Catching up...
So, last week sucked. One more on the logpile, I suppose. Last weekend was better, if only by virtue of hunger being the best seasoning. Walking around, drinking, walking around some more, sleeping until some hour of the afternoon, and generally recuperating for the coming week, which I fully expect to suck.
Speaking of recuperation, DragonCon 2005 was exactly what the doctor ordered. This was not necessarily due to turnout, as affected by Hurricane Katrina, but due to parking myself downtown for a four-day weekend (Labor Day + another day off). I took MARTA into town Friday evening, returned Monday afternoon.
There are always multiple gatherings going on in Atlanta, and this year it was NetIP, another convention two blocks over. So we had a ~5000-yuppie booty call in one hotel, and about 20000 sci-fi/anime/fantasy/gaming fans throwing down in another three or four hotels. And it seemed like a good time was had by all. The line score: 3 days, too much bourbon, 2 Game Wins, 9 VP, 3 art purchases made, 4 art purchases missed, 250+ pictures taken with the cameraphone, and

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Fourteen in a Row!
Well, we clinched it tonight. And instead of the Rockies raining on our last week, we stomped them, but good. We scored a lot of runs, hit some home runs, plunked a batter, got rained on, dried out, and got Eddie Perez an at-bat. All the "13 in a Row!" cups are now obsolete in the face of changed requirements. Fortunately, I brought my Sharpie (permanent market), and applied an emergency patch to at least one cup. I will apply the patch to multiple cups at the game tomorrow.
This is definitely the highlight of an otherwise sucky week. Last regular season home game tomorrow, then it's off to the postseason.

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Braves notes: The Home Stretch
I think the Braves turned the corner last night. The line shows a four-run eigth, but the real story is that all those rookies experienced what it's like to perservere one's way to victory, in dire circumstances. They dialed in, won, and have realized how to create success via their own efforts. This is going to be a great stretch run, and postseason.

This is also the part where I would be on a plane to Vegas, were I a gambler or flier. I think the Braves are even-odds to win the NL Pennant this year; anything higher than even is a bargain.

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House: Protected.
I'm out on the road this week, in Little Rock. Hanging out at a nice little bar, just finished watching the Falcons stifle the Eagles, 14-10. It was wonderfulto watch. D'Angelo Hall covering T.O. all night. Warrick Dunn sneaking through the line for 5 and 10. Pissant Andy Reid pulling a Phil Garner. And, Brian Westbrook is for real. Snickering to myself at how all the useless talking heads who run their same old shit about Atlanta fans not showing up, all point and wave at something else on gameday, to save face. Not in our house, Iggles. Not in our house.

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