!DCup
by Jackie Roe, TW Social Director
Hi, everyone! Since I didn't get a chance to do this last Friday—skipped the Deuce Club as we were already so saturated with Wimbledon content—I wanted to thank you for the thoughtful birthday messages from two weeks ago. They made the day that much more special and I was happy to celebrate the occasion with my TW family.
Now, back to business. Here’s TalkAboutTennis’s Mariya with the final results of the Wimbledon '11 Suicide Pool. Way to represent, TWibe!
Two of our 10 Men's SP winners came from TW: Mick1303 and MayorGhouliani. Here's their road to victory.**
Mick1303: Simon - Mayer - Ljubicic - Tomic - Del Potro - Ferrer - Lopez – Murray – Nadal - Djokovic
MayorGhouliani: Lopez - Troicki - Simon - Youzhny - Berdych- Ferrer - Tomic - Murray - Nadal- Djokovic
In the Ladies' Pool, there were two winners, both of whom beat the draw (PTMcMahon and OrangeBoy, who was also among the men's winners). Sokol from TW was among the 8 contestants who lost in the final, having picked Sharapova to win. Here are Sokol's picks.
*Sokol:* Pironkova - Zakopalova - Wickmayer - Gajdosova - Petrova - Peng - Lisicki - Azarenka - Kvitova - Sharapova
Congratulations to our winners!
I’m hearing through the grapevine that a number of TWibers are in Austin for the Davis Cup showdown between Spain and the U.S.—and GVGirl organized a gathering that took place last night, yes? If you're there, we'd love to hear about the experience, so please post your reports and photos! (Or send them to me and I'll include them in next week's DC).
Now that we're out of Slam mode, let's return to our All About Me TWiber profiles. (Remember, if you'd like to take the AAM quiz, e-mail me here and I'll pass it on to you.) I can’t say enough about this week’s poster, and it was a real treat to learn more about him/her. Should be a fairly easy guess, which isn't a bad thing . . .
Who am I?
Zodiac sign: I’ll have no witchcraft in my presence, thank you very much!
Hair color: Brown, with the grey menace constantly creeping in (thanks, Mom!)
Eye color: Green
Shoe size: Ridiculously wide
Siblings: Two older sisters
Last album you listened to: GZA, Liquid Swords
Last film you saw: Sukiyaki Western Django
Favorite musician: Too many to list, so here’s a sampling—Townes Van Zandt, DJ Premier, Uncle Tupelo, Pavement
Favorite actress: Alison Brie
Favorite actor: Bryan Cranston
Favorite film: Dr. Strangelove
Favorite TV show: I’ll limit this to ongoing shows; comedy—Community, drama—Breaking Bad
What you like to do on the weekend: Brunch and a crossword puzzle. Oh yeah, I’m pretty exciting.
Favorite color: Black
Favorite food: Constantly changing, but I could really go for a green chile cheeseburger right now.
Favorite sport: Obviously it’s the sport we’re all here to discuss—Competitive marigold-gardening.
Most memorable experience: I met this awesome social director once. [JR: Aw shucks.]
Favorite vacation spot: Anywhere with a cottage, a lake, and friends.
Pets: Not anymore, but cats love me.
Favorite number: Eight, because it is the number of times I asked “Seriously quiz, you’re asking for my favorite number?”
Worst fears: Failure, that fear of failure is causing me to fail, that this is something I can’t change.
Favorite day: Friday.
Friday.
Gotta get down.
On Friday.
Best feeling in the world: Intentionally making someone laugh.
Worst feeling in the world: Unintentionally making someone laugh.
Death: Is easy, comedy is hard.
School: Would teach you that this is not a question, quiz.
Where do you want to live?: Comfortably in my own skin.
Do you believe in heaven and hell?: Heaven—no. Hell—why yes I do believe in other people.
Bad habits: Smoking, laziness, getting down on myself
Chicken or turkey?: Modern turkey isn’t very good. It’s kinda flavorless and dry.
Love or lust?: Both are fine choices, but for best results combine them.
Favorite love song/Favorite break-up song: I dunno, Is The Magnetic Fields’ “I Think I Need a New Heart” a love song or a break-up song? The relationship doesn’t end, but it’s clearly doomed. Anyway, the answer is “Last Caress” by The Misfits.
What are you thinking at this very moment?: No, what are YOU thinking at this very moment?
Favorite kinds of clothes: I wear a lot of sweaters I guess.
What do you hate: That sinking feeling you get when you realize you’ve missed a deadline.
What makes you angry: When I’m misunderstood (and didn’t mean to be).
Who would you want to meet?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guLrfxAqIiQ
The last dream you remember: “Oh no I missed an exam” dream #607. I’VE BEEN DONE WITH SCHOOL FOR YEARS YOU STUPID SUBCONSCIOUS.
What is the meaning of life?: Life exists to give you an opportunity to laugh at people who think they know the meaning of life.
(I had to refrain from typing "LOLOL" after each response. Assuming the humor was intentional, you should be feeling pretty damn good right about now, mystery poster. :)) So who is this, guys? Guess away!
Have a great weekend!