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So, I missed the first 10 minutes of the half because I was in the shower. Don't worry we didn't miss much. More shots on goal by Brazil.
55th minute RED CARD!!!!!! Kljestian! Rash challenge by Sacha. A late red but a typical silly challenge for the U.S. Any chance of the U.S. getting back into this one are all but over. We are still staring elimination in the face.
59th Minute Dempsey catches KAKA in the box but no call.
Feilhaber in.
60th Minute Counter by U.S. turned over.
62nd Minute GOAL!!!! 3-0 Brazil must love beating on the U.S. like a redheaded step child. A give and go leaves the ball at difficult angle for Maicon aided by a deflection as he kicks it. The ball floats over Howard's head. Nice finish.
Right now I am hoping for a game against Iran. That sounds fun.
65th minute KAKA looks bored.
Is the U.S. going to be able to play pretty and, more importantly, efficient TEAM soccer at the top level anytime in the next 5 years?
68th minute The U.S. has been playing better offensively this half partially due to Brazil laying off the ball. I'm hoping the U.S. can put a couple runs together and gain some confidence. It would be thought well of to carry a little momentum into the next game against Egypt, who played well against Brazil.
KAKA subbed out. Brazil subs in a solid, entertaining youth. He was bored anyway. Probably wanted to think about what he wanted to do in South Africa tonight. Kaka doesn't strike me as a partier. Maybe he'll open up a good book.
70th minute U.S. misses a good chance off a Donovan set piece. No one can get a head on the slightly over kicked to the back post.
I am looking forward to Brazil playing Italy. Should be a fun match to watch.
75th minute More of the same. Far out shot and out possessed the U.S. is trying to put anything together. But they continue to try the long balls. The crowd appreciates the dancing on the ball by Dempsey. Then Dempsey proceeds to lose the ball and falls looking for a foul that wasn't there.
Well, you know it's a bad sign when the U.S. announcers start talking about ALL the other teams in the cup. That's my sign to drive to work. 83rd minute.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
US v. Brazil
Early on Brazil is targeting Beasley's near side of the field.
7th minute GOAL!!!!! BRAZIL 1-0 Beasley gives the ball away leading to a set piece from 40 yards out on the near side albeit on a phantom foul call. Melo heads it in on the six yard box on a beautiful ball to the inside. Howard might have been able to come out to the ball. But a nice set piece by Brazil.
Brazil is continuing to target Beasley. He has not been strong on the ball during qualifying.
Another set piece from a Beasley give away
20th minute GOAL!!!! BRAZIL 2-0 U.S. Beasley blows a chance off a U.S. corner leading to an extremely quick counter by Brazil. Only 1 defender back. ROBINHO NETS IT on Howard. Robinho celebrates by sucking his thumb...
The talent gap is obvious. Brazil got early confidence. With the U.S. giving the ball away in their half and not being able to make anything of their chances in Brazil's half. Brazil doesn't need our help scoring goals.
22th Minute OH THANK GOD! Technical difficulties have blacked out the game.
26th minute The feed is back. I'm not sure that's a good thing.
27th Minute The U.S. midfield continues to boot passes out of bounds or to Brazil. No one on the U.S. looks crisp.
29th Minute The U.S. gave up 21 shots to Italy last game. And it's looking like much of the same here as the discrepancy is in favor of Brazil 9-1 early.
33rd Minute. U.S. has a couple good chances after a corner. Brazil counters leading to a tackle from behind by Onewu. YELLOW. Early yellow could noticibly affect how the physical Onewu plays the rest of the match.
37th Minute Onewu skips a header off his head on the back line allowing a Brazilian attacker to get the ball behind the defense. SHOT! far side saved by Howard.
39th Minute Good run by Spector from the back and Donovan. But a low cross is picked by Brazil. Missed chance.
40th Minute Brazil missed a header from a near side outside cross. The outside attacker had far too much space as Beasley failed to cover.
42nd Minute Brazilian set piece from the corner off a Onewu foul on Robinho. WHOA! The ball misses a couple heads and floats to the back post. Brazil misses the shot above the goal.
45th Minute Another set piece for Brazil. Another chance given to them by the U.S. Brazil has full control of this match.
1 minute of stoppage time.
END of 1st half. Bradley is going to make some moves at half. I expect to see Torres for Beasley and Conor Casey moved into the front maybe after a formation change. I would really like to see Adu who plays with confidence and flair on the ball.
The U.S. is trying to force the possessions with long balls instead of building up possession. Too many free kicks given up by the U.S. in their defending third.
7th minute GOAL!!!!! BRAZIL 1-0 Beasley gives the ball away leading to a set piece from 40 yards out on the near side albeit on a phantom foul call. Melo heads it in on the six yard box on a beautiful ball to the inside. Howard might have been able to come out to the ball. But a nice set piece by Brazil.
Brazil is continuing to target Beasley. He has not been strong on the ball during qualifying.
Another set piece from a Beasley give away
20th minute GOAL!!!! BRAZIL 2-0 U.S. Beasley blows a chance off a U.S. corner leading to an extremely quick counter by Brazil. Only 1 defender back. ROBINHO NETS IT on Howard. Robinho celebrates by sucking his thumb...
The talent gap is obvious. Brazil got early confidence. With the U.S. giving the ball away in their half and not being able to make anything of their chances in Brazil's half. Brazil doesn't need our help scoring goals.
22th Minute OH THANK GOD! Technical difficulties have blacked out the game.
26th minute The feed is back. I'm not sure that's a good thing.
27th Minute The U.S. midfield continues to boot passes out of bounds or to Brazil. No one on the U.S. looks crisp.
29th Minute The U.S. gave up 21 shots to Italy last game. And it's looking like much of the same here as the discrepancy is in favor of Brazil 9-1 early.
33rd Minute. U.S. has a couple good chances after a corner. Brazil counters leading to a tackle from behind by Onewu. YELLOW. Early yellow could noticibly affect how the physical Onewu plays the rest of the match.
37th Minute Onewu skips a header off his head on the back line allowing a Brazilian attacker to get the ball behind the defense. SHOT! far side saved by Howard.
39th Minute Good run by Spector from the back and Donovan. But a low cross is picked by Brazil. Missed chance.
40th Minute Brazil missed a header from a near side outside cross. The outside attacker had far too much space as Beasley failed to cover.
42nd Minute Brazilian set piece from the corner off a Onewu foul on Robinho. WHOA! The ball misses a couple heads and floats to the back post. Brazil misses the shot above the goal.
45th Minute Another set piece for Brazil. Another chance given to them by the U.S. Brazil has full control of this match.
1 minute of stoppage time.
END of 1st half. Bradley is going to make some moves at half. I expect to see Torres for Beasley and Conor Casey moved into the front maybe after a formation change. I would really like to see Adu who plays with confidence and flair on the ball.
The U.S. is trying to force the possessions with long balls instead of building up possession. Too many free kicks given up by the U.S. in their defending third.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Tales from the DRIVE UP.....
I'm going to let this one speak for itself.
Duly noted, sir.
In his defense he received his finished transaction 20 seconds after the other client. And it only took him 3 minutes to write on the napkin afterward.
Duly noted, sir.
In his defense he received his finished transaction 20 seconds after the other client. And it only took him 3 minutes to write on the napkin afterward.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
More stories from the drive up
I got yelled at by this witch in the drive up today. She became incredibly ornery very quickly. So here's the story.
This lady bitched about everything. Escalating every small mistake into something catastrophic because she was such a major bitch. At one point I asked her how she wanted the 20 dollars back. She said 10s and 5s. So I sent it back to her with her balance. DING DING! 'UH EXCUSE ME! I PUT 50 DOLLARS DOWN ON THE WITHDRAWAL SLIP! You even asked me and I said 50!' The supposed 5 looked like a 2 with the bottom loop and everything. I apologized twice explaining that I thought it was a two and that I would be glad to change it for her. 'You've apologized three times! Are you even listening? I shouldn't be the only one paying any attention here! I'm getting to the point where I want to speak to a manager. You sent me 30 dollars and I asked for 50!'
I'm baffled. I'm sure I sent her 20. 'Ma'am, are you sure I didn't send you 20?'
'NOOOO~! YOU SENT ME 30!'
Oh my god. Wow. Fine.
At this point, even the lobby behind me is reacting to how much of a bitch this lady is being over this easily remedied problem.
I get the tube back from her after she tongue lashes me. I send her 20 more. After I wish her a better day, she sits there bitching into the silenced mic. Finally, she leaves the window and the person waiting the past 20 minutes behind her pulls up and says to me, 'Wow! I'm sorry. I feel bad for her husband!'
Now, that made me day.
And, sure enough at the end of the day I was 10 dollars over in my till. HAHA I'm laughing all the way out of the bank.
8?
This lady bitched about everything. Escalating every small mistake into something catastrophic because she was such a major bitch. At one point I asked her how she wanted the 20 dollars back. She said 10s and 5s. So I sent it back to her with her balance. DING DING! 'UH EXCUSE ME! I PUT 50 DOLLARS DOWN ON THE WITHDRAWAL SLIP! You even asked me and I said 50!' The supposed 5 looked like a 2 with the bottom loop and everything. I apologized twice explaining that I thought it was a two and that I would be glad to change it for her. 'You've apologized three times! Are you even listening? I shouldn't be the only one paying any attention here! I'm getting to the point where I want to speak to a manager. You sent me 30 dollars and I asked for 50!'
I'm baffled. I'm sure I sent her 20. 'Ma'am, are you sure I didn't send you 20?'
'NOOOO~! YOU SENT ME 30!'
Oh my god. Wow. Fine.
At this point, even the lobby behind me is reacting to how much of a bitch this lady is being over this easily remedied problem.
I get the tube back from her after she tongue lashes me. I send her 20 more. After I wish her a better day, she sits there bitching into the silenced mic. Finally, she leaves the window and the person waiting the past 20 minutes behind her pulls up and says to me, 'Wow! I'm sorry. I feel bad for her husband!'
Now, that made me day.
And, sure enough at the end of the day I was 10 dollars over in my till. HAHA I'm laughing all the way out of the bank.
8?
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Forgotten Tales of the Drive Up
I had completely forgotten this drive up tale until today.
A lot of people bring their dogs to the bank in their car. As a courtesy we keep dog treats on hand.
A month or two back Dasha was working the drive up. A man drove up sent over his transaction. Dasha finished the transaction. She looked through the car window and saw a white, furry mass of what looked to be a poodle in the passenger side seat. 'Awww, what a cute doggy! Would she like a treat?' exclaims Dasha with a smile waving to the car.
The man's eyes light up. 'That's not a dog. That's my wife.'
Thankfully, the client didn't flip out. He took it very well. After the comment, surprisingly, not a single yip was heard from his wife.
To Dasha's credit the woman's white hair did look like a dog's from the drive up window.
9 days.
A lot of people bring their dogs to the bank in their car. As a courtesy we keep dog treats on hand.
A month or two back Dasha was working the drive up. A man drove up sent over his transaction. Dasha finished the transaction. She looked through the car window and saw a white, furry mass of what looked to be a poodle in the passenger side seat. 'Awww, what a cute doggy! Would she like a treat?' exclaims Dasha with a smile waving to the car.
The man's eyes light up. 'That's not a dog. That's my wife.'
Thankfully, the client didn't flip out. He took it very well. After the comment, surprisingly, not a single yip was heard from his wife.
To Dasha's credit the woman's white hair did look like a dog's from the drive up window.
9 days.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Magic!
Abra-Kadabra one win for Stan the Man! ALAZAM!! Shaq couldn't do that for the Magic!
Good showing but they had to shoot lights out because no one is playing defense except Courtney Lee and Pietrus. Pietrus with help from Dwight 'My Hand's in Kobe's Cookies' Howard saved the game with two clutch TOs in the 4th quarter.
For being super clutch Kobe missed a lot of big free throws and shots and turned the ball over with 28 seconds left. To all you Kobe lovers he is fallible. He is not MJ. Do not even make comparisons. LBJ is not MJ. This is a bar set in stone. This argument was overheard at Goldie's tonight. I solved it.
Remember MR. NANNY? Classic film.
Still 10 days since the app was finished late last night.
Good showing but they had to shoot lights out because no one is playing defense except Courtney Lee and Pietrus. Pietrus with help from Dwight 'My Hand's in Kobe's Cookies' Howard saved the game with two clutch TOs in the 4th quarter.
For being super clutch Kobe missed a lot of big free throws and shots and turned the ball over with 28 seconds left. To all you Kobe lovers he is fallible. He is not MJ. Do not even make comparisons. LBJ is not MJ. This is a bar set in stone. This argument was overheard at Goldie's tonight. I solved it.
Remember MR. NANNY? Classic film.
Still 10 days since the app was finished late last night.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Apparently People Still Read This
So, it's graduation time again for you, your family or friends. Remember when we were in college? You know what made me feel old? Oddly enough this happened around my 2008 graduation. I walked in to pick up my last paycheck at Hotel Deca. My favorite boss pulled me aside and asked if I had seen the new girl working the front desk. I said that I had. He told me to go ask her what year she was born. I did. 1990. WTF. 'Oh, so you're 18?' 'No,' she said,' I'm 17. My birthday is in October.' I put my wrinkles back around my eyes and walked out of the Deca never to return.
Life updates:
Alex is starting a Scooter crew.
On a side note, I am the only guy working in the branch this week. Day 1 DEFCON 3. Feminine Chernobyl is getting ready to meltdown!
Oh, you gotta check out these photos my dad took of me at my last rec-league game. I got my shit stuffed!
Oh yeah! And I will hear back from the Campuspoint and the South Korean Gov't about the application in 10 days.
Life updates:
Alex is starting a Scooter crew.
On a side note, I am the only guy working in the branch this week. Day 1 DEFCON 3. Feminine Chernobyl is getting ready to meltdown!
Oh, you gotta check out these photos my dad took of me at my last rec-league game. I got my shit stuffed!
Oh yeah! And I will hear back from the Campuspoint and the South Korean Gov't about the application in 10 days.
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