Soccer Envy

Eva Longoria with Iker Casillas and his girlfriend (and other people)

Eva Longoria is so lucky. She gets to spend time with Casillas. I want to lure him to my house to hang out with him and take pictures of him too.

Did I mention that Steven Gerrard is not moving to Real Madrid? Well, at least Kaka is not leaving Madrid. I don't know what I want for Xabi Alonso. I hope he never leaves Real Madrid except for Liverpool to be with Gerrard. That that would be a downgrade for his career but oh the upgrade for his romantic life.

dear netherlands

This Summer and TV Series

I have watched a lot of TV this Summer. Even though all the good shows come out during the Fall, I managed to find some shows I have not seen for the Summer. Once fall comes, I go back to watching Family Guy, How I Met Your Mother, Community, Modern Family, House, etc.

The Office. To start off, I spent my first two weeks of Summer watching all the seasons of The Office. I love it. Why have I not realized sooner that it is an amazing show? And I am usually not a huge fan of comedy. This is my kind of humor. Plus, Jim and Pam are so cute together. I never thought I would like Dwite, but I have grown to love him.

Lost. I expected too much and was disappointed. I thought everything was weaved together skillfully from the beginning. I thought that everything had a meaning and purpose. The truth is, they just try to impress and wow us. Some things are just there for the sake of being there. People interpret what needs not be interpreted. It is a good show, but I expected too much from it. I don't like the characters very much.

Pretty Little Liars. Yes, I watch this. And I like it a lot. I have never read the books, but I spoiled myself a little by skimming Wikipedia. I know I am a bad person but it just feels so right. And I feel so knowledgeable now. The girls are so cute and its fun to watch. Waiting for one episode a week is awful though.

Greek. I didn't finish this one. I just couldn't deal with all the drama. It made me nervous and unhappy. Will they ever be happy? I did enjoy this show though. It's a lot of sorority, fraternity drama exaggeration etc. I feel like I am living in Greek life.

Castle. I didn't like it that much at first because it is kind of ordinary. A writer following a cop around? It was just murder mystery after mystery without any real moving plot. The characters grew on me though. I just finished the second season yesterday.

I thought that The Colony was a real show. I got really excited when I saw the ads. I thought it was a show based on people rebuilding a post-apocalyptic world and creating their own society. I found a link for the pilot and realized it was a reality show. I don't need fake drama with poorly written scripts and lots of whining! Any work of fiction is truer than a reality TV show.

consequences will never be the same

1. "Jessi Slaughter" is an eleven-year-old vlogger who attracted a lot of haters. She somehow caught the attention of 4Chan.org members. People got together to publish her personal information online and played pranks on her. She got unordered pizzas, threats, etc. Cyber bullying makes me really angry sometimes. But then I think, China and North Korea don't have that problem, do they? Personal responsibility is a price to pay.

2. It really irks me when someone forces me to accept that a story is "100% accurate" when it is a second or third-hand account. What I see for myself is doubtful enough. Why should I believe that any story is 100% accurate without any mistake or misrepresentation? Even the way a story is told changes everything. Just because you are not lying does not mean you are telling the truth.

Chocolate Cheerios

Chocolate cheerios taste similar to cocoa puffs but are a lot healthier for you. They're about 100 calories for 3/4 a cup. I like them a lot. I think I will buy a box for college. I ate a lot today and am not proud of it. I have not done anything lately and it makes me sad. Every Summer I tell myself that I will do something extraordinary but I just sit and rot with the flies. I am not getting any younger. I get less successful and closer to death every minute. It just makes me want more chocolatey things.

I am always dying: every minute of my life. I guess that is the joy of life.

United States vs Brazil

http://www.ussoccer.com/Schedule-Tickets/2010/100810-US-Men-vs-Brazil.aspx

Deb, Please tell me you will be back by August 10th. This is our chance to meet Kaka. He speaks English. We can meet and talk and stalk. This international friendly will be held somewhere in Jersey. We can ask Lee to come along (and take us). I don't know, but I am excited. I have been frantically searching for international friendlies taking place in the States. I have not found one for Spain yet but I will buy tickets for sure if they ever come over.

.edit// It is actually two hours away from me. :( But maybe I can find out where Kaka will be staying and linger outside his room. The Spanish soccer team is coming to Mexico on August 11th. Maybe we could scoot over there to meet them? That would be ideal.


The problem here is that Brazil may not play Kaka. Spain may not play any of its main players at all. Oh sadness. Why can't we just go to Madrid?

Steven Gerrard: Liverpool to Real Madrid?

I am not sure that this article taken from goal.com is totally legitimate, but it seems that Steven Gerrard is not going anywhere anytime soon. I am sad that at thirty years old, his value has lowered so much. Real Madrid wanted to pay only 20 million for him. They at least paid 30 for Alonso - and Gerrard is probably a better player. A few years ago, anyone would have easily paid 50-70 mil for Gerrard.

There is also a rumor that Xabi Alonso may move back to Liverpool. I hate these transfer rumors sometimes. Whatever happens, I hope they get to stay together. Even if that means Xabi will leave Real Madrid, I will be comfortable with Steven and Xabi wearing red together again.

Steven Gerrard looks set to remain at Anfield after Real Madrid deemed Liverpool's asking price too high.

Ernesto Bronzetti, a transfer consultant for the La Liga giants, has revealed that plans to swoop for the inspirational Reds' captain have been shelved due to president Florentino Perez's refusal to pay the £58million valuation due the player's age.

Bronzetti claims that the price tag for Gerrard, who turned 30 in May, does not represent good business sense to Los Blancos whilst dismissing reports that the club planned to offload Brazilian midfielder Kaka after a poor first season at the Bernabeu Stadium.

"Kaka will stay at Real, but the president does not agree with Gerrard because he is 30 and Perez doesn't want to know.

"Plus Liverpool asked for €70million."

Iker, why are you naked?

Celebrating their World Cup win in the locker room. Iker Casillas is naked. :)

Here is Casillas showing off his body again. Oh, we love you.

Fernando Torres pulls out his camera to snap some shots for his facebook.

I really hope they wipe that trophy down. I saw every person on the Italian team kiss it before and now every member of the Spanish team. I am pretty sure the Brazilians have smothered it with their salivas.

This is so cute I just had to post it. Casillas' girlfriend had previously been criticized for distracting him by being a reporter on the field. They are so happy now. :) I am so jealous of her but this really makes me smile.

SPAIN: FIFA WORLD CHAMPION 2010

I love Spain! The game was horribly painful to watch. Fourteen yellow cards were handed out. The Dutch fouled more than played. Spain could not score. Villa didn't do well and was replaced by Torres who did nothing much. Randomly, I think, Iniesta scored. :) I am glad Spain won. I got to see Casillas cry tears of joy and it was the most adorable thing in the world.

Spain is really an underachieving team this season. They seem to do what they can to get by and nothing more. They score against bad and good teams alike. Maybe they just have a good defense and a not very good attacking strategy. Oh Villa, you better get back in your game before I drop you.

I hope Xabi Alonso is okay. De Jong fly-kicked him in the game so hard it looked like he had broken several ribs. I can't believe Zidane got a red card for head-butting but De Jong only got a yellow card for fly-kicking.

Did I mention that I am sick? As soon as I got on the plane back to Philly, I knew something was up. :( My throat hurts so much despite that fact that I have tried to drink a lot of water. Possibly 8 bottles today.

Las Vegas

They did not ID me. I played and lost. I don't want to talk about it anymore. What happens in Vegas, right?

My uncle got us amazing suites. I think he must have played/won/lost a lot of money at the Wynn casino because we got a lot of special treatments there.

OH AND CONGRATULATIONS SPAIN! I cut your winning picture out of the New York Times today. :) Take those Dutches down!

Disney Land

I didn't get to meet Donald Duck. I am so disappointed. I wanted to tell Donald that I am his biggest fan. I think he would have been flattered. Goofy was not nice to us. He did not pay attention to us and kept walking away from the children. I dislike him.

I have been in California since Saturday night. How is it here? It is... cool, literally. I was expecting LA to be hotter than Philly, but it does not feel like Summer here. It is July but everyone wears jackets and things. I would love to be able to do that in Philly. I don't think I have seen the sun lately either. I don't know if I made it to California or got stuck in some weird sunless state. I like it. Too bad I am going to Vegas tomorrow. And I can't even gamble.

Equate: Exfoliating Cleansing Towelettes

Ingredients: Water, Cetearyl Isononanoate, Ceteareth-20, Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Glycerin, Cetyl Palmitate, Ceteareth-12, Propylene Glycol, Chamomilla Recutita (Chamomile Matricaria) Flower Extract, Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Camellia Oleifera (Green Tea) Extract, Tocopheryl (Vitamin E) Acetate, Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice, Fragrance, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Disodium Edta, 2-Bromo-2-Nitropropane-1, 3-Diol

These ingredients are almost identical to Pond's exfoliating wipes. Although I have never tried Pond's exfoliating wipes, I have used their cold cream without a problem. The Equate towelettes are supposed to be extremely similar to the Pond's one except that it only costs a few dollars. The problem with this? I am extremely allergic to it. I wiped my face with the towelette once before going to bed the other night. I woke up the next morning with hives all over my face and neck. Benadryl and Benadryl cream did not work. I received a shot from my doctor and some more medication and creams. They are helping, but at a very slow pace. As of now, I am still itching from the allergic reaction. This has been the worst allergic experience of my life. I went online and did a little search and found at least 10 other people who had a major allergic reaction to this thing. I do not recommend anyone trying this wipe, although most people seem to be fine with it. Dish out a few extra dollars and get something better. St. Ives apricot scrub is pretty good. As of now, I will avoid Pond's and anything similar to Equate. I can't risk going through this again.

In addition to all the trouble that this towelette has caused me, I would like to add that these wipes are not very moist. That may be a good thing for people who like a little napkin to wipe before bed, but I prefer something damp and cool on my face. I may be bias on this one, but this wipe just felt dry.

I emailed Walmart yesterday to report my problem because Equate is a Walmart manufactured brand. They called me this morning and left a voice mail. When they call back I will have a word with them and see where it leads.

.edit// The Equate people called me back and asked me a ton of questions. They are reporting the incident to the manufacturer. I just want to know which ingredient is causing my problem. They said that the manufacturers may contact me in the future if they decide to recall the product. Most likely though, they will not. I did find out that Equate is manufactured by Nice Pak Products. That does little for me. I will live in constant fear of face products and hives.

.edit//* Equate did call me to ask for the product, so I gave them the lot number. I should be receiving a letter from them soon. I am glad that they are going through the trouble of "investigating," if that is truly what they do with the information. I hope they will provide me with some sort of information on the allergen. A check for all my trouble would be nice too, but we know that won't happen. Maybe I can sue them.