Observations, Commentary and Diatribes by Amanda Rykoff

Daily Tale of the Tweets for 2010-07-30

• NEW FROM OCD CHICK: Daily Tale of the Tweets for 2010-07-29 http://goo.gl/fb/lEUMF #
• Something something Ramos something something Capps. Outrage. Shock. Is that about right? #
• Time to dust off the Why I Don't Do #FollowFriday blog post http://bit.ly/nofollowfriday #DeathToFollowFriday #
• Dilemma: at start of the season I told a friend I'd go to next Monday's NYY-Tor game. Confirmed with her last… http://fb.me/EBF5v9Na #
• I'll be pseudo live-blogging the Jersey Shore Season Two premiere until further notice. Thanks. #
• Angelina's shorts are so short they should be called shos. #
• NEW FROM OCD CHICK: Jersey Shore…In South Beach? Whatever. Season Two Premiere. http://goo.gl/fb/YCOeR #
• NEW FROM OCD CHICK: Jersey Shore…In South Beach? Season Two Premiere Retro Live Blog http://goo.gl/fb/ZMD6Z #
• Jersey Shore…In South Beach? Check out The OCD Chick's Season Two Premiere Retro Live Blog! http://fb.me/DqGzPAB4 #
• Um, excuse me, but there's no turkey in these "turkey" slices. http://is.gd/dTpvB #
• Verdict: going to Monday's game. Majority rules it was a pre-existing obligation. Plus obligation not to flake on… http://fb.me/sSrirPwu #
• Aaargh. Cannot find Kashi Whole Wheat waffles anywhere. Not even Fresh Direct. Grumble. #
• Did you see my #JerseyShore Season Two Premiere Retro Live Blog? http://fb.me/DqGzPAB4 #
• RT @wparillo: Excited 2 b leaving sooner rather than later 4 #Mets game w/ @jasoncfry & @amandarykoff. Especially for Jersey Shore talk. #
• Greetings from the 7 train somewhere in Queens. #
• Gorgeous night for Mets Diamondbacks (@ Citi Field w/ 28 others) http://4sq.com/a0BDhh #
• One of the highlights of any trip to Citi Field (@ El Verano Taqueria) http://4sq.com/dl8vyn #
• And once again, no Mets no-hitter. #
• Photo: View from tonight's seats. #doesnotsuck http://flic.kr/p/8o6hoX #
• Whoa. David Wright absolutely crushed that pitch. #
• Is Luis Castillo's UZR zero? #
• Jeff Francoeur's walk-up song: Wanted Dead or Alive. #
• Yes, this is my third Diamondbacks game this season, for those of you scoring at home. #fb #
• RTing myself here: David Wright absolutely crushed that pitch. #
• Eminem's Not Afraid at Citi Field. OH from @jasoncfry: "Since when did Eminem become Train?" #
• Kid in seat directly behind us got a foul ball on the ricochet from 2nd level. Closest I've ever been. #
• Wow. Valdes was throwing batting practice out there. So so bad. #
• Also: organist was rocking Loverboy's Working For the Weekend. Slightly awesome. #
• Is it true that the Mets' Chris Carter has a degree in biochemistry from Stanford? #twitterismygoogle #
• RT @metsgrrl: Fans applauding chris carlin report "things not going well for Roy oswalt". Only time he's ever been greeted well #
• Two fans carrying Mexico flags on the field. No tasers. Good times at Citi Field. #
• Take heart Mets fans: no game is over when the D'Backs bullpen is involved. #
• Chad Qualls' numbers are hide your eyes ugly. #
• We are still at the game. Never leave early. #
• Listening to the Mets fans boo Heilman was fun. #
• Another highlight has been listening to @jasoncfry rip on Luis Castillo. Hilarity. #
• RT @YankeeJosh: @amandarykoff Did you know D-Backs have won 3 of last 14 games? All against Mets. Via SNY. #
• Entertaining game. Fabulous seats. Gorgeous weather. Great company with @jasoncfry and @wparillo. Spiderman playing the sax. #
• RT @PeterChristian: Matt Capps enters to a standing ovation with "Final Countdown" blaring. #twins #
• This. From a Tigers fan. RT @sporer: Easy w/the dancing when it takes you 60 MF'n pitches AND you give up a grand slam…idiot. #
• Mets are 0-2 at Citi Field in games I've attended. #smallsamplesize #
• Wow. The Rockies are just showing off now for @stefmara. #
• RT @riddering: Tulo has doubled twice. In this inning. #
• Vasgersian just pronounced "Jhonny" as "Ja-honny." That's wrong. Right? #
• Thanks all. Just confirming what we already know: Matt Vasgersian sucks. #
• Saying Austin Kearns is a defensive upgrade to Marcus Thames isn't saying that much. #
• We'll welcome him here! RT @DugoutSportShow: Kearns traded makes me sad…great guy and player. Glad I got to know him #

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Jersey Shore…In South Beach? Season Two Premiere Retro Live Blog

I went out last night, you know, having a life, so I wasn’t able to live-tweet the Season Two premiere of the MTV trainwreck (and by trainwreck I mean can’t look away) show Jersey Shore. I also didn’t see any of the tweets because I was actually off-line for several hours interacting with live human beings in real life. So of course this means that I must do a retro live-blog of the premiere while watching it on TiVo. Don’t worry. I will not be doing this every week. Just for the premiere, like I did for Season One.

I have been mercifully unaware of the off-season goings on with the cast. And until I saw Snooki on the front page of last Sunday’s New York Times Sunday Styles section (yes, really, that happened), had almost forgotten about these guidos and guidettes. But they’re back. And in Miami. So I have to watch. God help me.

Enjoy!

Previously on Jersey Shore: fist pumps, douchebaggery, Snooki, GTL, drama, JWoww’s fake tits, Vinny’s eyebrows.

The gang’s back together! Wait – Angelina is in the opening credits? *spoiler alert*

Snowmageddon!!!!!

“You can’t get tan in this weather. Can’t creep in this weather.” Pauly D. we missed you.

“I’m done snookin’ for love. I found an amazing gorilla juicehead.” No words.

Vegas just took the odds of Snooki cheating on Emilio off the board.

“I don’t go tanning tanning anymore because Obama put a 10% tax on tanning. And I feel like he did that intentionally for us. McCain would never put a 10% tax on tanning. Because he’s pale and he would probably want to be tan. Obama doesn’t have that problem. Obviously.” HOW HAD I NOT HEARD ABOUT THIS BEFORE? THIS IS GOLD!

I know Snooki is short, but she’s pretty much having sex with that steering wheel.

I’m sorry Situation you’re going to have to speak up, I can’t hear you over that jacket.

Oh, Snooki, don’t you know that they have hurricanes, not tornados, in Miami? Silly girl.

Sammi and Ronnie are single heading to Miami. Let’s see how long that lasts.

“Double bagger: you gotta put a bag over your head in case her bag falls off.” Double bagger.

Aw, Vinny, still a Mama’s boy.

Oh that’s nice neither Situation nor Pauly D. are wearing seatbelts. Wouldn’t it be awesome if they crashed on the way down?

Who will make it down to Miami first? I’ve got the boys. Just because Snooki is an idiot.

And now with Pauly D. driving, both wearing seatbelts. Ok then.

Angelina the Cockblock.

Whoa. Pauly D. and Angelina hooked up in LA during the off-season? I’m sure that won’t be relevant.

“Everybody in the world deserves a second shot.” Yes, especially when it comes to appearing on trainwreck reality tv shows. So glad you’re getting that second chance, Angelina. Congrats. #barf

“Kim Kardashian of Staten Island. With what ass?” J-Woww. That was awesome.

Of course they went fireworks shopping as long as they were passing through South Carolina. I don’t even need to add anything more.

Car gets stuck in the mud when they go to set off the fireworks. What’s the lesson here?

Ha ha ha ha ha ha. The tow truck is stuck too.

“Who would Triple A call when Triple A gets stuck?” The Situation unknowingly pays tribute to one of the greatest television commercials of all time.

“Eating fried pickles was a life-changing experience.” Ladies and gentleman, Snooki.

Does this guy at the Savannah bar know who these girls are? Hilarious.

“Smush captain is on his way.” Oh, Ronnie, so charming, as always.

Vinny aiming for 60 girls in 60 days. Nice.

Holy good god what is Angelina wearing on the plane? SMH.

Sorry, Snooki, Jacksonville is not Florida. It’s Southern Georgia.

Miami. I’ve actually never been there. Connected through the airport to Ecuador and Peru, but have never been to Miami.

Angelina’s shorts are so short they should be called shos.

“Me and Pauly we don’t really hate on anybody, but deep down inside we didn’t want her to be here.” Ah, Situation, you can hate on Angelina. It’s ok.

Angelina rooming with Situation and Pauly D.? This will end well.

“Well considering I hooked up with both of youse.” Classy chick, that Angelina.

There goes Situation, hating on Sammi. But then talking about maybe hooking up with her. Delightful.

“In Miami nobody’s ugly after 2 a.m.” Nice poster on the wall.

“Just because we’re from Staten Island doesn’t mean that we’re going to get along with each other. She lacks…brains…so we don’t get along.” I heart you Vinny.

Oooh Sammi looks nervous.

Nice sunglasses Ronnie.

Yeah of course JWoww and Snooki are the last to arrive. Wish I had been able to put money on that. *sigh*

Skanks talking sh*t behind each others’ backs. Blah blah blah.

But Angelina really is a skank. Skankiest skank that ever skanked.

Hot tub!

Of course Snooki’s hoop earring falls in the conch shell while she’s listening for the ocean. Of course.

Ron Ron Juice? I don’t think it is what it sounds like it could be. Moving on.

That totally sucked for Sammi.

“I feel like a pilgrim from the frickin’ twenties washin’ this sh*t right now.” Ah yes, the great flapper pilgrims of the 20’s.

Yeah, JWoww is right. Angelina does have a pancake ass.

Oh, Sammi. Sammi is one jealous bitch.

I hope that Angelina and Ronnie hook up just so we can see Sammi beat the living crap out of Angelina. That would be fun.

The montage of them getting ready to go out is always great comedy.

Ronnie doing curls before going out. Just making sure his biceps are ripped. Hilarious.

Everybody checking their boobs. #boobcheck

Sammi: “I just feel like I don’t know.” Snooki: “I know how you feel.” WHAT????

TAXI CATFIGHT!

“I’m tryin’ to be classy right now.” Sorry, Angelina – you can never be classy, no matter how hard you try.

MORE TAXI CATFIGHT!

Snooki to Angelina: “You’re a white rat and you’re too pale and you’re nasty.”

Angelina to Snooki: “You’re too tan and you’re disgusting.”

Seriously insulting each other over how pale/tan they are. I still don’t understand this.

Those giant frozen margaritas look delicious.

Ronnie and Sam. Drama. So predictable.

And Ronnie just dropped the C word on Sam. And I’m not talking about cancer.

I definitely don’t need to see Ronnie and Sammi fighting all season.

So now Angelina is out with the guys. This ought to be fun.

Creep mode Ronnie. Charming.

Thank you Situation for the Jersey Shore glossary: “Grenades” is “a bigger ugly chick.” “Landmines. Which is a thinner ugly chick.”

Will Sammi find out about Ronnie’s creep actions tonight? Do we really care?

And Angelina just used the C word to describe Sammi. You stay classy, Angelina.

Poor Sammi. Still in love with Ron.

Ron who is currently making out with two girls at once.

And Sammi sleeping with her sunglasses on her head.

Coming up this season on Jersey Shore: drama, catfights, creeping, Ronnie and Sammi drama, Snooki, drunkenness, douchebaggery, fistpumps, hookups, skanks, catfights.

Also: the Jersey Shore cast is in the new Enrique Iglesias video? Oy.

Daily Tale of the Tweets for 2010-07-29

• NEW FROM OCD CHICK: Daily Tale of the Tweets for 2010-07-28 http://goo.gl/fb/mRK3C #
• Ugh. Here come the Kanye West retweets. #
• Virtually attending the @KickApps sports marketing webinar. #
• Most athletes tweet themselves for authenticity. Celebrities use ghost tweeters. #kickapps #
• Teams must have basic social strategic roadmap. Football team: draft info in spring, camp info in summer, etc. #kickapps #
• Challenge: get passive fans (consumption only) to some level of engagement. That's where @KickApps can help. #
• Another benefit of @KickApps widgets and tools: data collection. #
• Fireman Ed getting a big shout out as an influential superfan! #jets #
• Use game day to activate your social objectives. Message about social wherever you can (scoreboard, tickets, etc.) #kickapps #
• Yankees send emails out to everybody who buys tickets. Need to customize them to increase response/value. #kickapps #
• I posted 34 photos on Facebook in the album "Longorious Basterds" http://fb.me/EYSwFnsD #
• It bears repeating: thank god for Caller ID. #
• I know that Ralph Kiner is much beloved, but get him out of the booth. It's just sad. #
• Blake Hawksworth is on your Gossip Girl list, right @jessespector? #
• Do you really want this? RT @TweetSmarter: r/t How to forward all your Twitter @ replies to your email: http://j.mp/c2Hnnx #
• Days after I switched to Vonage, got an excellent offer from Time Warner Digital Phone, exclusive to my building. #toolate #
• Wait. Orioles hire Showalter the day before the trade deadline and when Oswalt deal goes down? Oh, O's. #
• It is absolutely pouring here on the UES. Totally dry at Citi Field. #
• Yankees Umbrella Day: rain. Mets Umbrella Day: rain. #
• Last year, R.A. Dickey was a middling middle reliever with the Twins. What a story. #
• Back again, bitches! (@ New York Sports Club) http://4sq.com/8BjNJi #
• Dave Wannstedt doppelganger at the gym! #yeshehasamoustache #
• Gose, 'Stros and Natty Bos! #sometimesthesearejustforme #
• God help me I just set the TiVo for Jersey Shore. #
• In preparation for tonight's Jersey Shore Season Two premiere (MTV, 10 p.m. ET), my blog post about last season's… http://fb.me/um1S88RQ #
• Woot! Longorious Basterds gets a Top 10 Best Fantasy Baseball Team Name shout-out in Matthew Berry's lastest ESPN… http://fb.me/ATgbvUA8 #
• OH in Dumbo: guy to food truck operator: "Do you know what Twitter is?" #
• Screw you, Hopstop, and your totally and completely wrong directions. #
• Finally made it. (@ The Dumbo Loft w/ 20 others) http://4sq.com/6cxELV #
• Great seeing @brianshaler @katykelley @kroosh at #DigitalDumbo tonight. #
• Was off line at a digital networking event. Guess that's what happens when you actually talk to people in real life. #fb #
• This photo is for Cubs fan @katykelley: Bobbleheads! http://flic.kr/p/88uY3D #

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Daily Tale of the Tweets for 2010-07-28

• NEW FROM OCD CHICK: Daily Tale of the Tweets for 2010-07-27 http://goo.gl/fb/3TvLv #
• I posted 119 photos on Facebook in the album "Baseball Adventure 2010" http://fb.me/udMgIT9Y #
• Awesome! RT @rstanek: Apparently @elsaul and Doc are a highlight of the local beaches! http://is.gd/dNRbF (Photo credit to meeeee!) #
• RT @jay_jaffe: in case you missed it: the Seven Beards You Meet in Hell, curated in honor of Matt Garza's no-hitter: http://bit.ly/9ChgV4 #
• In a giant signal hole. Must be what it's like to have AT&T. Hey-o! #
• In a giant signal hole. Guess this must be what it's like to have AT #
• This photo made me smile. Even more than usual. #nephew #nefeud http://flic.kr/p/8nra7m #
• Asked my Dad if he watched the Daily Show: "I can't watch it any more. Jon Stewart is pissing me off." He's got a point. #
• Looking for two tickets to Saturday, August 7 v. Red Sox. Stubhub is out of control. Any leads, please let me know. #
• Woo-hoo! Got tickets for me and @akmcquade for Yankees-Red Sox. This will be EPIC. #
• Giving my new sneakers another workout. (@ New York Sports Club) http://4sq.com/8BjNJi #
• Catfight over one of the bikes! #gymtweet #
• Holy crap. Bank of America debited my account twice for my last month's bill. Not ok. #
• July 28, 5:57 p.m. Look at the numbers so far for the three members of Longorious Basterds who have played so far… http://fb.me/DdPP21ak #
• OH guy on cell phone: "Just tell them I'm the largest shareholder. I might even be chairman of the board." #
• Memory Lane Photos: Yankees at Indians, August 4, 2005. Love Jacobs Field. http://is.gd/dNtJt #
• Watching the game with @KellyMari75. She asks "Are the Indians really that bad?" Me: "Yes. Yes they are." #
• Was just about to ask how long Mike McDougal had been with the Cardinals. And it's his debut with the team. #
• Holy whoa. Some Twins fangirl hijacked my Flickr feed and favorited every single photo of every Twins player on there. #
• Is that all? RT @yestoresearch: Mark Teixeira: Last 8 games .375 (12-32), 6 XBH (2 HR), 10 RBI, 10 runs , 5 multi-hit games #
• I'd love to hear Bobby Ojeda open up a can of whoopass, but it requires listening to Chris Carlin. So, pass. #
• Also, the MLB Network studio guys were actually talking over Vin Scully. Grounds for immediate termination. #
• In honor of this Andy Pettitte Center Stage, enjoy my photo album of Andy on the night of his 200th win: http://is.gd/dPZm5 #

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Daily Tale of the Tweets for 2010-07-27

• NEW FROM OCD CHICK: Daily Tale of the Tweets for 2010-07-26 http://goo.gl/fb/1gHyU #
• So Bryce Harper already has a signed baseball at Foley's. Complete with a bible verse under the signature. #
• Great night of beer baseball and banter with @jay_jaffe @jessespector @MatthewHLeach @emmaspan @metsgrrl @rebeccapbp #
• And the theme of bad facial hair apparently continues with The Daily Show. @MikeSciosciasTI #
• Decidedly meh Daily Show after a two week break. But I may have been distracted by Jon Stewart's horrendous goatee. #
• Coming soon: Jockey Briefs with Chastity Belt! http://www.jockey.com/tebow/ #
• What could possibly be enjoyable about standing outside smoking a cigar on a 90 degree day? #fb #
• I'm a lady who lunches! (@ Chat Noir) http://4sq.com/5ZdHxS #
• Boo! Weak sauce. http://flic.kr/p/8ndYeH #
• Caution: tweetwalking can be hazardous to your health. #
• What will today's book be? (@ RFB&D) http://4sq.com/b3Sh72 #
• Good news: reading the AKC Complete Dog Book. Bad news: it's the chapter on toy breeds. #fb #
• T.O. signing with Bengals. Guess this means Hard Knocks is moving to VH1 next season. #
• If a dress doesn't even look good on a mannequin, how on earth will it look good on a real person? #fb #
• Spotted chatting in front of Florence Gould Hall: Ken Burns. #fb #
• RT @Jerkwheatery: Oh you poor souls who scalped for Strasburg and are now getting Miguel Batista #
• I just saw two guys thrown out at the plate within 15 seconds of each other. #mets #yankees #cardinals #indians #
• Wait, what? Mike Huckabee has a talk show? #
• Josh Tomlin and Mike Tomlin. #samenamenotrelated #
• Photo: VH1 or the Bengals' Lineup? http://flic.kr/p/8hRfXu #
• Uploading photos from my 2005 baseball trip. Here's my set from Yankees at Indians, August 4, 2005. http://is.gd/dNtJt #
• Evan Longoria is good at baseball. #
• RT @morelandj: OH: "Do you want to touch the hand that's touched a boob that Longoria touched?" #wow #illadvisedtweets #mlb #LOL #
• "Typical John Lackey. A horse. In every sense of the word." You got that right, MLB Network dude. #
• What else is crazy? I've been at 24 of them. RT @StadiumInsider: Tomorrow is the 100th #Yankees game of 2010. That's crazy. #
• Another stroll down memory lane: photos from Yankees Opening Day 2008: http://bit.ly/openingday08 #
• Question: can you use
  pictures from a personal Facebook account for a fan page? I'd like to
  copy some photo… http://fb.me/wlWUd8EA #
• Not surprisingly, looks like I'll have to upload photos again to The OCD Chick's albums. Good times. Thanks all. #

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