this is copied and pasted without additions or subtractions from my "all campus announcements" e-bulletin board. the student's name is jeff kyle, for those of you to whom it would make a difference.
"I thought this was an awesome picture. How awesome would it be if all president's and their staff bowed their heads in prayer before meetings. Awesome."
the lesson today, class, is that apostrophes are only to be used when there is either a contraction (implying that letters are missing) or when there is possession of something. in case you couldn't tell from our above example, our friend jeff has inserted an apostrophe into a simple plural noun, in which case he shall now be summarily executed. let this be a lesson to all of you. examples of correct apostrophe usage are italicized as well above.
yes. i love watching the yankees lose, period. and you can see my (somewhat) prophetic wisdom in the previous entry. and i will add that i forgot alex gonzalez, who played like a hero. i think he should have been the mvp. beckett, who also played like a hero, only won one game, and while that was the decisive game, i think it was gonzalez who turned the series around. that 12th inning homer to win the go ahead game 5? did bud and whoever else forget that? and that slide for the marlin's first run tonight was incredible. ive never seen anything like it. it was brilliant; he was out by ten full feet. i was in mid-cringe on that play until the ump signalled safe. and on the replay i was simply blown away. without those two plays the marlins dont win the series and thats what the most valuable player is in my mind: the one who makes the greatest difference in the series. but hey now i have an autographed baseball with the world series mvp and the likely rookie of the year on it. not too shabby.
a lot of people are talking about skipping the world series this year because they dont care about the teams. but even if hating the yankees and hoping to watch them lose isnt enough to tune you in, the marlins should give plenty of reasons for you to watch. all year, i've thought they were one of baseball's most exciting teams. for one, theyre young and you can tell theyre having fun. this could be the nucleus of a world series team for the next several years. second, they play a classic version of baseball...they run, they hit, they pitch and they do it all well and its fun to watch. third, the individuals on the team are worth watching...some of these guys are going to be superstars and soon if theyre not already. the obvious example is dontrelle willis, who even though he hasnt done well in the post season or even the last half of the regular season, still has a lot of potential and is the probable rookie of the year after an amazing first half. and he still is showing flashes of brilliance on the mound. juan pierre proved himself one of the most prolific leadoff men/base stealers/ centerfielders around. josh beckett is only 23 and is becoming one of the most dominating pitchers in the game. he practically carried the marlins in the second half when willis faltered and he did the same in the nlcs with the help of one pudge rodriguez. as a texas rangers season ticket holder for the past 9 seasons, i can attest to the fact that he is one of the most exciting players in the game and his hitting combined with beckett's pitching has brought the marlins this far into the playoffs. (although, ive seen a lot of balls get by him this october, he is possibly the greatest defensive catcher ever, too: 10 gold gloves in a row.) just watching his intensity as he leads this team is worth the price of admission. so dont write off the marlins-yankees just yet even though theres still this foreboding feeling that its october and the yankees are still alive and they just get better as it gets later.
i hate the freaking yankees. i havent been this sad about a baseball game since the braves lost game 7 of the '91 world series. i cant believe i'll be rooting for the marlins in the 100th world series.
well, built to spill didnt quite outdo radiohead on thursday. they came up well short. but it wasnt the band's fault. it was the crowd's. we were close enough to spit on doug martsch (sp?) --we refrained-- so we thought when they came on they were going to blow us away. when they came on, they did proceed to rock, but the crowd never got into it. they really only bobbed their heads, no dancing, pushing, moving back and forth wildly as you would find at most concerts of that nature if youre up that close. the crowd for modest mouse in austin was doing all that the whole time...no rest, which made it more enjoyable because of that energy that was ever present. . nonetheless, doug and crew kicked ass. he may be the best guitar player ive ever seen save for phill keaggy, who is actually in town tonight.
on another note, my best friend from home now has a blog, that trendy ass hole. its called here goes nothing, and i think his first post is worth reading. check it out and let him know what you think. begin the josiah host offer countdown now.
actually, i do. it's because i saw radiohead a couple nights ago. thom yorke and the entire band were incredible and i loved every minute of it. they had the best light show ive ever seen (but i dont typically see bands with lightshows). it may have been the best concert ive witnessed to date and now i can die a happy man. built to spill has a chance to outdo them on thursday eve but it will be hard. part of the fun was chilling in the parking lot with the guys i drove with and listening to not only our own cool ass music but also everyone else's. here is the set list for those who are interested.
there really isnt this much excitement in the postseason of any other pro sport. i recognize that "that's like [my] opinion, man" but if you watched almost any of the games today youd know what i was talking about and we're only in the preliminary rounds. here is a quick recap: the curse of the bambino beleaguered boston red sox win by a pinch hit 11th inning homer in the world's greatest active ballpark to remain alive and play again tomorrow. the surprise marlins beat last years national league champs on a play wherein the giants last out was made by a perfect throw from marlins left fielder jeff conine to catcher ivan "pudge" rodriguez who withstood a collision with the giants j.t snow to prevent the tying run from scoring. and finally, braves closer john smoltz goes to a 3-2 or 2-2 count with one of the game's most dangerous hitters, sammy sosa, who represents the tying run in the bottom of the ninth in baseball's second greatest active park and beats him by getting him to fly out to the warning track in dead center field to force a deciding game five. i think that from this day alone i can conclude that since michael jordan retired for the second time from the bulls there hasnt been this much fun or excitement in any postseason for any other pro sport. i rest my case.
i lifted this "public service announcement" idea from Christin, and i lifted the title from Jay-Z's last album (i read RollingStone, ok? im not in the habit of listening to him), but this is something that has been bothering me for a long time, and i felt i needed to bring it to your attention. the word "definitely" has no "a" in it. there is no "a" sound in "definitely." many of you out there particularly you spell it "definAtely" which is incorrect and dowright offensive. so all of you please just stop.
This Public Service Announcement has been brought to you by the RIAA, who can burn in hell, but not because they want you to spell correctly.
so the Braves actually won a playoff game yesterday 5-3 over the cubs and i was there to see it. it was a great back and forth game with the braves playing catch up for six innings after mike hampton gave up two in the first. but then he struck out the side with the bases loaded to keep it from getting out of hand. he then went on to strike out the next three batters for six consecutive strikeouts. the important thing about the game, however, was that I actually saw the home team win the playoff game for the first time in over 12 tries. what a relief that was to get off my back. i thought i was gonna put the braves in a 0-2 hole, but they eeked it out. afterward, for those of you that know me, i got to stop by and say hey to jeremy elliot at his house in ATL. we caught up after not seeing each other for 5 months so we had a lot to talk about. it was good.