Submitting, I mean. I know I don't have to, but I'd like to. Contributions and stuff. But my stuff always seems to get rejected! Just had one more thing..."was not accepted." Whatever.

8 Accepts
11 Rejects

Not good odds, huh?

Meh, I'll keep submitting anyway...with the pessimistic belief that it won't be accepted.

And note the new icon! *squees like a little fangirl* Jay Heaps! Don't know him? Good, more for me!

Edit: Changed pending to accepted.

Greetings from Beijing, China!

Haven't been on since I haven't had TV...just been checking in on what I've missed. Been trying to keep up with TV, but it's hard. But thanks to Internet TV and iTunes and DVDs, I'm caught up on CSI:NY and Numb3rs for the most part, and at least know how the new season of NCIS began. No new TV addictions except for Medium, which my roomie's gotten me into.

Not an exciting blog, but I'm just killing some time while I wait for my water to boil and listen to some music.

Yeah, I got sucked into it, though I'm not a faithful watcher. I just happened to see this week's b/c it was on right after the Top 20 countdown. When I first saw the show (the pilot), I detested Jeff Timmons (98 Degrees) b/c all he did was whine. I wanted to smack him upside the head. But it seems that he's calmed down...and passed the King Whiner crown to Chris Kirkpatrick (NSync). I just wanted to throttle the guy! He was acting like a spoiled brat who couldn't have a cookie. And I now know why he sang back up in NSync as well.

But how cute/cool was Rich Cronin (LFO)!?!?!? Excuse me while I have a fangirl moment.

SQUEE!

Rich Cronin from the SureShot MySpace page.

In light of the fact that I had a crappy yesterday afternoon (I got a speeding ticket on E. Pittsford Rd for doing 48 in a 35), I wanted to do something that would cheer me up. And no, the insanely long walk I took when I got home doesn't count. It just gave me inspiration for my Top Songs of the 90s list.

The 80s
Whitesnake- Here I Go Again
Bon Jovi-Livin' on a Prayer
INXS- Never Tear Us Apart
Poison- Something to Believe In
A-Ha- Take On Me

The 90s
Metallica- Enter Sandman
Guns N Roses- November Rain
Madonna- Vogue
Pearl Jam- Jeremy
Aerosmith- Janie's Got a Gun

The 00s (2000s) subject to change since the decade isn't over yet
Nickelback- How You Remind Me (flip flops with Far Away)
Fuel- Innocent (Falls on Me is awesome too)
Dashboard Confessional- Stolen
Lifehouse- Hanging by a Moment (flip flops with Broken)
James Blunt- High

Feel free to chime in with comments or your own Top 5s.

For anyone unfamiliar with the name Jesse Marsch, don't worry. He isn't a household name amongst non-soccer fans. He is, however, one of the most underrated players in MLS. And no, he doesn't play for the Revolution...damn.

Short history lesson of Jesse Marsch

Began his MLS career in DC, then went to expansion team Chicago Fire, where he played for several years. The past two he's spent in LA as a part of Chivas USA. And since Chivas' home field in the Home Depot Center, which is also home to the LA Galaxy (hereby know as the Starsucks). He's got 3 MLS Championship rings (2 in DC, 1 in Chicago). He's also got 4 US Open championships to his name- 1 in DC, 3 in Chicago.

Personally, he's one of the better enforcers in the league. Aside from Shalrie Joseph, but I may be a teenie bit biased there. (hint: Shalrie plays for the Revs) Yes, we have enforcers in soccer, at least some teams do. Seems to me they're mostly defensive midfielders, though they could also be straight defenders too. Jesse and Shalrie are the only two that immediately come to mind, but I tend to blank out on other teams unless the Revs are playing them. z.B. the Revs are playing RBNY and I don't see anyone I'd call an enforcer on their roster. But I'll see for sure on Saturday when I travel to one of my personal meccas- Foxboro. Yup, Revs and Pats... I'm a New England girl through and through.

Jesse's profile at MLSnet.com

Why he rocked tonight (besides being on my MLS fantasy team this week, along w/ Brad Guzan and Sacha Kljestan)

He took ahit from Becks, and had the balls to return the favor. Not only that, when Mr. Posh got in his face, Jesse didn't back down. Too bad he got a yellow for it though... okay, it was a yellow card offense, but one thing I've been afraid of was refs being too quick to call fouls and issue cards when anyone so much as breaths near Mr. Posh. Nice to see that isn't happening.

But it was just so sweet to see Jesse give as good as he gets, and unlike Mr. Posh (*sigh* I was a fan until I couldn't look at anything soccer related without seeing/hearing about him), Jesse maintained his composure and didn't go looking for a fight.

I was just scrolling through the game threads on BigSoccer.com's pages for the Chivas and the Starsucks... LOL @ at the Starsucks. They're supposed to be MLS' "golden team" and the "darlings" of American soccer and they SUCK! They've only got three wins on the season despite the arrival of Mr. Posh (okay, so he needs a better nickname). I have to give it to the Chivas board, at least most of them had didn't flame.

And as a sidenote, it was nice being on the Revolution pregame thread. It was soccer discussion and not a flame job. Anyone wonder why I like NE so much...

And I really need to do better with my fantasy team... at least I should be getting points for Chivas (though I think Jesse's #s will be lower b/c of the yellow).

And at 1:19am, it's time for bed.