Labour Day Weekend

I can't believe the last weekend of summer is already approaching! I had a busy summer this year, which resulted in almost no blogging. Back in May, I had already planned almost every summer weekend until September. Surprisingly, not too many conflicts occurred this year, which was probably helped by joining just one softball league this year instead of the two I played in last year.

This weekend I wanted to go down to NYC to watch a Yankees game because the Blue Jays were visiting and this is the last year before they tear down Yankee Stadium. I also considered attending PAX this year as well, but I would have convince some people to go with me (It's in Seattle). Penny Arcade is going to organize an East Coast one in the future and I would love to attend that one. But the trump card was being invited to a wedding. I'm excited to go since a lot of people from out of town are flying in and it'll be good to see them all again.

So instead of going to NYC this weekend, I'm going in the middle of September to try to catch a game. Any advice on getting tickets for a Yankee game? I really hope we will be able to get in. Otherwise, anyone interested in going to PAX with me next year?

AHHHHHHHH, I'm not Chinese

I went to the Blue Jay home opening weekend series with Andrea, Mike and some of her cousins. It was a great game, because Skydome was pretty lively, we had Halladay on the mound and the Red Soxes were in town.

The Red Sox were pretty sloppy, which I attributed to their recent trip to Japan. Their shortstop made 3 errors in the game! But the most exciting thing was something I've never witnessed in person before. Boston's starting pitcher, Beckett, loaded up the bases by walking two straight batters and Francona had seen enough. The relief pitcher came in to face Frank "Big Hurt" Thomas. You could feel the energy in the stadium. Everyone was anticipating and wishing for a home run. First pitch thrown and Thomas hits it out of the park for the Grand Slam and the stadium goes crazy! It was an awesome moment.

But as for the title of this post, the Blue Jays ended up getting 7 strikeouts, which means free pizza! Andrea passed me my ticket and I started to think about which location to visit the next day.

So anyway, I opened my wallet today and discovered my unredeemed ticket! AHHHHHH! OH NO!!!!! I didn't get my free food! How is this possible? What is wrong with me??? They should revoke my chinese ethinicity. Just dump a bucket of non-yellow paint on me. That's not enough, because I'll need to dye my hair, my eyebrows and pubes. After my appearance is done, I'll change my behaviour too. I will wear my shoes inside the house and not mind the mess. Then I'll wear those same shoes to the local mall, attract some white chicks, go to the food court and order chicken balls and chop suey...and like it.

Yeah, I'm mad at myself for missing out on free food.