Back from the Dead

Bunny and The Man made it through the first half of yesterday's scorcher. By halftime, Bunny was dizzy and feeling the urge to vomit, and a half liter of water was selling for $5 (you aren't allowed to bring your own) and the idea of being trapped in the parking lot for two hours afterwards was too much for either of us to bear, so we bailed and watched the rest of the game at home on the toob. I only got a little sunburn, and my heat-induced headache and nausea were all better by about 8pm.


So what if not too many people left early? Dirtbunny is a delicate flower. Anyway, she got to see all of Cristiano Ronaldo's big fail in person. That was worth it. Cris is known for his amazing footwork. He likes to dance around and mesmerize his defenders. I call it the cha-cha. Thing is, everyone knows his schtick now, so it fools pretty much no one. It's cha-cha to no real purpose, which means it's just egomaniacal showing off. Dirtbunny does not approve of egomaniacal showing off on the pitch (and if you think I make exceptions, ask me about ADP's penalty kick in the Peace Cup final).

So I missed watching Raul play. 'Sall good. It's not like we didn't have our little--ahem--moment alone. And I got to see my booboo, Gonzo. Which reminds me. It's time for a call-up.


Here's a photo you see a lot during transfer season:


A recently-traded calciotorre, lying on the table with doodads stuck to him, giving a big cheesy grin (and often a gratuitous thumbs-up), getting his medical exam before the transfer is finalized so the gaining team "knows" it isn't getting a dud. This particular photo is of brand-new dirtbunny, Gonzalo Higuain, 22 year-old superstriker for Real Madrid, known as Gonzo, or as Dirtbunny's booboo. Gonzo is eligible for both the French and Argie national teams since he's an Argie national born in France. He hasn't been called up to Argentina yet but that's only because:

1. The Argie coach is Diego Maradona
2. who is insane
3. and corrupt
4. and who has lots of strikers to choose from
5. including, notably, his son-in-law
6. and Maradona is exactly the sort of guy who would call up his son-in-law just because
7. although the son-in-law is reportedly, allegedly cheating on Maradona's daughter
8. so who knows how long he'll remain on the team
9. because Maradona is exactly the sort of guy who would kick a guy off the team for insulting his daughter and
10. because it is well documented that Maradona knows drug lords and mobsters
11. and can have his son-in-law bumped off just by giving the signal on camera.
12. Will it be an ear-flick? A nose pick? An eyebrow waggle?
13. Shall we start a pool?

I love lists!

Anyhoo, Gonzo is waywayway better than the father of Maradona's grandson, so in a world that made sense, Gonzo would already have many caps for Argentina (and not just because I say so--this is not just fangirl bullshit), because wouldn't anyone play for Argentina instead of France if they had the option? Ooops. Maradona. Maybe not. 'S hard to say.


Hi there, Booboo.

Welcome aboard.