The Giants Lose...Again

Last night, after a long day of shooting photos, I went to the Giants-Cardinals game at Giants Stadium. As we crawled through the traffic to get into the parking lot, I had to be chary of all the people crossing in out of the lines of cars. Once we got through the gate, we entered the capacious stadium and found our seats. As usual, there was some flagrant and loud people behind us, but they made the game more fun. Before the game started, they introduced the 1986 championship team, and everyone went nuts for the legendary Lawrence Taylor. The game started off great, with the Giants' defense shutting down Arizona. But the second half got ugly when Arizona scored some unanswered points. Everyone believed Eli Manning was culpable for this because of his poor performance. Everyone was screaming and trying to exhort the coach to call better plays. It was a disappointing loss that I hope the Giants will learn from.

Freeze Frame

Yesterday, I had an opportunity to work for a sports photography company taking pictures of the Raiders-Hawks football games. I was very excited for this new job and I definitely didn't have an qualms about how I was going to perform because I love photography. When I got there, I tried to assimilate all of my mom's friend's instructions as I received the nearly $5,000 camera I would be using for the rest of the day. I got into position on the Hillsdale sideline and to anyone who didn't know what I was doing, I may have looked like a pariah, standing all alone the whole day. I felt like an eminent NFL photographer, but on a much smaller scale. As I zoomed in on some of the players' faces, I could see the angry and vengeful demeanor of most of the players. While I was waiting between plays, I noticed that Weigel decided to make a cameo at the game. After watching him get worked up over the coaches' play calling, I could tell he wanted to commandeer one of the teams and run his own game.

Get Money

As winter gets closer and closer, my store, Mt. Everest Ski Shop, gets busier every weekend. During the months in between Summer and Winter, I've grown used to the relatively empty and slow days at work. That is why it was such an aberration when seemingly hundreds of people with their eccentric and wild kids kept coming through our doors this Saturday and Sunday to rent some skis. I barely had time to even stop to go to the bathroom! On top of our new wave of business, I had to train two new employees on Saturday. I had to do everything a little slower so that they could emulate my actions. On the upside, I sold many pairs of skis and boot to all kinds of people, some foreign and enigmatic and some gregarious and full of brio. By the time it hit five o'clock, i was completely disinterested in skis and just wanted to lay in bed.