Entries from October 2005 ↓

You are: Hermes

The Messenger of the gods was also the god of travelers and liars. He was a very popular guy - a real charmer - and there were statues of him all around Athens. He wasn’t quite as popular with his older brother Apollo, whose cows he stole. But he got his forgiveness by inventing the lyre for him. He was an amazing storyteller, and any words from his mouth were honeyed. He could convince the clothes off your back. Cool guy!

Find out which Greek god or goddess you are and post it in the comments below…

Happy Halloween everybody! We had a great time at the party on Saturday. Special thanks to Christine & Bex for supplying extra snacks and decorations. Oh, and thanks a lot to Joel and Mandy for bringing the jalepeno poppers which I burned my mouth on!

We had nine people dress up in Beatles-related costumes, and all nine participated in the “karaoke” portion of the evening.

Becca dressed and performed as “Michelle”
Christine dressed and peformed as “The Long & Winding Road”
Erik dressed as “George Harrison’s Cancer” and performed “Here Comes The Sun”
Alyssa dressed as a Viagra pill and performed “A Hard Day’s Night”
Steve dressed and performed as “I Follow The Sun”
Wooly dressed as Mark David Chapman and performed “Flying”
Shannon dressed and performed as “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds”
Joel did not wear a costume, but performed a hilarious version of “Yesterday.”
I also participated, dressing and performing as “Rain.”

Shannon had not originally planned on performing, so she and her friend Holly served as our judges. Joel’s wife Mandy was going to judge, but recused herself lest their be any accusations of bias.

We decided on two categories, best female performance and best male performance.

Christine was awarded a $25 gift certificate to Sherif Zacki’s Spa and Salon in Greenville, DE for her rendition of “The Long & Winding Road.”

Joel was awarded one bottle each of La Chouffe and Chimay Grand Reserve for his version of “Yesterday”, entitled “Leprosy.”

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Paying tribute to Wellington Mara in the best possible fashion, Tiki Barber and the Giants crushed the Redskins 36-0 at the Meadowlands this afternoon.

Barber rushed for a career-high 206 yards and a touchdown, and in so doing, led the Giants to first place in the NFC East.

The defense was MUCH IMPROVED this week, and earned their first shutout since the 41-0 victory over Minnesota in the 2000 NFC Championship Game and their first in the regular season since a 20-0 win against Philadelphia in 1998.

Eli Manning was okay, throwing for one touchdown (to Jeremy Shockey) and one pick.

Next for the Giants is a trip across the country to face the struggling San Francisco 49ers. Kickoff is 4PM ET.

Birthday boy Robert Pires saves the day for Arsenal as the Gunners escape Shite Hart Lane with a draw.

The first 60 minutes were the absolute worst 60 minutes of football Arsenal have played in a long, long time. It was absolutely abysmal. Sp*rs were dominating, and Arsenal couldn’t string two passes together, let alone create a scoring chance.

Thierry Henry was out injured, so it was Bergkamp and Reyes up front, but that wasn’t the problem. It was a midfield of Ljungberg, Flamini, Gilberto, and Fabregas that was the weakness today. Gilberto kept passing to white shirts, Fabregas was out of position, Ljungberg was playing his first match back from injury, and Flamini was just useless.

This ineptitude meant that the ball spent most of its’ time in Arsenal’s half. In the 17th minute, Sp*rs earned a free kick, and Ledly King got a head to it to put them ahead 1-0 at the half.

Robert Pires, who turned 32 today, started on the bench, but came on for Flamini at half-time. From that point on, Arsenal looked much better, a reaction, I’m sure, to the tounge lashing Arsene Wenger must have unleashed during the break. Fifteen minutes into the second half Freddie Ljungberg came up lame with what seemed to be a hamstring injury.

Robin van Persie came on for Freddie, and he was an inspiration. Within moments, he had created more chances than the rest of the team had during the entire match. Finally, his presence was the spark that the Gunners needed, and for the next 20 minutes it was all Arsenal.

That pressure led to the equaliser.

Arsenal earned a free kick in the 75th minute, and Dennis Bergkamp’s cross was almost parried by Paul Robinson. However, luck was on the Gunners’ side, as the ball tipped off his hands, and kept going towards Robert Pires at pace. Pires stepped up, and from 15 yards out, drilled a shot into the empty net.

The remainder of the match found the Gunners searching for a winner, and they almost got it through van Persie a few times.

When the full-time whistle blew, it was a point well earned, but oh, what could have been if van Persie had started?

Up next is Sparta Prague at home on Wednesday. Kickoff is @ 2:45 PM ET.

LONDON (Reuters) - The “flying” Ford Anglia used in the Harry Potter films has been stolen from a film studio lot, police said on Friday.

“For those who have not seen the Harry Potter films, this is the car that flies in the movies and is very well known,” a police spokesman said.

The blue Anglia went missing from South West Film Studios at St Agnes in the southwestern English county of Cornwall.

“The film prop was being stored under a tarpaulin. It was not in good condition and could not have been driven away under its own steam,” the police spokesman said.