Batman- I have a warm fuzzy feeling for you!

I have this random/lame tendency to fall asleep during movies. I chalk it up to the fact that I rarely sit still, so put me in a dark room and in a seat where I can't really spread out--- doesn't that mean bedtime? I've made many-a-friend upset with this habit. Its strongest on Friday nights...come on now, who isn't tired after a long week? Truth is, I can't really help it. If I'm not completely into the movie or obsessed with its release, then there is a chance I could relax a little too much!

Regardless of this ability of mine, there are a few movies that warrant a LATE LATE viewing. Harry Potter being the #1. I've waited in huge lines prior to the 1st showing, just to see it. I'm not ashamed at all.

This weekend-Batman was another Midnight viewing that couldn't be missed. Although, it was the Friday at midnight, not Thursday Midnight showing. We figured it would be sold out for all other shows, and at the earlier viewings lame watchers would bring their poor children to scream, cry, and interrupt throughout. Anyhow- FANTASTIC! I wouldn't have understood quite so much without the help of my coworker Erika who explained the difference from the past 'comic book' movies to this 'graphic novel' rendition. The relationship between the Joker and Batman is best summed up in one of the classic funny lines delivered by the Joker himself. 'I can't kill you- you complete me!' - Classic!

In the spirit of all things Batman, the history channel had an awesome show about Batman and his Villain friends. Apparently they are the most psychotic of all evil characters in comics. They actually have certifiable mental diseases. Awesome! Before you see anything else...go see this flick! Its ridiculous! Mind you- the Joker is FREAKY! not like the usual. Its truly crazy!

Crushed our way to the Semi's

Who would have guessed? Remember how I thought we wouldn't even make the playoffs? WE DID!!! Shocking! Not that we were a bad team, by any means. We were quite solid, but we were in the toughest division possible. Coming in 4th place doesn't often make you feel as if you are star quality.

Anyhow- we made it to the playoffs. We won the first game on Thursday, solidifying our chances of playing on Monday- which came and we won 2 games that night- pushing us to Weds night. We won the first game of Weds night to play in the Semi's. Sadly, in the semi's our magic ran out and we just didn't have quite enough to keep up with Happy Hour as they were well on their way towards their own championship!

Overall- 5 wins in a playoff do-or-die run is pretty special. The other teams did not have to play as many to get as far!

A few special notes from the run:
1. We beat Triple Threat, who beat the NERDS in one of the craziest games ever earlier in the season. I was subbing and was about to be the first female ever kicked out of a slow pitch league. 3 dudes were tossed from our team, as well as 2nd base was tossed. Ump was drunk, as was Triple Threat. So, kicking their trash, quite handily at that, was wonderful. The NERDS thanked us for handing them their seats!

2. 3 of the final 4 teams were from out Tuesday -Red division! Woohoo---no wonder we were 4th!

3. Our guys rock!
4. The girls are all way better than we give ourselves credit!

5. Crush is my favorite softball team ever! Clique was pretty cool...but we lost a lot and it was way more stressful to get people to show up for sure!!

Once again- timing sucks!

I'm late again- no time to write, no super creative thoughts to ramble on about, and no super adventures...I'm sure in no time- this will come back to me.

Regardless, there is always SYTYCD during lazy days of summer. Although, I wouldn't call my days Lazy, by any means.

So- jessica/out Comfort/still hangin' on AND at this point -Kherington/Out. Why did she get so teenage *itch last week? Her 2-step sucked and the other dance wasn't hot either. Imagine if she'd been in Jessica's shoes for weeks now--she'd be in tears and maybe suicidal by now. You've been the golden child...just don't get on Mia's bad side...she'll get you!

Mark SNUCK by this week...he should have gone, Gev should have stayed. I liked both of their 'Final' solos better than the 'dance for your life' solos. Regardless...the two best PARTNERS were in the bottom. I don't care how cut Will, Twitch, and Joshua are...they aren't great partners....Okay, Joshua is! I'm just venting!

I'm out for now!

xoxo

SYTYCD 4 Top 12 - Katee and Joshua - Bollywood

Yes, so SYTYCD has completely taken over my blog. I have nothing else to write about at the moment. Other than-- GO CRUSH! We play our playoff game tonight- and hopefully can kill it enough to keep moving forward. Back to point- SYTYCD rules and its more fun to keep watching over and over again. If you aren't into it- you should be, for sure! I'll be writing my summary momentarily, but while I do that--please enjoy the best dance of the night (mind you- others were great, but i don't think any can match the effort of Katee and Joshua).

WE MADE THE PLAYOFFS!!!

You (along with our entire team) may be asking 'HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?'

We finished 4-6, but that's apparently enough to make the playoffs. I'm alright with that. I'm excited for our team- and even our lineup. We have quite a few subs playing for us this coming Thursday, but it should be a great time!

Game time is 6:30 - come watch and cheer! Eisenhower Avenue Field #1!!

SYTYCD 4 Top 14 - Katee and Joshua - Contemporary

I need to go back to last week. Although I loved this during the first viewing last week, I realized that I did not have the time to grasp the FULL feeling while being tackled by my 3 yr old nephew. Last night I sat down to rewatch the dances and I was just blown away! Blown Away! This reminded me a little of Ivison- but so much more powerful. Amazing! Though Mia makes for a cranky judge, I just cannot help but be in AWE of her ability to pull the best out of everyone and just make me almost cry by the end of a dance. Watch and be absorbed!!!

Every Building in DC is Hogwarts!

My family was in town and it was my nephew's first trip to DC. YAY!

The first thing we did was not so DC-ish, but very Dani- we went to MY last softball game of the season. Adrian introduced himself as Harry Potter and throughout the night cast spells at my teammates as well as the other team. They worked for a while as we seemed to be a bit charmed in our play the first few innings. In the end we lost, but we played extremely well against the 2nd place team. I thankfully didn't choke too much while on the field. Had a few catches in the outfield, and managed to knock down a couple at 3rd. Good times!

The rest of the family weekend was mostly a mixture of Eatin' and Chillin' at the house. The weather was not great for doing lots of outside activities other than

maybe swimming.

While my nephew decided terrorizing my house was his favorite activity- we also watched movies (all things Harry Potter), as well as tv shows ,and ate lots and lots of goodies. I did manage to finally convince my sister that I would not allow Adrian to drown in the pool, and she gave me permission to take him up 'All by Myself' (note the big kid voice). HE/WE Loved It! For a kid who has never been big pool swimming before, he picked things up rather quickly. By the end of the 2nd day- he was going underwater all by himself and loving every second of it.

There were a few incidents of swallowing water though... was it wrong of me to laugh when this happened?

We also went to watch the fireworks- I thought Adi was going to fall over with excitement. My Mom was panicking just a touch while we were parked along 395 to watch but it worked well and we missed most of the traffic coming from the city!
On our final day, we went downtown to see some sites- via drive-by! As we crossed into the city, I heard 'THERE'S HOGWART'S!!' anytime we crossed a big building. Especially the Smithsonian Museum and The Capitol Bldg. I do believe that even the Wash. monument was deemed to be Hogwart's as well.

I hope they come visit again soon!!

Running Late

After a long weekend with the family (Sister, Mother, and Nephew), I'm trying to regain some energy and get back on track.

One thing I did do, while the family visited, was manage to get them all addicted to the show! YAY! 2 more on the train! We watched both nights (thank goodness for dvr) and then after they decided how much they enjoyed that- we watched previous weeks as well. FUN!!!

Anyhow- this week I will miss recapping because....basically... you already have it all anyhow. Best dancers- Mark/Chelsea, Worst dancers - Thayne and Comfort

What i hate- The judges once again kept Thayne--DUDE SUCKS! And though Comfort's solo rocked, She just doesn't do great at anything else. Get over her already! Matt would have done better with a different partner....

Regardless, I'm okay with the results even if I would have preferred someone else going. I'm just glad Jessica is hanging in there. I'm voting like mad to help her! I just want her to get a new partner to see if she can step up when she's not continually beaten down by the "LOOOVVEE" for Will. - Even if he is the man!

Peace out -top 12 next week...we will see who makes the top ten and TOUR team!

Yay!