Q: What do you call a midget psychic who breaks out of jail?


A: A small medium at large!

ORANGE BOWL!!

Well it's official. We are headed back to the Orange Bowl to play USC for the (Mythical) National Championship. I had a great trip this weekend to Kansas City to watch the Sooners hammer Colorado for the Big XII crown. I felt very good about the game, but I didn't think we'd dominate to the tune of 498-46 in total yardage and 42-3 on the scoreboard. To top it all off it was a great night weather-wise. It was right around 50 degrees and no wind. I didn't even wear gloves!! That was in stark contrast to last years' freezing debacle that was a 35-7 blowout. I have to send out a special thanks to the parental guidance for not going this year so we could bring home the 'W'.

So now it's on to the Orange Bowl! I am so fired up about playing USC. I can still remember playing them back in 88 and 92 and getting beaten. Now with both programs back on top and undefeated, this game is going to be so exciting. I really like our chances, because for the first time this season, we finally put it all together. SC is stout and I don't by any stretch of the imagination think it will be a blowout one way or the other, but I like our chances to pull it out. I am already nervous about Reggie Bush even touching the ball, but that's what makes the games fun. I'm sure I'll have plenty more about the game in the upcoming weeks.

Oh and if anyone has any Orange Bowl tickets you're looking to give away then let me know and I'll find someone to take them off your hands!!

Exultate and Have a Good Time

I'm writing this from the toilet. Even though I'm used to technology, sometimes I just have those moments when it all hits. If you would've told me 10 years ago I would be able to blog while sitting on my porcelain throne, I would have thought you were talking about something altogether different than what I'm actually accomplishing at this moment. I guess I would've still been half right, but that's what I'm discussing here! ;-) Anyway, technology is just cool.

Right about now Mom and Dad and Zac are somewhere over the Atlantic or Europe on their way home. It will definitely be nice to see them, although I have a lot to do between now and tomorrow. I know it comes as a shock to many, but I haven't done any cleaning since I moved in. At least the shower is clean. It is definitely going to be weird with all 4 of us living in the same house for over a month. I really don't know what to expect. This is one thing that I thought would NEVER happen again, but that's exactly why you should never use the word never. Hopefully it will be a good time and we will all be able to avoid getting on each other's nerves, but something tells me there will be an argument at some point before January 7. At least the shower is clean.

Today I was thinking about how strange the English language really is. While singing the song Celebration by Kool and the Gang, I decided to substitute a different word that rhymes with "celebration" just to spice things up. This is actually one of my favorite pastimes. Today, for some reason, I inserted the word "exultation" into this anthem of the '80s and I actually found it to be a pleasantly enjoyable substitution. But when I happened up on the line "Let's all celebrate and have a good time...." I discovered something that made shudder (ok maybe not shudder but I stopped and thought "Hmm."). Whereas from the word celebration you derive the word celebrate, in the case of exultation there is no such word as exultate! I mean what is going on with our language! How can you have two words which rhyme like celebration and exultation but out of them you get two words that don't sound anything alike. I mean EXULT and CELEBRATE! Come on. Needless to say this didn't stop me from creating a new word for my musical vocabulary. Exultate will forever hold a special place in my heart. I just don't get this language sometimes. But at least the shower is clean.

I'm Not THAT Different

Just thought I'd share this article. I'm not even going to comment on the different reasons for not being married listed in this article (because I obviously disagree with living with someone or engaging in the "benefits" of matrimony outside of the union) BUT I thought I would just show you that statistically speaking, I'm a fairly normal 28 year old guy (in terms of marital status, of course) and I plan on staying that way for the foreseeable future.

Statistical Support