Did ya miss me? Oh, and we lost

Hello everybody! Its been a tough couple of days without the internet at my disposal but now I’m back in the Bay Area and back to regularly checking The MLS Offside blogs a kajillion times a day. Lucky for me, over the weekend, my friend kept me updated via text messages during both the Chivas/Galaxy and SJ/NY game. So while I watched various electronica bands play “live” by hitting buttons to start pre-recorded tracks then dance around on stage, I also “watched” the soccer games via the flurry of text message updates from my friend, who, on Sunday, was reading the online match tracker, while at work. So there really isn’t much else to do except transcribe our conversation. Also, over the weekend, I came up with a concept I’ve been calling the “heart to heart” since I found myself consistently having somewhat deep conversations with people – about how to organize the art project and the people involved, whether the art itself is exclusionary, how movies are killing most people’s expectations for relationships, etc etc the list goes on. So anyways, I’m thinking there may be a “heart to heart” section that pops up on this blog at various times. But back to the transcription…

Samantha: It’s tied at zero 17 minutes in.
Me: Ooh! game update! That new guy playing? Jean-Phillipe?
S: No he isn’t.
S: Still zero 38 minutes in. Hernandez has a yellow.
M: Hrrrm, bit of a boring game I guess.
S: Halftime. Still zero. Both teams have a shot on goal.
M: I’ve been happily dozing on a mattress and and two hippies just sat down next to me. Annoying. They won’t stop talking sh*t.
S: Just stare at them.
M: HaHa. They are smoking pot, talking about their feelings and mood stones and sh*t.
S: Having a heart to heart?
M: These people are beyond hope. I’m not wasting any energy on them.
S: Glinton is out for Vide. San Jose got another shot on goal off.
M: Ooh, my Facebook friend. So the hippie girl says she has two names: Nicole & Whiskey Tonsil. Apparently they are talking to Whiskey Tonsil right now and not Nicole.
S: Lol. I had to read that a few times to understand all that. Wow.
M: I’m downwind from Whiskey Tonsil. I bet Nicole smells better.
S: Still zero. Still nothing at all going on.
M: Woo Hooo! Everyone left. Back to napping in peace.
S: I think SJ and NY have been napping in peace.
M: I don’t feel so bad about missing it now. Still zero zero I guess.
S: Yep but there are some changes. Corrales got a yellow. Grabavoy out for Phillipe in the 67th.
M: New guy. Huzzah.
S: Oh no! NY scored in the 79th min on a PK. Cochrane fouled Jozy. McGee scored. Salinas in for Ivan.
M: McGee? He’s still alive? He must have negotiated a great contract.
S: No kidding! Those were my thoughts. He came in at the half.
M: I guess Cannon fell asleep again. Cochrane is a foul machine.
S: It’s McGee’s first goal since July 2006.
M: Wow. His stock just went up. Congrats Mike? I need to have a heart to heart with Cannon about him sleeping on the job again.
S: Lol. I’m glad I was off the phone when I read that. Heart to hearts make me laugh. I’m sure Mike will score again against Chivas. [The Chivas defense] will make him look like a star. Ok, I have to have a thrilling meeting with my boss but its still 1-0 at the 93rd minute.
M: Sounds like its been called 1-0 NY.
S: In reality you “watched” a lot of important games this weekend and by a lot I mean 2.
M: And I “watched” Kraftwerk play “live.”
S: Ok, back from meeting. Facebook was up during one of my calls which was not appreciated oh and your game ended 2-0 Jozy scored in the 5th minute of stoppage.

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