AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! AFC Wimbledon is GOING TO WEMBLEY! But first, backstory time! 7 years ago, I was getting into soccer aka football. Where was I? oh, yes. I was getting into English football and the system they have across the pond, learning about promotion (that is going to come up later, I swear). I am also… Continue reading WEMBLEY!!!
On Saturday, I watched three great fixtures (English for games) and all of them were decided within the last minute. And, I actually went to one of the fixtures in person. So, really an all around awesome day after a somewhat difficult week. I ended up missing two shows last week – one at First… Continue reading Football is awesome
It’s finally winter in Minnesota so I’m hibernating this week when temps are going to be below zero Fahrenheit. For my friends in other parts of the world, that would be -18 to -20 Celsius. Even colder with the wind chill! I had fun presenting as part of a panel to 3rd year medical students… Continue reading Hibernating
Writer's life: currently at 99k words I'm almost DONE with my last round of edits before betas. Not much time for blogging. Dream trip is DONE! I'm done writing about my dream trip. I was going to write about some stuff that didn't work well for me on the trip. I had an amazing trip… Continue reading Random post of random thoughts
I love England! My favorite things so far have been experiencing AFC Wimbledon in person, going to the Birdy concert, and meandering through graveyards in the Peak District. Cheers! "Beware of a slow sudden death" Here are some of my favorites from graveyards in Eyam and Hope. In 1665, Eyam was struck by the Bubonic… Continue reading England is Awesome
The thing is, you might be sick of the politics. That is why I bestowed it upon myself to write fun alongside writing political.  So, when not obsessing about politics, what am I doing? What am I reading right now? I’ve started rereading this political book…damn…I wanted to keep politics out of this post. It… Continue reading What am I…
I would like to congratulate Liverpool for winning the Premier League and its first time in thirty years. It’s been great to be able to watch some Premier League Football this past couple weeks! Got my haircut After four months of not getting my hair cut, I got a haircut for the first time since… Continue reading Got a haircut
Six days till the new season We get to play seven new teams this year. As many of long-time readers know, I LOVE AFC Wimbledon football (aka soccer). Love the idea of fan-owned teams and the story of the club. Excited for the new season and going to The Local in Minneapolis to watch some matches.… Continue reading Ready for AFC Wimbledon, Art & Writing
Unfortunately, AFC Wimbledon did not win today meaning that they're not going to the quarter finals of the FA Cup. Ahhhh... My good news story for the day is even though we've had a ton of snow over the past couple weeks, downtown Minneapolis near The Local had clear sidewalks and curb cuts. It's usually… Continue reading Wheels in Winter
Last Saturday, AFC Wimbledon, a third-tier fan-owned football team, beat West Ham United, a Premier League team, in the fourth round of the FA Cup. I don’t want to alienate people who support West Ham, so I am not going to talk about the game. Instead I am going to tell a personal story about… Continue reading Never give up – GOAL!
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