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so monday we bought a car - mazda3. pretty exciting stuff, considering we haven't owned a car in about 2 years, and we've never owned a car that was made before we entered middle school. i think i "over-paid" by about $350, but considering it's exactly what i wanted before i entered the showroom i think it was worth it. of course the guy did his job and had us drive the pimped out grand touring. it was nice and of course jen and i both wanted it. but after sitting on it a few days we realized all we really wanted was a gray car with a moonroof and side curtain airbags. ta-da! we got it. good times.

cubs - they blow. i somehow managed to go to 3 of the past 6 games. i know what you're saying - why would you pay good money not once, not twice but THREE times to see the third worst team in baseball?!?!? to that i respond "shut up and drink your beer!" anyway, i said going in if they lost all three games i'd sell the rest of my tickets. well thankfully (or regretably as the case may be) they managed to win last night (despite losing in agonizing fashion friday (neifi perez has replaced todd walker as my least favorite cub EVER)). they played well tonight, but it didn't work out. the past two nights though it really felt like wrigley field of old, and by old i mean 2 years ago. people were into the game, and not agitated by ever minute mistake. hopefully the cubs will turn it around and at least make a run at 3rd place. a boy can dream can't he?

fantasy baseball - i may as well not field a team in the league i won last year because every week i get smoked. i think i only lost 3-7 last week, but it's just ridiculous - my team blows. in my other 'main' league i'm still holding 'second' place because i'm better than all the other crappy teams in my division. i only have the 4th or 5th best record overall, but all the other decent teams are in the other divison. i'll take it. in my landlord's league i took over first place by a half game, so that's exciting. there are 3 good teams, 2 decent teams, and 5 bad teams (sorry sarah :( ). in my i-don't-know-anyone league i'm still undefeated. it's pretty sad how badly i'm crushing everyone else. not only am i undefeated, but i've scored at least 132.5 points more than any other team. after that team, which by the way is 2-6, the next closest team is 5-3 and 300.0 points back. good night, drive home safely.

finally, congratulations to sunny and steve on the birth of beautiful baby violet. being our first tufts friends to have a child i feel like there should be some serious beirut action or something. seriously though, congratulations guys - jen and i couldn't be happier for you and we're looking foward to seeing violet in july.

MO