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ultimate uniforms

I found a possible jersey for ultimate. I really think it captures our enthusiasm and showcases what each of us brings to the game...

Busted Tees

thanks, Dana

posted by shelly @ 1:24 PM 1 comments

truck

ooh, ooh, pick me, pick me!!!! I lack experience using hydraulics! I bet I have avarice too. Please, pick me!

http://ssiebert.blogspot.com/2005/02/5pm-traffic.html

posted by shelly @ 9:30 AM 0 comments

for cassi

The 2005 edition of getting to know your friends. If you are my friend, and if in doubt - you are, you should either answer these questions on your own blog, or via email. Either way, indulge me please.

1. What time did you get up this morning? woke up at 8:00am, got out of bed at 8:40am. Big ups to JimK for wanting to talk to me before I've had coffee. He's the best.

2. Diamonds or pearls? Aesthetically, diamonds - fancy yellow or blue. Morally/politically/capitalistically - pearls, but then again, I don't know much about pearl harvesting.

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? I guess it was Coach Carter. Actually, I've been told it was Millions.

4. What is your favorite TV show? My favorite current show is probably Scrubs. My favorite all time is of course Buffy.

5. What did you have for breakfast? Fruit & Nut granola bar and a glass of milk

6. What is your middle name? ugh, I'm going back to I don't use a middle name

7. What is your favorite cuisine? southern. collard greens, sliced tomatoes, buttermilk biscuits, wafer-thin country ham in red-eye gravy, mm-mm-mmmmm

8. What foods do you dislike? sour cream, guacamole

9. What are your favorite Potato chips? doritos of the nacho cheesier variety

10. What is your favorite CD at the moment? reminiscing back to 9th grade with The Smiths - Louder than Bombs

11. What kind of car do your drive? Saab 93

12. Favorite sandwich? Dorito Sandwich!!!!!!!

13. What characteristics do you despise? selfishness, machismo, jealousy

14. Favorite item of clothing? scrub pants. the only piece of clothing I've ever owned that made me reconsider my career. My career. aahahahahahahha!

15. If you could go anywhere on vacation, where would you go? Fiji, see previous post

16. What color is your bathroom? kinda tan with white and like a muted aqua? It's got this crazy wallpaper I've been trying to decipher for 3 years now.

17. Favorite brand of clothing? That's a tough one. Currently my outfit is mostly from Banana Republic, but I think I prefer sitwell brand trousers. Whatever fits best really.

18. Where would you retire to? the shore. I'd become a sailor.

19. Favorite time of day? late afternoon. I'm the most awake and the sun is shining.

20. Where were you born? Community Hospital, Roanoke, VA


22. Favorite sport to watch? I always want to watch football - the soccer variety, but that may be only because I don't have that channel. You always want what you don't have.

23. Person you least expect to send this back to you? cassi and everyone who doesn't read my blog.

24. Person you expect to send it back first? bart. he likes being first

25. What fabric detergent do you use? whatever is in the largest container at Costco. Either All or Tide

26. Coke or Pepsi? Coke. Support your local businesses.

27. Are you a morning person or night owl? neither, but I'm more not a morning person than not a night owl

28. What is your shoe size? 7.5

29. Do you have pets? Bob & Libby, cats extrodinare

30. Any exciting news you'd like to share with your family and friends? I'd like to announce that I've just won the lottery, will be quitting my job and travelling the world with you all... someday.

31. What did you want to be when you were little? In the 5th grade my teacher Mrs. Torrence asked me what I wanted to be and I said "scientist". In high school I thought architect or engineer, but then I also wanted to be in the LPGA. I figured golf would be easy and it was the only women's sport that paid any kind of money. Come to find out, I have no patience for golf. Oh well.

posted by shelly @ 9:24 AM 0 comments

adulthood

Though Shaun is well established as an adult with almost 10 years of marriage, two children and a home remodel behind him, today there's no turning back. He's officially "in his thirties". Happy 31st birthday, Shaun!

Yesterday, Darci's offer was accepted and soon she will be wed to .3 acres of bungalow living. Congratulations!

posted by shelly @ 8:10 AM 0 comments

super mario art

Ever since last Sunday, I've been itching to play Super Mario Brothers again. With National Engineers week among us, all the more reason...

Super Mario
3x3 Post-it ® on glass
4 floors x 1 window
E2 Building UCSC

John & Todd - thanks for the game
Sara - thanks for the link

posted by shelly @ 10:29 AM 0 comments

this week in waking up

Banner day. I got out of bed at 8:00 AM. Woooohoooo! So what if I intended to get up at 6 AM? Today I bested my earliest weekday wake up time in the last three weeks by over an hour!

For those CSI/Tarantino fans... big news! If you don't like either of those things.... well I do.

My top 3 Favorite Tarantino films
3. Kill Bill Vol 1
2. Kill Bill Vol 2
1. True Romance

All of these films would likely be included in my ohh, let's see - at least top 25 if not top 20. Maybe someday I'll get to that list. Three's long enough for now.

posted by shelly @ 9:34 AM 0 comments

trivia error rant

On my day off, I am indulging myself in an old TV favorite - Ancient Mysteries on A&E hosted by Leonard Nimoy. Today's episode is about the curse of the Hope Diamond.

The blue diamond was owned by Louis the XIV, XV and XVI. My ears were piqued when they said that Louis the XV died in 1774.

The Team Trivia question last Wednesday referenced Louis the XIV and who advised him that the hankerchief should be square. The year mentioned in the question, I think, was 1784. I recall that we discussed that Louis the XIV was the Sun King, builder of the palace at Versailles and not the husband of Marie Antoinette. After the answer was announced, Marie Antoinette, not our Cardinal Richeliu, we realized that the year was so close to the French Revolution that maybe we missed an easy question.

Louis the XIV died in 1715!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Marie Antoinette wasn't even alive during the life of Louis XIV! Oh, and John was right in that Cardinal Richelieu was an advisor to the Sun King. I guess to be "Trivia Guy" only requires the ability to read and say with a nifty twang, "I need aaallll the answers in, I need aaallll the answers in."

Yeah, the obvious is that the question was written wrong and was supposed to read Louis XVI. BUT IT DIDN'T! We weren't wrong. I'm pissed.

posted by shelly @ 7:55 AM 0 comments

gt athletics... the saga continues

just not enough flowcharts these days

posted by shelly @ 7:35 AM 0 comments

piece of genius

Time for a little karaoke desk dance

Thanks, Dana

posted by shelly @ 9:44 AM 0 comments

georgia tech athletics

Yesterday I wrote...
Ultimate Sundae
3:30 PM
SAC
...
So if you could be an ice cream sundae, what kind of sundae would you be?
a) a chocolate slap yo' mama up and down the field, I'm getting picked first round - sundae.
b) a banana splitting headache that can't come out to play - sundae.
c) oh my gah, I love chocolate and bananas are my favorite! I really like strawberries too, and caramel - ahh, so sticky! Gosh, I don't know if I can decide! - sundae.

JimK responded...
a) i'll be picked before Bart, Oh wait I heard everybody did.

Bart's rebuttal...
What happened was merely a variation on the old "prisoners' dilemma"(see attachment). Obviously after all the hype about my game, some of which, I admit, came from myself, Bob and John saw no peaceful way to resolve the issue except to cooperate and pick me last. For more information on the prisoners' dilemma, and game theory, google it yourself. To watch some three scoopin', reeses pieces havin',chocolate covered with a cherry on top frisbee, come out to the the CRC fields sunday (note: correct spelling, puns suck).


click to enlarge

Brinkworth's counter arguement...
You attached the wrong file Bart, shouldnt it be this one:(See attached file: correct attachment.doc)


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Ethan's astute summary...
You guys are all so "von Neumann and Morgenstern." Whatever.

It's good to know my friends work as hard as I do. Cube dweller #8056 got some good laughs in today. The rest of the farm was jealous.

References:
prisoners' dilemma
game theory
Charlie Chaplain
klingon-esque
von Neumann and Morgenstern

posted by shelly @ 1:57 PM 0 comments

roanoker worried

Yes, I am embarassed to be from the same city as the future darwin award nominee in this photo.

posted by shelly @ 8:10 AM 0 comments

happy birthday emma!

She's the big 5 today! Tomorrow is her superhero themed birthday party. Rumor has it, Emma is going to be Elastigirl, "but [her] arms don't stretch". I think I'm going to go as Underdog, but I haven't decided yet.

posted by shelly @ 8:40 AM 0 comments

pop quiz

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. Shelly
2. shelliphied
3. dadee (small children have a tough time with the "sh" and L's)

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
1. ShellyHold
2. Shelly Holdren
3. shelliphied
Unfortunately, creative screen names aren't appreciated in the work place.

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. my hair color
2. my capacity for useless entertainment trivia
3. my independence

THREE THINGS YOU HATE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. My incredible ability to procrastinate
2. I can't play ddr while wearing contacts
3. I have no numchuck skillz

THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
1. Native American
2. English
3. Bedfordian, right Joseph?

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. bad drivers
2. neo-conservatives
3. revolving doors

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. 8.5 hours of sleep
2. snooze button
3. at least 42 minutes of 7 minute interval sleep

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. hair clip
2. chipped fingernail polish
3. mascara

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS (or artists(at the moment)):
1. Pete Yorn
2. Rolling Stones
3. Radiohead (always)

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS AT PRESENT:
1. Canned Heat - Jamiroquai
2. Going to California - Led Zeppelin
3. Get Right - Jennifer Lopez - yeah, yeah, I said Jennifer Lopez

THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS
1. Surfing
2. Go to Hip Hop class at the gym
3. Going to a Super Troopers party

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP (love is a given):
1. Fun/Laughter
2. Respect
3. Orlando Bloom

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE
1. I think Orlando Bloom is the loveliest man alive
2. I love my job
3. I have cat hair on me

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX (or same) THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
1. brown eyes
2. wavy or curly hair
3. stong legs

THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T DO:
1. motivate myself up a corporate ladder
2. sing outside my car
3. not watch a tv that is on

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. winning team trivia
2. ultimate - especially when my team wins the last point
3. DDR Max.... 2!

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. turn off this conference call
2. go home
3. win the lottery

CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:
1. winning the lottery
2. Sundance Film Festival employee and part time ranch hand for Robert Redford.
3. personal assistant/wife to Orlando Bloom

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1. Fiji
2. Whistler
3. Tuscany

THREE KID'S NAMES
1. Mercedes
2. Porche
3. D-Qwan

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. Jump off another bridge
2. Learn to sail
3. Have a different career

THREE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO TAKE THIS QUIZ NOW OR DIE PAINFULLY
1. Darci
2. Andrea
3. James

Thanks Steven & Dana

posted by shelly @ 8:35 AM 1 comments

gosh!

I always knew Letterman was the better host.

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And for more fippin sweet stuff check this out.

posted by shelly @ 8:34 AM 0 comments

you know you're living in 2005 when...

1. You accidentally enter your password on the microwave.
2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.
3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3.
4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.
5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.
6. You go home after a long day at work you still answer the phone in a business manner.
7. You make phone calls from home, you accidentally dial "9" to get an outside line.
8. You've sat at the same desk for four years and worked for three different companies.
10. You learn about your redundancy on the 11o'clock news.
11. Your boss doesn't have the ability to do your job.
12. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home.
13. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen.
14. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.
15. You get up in the morning and go on-line before getting your coffee.
16. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. :)
17. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.
18. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.
19. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.
20. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list.

posted by shelly @ 1:52 PM 0 comments

an homage

to celebrate Orlando's sudden availablility, I've added a small gallery for all to enjoy.

sigh...

posted by shelly @ 10:18 AM 1 comments

orlando's on the market!

Orlando Bloom and Kate Bosworth Split
Tue Feb 01, 7:41 AM ET

Hollywood couple Orlando Bloom and Kate Bosworth have split after dating for nearly three years, People magazine reported Monday.

"They did decide to take some time apart due to their upcoming work schedule, and they remain very close," the couple's representative, Robin Baum, told the magazine. "It was a mutual decision."

I'm so happy for him/me. I just don't have words...

posted by shelly @ 10:16 AM 0 comments