Last night, we were scheduled to play the only team in the A pool that remains undefeated. Since we have previously been humiliated by an A team (13-0) we figured the same sort of thing would happen last night. Well, it turns out that we won by default because the other team didn’t show up until the game was supposed to be half over, but not only that, we played them, and kept pace fairly well. In fact, I’d say that we played pretty even - they scored into the wind a couple of times, and so did we. I know that they were taking it easy on us, but it was still a fun game to play in.

I honestly don’t know what the score wound up being though - after we started playing 5 on 5, they kind of dominated us, but until that point, I think it was probably tied.

So, anyway, since it was a late game, and I ran as much as I did in any game last year, I was pretty tired when I got home. I watched the Amazing Race though, since I didn’t want to have it spoiled on me by someone today. My money is on the clowns.

Simpson’s quote of the day: “Gentlemen, I have decided there will be, uh, no investigation. Now if you will excuse me I’ll go away.” - Mayor Quimby

Erin and I went to a La Leche league couples meeting last night, so other than that, we didn’t do much. Sorry, but I just don’t have much to contribute lately :)

Simpson’s quote of the day: “A large bear-like animal, most likely a bear…” - Kent Brockman

The field that we played on last night had grass between 8 and 12 inches tall. It kind of slowed the game down somewhat. We played our arch rivals from last year, and ended up deciding on a 7-7 draw. The reason we quit early was because the game was turning nasty. There are a couple of players on the other team who have never read the rules, but like to think they have, and likewise we have a couple of players on our team who take it as a personal attack when the rules are applied incorrectly. The end result is that tempers flare up, and people start yelling at each other. Personally I don’t care what rules people play by, as long as everyone is playing by the same ones.

Anyway, like I said, we decided to call the game as a 7-7 tie at the “time limit” even though there was no game on our field after ours. Of our seven points, I caught two in the end zone, which felt pretty good. The second catch was our 7th point, and it was a fun play that almost ended in disaster. I was wide open, with nobody between me and the endzone, and the guy with the disc was the nearest person to me. He saw me wide open, and floated a perfect pass in to me, leading me into the end zone. The disc was travelling the same speed as I was running, so I decided to milk it for all it was worth. I kept running beside it, hoping to get to the end zone before having to actually catch it. When I decided to catch it, my toe caught on a hidden clump of grass (remember the super long grass I was talking about?) and I went down. I managed to grab the disc on the way down though, and slid/rolled/tumbled into the end zone. Because the grass was so long, it was impossible to see the end zone markers from where I was laying though, so I asked the guy who had run up to try and knock the disc down if I was in. He said I was, so we called it a point, and headed off the field. Unfortunately when I stood up, I looked, and I was right on the line, and since I’d slid/rolled/tumbled after catching the disc, there’s no way that I actually caught the disc in the end zone. I think some people on the other team were upset about it getting called a point, but since their own teammate was the one who made the call, there wasn’t much I could do about it. By the time I realized it, it was too late. Still, it was a fun game for some of us, even if the few people on both teams tried to ruin it for everyone.

Simpson’s quote of the day: “That doll is evil, I tells ya. EVIL! Eeeeeeviiiiilll!!!” - Grandpa Simpson

I went out for an ultimate practice last night, and was swarmed by mosquitos. I’ve never seen them as thick as they were last night. Bug spray didn’t seem to deter them for long either. Hopefully they behave a little more tonight for our third game of the season. Apparently, with me out of the lineup on Thursday, the team won in convincing fashion. That brings us to 1-1 on the year, so we’re trying to go above .500 for the first time ever.

Not much else going on though, so I’ll have to leave you with a Simpson’s quote:

Simpson’s quote of the day: “Principal Skinner, I just got car sick in your office.” - Ralph

Given that I’m not having a very good year for playoff prognostication, take my picks for what they’re worth. Just in case you’re trying to figure out rhyme/reason to the picks, realize that I first decide who I’m picking, then come up with reasons why they will win, and not the other way around. Maybe that’s why I’m going to finish below .500 again this year. Next year country again I guess.

(7W) vs. (2E). I’m going to shock a lot of you by picking the disney team. Giguere is playing great, and it’s tough to beat that rest. Based on the GAA’s of the two starting goalies, it’s going to be a low scoring series, but that doesn’t mean it will suck. I’m looking forward to seeing Brod<ummm> Giguere hoist the cup this year. Yup. Anahiem will win. That’s my pick, and I’m sticking to it. Get your picks in people.

Simpson’s quote of the day: “If you don’t start making more sense, we’re going to have to put you in a home.” - Homer

Erin and I seem to be over most of the food poisoning related problems. I was feeling a little woozy for a couple of minutes this morning, but it seems to have died right down. Now all I have to deal with is all the embarassing questions about why on earth I would be eating ground beef still. ;-)

Everyone who knows me even peripherally knows that I don’t put much stock into media scares. SARS didn’t frighten me, West Nile doesn’t scare me either. If I believed that they were truly something to worry about, I would start worrying about them, but they are nowhere near the level of even casual concern for me. The whole Mad Cow kerfluffle doesn’t faze me right now. I’m more concerned with what it will do the the local economy than I am concerned that I will die from Mad Cow disease. That’s not to say that I’m going to go out seeking cows brains to eat - I’ve never had any desire to eat brains of any sort. Well, other than Rat Brain Soup I suppose ;-)

So now that that’s out of the way…The site was down for a while yesterday, because the IP address of the server changed. Sorry about that. When it happens, it takes a while for me to notice (especially if I’m at home, because everything still works on my local network) but once it’s brought to my attention, it shouldn’t take more than a couple of minutes to fix it. If you notice the site down, emailing me at the nodecam.com addresses doesn’t work either, which makes it a little more difficult to contact me too ;)

Simpson’s quote of the day: “Mom, can we go to bed without dinner?” - Bart

Red peppers out the nose is not a fun way to spend the morning.

Sorry for grossing you out like that. Erin and I ate some (apparently) undercooked hamburger last night, and we’ve both wound up with food poisoning. I’m at home, and feeling quite sick, so you won’t be seeing a witty post from me today. I’m told that food poisoning can take from 2-10 days to run its course. Erin and I are both hoping that it will be closer to 1 day than 10.