Month: October 2006

I played my boss this week, and lost by a measly point, 48-49.

QB
	Alex Smith, SF	-4
RUNNING BACKS
	RB Laurence Maroney, NE	26
	RB/WR Keyshawn Johnson, Car	6
RECEIVERS
	WR Jerricho Cotchery, NYJ	12
	WR Reggie Brown, Phi	6
	TE L.J. Smith, Phi	3
DEFENSE
	D/ST Seahawks	-6
KICKER
	K Rian Lindell, Buf	5
BENCH
	RB Shaun Alexander, Sea	0
	WR Terrell Owens, Dal	8
	WR Deion Branch, Sea	5
	RB Marion Barber, Dal (BYE)	12
	WR Reggie Williams, Jac	21
	K Jason Elam, Den (BYE)	0
	D/ST Patriots	12
	QB Jon Kitna	11

This wouldn’t rankle quite so much if it wasn’t so obvious after the fact that I played the wrong quarterback (negative four?!), and definitely played the wrong defense. I’d sort of been thinking that since Chicago is known for its defense and Seattle prides themselves on theirs, it could be a really interesting game. Instead it was a flat-out romp. Bummer. Also worth noting that, once again, I played the wrong Reggie.

The major bright point in this whole affair was watching Laurence Maroney run his way to 125 yards and two touchdowns! Yay for the New England rookie!

Also, I’m to the shoulder decreases on my vest! Here’s a photo after Monday Night Football:

I bought a new tea strainer for $2.19. It was a spur-of-the-moment purchase in the grocery store. Truly throwing caution to the wind.

I’ve been coping with my rusty, leaky tea ball for a good six years, and now I have a brand new utensil that scoops tea and holds it securely while it brews. 🙂 (Shown above with my all-time favourite tea from the Thayer St tealuxe.)

The best part is that it’s tall enough to fit in my travel mugs and be removed without the aid of additional utensils! And, at this height, you can even use it to stir so that the tea brews faster! Oooh.

Pretty exciting for a saturday.

Last week was incredibly long, mostly due to work craziness. Lots of late nights at the office (not my norm). Kevin tore his hamstring playing football last weekend (poor him 🙁 it looks incredibly painful, especially after a full day of trying to sit in the chairs at work), and so that’s added a lot of carpooling into the mix since he can’t drive. Add in our typical mess of projects and activities, and a touch of wedding (I think we have a photographer!!), and it was just one of those weeks where I wasn’t feeling coherent anymore by late in the day on Wednesday. (I went through a full pad of post-its trying to keep a handle on things — a feat that usually takes several months.)

So, it really made me feel incredibly happy and appreciated when my team’s manager showed up in my office Thursday evening with a pair of Mariners tickets. 🙂 Such a fun pick-me-up. The seats were great:

And the crowd was a lot of fun. There was some group of teenage girls in matching outfits and taking up several rows out in center field that got a wave going (after a few false starts) that lasted *well* over ten times round the park. They were cheering the crowd on so determinedly — perhaps that made the difference? Here’s Kevin shaking his head at the wave that wouldn’t die: