The village is gearing up for the excitement this evening. Kids will run everywhere covering the mall with silly string. I can’t imagine anything more fun than that!
Tomorrow I’ll give you my prediction for what will and WILL NOT happen in the village in 2008.
Update: The photo above got included in the NowPublic story on the New Year getting rung in around the world. Additional shots from the evening were also put up in this set on Flickr.
The Fins went down in grand style yet again. They may be the worst team in the history of the NFL. Very debatable. In any event, the first firings will probably happen tomorrow. Happy new year…now go find a new job…
The last two drives by Beck were certainly a possible look at the future. A rookie center hiking to a rookie quarterback. The fullback and tailback in the game were rookies. Passes were getting thrown to a rookie receiver. Lots of rookies.
Sure will be interesting to see who is left next year after the Tuna starts the “process” of rebuilding. Now I just have to wait nine months for the next real game.
So the one game win streak that the Fins had was amazing. I’m still trying to relive that glory, but today they are back to normal. Losing. Lose. Loss. Maybe the one game winning streak will start again next week.
Liquid used to be there. Then Atomic Burrito. Now something called “The Box” will be moving in. Booze will be involved. I wonder what will be in The Box. Any chance of a D*ck in The Box?
In case anyone thought we needed additional wine bars in town, both Siip (first photo) and Crush (second photo) are now open. The Siiping bar is really big!
Siip and Crush. There really has to be something funny to be said about that phrase. Maybe it is the name for a new Arnie movie.
A friend dropped me a line today and reminded me of the term f*ck trophy. I hadn’t heard that one in ages and bust out laughing. Perhaps I was once overheard saying, “You damn breeders can leave your little ill-behaved, loud, obnoxious f*ck trophies at home!”
I’d just gotten back from the hoity-toity mall here in town (you know…the one where there are tons of people but nothing much to buy). The Barnes and Noble had about a 45 minute wait just to check out. I guess they never heard of Amazon.
Last night I drank beer. Rare event for me. Many locals drink beer and many know about it. One thing that everyone I know says is how bad the Starr Hill beer is, although they do spend a lot promoting the product. Spending the bucks seems to have worked, since they got bought by that company responsible for Bud Light. Maybe the next Elian/Bud Light incident will take place here in C-Ville and involve a new Starr Hill commercial. Nothing like the good old days. Pre-YouTube. Wow. 
Dolphins 22 Ravens 16
For the first time in more than a year the Fins managed to win in overtime. Do you believe in miracles? Can it possibly get better than this? Perhaps this is seeing the last light before death pops up.
A typical winter day in C-Ville…forecast is for chance of sleet, snow, and rain. Primarily rain. And since it will be in the 40’s and 50’s I just don’t see much of the s items. Of course that never stops the local panic. Do you have your milk, bread, and salt?
The dangerous part of the forecast is that the wind may blow. Charlottesville: When the wind blows, the power goes. Is lack of power good for all of our citizens?
In other news…Kikis is once again open for lunch. It is has a bit of a Mediterranean flair.
And last but not least here is a question for the legal eagles out there. If you own a high end hair cutting establishment can you a) bring dogs to work, b) allow them to run around loose in the establishment, and c) let them hump for hours on end in the middle of the place? Just curious…since it was witnessed by many on Friday on the downtown mall.
Storm update: Sunday morning…it sprinkled for about four hours. It is now sunny and 50. Feels like May.
Update 2: Sunday afternoon. Wind is blowing. Power is going (on and off). Sirens have been heard throughout the downtown area. My guess is locals can’t drive in wind.
Could this cute little squirrel possibly be a terrorist?
Well…its buddy decided to send 6.5% of C-Ville into blackness today. The financial, business, and tourist districts were primarily in the dark on this blustery 70 degree winter day. I would say taking out power to that many people is a terrorist action. Is it time to take out the squirrels? Can we get a government group to look in to this? Was the squirrel trained?
Or is the squirrel story just a coverup?
It’s really hard to comprehend what a miserable team the Dolphins have become. They are the Washington Generals of the NFL. The number of injuries continues to mount. Only half of the opening day team is still walking. They’ve lost one starting QB, two starting linebackers, three starting running backs, four starting safeties, five starting lineman, and their swimming mammal in a palm tree.
When is the Ghost of Seasons Yet to Come going to show up in my dreams?
