And God Said... "Let's Do This"

Good Morning Internet!
TGIFF!!!

Yesterday, after fighting with UPS for almost 3 days, my bundle of joy finally arrived!!

Internet, Ursula. Ursula, Internet.

Isn't she GORGEOUS!



Here are her interchangeable parts.

I could not wait to get home from class last night, (I am taking a refresher Italian course with a hottie hot hottie for a professor, more on this later) just to rip open the box and clean my carpets. Seriously this thing SUCKS! (In a good way).

My carpet looks so much better, and I haven't even used the extra tools or the cleaning kits yet!
That was just too overwhelming to try to start that at 10pm.

And to answer your questions about that first picture- No I don't have a shopping obsession with QVC. Believe it or not, those are still packed boxes from when I "moved" out of my Mom's house in Brooklyn 2 months ago.

What. Don't look at me like that.

Happy NCAA Tournament EVE!

It's Wednesday internet! According to my previously laid out schedule, today is the day I talk to Ari and we argue intellectually discuss our brackets.

(Even if you have no idea what we are talking about, read this. It's funny. Especially the end)
(*Update:Okay, I've been told that this isn't funny, so read at your own risk)

me: did you read the pat forde article i sent you?
Ari: not yet
me: its good break down
i mean again its opinion
but it helped me not have a panic attack when looked at the east
Ari: g'town texas yo
me: i have the hoyas and im leaning towards texas
but i dunno
Ari: over UNC? i think durant is god
except when he plays roy hibbert and the hoyas
me: tx over UNC? i dont know!
Ari: its already in my bracket
so its gonna happen
oh shit i gotta pick between florida and maryland
me: i know
FL yo noah is so goood
Ari: yeah thats what i did too
but it hurt
me: i know
FL vs Oregon
and
furthermore
Winthrop will beat ND
Ari: i picked that too!
i picked albany
me: that was stupid
and im not soo sure but GWU will win at least 1 game maybe 2
Ari: georgetown wins it all
beats wisc
in the final
me: no ari
Ari: alando tucker carries his team that far
Ari: but no more
me: what about oden?
osu?
kansas?
Ari: he's ok.
Ari: kansas lost
me: HES OK??
to who?
Ari: to ucla
me: S. Ill?
Ari: haha
me: UCLA!
Ari: maybe next year
me: oh man
i would shake you if you were here
Ari: good thing im' not

me: did you read my post about march madness?
Ari: yeah
i was scheduled for today
me yep
and i so laughed at your final four
Ari: how do you know my final four?
me well i know that you picked UCLA over Kansas
Ari: true
oh i guess you know georgetown, ucla, wisconsin
me: right
Ari: and osu
me: and you HAD to pick OSU
right
bc there is NO WAY Louisville is beating them
Ari: yeah yeah
me: and in my EXPERT opinion
they’re the only other team to watch
Ari: louisville???? they don’t even get past A&M
me: except long beach state
we'll see
Ari: oh we will
me: lol
Ari: yes we will
Ari: i picked niagara
so i'm undefeated so far
me: me too!
yea but i mean that was a slam dunk
Ari: puh-lease
me: Florida A&M didn’t even bring a band to the game last night

Ari: ucla finished the season ranked #3, right behind kansas
me: right but
i dont think they can pull it off
elite eight yes
i have Kansas beating them
Ari: "Youth is no longer an excuse, but NCAA inexperience still may be. The core of this group has yet to win a tournament game. With that fact hanging over their heads, the first round could be the Jayhawks' biggest hurdle. "
me: Who said that
Ari: a little source i have called ESPN
me: but who??
Ari: its not quoted
me: i have been reading ESPN for 4 days now
Ari: its an "insider" blurb on the team's homepage
Kansas lost to TEXAS TECH
they are terrible and then they lost to Oral Roberts
me: everyone has a bad day
shut up
Ari: oh, and DePaul
me: im not listening
Ari: A&M was a tough loss
they're at least a good team
and it was a last second shot
Ari: are we still friends?

Did I properly convey in my last post that I am AGONIZING over my picks this year?

Oh?

Okay.

Just Checking.

Let the Madness BEGIN!

March is my favorite month. So many wonderful things occur in March. There's Spring Training, St. Patrick's Day, Daylight Savings Time, St. Joseph's Day, NCAA Hockey Championships, Mardi Gras and of course the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

Each and every year I spend the 3.25 days between selection Sunday and the first Thursday game of the tournament, agonizing over my bracket. Waiting and watching to see which team will become the final 16th seed to complete the final 64. Who will be my sleepers? Which 8th seed will defeat their 9th seed opponents? Oh and god the upsets. Who will be the upset(s) this year?

Here is my time line-

Today-
*Choose tomorrow night's winner (Niagara vs. Florida A&M)- Still not sure. Probably Niagara, because they feel disrespected that they were given such a low seeding. They had a rough start to the season, but have come back strong and I don't think that they're quite ready for it to be over. This is Florida A&M's first NCAA appearance, which could be good or bad.
*Pencil in my "just by looking at it" picks- I do this every year. From here I go directly to espn.com's coverage of the Tourney. I read the expert picks, including Dick Vitale's. I scan articles of interest, because seriously, if you expect me to know each and every one of these teams by now, well you're crazy. By tomorrow yes, but not today.

Tomorrow- Look over my penciled in picks. Change some things. Flip back and forth between Dog The Bounty Hunter and ESPN all night long.

Wednesday- Talk to Ari. See who he picked. Laugh at his final 4. Research some more. Look at Tim's picks. Laugh at who he picked for upsets. Sigh that he probably picked Duke to get to the final 4. Smile at his loyalty to the Blue Devils. Finalize my picks. Hang our picks on the fridge.

Thursday- AGONIZE over my picks. Refresh ESPN like crazy because the first round games are on during the day. I will also post my picks on this blog. Probably on the sidebar. So come back and check it out.

Who do you like winning the whole thing?
Are you as crazy as I am? Please say yes.