Xtasy is sweeping the Nate-ion. My writing is in blue, which was entirely coincidental, but makes it more clear, I think.
From: Nathan (sendmepictures@themanhole.com)
To: Xavier (me@this.com)
Fuck fuck fuck. If you’d have told me that the Bucs would lose because of a weak effort by Jeff Garcia and stellar play by Eli Manning, I’d have laughed right in your interface. It’s like, you root for a team all season long, you never miss a game, the playoffs roll around, and all your dedication seems decidedly stupid. Fuck fuck fuck.
The good news: I made $100, had an awesome weekend that I can’t write about because I want to keep having these kinds of weekends, and I thoroughly enjoyed the Steelers/Jaguars game to the tune of $50. It was one of those games that reminds you why you love football. It had the drama, the hits and the underdog triumph. I love me some underdog triumph. It’s delicious.
You got me thinking about my favorite color with your little spiel last week on color choices. I’ve always thought green was my favorite color because so many awesome things are green: money, grass, my freaking eyes, but now that I think about it, green is a horrible color for a lot of things, like say bananas or beef. So thanks, X, you totally fucked up my perception of my favorite color. I hope you’re happy with yourself, Xhole.
I agree about the Vick treatment with the notes. Since when is it insincere to use notes? It’s not like he had three or four days to memorize it anyway. Whatever.
From: Xavier
To: Nathan
From: Nathan
To: Xavier
Moving on to the picks because picks is the shit.
Seahawks over Packers
It’s underrated versus overrated. It’s Favre’s old coach versus Favre’s new coach. It should be the best game of the week. To me, the Seahawks are a pretty well kept secret. Two years ago, I made a buttload of money on them because Vegas kept underrating them. Maybe it’s ‘cause their QB is bald. Also, to drive this home, no one plays well in Lambeau in January and that includes the Packers.
Patriots over Jaguars
I hope I’m wrong here, but the Jags barely beat the Steelers and they played their asses off. Meanwhile, Tom Brady and Randy Moss have been aggressively practicing high-fiving each other and smiling. This will be a massacre.
Colts over Chargers
And the Norv Turner era is over. I wonder who will coach the Chargers next year. I hope it’s me. Love San Diego.
Cowboys over Giants
This game was the toughest call of the week for me. If the Giants play like they played the Bucs last week (sigh), the ‘Boys’ll be fucked. Oh, and speaking of fucked, what’s the over/under on days until the Tony Romo/Jessica Simpson sex tape is released. I’m thinking 185, but that figure may be low. She tends to work slow. Come to think of it, the bitch is just slow. Period.
From: Xavier
To: Nathan
From: Nathan
To: Xavier
Three more questions and then I’m out.
What is the deal with all the hating going around PIC lately (and yes, I know this is not football related)? For some reason, we got front page writers ripping on each other and David Nelson. We had that Gaudio/Xavier thing? Why all the hate, man? Why?
You mentioned that you spend a great deal of time in LA? Do you think they’ll even attempt to get an NFL team? Do you have any inside dirt on this? Do you think the people out there deserve a team? Want a team? Passionately seek out a team? I’m kind of curious about that. The Sports Guy once wrote that it would be very difficult to explain to a foreigner why Green Bay has a team and LA doesn’t. Maybe you want to give it a shot? Maybe you don’t. Maybe you’d like a cheeseburger.
Brett Favre and retirement: yes or no? I say yes, but I don’t think he will. Your thoughts please.
From: Xavier
To: Nathan
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