Happy Halloween with some Red Sox

This is actually from a hazing experience, but I thought it appropriate for halloween...

Plus it has Jacoby in it! Oh and another blog favorite Papi

Gerbil in the Earthquake

I am ok….Tiger was fine. It was a 5.6 quake the strongest one I have ever felt. It was pretty scary.

Tiger was actually out when it happened so I went to go look for her. I grabbed Sir GB's keys b/c Tiger responds to them.

I find her and we are walking back….and I get to the door, it is shut, and um…Sir GB doesn’t have a front door key on his key ring. I don’t have my cell, or anything….so I go to the main office to see if there are any instructions, which there are, but I don’t have my phone. And none of our neighbors are home. So what did I do…I pulled a tiger and climbed up onto the balcony. Let me just say, although I work out 5 days a week...I do not generally climb trees and balconies..From there I got in…but that was pretty exciting. I thought you would enjoy my adventures today.

I am going to have a drink now

I am waiting to hear from my friend Linda the epicenter was near her house.

Congratulations Red Sox

I have to say I was a little disappointed that the MVP was Jacoby, but if it wasn't going to be him. Mike Lowell is a nice guy. And he brings tacos to fans waiting in line for post season tickets...which makes him also a bringer of tacos, so that is all good. But if you ask me, the highlight of the game was when the home plate umpire get hit in the man bits with a pitch. I had to rewind it and watching again....b/c if he didn't get hit, it was the most egregious bit of man bit touching I have seen in a long time.....

Adventures with Tiger

Sir GB is in England, so it is just me and Tiger. We have been having such adventures. Ok...mostly we have been sitting on the couch snuggling....but I thought you might enjoy some photos of her antics...my favorite is the one with the lei. I also like that I found her all snuggled up under the covers one day...comedy.

Not only does he win all of america tacos

But he also kicks some serious ass. Four hits (three doubles) tonight, and that is only through the 8th. I am on tivo delay b/c I hate commercials. Damn Jacoby...You rock.

I don't know how i became a red sox fan...well actually Sir GB is a huge fan, so I was forced to watch them. But I have discovered that I am a natural baseball fan...why you might ask....because it is all about random knowledge. But Sir GB is in England for his nephew's christening, so I am forced to share my random baseball facts with Tiger. She was delighted to learn that Jason Varitek is one of two people to play in the little league world series, the college world series and the MLB world series....I know fascinating. But when you have a mind for random facts...well this is an awesome game.

By the way. I don't know how anyone on the east coast can stay up to watch this. Tiger is already in bed.

Jacoby won us all free tacos!!!!!

It is no secret that I have a little crush on Jacoby Ellsbury, but he is now the great TACO PROVIDER. He stole a base tonight, now we are all entitled to a free taco at taco bell on 10/30 from 2-5 pm.

When Kitties Want to Wake up.

Yup...this is kind of like Tiger, but the ending is a bit different...she just bites

Two Degrees from Big Papi!

Mother of B.I.L. met one of my favorite baseball players....Big Papi. He is so damn cool...look at his ice! We have a Papi grumarumi at the house, and he is a very happy. This also now puts me in three degrees from Manny, and I love Manny.

GERBIL-MANIA

sometimes I wish there was gerbil-mania, especially on the job market...so far I've sent out 27 applications....I am a wee bit addicted to my phone and email in case someone would like to contact me....

But there is some mania in the family BIL mania..... what a rockstar....

The life of Post-Doctoral Gerbil

I think you know you spend too much time in your office alone when you think you hear the tardis and are very excited that the Doctor might be visiting....I do hope it is that version of the doctor, not one of the old ugly ones.

Yup that is my morning reaction...maybe I need more coffee or more sleep or maybe both....

Life has devolved into much administration and running of social science programs that are without directors at the moment...for a week or so I was the interim director of MAPSS. I was/am the interim diversity coordinator for graduate studies in social sciences (they don't actually let me see anyone--then they would know I was white and the gig would be up). I am running a search for a Survey specialist....oh and doing my same old same old running the lab. And let's not forget the most important part...trying to get a job.....Needless to say I am a bit busy...so the idea of running off on the tardis, not so bad....

Winning = Awesome

My brother-in-law, who is a gerbil by marriage is a chess expert (I will use the correct terminology---I wondered about that). I don't know what all of it means...but....winning = awesome.

On another gerbil chess related story, did you know that there is a chess program called gerbil....
Clearly everything is coming together....this explains BIL's love of chess and gerbils..it is all inter-related...

Gerbils in Space

No, I haven't joined NASA (although they have a branch just down the street)....but the Russians have sent 10 gerbils into space


By the way, who knew Link Hogthrob was so tall.....

things heard recently at the gerbil/bear/tigercat household

Yes, we are big dorks at our house, well except for tiger cat....she is too cool for the rest of us. So I thought I would give you a sense of the conversations around here....be prepared, you may not necessarily understand all or any of this....

EXTERMINATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gerbil: If we got a tardis, appa could live in it.
Bear: We would have to address the door issue...unclear if the door actually could expand

What do you think the symbolic interactionists and the existentialists think about each other (I'll spare you the on-going conversation beyond this)....

Along similar lines....I wonder what would have happened if Lenin had lived (and actually I wasn't the one who said this)...

No whorebuckets allowed

Where do you think I could get a sonic screwdriver?

So, in case you can't guess the hidden themes....I have a new favorite show (Dr. Who--I prefer the new versions) and I am writing a ton of applications for jobs to teach theory...The whore buckets that is a totally a random phrase I used to describe the broncos field goal kicker, who really just ruined my sunday...

St Lucia pics

Click here to see an abbreviated album, only 57, not 360...

Despite the hurricane, we had a delightful time, it was really nice to have a break, I don't think I realized how much I needed it.

Hurricane Dean you bastard

So we have survived most of Hurricane Dean. We re on the tail end of it. We are in St Lucia. We went for a walk today during the calm, but then it started right back up again. I got some great pictures. The damage isn't too bad where we are. We have power, and internet, just no cable or phone. Obviously things could be much worse. So for those of you who were worried, we are a okay and our hotel is making sure we get fed and have water and what not. Obviously if you come to St Lucia, you can stay here and not worry about being taken care of!

Welcome to St. Lucia

Well...so far so good...but....Hurricane Dean is on its way...should be here tomorrow, so we are trying to enjoy today to the fullest.....I will keep you all posted.

New York was good, but I am glad it is done...I am sick of schmoozing

Let's go Buffalo, or "You make me wanna Shout"

What you may not know, is that the Gerbil was born in Buffalo (many moons ago) and as a Buffalo native you get imprinted with this bizarre love affair with sports teams that always break your heart. My first experience...you guessed it the Buffalo Bills....They ripped our hearts out with a wide right all those years ago (I think that phrase might be banned in Buffalo), and then continued to do so for a few more years. Today, I was reading Deadspin (if you don't read it, you should, because espn wants to suck out your soul) and they had a fabulous preview of the Bills' upcoming season. It epitomizes what like is life for a Buffalo fan. His opening line about when people say "sorry" when you tell them you are a Bills fan--it happened to me in the middle of nowhere England, a land that hates American football...even they know how bad it is to be a Bills fan. Now, being a west coast Gerbil, I don't get many Bills games, but I track them on the web, and every time I get a little bit excited, they seem to self distruct.....Ah, the Joys of Being a Buffalonian (I think I made that up).

By the way, I still love Marv Levy!

How do I know I am a grown up academic

....because I am busier than ever. I have articles to review (this is a first), papers to write, courses to design, students to help...oh and I have to find a job for fall of 2008. At least I haven't been rejected from anywhere yet. But there is still plenty of time for that. So to entertain you all for the day, I am posting a picture of gerbils in motion (ok...it isn't a gerbil, but a guinea pig...close enough)

Trumpet Fanfare...May I introduce Dr. Gerbil the younger

Yup! Today I filed and I have a piece of paper announcing that I am a Ph.D.! Sure you might remembered I walked last year. But that was partly because the Drs Gerbil, the elders were in CA for the event... Being non-flying Gerbils, they had to take a road trip. In the course of evolution, I became a flying Gerbil (as are all of the Gerbil kids).

In a few years we'll have the next Dr. Gerbil....