CONFESSIONS OF A FAT GIRL

Remembering Junior Seau

I was very sad today to hear about Junior Seau's suicide. I immediately remembered him as being exceedingly human - friendly and kind. He had to be for me to remember meeting him -- I don't even remember what I had for breakfast this morning.

In September '94, my family was on vacation in San Diego. On the morning of September 5, we were eating at a deli called D.Z. Akins and my parents saw him at a nearby table. I would not have picked him out -- I've never been that into football. But my dad picked up a newspaper from a rack outside because Junior was center, front page. He'd played an amazing game the night before versus the Denver Broncos. My mom asked him to autograph the newspaper. He was all smiles and flattered to be asked. I think he was excited to make the front page and I'm pretty sure my brother and I were introduced and he was nice to us. 

FYI - Headline is "High Fives for No. 55" -- Junior was #55. :)

A lot of the commentary on the news this morning has been about Junior's irrefutable joy for life and great kindness. His love for his three children and ex-wife. I don't doubt any of it. It is so sad he is gone and the circumstances could not be worse. 

Rest in peace, Mr. Seau. I hope whatever demons plagued you have subsided now. 

 

A little more:

Marcellus Wiley Gets Emotional Over Junior Seau Death On ESPN (VIDEO)

 

Tacky Lines

Yesterday, a very strange man on a dating website e-mailed me "think you'd make cute babies with me?"

{{shudders}}

Um, ew?

I'm easily flattered but even still, I have my limits. And that was on the other side of the line... He couldn't come up with anything better than THAT?

Back to work, idiot boy. Go find a new trademark. You fail.

It's a nice, simple reminder that I am still allowed to have my standards and be picky. I keep my head held high, awaiting a proper pick-up line like "Did it hurt where you fell... from heaven?"

And now, I'm off to dreamland -- if only the neighbor wasn't playing with her crying baby right outside my window.

She was probably suckered by something like the "cute babies" line. Fool!