Well, it’s part of the time again when some of us will be able to watch the Champions League live while others could only hope that they could have the luxury of camping in front of the idiot's box. I’m somewhere in the middle. I really want to watch Ajax – Thun game. However, no thanks to ESPN, the nearest thing to an Ajax match is Arsenal – Sparta.

As such, I’m not sure whether I’m blessed or not. The soccer god can’t seem to decide whether I deserve hell or heaven. So, he gave me a satellite dish.


But I suppose soccer god does reserve some love for me because one of my neighbors has only some sort of antenna.


The sky was exceptionally blue today. Only now do I know why blue is associated with freedom. After all these years, it had never occured to me until today. I'm loving the color blue even more. Heh. Go Blue!

Thank heavens that the Wolverines beat the Nittany Lions. Maybe next year Paterno. Next year.

Anyway, back to soccer.

Really, I shouldn’t be too apprehensive about Ajax – Thun match. First of all, it’s a game in Amsterdam. It’s a home match. Secondly, though Ajax is not a superpower anymore, it’s Thun! It originates from a country that produces watch! And cheese. With holes! And also home of neutrality. In fact, Thun should be neutral whenever Ajax abuses Thun’s defense! Too many exclamation marks make this awkward! Don’t you think so! I mean, don’t you think so?

Then again, comparing Ajax performance against Thun, I and indeed Ajax have every reason to not take Thun lightly. Arsenal got lucky at Highbury while Sparta Prague, of which almost beat Ajax, got beaten by Thun!

In league action, Ajax several days was held scoreless against Heracles while Thun had a goal fest – they won 5 – 1 against other obscure team.

When I expressed my thoughts at Ajaxtalk.nl, a person replied, approximately, "...relax. We are Ajax and they are Thun". One of them even replied in Dutch, "...'Holy sh**, it's cold', sprak een Amerikaanse toeriste toen zij het strand van Noordwijk af kwam lopen." I'm not sure what it means since the translator doesn't seem to be doing a good work. But it sounds sarcastic and I do think he don’t quite realize that I’m not an American.

Whatever it is, the ideal results from Group B would be Arsenal and Ajax’s win. This will increase Ajax’s chance of progressing to the next stage via second place.

Also, I hope all Italians lose. Nuff said.