What I Learned About Myself This Winter
Not new - I like to make small projects in knit or crochet.
New - I am still capable of tackling bigger projects. I made a shawl and an afghan.
Not new - I like tried and true patterns.
New - I am still capable of finding patterns I like to do over and over again for newer things (like cowls) or some old things (like washcloths)
Not new - I am an NBA basketball junkie.
New - I realize HOW MUCH of a junkie I truly am.
I don't typically do a lot at night. It takes me about 40 minutes to get home from work. I do errands on the way since gas is well over $4/gallon. So when I get home I stay home. I have 50 series in my DVR's series manager list (that's the maximum). I follow all Law & Order and Criminal Minds things and have gotten addicted to not just Chopped but all the Top Chef cooking shows including that new one they did this year on desserts.
I took $150 of my tax refund and put it away where I can't touch it. When DirecTV runs their NBA League Pass special at the beginning of October, before the season starts, I am buying it.
I learned this winter that I absolutely, positively, CANNOT live without it. I am such a serious NBA junkie. No team will ever be in my heart except the Celtics. My Yarn Room has a Paul Pierce placque, my NBA jersey's are all over and, well, I have a ritual that on game day I drink Dunkin' Donuts coffee out of either my Red's Army mug or my Paul Pierce 34 mug. There is a blue apron with a green 34 on it that says "Pierce" hanging off a hook on my fridge. There is a magnet on the fridge of Den and I at the Basketball Hall of Fame last year. There is a magnet in the shape of a basketball jersey that is white with a green 34 that says "Pierce". Oh. If you haven't figured it out yet, Paul Pierce, "The Truth", the Captain of the team is the man I adore. That man is so underrated! Anyway...
I need to be able to watch all the Celtic games. Even if it's just record and watch later.
This winter I found myself cruising all the channels to find an NBA game. I follow San Antonio and the Mavericks and OKC (Oklahoma City) now that Perk is there. So every night, even if I have things in my DVR list to watch or something was coming on that I watch "live", I *STILL* was cruising looking for a game.
I am such a serious NBA junkie!
I always watched a game here or there when I could. But since I have a place of my own and can do what I want, what I want is my basketball. None of that college stuff. Yuck. GIVE ME THE NBA!
Talk of a strike next year can't be done around me. It brings tears to my eyes. It makes my heart ache. You can't tell a serious NBA junkie that there might not be NBA basketball next fall. Especially after she's saved money for the expensive package to be able to watch all the games.
Yes, I admit I have watched 4 games today and none of them had my beloved Celtics. That's tomorrow. I will spend Easter watching my Celtics. I was so discouraged but since the playoffs began they have become the team I loved again. And let me tell you, I have loved the Boston Celtics since I was old enough to toddle to the tv and turn it on. My dad liked basketball. Not like me. Hey, even in his heyday I know Den didn't love them as much as I do. I am seriously addicted. See how often I've said that. Isn't that one of the first steps for a junkie, to admit they're a junkie?
I am an NBA junkie.
I learned this about myself this winter. This addiction is one that could never be cured with rehab. And is an addiction I will have for life. Imagine how hard it is to be a rabid Celtics fan in California. And to still not care that everyone thinks she's insane.
When you're a true NBA junkie, and a rabid Celtics fan, there's nothing quite like what I am hoping tomorrow will be - the Celtics sweeping the New York Knicks in a 4-0 series and headed to play Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic. My heart quickens at the thought that Dwight will be a free agent and possibly Boston will go after him. What a great addition that would be! The Celtics could use him, especially as Paul, Ray and Kevin get towards retirement. Well, ok, maybe not Ray. He gets better with age. Paul and Kevin are good and while I'd love for them to be able to play forever, reality is both would do great in the front office or in broadcasting or coaching... wow, I could see Kevin broadcasting with my other favorite Celtics Kevin - McHale. And I could see Paul coaching. I want to see more of Paul in those gorgeous suits he wears. And hugging that little princess of his.
Sorry for those of you not Celtics fans. As I said, I'm a rabid fan. I'm an NBA junkie.
I learned other things about myself this winter. I'm sure of it. But mostly it was that major revelation about HOW much of a junkie I am.
Wow, can you imagine if the Celtics were drugs? I'd have od'd by now. Good thing they aren't!
GO CELTICS!! (Love all of you, well except maybe for Troy Murphy - is he still on the team? - and I'm positively drooling because Delonte is back!)
New - I am still capable of tackling bigger projects. I made a shawl and an afghan.
Not new - I like tried and true patterns.
New - I am still capable of finding patterns I like to do over and over again for newer things (like cowls) or some old things (like washcloths)
Not new - I am an NBA basketball junkie.
New - I realize HOW MUCH of a junkie I truly am.
I don't typically do a lot at night. It takes me about 40 minutes to get home from work. I do errands on the way since gas is well over $4/gallon. So when I get home I stay home. I have 50 series in my DVR's series manager list (that's the maximum). I follow all Law & Order and Criminal Minds things and have gotten addicted to not just Chopped but all the Top Chef cooking shows including that new one they did this year on desserts.
I took $150 of my tax refund and put it away where I can't touch it. When DirecTV runs their NBA League Pass special at the beginning of October, before the season starts, I am buying it.
I learned this winter that I absolutely, positively, CANNOT live without it. I am such a serious NBA junkie. No team will ever be in my heart except the Celtics. My Yarn Room has a Paul Pierce placque, my NBA jersey's are all over and, well, I have a ritual that on game day I drink Dunkin' Donuts coffee out of either my Red's Army mug or my Paul Pierce 34 mug. There is a blue apron with a green 34 on it that says "Pierce" hanging off a hook on my fridge. There is a magnet on the fridge of Den and I at the Basketball Hall of Fame last year. There is a magnet in the shape of a basketball jersey that is white with a green 34 that says "Pierce". Oh. If you haven't figured it out yet, Paul Pierce, "The Truth", the Captain of the team is the man I adore. That man is so underrated! Anyway...
I need to be able to watch all the Celtic games. Even if it's just record and watch later.
This winter I found myself cruising all the channels to find an NBA game. I follow San Antonio and the Mavericks and OKC (Oklahoma City) now that Perk is there. So every night, even if I have things in my DVR list to watch or something was coming on that I watch "live", I *STILL* was cruising looking for a game.
I am such a serious NBA junkie!
I always watched a game here or there when I could. But since I have a place of my own and can do what I want, what I want is my basketball. None of that college stuff. Yuck. GIVE ME THE NBA!
Talk of a strike next year can't be done around me. It brings tears to my eyes. It makes my heart ache. You can't tell a serious NBA junkie that there might not be NBA basketball next fall. Especially after she's saved money for the expensive package to be able to watch all the games.
Yes, I admit I have watched 4 games today and none of them had my beloved Celtics. That's tomorrow. I will spend Easter watching my Celtics. I was so discouraged but since the playoffs began they have become the team I loved again. And let me tell you, I have loved the Boston Celtics since I was old enough to toddle to the tv and turn it on. My dad liked basketball. Not like me. Hey, even in his heyday I know Den didn't love them as much as I do. I am seriously addicted. See how often I've said that. Isn't that one of the first steps for a junkie, to admit they're a junkie?
I am an NBA junkie.
I learned this about myself this winter. This addiction is one that could never be cured with rehab. And is an addiction I will have for life. Imagine how hard it is to be a rabid Celtics fan in California. And to still not care that everyone thinks she's insane.
When you're a true NBA junkie, and a rabid Celtics fan, there's nothing quite like what I am hoping tomorrow will be - the Celtics sweeping the New York Knicks in a 4-0 series and headed to play Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic. My heart quickens at the thought that Dwight will be a free agent and possibly Boston will go after him. What a great addition that would be! The Celtics could use him, especially as Paul, Ray and Kevin get towards retirement. Well, ok, maybe not Ray. He gets better with age. Paul and Kevin are good and while I'd love for them to be able to play forever, reality is both would do great in the front office or in broadcasting or coaching... wow, I could see Kevin broadcasting with my other favorite Celtics Kevin - McHale. And I could see Paul coaching. I want to see more of Paul in those gorgeous suits he wears. And hugging that little princess of his.
Sorry for those of you not Celtics fans. As I said, I'm a rabid fan. I'm an NBA junkie.
I learned other things about myself this winter. I'm sure of it. But mostly it was that major revelation about HOW much of a junkie I am.
Wow, can you imagine if the Celtics were drugs? I'd have od'd by now. Good thing they aren't!
GO CELTICS!! (Love all of you, well except maybe for Troy Murphy - is he still on the team? - and I'm positively drooling because Delonte is back!)
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