Weekend! Whoooo!

And I've got one more day! Despite the lack of pay, I really do like the instant-3-day weekends I occasionally get. I mean, I really wouldn't gloat about it, but I guess such is the life of an hourly-salary product-based factory position type worker thing. Sitting here now really makes me think to the earlier post I made about permanent 3-day weekends, and that it really should be enforced.

So, Halloween...hope everyone had a good one. Mine wasn't as exciting as I would've hoped, but ended up getting a "good" rating overall. As for the kiddies, I was really surprised that we didn't get as many trick-or-treaters as I'm used to. And, living almost all my life in isolated, cul-de-sac kind of neighborhoods, I'm used to a LOT of kids. Like, preparing for 200 for the night kind of a lot of kids. Of the kids who did make it, there were an awful lot of princesses for the night. And a surprising number of Wizard of Oz Dorothys...well, 4 or 5 (including one of the parents), but that's a lot for one night. Third place I think goes to your generic white face goth/vampire/dead person.

Also a first this year was a neighborhood Halloween block party, up at the end of our cul-de-sac street. There's been one around Labor Day down the street at the large open public space we have, but this was the first Halloween one. I threw together a Green Lantern costume (consisting of my GL t-shirt over black pants). ONE person recognized it, so I was vindicated! =D The conversation (the jist of it, anyway):
Him: "Wait, you're the Green Lantern, aren't you?"
Me: "*chuckling* Yeah."
Him: "I'm only now noticing. C'mon, where's the power ring?"
Me: *shows him the craptacular power ring I threw together about an hour before the party*
Him: "Yes! *gives me a high five*"
It's funny...given the right social situation, and I get several compliments about my GL t-shirt. But still no Gl movie...what's up with that?! I'll admit, GL's been getting a little better TV coverage...well, mostly on Justice League, but it counts! Not that I'm a GL expert, or fanboy, or anything....I guess I've become fascinated by GL and am eager to see him/her/it/them in action. Because I'm not a comic geek in any sense...everything I've learned, I've learned from TV, movies and the Internet.

(mini side rant)
Movies Hollywood Really Needs to Consider Making:
Green Lantern - my message to DC/Warner Bros.: Sure, everyone loves Batman and Superman, but you guys have already done those franchises. You're got a HUGE library of characters. And you've got the technology now, a GL movie could totally kick. Look at Marvel - they've already got 4 major franchises going, plus at least 3 more coming within the next few years. The time is right. PS to both of you: Nicholas Cage should NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR ANY STARRING ROLE IN ANY MAJOR FRANCHISE. Well, first he was gonna be Superman, and that's just wrong. Now I hear he's gonna be Night Rider, which...well, if he's just gonna be a flaming skull, it might not be so bad. But still no.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - as far as I know, now closer than ever to being a reality. Crossing my fingers.
Alternate Delusions - well, a man can dream, right? lol
(end side rant)

Today, I went of to my alma mater for the football game against Northeastern. My sister goes to NU, so she was gonna come with me, but she's been slowly evolving into a typical college party animal (that is to say, always hanging out with friends - I HOPE she's not doing the "stereotypical" thing =P), so she didn't end up getting a ride home or to the game, so I went by my little lonesome. UMass kicked butt, 28 to 24 (whoo!). Before I left, the last I heard was that Delaware was behind, but as I found out a little while ago, UDel came roaring back in the 4th quarter to win. Which means both UMass and UDel are undefeated and tied for first in the A-10. Which means their matchup in two weeks is going to be very interesting...hopefully we'll (at least) still be undefeated then.

Delaware's kind of sweet and sour for me. Sour in that their football team has really done well the last few years, which is of course bad since I want UMass to win...win it all like in '98, baby! I was there in Chattanooga...I have proof! But, it so happens the director of their marching band is a former member/drum major of the UMass band, and still writes our (look at me, saying "our" like I'm still a part of it) drill, and is therefore quite close, and we consider the Blue Hen Band as a kind of sister band to us. Aww how sweet! lol Plus, our director grew up in that area, so it's almost like homecoming for him. So it's a big trip in a couple weeks...which reminds me, I think the game will be on TV so I can watch it! Neat-o! hehe Plus, right now UDel and UMass are ranked nationally #2 and #4, respectively (I-AA), which adds another delicious layer to it all.

And being back on campus, with all the familiar (and unfamiliar - ie. new buildings) sights, and seeing the, uh, "student body", if ya know what I mean, and I think ya do, wink wink nudge nudge say no more...

It's getting progressively weirder for me, because there are fewer and fewer people I know when I go back (feh, like I knew so many when I was there)...I'm becoming more and more of an "alumnus" with each year. Yet I still feel like I'm a college kid.

Damn, I miss college.


Sorry to bore you all with talk of college football and shtuff like that. But it's my blog, dammit! Deal! hehe

posted by Tim at 1:21 AM