Celtics/Bruins on the record...

Bruins hit a little rough patch recently but including tonight they have won 2 straight by a combined score of 12-1. There isn't much else I can say on this team because I still can only name 1 player on the starting 5 plus the goalie. Whatever...

Celtics, banged up in the worst of ways. Older version of "The Guy", thinks that the C's are not in trouble. I, however am not so free-wheeling. Last season, the C's got real lucky with the KG injury. If the C's can stay afloat without KG then I think we can be ok in that department. The Turth has a injury to one of his fingers. Hopefully that doesn't suck for us, so far x-rays are negative.

The C's are getting Steph Marbury. Most people are concerned over how this guy will mesh with the current team. I don't see how he doesn't get put in his place by such guys as KG, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. These guys have something that Steph does not, an NBA championship. They know what it takes, he's going to shut up and play. He's going to be a big offensive addition to the second team as not only he will be able to make plays but with Eddie House at the 2 spot, he'll be able to just set himself behind the 3 point line and just fire at will.

I am more than confident that this team will be in the Eastern conference finals. How they match up against the Cavs in a best of 7 game series remains to be seen. Another game 7 between these teams? Hard to see how it doesn't. The end of the season should be exciting.

This post really sucks. Shutup Dan.

Instrument of the week

Rainstick

A rainstick is a long, hollow tube which is filled with small baubles such as beads or beans and has small pins or thorns arranged helicaly on its inside surface. When the stick is upended, the beads fall to the other end of the tube, making a sound reminiscent of a rainstorm as they bounce off the pins. They have become very popular in the last 30 years, and are often sold to tourists.

The rainstick is generally considered to have been invented in Chile, and was played in the belief that it could bring about rainstorms. Rainsticks are usually made from any of several species of cactus. The cacti, which are hollow, are dried by the sun. The spines are removed, and driven back into the cactus, like nails. Pebbles or other small objects are placed inside the rainstick, and the ends are sealed off. A sound like falling water is made when the rainstick is inverted.

Rainsticks may be made with other common materials like paper towel rolls instead of cactus, and nails or toothpicks instead of thorns. The rainstick can be held at a 45 degrees angle, allowing the beads to fall gradually, and creating an atmospheric effect like the sound of rainfall. It can also be tapped to make a more controlled sound, or it can be used to create percussive rhythms as a shaker. If the rainstick is turned upside down slowly it will last longer and make a better sound.

2 weeks later...

I shall not give up.

New York and the girlfriend take priority over my blog, sorry ya'll.

Speaking of NY, my buddy Dan just got into NYU. I'm kinda inspired to go to graduate school for music education now. Maybe I'll wait a year or two.

Sox are off and running in spring training. It's spring training though so only the bright spots really matter. If somebody like Papi or Beckett suck, I could care less but if some invitee hits 3 homeruns, that's awesome. But honestly, spring training is a whole lotta nothing.

A wise man once said regarding baseball, "every team is going to win at least 54 games, every team will lose 54, it's what you do with the other 54 that really matters."

My roommate situation has not improved, I continue to count down the days until I move out.

School is a whole lotta fun, my kids are great.

That's all I've got for now.

Oh yeah...

Swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated came a couple days ago...not bad

Kids don't wash their hands...

kids...

WASH YOUR HANDS!!!

So I've basically been fighting myself for the entire week. I've gone through several packages of those tissues on the go things. I am still very stuffed up as well as having a sore throat. I'm going to buy a life-size bottle of Purell for my classroom.

On to more exciting things...

Ray Allen will not miss any significant time from the team, however, I think he will miss some time.

Valentine's day is Saturday so I'm off to NY. I will try and pre-write my entries so you can view them. I'm sure you were all worried about that. Erica and I decided against gifts and we are buying each others meal at this nice restaurant downtown. Works for me.

Also, I love having a real job. In my most recent paycheck I worked a total of 6 days. My check was just below 600 bucks. Nice. Can't wait to see what a regular 10 day paycheck will look like.

Pitchers and catchers are in Ft. Myers unofficially working out. First official workout is on Saturday. The first spring training game is about 13 days away. I'm really excited about this season. As well as our boys did last year it ended too early. Could we have beaten the Phillies, maybe. Remember back in 2003 after that heartbreaking 7th game, how did the Yankees fare in that World Series against that young kid named Josh Beckett? I think the sox were really emotionally drained after the ALCS against the Rays. This year will be different.

K. That's all I've got.

I am a follower...

Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.

#1 I officially graduated from The Catholic University of America

#2 I officially go to elementary school now in Centreville, VA

#3 I teach general music with two other women who have been very kind and helpful in getting me settled in.

#4 I never want to go back to CUA ever again

#5 I never want to come down to the SOUTH ever again

#6 I hate my apartment in Chevy Chase, MD

#7 I am a coffee addict thanks to a semester of having to get up butt-ass early, and my career choice will keep me a coffee addict

#8 I can't live without Netflix

#9 I can't live without video games

#10 I have a great family plus a fantastic group of friends

#11 I love my gf

#12 As much as I hate the Yankees I will most likely be moving to NY next fall and finding an apartment

#13 I miss being in a show choir, I plan to have one wherever I teach

#14 Pandora.com is my favorite website, it's on right now

#15 My favorite place that I have visited will always be Prague

#16I would most like to visit Japan

#17 I am eating chocolate pudding

#18 I have 2 computers, one is primarily for blogging

#19 I am not good at playing sports but I love watching/listening/analyzing them

#20 I wish I could play the cello and bass better

#21 When I am REALLY bored, I go into sport chat rooms on ESPN.com and say random, non-relevant things to piss people off

#22 I'd like to visit spring training at some point in my life

#23 I had a student 2 days ago tell me I look like I'm 55

#24 I have business cards that are only going to be up tp date for another 4.5 months

#25 These 25 things about me really suck, so does boysbeinboys.blogspot.com

back from hiatus...

I promise you I am not giving up on this blog...

yet.

Unless you live under a rock that is the size of house you already know that our beloeved C's have dropped 2 out of 3, the B's got shock up by the top team in the West, the never ending A-rod saga has taken never ending turn after turn, Brett Favre decided that for now he's going to retire and the Sox are only a couple of days away from their first formal workout in Ft. Myers.

As for me, I continue to have a simple yet boring life in Chevy Chase, Md. Yesterday, I got to listen to my roommates do "it" a total of 3 times while having a very intense screaming match in between time 2 and 3. I hate this apartment, and my roommate just told me that our contract runs through June (I thought it was only through May).

I am addicted to the show Heroes. I've caught myself up through the current episode. It's taken some weird turns and some story plots are not what they used to be but its still a great show. All the episodes are on Netflix to watch instantly if you pay for that. I've completely given up on cable, in fact, I'm going to call them as soon as I'm done with this post.

Uh...that's all I've got for now