The Sox open at 4:00 EDT in Kansas City. The lineup:
SS Julio Lugo
1B Kevin Youkilis
DH Papi Ortiz
LF Manny Ramirez
RF JD Drew
C Jason Varitek
3B Mike Lowell
CF Coco Crisp
2B Dustin Pedroia
Starting Pitcher:
Curt Schilling
Pen:
Matt Clement
Brendan Donnelly
Jon Lester
Javier Lopez
Hideki Okajima
Jonathan Papelbon
Joel Pinero
JC Romero
Kyle Snyder
Bench:
C Doug Mirabelli
IF Alex Cora
1B/OF Eric Hinske
OF Wily Mo Pena
Monday, April 02, 2007
Braves Opening Day Roster
Braves open today in about half an hour. Here is a look at how they will start the season:
Lineup:
2B Kelly Johnson
SS Edgar Renteria
3B Chipper Jones
CF Andruw Jones
C Brian McCann
RF Jeff Francoeur
1B Scott Thorman
LF Ryan Langerhans
P John Smoltz
Pen:
Mike Gonzalez
Macay McBride
Chad Paronto
Rafael Soriano
Oscar Villarreal
Bob Wickman
Tyler Yates
Bench:
C Brayan Pena
IF Pete Orr
1B/OF Craig Wilson
IF Chris Woodward
OF Matt Diaz
Rest of Rotation:
Tim Hudson
Lance Cormier
Chuck James
Mark Redman
Lineup:
2B Kelly Johnson
SS Edgar Renteria
3B Chipper Jones
CF Andruw Jones
C Brian McCann
RF Jeff Francoeur
1B Scott Thorman
LF Ryan Langerhans
P John Smoltz
Pen:
Mike Gonzalez
Macay McBride
Chad Paronto
Rafael Soriano
Oscar Villarreal
Bob Wickman
Tyler Yates
Bench:
C Brayan Pena
IF Pete Orr
1B/OF Craig Wilson
IF Chris Woodward
OF Matt Diaz
Rest of Rotation:
Tim Hudson
Lance Cormier
Chuck James
Mark Redman
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
VrisBlog Movie Review: Hannibal Rising
IMDB Page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367959/
KEEP IN MIND: THIS WILL HAVE PROBABLY A BUTTLOAD OF SPOILERS
*yawn*
I guess I was expecting something different. The origin of Hannibal Lecter; justifying his insanity. It didn't do it for me. The Germans kill and eat his little sister and the rest of the movie is Hannibal getting revenge on this one incident. He was 8 at the time, his sister no more than 2. So yeah, it's a grusome event for any 8 year old. I'm not saying it wasn't justified, but the rest of the movie was Hannibal acting out his revenge on those that took a bite. Then it ends, with a trademark Hannibal pun of course. And then, for his aunt to be Japanese, living in France, made it totally unbelievable for me. Hannibal himself was from Lithuana (this might have been known previously, but I can't recall). I just thought it would be a lot different.
I'd give it a solid 2 out of 5 stars.
1. Sling Blade
2. Hannibal Rising
KEEP IN MIND: THIS WILL HAVE PROBABLY A BUTTLOAD OF SPOILERS
*yawn*
I guess I was expecting something different. The origin of Hannibal Lecter; justifying his insanity. It didn't do it for me. The Germans kill and eat his little sister and the rest of the movie is Hannibal getting revenge on this one incident. He was 8 at the time, his sister no more than 2. So yeah, it's a grusome event for any 8 year old. I'm not saying it wasn't justified, but the rest of the movie was Hannibal acting out his revenge on those that took a bite. Then it ends, with a trademark Hannibal pun of course. And then, for his aunt to be Japanese, living in France, made it totally unbelievable for me. Hannibal himself was from Lithuana (this might have been known previously, but I can't recall). I just thought it would be a lot different.
I'd give it a solid 2 out of 5 stars.
1. Sling Blade
2. Hannibal Rising
Friday, February 09, 2007
Daily Entry
So my job interview was rescheduled for Monday due to a "family emergency". Which is no big deal from the outset. The problem is that they tried to contact me on Wednesday but couldn't get a hold of me until yesterday. I hope things go well and I can start making some actual money. The money I have coming in and the money I have going out every month is pretty equal, which leaves me with just about nothing for spending money. I think I calculated that if I had an extra $10,000 a year (bringing my salary to right around $43,000) it would help out a lot. I'll start by asking for $45,000 to see where I'm at.
In other news, I plan on becoming a Braves fan again this year. It's not that I jumped ship because they had a bad year last year (79-83, 4th in NL East), but because they don't show any games on TBS any longer. I'm trying to find a schedule but to no avail. I guess that's why we have box scores! Of course the Red Sox have NESN so I'll probably watch too many of their games. I might have to move to KY just to get coverage of the Braves!
Probably going to see Hannibal Rising tonight so expect a full review next week.
In other news, I plan on becoming a Braves fan again this year. It's not that I jumped ship because they had a bad year last year (79-83, 4th in NL East), but because they don't show any games on TBS any longer. I'm trying to find a schedule but to no avail. I guess that's why we have box scores! Of course the Red Sox have NESN so I'll probably watch too many of their games. I might have to move to KY just to get coverage of the Braves!
Probably going to see Hannibal Rising tonight so expect a full review next week.
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Where I'm headed
Most people do New Year's Resolutions during the week between Christmas and New Year's. I am not most people.
My resolutions for the rest of '07:
a) Generate a third income. I was looking into Ebay businesses for a while and that still intrigues me, but the startup cost (inventory, marketing, etc) would be hell. I think my first area of business should be getting a better first income.
b) Write a script/film a movie. This requires me sitting down and actually brainstorming and writing, which is hard. I have about a million ideas but it's actually organizing them into something coherent. I also need a camera and actors, but I'm confident I could get something done to rival "The Long Walk" or "Vision of Doom".
c) Get a laptop. This is a more superficial goal, but I think it needs to happen. Currently I have no computer set up at home and it's kind of distressing. That probably sounds pretty sad so I'll move on.
d) Gain weight. This requires eating, which I do little of lately. This is mostly due to the fact that I can't cook. But I can make Mac and Cheese and reheat leftovers. I'm also throwing a couple other things in here: Take lunch to work and start doing exercises (pushups, situps).
My resolutions for the rest of '07:
a) Generate a third income. I was looking into Ebay businesses for a while and that still intrigues me, but the startup cost (inventory, marketing, etc) would be hell. I think my first area of business should be getting a better first income.
b) Write a script/film a movie. This requires me sitting down and actually brainstorming and writing, which is hard. I have about a million ideas but it's actually organizing them into something coherent. I also need a camera and actors, but I'm confident I could get something done to rival "The Long Walk" or "Vision of Doom".
c) Get a laptop. This is a more superficial goal, but I think it needs to happen. Currently I have no computer set up at home and it's kind of distressing. That probably sounds pretty sad so I'll move on.
d) Gain weight. This requires eating, which I do little of lately. This is mostly due to the fact that I can't cook. But I can make Mac and Cheese and reheat leftovers. I'm also throwing a couple other things in here: Take lunch to work and start doing exercises (pushups, situps).
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Update of Updates
So I haven't been around in a while. This is going to change as I now plan on doing some type of update at least once a day, maybe more depending on certain things. Here are some new ideas where I want to take this thing:
a) A Red Sox/Braves mini-blog, complete with news and notes and game recaps. This will require me to actually watch games, analyze box scores and transactions, and be up to date with the teams. Maybe when training camp starts I'll do something similar for my beloved Patriots.
b) Bowling updates. Though it's not going so great for me, we are in 5th and I plan on updating everyone as we head down to the wire. This includes the State Tournament (Mount Greylock!) which should be sometime in April.
c) Real Life updates. These will be few and far between, most likely, as everyone knows I'm kinda a private person.
d) The movie reviews. I hope to bring this back, as it kinda failed. I'll probably start a new.
If anyone has any suggestions of things they would like to see, I'd love to hear it.
a) A Red Sox/Braves mini-blog, complete with news and notes and game recaps. This will require me to actually watch games, analyze box scores and transactions, and be up to date with the teams. Maybe when training camp starts I'll do something similar for my beloved Patriots.
b) Bowling updates. Though it's not going so great for me, we are in 5th and I plan on updating everyone as we head down to the wire. This includes the State Tournament (Mount Greylock!) which should be sometime in April.
c) Real Life updates. These will be few and far between, most likely, as everyone knows I'm kinda a private person.
d) The movie reviews. I hope to bring this back, as it kinda failed. I'll probably start a new.
If anyone has any suggestions of things they would like to see, I'd love to hear it.
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Monday, September 25, 2006
Bowling: Week 3
I should've started this weeks ago. But Funlovers has resumed. Russ is the president, Barbara the secretary and Karen took over treasury duties from my mother.
My team: The Patriots (yay!)
1. Judy Royal (133 avg)
2. Kathy Healey (141 avg)
3. Joe M. Fish (167 avg)
4. Bob Marois (169 avg)
We started off a weak 6-10. Only netting two points in the first week, before handicaps came out. And a hard fought split last week. Saturday, we were up against Oh Yeah Right. We were giving up 50 pins each game (38 in handicap and 10 because Judy wasn't there). So it was going to be an uphill battle.
My results: 169/158/189
I opened in the 10th all 3 games. We lost the first two by a combined 31 and won the 3rd by 14. Bob blows his load in the 2nd game, throwing a 136 (this after a 205 performance in game 1 just to knock the deficit down to 17). Kathy helped in game 2 with a 176, but struggled in the other two games. So we only took 2 again, bringing our season total to 8-16. Neither I or Bob will be there next week so it's up to Kathy and Judy to get us on the right track. My average was established after this week at 172. Which is the highest it's ever been, besting last year's 167. That will actually lower our handicap, depending on what everyone else's establishes to. Kathy's might drop, and I'm not sure about Bob. Judy hasn't bowled 9 games so her's won't be established until next week.
I'm bitter because all 3 of those games could've been won by us if I marked in the 10th. We had to fight and claw in all 3 games, so I guess 2 points are all right. We need to start taking 6 and 8 if we want to climb in the standings.
My team: The Patriots (yay!)
1. Judy Royal (133 avg)
2. Kathy Healey (141 avg)
3. Joe M. Fish (167 avg)
4. Bob Marois (169 avg)
We started off a weak 6-10. Only netting two points in the first week, before handicaps came out. And a hard fought split last week. Saturday, we were up against Oh Yeah Right. We were giving up 50 pins each game (38 in handicap and 10 because Judy wasn't there). So it was going to be an uphill battle.
My results: 169/158/189
I opened in the 10th all 3 games. We lost the first two by a combined 31 and won the 3rd by 14. Bob blows his load in the 2nd game, throwing a 136 (this after a 205 performance in game 1 just to knock the deficit down to 17). Kathy helped in game 2 with a 176, but struggled in the other two games. So we only took 2 again, bringing our season total to 8-16. Neither I or Bob will be there next week so it's up to Kathy and Judy to get us on the right track. My average was established after this week at 172. Which is the highest it's ever been, besting last year's 167. That will actually lower our handicap, depending on what everyone else's establishes to. Kathy's might drop, and I'm not sure about Bob. Judy hasn't bowled 9 games so her's won't be established until next week.
I'm bitter because all 3 of those games could've been won by us if I marked in the 10th. We had to fight and claw in all 3 games, so I guess 2 points are all right. We need to start taking 6 and 8 if we want to climb in the standings.
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