Entry 17: "Top of the World Cup, Ma!!!!"

Yo!

Alright, in response to "Leo Mom"'s comments on last week's blog post, I don't currently, and didn't ever resent "parent(s) expecting their offspring to share a little of their techno-expertise from time to time." Furthermore, as far as the "technology that replaced said parent(s) in importance to you", that is/was never the case with me. Again, my point last week was a brief plea to the parents of America to exercise more effort in remembering what we, the teenagers of America, teach you about technology from time to time. I never expressed resentment in that post, and if anything about that post supposedly got any of that across, I apologize for writing it in a manner that could be easily misconstrued like that. But please understand, eventually the re-teaching does get old.

Case in point, earlier today, I had to teach my grandmother how to turn on her cell phone again, because she forgot to hold the power button down for a couple seconds. Since she uses one of those color Motorola phones, when she quickly pressed it, expecting it to turn on, it flashed white and cut off prematurely, which she thought meant a dead battery. Do I resent my grandmother for forgetting to hold the button and not press it, or the fact she came to me for help? Certainly not. Do I hold technology in a higher regard than people period, let alone my closest family? Of course not. I hope this answers your comments appropriately, "L.M."

Moving on, unless you were nowhere near a television last night, chances are, you already know about Italy's World Cup victory, and the fact that Fabio Grosso is now basically being treated as Italy's version of 2005 Tom Brady, but without actually having the two previous championships under his belt. As far as I know offhand. I'll have to do more Googling later. Anyway, congrats to Italy on their newest football feat. Mark your calendars, people: The next World Cup in 2010 will, according to the official WC website, HERE, will have South Africa as a host country.

Personally, I've never been one for soccer/"football", but apparently that's the sport of the summer. It seems you can't do too many Google searches these days without finding something somehow WC-related. Plus, all the merchandising, promotions, and THIS little gem that Xbox 360ers are running left-and-right I hear, apparently [the OTHER] football's where it's at. Bottom line: As I said, I've never really paid attention to this sport a whole lot, but I suppose all the hubbub is worth verifying sooner or later. By the end of summer, I'm gonna check out this sport and try at least one of those game simulations. If any of you know of any good online soccer games worth checking out, you know the drill. Shoot me a comment or message. I'm pretty sure, though, even after doing this investigation, AMERICAN football'll still be my main sport.........But that's just me.

Later!

-D.