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RUMOR: Dietz
and I are ballot-stuffers
DATE: April 27, 2002
SOURCE: Dietz
ODDS WE'LL MAKE AN IMPACT: 50 to 1
At the Rangers-Indians game Friday, Mike and I punched around 300 All-Star
ballots with the same lineup. We brought home another 500, and we plan
to vote online. If you're interested in making an impact, and NOT interested
in seeing more Barry Bonds, vote for this lineup:
NATIONAL LEAGUE: 1b Phil Nevin (SD); 2b Luis Castillo (Fla); SS Orlando
Cabrera (Mon); 3b Adrian Beltre (LA); OF Brian Giles (Pitt); OF Lance
Berkman (Hou); OF Vlad Guerrero (Mon); C Michael Barrett (Mon).
AMERICAN LEAGUE: 1b Carlos Delgado (Tor); 2b Ray Durham (ChiC); SS Miguel
Tejada (Oak); 3b Eric Hinske (Tor); OF Torii Hunter (Minn); OF Jacque
Jones (Minn); OF Kenny Lofton (ChiC); C A.J. Pierzynski (Minn).
VIEWS: Just like the Japanese did last year with the Mariners, Dietz and
I will do this year.
RUMOR: Eric
pretty handy with pliers
DATE: April 18, 2002
SOURCE: Jen
VALIDITY ODDS: 5 to 1
I see Jen in Mini-Main, and she shows me her brand new earrings, pierced
in the upper ear area. There is some sort of growth or tumor where the
ring goes through the skin. It was thoroughly revolting. She says, "I'm
going to Eric's later, he's going to use pliers." Nice. Dr. Anton
to the rescue.
VIEWS: Whatever floats your boat, I suppose. At least Jen wasn't suicidal
about her ear or the loss of her earring. Props to Eric.
ONE MORE THING: Jen, a native of Seattle, wants the world to know the
superiority of the Mariners. Sure, they won 116 games last season, but
THIS SEASON...the sky's the limit after a 10-0 road trip!
RUMOR: Amber
knows her baseball
DATE: April 16, 2002
SOURCE: Amber & Beth
ODDS ON BEATING IAN IN BASEBALL TRIVIA: 1,000,000 to 1
Amber and Beth went to the Rangers game last night to see the M's finish
their sweep. Pitiful yes, but Amber sure knows her baseball! Numbers,
positions, players, everything. Beth knows a little less (it was her first
pro sports game ever) but she's learning. She knew ARod hit a homer, and
that he's a hottie. We'll start from there...
VIEWS: Amber's only shortcoming: she's a Braves fan. The BRAVES. Now the
Yankees and Giants are detestable, yes, but the Braves...don't get me
started. Definitely my least favorite MLB team. Ted Turner=devil.
RUMOR: Jen
won't ask her date until the day before HIS formal
DATE: April 12, 2002
SOURCE: Jen
ODDS ON WINNING: 7 to 1
So Jen promises me she is not going to ask her date to formal until the
DAY BEFORE. Talk about guts! Standard asking time is 2 weeks prior, sometimes
2 months prior, if your name is Eric Anton. Jen likes to work under pressure,
I guess. If all college guys are taken, she swears she'll recruit a high
schooler.
VIEWS: Asking dates for formals gets boring after the first one. Props
to Jen for adding some excitement to the hunt.
RUMOR: Intramural
Softball...can we win it all?br> DATE: April 11, 2002
SOURCE: Me
ODDS ON WINNING: 3 to 1
That's right: the BYX/HIS coed softball team is 3-0. Anchored by ace Scott
Hatter, 1B Allisa Brill, stellar leadoff Ian Voorn, and a slew of power
hitters, from Dietz to Dustin Gray, this team is ready for anything! In
a scrimmage, we beat the intramural staff team, which is the early favorite
to win the championship. Stay tuned...
VIEWS: I love baseball. I'll take it in any form I can get it, even if
it's slow-pitch softball. And I'm actually playing well.
UPDATE: We lost game 4. We had some injuries...Dietz (knee, day to day),
and we just couldn't hit the ball. We shall have our vengeance on Sunday.
RUMOR: Sheena
accepting applications for HIS formal
DATE: April 2, 2002
SOURCE: Sheena
VALIDITY ODDS: 5 to 1
Apparently she is so haughty, she can't decide on a single man, so we
have to apply! I submitted an app, just to be upstaged by David's typed
form. She has 6 applications submitted thus far, I know of mine, Nathan's,
and David's.
VIEWS: It would be great to go, but David HAS to go. His need vs. my want
has me on the fence as to whether I should withdraw my application and
push David's.
UPDATE: Sheena made her decision last night. The verdict: Cameron Wallace.
A fine choice, but he does have a girlfriend...(in another state). Just
kidding. I've met this girl, and Sheena better WATCH OUT.
Old Update: I have withdrawn my name from the running, not due to David's
case, but because I was asked by someone else, who apparently doesn't
need an application to know I'm a cool guy. *wink wink*. Michelle you're
the coolest!
ALLEGED FACT:
Geoff to attend Opening Day at the Ballpark in Arlington
DATE: April 2, 2002
SOURCE: Geoff
VALIDITY ODDS: 5 to 1
I get back from class and Geoff reveals Mary has given him a ticket to
Opening Day!! It's been sold out for a month! I can't believe this...
VIEWS: I wish it were me...that's all I got.
UPDATE: He didn't go. Apparently they were under the assumption that opening
day tickets could be bought the day before...is he new around here or
something?
RUMOR: The
Casa is no longer "quaint"
DATE: March 28, 2002
SOURCE: Scott
VALIDITY ODDS: 2 to 1 that Dietz&Scott don't move there
For weeks now, it's been Casa Grande this, Casa Grande that. "There's
so much room" "We can build SuperLoft" "Only $225
a month per person". That's all Scott & Mike talked about. But
with recent news that the roof leaks, they seem to have joined forces
with Geoff, Dustin, and I to find a better living arrangement.
VIEWS: The place always creeped me out. It sits forebodingly on a hill,
and the name means "The Big House" in English. Weird.
UPDATE: The combined force of Ian/Geoff/Dustin/Mike/Scott is constantly
pursuing a domicile for next fall, but nothing yet. Since on-campus housing
deposit date has come and gone, we better find SOMETHING.
Life of Ian
INJURY NEWS:
Scars of Victory
DATE: April 17, 2002
SOURCE: the poorly manicured intramural fields
INJURY STATUS: day to day
Picture this: Ian beats out infield single. Sara hits grounder to the
shortstop, who pitches it to the second baseman. To prevent the double
play, Ian slides into second, spikes out. My cleats collide with the second
baseman's shins, he drops the ball, and lands on top of me. Both runners
safe. Winner.
AFTERMATH: I have a scar on my knee and an abrasion on my lower leg. But
you gotta do what you gotta do to break up the DP. Oh yeah, and the next
inning, when I'm playing SS, their player barrels into me, not even bothering
to slide. I guess I deserved it.
DATE TO REMEMBER:
My birthday is Sunday
DATE: April 18, 2002
SOURCE: me, I guess
ODDS THEY'LL PLAY "YOU'RE THE INSPIRATION" AT BYX FORMAL FOR
ME AGAIN: 5 to 1
Yep, I turn 20 on Sunday. (on the same day Jesse Orosco turns 45). It's
been a heck of a ride so far, but I really don't have much to report.
Last year, BYX Formal was on my birthday, so Geoff, quite the thoughtful
roommate, requested "You're the Inspiration" by Chicago in my
honor. What a guy.
VIEWS: Another year in Texas...I better be careful, or I'll have spent
a majority of my life in this state. Not yet though.
The
Homefront
RUMOR: Family
vacation destination is New Mexico
DATE: March 5, 2002
SOURCE: Pam
VALIDITY ODDS: 10 to 1
I have heard three different destinations for this year's spring break
trip (which unfortunately I have to miss). First it was Atlanta, then
San Antonio, now Santa Fe? I am amazed at Hans' capriciousness, but then
again, last year their vacation destination was decided when they reached
the airport.
UPDATE! New Mexico is confirmed! Hans called me from the top of Sandia
Peak. Mystery solved.
RUMOR: Evan
is school geography bee rep
DATE: February 21, 2002
SOURCE: Pam
VALIDITY ODDS: 1 to 1
Great news...Evan represented Old Settlers Elementary a few weeks ago
at the LISD geography bee. A proud big brother remembers back in 1993
when he won the school geography bee back at A.V. Baucom Elementary in
Apex, N.C. Turns out he did not advance...but still a tremendous feat
for a 10 year old boy.
FM
Connection
NEWS: Flow-Town
is booming
DATE: April 27, 2002
SOURCE: Hans
A few new establishments coming to FM: A Home Depot on the corner of 2499
and Lakeside Parkway. This is good, since the closest Home Depots are
about 10 miles in either direction, and Hans practically lives there.
Additionally, the old Dairy Queen near Main Street & Garden Ridge
on the Lewisville border is becoming a Starbucks shortly.
VIEWS: ...bringing the Flower Mound Starbucks count to 3.
FACT: Speaking
of Starbucks...
DATE: April 27, 2002
SOURCE: Me
ODDS ON MORE STARBUCKS: 8 to 1
So, you like frappuccinos? Well, if you're on campus, you can buy Starbucks
coffee in Mini-Main, the library coffee shop, or the bookstore. If you
want to drive a little, there's one across the street at Albertsons, north
of campus at Barnes & Noble, and one west near the Tom Thumb on Hulen.
That's 6 locations within 2 miles!
VIEWS: Wow...yuppie central. I like $4 coffee as much as the next suburban-raised
guy, but I wouldn't be surprised either if another pops up around TCU.
DATE TO KNOW:
Adrienne's Drill Team Show
DATE: April 18, 2002
SOURCE: Adrienne
ODDS I'LL SHOW: 5 to 1
The Rosettes of Flower Mound High School have their spring show on April
25-27. I promised to attend, so I better show up. Michelle, Adrienne's
new best friend, is coming along for the ride to FM. Not long, about an
hour.
VIEWS: I've never been to a drill team show before. This should be fun.
UPDATE: Michelle and I came to see it. It was a good show, and unfortunately
Adrienne suffered a fall during a dance number. She finished the dance
in synch but wasn't able to do the last 2 numbers. I'm sure she'll be
good for the last 2 shows of the series. We had a good time, regardless.
RUMOR: Super
Target in Flower Mound
DATE: April 1, 2002
SOURCE: Hans
VALIDITY ODDS: 3 to 1
So I'm out driving with the family over Easter weekend, and we drive up
2499 toward Highland Village, and there, on a former pasture, is a sign
for the next Super Target! The location is on the west side of 2499, between
407 & Dixon Road. As of this weekend, they were simply levelling the
land.
VIEWS: This sucks! Exactly what FM needs, another pseudo-grocery store.
I moved there in 1994, and we were practically on the western frontier!
The city continues to expand at an alarming rate. Furthermore, the drive
north on 2499 toward Marcus was quite peaceful and allowed one to be "one
with nature"...in their car.
RUMOR: Marcus
UIL team advances out of Zone
DATE: April 2, 2002
SOURCE: Andrew
VALIDITY ODDS: 1 to 1
Andrew tells me the Marcus UIL one-act play team advanced out of Zone,
for the third year in a row. This is great news! Their play is Lend Me
a Tenor. Haven't seen it.
VIEWS: Since the 2000 "renaissance" Marcus has produced some
worthwhile shows. Last year's Medea advanced to the state competition,
and 2000's Cyrano de Bergerac made it to the area competition.
UPDATE: The UIL crew advanced out of Zone, then won District, but did
not advance from Area competition. Too bad, there's a dynasty forming.
Source on this one is Andrew.
The Homefront
RUMOR: Adrienne "seriously considering TCU"
DATE: April 14, 2002
SOURCE: Mary
ODDS ON APPLYING: 7 to 1
ODDS ON ENROLLING: 15 to 1
Mary, Adrienne's best friend informs me that she's now considering TCU.
What caused this? Perhaps it was a realization that A&M is equally
hard to get into, or maybe it was the conversation with Michelle. Whatever
it was, she's that much closer than before.
VIEWS: Just because I go here doesn't mean that she is forbidden from
doing so. The last time Adrienne and I (just 2.5 years apart) attended
the same school was 1993, when I was in 5th grade, and she in 2nd grade,
at ye olde Baucom Elementary in Apex, North Carolina.
RUMOR: Adrienne
continues to blow off idea of attending TCU
DATE: March 31, 2002
SOURCE: the fam
VALIDITY ODDS: 15 to 1
Of course I'm biased, I attend school here. But regardless, it's a good
school, and I think she'd like it. Of course, Adrienne wants nothing to
do with this university, and continues to search elsewhere.
VIEWS: She's a senior next year, so I don't have much time. I think she'll
cave.
UPDATE: Adrienne IMs me last weekend, and proceeds to chat with Michelle
for about 45 minutes. Just establishing connections...
FACT: Hans
& Pam celebrate anniversary
DATE: March 31, 2002
SOURCE: the fam
VALIDITY ODDS: 1 to 1
23 years, through three states, three children, and countless good times,
but yet my dad STILL tells the same old jokes. Have pity on my mother.
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