Good news, readers! The lengthy battle for the Democratic nomination gets to linger on even longer! Hilary Clinton has claimed her anticipated victory. By about 10 points, according to CNN. So she’s not going anywhere any time soon. We’re in for months of Clinton/O-bomb debating. Is that a bad thing?

Well, no, I don’t think so. People say that the Democrats bickering amongst themselves like this is bad for party strength, but why is that? Won’t we, at the end of this all, have a stronger candidate than we would otherwise? I mean, look at McCain. He’s falling asleep all the time, hardly pops up in the news and clearly doesn’t even know what’s going on in the world. On the other hand, ever little thing the democrats say is under incredible scrutiny, so they’ve got to be on their A-game 24/7. I say let’s put our ADD on hold for a little while and let them duke it out.

That said, I pretty much agree with this. Clinton has run an absolutely terrible campaign and I don’t think she has what it takes to attract any voters outside of die-hard Democrats. Obama can and has.

The Mortal Kombat series is infamous for its over-the-top violence and devastating finishing moves. Exploding bodies, blood flying everywhere, and deliciously evil characters all immediately come to mind. But when remembering Mortal Kombat, it is important to keep in mind that this game was always very tongue-in-cheek. This is the series that gave us “toasty,” friendship finishers, and spells every word that begins with a “c” with a “k.”

So perhaps the recent announcement of Mortal Kombat vs. DC should not seem as bizarre as it does. There have been DC fighting games before, and the Mortal Kombat series has been waning in popularity ever since fighting moved to the third dimension.

Yeah, it sounds stupid. But I, for one, can’t wait to see Superman get his ass kicked by Scorpion. We’ll find out just how cool this is the fall on PS3 and 360.

Between 9 hours of class, rehearsal, practicing, softball, homework, and moving into my new dorm room, I haven’t really had the time to bless all the readers with my fruitless knowledge of pop culture tidbits. I appreciate all the work Sean has done on the site, and love reading everyone daily opinions on music, movies, and more. Not to make this blog a place to resort to internet arguing, but indirectly posting your discontent is not as nice as asking upfront.

Well with all this behind us, here and Ellensburg people are jumping off the Mariner band wagon like it was filled with poisonous wheat bread. Sure we had 4 straight losses to one of the worst teams in baseball, but remember, it is April. There is 162 games over 6 months. We are barely a week into the season, and the we happened to lose a couple 1 run games. One run games can really go either way, and with an offense like ours, (not every consistent) we are bound to lose those kind of games. Another thing that erks my jerks is that people are saying that our bullpen is terrible. Sure Putz went down, O’Flaherty has been less than desirable, and there’s this really drunk guy sitting behind me right now, but I don’t think its the bullpen, as much at it is McLaren’s utter stupidity. He put In O’flaherty 3 days in a row, in key situations, and it ultimately led to them losing the game every time. I could understand maybe 2 in a row but 3? Why do that when you have a perfectly good Ryan Rowland-Smith wasting away in the pen? Plus Green, Baek, Caucaron, and hopefully Dickey soon are legit.

But taking 2 of 3 from a surprisingly good Rays team is a good sign, and its good to see the bats come alive tonight against the Angels. Our starting pitching is pretty outstanding besides that fat piece of Washburn. Once Putz gets back we will be fine.

Well I have to get up tomorrow for the big Pre-Season Softball Tournament so I’d better get to bed.

I don’t know what to do. I like Cat Fancy a lot. I’ve put a lot of time into this site, and I’m proud of what we’ve all done. But I also agree with John. This is supposed to be a team effort. Colin and Nancy just aren’t pulling their weight.

So here we are. Where do we go next? I really don’t know.

You know I really tried to do a T3 at the last second, but I simply couldn’t beat the clock. Since I see no point in having a group blog if only me and Sean make posts, I’m just gonna go back to doing all my posts on my own blog, at least until somebody picks up the slack. This place is like dullsville man…

Into Thin Air (1996)
By: Jon Krakauer
Here’s a new occasional segment, for any Cat Fancy contributor that wants to discuss any literature they feel compelled to talk about, I call it “Bookin’ It” I bet you’d never thought you’d see on the Cat Fancy Blog, a book review. That’s right, it wasn’t any school assignment or anything, I willingly like to read when I can find the time and just recently, I finished Jon Krakauer’s “Into Thin Air” This non- fiction book by Seattle author Jon Krakauer recalls the chilling and tragic ascent of Mt. Everest in 1996 (Of which Krakauer was a part of) where the most recorded death’s on Everest took place. (This being 15 deaths for the season and 8 of which took place on May 11th) Naturally I originally knew Krakauer as the author of “Into the Wild” but decided to start with one of his other novels. “Into Thin Air” tells of Krakauer’s personal experiences while climbing Mt. Everest and is as well a chilling portrayal of survival in one of the harshest environments in the world. This catastrophic event brought on by storms and other complications led not only to the death of a handful of clients and experienced sherpas but as well two very experienced guides. This including notable American climber Scott Fischer and New Zealand mountaineer Rob Hall.

The book begins as journalist/author Jon Krakauer is given the chance by “Outside Magazine” to accompany an ascent of Everest led by the highly skilled climber Rob Hall. Krakauer being an experienced climber agreed to accompany the group and in the Spring of 96′ set out towards the summit of Mt. Everest. Along the way of this brutal expedition, Krakauer tells us about some of the history behind Everest, the people involved in commercial climbing, and the many conditions that the human body goes through in the ascent of a mountain. From the the tolls it takes on a person’s mental stability to the agony it puts the human body through, we learn what it’s truly like to be on Everest. Not to mention the severe consequences that can come with the great task. “Into Thin Air” (as dark and solemn as it is) is as well an informative and compelling novel told with great detail and complete honesty. Chalked full of defintions and explantions of everything you need to know about mountain climbing, “Into Thin Air” is a powerful story and certainly had me absorbed for a good month.