Ah, Indian Wells. My favorite time of the year because it combines everything that I love: annoying the shit out of Love All in the car, tennis, stalking, and drinking beer all day long. This year was even better because I finally got to meet some Forty Deucers as well as some old friends from TennisWorld.
- We said goodbye to the Pacific Life Dildo in true FD fashion.
- Remember when Fed really really sucked and everyone thought he needed a coach? So he asked Killer and he said no? Yeah, good times.
- But it wasn't all bad for Fed. Pregnant!Mirka.
- Dina went Rouge and foreshadowed her year. And the ladies were all smiles...for now.
- Dina and Marat proved to be long-lost siblings.
- Rafa stunk.
- Bepa was awesome both on and off the court.
- Masha returned! But just for doubles. With Vezzie! But they lost.
- Matty C broke down the Serbs.
- Baby E!
- Fer did the UNTHINKABLE.
- Aga continued with her unique training regimen by practicing on a clay court.
- Nole needed a hug.
And all that happened BEFORE I got there!
- Love All and I started our 15 hour drive down to IW (Love All's note: "Uh, it's actually 8. I know because I drove it while you slept."). And we introduced podcasting! From the road. Literally. And our hotel room. Oh, technology.
- I'm a dork. But we made it. And the stalking began.
- I stood in line with nyanafan and mrs. saifn to get Ana to sign Baby Elephant. We all bonded over totally being rendered speechless when Ana looked at us.
- Sadly, this wasn't the creepiest stalking we did during the week. I fully expect a TRO next year.
- This was close.
- But this took the cake.
- Love All showed off her mad photo skills, which were honed when she was in the shit.
- I, on the other hand, was all about the video.
- Janko was...pretty.
- The Ana/Fer reunion that never happened. That didn't stop her from flirting with boys. In her own little way.
- Simon Says WINNER!!!
- Holy Shit! Camilla Belle! I totally forgot about that.
- Little did I know, this would become my rallying cry.
- ZOMG, you guys.
- Hah! Forgot about our Mathieu cheer. And Mrs. Saifn's M-A-R-A-T cheer.
- Mrs. Saifn and I broke into a luxury box. Seriously. We had to climb shit.
- Vika pisses off the entire FD crew. And thus a hate-affair begins.
- MoLay!
- The FD contingent cheer their hearts out for Ana/Flavs. And get some rad recognition for it.
- No, I wasn't the one that proposed to Muzz.
- Rafa played an epic match against Nalby and won in the wee hours of the morning. And I got this!
- Dina made us sad. Again.
- Introducing, Chevy Nova.
- Rafa, Muzz, Ana, and Bepa made the finals. And I was so excited! And then I saw this. And I wasn't. Nevertheless, was very happy for Rafa and Bepa.
And thus was Indian Wells 2009. I can't wait for 2010. From what I can gather from Twitter there will be an even bigger FD contingent. Please, come one come all. It's going to be a blast.
Now, on to Miami, and the first installment of drunk tweeting...
