Weekend Note-a-rama

This was a really good weekend. I needed a really good weekend to offset the potential this week has for being way too busy. I don't have a whole lot of time to write a long, descriptive entry, but here's some good chunks of notes about what went on.

... First up, welcome Amy Mac to the wonderful world of blogging! TSPN has kindly donated her some space to do her ramblings. I'm looking forward to reading what she has to say.

... Second, Hokie football came back to Lane Stadium on Saturday, in a blowout versus Western Michigan that resulted in a 63-0 pummeling. All the old traditions came back into play for us as fans, including the "key play" schtick and our end-of-game streamers. I also got to help hoist the Hokie Bird to the top of the stadium for the first time in my four years here, so that was a lot of fun. He wasn't too heavy. Gina and I almost got pictures taken with him, but all these screaming high school girls got in there first, before the Bird's associate pulled him away and back down the stadium steps. At least Katie and the new Otey, Brian, got to rub elbows and snap photos with the Bird himself.

... Speaking of Otey, he came in this weekend to hang out, as did Amy. It was great getting to see some old friends again, just like the good old days ... and by "good old days", I mean just this past summer. But still, it's always going to be nice having everyone come back to visit. Otey and I also made our required trip to Souvlaki, a tasty Blacksburg staple, today.

... On Friday, I embarked on the first leg of my journey to become the next Fred Astaire. (Ha!) Gina and I went to a free swing dancing lesson, and I learned a few new moves. Considering my previous repetoire of moves consisted of absolutely nothing, it was quite a large improvement on my part. You'd think after playing musical instruments all these years, I could keep my feetwork going while remembering to do things with my arms. I'm still doubtful that I can pull any further dancing moves off.

... After the game on Saturday, various groups of Wesley members went out to eat. We all ended up at Applebee's at some time or another, but it seemed to revive another tradition of eating well after being out in the stadium sun all day. The only change was that a few of the faces were different. There were some other alums thrown into the mix, making it a diverse and fun group. A good time was had by all.

... There's a heckuva lot of potential conflict and stress coming up now, though. This week and the next are the two when all the impending assignments and tests bunch up together. It's when we separate the mice from the men. The winners from the losers. The ... you get the picture. I also will hopefully be doing a ton of job interviews over the next couple of weeks, also. What's up with this real world stuff getting in the way?

Cheers for now, folks!