Excited Already

Is anyone really as excited about this as I am already? The poster just released today for the '10 World Cup.

Make Them Stop

Boooo ethanol - Rising Beer Prices

Sweet Animation

Pretty neat animation of flight patterns across the country.

sweetness

Next Time You Skip Work, Lose the Fairy Costume

Oh the challenges that Facebook brings about when you want to remain incognito... or the same challenges brought on by boozing when you're dressed up like a fairy.

How to Impress Your Employer

You Thought The Video Game Version Was Tough?

Watching how this all actually goes down on guitar makes Guitar Hero 3 look like a cakewalk.

The End (Until the Concacaf Champions' Cup)

This was the first season that I've really followed DC United from start - watching them beat CD Olimpia away on FSC in Ithaca during my last months of college - to finish - looking through my fingers in my broken seat at RFK as the referee ended United's season.

From the regular season home start against Kansas City I think most of us realized that the central defense was always going to be the make or break factor this year. Trading Erpen for Vanney was like putting a not very stick band aid on a broken finger. For a while it worked and United ran off a string of shutouts during their all important run during the middle of the season where they sealed up the Supporter's Shield.

Then the wheels fell off - anyone who watched the regular season finale against Columbus got a glimpse of the end really. Unsure defending and not quite enough firepower in some tired legs.

Some memorable moments:

Emilio scoring the equalizer at home in the shitting rain against CD Guadalajara finally silencing the "Chivas!" chants after more than 90 minutes.

Everything ounce of energy Benny "The Beard" Olsen left on the field giving us one of the best seasons of his career.

A sold out RFK to see United take down the Beckham train on its first trip from the station.

The entire lower bowl (not just the loud side) on its feet for what turned out to be the last 15 minutes of United's season.

Until next year... when we'll hopefully have a deal for a new stadium (in the district?), a designated player (Veron??) and more of the highest expectations.

Things Heard at 600 N. Wakefield

On surviving Rockville for more than a year before moving to Arlington:

brian16lockard: you dont even know - but I guess sometimes the caviar doesnt taste as good unless you've had ramen first

Playoffs?? Playoffs???

Wanted to do a proper pre game write up for DC United and the Fire this evening (ESPN 2) but work does not allow for such things when you are hurrying to finish in order to tailgate appropriately.

So here we go:

Can the defense shore up enough to keep the series at one goal conceded? Going a goal down will make the task immensely more difficult.

How healthy are those two forwards?

Can Brian Carroll not stink? At least for a little while...

We'll find out and we'll get a write up, maybe tag team, tomorrow morning.

Vamos United!!!