"O RLY? More violent than boxing? Or MMA? Or does it only seem violent and newsworthy because women are involved, and they're not acting like delicate princesses?"
Yeah, rly. Pugilistic or MMA violence is of the expected variety: Both parties know it's coming.
This violence was, in my mind, of a significantly higher order, involving true victimization.
Seriously—any skiing/snowboarding Jezzies care to recommend a good place for a first skiing experience? I'd love to try a ski vacation, but I have no idea where to go. I grew up in the Southeast U.S., and I've always heard that the skiing in NC/VA/WV is kinda sucky...but "real" ski resorts seem like they might be overwhelming for a newbie like me.
@Kivrin: Well, I learned in Ruidoso, NM, which is within driving distance of the place where I grew up, and I still go every now and then to ski with my parents or with old friends from my hometown. It's more reasonably priced than others ski resorts and I don't think you'd feel as overwhelmed in terms of people in attendance. #torahjanebright
@Kivrin: East Coast girls like Hunter Mountain and the Poconos.
(Although, even at Aspen, you can always stay indoors - and if you take Pilates class with the rest of the skiers, no one even laughs.) #torahjanebright
@Kivrin: I live in Utah and I highly recommend just about anyplace here. The conditions are great, the costs aren't as high as other "destination" skiing areas, and really great instructors abound if you are interested in taking a class (which I recommend, it can make a drastic difference). That said, I grew up on the west coast and learned to ski in WA/OR, so I'd say from experience that most places in these states are fine as well, and I would assume most places in CA are similar. I learned to snowboard on the east coast and would advise against most east coast locations, with the possible exception of VT/NH which are supposed to be really nice. You definitely don't need powder or any such thing when you're first learning, but if the snow is crusty/icy/packed down too much (as is more often the case out east) then it will be more difficult to learn and possibly turn you off of skiing altogether.
The other thing to keep in mind is that a lot of the big resorts offer beginner's packages these days, which include gear rental and lift tickets for just the beginners/smaller lifts. These are often much more reasonably priced than the lift tickets for the whole mountain, so you won't feel like you're wasting your money on something you can't really use yet anyway. #torahjanebright
As you may have guessed, the athletics department here at UNM is feeling a bit of heat. First our football coach punched an assistant coach. Then the football team managed to maintain a perfect record of 0-7. Now Ms. Lambert.
This was a fabulous week for our president to announce a renewed commitment to athletics. #elizabethlambert
@la.donna.pietra: Considering that the legislature and King Bill have joined together in threatening to slash 5% of the budget, I can't think of any place better to start.I am not proud to be a Lobo today, New Mexico. #elizabethlambert
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I have been yellow carded for accidentally stepping on someone's foot and she pulls that shit and stays in the game? The refs must have been blind. #elizabethlambert
@EkaterinaBallerina: I my mind it's all related to sexism. Most refs refused to believe pretty girls are agressive and/or can be violent. It's one of the reasons I think we need more women referees. And why I ref. #elizabethlambert
@EkaterinaBallerina: my worst attack was when a defender (bigger than me and quite muscular/strong) sat on my head on an astroturf field. 1. i was stuck under her and 2. the turf really hurt and scratched up my face pretty badly.
I also got hit in the face, right in the nose, with someone's wrist cast once. that could have been an accident but why did they let her play? it was dangerous. #elizabethlambert
@unionmaid: Wow good for you reffing. That's great and I totally agree.
We also believed that the refs were so slow to act because of the school we were playing. I won't say the name, but it specialized in students with emotional problems. Students that were already aggressive, angry and violent. Which throw in competitive sports and it's a pretty ugly few hours. In the 4 years I had to play them, I saw some of the worst behavior I've ever seen and it was rarely called or punished. Of all games to up the whistle-blowing, this would have been the one. But alas, the refs spent the whole time looking bored off their brains. #elizabethlambert
A lot of that was way over agressive play, but the ponytail pull was ridiculous and should have gotten her thrown out of the game (I don't have the sound on, so I don't know if she was, but they didn't show video of the red card). All of that shit would get you at least a 15 yard penalty in football, where despite all the hitting, they do not take that stuff lightly. #elizabethlambert
Reminds me of when my ballet teacher told me I should wear my hair up in a pony tail to ballet class. The next class, she pulled me back to the right spot with my pony tail. #elizabethlambert
Wow, she's like the Ron Artest/Ty Cobb/ Mike Tyson/ Pete Rose/ entire University of Miami football team/ Zidane/ every single baseball player who has ever charged the mound of ladies! #elizabethlambert
My local morning news covered this (KTLA) and when they introduced the story, the anchor said, "I can't believe someone wrote this. 'We don't talk about women's soccer very often, so you know when we do, it's something big.' Why would someone write that?" Then they threw to a sports guy who said the fight probably started when one woman stole another's man and the anchor pleaded with them to stop being so sexist. They did the whole, "it's not sexist if it's a joke!" thing, then listed all the other recent incidents of male-on-male sports violence and announced that maybe women weren't that different after all.
The anchor, by the way, is Michaela Pereira. And she is awesome. #elizabethlambert
@RisaPlata: Everyday she puts all those guys right in their place. She won't take shit off nobody. And she won't let them bag on any other women in the newsroom either.
C'mon. I played soccer, and that's the worst I've seen. Do I think other girls act as badly? Yes, but probably not on camera. That ponytail takedown was brutal and WOULD definitely have made SportsCenter if it were a dude.
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Radar must not have seen the 2006 World Cup where Zidane (one of my fave players!) head-butted 2006 World Cup.
I won't even itemize on Wayne Rooney! #elizabethlambert
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I'm probably just jealous. She's in better shape than I'll ever be, ever ever ever. #torahjanebright
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Yeah, rly. Pugilistic or MMA violence is of the expected variety: Both parties know it's coming.
This violence was, in my mind, of a significantly higher order, involving true victimization.
Or, as Whoopi would say, ...... #elizabethlambert
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Seriously—any skiing/snowboarding Jezzies care to recommend a good place for a first skiing experience? I'd love to try a ski vacation, but I have no idea where to go. I grew up in the Southeast U.S., and I've always heard that the skiing in NC/VA/WV is kinda sucky...but "real" ski resorts seem like they might be overwhelming for a newbie like me.
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(Although, even at Aspen, you can always stay indoors - and if you take Pilates class with the rest of the skiers, no one even laughs.) #torahjanebright
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The other thing to keep in mind is that a lot of the big resorts offer beginner's packages these days, which include gear rental and lift tickets for just the beginners/smaller lifts. These are often much more reasonably priced than the lift tickets for the whole mountain, so you won't feel like you're wasting your money on something you can't really use yet anyway. #torahjanebright
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I also got hit in the face, right in the nose, with someone's wrist cast once. that could have been an accident but why did they let her play? it was dangerous. #elizabethlambert
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We also believed that the refs were so slow to act because of the school we were playing. I won't say the name, but it specialized in students with emotional problems. Students that were already aggressive, angry and violent. Which throw in competitive sports and it's a pretty ugly few hours. In the 4 years I had to play them, I saw some of the worst behavior I've ever seen and it was rarely called or punished. Of all games to up the whistle-blowing, this would have been the one. But alas, the refs spent the whole time looking bored off their brains. #elizabethlambert
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"Wow, this will get women's soccer more fans than ever!"
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"All women's sports should be like this!!"
Headdesk. #elizabethlambert
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The anchor, by the way, is Michaela Pereira. And she is awesome. #elizabethlambert
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Go Michaela! #elizabethlambert
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I can't believe she didn't get tossed. #elizabethlambert
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