He took a polaroid every day: 1979-1997

This is incredible...

http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/15131

The Penguins WIN!

For the first time since 1992, the Pittsburgh Penguins will play in the Stanley Cup finals! The soundly beat the Flyers today, 6-0. Exciting game!

Here's the scoring summary...no one can say our team has no depth! P.S. I love Ryan Malone.
Ryan Malone - 2 goals, 1 assist
Marian Hossa - 1 goal, 3 assists
Evgeni Malkin - 1 goal
Jordan Staal - 1 goal
Pascal Dupuis - 1 goal
Sidney Crosby - 2 assists
Maxime Talbot - 2 assists
Adam Hall - 1 assist
Sergei Gonchar - 1 assist
Brooks Orpik - 1 assist
Marc Andrei Fleury - 21 saves

Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis has left the building!

Fox Sports Top 10: Worst franchises in pro sports

And guess who made #1? It's a good thing the Penguins are doing so well!!!

1. Pittsburgh Pirates

Never mind championships, pennants or division titles, the Pittsburgh Pirates haven't even had a winning season in 15 years. One more losing season and the Pirates will tie the record for most consecutive losing seasons among the four major sports. They continually field one of the youngest and most inexperienced rosters in the league and are always rebuilding. The black and yellow team colors fit their plan of constantly being under construction.

Puzzling personnel plays: Signing Derek Bell, Jeromy Burnitz and Tony Armas, Jr.; and trading Aramis Ramirez.

Remember ... 1997: The closest the Pirates have come to 82 wins (otherwise known as a winning season) in the last 15 years was in 1997. They were expected to push 90 to 100 losses, but ended up as one of the league's irrelevant surprises when they finished with 79 wins. The entire team salary was $9 million, which was less than what Albert Belle made that season.

South Korea

Well, it's actually happening. My brother John is moving to Seoul for a year (we hope only 1 year) to teach English. Like a lot of 26 year old's with a degree in theater, he's been struggling to decide what he wants to do with his life. This opportunity came up and I'm proud of him for doing it. I can only imagine how much courage it takes to make a move like this. I moved only 4 hours away and it was terrifying. He's moving across the world and doesn't speak the language. However, he's excited about the adventure and I'm excited for him. Plus, I get to visit him in a few months on my way home from a work trip to Thailand. It'll be very cool to have him show me around Seoul. He'll be blogging while he's there, so I'll be sure to have his blog in my "friends" list...feel free to check it out!

Good luck Johnny...we'll miss you!

Guess who's back together...

OH YEAH...NKOTB!!! The 14-year old in me sure is happy today!!! :)

NOW

THEN

Japan

I've finally uploaded my photos from Japan...I took over 500, so I'll just post a few highlights here. We had a fantastic trip and I loved Japan! In fact, I'd like to post about some of the things I'll miss.

Top Ten Things I'll Miss About Japan

10 - Bowing. I loved watching people bow to each other...such a respectful gesture
9 - Hi-chew, my favorite Japanese candy (I stocked up though)
8 - The precision of the train schedule
7 - Women wearing kimonos
6 - Cool Buddhist temples
5 - The cool vending machines (on every block!)
4 - Everything being individually wrapped (And I do I mean everything)
3 - Torii gates and little neighborhood shrines
2 - The AMAZING level of service EVERYWHERE
1 - Heated toilet seats


Here are a few photos for you to enjoy!

Torii gate in Meiji Shrine

Cool vending machine Torii gate at Miyajima (one of my favorite places)
Pagoda (I'm in there too!) at Toshogu shrine in Nikko

Golden Pavilion in Nara
Heated toilet seat!
Buddah at Todai-ji temple (he was huge!)
Mt. Fuji from the train (we were lucky to see it...no fog!)

American Idol - David Cook - Hello

My new favorite Idol contestant. This guy has some serious talent!

P.S. Japan photos coming soon!