Wow. What drama in the World Series 9th inning. I was hoping that Jose Viscaino could have been the hero, but it was Posednik. If I was in a naughtier mood, I'd call him Posuckdick like the guys on my Tigers Internet Forum call him. He's the type of player I hate - doesn't walk that much, has absolutely no power, ends the season with a terrible OPS of .700 yet everyone thinks he's a good player. He was tonight, though. Can't argue with that. (And, truth be told, I have to respect a guy who came on as a 27-year old rookie and has apparently forged a solid career.)
Gotta give the White Sox credit for taking advantage of all the extra baserunners that the horrible officiating wrought. These umpires are doing what the Sox players did in 1919... I couldn't believe the Dye HBP call.
This is terrible. The Astros must now make quite a comeback.
These World Series games are making the 5am gym trip a rarity. Hopefully tomorrow I'll make it. I wonder if I just start to give myself the rule of no hitting the snooze button, if it will help. I generally hit snooze three times and then set my alarm again for 7am on the days I skip the gym.
I can't believe how terrible the weather looks in Chicago. It makes me want to rethink this whole move thing.
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[previous poster who told you not to move to Chi. if you don't like the Sox]
The weather in Chicago *is* shitty. I kept yelling at them to call the game for rain (and my husband stared at me like I was crazy--who would do THAT in the World Series?). Trust me, once you have kids, the weather is even more important--it's horrible to see your little baby's nose and ears turn red, and to know you'll be cleaning up a lot of snot in the morning. We live in Seattle now, and aside from the Mariners sucking so horribly, it is a great city with great weather (don't let all that 'it rains all the time' crap get to you--my husband is from bmore, and he says hands down seattle weather is better). Of course, the jobs in seattle are few and far between.
Yeah, I can see why you feel uneasy about moving to Chicagoland. Most of my extended family lives there and I went to school on the outskirts. The place is one giant asphalt desert, everything takes an hour to get to (inside the city limits!), the public transportation sucks, and Comiskey Park is the world's largest toilet bowl (you can even hear the flushing sound from outside when the crowd cheers.) But if you want to know some great stuff to do to warm you up to the place, I know a bunch: the Green Mill for drinks in authentic 1920's molls and gangster style, the Old Town School of Folk Music, Little Village for Mexican food, the Baby Doll Polka Club......Plus Chicago gets the music people in Baltimore have to go to D.C. for.
What neighborhood are you moving to?
Just moved to Chicago a few months ago, and am really enjoying it (my first time living in any part of the Midwest). There's still beautiful weather here (currently, at least!), and the people are friendly. I think I've about been won over to the idea of trying to live in different parts of the country when you're still able to move.
I will say that one obvious downside (for me at least) is that close friends end up being scattered in a way that only allows a visit a year, at best. However, I think the benefits have been worth it. I'll be more tied to one spot after another couple years (which I'll be about ready for by then anyway), so this is a nice chance to get to experience new people and places a little more.
Just the thoughts I've been having on the subject. Good luck.
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