on sunday, joe and rachel and i went to a bar in santa monica called sonny mclean's -- it was opened by people from boston, and is the biggest place for people from new england to meet up and watch sports. it was absolutely packed for the third game of the sox's series against the angels, and was very very awesome. every inch of the place was covered with boston memorabilia -- bu and bc pennants, harvard sweatshirts, signs from weei's inserts in the sunday globe, ads for kelly's roast beef, streetsigns from natick and newton. lots and lots of stuff. they serve only dunkin' donuts coffee, which is awesome since there are none around here, and they're basically a new england institution.
i met a girl from york and one who just graduated from bc, and tons of other people -- fans who cheered three times as loudly as fans in boston, to make up for the fact that they're stuck thousands of miles away from their hometown. it was very great; i did not want to leave at all. in the middle of the seventh inning, everyone sang sweet caroline; someone was carrying a broom around and chanting "sweep!" (like fans did in kenmore square, after they won the world series). i have to say, we had a fantastic time; i think rachel and i are going back this weekend. unfortunately (or fortunately, financially), joe has to start working this weekend, so i don't think he can make it. we'll cheer twice as loudly for his mass. heritage. it was a great place to be, but it really made me miss boston. luckily, everyone else in the place felt exactly the same way.
as an aside -- good riddance, joe torre!
my job is improving slowly; i'm learning things somewhat slowly, but am getting practiced at actually answering the phone and following procedure, which makes it easier overall. i like my coworkers, i get paid a lot, and it'll be a great job to put on a resume in the future, so all of these things are good.
joe got a job at the norton simon museum, as i mentioned, and he has orientation tomorrow. i'm going to shower quickly, so we can watch mythbusters and go to bed early.
p.s. we painted our living room; i'll try to take pictures tomorrow and put them online. i really like the way it's turning out.
09 October 2007
BYE JOE TORRE!
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