2011
by Merope on Dec 31, 2010 11:00 AM PST
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Yes we're all too "smart" [and jaded perhaps] for the whole resolution thing...
...and yes we all want the Giants to have another greater than great season...but...
What are your personal goals for 2011?
New job? Any job? Graduate from something? Drop out of something?
This should be a big year for the Merope household. The plan is to move up near Auburn, or east of there and get a feel for the area. Eventually we want to buy a house, we need to figure out where to buy and where the hell I'd work. Since my current job is in South Sac. - and my job really stinks anymore- it also means I'll need to find a new job. In this economy it might fall into the "any job" category!
On the school front, I finished my speech language pathology assistant coursework last semester so no school for me YAY!!!
While I'm unemployed I'm going to do some writing and Mr. Merope when he isn't at work or playing Gran Tourismo or heaven help us, Duke Nukem is going to work on some Linux something or other in his spare time.
Put off from last year due to health and/or weather issues we once again plan to try to hike to the top of Yosemite Falls (Yosemite Point actually) a 9.4 round tripper with a 2,969 foot elevation change. We made it about halfway up a few years ago but had to turn around due to weather. Nothing like a driving rain that turns into snow 2 hours into your trek.
Soooo wuzzup witchu?
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NOT GET MURDERED.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
NOT KILL MYSELF
Back on the market.
by positiveuphemism on Dec 31, 2010 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
NOT MURDER ANYONE ELSE
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
2010 Giants: World Series Champs
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 31, 2010 12:05 PM PST up reply actions
who the hell did you murder previously?
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hopefully a Dodger fan
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees because he wants to win the World Series. Wait, what???
I’m pleading the 5th
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
2010 Giants: World Series Champs
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Jan 2, 2011 10:58 AM PST up reply actions
NOT THROW SELF DOWN STAIRS
"Do you smell that Kenny? That's hard news. Notice the lack of fornicating horses."
Yes
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 3, 2011 9:12 AM PST up reply actions
Don’t tell me what not to do.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 4, 2011 7:51 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve got my weight under 170 for the first time since 2001, so am no longer overweight according to the body mass index formula. I intend to keep it off this year and all the rest.
I would also like to sell this old condo without central heat or A/C and lousy water pressure (from years of hard water) for the shower this year. It won’t happen this year with the housing market the way it is, though.
I think that the BMI is stupid and unrealistic. After years of “bulking up” for Rugby and Football, I got myself down to 155. I was the thinnest I had been in 10 years, and I was only 26.
Of course, at 5’6", I was 10 lbs over weight, according to the BMI. So I got thick hips and thick thighs. Screw you, BMI. Your standards are anorexic-like, and not fair.
Be Happy, that’s what I say. The Be-Happy Mass Index, or the BHMI.
Proud supporter of the Fightin' Hydrants.
by Little Napoleon on Dec 31, 2010 12:22 PM PST up reply actions
BMI is retarded
Most pro athletes are overweight according to it.
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, future CF for the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
by marcello on Dec 31, 2010 12:55 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
It has an Asian Bias
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
ASCAP FOREVER!!!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
I’d like to get down to 155 or 160 if I can. This whole 175-180 range I’ve been sitting in is a little lame.
I was down around 170 for a spell, but I think the holidays have fixed that.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 31, 2010 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
How tall?
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
—Rogers Hornsby
I want to get down to about 180 or so
"You think someone that big would be more well endowed" Aubrey Huff's mother on Pat Burrell
I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
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I'd like to get down to 210.
Currently 6-2 235 not the athletic kind of 6-2 235
"Do you smell that Kenny? That's hard news. Notice the lack of fornicating horses."
BMI is not solid info
I’m 6’ even and 195, but i have to train like crazy as a part of my job.
BMI doesn’t account for muscle vs fat as heavily as it should
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
STRAW HATS CANT EVEN CLAIM BEEM EYEZ
"Do you smell that Kenny? That's hard news. Notice the lack of fornicating horses."
I’m trying to get up to 170 this year.
Your 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants
"I will never apologize for watching Bonds dominate" – Duane Kuiper
by Soulbrother16 on Jan 3, 2011 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
Just a few things
Well I’m trying to lose some extra weight noe that I don’t play offensive line in college anymore I don’t need to have that extra weight on me I’m going to start swimming and going to the gym to work on that
Otherwise I have one more semester of organic chemistry left I got a B in the first part then its all about getting all the work and preparation for going to Davis in the fall done including all the fafsa and getting a job. Other than that it’s BLACK OPS!!!
by Falconer88 on Dec 31, 2010 11:35 AM PST via mobile reply actions
I got Black Ops for Christmas. Have been playing it entirely too much. It’s amazing!
I USED TO NOT BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
my buddy bought that game. we played it for like 4 hours on easy setting and beat it.
nothin like killin’ commies!!
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Graduate High School!
Don’t die of alcohol poisoning in college!
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Dec 31, 2010 11:45 AM PST reply actions
One of these is more challenging than the other.
My adopted son: Jose Casilla.
I'm sure that you now wish to immediately go and vote for him in the Community Prospect Lists.
Pop Poll: Which is it?
I think graduating.
My adopted son: Jose Casilla.
I'm sure that you now wish to immediately go and vote for him in the Community Prospect Lists.
Depends how long you’re in college. . .
The San Francisco Giants are the World Champions.
by The Enchanter on Dec 31, 2010 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
Depends which school you go to
"You think someone that big would be more well endowed" Aubrey Huff's mother on Pat Burrell
I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
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graduating HS is a whole lot harder than it used to be because of the tests you have to take these days.
dying of alcohol poisoning is not one of my top 10 fun things to do.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
I got my new job in 2010, which was a milestone year for me in several ways.
In 2011, I want to continue the amazing turnaround that started this year. I plan to get more exercise, especially as the weather warms up. I want to make more time for recreational reading. I don’t know if it counts as a resolution, but I plan to make a road trip to Chicago with my college roommate to see the Cubs and the White Sox. Because why the heck not?
I’m looking forward to what the new year will bring, something I haven’t been able to say in previous years.
The only man in the world who would buy a Brian McCann swimsuit calendar.
Similar in many ways, except for the job. I just had my 20th anniversary.
I’m making plans to go to Chicago for some baseball. In the past couple of years I’ve started taking road trips to other parks. I want to continue this trend, although I may go solo this time around.
Excercising is a challenge with all this wet weather but I try to get in my walks as the skies permit.
Crazy Crab despised in the 20th century and beloved in the 21st century. Hey it only took over 20 years, so don't give up hope.
Recreational reading is something I’ve been needing to do for a while. Law school absolutely killed my interest in reading anything outside of work. The fact that I spend lots of my work day (aside from the time on here) reading doesn’t help.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Jan 3, 2011 4:36 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, and Chicago’s awesome. Great city.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Jan 3, 2011 4:37 PM PST up reply actions
Lots of things to do there. I’ve been a couple of times but never during baseball season, so this is the year.
Crazy Crab despised in the 20th century and beloved in the 21st century. Hey it only took over 20 years, so don't give up hope.
Nothing to do there. Just move along.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 4, 2011 7:53 PM PST up reply actions
1. Fix up house
2. start own firm
3. drink less
4. lose weight
5. Watch Giants repeat as World Series Champs
"There was no torture in the end. Only rapture." - Mike Krukow
2010 Giants: World Series Champs
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 31, 2010 12:08 PM PST reply actions
- Enrolled in two vineyard/winemaking classes at Sierra College with the plan of planting some Grenache on our Grass Valley property.
- Research/build outbuilding
- Adopt new dog
- Get Jeep repaired—I think I threw a timing belt yesterday. It’s down for the weekend.
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
more Grass Valley folks
hi Gunn, when we do the Grass Valley meetup, we can invite Merope from Auburn.
Or we can carpool to Stockton for SJ Giants games, let’s talk later about that
former adoptive papa of "Geno" Eugenio Velez, Antoin Jamison, and Adam Wittler--
by foothillsfan on Dec 31, 2010 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
Suggestion to the Grass Valley folks..
Asian Garden chinese restaurant is good.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Go Roger Kieschnick! And son, please continue to break scoreboards on your way to San Francisco.
Hey, gunn,
going to any shows at the center or in Nevada City? Some good ones coming up.
I built an outbuilding from scratch last year. A shed, 12 X12, built to resemble the house. Wired but not plumbed.
Took about 4 months of weekends. I was hampered by not knowing what I was doing, except the wiring part.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 1, 2011 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
We got a ton of shows in SF coming up: Lobos, PFunk, PE, Gang of Four, Ian Hunter, but nothing in GV. Michelle Shocked and Ani DeFranco are maybes.
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
I love both of those ladies.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 4, 2011 7:50 PM PST up reply actions
I’m shooting for the university orchestra this spring semester on the viola, after taking a break semester off of orchestra for the first time in many years. So having a successful audition is one goal that is foremost in my mind.
I’m taking fewer classes to help out with that, so I do hope I make it. Regardless, I’m looking to improve my grades from my first semester of college. It’ll be much diligence on the chem and the calc for me.
Other than that, it would be pretty cool to get out and meet some more people, too.
My adopted son: Jose Casilla.
I'm sure that you now wish to immediately go and vote for him in the Community Prospect Lists.
Viola players FTW!!!
Best thing I did in high school was play viola. And having our own clef is like having our own code or secret language. Too bad my colleges didn’t have orchestras.
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
—Rogers Hornsby
Get a touring gig. Watch Giants dominate. Rinse, repeat.
Quietly hoping Brandon Belt develops into John Olerud, circa 1993.
by AndOnTheDrums... on Dec 31, 2010 12:26 PM PST reply actions
I would like to go the whole year of 2011 without hearing about the feet of the wife of the coach of my favorite football team.
Buster Posey: Let's enjoy him before he goes to the Yankees because he wants to win the World Series. Wait, what???
No way that happens.
co-dad w/AfDC of
Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
"Because I don’t know what it means anymore, in the PCL. It’s almost like years ago."
"That’s not to say Buster isn’t fully committed or all-in. He is. He’s smart and he’s got the advance reports. Anybody who said he’s not ready to catch in the big leagues is crazy because he’s a pretty good catcher, especially throwing." - Sabean 7/11/10
Finish graduate school, get a job, read more, eat more vegetables.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Good luck with the job part. Hundreds of English teachers retire each year. The “job” part, though, will really get in the way of the “read” part.
On the first day of this Xmas vacation, I was six New Yorkers behind. I’m now at two, but I let What the Dog Saw distract me.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 1, 2011 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
I read nothing this break
/le sigh
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
General goals
Eat less
Drink less
Be a dick less
Work out more
Keep job
Juan "Doesn't Cheat The Game" Perez, future CF for the World Champion San Francisco Giants.
Those first four might contribute to that last one.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 31, 2010 2:55 PM PST up reply actions
Your top 3 general goals ran together when I first read it
I was a bit surprised.
Aaron King, please pitch better.
McC Wiki - for all you newcomers out there.
It's early and I'm hungry!
I read things funny when I’m hungry.
Aaron King, please pitch better.
McC Wiki - for all you newcomers out there.
Why would you want to be dickless? How would you pee standing up?
I USED TO NOT BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
True story: I designed that very thing years before those were produced and marketed. I should have followed through with my idea and sold them. I’d have made hundreds of dollars by now!
I also invented the pet door controlled by an rfid tag in your pet’s collar, but didn’t do anything with that either.
And now I have no more ideas.
I USED TO NOT BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
My mom was always doing that. Wrap around sunglasses and something else she thought of back when she was a kid. She was a grrrl though and it was like the 50’s so pfffffft….
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Finish the first draft of my novel
Actually, I got all year. Finish the final draft of my novel.
Get a significant promotion or a new job.
See a damn Giants game.
It's Johnnie Walker inside.
by Lies and Perfidy on Dec 31, 2010 1:50 PM PST reply actions
My guess:
Lies and Perfidy.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Dec 31, 2010 9:51 PM PST up reply actions
Go to Spring Training for the first time!
Not get kicked out of school.
11/01/10
My adopted son is Steve Edlefsen.
Merope, all of my relatives that live in Auburn are growers… So, uh, there’s always the “medicinal ag” industry if all else fails :) Good luck with the relocation! (South Sac really sucks).
You listen to the community radio station out of Nevada City (www.kvmr.org) and 9 out of every 10 underwriters are hydroponic and outdoor gardening supply companies (even more during the Dylan, Dead, or Reggae shows :~)
Playoff baseball is fun. We should do this more often.
We used to listen to Celtic Cadence with Annie Wuzzhername on Wednesday nights…then their antennae musta moved or somebody built a tin foil house in between us.
FtF: Welcome to Opposite Season!
McC: Don't get it? Try the McWiki wiki.
Actually, as crazy as it sounds, it is most likely the latter.
by KrazyKrabMeat on Dec 31, 2010 5:28 PM PST up reply actions
I get KVMR just fine, Merope. And I’m a 13 year member in good hydroponic standing.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Dec 31, 2010 9:54 PM PST up reply actions
Sometimes we don’t even get KNBR! In the kitchen and front of the apartment… not at all. Which is odd because the front of the apartment faces west. I’m sure once we move we’ll get KVMR just fine.
FtF: Welcome to Opposite Season!
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AM bounces around the ionosphere and is not “line of sight” like FM is, so your location and even weather conditions have a much greater effect on reception than the direction you point the antenna. I’ll bet that your best signal comes in on cloudy nights.
by KrazyKrabMeat on Jan 1, 2011 12:37 PM PST up reply actions
Some might consider it odd that you keep track of this aspect of your relatives
all of my relatives that live in Auburn are growers
The ones that don’t live in Auburn showers?
The thong is, it happened.
Let's see...
- Survive my cousin’s wedding
- Pass my exam
- Do all the walks in this book
- Take up photography again
- Save for a rainy day
- Volunteer more
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
If everything goes the way I want it to, I’ll have a finished second draft of my novel by the end of the year.
That’s the big one. I do that and don’t die in the process, and it’s a successful year.
Placeholder.
Is everyone writing a novel but me? I’ve gotta get on this sweet print media bandwagon!
The only man in the world who would buy a Brian McCann swimsuit calendar.
Well, I’ll have to write one soon if I want to keep calling myself a writer and not feel like a hack.
Also, if I want to graduate from my writing program.
But really, it’s what I want to do with my life. I hope this ends up being a big year for me productionwise. I have a bunch of short stories I need to finish, and then the novel. The sooner I finish this novel, the sooner I can start on the next five I have on mind.
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by howtheyscored on Dec 31, 2010 3:54 PM PST up reply actions
Or in mind. You know, whatever.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 31, 2010 3:54 PM PST up reply actions
I hope you do exactly that. When you get some of the short stories finished, I’d love to take a look at them.
The only man in the world who would buy a Brian McCann swimsuit calendar.
+1
I love short stories. I think it’s a really amazing fiction genre because of what people can do in such short pieces.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Jan 3, 2011 4:50 PM PST up reply actions
I’ll definitely keep you in mind when I’m looking for readers.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 3, 2011 6:11 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I’m nosy :) but what kinda novel are you working on, howie? Literary or genre?
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
The one I’m working on now would be marketed in the fantasy section of your preferred bookseller. It does only have real humans, though, and almost no magic to speak of.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Dec 31, 2010 6:06 PM PST up reply actions
Fantasy?
Hope it involves me and bunch of scantily-clad beauties on a lush tropical island.
The thong is, it happened.
So…a fictional account of the 2010 World Series-winning Giants? Haha, just kidding. That sounds like my kinda book, actually. Good luck and don’t take too long writing it.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
I’ve totally lost the ability to write a short story. Or, at least, conceive of a story that could be executed in 2,000-6,000 words. I really need to; they’re easier to get out there than a novel. I’m just not interested in depicting contemporary life.
someone with more free time than sense.
Itaque, in anno MMX Gigantes San Francisconis Seriem Mundi vicerunt.
Ryan Rohlinger: world champion.
I’ve found my short story concepts have more and more often been morphing into novella length concepts, which then puts them squarely in “longer term” project status, which then puts them squarely on the backburner.
I’m getting to the point where I’ll just have to do them, though.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Jan 1, 2011 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
Cool. I’m working on that as well, hoping to go to Indonesia in ’12.
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
Where are you doing it?
There’s a diving school in Pacifica we’ll probably go to. We want to do it since we’re spending so much time in Maui now days.
The thong is, it happened.
We completed 2/3 of the Open Water certification at Scuba Fusion in San Mateo and we’ll wrap up (hopefully) with the ocean dives in Cabo later this month. We could have completed the certification the same weekend in Monterey, but I prefer warm to cold water diving.
Maui, huh? Very nice!
They might be Giants...but they are definitely WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS.
"And what was once torture for an entire city became a magical ride into an Orange October."
Yeah
We bought a 2 BD/2 BA condo there and have been doing tons of snorkeling, but want to take it to the next level.
The thong is, it happened.
Party at the Goofus’!!! Tell your friends!!
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“The next level” would be, I assume, to rid the seas of any ships with Dodger themed names or descriptions.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 3, 2011 12:31 AM PST up reply actions
Not to be a Debbie Downer but here is my list of things to accomplish in 2011
-Wear socks. This will ensure my feet do not fall off or become unusable due to a combination of cold and poor circulation.
-Forgive myself. Stop reliving and/or analyzing past failures every night, as if I can change the past. I can not, and I need to fully realize this.
-Be more serious. Not everything is a joke. Some things are a big fucking deal. Stop being so flippant.
-Grow up. I am not Peter fucking Pan. I am Captain Hook, and I have (figurative) children to kill.
Some people have vague goals like “be a better husband/father” but not me. Those are far too broad. If I take care of the little things, the big things will find themselves fixed.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Not to take away from your seriousness, Debbie, but...
In 2011, you should accomplish turning on a light when you’re using the computer in the middle of the night so your sister has some warning when going past the computer room on her way to the bathroom. She doesn’t appreciate being frightened by both your presence and your unshirted pastiness in the light from the computer screen. Seriously, dude. There’s a lamp in there if you don’t want to turn on the overhead light.
It's Goofy Time!
Finishing eleventh grade would be nice.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
How could you not finish 11th grade?
Keep showing up is the first step. Pay attention when in class. These things will allow you to finish and pass.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Dec 31, 2010 10:00 PM PST up reply actions
But mainly the showing up.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 2, 2011 10:19 AM PST up reply actions
I was kind of making fun of Graham there.
"Lee pitches...Renteria hits a high drive, deep left-center field, David Murphy going back, he's on the warning track—it is...go-one!"
Let’s all make fun of Graham together.
/points and laughs.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 3, 2011 12:33 AM PST up reply actions
Not again!
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 3, 2011 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
Publish a (comic) book and then maybe this will be the year I have a booth at Fanime or APE! We shall see if I have enough material to do so.
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Oh… I actually have a personal project for later in the year I was hoping you could help me with. I’ll even pay you.
But that’s like, September territory. We can get into it later.
/teaser
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by howtheyscored on Dec 31, 2010 6:10 PM PST up reply actions
Holy crap. Fanime booth? That would be hella awesome. What anime/manga/game art are you thinking of posting up?
I’m just thinking about a table in the artists’ alley to show off my stuff.
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The 2011 Checklist
-Write more
-Read more
-Take more photos
-Hike the John Muir Trail
-Use the passport more than twice (1 use in 2010)
Kruk: "and the Giants, the San Francisco Giants…"
Kuip: "They got one…"
Kruk: "World Champs."
- November 1, 2010
I did the John Muir Trail four summers ago. It’s great. I heartily recommend it.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Jan 3, 2011 4:52 PM PST up reply actions
Get rid of evidence
also, did you know killing cats with a staple gun is hard? like REALLY hard?
Honorary parent of Duane Kuiper, beloved broadcaster and power hitting coach for the Giants.
Walrusman will help you with that
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
I wish I would stop cheating. fuck. this is jctgamer's fault -- jponry
Raping the LSAT, being admitted to law school
Quitting smoking would be nice, too. I went from chewing when I played high school ball to smoking after my first year of college. I’m not really sure why. I just started smoking more and more when I would drink, then I just started smoking when I wasn’t drinking.
The worst part is, I just bought a brand new car (drove it off the lot with five miles on it) and I refuse to smoke in it. I don’t smoke in my home either, so when I smoke I usually chain smoke four or five at a time, which is extremely inconvenient when it’s 9 degrees, as it was last night.
by JSing on Dec 31, 2010 7:52 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Honestly, seeing what it’s done to my parents and some other folks, I think quitting smoking would be one of the most important (and best) decisions of your life.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Jan 3, 2011 4:53 PM PST up reply actions
Drink more.
Gain some weight.
Get laid more.
Attend more Giants games (this year’s total: 0).
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Dec 31, 2010 10:04 PM PST reply actions
Are there private luxury suites at ATT?
If so, probably out of my price range.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 1, 2011 1:25 PM PST up reply actions
Cornball, amirite?
Graduate from medical school.
Get a Residency back in the bay area.
Get business cards that read Professional Internal Medicine Physician (P.I.M.P.)
Schlabotnik!
by ThrillisGone22 on Jan 1, 2011 7:52 AM PST via mobile reply actions
Rededicate myself to doing good work
Finish my master’s program on a high note
Get into a PhD program somewhere
Get an archival internship over summer
Read all the books I bought over the past two weeks
Become as financially independent as possible
Exercise more often (preferably 3 times a week at least)
Aaron King, please pitch better.
McC Wiki - for all you newcomers out there.
UPDATE:
NOT MURDERED YET! STAY TUNED!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Time remains. Time remains.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 1, 2011 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
Please continue posting updates in every thread on McC
My son: actually Jose Guillen?! I guess all along, the enemy... was me.
This sounds like a challenge!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
The day satyr forgets is the day we all assume he/she was murdered.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Jan 3, 2011 4:54 PM PST up reply actions
I’d really like to go back to school, but that mainly depends on what kind of monetary aid I can get..and then step down from my position to a less stressful one.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Go Roger Kieschnick! And son, please continue to break scoreboards on your way to San Francisco.
Get better grades
Get a Job/Meet contacts that can help me get a job
Lose Weight
Play Basketball
Write more
"You think someone that big would be more well endowed" Aubrey Huff's mother on Pat Burrell
I thought he was going to punch me and I was totally accepting of it. I was planning a reason to thank him if he did." Brian Wilson on Buster Posey
Follow me: Twitter.com/gobroks
-Study abroad in Australia during the fall (nice!)
-Meet more pretty girls
-Kiss said pretty girls
-Continue not failing out of school
My son: actually Jose Guillen?! I guess all along, the enemy... was me.
Merope: my peeps were one of the first to settle Auburn during the gold rush. I think Sawyer street is named after some great great great great great (plus or minus a few greats) grandfather. I always liked passing through. Enjoy!
My resolutions:
Get fit. I don’t care about the number on the scale (well, I do a little), but I just don’t feel fit. So I might have to exercise. Which I hate. But I can’t think of any other magic way to do it.
Organize stuff. Lots of organizing of stuff is needed.
And also, try to get the kids to eat regular people food. But that one’s probably hopeless.
I USED TO NOT BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
We’re not real familiar with the area, it’s why we want to go up there and rent for awhile, look around, see what’s what, where we’d want to live [we love Meadow Vista but…] and try and figure where the heck I can get a job. By moving up there now it also forces me to quit my current job, which drives me crazy [bureaucracy] which in turn drives the Mr. crazy. It’s a “forced quit” so to speak!
FtF: Welcome to Opposite Season!
McC: Don't get it? Try the McWiki wiki.
Oh, believe me. It shakes. That’s why I gotta do some toning.
(I did see a shake weight on the clearance shelf at OSH the other day. Made me laugh.)
I USED TO NOT BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Their infomercials are scary.
FtF: Welcome to Opposite Season!
McC: Don't get it? Try the McWiki wiki.
Based on the infomercial, I thought that the weight actually had a mechanism that shook on its own, and that all you had to do was hold on. I thought that was a much cooler exercise tool than what it really is.
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Jan 1, 2011 6:10 PM PST up reply actions
Wait! That’s not what it does? LAME!
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Jan 3, 2011 4:57 PM PST up reply actions
You have to shake it yourself!
Placeholder.
by howtheyscored on Jan 3, 2011 6:12 PM PST up reply actions
I saw the South Park episode where that's featured
And didn’t think it was real until I saw the super creepy informercial
Aaron King, please pitch better.
McC Wiki - for all you newcomers out there.
My goal is not to murder Satyricrash.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 2, 2011 10:21 AM PST reply actions 3 recs
STILL ALIVE
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Johnny Disaster is doing a great job!
I USED TO NOT BELIEVE YOU
I tweet (more often than I blarg).
by can of corn on Jan 2, 2011 5:47 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
YES
Normally I fail at these within a week.
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 2, 2011 10:58 PM PST up reply actions
So far, so . . .
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 3, 2011 12:35 AM PST up reply actions
I'm still alive too!!
no close encounters with death yet
/knocks on wood
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
You referenced me and my jaded-ness in your post!!
I’m a celebrity now!! (quick, get me some coke and huge shades, hahaha!!)
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Oh, and my resolution
i guess i accomphished it in the final month of last year, so my resolution would be to keep it all going.
oh, and find a woman who is down to earth and doesnt play games. in california, im gonna have to look under a rock for one of those kinda women.
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
Get in line, g4.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 4, 2011 7:58 PM PST up reply actions
ive actually turned to Zodiac signs to find women now. sounds desperate and lame, but it’s totally not- Upon further research, I’ve found that every relationship I’ve ever had with a woman turned out to be pretty much spot on with what the star signs have to say about it
The ultimate curse of the man who eventually invents the time machine is that it will only be able to make one trip, and when he gets back EVERYONE will have a better idea for what to do with that one trip than what he actually did.
Proud Parent of the palm tree outside of AT&T Park. Yeah, that palm tree.
mediocrass?
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 3, 2011 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
Being a smartass is my favorite hobby.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 3, 2011 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
-Survive Freshman year
-Beat the school of gallo del cielo (basketball games are coming up soon!)
-Don’t completely fail finals
Ryan Verdugo, my adopted son, strikes out 13.2 per 9 innings in his career. He has a 1.63 ERA in San Jose this year. Call him up to be a Flying Squirrel. He is also a member of the "Giants who went to LSU" club with Mike Fontenot, a.k.a Grant.
Shouldn’t be hard to beat Rio, gal.
And you can’t fail no finals. Not no how. Not now way.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 4, 2011 8:00 PM PST up reply actions
Is your freshman team any good?
From what I’ve heard they are.
Ryan Verdugo, my adopted son, strikes out 13.2 per 9 innings in his career. He has a 1.63 ERA in San Jose this year. Call him up to be a Flying Squirrel. He is also a member of the "Giants who went to LSU" club with Mike Fontenot, a.k.a Grant.
Hmmm.
I have no idea. And no freshmen to ask. But I do have two sophomore girls on the team. I’ll ask them today.
He is the World's Most Annoying Rooster.
by gallo del cielo on Jan 5, 2011 6:37 AM PST up reply actions
I'm anxious to find out
you are our big rival after all.
Ryan Verdugo, my adopted son, strikes out 13.2 per 9 innings in his career. He has a 1.63 ERA in San Jose this year. Call him up to be a Flying Squirrel. He is also a member of the "Giants who went to LSU" club with Mike Fontenot, a.k.a Grant.
GALLO BROOKS NO RIVAL!
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 5, 2011 5:53 PM PST up reply actions
I’m going with one specific and one vague resolution.
First – donate 5% of my after tax income to charity.
Second – be more honest with others and myself.
I feel prickishly demanding!
I couldn't be prouder of my recent adoptee - Tim Lincecum's dealer. He provides the secret fuel behind both Cy Youngs. Also, he taught Timmy the change-up.
by giantsfansince1981 on Jan 3, 2011 5:03 PM PST reply actions
So,
If you fail the second, can you donate 3.5% and clain 5% on your 1040?
According to Eric Holder, Giants Baseball is NOT torture. OK, it is, but followed by a big bowl of ice cream.
Tim Lincecum: He's a biracial angel.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, DISASTER
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Way late to the party
Goals for 2011 are the same as always: get good grades, become a better writer/journalist, etc. I’m working hard on my Spanish studies too. I won a grant for my study abroad in the DR in the fall. The details are still TBD but it’s really happening, or so it seems.
I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t unhappy with where I was in my life or when I wasn’t trying to change something because I was angry or upset with things. I just want to keep the good things going in my life.
Supporting San Francisco Dugout since 2005 and Manny Burriss since 2006. Bringing you all your California League and New York-Penn League needs since 2009.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jan 10, 2011 2:03 PM PST reply actions
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