't open!?

05:45 04:45 PM - En route to the nearest coffee shop to sulk, vaguely recall some Daylight Savings Time(tm) malarky. The Shock of Discovery(tm) only just fails to knock me over.

5:00 PM - Coffee. Vital, precious caffeine, so very, very necessary.

05:02 PM - Wonder how to get the perky barista to stop speaking, that is, without my having to move or think. Give up as this seems like effort.

05:15 PM - Recall that "perky" usually excuses all manner of sins in my world. Confirm that barista is both perky and "perky". Further evidence that last night might have been excessive. Details still absent.

05:30 PM - English pub lets me in! Note to self: Showing up after they open is better.

05:45 PM - Order one Sunday Roast & a pint of English Ale. (It's the quicker picker-upper.)

06:00 PM - Contemplate the scotch menu. Multiple organs threaten rebellion. Defer.

06:30 PM - Dinner arrives & their free WiFi (In a pub? Yay!) gives it up. Food, beer & the interweb right at my table. I'm in nerd-vana.

09:00 PM - Return to cool kids' cafe. Pajiba, the rest of the interwebs, and a birds eye view until 11:00. Best show in town on a Sunday night.

About this year's Sanheim - No new scars. Residence intact. No bodies or crime scene tape. I call that another win.

My Real Life(tm), so much better than TV. And isn't that a shame.

Onward ...

Posted by: BierceAmbrose at November 1, 2009 9:28 PM

That pic is just AWESOME!!

Posted by: Fredo at November 1, 2009 9:39 PM

Does anyone else think is hilariously inappropriate that they are airing the commercials for the Trojan Vibrating Ring during Dr. Drew's Sex Rehab? Anyone? Anyone?

I'm watching this all alone, aren't I?

Damn you, Dr. Drew. I would watch anything you were in, you wily silver fox.

Posted by: NotesOnMyBathroomMirror at November 1, 2009 10:16 PM

Ears Perk:
Vibrating ring you say?
{toddles off to TV}

Posted by: Lindsey with an 'e' at November 2, 2009 12:02 AM

Note to Lwa'e': A vibrating ring is not a place for vibrating show horses to prance around inside.

Posted by: , (TCFKAB) at November 2, 2009 1:09 AM

I'm constantly taken by surprise by cultural trends. I can't believe how ubiquitous cellphones became, as I had no idea people felt the need to talk more than they already do. And I'm amazed that football fans feel underserved by the current amount of available televised football....

Posted by: sansho1 at November 2, 2009 7:33 AM

Does anyone else think is hilariously inappropriate that they are airing the commercials for the Trojan Vibrating Ring during Dr. Drew's Sex Rehab? Anyone? Anyone?

I saw that too. It seemed...counterproductive in the least.

Posted by: Vermillion at November 2, 2009 8:23 AM

Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew is just another example of an instance were, if Nero or Caligula were still alive, they would look on us with bewilderment, a touch of lust, and a whole lot of fear for their own safety.

Posted by: bignick at November 2, 2009 8:48 AM

sansho1,

I'm with you. Especially on your first example, to the point where we have to pass laws to try to persuade people that it's a good idea to not be yakking on the phone with one hand while trying to maneuver a 2,000-pound chunk of steel through heavy traffic with the other. Studies show it's the equivalent of driving drunk. Me, I don't like to talk on the phone to anyone, period, so I'm baffled what people have to say that's so important as to risk killing themselves for. Probably something like "Hey, it's me, was that a half gallon of REGULAR milk or SOY milk you want me to AAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

*screech noisy collision amublance siren*

I keep hoping that someone yammering on a cell has an accident within my line of sight, because no matter how big a hurry I'm in I'm going to pull over and wait for the cops to show up and tell them what was going on, and offer my testimony to any court and any insurance company.

Posted by: , (TCFKAB) at November 2, 2009 9:47 AM

I often feel like I am literally the last person on Earth that does not own a cell phone. JD used to talk on his while flying all the time and...it didn't end well, let's put it that way.

Posted by: John Denver's Wingman at November 2, 2009 12:59 PM

Re: cellphone usage, there was an article somewhere a while back (I'm nothing if not accurate with my sources), suggesting that overuse could agravate or bring on Alzheimers. Somebody commented at the time that they were sure this was true, since so many people seemed to forget to make important calls at home or in the office, and thus felt it necessary to inflict them on their fellow commuters.
Yeah, I'm one of those grumps who glares and harrumphs at loud-callers. Get off my lawn and take your damn phone with you!

Posted by: Tarn at November 2, 2009 1:32 PM


















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