Open Week Revisited

Well, the weekend was good...and it was bad. I did get to Donovan's game. I also got some time with the family this weekend. I raked the front yard with Donovan's help, and I got the sprinkler system done. I did finish the little bit of stuff I needed to finish for class, though I didn't work much on my paper (and that's my own fault). I also didn't get much done for the virtual server; that might end up waiting until class is over in a few weeks, when I'll have the entire holiday break through early January to work on it with no concerns.

I did watch a little college football, but I might as well have not watched any, since nothing really noteworthy happened (and thus nothing that might have helped OU get closer to the National Championship game in January). I also watched the Rockies get kicked hard, and I am a little sad about that. Heidi and her family are native Coloradans, of course, so they really were hoping the Rockies would show well. They're very disappointed that they couldn't do so well. Of course, they made huge strides just to get into the World Series, and they should still be very proud. They're a young team with a bright future. I'm not a huge Rockies fan, so this didn't really hurt me much, but there are a lot of folks around here who are hurting or at least sorely disappointed.

(An aside to all you Red Sox fans: who do you think you are? Wait a minute, let's take stock. East Coast team...fans have funny accents...huge-market club, so you've got the best talent money can buy...everyone's on your bandwagon, so everyone wants (and expects) you to win, except the other team's fans...heavily favored in the Series...media all fawning over you...ESPN HQ is in your backyard. Who could that be? Yes, that's right...you're just the Yankees in a different uniform. Congratulations, you should be so proud. Let another year of back-East ass-kissing begin.)

So all in all, it was kind of a good weekend, but there were bad parts also. My weeks don't get any quieter for a while...dear Lord, please help me hold it together until Thanksgiving. Thanks for reading along.