You have had a call on 20 November

Today I did some shopping (mostly getting stuff for people back east) and I also saw the new bowling alley with the arcade with the IIDX machine. I played one game on the IIDX machine, since I hadn't played at all since May or so when we went up to Canada for IIDX Red. I really should play more... maybe now I will since there's a machine. Anyway, I did play 20 November. There were two guys there who seemed reasonably nice. Matt-Met also showed up right as I was ready to leave, because I played one game of DDR (so I could play 20 November on that too), again not having played since May, wasn't warmed up at all and had a dry throat, so my sinuses acted up and I started coughing up a lung. I hadn't had that happen in so long (funny, running at the gym or playing volleyball or such doesn't set it off), but it's always seemed to be DDR-related, goddamnit, so I guess it's a good thing I don't play anymore. Stupid health issues.

Oren and I went to Blue C for dinner because I figure I won't have sushi again for a few weeks. Then I came home, and I watched my DVD of Harry Potter and Sirius Black, while trying to finish sewing up my PP banner. I suppose in theory I could just bring the damn thing east with me and work on it there... I've gotten all the hemming done and the flap for the dowel at the top, now I just need to sew on the fringe. I'm such a slow hand-sewer though that I'm estimating it'll take me another 3 hours which I'm not sure I have.

I GO TO PITTSBURGH IN LIKE 2 DAYS AAIIIIIEEEEE

Song Parody: Money for Nothing

This is a duet between Albert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez as part of their 2005 "Al-Star" team. I didn't bother recopying my entire post, but figured I usually post song parodies here, so wheee.


"The 2005 MVP Al-Star Team"
To the tune of "Money For Nothing" by Dire Straits
new lyrics by Deanna "Marinerd" Rubin


Pujols (in the style of Sting in the intro):
I won my MVP...

A-Rod:
Now look at them voters, here's the way you do it
You play the baseball as a stud Yankee
We got the writers, got the big-ass payroll
But money means nothin' to a guy like me.
Now that guy Pujols, playin' on the Cardinals
Lemme tell you, that guy can jam
Maybe'd be his second if not for that Bonds guy
Maybe he's as awesome as I am

I fought to win some mighty great sluggers
Vlad Guererro, and Dave Ortiz
I got to send them back to the dugout
'Cause they ain't this year's MVP's

Pujols:
See that A-Rod with his ribbies and his homers?
Yeah, buddy, he's a nightmare
That crazy slugger's gonna be a hall of famer
That crazy slugger is a zillionaire

I fought to win some mighty great sluggers
Andruw Jones, and Derrek Lee
I got to send them back to the dugout
'Cause they ain't this year's MVP

A-Rod:
I shoulda learned to pitch like a star
I shoulda learned to strike out bums
Look at those slackers, they're out there, sitting in the outfield 'pen
Goofing off all day
The call comes, "What's that? Pitch for an inning?"
They're throwin' on the mound for just an out or three
See, that ain't workin', that's the way you do it
Get your money for nothing and your naps for free

Both:
We had to beat some mighty great sluggers
But we're the finest as you can see
We got to send them back to the dugout
'Cause they ain't this year's MVP

Pujols:
Now we're the winners, any way you cut it
We worked our butts off for that MVP
We're always out there, lookin' at those bench guys
They get their money for nothing and their naps for free

A-Rod:
You get your money for nothin', and your naps for free

Pujols (overlapping):
I won my, I won my, I won my MVP...

Harry Potter question

I don't follow the fan sites at all, so I just realized something weird while thinking about it on the bus this morning, and I'm sure this has come up elsewhere: if in every year at Hogwarts there are 40 kids, 5 per gender per house (and is this true? maybe not), you have to wonder who the fifth guy was sharing a dorm with Sirius, James, Peter, and Remus. and wouldn't it have totally driven them nuts?

Unless, of course, there were more than 5 per year then, maybe if there were 8 or 9, then the four of them would have had a room to themselves or something.

I also have to wonder what the heck it must be like being the other kids in the same room as Fred and George Weasley. Oh man. Well, I guess they're friends with Lee Jordan, but... well, we never hear of any others, so hm.