Allison's Brain

Big ole scoreboard

Everything is bigger in Texas. I guess the stadium at Univ of Texas (my alma mater) needed an upgrade and someone called in the big guns. Check out the story. It's so big I'll be able to see the football game scores here in LA. ;-)

Soccer Players: the Rednecks of Europe

Wow. Those Europeans aren't afraid to get down and dirty when it comes to football. Interviews with the Italian player who was head-butted by the frenchmen during the World Cup reveal that all kinds of fighting words were being thrown down throughout the final game. Lip readers claim that the Italian said "your mother's an islamic terrorist whore." His rebuttle mostly stems on his claim that he's not cultured enough to even know what an islamic terrorist is. Ha! Love it! It reminds me of that line from "the 40 Year Old Virgin" when the brotha' is trying to get a deal from the brother salesman. The salesman throws out some fancy word and the brotha' replies "You're using big words and I have to take that as a sign of disrespect that you're not bringing it down to my level." Ha! The Italian also assures the journalist that he did not say that quote to the frenchman because mother's are sacred and he wouldn't say anything about someone else's. Double Ha! Mom's are off limits during trash talking b/c it's just not proper. So I guess there weren't too many "your momma's so fat..." tirades going down in Germany which is really too bad. "Your momma's so fat, she drinks 6 liters of beer and still thinks you dad is hot in his lederhosen." I kind of like the idea of slamming an opposing player with claims of terrorist offspring... beats the hell out of what we got in the U.S. Your mother's Canadian... your mother's from Arkansas... your mother bought into Rosie's love-fest for Tom Cruise. Just doesn't carry the same cache if you ask me.

World Cup hammer time

If you happened to catch the World Cup final game yesterday, you saw the crazy head-butting behavior of Zidane from France. In a moment of heated frustration, he leaned forward and head-butted an Italian player, causing him to hit the floor like Hulk Hogan just body slammed him. Verdict: red card ejection and scape goat for why the French lost. Congrats to Italy on their win! And congrats to whoever is wayyyy more computer savvy than me for coming up with this fun head butting game. Thanks to Ken for the link. (Note for other blondes: Click on Zidane when the Italian player rolls by)

http://tonaz.altervista.org/zidane.html

Blonde Moment #2967

So I'm embarrassed to admit that I was driving to work this morning and heard the sports report about last night's games from which I learned that UT played West Virginia NOT Gonzaga as I erroneously reported in yesterday's post. Whoops! I'm blonde. What can I say? CBS was flipping back and forth between the UCLA and UT games and I got confused. Hee-hee. After coming to terms with my chagrin, I was excited to learn that UT is playing LSU tomorrow. Pete, care to wager? Think your Tigers will get stampeded by a bevy of Bevos? Game on!

In other news, my skin is molting. Something about the desert air in Vegas makes my skin dry up and flake off. The skin on the tips of my fingers is actually cracking. I need a paraffin wax manicure stat!

Horns Swoop it Up!

I made it out of Vegas and back to La-La land just in time for tonight's most excellent basketball game between my Texas Longhorns and the Gonzaga ???. Don't know their mascot, but their ass was grass as Bevo grazed all over them. What an exciting game - the boys in burnt orange pulled it out in the final 14 seconds. Can I get a yee-haw?

I had the pleasure of supporting the Texas basketball team as part of an organization called the Texas Wranglers. I was in the girl counterpart, called the Wranglers' Sweethearts. This service and social org required its members to love sports, beer, and (lucky for me) cute boys! We wore country/western shirts with "Sweethearts" embroidered on the back to every game. Yes, I have pictures. No, you can't see them. Ah, the things I would do for free beer in college. ;-) (Get your mind out of the gutter.)

Tonight's game brought back memories of cheering on a less successful Texas team. I'm happy their recruiting and coaching has obviously benefited from the school joining the Big 12 and it would be so exciting if they make it to the final game. In fact it would be fun for them to play UCLA. Then my alma mater would have faced both of the LA college teams in the big games this year. If we could get the Texas Swimmers to have a swim off with me and my girlfriends, it would be the perfect sports trifecta. Aaahhh, that's an image I'll gladly take to the pillow... sweet dreams!

XY on Ice

I like watching ice skating. I actually was a budding ice skater for about a year around the age of 11, so I appreciate the skill and grace the sport requires (none of which I possessed). But I have to say that after watching the men's short program last night at this year's Olympics, I think the judging process should be revised. Who castrated this formerly respected sport? I'd say 99% of the guys out there are ripping off moves from the girls. From their spins to their little dance sequences to their uniforms, they look like the chicks. The gold medal should really go to the guy who manages to convince us that he is a man. No Tchaikovsky ballad, no dramatically flailed arms, no sequins. I want testosterone, I want short logical dance moves, I want forcefully placed arms. I want a billowing pirate shirt and black pants at most for the costume. I want a back flip as an example of talent and creativity. I want Scott Hamilton. If I wanted to see grace and beauty and artistry, I would wait for next week's showdown between micro-sized Sasha Cohen and some chick from Russia. I want a little 5 o'clock shadow and some rock 'n' roll music. Please, please return the "Y" to men's ice skating so that I may sleep again at night.

El Arroyo

Thanks to Heather for this photo of one of our favorite college hangouts supporting the Horns after their win. El Arroyo is a Mexican restaurant that hosted an amazing happy hour. We spent many hours chatting about boys, school, boys, and boys while sipping yummy ritas and eating endless bowls of chips. If you ever go to Austin, let me know. In addition to the live music, there are so many great restaurants to hit up. And this is one of them...

Gig 'Em Horns!

For those of you who aren't from Texas, this shirt depicts the rivalry between Texas A&M University and The University of Texas. A&M has a chant that says "saw varsity's horns off" and they like to shout "saw them off" at games. They also like to shout "Gig 'Em." As you can see, they were kind enough to bandage the horns back on in a show of support for the Rose Bowl. Very sweet and nice and cute.

Lusty Longhorn

Thanks to Tara for this awesome photo of my favorite Longhorn eye candy. Woo-hoo!

I also like this photo some friends of her brother took in Berlin at the Brandenburg Gate. Prost!

The Tower is Burning Orange!

The Tower is burning bright orange for 4 days with lights depicting the number "1" in white. So exciting to see the tower all lit up and pretty. ;-)