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You know what I enjoyed? The day before yesterday, when the Red Sox and the Tigers were both off, the only game I had to worry about was the Astros, and they got winning out of the way early. So, except for the part where I managed to spill a full gallon of milk behind the register counter at work (I PWN and you know it), it was a very peaceful, stress-free day.

And then yesterday I got up and got tense all over again. You know, I just don't remember last September being this insane. Of course, last September I wasn't keeping track of this race and that race and counting games and crunching numbers and figuring out which teams to hate and which to root for every day. Dunno why. I guess because it was my first full season of baseball and I must not have known enough yet to get anxious. That's okay, though, not like the ALCS didn't freaking make up for it.

Anyway. maggiesox and I were commiserating last night over how much we hate baseball right now, and it hurts, and fucking forget quitting smoking right now like we'd meant to, that shit can wait for the offseason. She is also following two teams who are in contention, so we feel each other's pain on the double-the-stress factor. Because it's bad enough to get heartburn (just metaphorically, so far at least) over the Red Sox without having the Astros putting sick knots in my stomach. And do you think the Tigers can help out by winning a damn game once in a while? No! Why the fuck would they do that? Of course, that may be for the best, because at this point if they did win on a day when the Sox or the Astros lost, I would resent them for it and wish I could steal their win and give it to one of my teams that actually deserves it.

I hate baseball and it hurts and I wanna cigarette and when did I decide that having three teams was such a brilliant idea anyway? *cries*

Aaaaaanyway. What My Teams Did Yesterday.

Red Sox: They won 6-3, yay. Bronson was shaky at first but then he settled down, and the offense did its thing, and honestly? I don't remember much of this game, on account of attempting to defend myself with two-thirds of a six-pack. Yeah, that's right, I got drunk on four beers. Liiiiightweeeeeight.

Things that happened in relation to the Red Sox: The Yankees won and the Indians won. So the Sox stay a game behind the Yankees in the division and a game and a half behind the Indians in the wild card race. Shit, I knew all along I didn't wanna root for the Indians.

Today: Matty Clement starts, and the game is at four-thirty so I'm going to have to be sneaky or just wait until my manager leaves, because I don't think she approves of my listening to the game at work. I can't imagine why she doesn't like me being distracted and spastic.

Astros: They lost, ugh, 5-4. Wandy had a not fantastic start and the offense almost but not quite had his back.

Things that happened in relation to the Astros: The Cincinnati Reds SUCK AT LIFE and could not hold a FOUR RUN LEAD, WTF, so the Phillies won, bringing them back to just a game behind the Astros in the wild card race. The Braves, on the other hand, continue to attempt to win my heart by coming back from being down 3-0 to score four runs in the eighth and beat out the Marlins, holding them to four games back. I'll continue to let them think they are winning me over if it makes them knock the Marlins too far back to reasonably recover. But once they've finished doing that, they'll see how I really feel.

Today: Roger Clemens will NOT be starting thanks to his left hamstring, so we get Ezequiel Astacio instead. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUGGHHH. Not at Zeke, I mean, kid held his own while Backe was on the DL, it's not like they're sticking Wilfredo Ledezma in there, but losing Roger Clemens is SO NOT WHAT WE NEED RIGHT NOW.


And whooooa, Toronto just scored four runs off Jaret Wright in the first. GO TORONTO WOOOOOO.

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Random recipe recommendation:

Take a chicken breast, half a mango, a big red potato, and half a can of coconut milk.

Cut up the mango (take off the peel), cut the chicken into strips, and thinly slice the potato (I kept the peel, I like it, but your call).

Put the coconut milk and the mango into a pan and bring it up to simmering. Add the chicken and potato, put on medium heat, and cover. Cook for, I don't know, twenty minutes/half an hour. Till the potato is cooked through, the chicken can be cut without a knife, and the coconut milk is about gone.

Then eat it up and be proud of yourself for having healthy food that doesn't taste like it. ♥