the closer you get, the better I feel /the closer you are, the more I see /why everyone says that I look happier when you're around

This morning I hit the snooze button a few times. Suddenly I woke up with a start, knowing that I had overslept. I hesitated to look at the clock for a moment, trying to guess how late I was for work, but I finally rolled over and the clock stared at me. 10:15. Very late.
At least I’m well-rested today.
The Astros game last night was painful and nerve-wracking again, and this time all I could do was pace myself apartment with no one else there to distract me. The worst part is that the Astros really had legitimate chances to win both of the first two games, but the middle relief is just not getting it done. I also think Phil Garner has yanked both Backe (in game 1) and Munro (last night) a bit too early. They were both pitching decently, got into some trouble, and weren’t given the opportunity to work themselves out of the inning. Instead, Garner turns it over to the verrrrrry shaky bullpen. The only consolation at the moment is that Clemens and Oswalt will be starting the next couple games and Phil Garner should hopefully let them go past the 5th inning.
Funny line from an article about Carlos Beltran’s impending free agency: “But now that Beltran has been unleashed in October, thanks to Houston’s surprising dash to the wild card, the numbers he’s put up so far translate to a conga line of zeroes on his next contract, wherever he decides to sign.”
Sigh. Go Astros! Please win tomorrow for me!
People are working on the room across the hall from us here at work, and I have no idea what they’re doing, but the noise is incredibly grating. I turn up the volume on the iPod, loving this new U2 song…
The biggest news of all for today, however, is being buried here at the bottom of my entry in an attempt to avoid “you bought what for how much?” comments. I just bought a new camera! For those keeping score at home, I now have a film point-n-shoot, a film SLR, a digital point-n-shoot, and…a digital SLR. A used Canon 10D. I’m such a closet camera junkie. It is pretty, and should take even prettier pictures. Yay!