- Sarah and I went out to eat at Pacific Kitchen a few weeks ago, and I had, seriously, the best thing I've ever eaten in my life. The BBQ Pork Porterhouse was so good that I had to stop in mid-sentence because I totally lost my train of thought. I've had a lot of really good food in my 28 (almost 29) years, so it's truly saying a lot that I've never had anything better. It was pure mouthgasm.
- I love this time of year because the weather is finally starting to cool down. It makes me want to go outside and play. Like ride a bike...
- I've started looking into acquiring a bike the past week or so. Not anything really nice or expensive...I just want something to ride around the neighborhood, maybe on some bike paths, and possibly trails occasionally. At the same time, some super cheap Wal Mart bike probably isn't going to make me happy. I found a relatively inexpensive bike on Craig's List, and I'm going to look at it tonight, so you may see me riding around pretty soon...
- Consistently lifting hasn't been a problem for me the last few years, but I've really slacked on doing much cardio. The last few times I've played basketball made me realize how out of shape I was. It never used to be a problem as I could play for hours and barely be winded, so I decided I needed to do something about that. I started running twice a week in the mornings a few weeks ago, slowly increasing the distance each time. I'm now up to about 2.5 miles, so I'm feeling pretty good about it.
- Winter is approaching, and that means one thing to me: snowboarding! Sarah and I have already planned one trip out to Colorado to visit my brother, and we'll probably be doing a few others over the course of the year. If anyone is interested in coming with us some time, let me know. Other places we're looking into are: Jackson Hole, Big Sky (Montana), Utah, and Whistler. There will probably be at least one short weekend trip to NC or WV, too, and there's always the possibility of going to visit Sarah's mom in New Hampshire.
- Matt Ryan of Boston College is easily the best quarterback in college football, and the best pro prospect coming out after this season. If the Falcons have a chance to draft him and don't do it, I'm personally going to go punch Arthur Blank in the face.
- Georgia Tech didn't look that great on Saturday (see above point about how awesome BC's QB is), but I'm still optimistic about the season. A little improvement in a couple of areas, and it could still be a very good year. By the way, Big Boi will be performing at halftime of the Tech vs. Virginia Tech game Thursday, November 1.
- I can't believe I hadn't heard about the "Jena 6" until a few days ago. That's fucked up. If people could just look at another person as an individual instead of looking at the color of their skin, then we probably wouldn't have problems like this...
- I can't believe that there are still some people that support the war in Iraq. The reasons we supposedly invaded have all been proven to be false, so there is no reason we should have gone in in the first place. We've now lost close to 4,000 soldiers, with 30,000+ more injured, not to mention the 70,000 dead Iraqis (many of whom were civilians). In addition, we've thrown away billions and billions of dollars just to blow shit up and kill people. It's having serious negative consequences on our economy. There were no Al Qaida in Iraq before we went in. Now there are probably thousands...we're actually making it easier for Al Qaida and other terrorists to recruit because of the turmoil we've thrown that country into. The majority of people in Iraq want us to leave, and that's exactly what we should do. Being there is harming our national security. And pretty soon we're probably going to be attacking Iran. Brilliant! Just what we need! Another war! If that happens, prepare for our economy to REALLY go into the crapper.