Beth's Contradictory Brain

Heh

I've had the men's indoor volleyball games on kinda in the background while doing other things. So it totally cracks me up everytime I see this guy's name on the back of his jersey:

SUXHO

Damn

Speculation can lead to looking totally foolish, but what the hell.

Apparently the soldier who writes (wrote) My War - Fear and Loathing in Iraq has lost whatever battles he was having to keep his site up and running. The title now reads "Over and Out" and his last post is simply:
"Ever Get the Feeling You've Been Cheated?"
-last words Johnny Rotten spit onstage at the Sex Pistols last gig in 1978.

No archives, no open comments. The guy's an amazing writer and had mentioned offers for book deals and such. I'd love to be in a bookstore one day and see the title of his blog as the title of a book. He wrote the most honest account of his time over there that I've read anywhere in the blog world. Even though with any luck he'll be coming home in the next couple of months, it's a shame he's not going to continue his blog for the time being.

Skipping Record

My brain is often like a skipping record, stuck, repeating the same thing over and over. Unfortunately, it doesn't normally get stuck on good thoughts and I need someone to tap the needle and get it moving again.

Getting to IM with Nerdstar and then getting a package from her yesterday tapped the needle. Even better, she sent one of our digital cameras she'd had problems with back and another disposable camera.

So you guessed it - new pics up at Nerdstar's fotopage. A few weeks ago she got to go out in the city of Mosul with the new Pysch. Ops unit and really enjoyed it.

Looking at these pictures, I think if I were her I'd never want to see any shade of tan ever again!

Bleh

It's cool when one little picture can sum up my state of mind.

Lame explained

The other day I wrote that the National Anthem being played for our athletes on the medal stand is totally lame. This article gives the lame reason why.

Earning It

Once again Nerdstar earns the Nerd part of it.

cinchsack: okay, i have to confess
bethlyn327: ok
cinchsack: do you really want to know this?
bethlyn327: might as well
cinchsack: you are going to roll your eyes
bethlyn327: probably
cinchsack: ok...
cinchsack: i purchased "The Best of Christopher Cross" on Amazon
bethlyn327: omg
cinchsack: "sailing, takes me away from where I always heard it could be...."
bethlyn327: i should disown you for that
bethlyn327: omg
bethlyn327: that's horrible
bethlyn327: i'm going to put it on the blog
bethlyn327: just what a nerd you are
cinchsack: "if you get caught between the moon and new york city...I know it's crazy, but it's true"...
cinchsack: yes, and the best of joan jett and the blackhearts
bethlyn327: at least she's gay
cinchsack: hahahaha
cinchsack: supporting the cause
bethlyn327: that's right
cinchsack: she's not like ellen gay
cinchsack: not funny gay
cinchsack: ellen's not that funny either
cinchsack: i think i could be funnier
cinchsack: but i have stage fright

Olympic Blogger

Scott Goldblatt, on the American swim team, has a blog. Found via Jeff Jarvis who also says not to tell anyone because the IOC forbids it. Scott himself talks about the IOC banning athletes and coaches and such from blogging about Olympic events - scroll down and read it.

Wow

The Iraqi soccer team beat Australia 1-0 to move on to the semifinals. Way cool!

Great Review

Sarah writes an excellent post on Dark Star Safari that I read and wrote about several weeks ago. Go read it.

Wheee

Wind blown tree branches are roller coasters for squirrels.