phoenixastraea | Weekend Update (Reply)

You know, as I was sitting down to type this, I thought about apologizing for all the fangirling I've done recently about Shawn Michaels and DX. Then, I thought, 'No I wont! I'm damn pround of my HHHBK obsession and my obsession with wresling in general! So there!'

Ok, that felt good. I had a great weekend with my cousin. I shuttled her back and forth to and from practices, meetings, school etc...and I got a real taste of what it was like to have a kid...a high school sophomore no less. To all those mothers and fathers out there on my flist, I bow to you; it's so much tougher than it seems and it's as exhausting and rewarding as it could get. I got to fix all her meals, drive her around everywhere, make sure she did her homework, not go out with my friends, listen to her prayers at night, and get her ass up the next day to do it all over again. It's a wow and a total eye-opener. It was also a wonderful experience that I wouldn't have missed. To all my friends that I missed seeing this weekend, my apologies but she had to come first as families must, I think.

In other news, I am thoroughly enjoying being a fan of wrestling at the moment. No matter how many critics are out there in the IWC (Internet Wrestling Community, for the uninitiated) hating on DX, I think its one of the freshest, most wonderful things to hit RAW in a long time. I suppose calling it "fresh" is ironic considering it's reviving a team that was made popular nearly 10 years ago, but strangely enough, recycling just about anything from the Attitude Era is better than what's going on creatively with the E. Hell, they're even going to dumb down ECW because they're saying that people don't realize that it's part of the E. Screw that and screw the creative teams that do things like booking a squash match between Jeff Hardy and Big Show THE week after Jeff wins the Intercontinental Title. EF that! It would have been a GOLDEN opportunity to have Matt run in and help his brother out, which would have garnered a HUGE pop from the crowd and possibly big TV ratings for the RAW family reunion. Instead they have Rey Mysterio on the show continuing the tasteless feud with Chavo even though he's NEVER been a member of the RAW brand. Genius, guys. Genius. I shouldn't be surprised, though, considering these are the same guys that continue to waste the great talent that they DO have (Ex. Shelton Benjamin, the Hooliganz, Matt Hardy, Kurt Angle) and push talentless hacks like The Miz and MVP down our throats.   All this in mind, some incredible things have transpired in the past few months. My dear Jeff has returned and now has the IC belt, which is great. The Hooliganz continue to dominate and look great in their Tag Title belts, Chris Benoit has the USA Title belt back, and it looks like an EXCELLENT (or should I say, DXcellent!!! *ducks tomatoes then runs and does some crotch chops*) feud between DX and Randy Orton/Edge is on the horizon, thereby giving something for DX to do other than destroy the already pathetic RAW Tag Team Division. Also, Kurt Angle is about to debut in TNA and the thought of him returning to the ring rejuvenated sends chills up my spine.  The WWE's loss of Kurt Angle is TNA's gain. I cannot WAIT to see him kick some ass in the six sided ring.

Six sided ring, you say? As Mr. Spock would say, "I find that highly illogical". Just roll with me on it.

It's also providing an incredible escape for a lot of things going on with me in my life. One of which is the fact that my family really cannot stay out of my work life. Right now, I'm doing a job that I know is dead-end...but right now, its paying the bills and allowing me to recuperate from a lot of stress, not the least of which is an impromptu move from VA to MD and graduation from grad school. Of COURSE I want to be in a job that allows me to use my Master's Degree talents...but right now, I'm not sure what I want to do. Of course, to my family I'm being complacent and treading water, all of which frustrates them to no end. They think I'm stuck. I don't need to hear this on a daily basis and wish to the Gods that they'd just leave me the fuck alone sometimes to work this out. I don't understand why they just can't let me be and have a little faith that I will get this worked out. *sigh* I know they mean well, but it's really wearing me thin, when I'm already hanging by a moment anyway.

Well, as this man would more than likely tell me, I gotta have faith.