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The Squirrels!
For the last few seasons, Emil played on the Fighting Squirrels softball team. Their motto was to have fun. The first game Emil played, the Squirrles were outscored something like 16-2. From their demeanor and attitude, however, you’d never know that they weren’t winning every game; they had the best sportsmanship in the league.
Now that Emil has hung up his Squirrel Tail, here are some moments from this most recent season.
Emil in his role as Short Stop.
Coach & Captain extraordinaire, Amy!
Carrie made a nice hit!
Rusty and “the Catholics” were the opponent, but you can see the frustration he had in dealing with the power of the Fighting Squirrels!
Thanks for a great few seasons, Fighting Squirrles!
House Bunny!
As a Greek, I’m against any media that severely ridicules the Greek system. At the same time, I’m not without a sense of humor, and I know good parody when I see it.
As an example, if you listen to the Directors’ notes on Legally Blonde, you’ll learn that Reese Witherspoon spent some time on campus with a sorority so she could learn the culture. She was quick to report that the “ee-ee-e-e-e” sound that we Greek girls do so well is not the least bit fake nor is it a vye for attention. Instead, she points out, it’s a real and genuine excitement for one another.
So, I watched the previews for House Bunny with hope (and a little fear! After all, there are some Playboy Mansion and Hugh Hefner references). I believe the movie plans to make the ZETAs [1] out to be the smart, pretty-in-the-making, heroines of the movie.
And besides, if you have to choose between the typical retired/out-of-touch house mom and someone hip/in-the-know, who would you want?
According to the previews, House Bunny promises to gently tease the Greek system and my own Fraternity[1] in particular. We’ll see if the move can live up to the same scrutiny.
Of course, as most of you know, I do not go to movies in the theater. There have been rare exceptions to this. Each time I make an exception, I seem to get the bad end of the deal (kids kicking my seat, people talking on the phone, tweens acting like tweens who are finally away from their parents for ~2 hours, infants/toddlers in the theater, etc.). So, don’t spoil it for me! I’ll see it 6 months after it hits the theaters, on DVD.
[1] ZTA stands for Zeta Tau Alpha and is named Zeta for short. Our colors are turquoise blue and steel gray. The movie clearly attempts to “steal” this moniker by using turquiose blue and the name ZETA on the house (where the E is already missing when the Z falls, so it looks very much like ZTA.)
[2] By definition, a Sorority is a Greek organization of women founded as the counterpart to a Greek organization fo men. A Fraternity, whether male or female, has its own founding and does not rely on the other for existence. Most (all?) “sororities” today are, technically, Fraternities of Women.
Get Over Yourself
Regarding ~3 people in my life right now,
Kristyn Osborn & Marcus Hummon
said it best in this song as sung by SheDaisy.
You say you’re gun shy—I say you’re spineless
You think you’re pensive—I think you’re mindless
….Get out of my air, get off my cloud
Get out of my hair, get off of my couch
… get out of my light
Let me give you a tip, get out of my sight
Get off of your knees, get out of my face
… get out of my space
How long do I have to show and tell, scream and yell
Get over yourselfYou say you’re complicated—I say too dramatic
You think I underrate you—I think I’ve finally had it
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Designing brilliant tragedies—And it’s becoming your disease, ohGet out of my air, get off my cloud
Get out of my hair, get off of my couch
… get out of my light
Let me give you a tip, get out of my sight
Get off of your knees, get out of my face
… get out of my space
How long do I have to show and tell, scream and yell
Get over yourself
….
Get over yourself
Get over yourself
Get Over Yourself!
Barackroll
This is a hilarous (and worth the watch) spin on Rickrolling[1].
[1] Sending a link to the original Rick Astley music video is called Rickrolling. (In my opinion, this prank works because the song is catchy and sticks in your head for the rest of the afternoon.)
TIWIT Awards 2008.02
This Is Why I Twitter!
Our brother-in-law, Roy, is one of the comedians in the family. No one would dispute that.
For those who doubt the entertainment (and educational) value of Twitter, here is another example of why we Tweet!
Sign up now: http://twitter.com/
Overheard at the Beach 200808
Blond waitress to patron: I’m like one of those, you know. The kind that don’t make mistakes.
–Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, California
via Overheard at the Beach, Aug 4, 2008
And that’s it!
And This is Why I Twitter
Aug 5th 2008loriLori & technology
In the last few days, Twitter messages have cracked me up. Our brother-in-law, Roy, has been Tweeting their family vacation. With his writer humor, that’s been entertaining on so many levels. Tonight, @LaniAR (a Longhorn) did shoutouts to those who started following her recently. I was lucky enough to land in the middle of that and a friendly battle with her hubby (a Sooner). Hijinks ensue!
Scroll down to read my favorites from the bottom up for chronological order. Some of them are only funny if you click on the tinyurl link in the Tweet.
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loriluza @agentgenius You’re between spouses? does @laniar know that????? |
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loriluza @agentgenius “http://tinyurl.com/2nxuc4″ LOL I wish I could send that one anonymously! |
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LaniAR Retweeting @agentgenius: its sad when in your home, between spouses @laniar has to say “off the record”… |
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loriluza @agentgenius DUDE, did you just use a porn analogy for Twitter??? |
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agentgenius This is twitter after dark, right? lol |
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loriluza @LaniAR hahaha *I* am not the tainted one; I married the tainted one!  I can’t believe you’d admit to the Sooner bond in a public forum! |
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LaniAR Retweeting @agentgenius: lol nsw http://tinyurl.com/2nxuc4 [i knew you'd like that, hon! hooray F word!] |
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LaniAR @loriluza then you missed the Freshman Year brainwashing. oops, i mean orientation  i’ll luv ya anyhow! :):) |
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LaniAR so for anyone who doesn’t twit with their spouse on their laptop from the same sofa, i *highly* advise it. it’s a ridiculous amount of fun! |
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LaniAR @agentgenius down? like as in “down in the recordbooks as greatest sooner ass kicker EVAH”??? |
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LaniAR @agentgenius i see what you did there. ps: here’s the 08-09 OU kicker: http://tinyurl.com/boosooners  love you! |
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LaniAR twitshoutout to @loriluza who’s in Bryan and hosts texasbluelime.com (and i’m hoping isn’t an aggie LOL) |
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LaniAR twitshoutout to @asyouwish photographers extraordinaire, recently mentioned in Insight magazine! |
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LaniAR Retweeting @jeremya: @LaniAR Like a shirt that says “My other ride is your mom”? [PLEASE don't give @pauloelias ideas...] |
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LaniAR http://twitpic.com/6kjr - guess which pets belong to @agentgenius and which belong to me… HINT: his pet is evil…. |
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This whole thread of Tweets cracked me up and was quite entertaining for me this evening. Plus, I made a couple of new friends.
I <3 Twitter.
Thank You, Laine
Aug 4th 2008loriAs You Wish & Lori
Thank you, Laine, for sending a wedding contact my way. Stacy and I had a nice little chat about her event. I’m excited at the chance to learn more about the Big Day.
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