Life is Good!
First of all, congratulations to the University of California, Irvine Volleyball team - NCAA Champions! They're also the MPSF Champions, which was a harder road - they had to face the number one ranked team going into the playoffs (Pepperdine) to win that one. This is UCI's first Volleyball NCAA or MPSF Championship ever and first NCAA Championship since 1988 (the other two were in water polo).

In other good sports news, the Rangers are out of the playoffs (it's about time - sorry, Kenny) and so are the Devils! We enjoyed the AVP (pro beach volleyball) today in Huntington Beach with Chris and Amy - beautiful day to be at the beach and just windy enough to keep us from being too hot in the stands. Gorgeous day to be at the beach. Parking took forever, but it was worth it.

We saw The Light in the Piazza Wednesday night and I loved it. Check out my review on my Kat Views site. I bought David Burnham's CD and The Light in the Piazza right away and can't wait to get them. Now, on to the really big news for me....

Those of you who know me well know two things about me:
1. I love the musical Rent
2. I had a transformed migraine which started on October 3, 2006

Here's the great news....
1. Anthony Rapp & Adam Pascal are going back to Broadway for 6 weeks only to reprise their roles (Mark & Roger) and I'm heading back there to see them. I missed the OBC. Of course, I own the DVD, but seeing them live in the roles they created on Broadway will mean so much to me. We already had our annual trip planned and we arrive the day after their last scheduled performance, but you all know how much I love New York, so having an excuse to go there one more time, see my friends, and see some extra shows is never a problem for me. I'm very excited. If (as Murphy's Law would dictate) Anthony & Adam extend their run, I'll get tickets for when I'm there in September and David will get to experience them in Rent live, too. It's a win-win situation, really.

2. This is the big one... I woke up Friday morning without a migraine. After 7 months and one day, my migraine was gone. I'm a big fan of Topamax. I was afraid to think it could last all day, but it did. The really great news was when we saw Spider-Man 3: The IMAX Experience on Saturday and by the end of the movie I still had no migraine. I have a mild migraine now, but I went 2 1/2 days without a migraine and after 7 months with one, that's HUGE! I have a lot more energy and today's migraine was brought on by being out in the sun and perhaps a bit of dehydration. We drank water and gatorade, but perhaps not enough. At least I have hope that I might wake up tomorrow without a migraine, which is something that was hard to have last week.

Spider-Man 3 was my favorite Spider-Man movie yet. Great special effects, well-done story line, and Venom - what more could one want? I definitely recommend seeing it in IMAX if you can.

Labels: beach volleyball, hockey, life, migraines, movies, musicals, NHL, playoffs, volleyball

Posted by Kat @ 10:15 PM | 0 meows

Mission: Impossible III - worth the trip
I thought Mission: Impossible II was better than the first one and Mission: Impossible III is even better! I definitely recommend catching it in theaters for the special effects! If you're interested in my full review, check it out at my review blog: Kat Views.

Penn State's volleyball team was in the NCAA finals today (after beating UCI in the semi-finals on Thursday). Unfortunately, they lost in a shutout to UCLA. :-( Apparently, Penn State has been to the NCAA playoffs more than any other team except for UCLA, but UCLA has now won 19 championships and Penn State has only won 1. Perhaps next year things will work out better for Penn State or UCI. It'd be great to see both teams do well, since I went to PSU and work at UCI.

Here's hoping the Ducks get killed by Colorado tomorrow. I couldn't even stomach watching the whole game last night. I'm glad we decided not to get tickets, since we'd already had a long week.

Labels: hockey, movies, NHL, volleyball

Posted by Kat @ 9:09 PM | 0 meows

More Olympics Chatter
I was able to catch up mostly Tuesday night and was shocked to see the horrible judging on gymnastics event finals. I don't think I'll ever stop being upset about Alexei Nemov's score (and not getting gold or at least silver) on high bar, but last night's Olympics had some happy things...

I hope you all caught the men's volleyball quarterfinals (USA vs. Greece). Absolutely amazing match! Even with a migraine, I could appreciate how wonderful they were. If the men can win when the whole crowd is rooting against them, I think they can beat any team. They just need to keep up the good work! GO USA! Of course, semifinals aren't until tomorrow, so I will have to wait to find out if they can cut it.

The 100m women's hurdles really amazed me, too. We had someone collapse in the semifinals, and last night the favorite crashed and took out the woman next to her in the finals.

As usual, there is not much going on in my life other than Olympics viewing. With all that I've recorded, who whould have time for anything else?

Labels: gymnastics, Olympics, volleyball

Posted by Kat @ 1:03 PM | 0 meows