Game 3: Los Angeles Lakers 87, Boston Celtics 81 (2-1) (Tuesday, June 10, 2008)

Game 3: Los Angeles Lakers 87, Boston Celtics 81 (2-1) (Tuesday, June 10, 2008)

Not surprisingly, Boston lost last night. The NBA is a very home court-advantage league. What gives me hope is that they came back from a large deficit and nearly tied the game at the end on the road. Our stars, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett could not buy a basket last night while L.A.'s star Kobe Bryant ended up with 36 points.

Hopefully Game 4 will be a different story, but at least the game was entertaining! :)

Microburst!

Well, it was quite a night last night. The Celtics lost ;) but more importantly, I still have a house! *cue Wizard of Oz Wicked Witch of the West music* We had a microburst tornado cleave through town, and it split some branches of the old maple tree down in back. Both are half-blocking the road, so we're on the list for emergency clean-up. Another tree branch landed on wires. No fences, houses, or cars (or people!) were damaged, so all is good. Ironically, the other maple tree that had been damaged in the Hurricane of '85 is in great shape, steel rod and all!

Kinda scary, as June 10th is a just a day after the 55th anniversary of the June 9, 1953 tornado that tore through Massachusetts and was ranked as one of the worst ever. My dad was serving in the Korean War at the time and was frantic for news from home, with life playing the irony card as his parents and girlfriend (my mom) had been in more danger than he was (temporarily, as Dad served on the front lines of that nasty little war) in Korea!

My mom remembered the weird greenish sky on an extremely hot day (our weather yesterday was horrendous as to heat) and the air raid sirens going off as the tornado approached. My dad had some memories of the Hurricane of '38 (she was far too young to remember), with a neighbor's roof ending up across the street, and this tornado really ripped through the county. Ninety-four people died that day, and the National Guard had to come in to help. Her father's car had been crushed in '38 (luckily without him in it!) but the family car survived this occurrence.

Two years later (1955) the area would be hit with a devastating flood. Interesting times!

So all in all, glad to not be in Oz right now! ;)

Fic: Jewels In The Crown I: Hera's Chalice (9/12)

Title: Jewels In The Crown I: Hera’s Chalice (9/12)
Author: BradyGirl
Pairings/Characters (this chapter): Marcus Haversham, Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Selina Kyle, Steve/Diana, Medea, Jim Gordon
Genres: Romance, Drama, A Touch Of Mystery
Rating (this chapter): PG-13
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
General Summary: When Queen Hippolyta sends a precious Amazon artifact to America with an Amazon guard, both cause Diana and Steve no end of trouble.
Chapter Summary: The Gotham contingent makes a discovery.
Date Of Completion: April 3, 2008
Date Of Posting: June 11, 2008
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, DC does, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 981
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Notes: Dedicated to our hardy band of Steve/Diana fans! :)
Special thanks to jen_in_japan , whose enthusiasm for this project kept me going with a smile on my face. :)
All chapters can be found here. 

( Bruce and Dick were talking by the buffet table when Selina appeared, dripping in jewels. )

 

Spotlight: Food In Fiction

I checked out the LJ comm spotlight for this week and food_in_fiction does look like an interesting resource. It does appear to be slash-friendly (check the Profile Page). :)