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Monday, July 16, 2007

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:44:25 GMT

wedding season in full effect!!

here's what our obnoxious table was doing while everyone ate their food quietly...

good times ya'll... good times.

congrats to my beautiful brooklyn chick and her husband!

Sunday, April 22, 2007

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 22:58:05 GMT

hosanna retreat.

thanks peter for coming!

Thursday, February 08, 2007

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 14:58:37 GMT

football 101.

to generate excitement for superbowl at OCM, ping thought it would be funny if i taught a football class. you know, since i do have THREE WHOLE YEARS of football watching experience. that's three more than ping.

i didn't want to bore everyone with the actual rules of football, because i think it's a pretty simple sport to enjoy. i mean, there's two teams. one team is trying to get the ball into the other team's territory, as the other team tries to stop you from doing so. what's so hard about that?

so i thought to myself, how can i make football just a bit more interesting and describe it in a way that's more relateable to people, esp. girls? how about making football into a metaphor? what can i compare it to, shopping? but how would that work? no no. what else? and then it hit me:

football is like the game of love

now bear with me. imagine the ball is the girl. and the offense is the guy trying to woo her. he wants to bring her all the way to the endzone, ie. the marriage altar.

to get to the altar, you gotta go through a series of dates. each date would be considered a first down. you have 4 tries to get to the next date or else you're gonna have to give the girl up.

now in football, there's two general plays the offense can make to get the ball to the endzone: pass or run.

pass- the more aggressive play. in dating, a pass can be expensive presents, vacations, broadway shows, when the guy gives it all he has. it's exciting, but the risk of losing the ball is greater.

run- it's a safer and definitely a lot slower play. a run can be just getting coffee, watching movies, simple dinners. not always exciting, but it gets you where you need to go.

follow me so far?

ok, now there's the defense. basically, it's all the obstacles that are preventing you from reaching the endzone. it can be work, responsibilities, but mostly it's just jockblockers. yeah, that's right. you heard me.

in football there's two main ways that you can lose the ball (provided if you keep getting to the first down): interception and fumble.

interception- ohh you know. another guy steals the ball from you. blocks your play. and now your girl is in the hands of another man.

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fumble- when the guys messes up and just drops the ball. it might get knocked out by force or he simply didn't have a good enough hold, either way, he loses it. some guys just don't know to handle the girl... err, i mean ball.

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either way, the girl is gone. and in football, when the ball is loose, twenty sweaty men immediately jumps all over it to try to get it. and so it is with a newly single gal.

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and then there's times you don't lose the ball, but you mess up and it results in a penaltly. such penalties may be:

false starts- take your time. wait for the cue. jumping the gun may just set you back a few yards.

unnecessary roughness- calm down hulk, you can get the job down without being so rough.

personal foal- self explanatory.

holding- keep your hands to yourself!

yay! you made it all the way to the endzone! now you're hitched!

six points for you. now you go for an extra point to seal the deal. (think how couples sealed the deal in biblical times.) or you can go for two points. that's what i would like to think of as the honeymoon baby.

MORE TERMINOLOGY!! (i did not forget these terms, but just thought my entry was wayy too long so i didn't want to get into it. but here you go!)

i didn't preface this earlier, but the game of love is only for one drive. the drive is when the team has the ball (possession) and it's their turn to score. once you lose the ball, it's goes to the other team, onto a new drive. so you can't score more than once and marry multiple times! once you seal the deal, it's onto the next player!

Field goal- you make it close enough to the endzone to score, but you're not sure if you can get it in all the way so you take the easy road to get it in, ie. eloping!

huddle- when the team gathers together and decides on the next play, usually with the direction of the coach. this is where the "let's pray about it" comes in. coach = god.

and now you know all you need to about football (& love).

class dismiss!

Thursday, February 01, 2007

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:45:05 GMT

perks.

ahh working in the media world really does have perks. not like being a lowly teacher. good thing for me my cousin is in that business! she brought me to...

TIKI BARBER'S RETIREMENT PARTY!!
hosted by Gotham Magazine

location::
Capitale on Bowery Street

theatrical performances::
the place was filled with randomness such as live statues, dangling women, & leotard sporting dancers.

press line up::
started the night off next to the media frenzy so we could catch a glimpse of people as they walked in.

first to arrive... NY Giants WR #81, Amani Toomer.                    next... America's Next Top Model Season 6 Winner, Caridee.


star of the show... NY Giants RB #21, Tiki Barber.                     rounding it up... NY Giants QB #10, Eli Manning.

fanatic shots::
since i missed my chance at my school fundraiser with NFL last year, i was determined to get as many pics with famous people as possible!

Caridee! she's super nice.                                                             she even stooped down to my height!


NY Giants RB #27, Brandon Jacobs. he saw me
trying to take a pic & stood there to pose for me.
too bad my camera wouldn't work!                                                  Mets pitcher, John Franco. i hear he was their best closer ever.
but he did take a pic with us.                                                          not too sure who he is, but i took this just for joe since i didn't take him to the party.


i asked eli for a pic, but he told me to wait & walked
into the VIP section, where he stayed all night talking to ladies.

(it's ok, i always liked peyton more. humph. )

self-paparazi shots::
all the stars stayed in the VIP section & did not join us common folk, so we gave up after awhile and decided to take our own paparazi shots.

my cousin jenny & her bf nelson

bran & me!

and here's my poor attempt at posing...

overall, fun experience. i didn't get to take a pic with tiki, but at least i met him last year at the fundraiser. highlight was definitely meeting Caridee and having my cousin tell her i almost cried for her during the show, and then her bending wayy down to my height to take TWO pictures with me.

and yes, i did know all the players (with the exception of john franco) before i went. i love football. my heart's with the eagles, but i still got love for the NY teams.

thanks jenny for bringing me!!

Monday, December 18, 2006

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:11:47 GMT

santa came early this year!!!

i tried to be good this year... but he told me to just keep it real.

who can argue with all that junk in his trunk?

in any case... meet the most prized possession during the white elephant gift exchange! an iFlop stereo monkey! lily won, through some tag team action.

though, not without some steal attempts from a certain dentist.

let's the holiday parties continue! :)

next stops: staff holiday party, annual volunteer gift exchange, and my cousin's potluck dinner~

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 21:44:48 GMT

brownie points.

would you be offended if i based our friendship on a point system?

+1 if you say no.

-1 if you say yes.

-2 if you think yes but say no.

so far smokeyism is in the lead with +5.

as of now...

Point System

Driving me home +1				Telling me something just bc I want to hear it -2
Emailing me +.5				Not listening to me talk -1
Saying a sincere compliment+2				Pretending to listen to me talk -2
Buying me a drink +1				Interrupting my sleep -1
Taking me to a football game +50				Hating on my Eagles -5
Telling me you're dating personally +5

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 02:18:43 GMT

wedding season

my first year of major weddings... 7 in all. here's a few highlights of each for me (minus one that i didn't take any pics at):

Claire & Eli [6.3.06]

anna & i tried to model.
amy's pimping it and mike's just always a pimp.

Lillian & Hungy [6.24.06]

cutest flower girl EVER.
my turn to pimp. they're still available... call for more details.

Candace & Clement [7.8.06]

jeff & i attempted the lift from dirty dancing. (no we're not dating!)

Winnie & Sam [10.7.06]

adirondack/bing reunion

Chris & Fifthrie [10.7.06] same day!

first one from our group to marry. "and then there was 5..."
"guys, pretend you're posing for match.com!"

Winnie & Dee [10.14.06]

girls just wanna have fun: i caught the bouqet (4th time!) and shoved it at andrea. she was NOT happy.
and boys will be boys: bottoms up! yes in chinese rice bowls. that's how we do.

... till next year.

Monday, October 02, 2006

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 01:48:43 GMT

first football game ever!!!

last april i won an auction for jets tickets with my coworker and we got to choose any game we wanted to see. her priority was good weather (aka no snow) and mine was a good team to play against... so we chose an october game versus the colts! everyone thought they would be plummeled, but JETS held their own and was up for more than half the game!

our seats were amazing! got to see everything & was right at the goal line.

here's a fav shot of mine, with pennington about to throw...

extra point! score 21-17

and the highlight of the game for me...

FLAG BOYS! they came running on the field after every touchdown & ran in circles around the NFL logo in center field.

jets lost, but they sure made the colts work for it. (i still <3 manning & his laser rocket arms)

now, who's willing to pay mad money for another football game? i want to see giants and of course, EAGLES!!

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 20:25:55 GMT

* now that i finished my first race, who wants to join me for my next? Poland Spring 5 mile race, Oct. 29.

first race ever.

NYRR 4 Mile Race

i never, ever ran 4 miles before, so i went into the race expecting very little.

starting goal: finishing the race
at 2 miles: between 50-55 mins
at 3 miles: under 50 mins
at 3.5 miles: under 45 mins

when i saw the finish line, i sprinted as fast as i could... here i go!

YAAY!!! i finished!!! look how fast i am!

Last Name

First Name

Sex/
Age

Bib

State

Overall
Place

Gender
Place

Age
Place

Finish
Time

Net
Time

Pace/
Mile

AG
Time

AG
Gender
Place

AG %

CANDY

F24

4***

1366

1354

534

44:38

43:06

10:46

43:06

1431

44.6 %

i'm so proud of myself!!!

and here's andrea about to cross the finish line!! she forgot to put the chip on her sneaker so it didn't time her... but she did great too!

some of us we're a little grumpy after the race... (ok maybe just me)

but we had each other and we all felt like we were number 1~

and now we know how TOUGH we can be!

congrats to jeanie, lily, candy, pam, cindy, andrea & jenny! you gals rocked!
(thanks to momma for being our only fan and helping us take our pics!)

Thursday, August 24, 2006

Thu, 24 Aug 2006 19:57:32 GMT

happy birthday andrea!

now this is really what 24 yr olds do for their birthdays...

...go to SPLISH SPLASH water park!

who's the bald white guy in the middle

Posted 8/24/2006 at 1:50 PM by Dang34 - delete - block user

good eye dana! that guy got caught in the middle of our birthday group and jeff was left out... but no worries! there's always microsoft paint...