Jays are disappointing. Ugh.
I love love love Beyoncé's Lemonade and can't wait until the Formation tour comes to town.
Sadly, I've had a lot of friends lose loved ones in the past couple weeks. :(
That's about it these days.
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Monday, April 18, 2016
If you need me, I'll be under a pile of lab reports.
It's report card season! Aka one of my four least favourite times of the year.
When the report card deadline nears, my procrastination skills skyrocket. I had three good chunks of downtime this weekend that I could have used to tackle the 13 sets of lab reports that I've let pile up during the first half of this semester, but instead I used them for sleeping, watching baseball, going to the gym, going for a walk, getting myself a better internet plan, getting into meaningless arguments about sports I don't follow, and reading an entire detective novel in one sitting.
This evening, the time for procrastination was over, so I spent over an hour shooting the shit with friends at work. I got a ride home most of the way home with one of them, and then walked a few blocks home in the beautiful weather.
I passed by my local pub and noticed the Raptors game was on. I really wanted to watch because I have a vested interest in the game. Remember how I mentioned meaningless arguments about sports I don't follow? One of my baseball friends called the Raptors garbage in our Jays WhatsApp chat, and I got mad about it and the resolution was that if they make it into round 2 of the playoffs, he pies himself in the face on video, and if they don't, I pie myself in the face on video.
I decided to grab a beer and a burger, and claim a table for marking. I got three sets done! And the Raptors won. Now I'm only three Raptors wins away from not getting pied, and 9 sets of marking away from getting caught up. Woo-hoo!
When the report card deadline nears, my procrastination skills skyrocket. I had three good chunks of downtime this weekend that I could have used to tackle the 13 sets of lab reports that I've let pile up during the first half of this semester, but instead I used them for sleeping, watching baseball, going to the gym, going for a walk, getting myself a better internet plan, getting into meaningless arguments about sports I don't follow, and reading an entire detective novel in one sitting.
This evening, the time for procrastination was over, so I spent over an hour shooting the shit with friends at work. I got a ride home most of the way home with one of them, and then walked a few blocks home in the beautiful weather.
I passed by my local pub and noticed the Raptors game was on. I really wanted to watch because I have a vested interest in the game. Remember how I mentioned meaningless arguments about sports I don't follow? One of my baseball friends called the Raptors garbage in our Jays WhatsApp chat, and I got mad about it and the resolution was that if they make it into round 2 of the playoffs, he pies himself in the face on video, and if they don't, I pie myself in the face on video.
I decided to grab a beer and a burger, and claim a table for marking. I got three sets done! And the Raptors won. Now I'm only three Raptors wins away from not getting pied, and 9 sets of marking away from getting caught up. Woo-hoo!
Monday, April 11, 2016
I was saying Boo-tista.
It was Opening Weekend here in Toronto, so you know that my weekend revolved around baseball.
Friday was the Home Opener; my third in a row, and the fifth in a row that the Jays lost. As far as HOs go, it was pretty fun despite the loss. The game started with a ceremony where Josh Donaldson received his American League MVP award, and then he went on to hit a grand slam. After the slam, the game was great for awhile. I felt relaxed and confident. The Jays were 5 runs ahead. Just the kind of game I like. Well then the awful Red Sox got their own grand slam (hit by a less valuable player) and then they actually went ahead to win the game. Oh well, I had moments of fun at least and I got a blue rally towel and a 2016 schedule magnet, so B+ HO overall.
I watched the game from home on Saturday and quite enjoyed the beginning of it when Joey Bats hit two home runs in a row. But then stupid Boston blah blah blah and I got disgusted and turned it off.
I had tickets again for Sunday's game. The giveaway was a souvenir 2015 AL East Champions pennant that I wanted. I got to the game early with some of my friends and had a really great day at the ball park. The Jays finally won. Marco Estrada pitched a gem of a game and Donaldson brought the rain again.
One of the main reasons why baseball is so fun is that I really love my baseball crew. My good pal Mathew, my friend Vic and I are on our third season of flex passes. This year my friend Vern bought in too and sits with us. Mathew always gets a spare pass, so there's a rotating bunch of people who are the fifth of the group. My friend Elisa and a friend of hers also got flex passes, and it looks like they chose many of the same games as we did. So far, they've always been sitting on section over and one row up so we can wave to each other.
I also love our random baseball in-jokes. Last season, Mathew was griping at Jose Bautista saying "what has that guy done for us lately?" to which I replied "He hit two home runs yesterday!!!" And Mathew replied "Well what has he done today?" Now whenever Bautista does something amazing (like the bat flip in game 5 of the ALDS), I heckle Mathew with a "what has he done lately?"
Another favourite in-joke is that somehow along the way, inspired by our love of baseball and the Simpsons, we sometimes say "I was saying Boo-tista" when the crowd is booing. Now Bootista is our nickname for Joey Bats and my phone recognizes the word Boostista before Bautista.
Anyway, the point of this is that I'm glad baseball games are back for the excitement, and for the laughs. But not for the losses, hey there Blue Jays, let's minimize those.
Friday was the Home Opener; my third in a row, and the fifth in a row that the Jays lost. As far as HOs go, it was pretty fun despite the loss. The game started with a ceremony where Josh Donaldson received his American League MVP award, and then he went on to hit a grand slam. After the slam, the game was great for awhile. I felt relaxed and confident. The Jays were 5 runs ahead. Just the kind of game I like. Well then the awful Red Sox got their own grand slam (hit by a less valuable player) and then they actually went ahead to win the game. Oh well, I had moments of fun at least and I got a blue rally towel and a 2016 schedule magnet, so B+ HO overall.
I watched the game from home on Saturday and quite enjoyed the beginning of it when Joey Bats hit two home runs in a row. But then stupid Boston blah blah blah and I got disgusted and turned it off.
I had tickets again for Sunday's game. The giveaway was a souvenir 2015 AL East Champions pennant that I wanted. I got to the game early with some of my friends and had a really great day at the ball park. The Jays finally won. Marco Estrada pitched a gem of a game and Donaldson brought the rain again.
One of the main reasons why baseball is so fun is that I really love my baseball crew. My good pal Mathew, my friend Vic and I are on our third season of flex passes. This year my friend Vern bought in too and sits with us. Mathew always gets a spare pass, so there's a rotating bunch of people who are the fifth of the group. My friend Elisa and a friend of hers also got flex passes, and it looks like they chose many of the same games as we did. So far, they've always been sitting on section over and one row up so we can wave to each other.
I also love our random baseball in-jokes. Last season, Mathew was griping at Jose Bautista saying "what has that guy done for us lately?" to which I replied "He hit two home runs yesterday!!!" And Mathew replied "Well what has he done today?" Now whenever Bautista does something amazing (like the bat flip in game 5 of the ALDS), I heckle Mathew with a "what has he done lately?"
Another favourite in-joke is that somehow along the way, inspired by our love of baseball and the Simpsons, we sometimes say "I was saying Boo-tista" when the crowd is booing. Now Bootista is our nickname for Joey Bats and my phone recognizes the word Boostista before Bautista.
Anyway, the point of this is that I'm glad baseball games are back for the excitement, and for the laughs. But not for the losses, hey there Blue Jays, let's minimize those.
Tuesday, April 05, 2016
It's baseball season!!!
Right now I'm watching the Jays' third game of the season. They won the first two, and currently the score is 2 - 1 in their favour. There are 162 games in a season, so there is a long way to go and tougher teams to face (we are playing Tampa Bay) but hey, I like this season so far!
Watching baseball on TV soothes me so much. (Even though it works me up sometimes.) There's nothing better than making it a day at work, and then a tough workout at the gym, and coming home to a Jays game.
I hope to become more productive during my baseball watching. I could be marking or doing some crafts but right now I'm just happy watching the game and messaging my baseball pals. At least I got in a small blog post, right? Now back to this at bat.
Watching baseball on TV soothes me so much. (Even though it works me up sometimes.) There's nothing better than making it a day at work, and then a tough workout at the gym, and coming home to a Jays game.
I hope to become more productive during my baseball watching. I could be marking or doing some crafts but right now I'm just happy watching the game and messaging my baseball pals. At least I got in a small blog post, right? Now back to this at bat.
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