-
» 2 comments
Props
Forgot. Big ups to Truman State Women’s Soccer, who will play in the DII Elite 8 tomorrow for the first time since my senior season in 2001 and only the second time in program history. These ladies are fierce as hell, have a crazy-strong defense, and include my recently-married former teammate Jessie’s little sister Bridgette who scored the game-winning goal in the first round of the tourney. I love keeping it in the family. They are coached by my good friend and concert buddy Mike Cannon, who is Truman Soccer (dude’s coaching record? 216-75-27. Um, that’s a crazy winning percentage). They will eventually name the field for him, I’m convinced. I learned practically everything I know about soccer (and a lot of what I know about good music) from him.
Anyhoo, I wish I could go up, but I’ve got bidness to handle here in town. Good luck, ladies! I’ll be thinking about you.
-
The Tribe Has Spoken, Bitch.
I’m working on this little rant that is sounding really self-righteous right now, which is not my intent. So instead of throwing that at you in the current state of hot-messiness in which it exists, I’m just going to ramble about last night’s awesome television happenings.I’m totally a sucker for the big three of CBS reality shows (in order of awesomeness): The Amazing Race, Survivor, and Big Brother. This, particularly when Big Brother is on, can really make you lose your hope for humanity, what with all the aspiring actress/actor/hosts trying to whore their way into fifteen minutes of D-list fame. The vast majority of reality tv contestants are at least portrayed as vile individuals, particularly on Big Brother. And on Big Brother, the slimiest are usually rewarded (exception last season, when relatively likable Dan took the top prize). Oftentimes the nice guys are the ones who leave the viewers with hands scratching our heads, wondering why nice people go on strategic game shows with no understanding of strategy. Almost always, nice guys finish last, or at least not in first, leaving the winners to move to West Hollywood in an attempt to make a careers out of semi-realistic cheap cable programming.
But last night’s Survivor was a thing of beauty, and possibly one of the most truly satisfying and entertaining (at least, if you enjoy schadenfreude, which I wholeheartedly do) hours of television I’ve seen in a long, long time. (more…)
-
Friday Fumblings: Walking on Broken Glass Edition
Oh. My. God. I am so excited it’s Friday I can’t even stand it. Last weekend was a blast, but I left for Omaha straight from work on Friday, drank until my liver hurt, then drove home on Sunday, not getting home until late. That type of life can kill you. Congratuations to my friend Pottie and her new husband, Jason. The wedding was particularly swanky, I reunited with all my old soccer teammates, one former Truman Soccer assistant coach sang Journey on a chair, and Missy confused Lenny Kravitz with Annie Lennox. It happens. (more…)
-
Wordless….Err…Thursday?
Someday I’ll get my papers done. Until then, my love for the Family Obama knows no bounds. While perusing a slideshow of presidential children, I found this picture of President-Elect Obama with Malia and Sasha in front of Ye Olde Mill, a total relic from my childhood, a ride that is part tunnel-of-love, part spooky boat ride, part Iowa history display (WTF?), and one of the few permanent rides at the awesome Iowa State Fair. Two, two, two awesome things in one!
I wonder if they went down the Giant Slide?
-
Yes We Did
The screen when CNN called the race.
Oh, you KNOW it has been a glorious few days.
Before I jump into the results of the election that named Senator Barack Obama POTUS, I would like to direct your attention to a few long-ago posts where I wished and hoped for this very outcome, even though, at the time (right after the NH primaries) I was still professing my semi-love for that philanderer John Edwards. Actually, I still think Edwards would have been a good president, had he not been steppin’ out on his awesome lady Elizabeth. But that is neither here nor there, because he is currently fading into obscurity. (more…)
-
Yes We Can.
I really can’t believe that tomorrow is the election. First it seemed like the primaries would never end. I thought the general election would go by relatively quickly, but I was wrong. I can’t believe that (fingers crossed) in little more than 24 hours, we’ll know who our next president will be.I am voting for Obama. Not only do I stand by my opinion that he is, indeed, qualified to be president, but he has run a near-flawless campaign that has demonstrated, more than anything, his character. I think of this quote by Gandhi:
“First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win.”
-
Big Time
My Slash costume made it to USA Today’s Pop Candy, one of my favorite pop culture blogs and source of many of my links. Check it out here.
-
Halloween!
That is my real hair. I'm serious.
Most costumes after the jump… (more…)
-
GOTV–HALP!
I’ve got (hopefully) an election post and Halloween pictures coming later. Right now, I’ve got a favor to ask.
Y’all know tomorrow is a very important day in our nation’s history. Obama’s ground game has been the largest in American history. We are so fortunate here in Missouri to be a state to watch, where we know that our vote really, truly counts. But there are areas in St Louis that still need help getting out the vote: reminding folks to vote, giving them info for finding rides, and making sure that all those who are eligible are allowed to vote at their precinct. The voter turnout in Kansas City and St Louis could determine how Missouri goes.
For those of you in STL, there is a huge need for Obama volunteers in North County. My girl Jaelithe has been busting her ass knocking on doors, making calls, and coordinating volunteers. They desperately need your help tomorrow. If you can spare a few hours to knock on a few doors, make a few calls, or visit a few polling places, please e-mail me at KBO (at) southcityconfidential (dot) com. Besides your vote, it is your last chance to get out and do what you can to get Senator Obama elected tomorrow.
-
Links! 10/30
Finally, here are some of the links I’ve been loving. Many thanks to Whitney at Pop Candy, the source for many of these–
- At Sorry I Missed Your Party, they comb through people’s party photos from Flickr and post the most (often unintentionally) hilarious ones. Sweet Jeebus, what people will put on the interwebs for all to ridicule.
- WIlco is on Colbert tonight! Speaking of, if you plan on voting, you can get a free download of the Wilco/Fleet Foxes cover of “I Shall Be Released”.
- Here’s updates on many of the actors from one of my all-time favorite (and completely underappreciated) shows, Freaks and Geeks. What I’d give to hear Millie singing “Jesus is just all right with me…” at my next faux kegger.
- 20 Album Covers, Lego Style. So great. My favorite is Belle & Sebastian’s Push Barman to Old Wounds.
- If you are a foodie, or like Top Chef, Carol Blymire, the blogger/home cook who recreated every dish in the French Laundry Cookbook and blogged about it, is now cooking her way through the Alinea cookbook. Alinea is Grant Achatz’s famous Chicago restaurant that focuses on molecular gastronomy–particularly daunting for a home cook with no formal training. Anyway, Carol rocks and if you love food blogging, this is a must-read.
- This is an awesome collection of photographs by photojournalist Callie Shell, who has been photographing Obama since before he announced his candidacy. Really beautiful, humanizing shots of the entire Obama family.
