Good News/Bad News
Mood:  crushed out
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Good News: Steelers go 3-1 by defeating the Chargers 24-22. Bad News: Ben goes down with a knee injury. Bittersweet say what? (Launchcast music break: Guns N' Roses Don't Cry {Alt. Lyrics}. How eerily appropriate, poor Ben.)

Well, I can't say that the media didn't mention Ben this week. I just wish it had been under better circumstances. It is nice, however, that he's finally being recognized as a good quarterback. They always say stuff like, "Pittsburgh has the lowest passing offense in the NFL." So? When you got a running game like ours, we don't need to pass the ball so goddamn much. That's why Ben has the highest QB Rating in the NFL. I do love what J.A. Adande said about him on Around the Horn yesterday. He said that all the fantasy geeks don't like Ben because he doesn't put up big passing numbers. But, hello! He also doesn't have any interceptions. So screw them. Ben, you don't need to pass more than like 25 times a game.

But back to that game on Monday night. Man, was that a nail biter. (Launchcast music break: Maroon 5 This Love) Down to the last possession. But that's where the whole, "oh, now we realize that Ben is an awesome quarterback" comes in. Like after the Chargers scored a field goal in the fourth quarter, Ben executed a 3-play drive for 62 yards and a touchdown. That was greatness. But when he went down at the end, right after a completion to Antwaan Randle El, I was blown.

I guess that the best news is that he didn't break anything, it's just a hyperextended left knee (whatever the hell that means) and a bone bruise. He could be out a couple of games, but the season's not shot yet. But we have some brutal games coming up. Jacksonville this coming Sunday, then at Cincinnati (not for real). Then on Halloween, we face Baltimore on Monday night, they're really atrocious this year, and had a meltdown on Sunday, let's hope that continues. But our real test comes on Monday, November 28, when we go to Indianapolis to face the Colts. I will be so sick during that game. I'm dreading that like no other. (Launchcast music break: Bon Jovi Lay Your Hands On Me)

Umm, what else happened this week? Oh yeah, work. It's still whatever. One of my co-managers left to become manager of her own store. Now we have a new manager as well as a co-manager. After finally getting used to everything, I have to go through all this again. And before she left, Felicia screwed me on hours this week. That is so fucking lame. And it was so special, because when I called on Monday to ask for my schedule, the new co-manager, MaShawn (that's actually her name, I kept thinking it was LaShawn) gave me the wrong schedule, and read me last week's. Whatever. Hopefully I can just get through this.

Maybe, I'll be going out this weekend with Phil and Lisa and I think some other people. But I have no hopes really for it. I'm not really even that pressed to go, but you know, it's a chance to get out the house and show off some new clothes I bought. I know Phil invited me, Lisa, Dawn, and Rem. But there was also another e-mail address in there, and I can't figure out who it is. I think it's an R-Tech member. I know it's not Jas... er... Spineless. I'm thinking, maybe, Antoin. But don't hold me to that. We'll see.

I'm having trouble of which picture to post. Hmm... I'll have to go with...

I chose it because you can see his hair in it. It's hard as balls to find a picture of him during his second season without that damn hat on. It's really frustrating.

Well, I've got to be going, I'm sure there's another clip of Ben's injury that I could be grimacing at on ESPN or something.

Get well soon, Ben! Always look on the bright side of life. Stupid Monty Python song. More on this new obsession as it develops at a later date.

I'm phasing.