hey gang, your fav baseball girl is back.  looksl ike im not gonna be updating everyday loike i used to, i guess thats a side effect of having a job...lol.  seemsl ike all ive been doing the last few days is working or sleeping...hmmm, i think oi have a day off on wed.

    anyways, like i said, nothing to exciting oing on, just work.  im starting ot get better at the banjo, which really makes me happy.  i think im gonna go ask the guy at the music store about lessons later this week.  playing is a lot of fun and i really lovelearning new things.

    in baseball news, the cards showed the braves who's boss of the national league.  they took 2 of 3 from atlanta this weekend, capped by a 5-3 win tonight.  the game ended on a walk-off grand slam by david eckstein...woo-hoo!!!!  what an amazing finish.  chris carpenter got a no decision, but pitched yet abother great game.  tonight he went 8 innings gave up 2 runs, walked 2 and struck out 10.

    oh and remember how i said derek lee would come crashing back to earth?  well the "triple crown winner" is now leading ZERO ctaegories!!!!  the albert pujols triple crown watch is still going on.  he is currently 3rd in average, 4th in hr and 2nd in rbi.  he really is a once in a lifetime player.  i never got to see stan musial play, but hes my generations stan musial.

    ok, well thats about all for me.  i think i have to close tomorrow night as well, which will make 3 nights in a row.  hope youre all having fun and staying out of trouble.  say hi if u get a chance, and sorry i havent been replying to some of your posts as much as i usually do, just been busy w/work.  bye bye.

    just got back from work and am starting to unwind.  it was a good night at work, i made $70 in tips and the night went by really quickly.  got mad at myself b/c during rush i left the store w/only one of three pizzas for a delivery and had to go back and get the rest.  i hat eto screw up like that, b/c its only due to a lack of concentration...grrrr, i hate being human, im supposed to be superior to everyone!!!!

    the only bad news of the night was that the cards had lost to the marlins 3-4.  we got 3 runs in the bottom of the 8th, but couldnt quite complete the comeback.  we spluit a 4 game set w/fla and now start a 3 game series against the braves.  this is a definite playoff preview, so hopefully we can take 2 of 3.

    i really want to practice my banjo right now, but i dont wanna wake everybody up...hmmmmm, i guess ill just have to wait till morning.  i think i mentioned it in my last post, but i can play part of "dixie"...lol.  i taught myeslf which ispretty cool, atleast i think so.  i was listening to alot of folk music today with cool banjo parts and was totally amazed at how good the players were.  i mean i guess you dont appreciate something until youve tried and failed at it...lol. 

   ok, thats my post for now, i know it was pretty lame, but im starting to get sleepy.  have fun gang, ill be around for a bit and then be back tomorrow.

    holy crap, how did i forget to tell my wonderful mindsay family about this???  i bought a banjo yesterday!!!  yeah i know, youre thinking:  "wow, anne.  u were the collest chick on mindsay before, but now w/abanjo youre even cooler!!!!"  anyways...lol.  i have never played a string instrument before, so its gonna take alot of work.  ive been practicing like crazy and its sooo much fun.  i can already play the opening to "dixie"...lol.  im soo proud of myself. 

    the place where i bought it said they could put me in touch w/a guy who gives lessons, so i think im gonna fool aroubd w/it for a week or so, and then set up somelessons w/this guy.  ive always wanted to play the banjo, and i dont care what u say, it is such a cooool instrument.  i love folk music, so its gonna be hot when i can play some songs.

    my banjo (he doesnt have a name yet, but im working on out..has to be something appalachian or southern) is sooo pretty, and i look lie a killer w/my finger picks on...lol.  ok, im babbling.  but just wanted to let u all know about the new additon to the anne and a-dog family...and yes, a-dog wanted to buy a drum set, but i said no.

    ok, ive been working at my new/old job now for about a week.  to refresh your memory i work at a dominos pizza and im a driver.  the employees of dominos usually fall into 3 categories.

1-guys that are way too hardcore about dominos...they have fastest pizza making contest or want to have the best delivery time of all the drivers

2-scumbags who have no work ethic, are irresponisble, and are usually on drugs

3-the normal people...work here b/c its decent money and realize that even if its not their ultimate career goal, they still should work hard b/c someone is paying them

    i would like to think that i fall into category 3, but who knows...lol.  one thing ive notcied about the category 2 people is that they hate working and always complain, yet when they get their hours cut back, they also complain...huh?  we have a simple schedule systme at work, u can basically request whenever u wanna work.  if u want friday off, fine, just put an x there.  so im amazed when people fill out the schedule then say they cant work on a day they didnt cross out!!!  i dunno, its just insane to me. 

    i was scheduled for like 25 hours this week, but will end up w/almost 40 b/c people just dont want to worek their shifts, and im always willing to cover for them.  today i was scheduled for 5-7 or 8 (depending on how busy we are), but a guy called and said he might need me to close for him...lol.  no biggy, i have no life, just give me the hours.  it gives me more money, and the managers love me.  as a result, i get the super good shifts.

    anyways, that was my dominos rant for the day.  hope youre all having fun.  if youre in the neighborhood say hi, if not ill talk to u after ive taken over the world...

    wow, i expect incredible things from him, but every game he pitches, chris carpenter just blows me away!!!!  tonight he pitched a complete game, gave up one run, walked a batter, and struck out 6 as the cards beat the fla marlins 3-1.  he is know 16-4 w/a 2.26 era.  he leads all of baseball in wins is 2ns in era, and is 3rd in the nl in strikeouts...yikes!!!  and top that off w/the fact that he has beaten dontrel willis, andy pettitte, roy oswalt, and oh yeah, roger clemens, so hes not just pitching against other teams' stiffs.  heis beating other teams' best pitchers.  and apparently no one outside of st.louis and my lil blog world really notices.  oh well, come october when he wins the cy young and albert pujols has the mvp, just remember the crazy girl in ny...lol.

    ok, if you're a night owl, please check out coast to coast am tonight.  alex jones, the creator of prison planet .com (theres alink on the side of my page) is gonna be on coast to coast am (also a link on my page)at 2am eastern to talk about conspiracy theories.  no doubt 9/11 anf the recent troubles in britain will come up.  some of his ideas are crazy (just like mine), but some will really make u stop and think.

    ok, thats about it for me.  im gonna grab some more ice cream (i definitely have my appetite back...lol) and relax till coast to coast am comes on.

    dress up tonight, why be lonely?

    you'll stay at home and you'll be alone,

    so why be lonely?

    sittin' alone, sittin' on a pillow

    waitin' to climb the walls.

    maybe tonight, depending how your dream goes

    she'll open her eyes when she goes to the celebrity ball.

    celebrate, celebrate, dance to the music...

    every society has and needs heroes.  by looking up to people that are strong, brave, beautiufl, funny, etc.  the whole society is uplifted in a way.  many of my heroes are baseball players.  today, one of my heroeshas let me down, and i feel like i have been kicked in the stomach.

    i rolled out of bed this morning, ok, this afternoon, grabbed a soda and some m&ms and hopped on the computer.  first stop, of course, espn.com.  i looked at the screen and just felt like asking why?  baltimore oriole's firstbaseman rafael palmeiro was suspended today for using steroids!!! 

    he has never been a cardinal, but i have always liked raffy.  he was a great player and a great guy.  he never got into trouble off the field and was always a joy to watch on the field.  only a couple weeks ago, he collected his 3,000 hit, and w/his 500+ hrs, had done somethign that only 4 men in the history of baseball had done...himself, hank aaron, willie mays, and eddie murray...not bad company.  he had been accused of using steroids in the past, but this season certainly seemed to validate him.  at the age of 40 he was putting up solid numbers, .280 18hr 59rbi, and with the steeped up steroid testing, i felt raffy was showing everybody that he could do it the right way even after 40...sigh.

    cheatins is a part of baseball.  old timers threw spitballs, pitchers still doctor the ball, and batters look for every edge they can get.  steroids is just another form of cheating.  i guess im not pset that a player cheated, im upset that one of my heroes was not perfect, and that he even needed to cheat...

    hey gang, im pretty tired.  i just got out of work and im in such a good mood.  first off, i was sooo wrong about the manny deal, im sorry.  nothing happened, i guess i should just stop trying to figure out the red sox.  again, sorry.

    since i was at work all day, i didnt know how the cards were doing, i was going crazy.  thankfully, they won 7-5 in 11 innings, and the hero was jim edmonds..woo-hoo!!!  he didnt even start but finished w/2 hits a hr and 3 rbis.  since i lectured him 4 games ago, he has 3hr and 10 rbis...yes!!!!  the win, along w/a houston lost means the cards have a 9.5 gamelead in the nl central.  they finished up a nice 4-2 west coast trip and will be home for 7 against florida and atlanta.

    im also happy, b/c i had a nice night at work.  nothing too crazy happened, i didnt get any phony calls, and i made over $60 in tips...woo-hoo!!!  it sems that working class people are the best tippers b/c they know what is like to work.  in general, rich peope are very bad tippers, and poor people dont have the money...but if they cant tip, they should probably save the money they paid for the pizza for something better...just a thought.

    oh and theres a guy at work thats a writer, too.  we got talking and shared our story ideas.  it was really weird to be talking about a novel at the pizza place...lol.  well, im gonna check out the sports world and get some chocloate/marshmellow ice cream and just relax.  hope youre having a great day, too.  hope to hear from u soon.

    well i made it thru my first day of work...what, you didnt think i could make it?  it was good to work a day shift before my long day tomorrow night.  the day shift is slower, so i had time to get back into the swing of things.  im not crazy about working, but as jobs go, pizza deliver is a pretty fun, easy summer job.  i like the flexible schedule, the ability to rock out to my own music when im in my car, the laid back work atmosphere, and always having money in your pocket from the tips.  tomorrow im working 4 to close, so i should be pretty much exhausted, but also should have made a bunch in tips.  ill let you know what happens, i mean dont i always...lol.

    the cards got back on track w/a 9-4 thumping off the dodgers.  jim edmonds, john mabry, and david eckstein all had hrs.  albert pujols and john rodriguez also had good games, and the billpen was awesome...4 shutout innings!!!  mark mulder pitches tomorrow, so we shoudl win the series 2-1 and wrap up the west coast trip at 4-2.  after that were home for 7 games, 4 against the marlins then 3 against atlanta. 

    well thats about all for me right now.  it feels good to be working again.  i took a nap after work and didnt feel guilty about it, b/c i actually worked today...lol.  have a great day gang, talk to u soon.