Well it’s not exactly MY Five but it is funny:

A-ROD’S FAVE FIVE

Who is Alex Rodriguez staying in touch with these days?

1. Vlad Guerrero. Vlad now has one RBI his last four postseason series (17 games) and just two extra-base hits in 75 career playoff at-bats.

2. Alfonso Soriano. Just 3-for-28 the past two postseasons with a career postseason average of .213 in 44 games.

3. Aramis Ramirez. 2-for-23 the past two postseasons with a career playoff average of .194.

4. Rich Harden. 1-3, 6.35 postseason ERA with 22 baserunners allowed in 11.1 innings.

5. Chase Utley. 4-for-26 postseason average (.154) with one extra-base hit. But at least he gets another chance in the NLCS.

Since I have nothing special going on, this is just my top 5 things I plan on doing this weekend:

1. Reading my book for class. We already finished one book and we’re starting on another. I’ll read during the day on Saturday.
2. Clean up my notes from the movie we watched. Last week we watched Unfaithful in class. We had specific things that we were supposed to look out for because they related to the class. I need to decipher my notes and make them coherent.
3. Watch sports. Between the baseball playoffs and regular football season, I’m sure I’ll end up watching sports almost all weekend.
4. Go shopping at Wally World. I need a new pillow, mine is dead flat right now. I also need some envelopes, laundry detergent, acne treatments, and lotion. The weather is starting to change and my skin is dry already. I’ll probably get some moisturizing body wash as well.
5. Look online and finalize my school schedule for the spring. I need to know if the classes work within my work schedule or if I have to juggle some things around.

Have a great weekend!

Today my Friday five is all about sports:

1. I can’t believe the Yankees didn’t make the playoffs. It’s the first time in 15 years that they didn’t even get to the first round. They have played horrible all year but I figured they would turn it around. No such luck this year.
2. Hank Steinbrenner needs to shut up! Stop whining. Ok so a division leader in the National League has a worse record than you but they’re making the playoffs. Wah wah wah, you know the rules….win and you’re in.
3. Ugh, I can’t believe we lost to the Eagles. Yuck! I’ve been working closely with some people on Philadelphia jobs and that’s all I’ve been hearing this week.
4. I know we don’t play this week until Monday night but I still hope there are some good games on tv on Sunday. I don’t have anything planned and I don’t want to watch the House marathon this weekend. Even if it’s only one good game, I’ll be happy.
5. I don’t know if I should root for the Mets or the Brewers. I hate both teams. Of course I want the Phillies to win the division. But I don’t know who to root for to win the wildcard. I guess the Mets although I don’t like them. I think my dislike for the Brewers is even stronger!

Have a great weekend.

The top 5 things I plan on doing for school this weekend:

1. Read 5 chapters in my book. This will be hard because the subject matter is pretty dry and boring.
2. Analyze and create a summary for 1 chapter for review in class. Every student has 1 chapter in the book. There are 2 students for each chapter. We create a word document and send it to the prof. who then puts it online.
3. Figure out my budget to pay for next semester. Right now it looks like I’ll be about $600-700 short. At least a budget will bring it closer into focus for me.
4. Check the schedule of classes to see which 2 classes I’ll take next semester.
5. Comment on a online article that the prof. posted to the school bulletin board. It’s kinda required but not really. I need all of the points I can get.

Have a great weekend everyone!

I haven’t really written about sports lately so today’s topic is: 5 random sports items

1. I wrote a post about Shawne Merriman a week ago. I’m glad to see that he’s having the surgery he needs. I hate to see the Charger’s lose him for the season but that’s better than him having a potentially career-endind injury.
2. I can’t believe the Browns are still talking smack after getting crushed by the Cowboys last week. Sunday night is the Steelers turn to hand them a butt whooping!
3. Tom Brady is lost for the season! He tore his MCL and his ACL. The team will wait for his MCL to heal then he’ll have surgery on the ACL. His expected recovery time is 9 months. Training camp starts in 10 months so he should be good to go for next year.
4. Forbes magazines estimates that the 3 pro football teams worth the most money are: Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, and New England Patriots.
5. You know the Yankees are having a rough go of it when they haven’t shown one of their games on regular tv in almost 3 weeks. Now, I have to turn to my electronics media to see them. Usually there’s a game on once a week. I miss drooling over A-Rod.

Have a great weekend!

The top five things I plan on eating this weekend:

1. Ribs. Mmmmm my favorite.
2. Grilled chicken
3. Pasta and/or potato salad
4. Hotdogs
5. Corn on the cob

Mmmm I’m getting hungry just thinking about it. I can’t wait! Have a great holiday weekend!

My top five reasons I’m glad it’s finally Friday:

1. I can finally sleep for longer than 4 hours. I feel like I need extra caffeine or something to act like a supercharger during the day because I’m so tired.
2. I can watch some good baseball games hopefully. I know the Phillies are playing on Sunday and Monday. I hope someone good is playing on Saturday as well.
3. I can get a jump start on my reading for school. I’ll head over to the bookstore and get my books tomorrow. Then I’ll read for a few hours to get ahead. I don’t want to have to study during the holiday weekend.
4. I can work on my budget. I have to see how much money I really have and what’s available for school.
5. I get to celebrate my birthday on Sunday! Needless to say, I’ll be doing everything else tomorrow. I may go out Sunday but I’m not sure yet.

Have a great weekend!

Just a few things I saw that during vacation that I thought were either funny or interesting.

1. Captain Victoria Secret. Hehehe. That’s what I named him anyway. He was walking around the airport holding a VS bag. It was cute, sexy and funny all at the same time.
2. There were a lot of babies flying. Way more than usual. I don’t know if it’s because everyone is on vacation or what. There were at least 3 children under 2 on every flight I was on.
3. I need more sandals and shoes. I only took sneakers which was fine most days. But my last outfit would have looked better with sandals or even flip flops.
4. I ate so much during my time off. I really need to get back into my workout routine. I feel like I gained 5 pounds already.
5. I need to take more money. There were so many things that I wanted to buy but I didn’t have enough cash. This was a short unexpected trip though so it’s no surprise that my money was low.

I hope to be able to take more short trips like this in the future. It was short but fun and I would do it again in a heartbeat.

Today is just a random five things that are on my mind:

1. I have no idea how I’m going to pay tuition for my last 3 classes. I only have enough cash for 1 1/2 classes. My first payment is due on the 17th so I have a week to work some magic.
2. My car needs a ton of work to pass inspection. Between that and school I’m extra broke.
3. I still haven’t made arrangements for my trip home to the reunion. I’m such a procrastinator.
4. My mom’s birthday is on the 15th. I have to mail her cards and presents soon.
5. I’m on vacation from work next week. Yaaaaaayyyy! It may be one of those Vegas vacations or it might be a cruise. I’ll talk about it once I come back. As such, there won’t be a joke of the week or a Friday Five next week. I’ll try to update sometime during the week but I don’t know which days.

Have a great weekend! My fun will start at 3:30 today!

The top 5 things I’m happy about today:

1. It’s Friday which means I get a break from work in about 4 1/2 hours.
2. My vacation starts next Friday. I can’t wait even though I don’t have any definitive plans.
3. I talked to a friend that I haven’t talked to in over 5 years. That was pretty cool. I’ll post more about that later.
4. I won $20 on a scratch ticket. Little things make me happy.
5. I got into one of the classes that I need. It was closed and I got special permission to get into it.

All in all it’s a pretty good day for me!