-I really liked working on the random thoughts post from a few weeks ago, so I'll be continuing that trend in posts without a title. If I need to post something in more detail, I'll properly title it.
-I've had trouble sleeping recently. Probably due to stress and my genes (curse you genetics). This isn't the first time it's happened, but it's proof that I really could use a vacation day. Alas, I need to survive this next week.
-My dad had knee surgery the other day. He's doing well, recovering and resting as far as I can tell. Also, my mom has took away his laptop to prevent him from working. Good call, mom!
-Put together a poker tournament the other night. It went surprising well. No real complaints (a couple of minor issues and things I could have done better, but oh well).
-Well, the MSU-Penn State game is finally upon us. Right now, I give the Spartans a 25% chance to win. Not great, but I've seen worse. I think we can win if our defense plays like it did against Purdue, if our receivers can catch the ball, if Ringer plays like the Heisman hopeful he was toward the beginning of the year, and if Hoyer doesn't play like he did against Ohio State this year or in the bowl game last year. 25% chance of all that happening, in my opinion.
-And now it's time to dedicate this part blog to the wonders of the Michigan Wolverines. Well, sort of. As you should be aware, I almost always want Michigan State's arch-rivals in Ann Arbor to lose. But this is a rare situation. Michigan has an opportunity to help their "little brother" make the big game. All they have to do is beat their arch-rival, Ohio State. Likely? Probably not. But it is a heated rivalry, so you can usually throw records out the window. And all but 1 coach won against Ohio State in their first game against them. And it is college football, which recently has had a tendency for bizarre upsets. I'm not holding my breath, but I'm not completely ruling it out.
-Most of my Michigan fan friends response when I told them I was rooting for them this week. "Sure, just use us and throw us away again. We only matter to you when you can do something to us." Well, when it comes to football... yeah. Deal with it ;).
-Catchphrase (much like other "party games" like Apples to Apples) is only fun when you have a certain group that is playing them. As in, people who aren't ashamed to go to the most random details in order to win. We used an electronic Catchphrase game, and there were arguments about throwing and avoiding the machine at the buzzer. We also had some great descriptions that sounded dirty out of context. And then we had this description of a very famous movie. See if you can guess what it is. "The movie with the midgets, and the dog, and the midgets, and the dog and the scarecrow guy."
-It's been a few weeks since the election, and let me tell you, I don't miss any of the political junk at all. Still glad it's over, so we can move on with our lives. By the way, to President-elect Obama. As much as I want a college football playoff, government should work on more pressing issues than college football. Hopefully you'll figure that out.