Pigskin and crazy pills

[sigma7]

First the tornado sirens, then 12 hours later, snow. I like this place. It makes travelling difficult and picking out clothes a little challenging, but it's rarely boring.

Tonight's Monday Night Football is very very important to me. Not just because two of the NFL's best teams (Indy and Pittsburgh) are squaring off, but my fantasy team (in the NUFFLE league), the Manhattan Pretty Birds, are currently 16 points down against the undefeated Aircap Aviators. There may be no stopping the Avs in their quest for the championship, but I'll be more than content to give them a loss. That's all. Just a loss. Going into tonight, all the Avs have played, and the Pretty Birds only have one player in the game. Fortunately, that one player is Peyton Manning. To get sixteen points he'll need a good combo of touchdowns (6 pts) and/or passing yards (30 yds = 1 pt). So if he throws for, say, three touchdowns (not unheard of) or 480 yards (that may be a bit unrealistic) or a healthy combination (one TD and 300 yards), we're in good shape. Assuming he doesn't get picked, which'd eat into his point total. Fret.

In better/worse/different news, tomorrow I get some teeth torn off or something. I dunno. I know it's dentistry. I know I'm going to be out for it. I've got a Valium to take tonight and a...er, Triazolam for tomorrow morning. So watching football tonight will be...entertaining. (Oh, awesome wiki write-up on Triazolam: Questions exist about its safety because it has a fairly narrow therapeutic window. Also, some have suggested that it causes hallucinations, amnesia, paranoia and verbal and physical aggression. So it should go pretty much undetected in me, then.)

Comments

[robing.livejournal.com]

Good luck on the dentistry. Maybe if the amnesia side effect kicks in, it will be pleasantly forgettable.

[bishop282.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the victory. Finally someone knocks off the Aviators. Somehow I've managed a slight comeback and have a three game winning streak. I even had 11 points on the bench. Mainly because I forgot about Thanksgiving day games, Mark Bulger is hurt, and when I checked my roster on Friday my other QB, Drew Bledsoe had played and his 19 points sat on the bench. Fortunately, I was able to hold off the tough Rangers.

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

I admit to being a bit biased against the Avs and the Cheese, partially due to their being the only owners I've not met (or have I?), partially due to their incessant success. I adore parity, I do. Or at least the semblance thereof.

That said, congrats, and it looks like, since we're not doing playoffs this year, that the top four are still in the hunt (though, honestly, I'm just looking to place; I think the Avs may be unbeatable, though I'm not against trying).

However, have you seen the NUFFLE page today? Gawsh. I haven't been prepping enough for Week 41.

[bishop282.livejournal.com]

I don't think I've met them as well. They're co-workers (or the favorite Internet typo cow-orkers) of Cory. There was talk of a NUFFLE get together one post season. I'd already left Wichita, but they were schedule it when a bunch of us were visiting Wichita. Nothing came of it.

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[sigma7.livejournal.com]

Here's what happened to me.

[bishop282.livejournal.com]

Interesting that we all had byes. Another thing I noticed is that all the players were referred to by their first names.