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swing and a miss	10:56am 9/21/2004
Our initial foray into the housing market came to an unsuccessful conclusion yesterday evening, and i must say i feel like getting out of the hunt for a while now. V and i bent over backwards to put a competitive offer in on a house two blocks over from the one we're renting now, and lo it was rejected apparently because the seller didn't like our financing setup. I'm not upset that our bid was turned down, that i can understand ... what bugs me is that our loan agent and realtor keep springing details on us at the last minute. You would think that if you've made it abundantly clear to everyone that you're doing 100% financing, some kind soul would point out that you'll need a 3% deposit to open escrow. V and i agree that it's time for us to take a step back, become a bit more knowledgeable on the intricacies of home purchasing, save up some money (which we're doing at a good clip seeing as i just got a raise and V is going back to her old employers Arthur Beren), and get away from agents and brokers who despite all the smiles and handshakes seem to keep leading us astray. Otherwise, i've been distracting myself with my super Xbox and this grant. I stopped by Borders yesterday to buy Chronicles of the Roman Emperors, a synopsis of the Roman empire ... god bless the History Channel. V had a fun time at KROQ's Inland Invasion over the weekend, despite the fact that Morrissey canceled at the last minute (very last minute ... it wasn't announced until three hours into the festival) due to illness. Apparently the traffic and overcrowding were much alleviated this year relative to last, and Franz Ferdinand stole the show ... i however stuck to my guns and avoided the whole thing, opting instead to hang out with Sean playing FIFA 2004, drinking Guinness, and watching Cops, World's Wildest Police Videos, and Velvet Goldmine (which amazingly was even more of a crapfest the second time round, despite my fondness for the Venus in Furs version of "Baby's on Fire"). We're effectively in training as earlier that weekend i was witness to Matthew's much improved FIFA skills. I'm not giving up the SMFA title that easily.
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Matthew	11:14am 9/21/2004
pah! 400 miles away Graves, and i can still smell the fear on you. the cup's coming home to SoCal baby, where it belongs.

ted (www)	11:17am 9/21/2004
Took me two days and i've already figured out two of your goalscoring tricks. Unless you're gonna get all "left-right-left-right-B-A-start" on me, you're finished. And it's named the San Mateo Football Association for a reason. Think America's Cup.

Matthew	11:27am 9/21/2004
wow, already got two in two days eh. How long will it take get the other 3-dozen i didn't show you? That'll be a big learning curve in the pre-tournament practice game.... And I've quickly discovered American sporting names have absolutely no meaning. Think World Series. ouch.

ted (www)	11:37am 9/21/2004
I've got a few tricks up my sleeve as well. And i wasn't dumb enough to show them to you last weekend. And you were one of the founding members of the SMFA ... guess that makes it an international sporting name. Think FA Cup 1997. Ho ho.

Matthew	11:42am 9/21/2004
Well that would certainly explain why i whooped you so convincingly. Hmmmm, 1997 – isn't that the last time Chelsea won something..... no..wait…didn’t they win something like 4yrs ago….jeez, I can’t remember now, it was all so long ago….

ted (www)

11:54am 9/21/2004

If three games to two is your idea of "whooping me convincingly". I seem to recall that the only match that was won by more than one goal was when i beat you 2-nil. Chelsea last won the FA Cup in 2000. Guess you're enjoying your league cup. Maybe you can win the reserve league title this year. And how about the women's cup while you're at it? Get relegated and take the first division title? Any other second tier championships i've forgotten? And now i grow weary of your feeble attempts to unnerve me. Feel free to continue to blather on as much as you like.

Matthew	12:04pm 9/21/2004
I beat you by as much as was needed - anything more would have just been for my amusement, and that can wait for the tournament. I'm sure we'll win the reserve league again this year, along with another major trophy as last year - maybe the UEFA also, if we so feel inclined. It's amazing what 200 million pounds annually of Russian Mafia money will win you......nuffin.

gary.	3:58pm 9/21/2004
when i re-read this, i almost thought "chronicles of the roman emperors" was a chelsea book. anyway,both of you, i think we all know the best teams in the premeirship don't win trophies, except for the amputee league title.

Matthew	4:20pm 9/21/2004
that was my argument as a Middlesbrough fan - and one successfully used for 128yrs. And then last May we went a ruined it.... ;o)

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