MEN BEWARE!! Looks like pillows are quickly replacing men in Japan, and the trend is migrating to the United States. Get this: a “Boyfriend Arm Pillow.” It’s got no head, is just a torso, and a arm that curves around you so you can use it when you sleep.

How desperate are these people??? One lady was quoted… “I like to sleep holding someone’s hand,” Suzuki, 34. “And this pillow makes me feel relaxed because I can hold the arm and feel something warm at my side.” It’s not someone’s hand, lady. It’s a FREAKIN’ PILLOW.

Oh, and then there are the bitter, estranged women who have to put in their two cents: For Suzuki, who is estranged from her husband, the pillow has definite advantages: It doesn’t squirm or thrash in the night, and you know it’ll be there in the morning. It keeps holding me all the way through,” she said in her home outside of Tokyo. “I think this is great because this does not betray me.” Once again. It doesn’t “betray” you? Give me a break. It’s a FREAKIN’ PILLOW. When have you last heard of a pillow betraying someone? When it loses its firmness? When it falls on the floor when you are sleeping?

Thank God they are coming up with a model for men to use as well. I guess in Japan, women sleep sitting up OR men like to fall asleep with their heads on women’s crotchal region. The company also has a prototype for its next big project: a female pillow for men. This one will be shaped like a woman’s lap, with a “skirt” cover. Have I mentioned? It’s a FREAKIN’ PILLOW.

What is your ideal replacement for a man/women in bed?

SO CLOSE! We stayed with the best team in the league last night, losing in the last inning, 13-12. In all technicality, we actually lost it in the 2nd inning when we let them score 11 runs on us… but that’s life, I suppose. It felt good to be able to hang with them.

Special congrats goes out to Bonnie for getting a great single in the last inning to keep our rally alive–I’m proud of ya!!

It helps when you stay home sick from work not to eat all day. I had a killer migraine yesterday, so I didn’t eat much. Leave it to being sick to lose weight.

Breakfast: NA
Snack: NA
Lunch: 3 Scrambled Eggs with Cheese
Snack: Fudgesicle
Dinner: Buffalo Chicken, green beans
Dessert: Fudgesicle, string cheese

Weight loss/gain: lost 1 lb (4 lbs total)

I wasn’t at work yesterday because I had another killer migraine. So, I come in this morning and find this on my chair.

Creative… because who doesn’t want a large boulder on their chair?

Well, I made it through today ok–I find the busier I am, the easier it is to not think about what I’m eating (or not eating). So, without further ado…

Breakfast: 2 egg, cheese and sausage biscuits
Snack: 20 peanuts
Lunch: salad with chicken
Snack: cottage cheese
Dinner: leftover sirloin steak and beans
Dessert: NA

Weight loss/gain: lost 1 lbs. (3 lbs total)

Today was a little harder for me, both at work, and after work when I was at Target. I don’t think I realized how much I snack in between meals. Candy bar here, popcorn there. Then, to make matters worse, at Target, I was in the halloween candy department, and later, the snacks department. Talk about torture! Having to pull forward bag after bag of candy. I was so ready to pull out one of those butterfinger bars. Man…

Well, I never thought anyone in their right mind would want to buy our “12-losing-seasons-and-counting” Brewers, but they did. There was even competition for it! The team accepted a deal from LA investor, Mark Attanasio to buy the team for close to $200 million.

Not only am I excited about the fact that the Seligs are finally going to be out of Milwaukee baseball, but it looks like we have a smart, savy baseball fan that is taking over the team. This guy is in his mid-40s and can afford to buy a baseball team? This just goes to show that Attanasio has got some clout in the business world and knows what he’s doing.

There has been worries around Brewcity that the new owner would move the team, but I just don’t see that happening. Not only do we have a 30 year lease with Miller Park, but Attanasio has been rumored to want to find a group of local investors to become minority owners. What a great way of showing that he wants to keep the team here–get the locals involved.

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel columnist, Michael Hunt, wrote a pretty good letter to Mark Attanasio today and made a few really good points/suggestions to our new owner.

Welcome to Milwaukee, Mr. Attanasio. I hope this is just the beginning of a WINNING relationship.

Now go spend some money.

Last night, Club G’s #2 avenged a loss from earlier in the season and gave a pummeling to Club G’s #1, winning 15-11. It’s always nice to get a win against a team you originally lost to, but it feels even better when it’s a team that has your same name. We are now 3-3 and riding that 3 game winning streak into a game versus the best team in the league on Wednesday. You’ll notice that the top of the order did what they should do again–score runs. Come and check us out this Wednesday, the 29th, at 7:30pm. We need fans!!!

Well, I took the plunge yesterday and started up the South Beach Diet. I figure a good way to keep track of what I’m doing is to post a quick log on here about what I ate, how I felt, etc. Sunday night, I did the big shopping spree to get lunches and breakfast for all week, and dinner for yesterday. So far, so good. It’s going to be a pain in the butt to skip out on pastas and soda (and alcohol!), but I have faith in myself. So, here is what I ate yesterday:

Breakfast: 2 Sausage and Cheese Biscuits
Snack: 20 peanuts
Lunch: Salad with parmesean cheese, chicken, homemade dressing
Snack: Sugar free Fudgesicle
Dinner: Stuffed sirloin steak, broccoli
Dessert: Sugerfree fudgesicle (they’re GOOD!)

No major hunger pains or anything throughout the day. The only hard part was not going out to the bar after my softball game–I suppose I could have gone, but the temptation to drink/eat wings would have been too great.

Today will be the next challenge, as I won’t have much time for dinner. We’ll see how things go.

Well, another homecoming has come and gone. It has now been 3 1/2 years since I graduated from the hallowed halls of Carroll College, and for some reason, homecoming still isn’t boring to me. The majority of the day is centered around tailgating. A bunch of people getting together outside of the stadium, eating, drinking, and wondering if we’ll ever actually make it into the football game one of these years.

This year was no different. We got down to the parking lot early, set up shop, and just waited. Waited to see the people that we still see every week. Waiting for the people that we see every homecoming. And waiting for the people that you don’t expect to see, but are happily surprised when you do see them.

Pete Swanson was giving me grief, asking “when are you going to feature ME on your website.” Well, Pete, there you are. During the downtime between tailgating and going out at night, we relaxed over at Amber and Mandy’s apartment. We had a few people there, so I had a hard time finding a spot to put my beer. Pete stepped up the the challenge though and offered his crotch as a perfect beer-holder. It didn’t exactly keep my beer chilled, but it did the trick.

More pictures from homecoming can be found by clicking on this link. Hope everyone had a great time, and we’ll see you next year when Bonnie starts giving rides out on her new Harley!

Remember Daler???

TUNAK TUNAK!!

This guy was all the rage in college. We would sit there in our dorm rooms and our apartments and practice these dance moves until we had them down for a final performace. Daler will teach you how to do the “swim.” He will teach you how to do the “sun dance.” He will teach you how to do the “stand and bounce left to right dance.” And best of all, you will learn the ultimate “Tunak Tunak” dance, complete with the head turn and “ride-em cowboy” move.

Watch the video by clicking on this link.

Tell me about all of your Tunak Tunak parties below.

AP Photo

NEWS FLASH: Paris Hilton Says Looks Don’t Matter Anymore

Awww… how noble of her. “Looks don’t matter anymore,” the 23-year-old hotel heiress-model-actres s said in the interview, set to air Wednesday. “It’s all about how nice they are. At this point, I want to find a guy who’s right for me. I want someone who’s going to treat me well and love me.” In some ways, sure, who doesn’t want that. But it all seems a little superficial to me. This is the same prissy chick that was afraid to get dirty on a farm or break a nail? Riiiiight.

In other news…

Patrick Deuel from Sioux Falls, SD has lost 321 pounds since June, down from his original 1,072 lbs. Patrick is a 42 year old single man, looking for Ms. Right.

Anyone else smell a match made in heaven?

Now this has got to hurt.

AP Photo/Donna McWilliam

Last night was just like any night that we play softball. We got there early to warm up, and were ready to play when the game before us was over. Well, the game before us ended on a pretty sour note. This big guy is up to bat, and we hear the umpire go, “Strike!” Now, mind you, this is the FIRST strike against this guy–he still gets one more. Well, right away after the ump says strike, the big guy FLIPS OUT. “That’s fucking bullshit, that’s not a strike! You are the worst ump I have ever seen! You are so inconsistent.” While he is yelling at the poor ump, he pulled the bat back and honestly looked like he was going to hit him with it–but luckily he just whipped it at the fence. The ump throws him out of the game, and the big guy starts storming away. The ump said something like, “you’re out of the game,” and the big guy goes, “awwww…. you can suck my dick.”

Wow.

We had the same ump for our game, and he wasn’t that bad. His strike zone was rather big, but it wasn’t horrible. I found out after the game that the team that the big guy was on wasn’t even close to winning the game either–it was like 19-3 or something like that. Come on buddy–you’re in a co-ed, social softball league… is it really worth it to do that? Do you feel more like a man?

I wasn’t planning on writing about this, but then I saw this article online today about a guy in New York who was ticked off because he was asked to leave a video store, so he pissed all over everything. Hope it was worth getting arrested for.

Looks like Club G’s is riding a winning streak into the 2nd half of the season! We pulled out a solid 16-5 win last night–once again stringing together hits like we’re supposed to and scoring runs in the top of the order. I guess it also helped that Babe clears the bases every time he is up at bat. 17 RBIs for the week? I guess that’s alright. Game on Monday is at 8:30, and it’s a rematch against Club G’s #1 (we lost to them last time). Come cheer us on!! Stats from the last game are below.

Here’s the quote/picture of the day courtesy of czabe.com.