December 2010
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Hodgson’s days are officially numbered. If an appropriate replacement is available before the season is over he will apparently be sacked.
New Years' post coming later
with all the shit I want to do this year.
But for now, I have to study for APUSH and possibly write that psych paper. Haven’t decided. Ugh, school. Sucks that I still have three finals to take.
Currently wearing sweatpants, underarmour turtleneck, t-shirt, and underarmour pullover. Thinking about putting on a sweatshirt. Why is it always so cold in my house?
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Despite the shit that is this game (this season, Hodgson), I am glad that the Kop is still trying to lift the team. We’re still singing. We’re not giving up on our club.
(Yes, this is me trying to find a silver lining.)
Why do we suck so much why why WHY?
Wait, why the hell is Meireles on the wing? And Konchesky in the starting XI? Roy, you twat. I could manage better than this.
Glass of ginger ale beside me. Wearing my Gerrard jersey. Nutella within easy reach. Lying in bed with the laptop to stream the match. Oh, I am so ready. So ready. Bring it on.
Foreigner is such a kwality band
know every word to Jukebox Hero and Hot Blooded and proud of it
same thing with Boston
Rock ‘n Roll Band, Peace of Mind, Smokin’, Foreplay/Long Time, More Than a Feeling, Feelin’ Satisfied, Don’t Look Back, Higher Power…
80s arena rock for the win
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Gerrard and Agger return tonight. First Liverpool match in two weeks. Pepe’s 200th match. Squad will be wearing armbands for Ari Cohen and Bill Jones. And I most definitely have hope in my heart that we will come out strong and ready to get our 3 points.
Walk on.
mmm okay today
gym,
APUSH reading,
Liverpool match,
out to dinner with friends,
maybe meeting up with varsity team from sophomore year since they’re all back in town from college
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I don’t actively support Arsenal at all - it feels kind of morally wrong to support more than one of the Big Four.
But I am really, really feeling the appeal of Samir Nasri. He’s so quick! And he’s French! And he’s a kickass winger! He’s just fun to watch. I don’t know. I already liked Fabregas (in large part because he’s a cantera product who’s...
I want it to be tragic. I want it to be shimmering, hovering there above the seventeenth summer I will never have. A run in the park, an extra slice of regret, putting it back together without knowing how. Your hand, too thin, too serendipitous, on mine in a dark room at a party I want to leave. That afternoon in the library, when the humidity hit 100 and the sweat on my lower back wasn’t...
Wow wow wow ARSENAL.
Theo Walcott looks brilliant. Well done. Glad to see Fabregas back on form as well.
Pretty sure
that my favorite Christmas gift (after my Gerrard jersey) is our new coffee maker.
Also, I hope Arsenal murder Chelsea today. Go you Gunners!
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“Pero no penetremos mas alla de esos dientes,
no mordamos las cascaras que el...”
– Pablo Neruda
today's plan
accomplished so far:
went to the gym
watched the Liverpool match EXCEPT NOT REALLY BECAUSE IT WAS POSTPONED SINCE BLACKPOOL’S PITCH SUCKS, THANKS A LOT
avoided my family
yet to accomplish:
APUSH reading…maybe
reading my Neruda and Lorca bilingual collections…definitely
more German practice
continue avoiding my family
pray that the Liverpool-Wolves match on 29 December...
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Okay, I just watched Stevie’s Smalltalk interview again. And wow, some of these kids are trolling hard.
Kid who in no way resembles Ryan Babel: “Do I look like Ryan Babel?”
Stevie: “No, you’re not that ugly.”
But Stevie can dish it out too.
Kid: “What team outside of Liverpool would you want to play for?”
Stevie: “…England.”
Christmas gifts:
JERSEY JERSEY JERSEY (Gerrard’s Liverpool home kit)
Bilingual collection of Lorca’s poems
Electric toothbrush (courtesy of my dad)
Sweatpants
Slippers
Pullover for warmups
10 yoga classes
National Geographic subscription continued
Not bad at all. The only thing I didn’t get that I really wanted was my Liverpool scarf, but that’s not super expensive and...
Okay, back from dinner. German chocolate cake…om nom nom.
We’re off to church in a little while. While it sucks that we have to sing the 11 o’clock service and I probably won’t be in bed until 1 a.m., I do love this service because we turn out all of the lights in the sanctuary, light candles, and sing ‘Silent Night.’ (Cliché, yes, but heartwarming...
My sister is already dressed for dinner and church, has put on all of her makeup, and just asked me whether she should curl or straighten her hair.
Meanwhile, I’m lying on my bed, wearing sweatpants and my tundra sweater and watching Pepe Reina’s Smalltalk interview. I didn’t even know when we were leaving.
Guess I’ll be getting ready in fifteen minutes like I always...
Okay. Black Swan was terrifying but so good.
I was at the gym today for an hour and a half - 30 minutes on the elliptical, an easy mile on the treadmill, and some weights. And then I took the dog for a walk, so I got some decent exercise.
I am still depressed about the fact that I will miss all of Barca’s summer tour of the US. Just…ugh. This sucks.
God. Damn. It.
I have a prior conflict from 29 July - 5 August.
GOD. DAMN. IT.
I know that preseason matches like this one are way overhyped, but still…Barcelona-Man United in the States…that’s huge. I might not get another chance for a long time, unless I finally get my ass to Spain (yeah right, like that’s going to happen).
I need to go college visiting in the DC area...
FC-Barçelona: 2011 tour return to USA →
fcbarcelona-:
The Barça preseason tour 2011 has been decided. The team are returning to the United States, where they will play three games. They will also play friendlies in Munich (Germany) and Split (Croatia).
The spokesman for the board, Toni Freixa, announced the summer plans for Pep Guardiola’s…
HOLY SHIT GET ME TO ONE OF THESE PLACES
I’m looking at that Man United match in...
Seeing Black Swan tomorrow with Nikita. I anticipate a sleepless night because apparently it is freaking scary.
Season 2 of Dexter is awesome so far.
Also, books I acquired today: bilingual collection of Neruda, Alan Hollinghurst’s The Line of Beauty, a thriller about arms making in Nazi Germany, Jonathan Safran Foer’s Everything Is Illuminated (Christmas present for my mom) and an...
Wow wow wow BAYERN MUNICH
please be more amazing
WOW
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Belle & Sebastian concert livestreaming on NPR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That was such a frustrating match.
Also, Twitter says Inter have sacked Rafa Benítez? Nothing official yet…
We look a little slow. Just not quite as sharp as usual. I know this isn’t our complete starting XI, but it’s a good part of it, so let’s pick it up a bit, shall we?
Messi on for Keita. Okay, let’s put one in the goal.
cannot stop listening to the Messi song from Crackòvia
so damn catchy
Lionel Messi, tenim sort és culer
Messi Lionel, és argentí també
and the guy playing Puyol is hilarious: és lo puto craaaaaaaaaaack!
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When Spanish commentators pronounce Özil’s name as “Oh-thil.” I know that’s how the letter z is pronounced in Spain, but still. lol
Hoy vienen mis abuelos
So my grandparents are coming today for Christmas, which is nice because I only see them twice a year at the most. But my aunt is coming too, and bringing her menagerie (2 dogs, 1 cat, unknown quantities of gerbils/guinea pigs/hamsters), which will inevitably drive everyone nuts and lead to me wishing around 26 December that everyone would just leave.
(As a disclaimer, I love my aunt, I really...
janaesciclica replied to your post: janaesciclica replied to your post: janaesciclica…
Wow, your Spanish’s great! I’m going to Spain and England next year as well :) I’ll be there in June so I’m hoping for a great CL final
jajajajaja muchas gracias :)
I just wish I had a chance to practice in a real context…no es lo mismo en mi colegio como en el mundo hispanohablante, por supuesto....
janaesciclica replied to your post: janaesciclica replied to your photo: my winter…
argentina :)
That’s so cool. Love that I’m getting to know people from all over the world on tumblr.
Algunos alumnos de tu pais vinieron a mi ciudad el ano pasado! Quiero estar alojado en casa con alguien de pais hispanohablante. Mi amigo viajara a la Espana el ano proximo, y quiero ir con el y...
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If Inter sacks Rafa…
If we sack Hodgson…
Benitez could come back. Not sure how I feel about this. He would definitely be better than Roy, but with NESV at the helm, it’s hard to predict just what would happen.
Okay. Neither of them have been sacked yet. I need to stop speculating. Keep calm and Carra on.
janaesciclica replied to your photo: my winter break in a single picture (I opted for…
wow and to think I’m sweating here because it’s almost summer!
haha yeah, I didn’t think about that. If I ever spend any significant time in the southern hemisphere, my seasons are going to be so messed up. Which country are you from again?
I am currently wearing
black UnderArmour turtleneck
black leggings
black ‘The Queen is Not Amused’ shirt
tall black socks into which my leggings are tucked
teal snood pulled up over my face because it is ridiculously cold in my house
My sister says I look like a marathoner on drugs.
like a record that’s skipping, I’m a modern man
and the clock keeps ticking, I’m a modern man
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“How astonishing it is that language can almost mean,
and frightening that it...”
– Jack Gilbert, “The Forgotten Dialect of the Heart”
kitakitaa replied to your post: El derbí! Ready to go with my jersey. But…
you look awf’lly pretty in that jersey