tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92065434420172838632012-09-06T15:42:26.046-04:00Community College Quality Writing.Archihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02151272110728462869noreply@blogger.comBlogger180125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206543442017283863.post-38219467566171318552011-01-16T19:45:00.000-05:002011-01-16T19:45:11.331-05:002011-01-16T19:45:11.331-05:00

I believe in omens. This is a microcosm. Before I say anything, let me extend my sincerest thank you's to Sarah, LJ, Joanna, Erin M, Erin Z and Giana. When I came up with the idea for this it was mainly a "Wouldn't it be funny if?", but the responses I got from these ladies blew my mind and forced me to actually follow through with a plan, which is an extreme rarity for me. Each and every

Archihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02151272110728462869noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206543442017283863.post-86152892141218849382010-09-25T18:51:00.000-04:002011-01-16T19:45:34.144-05:002011-01-16T19:45:34.144-05:00

Thank you Cito, for finally forcing Joanna to stick to a date. PRE GAME Another Wednesday game, which meant another humanities class that lasted until 6pm. This time instead of half-assing a journal entry and then leaving early, I just skipped the class altogether. Hi Mom! It was the last home game of the regular season, and the last possible opportunity Joanna and I had to make this Jayte

Archihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02151272110728462869noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206543442017283863.post-66932295255099806922010-09-23T17:08:00.001-04:002011-01-16T18:03:07.122-05:002011-01-16T18:03:07.122-05:00

After watching two games in one week where the Jays played like crap inside a mostly empty stadium with the roof closed, sunshine and warm weather seemed like a good sign for the weekend. Yeah, so what if it was September 11th? PRE GAME Unlike my previous dates during this week, Saturday morning was a warm and beautiful day, meaning the roof would remain open for the game. The Rangers were

Archihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02151272110728462869noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206543442017283863.post-59580994911631452112010-09-22T16:47:00.001-04:002011-01-16T16:48:25.967-05:002011-01-16T16:48:25.967-05:00

I thought this weekend was going to be a total bust, it was starting off rough and I was really nervous to meet Archi. For starters I left my phone at the office, and had no way of grabbing it over the weekend. Secondly, the Rogers guy was scheduled the morning before the game and I was stressing out. Thirdly, I'm a pretty shy person around folks I don't know and I was starting to really second

Archihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02151272110728462869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206543442017283863.post-70468676894522061402010-09-21T16:38:00.000-04:002011-01-16T16:38:36.735-05:002011-01-16T16:38:36.735-05:00

It would be a gross understatement to say that The Jayting Game has brought me a fair share of surprises. No surprise was bigger than the day an application from a girl named Giana landed in my inbox. I was startled. I like to think I'm a pretty well connected guy when it comes to Jays fans on the internet, but somehow Giana had slipped entirely under the radar. A quick peruse of her blog only

Archihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02151272110728462869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206543442017283863.post-54945787812471975962010-09-20T16:30:00.000-04:002011-01-16T16:30:25.177-05:002011-01-16T16:30:25.177-05:00

Hey these seats look awfully familiar... PRE GAME Less than 24 hours after my date with Erin M ended, I was on my way back to the Skydome to meet Erin Z and take in the 2nd game of the Jays series with the Texas Rangers. Having learned my lesson from the rush I was in to make the date the day before, I slept through class on the morning of this date, so my afternoon was wide open to take the

Archihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02151272110728462869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206543442017283863.post-80946593791144908862010-09-19T15:14:00.001-04:002011-01-16T15:44:00.615-05:002011-01-16T15:44:00.615-05:00

For those of you who don't know me, I'm not a big baseball fan. Although I do love the Blue Jays, for me it's always been all about hockey, and the prospect of going on a Jayte with baseball fanatic was a little bit daunting. As I previously mentioned, I have been told that Zuber and I had met in the past, when I was living with a long-time friend of his. I had heard many many stories over the

Archihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02151272110728462869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206543442017283863.post-68265694596146169842010-09-18T15:02:00.000-04:002011-01-16T15:03:26.932-05:002011-01-16T15:03:26.932-05:00

I'm sure the question you'll ask when you come across this application is "Where the hell did this girl come from?" A fair question, considering she has no blog of any kind and just sort of appeared out of nowhere with the app. But, my friends, there is a back story. Erin is a friend of a friend, whom I had apparently met the day I got my lip pierced (Yeah, I got my lip pierced) when I was 20.

Archihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02151272110728462869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206543442017283863.post-76599454574841702612010-09-17T14:50:00.001-04:002011-01-16T16:24:36.675-05:002011-01-16T16:24:36.675-05:00

Just posting this to prove that Marc Rzepczynski did, in fact, warm up before facing the Rangers. If you watched the game you were probably wondering if he'd thrown a single pitch before taking the mound. PRE GAME To call the timing of this date in my life "Interesting" would be an understatement. At 25-years old, I had just quit a fairly lucrative full-time job and enrolled in clown

Archihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02151272110728462869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206543442017283863.post-33472310191281007202010-09-16T11:03:00.001-04:002010-09-16T11:05:21.192-04:002010-09-16T11:05:21.192-04:00

This recap is going to start with a note to self: next time you set up a date, try to do it on a day when you know you won’t have to get up before dawn and work a full shift beforehand. I didn't think about these things before this date, and I regret it. The combination of incredibly shy – which I am – and beyond sleepy – which I was – is mostly awful when it comes to a date… or, well, anything.

Archihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02151272110728462869noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206543442017283863.post-28021967236766615372010-09-15T22:23:00.000-04:002010-09-15T22:23:03.694-04:002010-09-15T22:23:03.694-04:00

Well, I changed my entire life last week by quitting my job and returning to school after 3 full years of full-time employment. You know that old saying "Don't quit your day job?" Well, I quit my freaking day job, which was, co-incidentally, a night job. My first week returning to regularly scheduled and civilized hours also happened to be the same week I'd scheduled THREE Jayting Game Dates.

Archihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02151272110728462869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206543442017283863.post-56830017816376900332010-09-06T10:09:00.002-04:002010-09-06T19:26:52.958-04:002010-09-06T19:26:52.958-04:00

Jose Bautista was hitting triples to the opposite field, wearing sunglasses and chilling in the shade. Yeah, it was that kind of afternoon. PREGAME I feel like I need to preface this entire thing by disclosing how incredibly irresponsible I am. If there's one guaranteed way to make sure I get absolutely no sleep at all, it's scheduling something to do at noon the next day. As a product of

Archihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02151272110728462869noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206543442017283863.post-88370256882376903142010-08-30T19:16:00.000-04:002010-08-30T19:16:31.369-04:002010-08-30T19:16:31.369-04:00

Due to a crazy weekend, I need a few days to turn my clock back around to what I consider 'normal' (read: sober up) and as such, haven't been able to pound out my recap of the wonderful time I had on Saturday afternoon at the Jays game with LJ. Luckily, she's got hers read to go. Enjoy! First and foremost is my thanks to Archi for being great company. He's not just handsome, he's easy-going

Archihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02151272110728462869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206543442017283863.post-49155402783060902502010-08-28T09:23:00.003-04:002010-08-30T19:17:51.205-04:002010-08-30T19:17:51.205-04:00

As the dog days of August wind to a close and people continue to wait for Jose Bautista to stop smashing anything on the inner half of the plate over the Jays bullpen in left field, it has become time to get back to the ballpark and take in some Blue Jays baseball with some fantastic female company.  Our next match-up is this Saturday afternoon's game with the Tigers. After an extra-inning

Archihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02151272110728462869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206543442017283863.post-42069567818777180802010-08-27T23:59:00.000-04:002010-08-28T08:52:24.160-04:002010-08-28T08:52:24.160-04:00

"Sometimes You Win. Sometimes You Lose. Sometimes It Rains." Every so often, baseball and life will reflect each other in such a way that when you describe one it explains the other. Keeping in this spirit, we'll have to call Friday Night's date with Joanna a rain out. Sometimes things that have nothing to do with baseball get in the way of baseball. Luckily, when games are postponed during

Archihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02151272110728462869noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206543442017283863.post-56047179017901700362010-08-26T19:50:00.004-04:002010-08-26T20:00:51.883-04:002010-08-26T20:00:51.883-04:00

Thanks to one of the hardest working members of the Jays Blogosphere, The Blue Jay Hunter, recent talk amongst us like-minded folk has been "Who is the most quintessential Blue Jay". As is the standard for posting about baseball on the internet, I put about 45 minutes of effort and research into my answer.  Below is my argument for the most quintessential Blue Jay, Tony Fernandez. Tony

Archihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02151272110728462869noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206543442017283863.post-9810782397746575742010-08-24T05:00:00.002-04:002010-08-30T19:18:38.502-04:002010-08-30T19:18:38.502-04:00

In case you were under a rock last night, Jose Bautista has a message for you: The Toronto Blue Jays are back in town. Yes, the road trip is over and the Jays are back at Skydome for their 3rd last homestand of the 2010 season. Jose Bautista and the Jays are hosting the Yankees for 3 games and the Detroit Tigers for a 4 game set over the weekend. Due to the high influx of Front Running Yankee

Archihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02151272110728462869noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206543442017283863.post-51897053147097708782010-08-20T21:03:00.000-04:002010-08-20T21:03:03.617-04:002010-08-20T21:03:03.617-04:00

While the Jays themselves have been on a road trip all week, goings-on around the Jayting Game are flowing along smoothly. First and foremost, the schedule is set for the next 3 dates: Date #2 - Joanna - Friday, August 27th - vs Detroit Date #3 - LJ - Saturday, August 28th - vs Detroit Date #4 - Erin - Wednesday, September 8th - vs Texas Yes, you read that correctly: Back to back dates on the

Archihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02151272110728462869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206543442017283863.post-7919935096232139322010-08-19T20:41:00.000-04:002010-08-20T21:03:25.846-04:002010-08-20T21:03:25.846-04:00

Thought this bares mentioning as a disclaimer before attempting to go on date with me to a Jays game: I have a tendency to attract screaming foul balls and ridiculous situations. Case in point, the following link: Foul Balls, Beer don't mix That's me in the Jays hat and black sweater. Just so you know, ladies. Keep your eyes open and your head up.

Archihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02151272110728462869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206543442017283863.post-46578575732713705602010-08-12T21:41:00.000-04:002010-08-12T21:41:49.516-04:002010-08-12T21:41:49.516-04:00

Throughout the rest of the baseball season, yours truly will be taking fine, baseball loving ladies on dates to Jays games in a special series entitled "The Jayting Game" each date will feature written recaps from both sides, pictures, profiles and all kinds of fun stuff.  Sad McCormick sitting with all his friends Hypothetical collar tug. How’s a girl supposed to follow that recap?! First

Archihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02151272110728462869noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206543442017283863.post-60597780809591358222010-08-11T18:04:00.000-04:002010-08-11T18:04:14.101-04:002010-08-11T18:04:14.101-04:00

Throughout the rest of the baseball season, yours truly will be taking fine, baseball loving ladies on dates to Jays games in a special series entitled "The Jayting Game" each date will feature written recaps from both sides, pictures, profiles and all kinds of fun stuff.  John McDonald on the field for a Travis Snider Home Run? A Good Omen.  At 5:45am on the morning of the date, I was on my

Archihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02151272110728462869noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206543442017283863.post-14008489675023376412010-08-10T10:29:00.000-04:002010-08-10T10:29:04.391-04:002010-08-10T10:29:04.391-04:00

Throughout the rest of the baseball season, yours truly will be taking fine, baseball loving ladies on dates to Jays games in a special series entitled "The Jayting Game" each date will feature written recaps from both sides, pictures, profiles and all kinds of fun stuff.  As the minutes melt away and first pitch draws ever closer, the time has come to reveal the names, faces and personalities

Archihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02151272110728462869noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206543442017283863.post-21559652604304832052010-08-09T03:32:00.000-04:002010-08-24T05:05:28.560-04:002010-08-24T05:05:28.560-04:00

Throughout the rest of the baseball season, yours truly will be taking fine, baseball loving ladies on dates to Jays games in a special series entitled "The Jayting Game" each date will feature written recaps from both sides, pictures, profiles and all kinds of fun stuff.  The day of the first date has arrived!  As the Red Sox make their way into town to take on the red hot Blue Jays, the

Archihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02151272110728462869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206543442017283863.post-42656860121012903302010-08-08T19:26:00.000-04:002010-08-24T05:05:07.970-04:002010-08-24T05:05:07.970-04:00

I've gotten a lot of wonderful feedback in the last week regarding the Jayting Game and I thought I'd lay things on the line here and give you an opportunity to apply for an appearance without having to publicly leave a comment or twitter or what have you. Below, you will find a blank application form that you can fill out and send to me at archi[dot]zuber[at]gmail[dot]com. No need to have your

Archihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02151272110728462869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206543442017283863.post-38113064924143378542010-08-08T16:23:00.001-04:002010-08-08T16:28:54.280-04:002010-08-08T16:28:54.280-04:00

As the author of The Handsome Man's Guide To Taking A Lady To The Ballpark, I have undoubtedly proven that I can talk the talk when it comes to taking women on dates to Jays games. Well, loyal readers, the time has come for me to walk the walk. With the help of the finest women in the finest Baseball Blog Circle in the Major Leagues, I am introducing a new series called "The Jayting Game".  Over

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