1.1.05
College Football: It's definitely the most wonderful time of the year. Virginia lost, and there have been several exciting games over the last few days. Navy completed its first 10 win season in nearly a century (1905). West Virginia's season finally finished disintegrating from NC hopes into an 8-4 disappointment. Georgia won a nailbiter. Iowa won on the final play, as did Texas (Vince Young is legit, by the way). And Utah is showing the world that it's for real, or at least that the Big East does, indeed, suck at football post-Tech & Miami. Don't expect me anywhere near here Monday night. Since I couldn't make the trip to the Vieux Carre (French Quarter for you cretins), I will watch faithfully with several of my closest Hokie friends here in Northern Virginia (no, it's not NOVA: that is (a) an astronomical phenomenon or (b) a community college here in Northern Virginia).
Auburn is going to be very tough. They have the fifth-best defense in I-A (Your Hokies are 4th). Their offense is, in all fairness, better than Tech's, although it operates along the same lines: run early, run often, and use that to set up the deep pass. And it's been a special season for Auburn. That said, it's been a special season for Tech, too. And Beamerball is in for 2005.
Tech 28, Auburn 10.
I believe (that the Sugar Bowl Preview is up on Tailgate Fever).
Personal Life: Just a few thoughts & resolutions.
I was in the doctor's office the other day for a physical. I'm in very good health (surprising, no?); the blood tests all came back very good. Good BP, cholesterol count, heart rate, all of that. But, for all that, I'm surprised that the doctor didn't mention my weight (I'm 72", 225#). So my first resolution for 2005 is to get down to about 190#. Just need to exercise a little more and eat a little better (and, truth be told, a little less).
Finding a good woman would be a good thing, truth be told, but I'm not at all sure that it's resolution-worthy. Certainly, I could stand to learn (or act on the knowledge) that not all women who accept me as a friend and who invest in said friendship are willing - or able - to invest more, or in a different portfolio, such as a relationship. And, even if I don't resolve to find a good woman, it seems worthy of my time to make myself a better person; on a practical level, it makes me more attractive to those women that I find attractive. Being more thoughtful is a good thing, and being more assertive (as opposed to completely passive) might reap benefits.
And finishing up with my damn degree will be a good thing. More generally, whilst I think about it, it would be a good thing were I to focus not on the past, as I have tended to do in years past, but on the future. I am where I am, and there's nothing I can do to change how I got here. I do, however, have control of where I go next. Food for thought.
More later. R.
UPDATE (2Jan, 00.30): One more resolution, which I meant to mention earlier, but didn't. It's related to the second resolution above. Namely, that I be grateful for whatever emotional commitment I get from others, rather than feel entitled to the level of commitment that I want. Certainly, pressing for the greatest realistic level of commitment isn't necessarily a bad thing, but pressing for any sort of unrealistic commitment is. Later.
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