I want more SOCCER!

I love field sports: football; soccer; field hockey; lacrosse — anything involving a team and lots of movement. So we’ve had happy tv time in our casa lately, with lotsa soccer — we love watching a good soccer match.

What makes it even better? Eye Candy! And DANG, Mexico and Argentina field some serious Eye Candy. Me likey long hair, and their players wear it well. We’re talkin’ major rock star karma.

So when errands had to be run during the Mexico/Argentina game I was a sad girl, but hopes were raised upon hearing of overtime… so I rushed home, ran up to my studio in great anticipation, turned on ESPN and found — Paintball? Huh? Not just paintball, but the US Paintball Championships. Who knew? I mean really, WHO KNEW? Is this where the Nascar dads go when the race is over?

The teams are the Chicago Evil versus the London Tigers, as it seems you don’t have to actually be from the US to be the US Champions. Apparently there’s special paintball lingo: the guys are rolling around behind ‘tombstones’, big blowup things that look like waffle blocks. The commentators are saying things like “emotional leader of the team”; “workin’ the dollhouse”; and “with true grace” — the last pertaining to a kidney shot with which one dude nailed another.

As to eye candy, there is none in sight. These guys are wrapped up in teflon tip to toe, and look like a bunch of Lego soldiers. Sadness.