Waste of Paint

I don't really have anything interesting to say. Well, I mean, I probably don't usually have much of anything interesting to say, but I usually try to have one or two points in a post. This one, not so much. I was just bored, so I figured I could ramble for about 20 minutes and kill some time before the night ends.

My work friends are either out of town or they are ill, so I am spending the day with me. So far today, I have slept in, read, done a crossword, read more, watched cartoons, half-assedly cleaned, knitted, checked my email, and played a lot of solitaire. Woo, how can anyone stand that much excitement?

This week, I met my second congressman. That leaves only the one that is up for reelection that I have yet to meet. I even have gotten them to call me back; of course, I back down when they don't really answer my questions. Gosh, journalism is hard. That being said, I'm finally getting the knack for this journalism stuff. I think it might be for me. I like to ask questions and I like to be forced to write, and I like to come up with stories that I want to pursue. That's always fun. Plus, I get to do a story on the bird flu and it hitting here. Woo!

This week, I also won $100 thanks to a superbowl pool, where no one picked both Seattle and the Steelers to make it. No one, that is, except for me. Plus, I have a chance to break even on the second pool I'm in. In the third one, I should probably just write off the $5 right now. Do you think maybe sports has taken over a little too much of my life?

This week, I got two bloody noses, one of them caused me to miss an interview. That was fun.

This week, I watched Inside Deep Throat and Friday Night Lights. I thought the former was quite interesting. It's neat to see how much of an impact a porn movie can have. I think the film's star was a bit of a loon, but I guess I'm not all that surprised. Although it should have been interesting, I got a little bored when they talked about the mob. I found the stuff about how the director thought the movie was going to be about a women's sexual revolution and instead came up against a women's movement saying how porn doesn't respect women. It's kind of interesting, for me, because I guess I can see both sides. As for the latter movie, I think if Cindy hadn't been there telling me about how much deeper the book delved, I would have liked it less. Nate didn't think the story was all that special, but I guess, not realizing the importance of high school football in some towns and how scouts will send people to watch even from the first day of practice, I thought it was kind of an intersting story. But now I just want to read the book, and as I'm looking at my recently erected book shelf, I'm seeing 16 books that I'd like to read, on top of my 4 magazine subscriptions and the book I'm currently reading.

My goals for the rest of the weekend are to finish my Al Franken book and get 1/4 of the way through my current knitting project and to vaccuum. I don't think my goals are all that lofty but after last weekend's hullabaloo, I probably shouldn't complain about relaxing. Anyway, I'll quit wasting everyone else's time and go back to just wasting mine. Here's to dancing with myself for the rest of the night...