Land Sakes Almighty, Holy Smokes: It's An Update!

Yes kids and friendly regular readers, I have returned to posting. It's not that things got busier than usual; I just couldn't seem to find the time to write about anything here. As it stands right now, I don't have a set topic for today. I will, however, give you some insight into how the last week or so has gone.

First, as I'm sure you know by now if you've traveled down the local web aisles, it's been an up-and-down rollercoaster of a football season for us Hokie fans. If the Miami win eradicated the foul odor of the WVU loss, our game at Pitt let off one more stink bomb. Maybe playing consistent football is as hard as making smell analogies make sense. At any rate, the loss means there probably won't be a BCS bowl in our future this year, but perhaps we'll be in one close by. An east coast bowl game = fun road trip over Christmas break for me.

This is the point in the semester when everyone either starts going bonkers or getting sick. I think I've had a touch of both, even without my usual feast of classes. I missed work yesterday due to some kind of bug that hit me - I didn't catch the license plate, but it had "exhaustion" written all over it. I've whined before about how hard it is to balance my time between everything and how delicate a balance it all is, but I think all the stress just caught up to me again. My solution was practically an entire day of sleep, some TLC from my amazing girlfriend (thanks for the dinner!), some vitamins, and a brand new outlook on life this afternoon. And who says work is boring (besides me)?

Halloween has passed (and there will be pictures from those festivities soon), today is Veteran's Day, and despite what corporate America would like you to believe, Thanksgiving is in a couple of weeks, before Christmas even gets here. I for one, would like to sincerely thank all the men and women who have fought for our country over the years; indeed, the ones that are still fighting today over in the Middle East and Afghanistan. I've had some family members in the military, and I know that their duty was both frightening and noble for them. Kudos to you all, and God Bless. As for Thanksgiving, the Wesley officers and I will soon be cooking up a feast, and I'm welcoming the chance to spend a few days back in West Virginia.

I got a glimpse of the lunar eclipse Saturday night, but I didn't have my camera on me. I doubt I could've done it justice with the equipment I have, anyway. There's apparently all kinds of sky activity going on soon, including the Leonids, according to Gerritt. So don't forget to look up at the sky once in a while when you're out this week. Astronomical stuff has always fascinated me.

Ramble much? This is what happens when a guy doesn't get a chance to voice his randomness for a while: a long post with little linking. Ah well, I'm sure I'll find something humorous to write about soon. For now, it's time for Wesley Band practice, with a little relaxation on the side. Cheers!