my own worst enemy

Short week

Thursday, February 09, 2006

It was a short weekend and has been a short week, so let's recap as briefly as possible.

Friday night saw some excellent roommate time as Phil and I went to the El Segundo v. Lawndale basketball game in Lawndale. The 'Gundo came home with a victory, and we came home to beer. Booter, Matthias, Bret (our Kramer) and I played some Beer Pong before calling it a successful night. Just so you know, Booter and Matthias make a formidable team. Bret and I handed them their first and only loss on the house table that night. You have been advised.

Saturday brought the UofL/ND basketball game at the early hour of 9:00am (West Coast bias, baby!). Holy crap, this was a good game! As I told you I would, I rooted for my Cardinals. It was tough seeing as how ND keeps losing heartbreaking games, but my mind was already set. Besides, seeing the Louisville home court on TV made it hard not to root for them. I think my brain is hard-wired. Maybe it will be hard to root against ND next year when I see the court at the JACC on TV. Who knows? Jesus knows.

I then took an epic four hour nap. Have I mentioned how much I miss naps? Well, I do. Like the deserts miss the rain. Anyways, that afternoon we started a game of Risk on which I have already commented. Pangle came over later and we educated her on the awesomeness that is Tombstone. She now spouts off quotes like "I'm yo' huckleberry" and "You called down the thunder, well now yer gonna get it!" at opportune times. We enjoyed the performance of Val Kilmer so much that we watched The Saint immediately afterwords, and I was immediately reminded of my crush on Elisabeth Shue (which is odd for me since I normally favor the brunette). Did you know she was also the girl in Karate Kid? I didn't until this weekend. All hail, Captain Oblivious!

Sunday I went to mass with Pangle and Kelly at the school where they teach. On the way there I was informed that I would probably be the talk of all the middle school gossip the next week. Kelly tried to get me to hold Pangle's hand during mass or give her a peck on the cheek during the peace offering. Hi-larious. Needless to say, I didn't. (If I were AniMal, I would have said that I kicked her in the face, and then in the next sentence admitted that I didn't.)

That afternoon I went to Gilbert's to watch the Super Bowl. Is it just me, or is it getting lamer and lamer every year? Remember when the commercials used to actually be funny? Good times. I will admit that I loved the MacGyver commercial and the crime deterent cell phone. Gilbert cooked up some Cincinnati-style chili (see: Skyline Chili) that was delicious, even if it was a little heavy on the cinnamon.

Monday night, my dodgeball team lost for the first time this season. We were up 4-2 only to lose four straight games and the match. These guys could really throw. It's like they held out the first couple games and then let loose at the end. Balls. Oh well, being undefeated was fun for a while. The last two games of the season are against creampuffs, so we've got that going for us, which is nice.

The rest of the week has been pretty lame, but it's looking up. I'm headed to Lafayette tomorrow morning to visit Ginger and all my Purdue friends. I'm really looking forward to a three-day weekend and time with the girlfriend. I'm sure there will be much debauchery. More at eleven.

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