Thumbs 5: Look Who's Thumbing Now

Thumbs Up: Baseball. It's back, and it's awesome. My Mets won, the Phils lost (and had a fantastic comeback against the Braves), the high school team I coached looked pretty respectable in their first-ever game, and I already scored free tickets to a luxury box and will be on the field for batting practice at a major league game later this month. Long live 'Merica's pastime!

Thumbs down:The Mets. This one is painful for me, but it's necessary. If we didn't all punch our loved ones in the jaw when they messed up, we wouldn't be grown-ups. Deadspin reported earlier this week that the Mets are ending their long-standing tradition of Little League Days. They used to allow little leaguersby the thousands into particular games at discounted rates and have a pre-game parade on the field. But with fewer seats at Citi Field, it just doesn't turn enough of a profit to be brought across the parking lot from the old stadium. For shame!

Thumbs Up: Levi Johnston. Over the summer I felt bad for this kid as he was essentially dragged around as a pawn by the McCain/Gimmick campaign. But over the last week or so, I’ve really come to respect him. He’s shown no fear or hesitation in going after the most powerful person in
his state, calling her out for being a heartless, blinded by ambition, disingenuous liar.

Thumbs Down: Texans. Well, not all Texans, but definitely these four. I don’t even know if I can express how terrible what they did was, and I don’t even especially like dogs. I can’t help but wish Mr. Luttrell had gotten a clean shot.

Thumbs Up: Having Good Friday Off. I've got a lot of things to gripe about at work (see below), but non-profits do days off right. The three day weekend's all the sweeter knowing that Cadbury Cream Eggs lie at the end of it.

Thumbs Down: Shared Cubicles. Working in a cubicle is miserable enough. When you share a cubicle with two other people, though, you spend your workday constantly looking over your shoulder to see if anyone has noticed that you're dicking around on the internet. I can't even get in a decent game of freecell, damnit! I'm also the furthest one from the window, which means that another person controls when and for how long I have access to the sun. That starts to mess with your head after a while.