Thursday, June 29, 2006

Don't you forget about me...

Ok, I admit, I have forgotten all about this here blog. Not that anyone reads it, but I felt like I needed to update.

The Ravens didn't do so well, as my previous posts alluded. Onto MLB season, right!? Wrong. The Orioles are the Orioles and they haven't fared well at all. They're down right pathetic. I have done myself proud, though. I have gone to quite a few games this year. I only went to one last season, so I'm on a roll this year. If memory serves me right, I've been to five with at least two more to come. I have tickets for the 15th and 19th of July. The 15th is Brian Roberts bobblehead night. The 19th is Brian Roberts growth chart day. Do you see a trend?

Right now, I'm caught up in the Wimbledon buzz. I love tennis, and I have always enjoyed rooting for the Americans in the Grand Slams. I've been an Andy Roddick fan since I first saw him play. C'mon, he was hot!! and only a month younger than me!! You can't beat that! I've followed his career pretty intensely and was so excited when he won the U.S. Open in 2003! What a thrill!! (By the way, I get really into tennis when I'm watching on TV. I find myself yelling things as if I were at the match!! It's pure comedy.) He hasn't been playing so hot, as of late. He's bowed out pretty early in all of the past three majors. Wimbledon is where Andy shines!! This is the first year since 2000 he has come into Wimbledon without winning at least one tournament this season.

His ranking has dropped from 1 to 2 to 3 and now down to 5. Still, being the 5th best player in the world is a pretty good accomplishment!! Andy's looked great at Wimbledon, so far. I'm really hoping he can make his third straight final, and that he can finally beat the man, Roger Federer. He has been the bane of Andy's existent. Whenever Andy gets close to a title, Roger has squashed his hopes!! Damn Swiss!! Only good thing to come out of Switzerland is the cheese, army knives and banks!! Another exciting story at Wimbledon has to do with Andre Agassi. I was always a Pete fan, but when not playing Sampras, I rooted for Agassi. My first memory of him is a Canon commercial from the 80s. I think it was the mullet/headband combo that sticks out. I then realized afterwards that he was a tennis player. Forgive me, I was 6!

Andre has had an awesome career, and has won at every Grand Slam. What an accomplishment? This will be his last Wimbledon and will retire from tennis at the conclusion of the hard court season at the U.S. Open. As much as I want Andy to win, Agassi winning would be the ultimate!! What a way to leave the game!? (I still want Andy to win Wimbledon!)

As I'm writing this, I'm watching a replay of Agassi's second round match today. He won. He now has to face the French Open Champion and Number 2 seed Rafael Nadal. I don't like Nadal because he wears manpris. Enough said. He should carry his towel and water bottle in a man purse. It would work well. All this Wimbledon watching makes me want to travel. I would love to just be a tennis groupie. Think about it. Before the French Open, there is a clay court tournament in Rome. The French Open is in Paris. Then the short grass court season is throughout England/Britain. Then it's Wimbledon, right outside of London. Then it's hard court season. You travel back to the U.S. and tour the country for the summer. Then it's on to New York City for the U.S. Open. And don't forget the off season. It's mostly charity stuff here and there all around the world. Then it's hard court season again, and it's off to Sydney, Australia for the Australian Open. What a trip!!?? Why couldn't I have played tennis? Jeez.

I'm making a resolution to do a tour of Europe before I turn 30. That gives me 6 years and 28 days to plan and pay for my trip. I think I can do it. I'm a wimp, though, so I'll have to find someone to tag along. I hate doing things by myself. I moved to NYC and lived there for 6 months by myself, so I paid my "do it by yourself" dues. I need to do things with friends. Note to self: find some friends with money.

I'm out for tonight, but I'm sure I'll be back more often. I promise. Even if no one reads this, it's still good to get everything off my chest. Ahh, I can breathe now, thanks!!

ugh: Blogger is being a poohead with photos. I will jazz this post up when the issue is resolved!!