Word for Oct. 16, 2007

Fetish ~ (fět’ĭsh) - Noun

** An object regarded with awe as being the embodiment or habitation of a potent spirit or as having magical potency.

** Any object, idea, etc., eliciting unquestioning reverence, respect, or devotion.

** A charm superstitiously believed to have magical or spiritual powers, especially such an object associated with animistic or shamanistic religious practices.

** Something, such as a material object or a nonsexual part of the body, that arouses sexual desire and may become necessary for sexual gratification.

** An abnormally obsessive preoccupation or attachment; a fixation.

** Psychology - any object or nongenital part of the body that causes a habitual erotic response or fixation.

Uh, BCS?

If I were a guy, I’d be scratching my nuts, looking confused.

When all of the BCS crap started in the ’90s I hated it. I’m old and senile now, so I don’t remember my reasons. No SEC team could, even act of the football gods, have won a “National Title”.  There was some other really ignorant shit too…

Then came the changes and the “MATH FORUMULA”. Wooo shock & awe! NOT!! Nobody knew WTF it even was – it was like the Wizard of Oz or something. In spite of all the adjustments through the years, I just know that to this day I’m STILL not satisfied with it.

And, hate me if you must… but NCAA football is the only major team sport that DOES NOT have playoffs. How dumb is that?!?! Even if you don’t want playoffs, you have to at least acknowledge that I AM right.

 ( ::secret:: Um, I’m a fair-weather fan when it comes to UK football… At least I’m honest.  Oh, and have I ever mentioned that I’m an alumnus?)

So, I check out the BCS standings today, both for shits & giggles and to see where my fave teams were. ( ::BIGGER secret:: I’m not telling who my faves are. neener-neener) I think I could have swallowed my tongue… UK, the University of Kentucky Wildcats, Big Blue, FOOTBALL team was… SEVENTH in the BCS Standings.

It’s worth noting that this is the FIRST time EVER in the history of the BCS that UK has been ranked.

Irony: the math crap is what put them that high. hehe 

Is the sky falling?

Beautiful Day!!

I am one tired puppy. I just got back from a day at Moalboal. It’s a great diving area on the south-west side of Cebu. Personally, I could (and do) enjoy a day at the beach.

Yes, I have beaches all around me. But, none are like the stretch of beach in Moalboal. It’s one of the first places that I really connected here. Just to go sit on the white sand, looking at the perfect waters, without a care in the world!

It’s a good place to swim, because the current runs horizontal to the beach, for the most part. So, essentially, you can “swim upstream” while staying in place. haha I actually did that for about 45 minutes today. Decent exercise.

My helper doesn’t come in until 8am, so my driver prepared our lunch. Just standard Filipino fare. Besides, he’s the best cook in the house.

For some unknown reason, I’ve never taken my snorkel gear down there. I’ve snorkeled everywhere else around the world. Why not this one beach? So, today we took our gear. Because my driver goes everywhere I do, (obviously) I got him some of his own gear.

Man oh man! It was low tide when we started, so we went all the way out to the reef wall. Essentially, the ocean floor is very shallow with the slightest slope. So, you could swim “out to sea” forever. We tried to do just that. Then, all of a sudden, this massive drop occurs – hence, reef wall.

It’s great to snorkel along there because you can see all of the shallow marine life up close – very close. Then, you can see the “big fish” coming up from the deep. It’s also a good place to free dive. I didn’t miss my tank at all today.

I needed a good day in the sun like this! Life is good.