if you don't like soccer or pregnancy, i apologize in advance. not just for the content of today's little article, but for the likely content of tinyengine for the next 30 days.
world cup started with a bang this morning. and i couldn't be happier. this, of course, is the prawn's first world cup, even though he doesn't know it yet. but i feel that the experience will nonetheless be crucial to his development as my son.
this morning, germany (oh wait! SPOILER ALERT!! I AM GOING TO REVEAL TODAY'S WORLD CUP SCORES! IF YOU HAVE THE GAME ON TIVO, STOP READING NOW.) beat costa rica 4-2 in a very exciting match. then, ecuador beat poland, who i think forgot that today was the world cup. it was 2-0 and ecuador's defense was fun to watch. tomorrow will be england and paraguay, so i suggest you tune in. and then there are two more games after that! trinidad & tobago vs sweden and then argentina vs cote d'ivoire. ok, ok, you don't have to watch all of them if you don't want to. you see, some people get unreasonably excited during the nba finals. i don't, even though i do like ben wallace and i usually tune in to watch the pistons in the post-season, which seems to happen about every other day. but, i do get unreasonably excited about world cup. and this world cup will carry me through another month of pregnancy, so when the final rolls around, i will be rolling around too, and will be just 8 weeks away from seeing the prawn. and also that much closer to actually getting out and playing soccer again, as matrimonio has promised me that he will be on prawn-watch on sunday afternoons so i can de-beetle myself on the playing field.
in the meantime, on monday the u.s. plays the czech republic and on tuesday, france plays switzerland. i hate to say it, but i am way more excited about the france game. if only because one doesn't get to see them play very often on tv here, while the u.s. men's national team is on the cover of sports illustrated. i know, i know. it's very exciting for soccer in this country, and i am thrilled, but they charge an arm and a jambe for l'equipe at my local newsstand, and that's the only way i can see my french team. oh, except on the internet, but that's not the same as picking up a magazine or turning on the television.
so that's the world cup roundup. i promise i won't just give the scores every day. i know you can get that just about anywhere else in the world. and i also know that what you come to tinyengine for is insight, wit and good looks. so i will try not to disappoint in the next four weeks.
meanwhile, speaking of good looks, my beetle silhouette is becoming more and more profound. my bell is taking over, and were it not for my new 5-foot-long maternity pillow/companion, who we have decided to name florian, as my espoused of all espresso has stricken said name from the baby name shortlist (and yes, you can address any and all petitions to him), i wouldn't be able to sleep a wink.
a good friend of mine, who is also a lunatic when it comes to soccer, had the misfortune of impregnating his wife 266 days before the world cup final. (they are fortunate to be pregnant, it is the timing that is bad.) their baby is due on july 9th--one month from today. i am pretty sure that she will either have to be induced or undergo a scheduled a c-section on a non-match day before the final, because otherwise, how could he take that chance? how could he miss the birth of his own child? well, it's just something he will have to do, i guess.
here are two more things i wanted to say:
i just ate a really good chocolate cupcake, and also, i think it's really funny whenever someone says that something should be served piping hot.
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