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Angrylittlefeet/Fight for ALF! Update: “More Monchhichi, Less Yoda”


(ALF, trying out life as a blonde in September. Photo via her Facebook page)

By Laura “angrylittlefeet” Nicholson

Greetings Taters! It’s been a while since I’ve checked in so I thought I’d take a few moments and let you guys know what has been going on in Alf-Land. My schedule hasn’t changed much. Still chemo every two weeks followed by that lovely Neulasta shot that never fails to make me feel like complete and utter shit for a few days. On the in-between weeks I go to have my chemo port flushed and they run more blood work. I have good days and not so good days just like anybody else who’s fighting this battle with cancer.

It’s been kind of good news / bad news lately. Let me explain.

Good News: My Doc feels that I have been responding really well to my treatments and wanted to do a CT scan to check progress since it’s been almost six months now.

Bad News: The hospital refused to do the scan because I cannot pay for it and all my attempts to get any financial help are still “pending”.*

Good News: (And this is really keeping a long, tortuous story short here) The awesome lady in charge of my cancer center was finally able to knock some heads together and get them to agree to do this one more scan.

Good Good News: Scan showed that while the cancer is not gone yet — I am winning this fight!


(ALF, trying out life as a blonde in September. Photo via her Facebook page)

By Laura “angrylittlefeet” Nicholson

Greetings Taters! It’s been a while since I’ve checked in so I thought I’d take a few moments and let you guys know what has been going on in Alf-Land. My schedule hasn’t changed much. Still chemo every two weeks followed by that lovely Neulasta shot that never fails to make me feel like complete and utter shit for a few days. On the in-between weeks I go to have my chemo port flushed and they run more blood work. I have good days and not so good days just like anybody else who’s fighting this battle with cancer.

It’s been kind of good news / bad news lately. Let me explain.

Good News: My Doc feels that I have been responding really well to my treatments and wanted to do a CT scan to check progress since it’s been almost six months now.

Bad News: The hospital refused to do the scan because I cannot pay for it and all my attempts to get any financial help are still “pending”.*

Good News: (And this is really keeping a long, tortuous story short here) The awesome lady in charge of my cancer center was finally able to knock some heads together and get them to agree to do this one more scan.

Good Good News: Scan showed that while the cancer is not gone yet — I am winning this fight! The original tumor is gone and the other spots have shrunken to half or better in size since we started treatments. I still need to continue treatments of course but this is so amazing to me. When I started this whole thing my cancer Doc gave me a 50/50 shot at survival. My battle isn’t over by any means but I’m pretty sure my surly, stubborn attitude is also helping to save my own ass!

On a more vain level… more good news for me is that my hair is already starting to grow back! Okay, it still looks like shit. But think more Monchhichi… less Yoda.

My life is completely different than it was six months ago but I’m adapting. I have to go see a neurologist in a week or so for some issues that arose as a result of the chemo drugs. One problem is what they call Foot Drop. It’s like my whole right foot just gave up working properly. When I walk it’s like step – drag, step – drag. Yeah I know. Sexy. The other big problem is my short term memory is just shit anymore. Plus some trouble concentrating. Sometimes I feel like my brain is just mush and my thoughts are disjointed as hell. So if this update seems to meander everywhere and still get nowhere — welcome to my world. Don’t get me wrong though. I’ll take absent minded and gimpy over the alternative any day! They actually have recently dropped one of the components of my chemo blend becasue of this and it does seem to be getting a bit better since.

So for now just one day at a time continues. And I am damn grateful that it does :D

Thank for reading. Later Taters.
ALF

* You may be sick of hearing it but tough shit I am going to say Thank You again to everybody at CP for the fund drive you all did for me. As previously stated I am receiving no assistance at all yet so the money you all generously donated is what I am using to pay utilities, eat, and still have cable and internet! You all rock

St-Pierre vs. Hendricks Fight-Picking Contest: And the Winner Is…


(Photo via Esther Lin/MMAFighting)

The crazy thing about last week’s UFC 167/Scramble fight-picking contest was the fact that so many of you were basically right, even though the fight couldn’t have been any different from what we expected. Yes, Georges St-Pierre won by decision…again. He also took the longest sustained beating of his entire career. Who could have predicted that? Certainly not us.

But despite all the “GSP by decision” entries that came in, only one fight-picker predicted that St-Pierre would win by split-decision: Daniel Rogoff, who also got two of the judges’ scores exactly right. Congrats, Daniel, you’ve earned an official Kazushi Sakuraba t-shirt from Scramble! We’ve already sent you a Facebook message about how to claim your prize; please check your “Other” folder today.

Since only one person guessed the outcome correctly, we’re going to go back on our word a little and only award one t-shirt today instead of two. To make up for it, we’ll give you guys one more chance to win a Sakuraba t-shirt by the end of the month. Stay tuned, and thanks again to Scramble for making this happen.


(Photo via Esther Lin/MMAFighting)

The crazy thing about last week’s UFC 167/Scramble fight-picking contest was the fact that so many of you were basically right, even though the fight couldn’t have been any different from what we expected. Yes, Georges St-Pierre won by decision…again. He also took the longest sustained beating of his entire career. Who could have predicted that? Certainly not us.

But despite all the “GSP by decision” entries that came in, only one fight-picker predicted that St-Pierre would win by split-decision: Daniel Rogoff, who also got two of the judges’ scores exactly right. Congrats, Daniel, you’ve earned an official Kazushi Sakuraba t-shirt from Scramble! We’ve already sent you a Facebook message about how to claim your prize; please check your “Other” folder today.

Since only one person guessed the outcome correctly, we’re going to go back on our word a little and only award one t-shirt today instead of two. To make up for it, we’ll give you guys one more chance to win a Sakuraba t-shirt by the end of the month. Stay tuned, and thanks again to Scramble for making this happen.

St-Pierre vs. Hendricks Fight-Picking Contest: Win a Sakuraba T-Shirt From Scramble!

Maybe you struck out in last week’s caption contest, but the fine folks at Scramble are giving you guys another chance to win an official Kazushi Sakuraba t-shirt in this week’s fight-picking contest!

As you might have heard, Georges St-Pierre and Johny Hendricks are going toe-to-toe this weekend at UFC 167 in a welterweight title fight. According to the oddsmakers, GSP is a -225 favorite against Hendricks — the champ’s narrowest line in over four years. But how will the fight end exactly? Shoot us your prediction in the comments section, and the two closest guesses will each win a shirt. Your entry should be in this format…

Maybe you struck out in last week’s caption contest, but the fine folks at Scramble are giving you guys another chance to win an official Kazushi Sakuraba t-shirt in this week’s fight-picking contest!

As you might have heard, Georges St-Pierre and Johny Hendricks are going toe-to-toe this weekend at UFC 167 in a welterweight title fight. According to the oddsmakers, GSP is a -225 favorite against Hendricks — the champ’s narrowest line in over four years. But how will the fight end exactly? Shoot us your prediction in the comments section, and the two closest guesses will each win a shirt. Your entry should be in this format…

St. Pierre def. Hendricks via unanimous decision (49-46 x 2, 48-47)
or
Hendricks def. St. Pierre via TKO, 1:32 of round 2
or
St. Pierre def. Hendricks via submission (armbar), 3:08 of round 4

In other words: Winner’s last name first, and include the method of victory, time of stoppage, round of stoppage, or the judges’ scores if you think the fight will go all five rounds; we’ll need that in case of a tie-breaker. Please submit your picks to the comments section by noon PT on Saturday. Winners will be announced the following Monday. Only one entry per person, please. Any questions, let us know in the comments. Good luck everybody, and visit ScrambleStuff.com for all your rainbow spats and video-game inspired rashguard needs!

Movember Update: Karmaatemycat’s Mo’ Team Needs Your Donations!


(I can’t really grow a moustache either. So yeah, I’ll consider it. / Image via Muffvember advocate @MieshaTate)

Whether you’re struggling to push out some lip-fuzz or are already rocking a Full Beltran, we’d like to take a moment to thank everybody who’s participating in Movember this year to raise cash and awareness for important men’s health issues. And we wanted to send a special shout-out to our old friend Jefferey “Karmaatemycat” Watts, who has joined up the Mo’ed Men super-network that our comrades at MadeMan.com organized.

We’ll keep the sales pitch brief: Karma has a heart of gold, and the Movember cause has personal significance to him, as several of his family members and friends have been stricken with cancer over the years. If you’ll recall, he was also one of the main driving forces behind our successful fundraising efforts for Laura “angrylittlefeet” Nicholson earlier this year. So even if you’re not growing a mo’ this year, please swing by Jefferey’s page and donate a few dollars to the cause. Every little bit helps. Any questions, let us know in the comments section. Thanks guys.


(I can’t really grow a moustache either. So yeah, I’ll consider it. / Image via Muffvember advocate @MieshaTate)

Whether you’re struggling to push out some lip-fuzz or are already rocking a Full Beltran, we’d like to take a moment to thank everybody who’s participating in Movember this year to raise cash and awareness for important men’s health issues. And we wanted to send a special shout-out to our old friend Jefferey “Karmaatemycat” Watts, who has joined up the Mo’ed Men super-network that our comrades at MadeMan.com organized.

We’ll keep the sales pitch brief: Karma has a heart of gold, and the Movember cause has personal significance to him, as several of his family members and friends have been stricken with cancer over the years. If you’ll recall, he was also one of the main driving forces behind our successful fundraising efforts for Laura “angrylittlefeet” Nicholson earlier this year. So even if you’re not growing a mo’ this year, please swing by Jefferey’s page and donate a few dollars to the cause. Every little bit helps. Any questions, let us know in the comments section. Thanks guys.

Kazushi Sakuraba/Scramble T-Shirt Caption Contest: And the Winners Are…

Thanks to everybody who entered this week’s caption contest to win an official Kazushi Sauraba t-shirt from Scramble! As promised, we’re giving away three t-shirts to the captions that we’ve deemed shirt-worthy. But first, some honorable mentions:


(Photo via Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports)

Noa Schmitz: Chandler attempted the sitting Stone Cold Stunner to no avail.

Michael Trimarco: Alvarez and Chandler blissfully embrace as they prepare to be picked up by the UFC Helicopter flying over the Long Beach Arena.

Jarrod Walker: “Don’t be ashamed, guys, I always close my eyes when they take the rollercoaster picture too!”

Josh Freimark: “Oh Darling, this date at Jon Hess’ SAFTA Academy was such a romantic idea!”

Jon Garrison: Eddie has turned….someone get Daryl and tell him to bring his crossbow!

Darren Miller: “Come on, guys… let’s work or I’m going to wake you up.”

Shin Kim: The 3rd fight will be a “Don’t wear a Rubber match”.

Yikes. Now that we’re warmed up, let’s reveal the winners…

Thanks to everybody who entered this week’s caption contest to win an official Kazushi Sauraba t-shirt from Scramble! As promised, we’re giving away three t-shirts to the captions that we’ve deemed shirt-worthy. But first, some honorable mentions:


(Photo via Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports)

Noa Schmitz: Chandler attempted the sitting Stone Cold Stunner to no avail.

Michael Trimarco: Alvarez and Chandler blissfully embrace as they prepare to be picked up by the UFC Helicopter flying over the Long Beach Arena.

Jarrod Walker: “Don’t be ashamed, guys, I always close my eyes when they take the rollercoaster picture too!”

Josh Freimark: “Oh Darling, this date at Jon Hess’ SAFTA Academy was such a romantic idea!”

Jon Garrison: Eddie has turned….someone get Daryl and tell him to bring his crossbow!

Darren Miller: “Come on, guys… let’s work or I’m going to wake you up.”

Shin Kim: The 3rd fight will be a “Don’t wear a Rubber match”.

Yikes. Now that we’re warmed up, let’s reveal the winners…

Eric Moss: This Eddie & Michael duet was slightly bloodier but equally as gross as “Whatzupwitu.”

Jay Sinclair: Chandler and Alvarez do their impression of Sakuraba’s ear at Dynamite 2010.

Ryan Waterman: This is basically how every MMA fight looks to Bob Arum.

Congrats Eric/Jay/Ryan! Please check the “other” folder of your Facebook messages today with instructions on how to claim your prize. As for the rest of you, consider buying a Saku t-shirt right here, and stay tuned next week for another chance to win! And visit scramblestuff.us for more cool stuff…

CagePotato PSA: It’s Movember 1st. You Shaved, Right?


(Dang. Even Mike Beltran prefers baseball to MMA.)

Today marks the first day of Movember, the annual men’s health awareness campaign in which participants start the month clean-shaven, then grow out their moustaches and raise money for things like testicular cancer. If you’re participating, you were supposed to shave this morning. Maybe you forgot, and if so, that’s totally cool. Some of our unemployed friends on the West Coast are still getting out of bed at this point. So no worries, guys, just step away from your computers or mobiles devices, go to the nearest bathroom, steal the nearest razor, and shave, shave, shave.

And for those like myself who lack the ability to grow a sweet moustache, you can still support the movement by chipping in a few bucks at the Made Men Are Mo’ed Men team page. Thanks for listening, and visit our Mo’ Bros at MadeMan.com to keep up with the latest in Movember-related news and events!


(Dang. Even Mike Beltran prefers baseball to MMA.)

Today marks the first day of Movember, the annual men’s health awareness campaign in which participants start the month clean-shaven, then grow out their moustaches and raise money for things like testicular cancer. If you’re participating, you were supposed to shave this morning. Maybe you forgot, and if so, that’s totally cool. Some of our unemployed friends on the West Coast are still getting out of bed at this point. So no worries, guys, just step away from your computers or mobiles devices, go to the nearest bathroom, steal the nearest razor, and shave, shave, shave.

And for those like myself who lack the ability to grow a sweet moustache, you can still support the movement by chipping in a few bucks at the Made Men Are Mo’ed Men team page. Thanks for listening, and visit our Mo’ Bros at MadeMan.com to keep up with the latest in Movember-related news and events!