My favorite thing

is the new pepto bismal commercial...nausea, heart burn, indigestion...upset stomach, diarrhea!
okay, and seriously the 50 ft woman's expression when they say diarrhea. OH MY GOD.

Oh captain, my captain... part C

Thank god danger's got a serious captain

What?!

I'm sorry, but this just seems ridiculous, which of course is why I posted it. Firstly, that someone would think of this, write down the steps and allege that it works is just insane. But I found it and I'm intrigued, just as I always am about the realm of insanity. I know there are many college kids out there that would rather do anything then study for finals. I propose you do this trick, and report the results. Can you really estimate the number Pi by throwing hot dogs? Someone please prove or disprove this theory for me. And take pictures of the process. Please.

http://www.wikihow.com/Calculate-Pi-by-Throwing-Frozen-Hot-Dogs

Oh Captain, My Captain..part duex

jacin,

i believe in self deprecating humor..i mean how can i not, clearly, i leave myself open for jokes. so, here are a couple photos of myself and my fellow captain at arms (don't worry jenna, i'm not stealing your martial arts teammate...although, i'm not sure what kind of an asset she'd be seeing as she's against violence).
hope you enjoy!

p.s.-i'm in for games..any kind.

best gift ever...no...EVER

i have this aunt...

she came to the Pounce vs Pounce scrimmage. she's really cool. there's a point to all this.

sometimes, for no reason, she sends really bizarre gifts; like a bag of peanuts or a silly string or confetti. anyway, my parents were recently in Nashville visiting her and my mom called and said "Nancy wants us to bring back these really crazy things for you. she said you'll love them, but i'm not sure what she was thinking."

naturally, my mind went on a race to think of what it could be. i never guessed. and then i forgot about it.

tonight i was at my parents house, chasing my brother's cat when she bolted into the basement. i took off after her and stopped halfway down the steps when i saw them. forgetting about the gifts from Nancy, i yelled back to my mother "why the hell do you have two _____ down here?!"

"oh! those are yours! that's what Nancy had us bring up for you."

okay, no joke, they're awesome (i realize i have not yet told you what they are). my mom told me if i did not want them, they'd put them out with the garbage, but i was like "are you kidding me, these are the best things ever, why did she have them?!"

she explained: her and my aunt were driving around (keep in mind, this is my dad's sister, not my mom's, and the two sides of the family are vastly different. my mom's family would never ever ever do this) when Nancy saw these in a dumpster. she pulled over, climbed into the dumpster (she's 50 years old) grabbed two and left. when my dad got home from his brother's house, she told him about it, they drove his van back to the dumpster and got SEVEN more.

i use capslock because of what these items are. mannequins. and now i have two. they don't have heads. or arms. or legs below the knee, but they are my favorite things right now. i called to thank Nancy. she told me i could do something artistic with them, and if i needed more, she still had another seven. SEVEN. my aunt (who's 50) went dumpster diving, then took my dad (who's almost 56) and at one point had nine headless, armless, shinless mannequins in her home.

what's weirder? she thought of me when she saw them.

sorry for rambling. i'm just so freaking excited. happy thanksgiving.

gobblerrito

jacin and i went to mad mex just moments ago to experience the special 'gobblerrito' that is offered this week and this week only in celebration of eating and the europeans slaughtering the indigenous populations of north america.

you may be wondering "what the heck is a gobblerrito?"

well imagine thanksgiving dinner (turkey, stuffing, potatoes, corn, black beans(?!) ) then wrap it up in a tortilla
put some gravy on it, and voila! a thankgiving burrito... otherwise known as a gobblerrito.

you may also be wondering "why the heck is this crazy person posting about a stupid burrito"

the answer is simple: it was delicious. and more importantly i like you guys, and wanted to share the joy of a burrito with you. i'm sure jacin will agree with me when i say it is worth the trip to mad mex.

also the water was very good. cold and wet... mmmmm

happy thanksgiving folks! go get a burrito before the end of the week!

Knee Saga, Continued

I just thought I'd post this for anyone who is interested. The saga of Kara's knee continues....

So nearly 2 months after Regionals my knee continues to hurt enough that I notice it when I am walking, going up or down stairs, etc., despite lots of PT and massive doses of antinflammatories. Running or even riding a bike is out of the question. Last week I got an MRI done and yesterday I got the results.

Results were still inconclusive. There was fluid in the joint, which indicates inflammation, but no clear evidence (according to the doctor, who I am not convinced reviewed the pictures for more than 3 minutes) of what is causing it. The latest theory is it is either a small meniscus tear or damage to the articular cartilage at the ends of the bones (basically pre-arthritis). His advice was to get a cortisone shot now and continue the "wait-and-see" approach for 3 more weeks. The next step would be to have arthroscopic surgery to really see what's going on. The bad news is that if it's articular cartilage damage there's nothing they can do and apparently it doesn't really heal.

Dr. Jerkface asked me "well, how important is running to you, anyway?" (!!!!!) Are you kidding me???

My knee is now all swollen up from the cortisone. My plan is to wait three weeks and then get a second opinion on the MRI.

Has anyone else ever had any issues like this or known anyone who did? Any advice or thoughts? Anyone know how to reaad an MRI? I used to pride myself on my injury -free knees and now I'm wishing it was an ACL tear instead, because at least they could figure out what was wrong and fix it!

Kara

One more thing for today

Have you ever wanted to make a list of all the books you read? Check this out:
http://www.librarything.com/

I started one, but it's just a start.

tournaments this weekend?

hey guys,

can you let me know if there are tournaments this weekend? we could do a games night on saturday. i can offer my house, or we could meet up somewhere more central for people.

bring it on!

(oh yeah, and the mixed martial arts teams could do a demonstration in the back room- it's pretty empty of furniture right now since it's kinda cold back there).

Secret Connection?

Anyone ever notice how Chrissy and Jacin are always talking, and when anyone else walks up they get real quiet. Ever caught them referencing the past, and then trying to cover it up with silly lies? I discovered why! Earlier today while watching Sabrina, The Teenage Witch (ok, busted), I found this interesting piece of info! Please see the evidence in the picture. Melissa and Soleil, enough said.

Non-Violent Board Game Challenge

With the recent revelation that the mixed martial arts training team does not participate in violence, I have formed the new Board Game Challenge Group. Scrabble, Backgammon, Trivial Pursuit, Cranium, Boggle, Connect Four, Candy Land, Guess Who, you name it, we'll play it. There will be the traditional one v one match-ups but there will also be the team match-ups. But no card games. Card games are for sissies. I must warn you though, Erin, board games have been known to provoke violence in some and I'd hate to see you get a Monopoly hotel shoved up your nose or the letter J shoved in your ear. But that's a rare occurance, and nothing to be "schmared" about. Who's in?

Bring it "bitches." I'm the Guess Who queen. Your person is Charles! See, we haven't even played yet and I guessed your person.

P.S. And since Lucy can kick people's butts with her brain, she's still my partner.

Mixed Martial Arts

Jenna and I are starting a mixed martial arts training team. There will be two divisions; one on one (the typical format) and team fights (two on two).

The rules are this: anything goes except headbutts, biting, hair pulling, and groin shots. Who's in?

and PS: Jenna is MY fighting partner because it's our idea. So there.

sorry this is boring

As Di.Y pointed out both the Pitt women, and Pounce got a shout out on RSD recently regarding CCC.
you're probably not as excited as i am.
its fine

Pool C: Pool C was pool play as well, and the top two finishers received the opportunity to play into the A Bracket Sunday morning. Pittsburgh ran away with this one, beating everyone else by sizeable margins and securing a prequarters game for Sunday. They have several Pounce players on the roster, and their club experience is clearly an advantage over many other teams. Wake Forest and Davidson ended in a 2-1 tie, and it went to point differential with Wake securing the second play-in game. Wake had a very small roster this weekend, but they still pulled out wins. Returning Lucia Derks in the spring will clearly impact Wake and the number of W's in their column. Virginia's veteran Andrea Duran was one of the best handlers on any field this weekend, hopefully her team will gel around her and their game will get even better. Ga Tech went 0-4 in the pool, but with their young roster it's not that surprising.
Pittsburgh 4-0 Wake Forest 2-1 Davidson 2-1 Virginia 1-3 GA Tech 0-4
Sunday A Bracket results:
In the prequarters, Emory rolled over Georgia and Pitt beat Michigan to advance. Wake started Sunday dropping several in the end zone, and lost to Iowa State 12-6. UNC looked strong and took the final prequarters game against Penn State.
Emory squared off aginst regional rival Florida in the quarters and went up 5-1 out of the gate. Mustering an amazing comeback, Florida charged back to double-game point before Emory closed it out at 11-10 under time cap. Next door, Texas was battling Pitt in a great game...but Pittsburgh silenced any naysayers by getting the win, also by one point...12-11. Stanford looked a little surprised by Iowa State's style at first, but settled down in the second half and closed it out 12-6. Meanwhile Wisconsin beat UNC 13-7.
Semis: Because of the 3-way tie in Pool A on Saturday, the top two seeds ended up with each other in the semis. Stanford and Wisconsin each looked great, but in the end Wisconsin was the one to advance to the finals, winning 11-9. On the other side, Pittsburgh's swan song was at an end, and Emory's Amy Smith was accruing D after D to push Emory to the 13-5 win.

a j.Pack request

I received a request from j.Pack, Texas, to post something. It came at a time when she should have been working and I should have been paying attention in class. So what?

In the same way John Cusack's character in High Fidelity makes "Top 5" lists...

Top 5 things about this particular post:
1 it has no intention or direction
2 I need to pee
3 j.Pack is cool
4 I wish I was sleeping
5 every catch, every throw, Pounce, every catch, every throw

Top 5 songs I've been listening to in the past three days:
1 Just for Now (live in Toronto) by Imogen Heap
2 Van Nuys is Very Nice by Los Abandoned
3 Is She Weird by the Pixies
4 Siamese Cities by Metric
5 Bandages by Hot Hot Heat

Top 5 strange things that happened in my life in the past week:
1 I got 3.5 hours of sleep in a 48 hour period
2 I made meatballs
3 I put a shirt on my cat that says "i'm with stupid"
4 I made that shirt. It's actually for a dog.
5 I tried on a plaster cast of Jenna's boobs

That's all I have for now. It's your turn bitches.

.:.

This week has been good for me as far as Pounce exposure: I saw Jenny, Sarah, Dara, and Becka at pickup this weekend. And then Lucy and I watched Tegan and Sara yell at each other last night....and THEN we tried on the plaster cast of Jenna's boobs when she got home. I also got to experience Jacin trying to take off a bandaid (which was sweet) and Acadia brought me soymilk.

A few things for you to know: John and I are trying to plan paintball. I realise (<-- British siting!) you know this already because I sent you an email, but I'm telling you again. And to answer your question, Jenny, it's not to take out frustration on Pounce or John, but instead, to channel all my frustration to shoot Virb. Even if she's on my team. Another point of potential interest: I was away from my computer for a spell on Saturday and I came back to it to find this message from Christine (sorry Christine, I just thought it was really funny): Christine: i am wearing a wonder woman costume
am am considering leaving my house

PS I am listening to the Pixies right now

sightings of Christmas

If Jenny can post random things, then so can I.

On the drive to Cincinnati last night, I found no less than 4 radio stations playing Christmas songs already. Yesterday was November 5th! 2 were outside Columbus, and 2 were near Cincinnati. Also, on the local waterpark sign (Cincinnati's version of Sandcastle) were a lit-up reindeer and Santa.

Don't people realize how awful this is?

(note: I didn't listen to the Christmas stations, even though it might have been preferable to listening to the Steelers...)

Steeler Sightings

Tina, I didn't see Heinz Ward but I got up close and personal with a few other Steelers (mainly because I was the only one willing to accost them and ask them to autograph a chair we were auctioning off. My boldness and mouth are good for something.)

I got to talk to Mel Blount, Franco Harris, & Lynn Swann. Also gave directions to Charlie Batch. Dan Rooney hugged me and Herb Douglas (not a Steeler but still) wanted to dance with me. Not bad. I think it was your outfit that did it.

On another note, I got molested by a Pirates Peirogie. I believe he was Chester Cheese. You name it, he thought he could get away with it. Hug, holding my hand, actually getting down on one knee and pretending to propose. At first I wasn't sure it was a guy- but he let me know real quick by saying inappropriate comments to me from underneath the suit. For all I know he as 12. I got his digits for you though Tracy.

*Unless other people post on this, it's going to become the Jenny Blog: The place where Jenny goes to tell Pounce about her life in the hopes that they think she's interesting and want to stay her friends.

Hey Pounce. I think we can all benefit from this, so I decided to post it.

How to be sexy while playing sports.
http://www.wikihow.com/Be-Sexy-While-Playing-Sports

But remember:
"Never (EVER!) try too hard. Instead of looking sexy, you'll end up looking too racy or sleazy. "

**For other important how-to ideas like, Make Your Eyes Look Further Apart when They're Too Close Together, Be Like MTV's Daria and Make Small Boobs Look Bigger go to http://www.wikihow.com/Category:Personal-Care-and-Style.
I mean, that's where I go.