urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:sr_orangepants Random Ramblings from Everyone's Favorite Guy in Orange Pants sr_orangepants 2009-10-30T00:29:03Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:sr_orangepants:199569 2009-10-30T00:29:03Z 2009-10-30T00:29:03Z Vote Daggett? Please? I'm highly inclined. He might be the one candidate who can genuinely offer real change for the state. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:sr_orangepants:199204 2009-10-20T04:28:19Z 2009-10-20T04:28:19Z <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_greatscott66' lj:user='greatscott66' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://greatscott66.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://greatscott66.livejournal.com/'><b>greatscott66</b></a></span> tried NUMBLE* on me in club tonight. It was insta-challenged. :) urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:sr_orangepants:199002 2009-10-19T16:48:00Z 2009-10-19T16:48:00Z It was an interesting weekend in Lake George. I think I played a little bit better than I have been recently. It seemed like, with the exception of maybe two games, I really had to fight through a lot. I fell into a few traps but finished strongly, and it was pretty satisfying for me in the end. I'm waiting for the official results to be submitted; I'm right around 1750 again.<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br /><table border="1" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3"> <tr> <td><b>My Bingos</b></td> <td><b>Opponent</b></td> <td><b>Their Bingos</b></td> <td><b>Excuse in 3</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td>SAVOURER</td> <td><span class='ljuser ljuser-name_scrabblek8' lj:user='scrabblek8' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://scrabblek8.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://scrabblek8.livejournal.com/'><b>scrabblek8</b></a></span></td> <td>BRiNGER<br>DESoLATE</td> <td>Saw but passed up a slick find of COURANTO early. Drew poorly for playing 56 tiles. Meh.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>cORONAE</td> <td>Will Anderson</td> <td>TENNIES</td> <td>Can I haz more than one E in the first 10 turns? Pretty please? Like maybe when I left AINST?</td> </tr> <tr> <td>RADICEs<br>PROFITER^</td> <td>Carl Durdan</td> <td>BORIDES<br>PETUNTsE</td> <td>No excuse! OP wins! Rah!</td> </tr> <tr> <td>TrUDGES</td> <td><span class='ljuser ljuser-name_ftangredi' lj:user='ftangredi' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://ftangredi.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://ftangredi.livejournal.com/'><b>ftangredi</b></a></span></td> <td>AERIALS<br>INSuLAR</td> <td>I need to learn more eights. Missed APOTHEgM and STAGGErY. Or I could get less clunky racks when I hold a blank.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>DATIVES<br>STRIATE</td> <td>Kevin Colosa</td> <td>ISOTONE<br>FUnICLE</td> <td>No excuse! OP wins! Rah!</td> </tr> <tr> <td>ZABAIONE<br>COURTIER<br>SAUNTEr</td> <td>Jan Dixon</td> <td>RuNLESS</td> <td>No excuse! OP haz another win! Rah!</td> </tr> <tr> <td>BRACERS<br>ISOTYpE<br>ENTRIES</td> <td>Richard Buck</td> <td>sOLVENT</td> <td>No excuse! OP wins! Rah!</td> </tr> <tr> <td>DENGUES<br>BONDAGE</td> <td>David Jones</td> <td>SLaTTERNS<br>HARDLINE</td> <td>Negotiated dreck. Got a bingo-bango, then a six-vowel rack. Ugh.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>OUTSAID<br>REsURGE</td> <td><span class='ljuser ljuser-name_millcake16' lj:user='millcake16' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://millcake16.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://millcake16.livejournal.com/'><b>millcake16</b></a></span></td> <td>SHOULDST<br>MArLITIC</td> <td>Meltdown towards the endgame. Got lost in my racks. Hrm.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>cLUSTeR</td> <td>Karl Higby</td> <td>CANDIES</td> <td>No excuse! OP wins! Rah!</td> </tr> <tr> <td>TONtINE</td> <td>Sal Piro</td> <td>FOOTaGES<br>COHERENT</td> <td>Vexing pre-endgame rack. Ran out of time in the endgame. Screwed up.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>none</td> <td><span class='ljuser ljuser-name_spherulitic' lj:user='spherulitic' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://spherulitic.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://spherulitic.livejournal.com/'><b>spherulitic</b></a></span></td> <td>REtWIST</td> <td>Took 10 turns to get a decent rack. Oh look! My bingos don't fit!</td> </tr> <tr> <td>MArOONS<br>NEOLITHs<br>STAGGER</td> <td>Ross Brown</td> <td>ANTIRED</td> <td>No excuse! OP wins! Rah!</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SALINES<br>ETERNALs<br>DOCENTS<br>ONSTaGE<br>STONABLE</td> <td>Aldo Cardia</td> <td>none</td> <td>No excuse! OP wins! Rah!</td> </tr> <tr> <td>RUNAGATe<br>NeLUMBOS^^</td> <td><span class='ljuser ljuser-name_tunnicliffe' lj:user='tunnicliffe' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://tunnicliffe.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://tunnicliffe.livejournal.com/'><b>tunnicliffe</b></a></span></td> <td>none</td> <td>No excuse! OP wins! Rah!</td> </tr> </table><br /><br />^ - 203-point triple-triple, which totally saved my tournament.<br />^^ - I had a better spot for NUMBLeS, but I didn't know the word! So bad! I mean, when one becomes sufficiently drunkles, one becomes NUMBLES! Of course!<br /><br /><br />I think Essex will be my next tourney, and since it is my birthday weekend, y'all should come and celebrate. :) urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:sr_orangepants:198887 2009-10-16T19:25:11Z 2009-10-16T19:25:11Z Words seem to be sticking well, hoping to not have so many vision mistakes this weekend, but in the meantime, NAPPLES! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:sr_orangepants:198548 2009-10-13T16:34:20Z 2009-10-13T16:34:20Z 1. As with Monday in Dayton, I'd like it if you all would wear some orange on this Sunday. <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_spherulitic' lj:user='spherulitic' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://spherulitic.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://spherulitic.livejournal.com/'><b>spherulitic</b></a></span>, I expect the orange mankini this time. :)<br />2. I have fifteen singles ready to go for the weekend. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:sr_orangepants:197905 2009-09-29T03:18:11Z 2009-09-29T03:18:11Z Happy birthday to <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_dcpenguin' lj:user='dcpenguin' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://dcpenguin.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://dcpenguin.livejournal.com/'><b>dcpenguin</b></a></span> and <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_spherulitic' lj:user='spherulitic' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://spherulitic.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://spherulitic.livejournal.com/'><b>spherulitic</b></a></span>! Huggles all around! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:sr_orangepants:197545 2009-09-25T22:06:13Z 2009-09-25T22:06:13Z Since it seems that people are chiming in regardless of culinary skill, I might as well, right? I have a chicken meatloaf in the oven, taking a recipe from my aunt via my mom. There may be a picture going up later... I dunno. I have a feeling that at least <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_nagekinoki' lj:user='nagekinoki' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://nagekinoki.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://nagekinoki.livejournal.com/'><b>nagekinoki</b></a></span> is curious.<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br />1 pound ground chicken<br />1 10.5 ounce can of Campbell's Vegetarian Vegetable soup<br />plain bread crumbs (for binding; I tend to eyeball this)<br />french fried onions to taste (optional; I use a few tablespoons' worth from a can)<br /><br />I've also added a bit of salt, pepper and ketchup for flavor, and hopefully color. My mom's finished product is usually a shade of red on the outside; mine tends to come out more orangish.<br /><br />The cooking part is pretty easy: preheat oven to 350 F, spray loaf or casserole pan with cooking spray, combine ingredients in bowl, transfer to pan, shape into loaf, cook for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes. I can usually get three meals out of it, though my parents usually finish one between the two of them.<br /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:sr_orangepants:197210 2009-09-19T00:49:58Z 2009-09-19T00:49:58Z Happy New Year to those of you celebrating! I was tempted to post a recipe for something traditional to eat on Rosh Hashanah, but I think posting a recipe for apples and honey would be overkill. :) urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:sr_orangepants:196894 2009-09-15T04:44:40Z 2009-09-15T04:45:38Z There was a part of me that wanted to go Serena Williams (or perhaps <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_cuzzakenji' lj:user='cuzzakenji' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://cuzzakenji.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://cuzzakenji.livejournal.com/'><b>cuzzakenji</b></a></span>?) on some unfortunate soul in Philly, but I thought better of it. At least <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_kangarau' lj:user='kangarau' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://kangarau.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://kangarau.livejournal.com/'><b>kangarau</b></a></span> was there to bitch to, although I feel like we needed to talk more, and huggles more. She put it best when she said, "This doesn't make us [Spouse and her] want to play more Scrabble."<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br /><table border="1" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3"> <tr> <td><b>My Bingos</b></td> <td><b>Opponent</b></td> <td><b>Their Bingos</b></td> <td><b>Excuse in 3</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td>INSTATE<br>OVErSAD</td> <td>Marty Fialkow</td> <td>HUNKIEr</td> <td>No excuse! OP wins! Rah!</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SCENARIO<br>GESNERIA<br>EVITaBLE<br>TRICOTS</td> <td>Carole Denton</td> <td>DODGErS</td> <td>No excuse! OP wins! Rah!</td> </tr> <tr> <td>REMOVER<br>GUTSIlY (blank L)</td> <td>Christian Jurlando</td> <td>THERMaLS<br>ALIENERS</td> <td>No excuse! OP wins! Rah!</td> </tr> <tr> <td>GUNBOATS<br>UNKINDER<br>FOLIAGES</td> <td>Connie Creed</td> <td>SAUNTER<br>RetHREAD</td> <td>Minor midgame vision fail plus watching her play the X and Z to get back in the game in the span of having played a whopping five tiles. YI endgame draw doesn't help. Will see if this was getting luckboxed or not.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>GRISTLES<br>GOOKIEST*<br>DESTINE</td> <td>Vince Castellano</td> <td>OuTDRIVE<br>ARROWED<br>NITrOUS</td> <td>I don't know if this was winnable, even though I only lost by 13... Had misses but also managed that phony. I dunno.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>STONIER</td> <td>Brian Galebach</td> <td>dARIOLE</td> <td>Bagged. Pretty plain and simple. Pretty much whatever was the worst thing that could happen in response to my play did.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>ACErVATE<br>ASTILBES<br>ERASION</td> <td>Mark Miller</td> <td>GORGETED<br>ANEURINS</td> <td>No excuse! OP wins! Rah!</td> </tr> </table><br /><br /><br />Just looking at a few games, I know I'm being pretty efficient. I want to correct two things that I saw: the occasional vision fail (can they just be corrected by taking more time?) and endgame play. Sometimes I can see what I should have done after the fact, and I'd like to actually have these thoughts come during the games, rather than after. Any suggestions? urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:sr_orangepants:196661 2009-09-13T03:22:47Z 2009-09-13T03:22:47Z Huge now, Serena Williams. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:sr_orangepants:196215 2009-09-08T18:17:34Z 2009-09-08T18:17:34Z I realize I wasted a lot of good fortune early this weekend. I drew 31 out of 40 blanks. If I had played just a little bit better early on, maybe I finish the round robin 10-4 or 11-3 instead of 6-8, but I'm not complaining. (<span class='ljuser ljuser-name_rafij52' lj:user='rafij52' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://rafij52.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://rafij52.livejournal.com/'><b>rafij52</b></a></span>, teach me how to start strong at multi-day tournaments!) I was able to learn from my mistakes, and was also happy to recover and, without even expecting it, fall just short of 1750. I guess in the second half of the tournament, I fixed da Maine problem??<br /><br />Congrats to the LJers who swept the top 5, and thanks to you all for the company, which was nice as always. And, since I feel like it... <a name="cutid1"></a><br /><table border="1" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3"> <tr> <td><b>My Bingos</b></td> <td><b>Opponent</b></td> <td><b>Their Bingos</b></td> <td><b>Excuse in 3</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td>COLEaDS<br>DAShEEN</td> <td>David Mallick</td> <td>REPAINTS</td> <td>No excuse! OP wins! Rah!</td> </tr> <tr> <td>ALUNITe<br>STrICTER</td> <td>Larry Sherman</td> <td>UPGRADE</td> <td>Too many big non-bingo plays from him. Had a rack of ?IISTUV that was blocked. Oof.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>cENTAVO<br>NUTSIER</td> <td>Jon Shreve</td> <td>none</td> <td>No excuse! OP wins! Rah!</td> </tr> <tr> <td>TAQUERIa</td> <td>Joe Gaspard</td> <td>VEERIES</td> <td>Complete bonk. Missed lots of bingos with ADEINP?. Almost saved it.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>TOwERING<br>UnHOODED</td> <td><span class='ljuser ljuser-name_jigsawn' lj:user='jigsawn' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://jigsawn.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://jigsawn.livejournal.com/'><b>jigsawn</b></a></span></td> <td>AERATES<br>LENITES</td> <td>TOwERING was not best by a lot. Could have played sTORING for a little more and a little less from him. Don't know why I didn't.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>NATURES</td> <td><span class='ljuser ljuser-name_lordiceman' lj:user='lordiceman' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://lordiceman.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://lordiceman.livejournal.com/'><b>lordiceman</b></a></span> <br /><td>mANDALA<br>CANDIDER<br>LUSTIER</td> <br /><td>Fraught with mistakes. And nongos. Will look at whether I could have done something to bust the board open when I needed to.</td> <br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td>CAhOOTS</td> <br /><td><span class='ljuser ljuser-name_gijoel666' lj:user='gijoel666' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://gijoel666.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://gijoel666.livejournal.com/'><b>gijoel666</b></a></span></td> <br /><td>BoUVIER</td> <br /><td>Probably fooled around too much with duplicate consonsants early. Was hoping for a miracle rally at the end, but didn't get it. Oh well.</td> <br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td>LINToLS<br>DInEROS</td> <br /><td><span class='ljuser ljuser-name_srockhop' lj:user='srockhop' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://srockhop.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://srockhop.livejournal.com/'><b>srockhop</b></a></span></td> <br /><td>AIRIEST<br>AIRLINER</td> <br /><td>No excuse! OP wins! NANG!</td> <br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td>inTARSIA<br>NOSTRILS</td> <br /><td><span class='ljuser ljuser-name_tolarjev' lj:user='tolarjev' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://tolarjev.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://tolarjev.livejournal.com/'><b>tolarjev</b></a></span></td> <br /><td>PRONATED</td> <br /><td>Vision mistake midgame. Missed a bingo on turn 6. Didn't draw an E until turn 12.</td> <br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td>DIALISTS<br>MONIKERS</td> <br /><td><span class='ljuser ljuser-name_dianagram' lj:user='dianagram' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://dianagram.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://dianagram.livejournal.com/'><b>dianagram</b></a></span></td> <br /><td>InDICATE</td> <br /><td>Probably made a mistake when I drew two Us after MONIKERS? Drew the Q in the endgame and couldn't score with it? Just unlucky that one of us had to lose?</td> <br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td>DERAILED<br>gHOULIE</td> <br /><td>Bruce Adams</td> <br /><td>none</td> <br /><td>No excuse! OP wins! Rah!</td> <br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td>VErISmS</td> <br /><td>Richard Buck</td> <br /><td>ENTAILER</td> <br /><td>No excuse! OP wins! Rah!</td> <br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td>ORGIAST<br>LUSTERED</td> <br /><td>Howard Pistol</td> <br /><td>TANGLIeR<br>AEROGELS</td> <br /><td>No excuse! OP wins! Rah!</td> <br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td>SCRAPeR</td> <br /><td>Steve Pellinen</td> <br /><td>LONELIER<br>OUTSINs</td> <br /><td>Left well, drew awful, repeat. Steve took advantage of everything that was open. Almost stole it, but not quite.</td> <br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td>sANGAREE<br>MYELINS</td> <br /><td><span class='ljuser ljuser-name_jigsawn' lj:user='jigsawn' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://jigsawn.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://jigsawn.livejournal.com/'><b>jigsawn</b></a></span>, take 2</td> <br /><td>VOICERS<br>INfIDELS</td> <br /><td>No excuse! OP wins! Rah!</td> <br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td>SPARKED<br>TRAItOR</td> <br /><td>Connie Creed</td> <br /><td>none</td> <br /><td>Dingbatty play after drawing three Is. Blew the endgame too. Ugh.</td> <br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td>BANISTER<br>GeNiTOR^</td> <br /><td>Kevin Colosa</td> <br /><td>OUTSTEER</td> <br /><td>No excuse! OP wins! Rah!</td> <br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td>DELOUSE<br>ASINInE</td> <br /><td>Kevin Colosa, take 2</td> <br /><td>STARTeR</td> <br /><td>No excuse! OP wins! Rah!</td> <br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td>BACtERIN</td> <br /><td><span class='ljuser ljuser-name_tolarjev' lj:user='tolarjev' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://tolarjev.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://tolarjev.livejournal.com/'><b>tolarjev</b></a></span>, take 2</td> <br /><td>nIGGLED<br>UNTESTED</td> <br /><td>No excuse! OP wins by 1! Postgame massages for all!</td> <br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td>BLAzONRY<br>PRETrAIN</td> <br /><td>Howard Pistol, take 2</td> <br /><td>none</td> <br /><td>No excuse! OP wins! Rah!</td> <br /></tr><br /></table><br /><br />^ - I later stuck PRO on the front, because I could.<br /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:sr_orangepants:196034 2009-09-04T22:15:11Z 2009-09-04T22:15:11Z I had a lovely day at the US Open yesterday. Perhaps I will go into more detail in another post, but the highlight for me was being on Court 11 to watch Shahar Peer wax Carla Suarez Navarro. Now I'm in Portland for the Maine Event. It's a shame it doesn't pay like the Main Event of the WSOP... Oh well. I'm a bit sunburnt and chilling, and I think I may start chanting "Shahar! Shahar! Shahar!" at certain points during the event. Here goes nothing. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:sr_orangepants:195708 2009-08-30T17:08:58Z 2009-08-30T17:08:58Z I am watching <i>What Would Brian Boitano Make?</i> on the Food Network. <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_goldfishbw' lj:user='goldfishbw' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://goldfishbw.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://goldfishbw.livejournal.com/'><b>goldfishbw</b></a></span>, if you happen to see this before 1:30, his recipes in this episode all make use of bacon. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:sr_orangepants:194741 2009-08-16T23:35:58Z 2009-08-16T23:35:58Z Last night, I told <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_tailskid' lj:user='tailskid' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://tailskid.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://tailskid.livejournal.com/'><b>tailskid</b></a></span> that Y.E. Yang would be hoisting the Wannamaker trophy this afternoon. Perhaps I didn't look hard enough, but this morning I searched for any article from a US sports media outlet that treated Yang as anything beyond a long shot who happened to be in the final pairing with Tiger Woods. It would have been nice to see at least someone comment on the potential global impact that might follow a Yang victory. Let's see if some of those pop up in the next 24 hours, or if the gut reaction will be "Tiger choked." urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:sr_orangepants:194324 2009-08-15T05:24:35Z 2009-08-15T05:24:35Z ...to <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_ftangredi' lj:user='ftangredi' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://ftangredi.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://ftangredi.livejournal.com/'><b>ftangredi</b></a></span> and <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_skin_it_mahatma' lj:user='skin_it_mahatma' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://skin-it-mahatma.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://skin-it-mahatma.livejournal.com/'><b>skin_it_mahatma</b></a></span>. Now who would like to dress up as Marilyn Monroe and show up at one of their doors? urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:sr_orangepants:193982 2009-08-10T03:56:39Z 2009-08-10T03:56:39Z Personal Scrabble-related highlights:<br />- Being in the orange division for once. Whatever division I'm in should be the orange division.<br />- The good start. I led the National Scrabble Championship for a brief shining moment. Next time, I should let that moment come after the last round. <br />- I felt like I played well for most of the tournament, with the exception of day 2 (and still, even after round 8, I was hanging in the top 10) and my game against Kenji.<br />- I can haz another win over Jan Dixon!<br />- "I'm taking the Idalski route." - me, to <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_stmonday' lj:user='stmonday' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://stmonday.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://stmonday.livejournal.com/'><b>stmonday</b></a></span>, on how I was in the process of beating him<br />- Moving up the rankings to the #3-ranked Jason in North America! And I don't think getting to #2 should be so hard, considering who it is. :)<br /><br />Non-Scrabble-related highlights:<br />- Boogeying down 5th Street with <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_cheezchick' lj:user='cheezchick' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://cheezchick.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://cheezchick.livejournal.com/'><b>cheezchick</b></a></span>.<br />- Group huggles! Individual huggles! Huggles huggles huggles!<br />- *whistles the theme from the Smurfs*<br />- Godiva Chocolate Cheesecake!<br />- Dinner with Connie Creed and frequent use of the word fabulous.<br />- Giving Chris Cree his baked potato.<br />- Winning a game of Volost, and having <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_spherulitic' lj:user='spherulitic' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://spherulitic.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://spherulitic.livejournal.com/'><b>spherulitic</b></a></span> challenge my rack on like, every turn. I don't think I can get myself drunk enough to ever fully appreciate it, but if I keep winning at Volost...<br />- Having a Red Stripe with dinner and having others react in shock.<br />- The play reading on Tuesday night. Everyone was wonderful, and I had a great time on stage with my castmates, <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_baxwest' lj:user='baxwest' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://baxwest.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://baxwest.livejournal.com/'><b>baxwest</b></a></span>, <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_etheridge2' lj:user='etheridge2' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://etheridge2.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://etheridge2.livejournal.com/'><b>etheridge2</b></a></span>, and Laura Scheimberg.<br />- Scrabble taking over part of Dayton Airport. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:sr_orangepants:193758 2009-08-10T00:03:08Z 2009-08-10T00:03:08Z If you haven't seen it, I recommend <i>Julie and Julia</i>. Very nice movie, and it makes me want to get my hands on a recipe for beef bourguignone and start cooking. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:sr_orangepants:193047 2009-08-06T05:32:54Z 2009-08-06T05:32:54Z I'm glad I finished well. I had a few nice wins, and to be in the middle of Div 1 playing mostly Div 1 opponents was a bit refreshing. I realize that I made a lot of mistakes over the tournament that I can work on trying to avoid, and will also hopefully not go through something like day 2, when my brain seemed to vanish midday. I was glad to have some different opponents across the board, and also some familiar ones, and though I would have liked a little more variety, I'm not complaining.<br /><br />I was really sad to leave. It was nice that some flights were delayed so I got to hang with some Scrabblers for a bit longer, but I wish I could see a bunch of you more often. Looking forward to the next adventure! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:sr_orangepants:192784 2009-08-03T11:45:26Z 2009-08-03T11:45:26Z So, yeah... Couldn't this tournament have ended after round 3? Not to say that my opponents didn't play well (with the exception of one luckbox), but I had a major brain cramp for like, most of day 2. I wish this would stop happening. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:sr_orangepants:192561 2009-08-02T03:20:52Z 2009-08-02T03:20:52Z Alas. Had a great day and am just smiling, laughing, and oranging my way through the tournament so far. 5-2 after leading the tournament at 3-0 (at which I just had to laugh) and in nice position. I hope to see a few more days like this. That'd be sweet. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:sr_orangepants:192382 2009-07-31T03:28:41Z 2009-07-31T03:28:41Z This isn't going to be a long post. For me, Dayton just going to be about feeling in control during games, because when I feel like I don't have control, my game goes to pot. If I can be in control, I'm going to do well. And I also think that giving out as many huggles as I can will also help, so be prepared if you're coming.<br /><br />BTW, is anyone planning on getting in at around 5:30 PM tomorrow? Seems like it's just me... urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:sr_orangepants:191292 2009-07-21T03:37:02Z 2009-07-21T03:37:02Z So I got back from club about 15 minutes ago. I had an interesting rules issue come up. In Round 2, my opponent and I both had one second, so we drew to determine who would play first. I drew an O, and my opponent proceeded to <b>OVERDRAW</b>, pulling two tiles out of the bag. We redrew and I got to go first, but I'm curious if the overdraw procedure should have been applied. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:sr_orangepants:190859 2009-07-15T15:05:11Z 2009-07-15T15:05:11Z Should I move to Connecticut now? :) urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:sr_orangepants:190410 2009-07-13T17:52:16Z 2009-07-13T17:52:16Z This is a fickle game. It's funny how a few months of enduring can all get washed away by one seven game tournament. I was quite the luckbox, in sharp contrast to a lot of recent tournaments, and even when the tiles were bad, I just played through. I'm going to try not to moan about bad tournaments as much... at least not until the next tournament at which I draw poorly. ;)<br /><br />Now I get to wait for the ratings fairy to come. I'm looking at 1723 heading into Nationals. I know it's not as glamorous as it is for those of you looking at 1900s, but just give me time. <br /><br />Because someone who shall remain nameless has been besmirching their good name, without further ado, I give you...<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br /><table border="1" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3"> <tr> <td><b>My Bingos</b></td> <td><b>Opponent</b></td> <td><b>Their Bingos</b></td> <td><b>Excuse in 3</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td>PERSALT<br>PRIVEtS</td> <td><span class='ljuser ljuser-name_dugy1001' lj:user='dugy1001' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://dugy1001.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://dugy1001.livejournal.com/'><b>dugy1001</b></a></span></td> <td>fIXATED<br>REDACTS</td> <td>No excuse! OP wins! Rah!</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PARSONS<br>FRABjOUS<br>mITTENED<br>RECOATED</td> <td>Sam Moch</td> <td>none</td> <td>No excuse! OP wins frabjously! Frabjous rah!</td> </tr> <tr> <td>REVISOR<br>bANSHIES</td> <td>Max Panitch</td> <td>none</td> <td>No excuse! OP double-doubles and triple-triples! Rah!</td> </tr> <tr> <td>TARSIeR<br>QUIETEN</td> <td>David Engelhardt</td> <td>GAlOOTS</td> <td>No excuse! OP comes from behind! Rah!</td> </tr> <tr> <td>STENTOR</td> <td>Joe Petree</td> <td>TINDeRS</td> <td>No excuse! OP wins! Rah!</td> </tr> <tr> <td>ISATINE<br>SCORIAe</td> <td>Robert Quigley</td> <td>IDOLATER</td> <td>No excuse! OP breaks it open! Rah!</td> </tr> <tr> <td>VINEGAR<br>OUTSNORE<br>LORIkEET</td> <td><span class='ljuser ljuser-name_dugy1001' lj:user='dugy1001' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://dugy1001.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://dugy1001.livejournal.com/'><b>dugy1001</b></a></span>, take 2</td> <td>CANALISE<br>RUTTIER<br>AnAEMIAL*</td> <td>No excuse! OP crosses the finish line! Rah!</td> </tr> </table><br /><br />Note: AnAEMIAL* was played when I could see the finish line and I let the 1% doubt that I had about its being phony tell me to just take my reply FTW.<br /><br /><br />Also, here's your apt figure skating analogy of the day...<br /><lj-embed id="6" /><br /><br /><span class='ljuser ljuser-name_redessence' lj:user='redessence' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://redessence.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://redessence.livejournal.com/'><b>redessence</b></a></span>, <span class='ljuser ljuser-name_nagekinoki' lj:user='nagekinoki' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://nagekinoki.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://nagekinoki.livejournal.com/'><b>nagekinoki</b></a></span>, and I will be having extended discourse on the 1998 Worlds in the comments... or maybe not. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:sr_orangepants:190032 2009-07-13T04:10:45Z 2009-07-13T04:10:45Z Wow... Just... Wow.