Ok, it is time to update. I am not sure why I haven't updated in a while... I guess it is because school is finally in full swing. Last time I updated was the first day of the second week of school, and now we are done with the third week. The next time that we get a holiday is President's day. Not that I am saying that I don't like my classes, because I really do, and I really like most of my teachers. Math is a breeze and the teacher's voice sounds like some famous actor... like Ben Stiller or something. Both CS classes are pretty nice, and cover very different topics. Core is ok... but at least I have found that I really don't need to read the readings that are assigned, because we are never quizzed on them. Physics was pretty easy for a while, but I think that I am going to have to start paying attention in my classes a little bit more. I have noticed that I have not been understanding the concepts as well in classes where I have my laptop out. Also last semester, both of the classes where I generally had my laptop out during the whole class were the classes that I got B's in. The classes that I didn't were the ones that I got A's in. I think I am going to start taking notes on paper. The laptop is good, but it offers to many ways to get off task, and I think it will have to stay away during class.

One other class that I am thoroughly enjoying is the workout class that I am taking. It is really good because not only do I have a teacher who can give me pointers, and get me on a good workout program, but I am also forced to go at least twice a week. It is an easy credit (as long as I show up, I pass) and I am starting to notice that I am in better shape! I think I am going to have to take a course like this every semester.

I don't know if any of you will notice, but this is the first weekend since September where there isn't a football game on. That’s right, 30 out of 32 teams are done for the season, and the Eagles and the Patriots get an extra week off to prepare for the Super Bowl. I understand why there is the extra week (they have to get their families down to Jacksonville, and still stay focused on the game and prepare to play the best football of their life), but I want it now. Sigh. Oh, with my predictions being right last week (I predicted the Patriots and the Eagles), that brings my post season prediction record to 5-5, exactly 50%. If I get the Super bowl right (which I have 6 out of the past 7 years), then I will be over 50%. As much as I would love for the Eagles to knock off the Patriots so that I don't have to hear about how good the Patriots are, or see how good they are in the Super Bowl, I really think that the Patriots are going to win. After seeing them dismantle two of the best offenses in the AFC (the Indianapolis Colts and the Pittsburg Steelers), I am not sure that the game will really even be that good. I am hoping that with the extra week to prepare, that they will be very evenly matched teams, but I wouldn't bet on it.

Our hall got to go to a hockey game (Spokane Chiefs vs Tri City Americans) last weekend along with the rest of the reshalls. It was a really good game, and it looked like it was going to be a blowout because towards the end it was 4-1, but those American's didn't give up. They scored three points, one with 5 seconds left in the game. The crowd was actually counting down the seconds until the end of the game when they scored. It was pretty funny when the whole crowd went silent trying to figure out what was going on. In the end it was a tie because no one scored in the overtime period, but it was a good time anyway. It was buck night, so all of the food was really cheap, but we got in a line where the lady, Phyllis, was going as slow as she could. Sigh... missed a lot of the game because of her :@.

Of course, one thing to look forward to is the commercials that go on every year. While they don't release them before the game, you can see commercials of years past at www.superbowl-ads.com. Good stuff. Go to www.budweiser.com to see a really good one that they can't show during the Super Bowl for obvious reasons. It is really, REALLY good.

Ok, this has been a long enough post. Maybe I will get up early and try to enjoy this unusually good weather that we are having. Last week we hit a record high of 56 degrees! Tomorrow is only supposed to be 45 degrees, but that is still pretty good for a January. I guess winter is already over... oh well... no sweat off of my back.