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Kristabella: Full of Snark Since 1977

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I’m Too Old For This

I have arrived safely back in Chicago. I know you were all wondering if I would make it or if I would be overcome by a flood of rum and just stay in St. Louis.
I’m exhausted. If I had a video camera in the car with me filming me on my drive back, it would [...]

Gateway to Rehab

Get it? Because St. Louis is?the Gateway City. Isn’t it? Because the arch is the gateway to the west. Even though there is way more country west of the Mississippi than east of it. But the same philosophy applies to college athletics. Because God forbid a team west of the Mississippi were to be good. [...]

Rewind

I’m leaving for St. Louis in an hour or so. And since I’m going down to see Rich and when the two of us get together drunk doesn’t even begin to describe the debauchery, I should post something now. Because there is no way I can fail with this posting every day thing now. That [...]

Giving Thanks

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I hope everyone is enjoying a wonderful day of eating and drinking and spending time with those they love. Or at least tolerate. With copious amounts of alcohol.
I figure instead of talking about how stupid turkeys are?and why God was doing them a favor by making them the centerpiece of a [...]

Do You Take This Sun Devil?

I am a Sun Devil. Loud and proud. Did I mention LOUD?
I never knew what school spirit was until I started college. In high school, we just kind of sucked all around in pretty much every sport. Our football team went to the playoffs one year, I think. But having to march at EVERY. DAMN. [...]