Women's Professional Soccer

So, as I sat there watching the LA Sol beat the crap out of the Washington Freedom, I thought to myself, "Of course. My team had to be the one with the old goalie and the player who broke her leg 9 months ago."

I refuse to root for anything that comes from LA, and I always try to pick a team that is semi-local, at least during the early years of a league. So, I went with the Freedom. I suppose I could also go with Sky Blue FC.

Has anyone checked Marta for some kind of internal rocket booster that allows her to be all over the field at one time? Seriously. She was killing the Freedom. Damn, she's good.

The TV schedule is pitiful. Of course, since I've also been a WNBA fan for 12 years, I'm used to it. FC Gold Pride hosts the Boston Breakers next Sunday. That translates to Brandi Chastain!?! and Tiffeny Milbrett hosting Kristine Lilly. Wait a second. This is 2009, right? Kelly Smith and Heather Mitts also play for Boston; Leslie Osborne and Formiga will be suiting up for FC Gold Pride.

Sky Blue FC will take on the Sol at 4PM, but that game isn't on TV.

Some of these teams have the dumbest names ever. I'm sorry, but they do. The only good names were carried over from the WUSA, which isn't saying much. The Sol is a cool name, but it was already used for a WNBA team that folded after only three seasons.

In other news, Geno Auriemma and the Huskies came back from an early eight point deficit---which commentators Pam Ward and Rebecca Lobo thought was the end of the world---to beat Cal by double digits.

Oh, and I can't wait for the WNBA to start.

Random Musical Musings (plus Kelly Clarkson ticket info)

I recently read that Andrea Corr got engaged. Because I'm sure that will help The Corrs make a new album. I was listening to The Corrs today---it's my March/St. Patrick's Day tradition---and I realized that I hate some of their songs. I've never experienced this with Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, Indigo Girls, etc. I mean, "Afterglow" didn't change my life or anything, but I can still listen to it.

This evening, I managed to stumble upon the Corrs Online messageboard. After blinking several times to convince myself that it still exists, I found a thread about everyone's least favorite Corrs songs. "Time Enough for Tears" seems to be the winner, if you can call it that. And it really does deserve the honor, since it's quite possibly the worst song ever recorded. "Lifting Me," which I think I may have heard once, also appeared on several lists.

I actually like "Home." Imagine that. An album, by an Irish band, that actually sounds Irish. After making two trash albums that caused the near destruction of their career, they finally realized what type of music they should have been making. Sometimes, I wish that 2004 never existed. Sure, the Olympics were great and the Storm won the WNBA championship, but it also gave us "Borrowed Heaven." And I would be remiss if I didn't mention Andrea Corr's solo album, which I special ordered for $30 and maybe listened to once.

But moving on to musicians who didn't peak a decade ago.....

I managed to score 5th row, center stage tickets to the Kelly Clarkson concert.

And I'll be sitting in the 6th row for LeAnn Rimes and the 9th row for Little Big Town.

I have had the song "Stand and Deliver" (Amy Ray) in my head all day. I'm not sure why, other than the fact that I probably listened to it yesterday while I was looking at websites.

I ordered a Buffy car decal from Amazon. I'm such a loser.