team colors

[egypturnash]

When I got on the subway home last night, a guy poinyed out that, if I dyed part of my hair yellow, I could be a Lakers fan!

My reaction to this was a moment of blank, uncomprehending stare, until some helpful part of my brain served up the facts that (a) one of the pro sports teams associated with Los Angeles is the 'Lakers', and (b) their colors are purple and yellow. I think they're basketball, but I'm not sure; I only think that because a sketchbook from some months back has a photo I ripped out of the paper taped into it: a tall, bald black man wearing a yellow-and-purple outfit, throwing a basketball past someone. He has the greatest expression on his face, which is why I kept it,

"Uh... yeah," I offered, intelligently. "I really don't follow sports."

"I'll bet you have better things to do, don't you."

"Yyyeah," as I was flipping through my CDs, trying to decide what I'd listen to. And trying to give off 'I don't want to talk with you' vibes. "Like read. Or draw. Or sleep."

"I could never sleep my life away", he said, either desperate for conversation, or trying to flirt with me. Maybe both. I can never tell. The 'conversation' continued, with me reluctantly replying as I picked a CD, put it in, pulled out the headphones (which also aroused comment, as they came in a little bag, which I keep them in so they don't get trashed), and then finally put my headphones on, started my music, and started to doodle.


I think I need to find an obnoxiously obscure team to claim to be a fan of. Miami's pro lacrosse team or something. "Oh. Eh, I really don't follow any sports except for curling..."

Comments

[ben-raccoon.livejournal.com]

San Bernardino Spirits! ;D

They play baseball, I think.

[nerfcoyote.livejournal.com]

Baseball:
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (http://www.rcquakes.com/)!
If you want to follow a Simpsons in-joke, follow the Albuquerque Isotopes (http://www.albuquerquebaseball.com/)
Or maybe you're a species-ist: Dayton Dragons (http://www.daytondragons.com/).
Or the Shreveport Swamp Dragons, who just moved to Frisco, TX to become the RoughRiders, so you could pick up Swamp Dragons stuff on the cheap. I couldn't find any at www.starstruck.com though.

If you become an LA Galaxy (http://www.lagalaxy.com/) (soccer) fan, I will be forced to loathe you. :p

[prickvixen.livejournal.com]

*shakes head* Poor Jimmy...

[turbinerocks.livejournal.com]

The Lakers? Why would anyone want to be a Laker's fan at this point? Jesus! They're like, eleventh in the division, they might manage to claw past Seattle and Phoenix, but only barely. It's a pretty sad state of affairs for a team that just won three rings in a row. They better pray Robert Horry doesn't get injured, because he's the only roleplayer on that whole team. Triangle offense, my ass. It's the fucking Kopbe and Shaq show, and the rest of the bench knows it. Dallas and Sacramento will eat them for lunch in the post-season.

Okay, I'll stop now. 8-D

[shatterstripes.livejournal.com]

*blank stare*

...men.

Cool icon, though.

[nigel.livejournal.com]

Do what I do, dear. Just tell them that you're a die-hard London Jets fan. That's Zero-Gee Football for the uninformed. Oh, and your favorite player is Jim Bexley Speed. He plays "roof attack". (Much cooler than those pussy ceiling receivers.)