Go Panthers

Well, the weekend has been spent recovering from the ice storm. Getting all the limbs and whatnot out of the yard was my undertaking for Saturday. A week without Tivo and Satellite so I definitely had some catching up to do. I think my Tivo was beginning to feel unloved. I've got people coming over tonight for a Super Bowl party. It should be a good time. I love the Super Bowl. Eat food that is really bad for you, drink beer that is really bad for you, watch commercials that are really expensive. This year, we actually have a team to pull for. Go Panthers! I've typically not been a huge NFL fan in the past few years, but this has definitely increased my following of the sport. A full week at work this week, and my boss, who was on vacation last week, will be back. Yuck.

I'm glad I'm not a caveman

You know, there are experiences that make us stronger. There are experiences that remind us how lucky we are to live the life we live. There are experiences that make us want to do better for ourselves. This has not been one of those experiences. What is this, you may ask? My power has been out since Monday, and there is no indication when it will be restored. There are a number of houses in my area that are without it currently. I've been staying with friends for the past few nights, and while I'm extremely lucky to have people who are willing to house me, it still SUCKS to not be able to program my Tivo and surf the internet on my own computer. But, I do feel bad complaining. There are people who don't have anywhere to go, and I've got people breaking down my door trying to offer me a place to stay. In other news, I'm going to a John Edwards fund raiser on Friday evening. I'm not necessarily a John Edwards supporter (although, I don't actively dislike him either). Boyd Tinsley (and shame on you if you are reading my blog and don't know he is) is going to be there - and I feel certain that we're going to hang out and become best friends forever. We may even get air-brushed t-shirts.

Ice Ice Baby

There is ice everywhere today. I'm one of about 100 people in my company of about 3000 that made it to work today. The roads weren't so bad, but the parking lot was a slip and slide carnival ride. Gotta love working for a company that has a "We're always open." policy. Weekend was good and relaxing - dinner with friends on Friday, and dinner with parents and sister on Saturday. Sunday was spent hanging out with the family, driving back to Columbia, and then lounging around watching movies curled up in my chair. All in all, a good weekend. This week promises to be a good one. The Democratic race is going to be quite interesting to watch in New Hampshire. Since everyone else is doing it, I want to announce who I'm supporting in the upcoming South Carolina Primary. Go Howard Dean! And if anyone wants to talk "The Screach", all I'll say is that we need a person with passion. Passion is what has been missing from politics, particularly the presidency, for quite some time. And as for not being presidential, neither is making up nonsense phrases like "weapons of mass destruction program related activity."

Random musings

So I went and saw Al Franken speak last night. God bless him. Thats really all I have to say about that. I'm gearing up for another low-key weekend. I could get used to this. Sleeping late, catching up on Tivo, staying up late. Good times. I made this comment the other day, and I fully stand by it: if Tivo had breasts, I'd marry it. DVD would be my best man. The joy of 1) Not watching commercials 2) there always being something on when you want to watch TV and 3) not being tied to a schedule due to programming changes is wonderful. Its 3AM on Saturday and I want to watch this weeks Angel - no problem. What a beautiful invention. I hope that God saves a special place in heaven for the guy who invented it. Thats enough rambling for today - Back to work!

State of the Union

Fact 1: Anyone who knows me personally will know that I'm rather opinionated. Quasi-Fact 2: I also think of myself as fairly tolerant of other's beliefs, be they religious, political, or social. Fact 3: We have an absolute idiot for a president. Its been building for a while, but as of this moment, I vow to do anything and everything I can to get George W. Bush out of office in November 2004. He is completely out of touch with real America - failing to see that no child left behind means no child ahead; failing to see that basic, constitutionally defined "inalienable" rights are being trampled on by the Patriot Act; failing to see that a $300 tax cut isn't SHIT to the average American. (A side note on that -most of us waste $300 a year on cable television. Its not reinvigorating the country.) I'm still undecided on who I vote for in the upcoming primary. But my cat is more in tune with the desires, needs, and hopes of the "average" american. And he speaks better English.