thats what she said

ramblings about football, the metro, and being 20-something from the nation's capital, for your entertainment. but like all blogs, just because its here doesn't make it important.

[that's what she said]
April 7
“ WILL DROP PANTS TO TRADE HAYNESWORTH text from my friend greg after rumors started flying that albert haynesworth is on the trading block (even after the skins/mcnabb deal was signed, sealed, delivered). apparently things like “working out,” and “participating” and “not being an over-glorified asshole and just playing nose tackle so someone else can make a sac” is too much to ask. get rid of this clown, PLEASE
March 31

good things

reblogged from Carly allgood:

“All his life he would hold this moment as exemplary of what love was. It was not wanting anything more, nor was it expecting people to exceed what they had just accomplished; it was simply feeling so complete.”

-quote from A Widow for One Year, by John Irving, one of my (and apparently Carly’s) favorite books of all time.

what a lovely quote to start out with in the morning, especially amid a stream of welcomed (and some unwelcomed) life-changing moments that have been the past week. for one, I got into GWU’s Grad school of Education’s M.Ed. in Secondary Ed program, which is great, as it has all the things I want out of an ed program (focus on urban ed, part time options, training in a variety of different schools, innovative approach to teaching in diverse classrooms, and so on). now comes the “financial planning” scramble, which means many things, including moving out of my wonderful condo in falls church and (literally) into my parent’s basement this fall, taking out (some small) loans, extending my commute, putting up with my craptacular job for another two years, and lamest, not moving in with jake any time soon. like I said, welcome and unwelcome life changes.

regardless of all the downsides, I’m pretty proud of myself. and regardless of the fact that this is not how I pictured my 20s, I kind of like things—even the shittier things—right now. I like being home. I like my family and DC. I see jake almost every weekend. I like being near my friends.

I loved reading this quote this morning.

March 24
“ Shut the f*ck up!

An unnamed pro football prospect to Tim Tebow after Tebow asked him and a few others to bow their heads in prayer before taking the Wonderlic test (an intelligence test given to college football players by pro scouts). (via cajunboy)

While I generally don’t support being openly rude to people, asking people to pray in a completely secular situation is kind of rude in an of itself.  So maybe Tebow got what he deserved.  Or maybe I’m just biased because I freaking hate Florida.

(via truestory)
March 19

teams that are dead to me (so far): NCAA tournie 2010

  • Texas: dead to me
  • Temple: dead to me
  • Marquette: dead to me
  • Richmond: so, so dead to me
  • Georgetown: WTF IS JUICE

more teams that are dead to me, as of March 22:

  • Pitt: wha, Xavier too hot to handle?
  • Villanova: you assholes
  • Clemson: dead to me
  • Louisville: dead to me
  • Kansas: GO KILL YOURSELVES
    March 17

    quarterback controversy in DC…again

    so, welcome to DC, Rex Grossman.

    oh boy, I can’t WAIT to get you on our battered o-line. you’re going to do GREAT. seriously JUST FINE.

    I don’t want another god damn battered player. DO YOU HEAR ME, MIKE SHANAHAN AND BRUCE ALLEN. stop wasting all our FA moneys on stupid injured players. I’m actually pretty torn about this, because we all know Jason Campbell kind of sucks, and we should draft a QB, but at the same time I don’t want to draft a QB when we have the opportunity to draft a really good o-lineman or tackle, like that dude from OK, so it’s like, crap, NOW what do we do?

    we draft 2nd and 3rd string QBs, apparently. so this, on top of the Larry Johnson controversy, is really making me not want to watch football this season YET AGAIN.

    March 15

    ways to avoid those pesky greenpeace kids who bug me in front of my office

    • greenpeace jerk: hi can you spare a minute for the environment?
    • andrew: oh I can't I gotta... [points to starbucks coffee cup]
    +
    • greenpeace jerk: hey, how about a minute to save the rainforest?
    • david: what do I have to do, just listen to you?
    • greenpeace jerk: well, there's lots of things you can do--
    • david: like sign something?
    • greenpeace jerk: well, yes, and--
    • david: and then you'll have my name?
    • greenpeace jerk: yeah well--
    • david: and you'll want my contact info too right?
    • greenpeace jerk: I mean, if you're willing to volunteer or anything--
    • david: so it's not just "a minute" to save the rainforest, it's more like "sign up and let us send you stuff to keep our non-profit status with the government," right?
    • greenpeace jerk: you could have just kept walking, dude. I've been out here for like 5 hours.
    • david: we've been chatting for about a minute. how much of the rainforest do you think we just saved?
    +
    • greenpeace jerk: hi, do you have 30 seconds to help out the environment?
    • sarah: I'm an eco-terrorist.
    March 9
    OMG GET ME OUT OF THIS STATE

    Gay and lesbian couples get state-approval to marry in D.C.: one step forward. VA Attorney General/right-wing assbag Ken Cuccinelli does not extend legal protection to gays and lesbian on VA public university campuses: one step back. Furthermore, VA Governor elect Bob McDonnell backs Cuccinelli’s discriminatory policies on homosexuals on campus. GET ME THE FUCK OUT OF THIS REDNECK STATE.
    March 3
    yay supporters of same-sex marriage in the district! **and good job, DC, you’re [finally] doing something right!

    yay supporters of same-sex marriage in the district!

    **and good job, DC, you’re [finally] doing something right!