I drove home to my parents' house this weekend. I think I was in the car for about as long as I was home, but it was well worth the trip. My parents threw a Burns Supper and it was very successful. They had a bartender in a kilt (who at one point warned my roommate Natasha to take it easy on the Scotch, that "it wasn't Kool-Aid" and all she thought was, "I'm the soberest person in the room!"), a haggis, poems, copious amounts of food (all delicious Dad), and a lot of drunk people. A couple of friends from Chicago made the journey with me, and a friend from Columbus came over for the night. We all had a great time. I reconnected with a couple whose youngest child I babysat. (The youngest child is now 17 and looking at colleges! Good grief! Blue Girl has some thoughts on a similar manner here.) I'll post some pics in a bit.
I'm waiting out a half hour at work before I go to meet some friends to see Paradise Now, the movie about Palestinian suicide bombers. It's a little heavier fare than what I'm feeling at the moment, but it's not enough cause to flake out on a friend. It will be my brain fiber for the day.
Since it is the time of year where I become vaguely interested in basketball, I'll write a bit about it now. I think that the Hoosiers may break my heart (yet again). Seriously guys, I missed the win over Illinois because of my class, but I'm really glad I missed you all getting your asses handed to you by Minnesota. I'm going to watch the game against Connecticut on Saturday, but I'm not holding my breath. I have caught some great non-Hoosier related games though. Or at least the ends of some. Like the great game between Georgetown and Duke. It is always nice to see someone else's streak end. Especially when it is Duke's streak. I don't believe in perfect seasons. It's no fun.
Through the Broadsheet on Salon, I found out about a women's media conference and I think I'm going to go. It fits really well with what I'm studying, and I want to get more entrenched in media related issues. I'm excited.
Speaking of a Salon blog, have any of you noticed the Video Dog blog? I sort of ignored it at first, but I was wrong to. It has some hysterical things on there. Like a clip from Creature Comforts about snoring. And this kid is totally adorable. There is also a clip of Felicity Huffman that reminds me of why I think she rocks.
Alright, now I need to get going. Hope everyone out there is well!
Sounds like a fun party. Who was the bartender anyway to give Natasha any lip. Just pour and move along, Sir. Geesh.
How was the movie?
Posted by: Adorable Girlfriend | January 31, 2006 at 02:10 AM
The movie was really good. Very intense. It ends in silence and the credits roll silently and I've never heard a quieter audience at the end of a movie. Apparently it's up for an Oscar for best Foreign film. I've only heard of one of the other films up for an Oscar in that category, which I find odd. I try and keep my ear to the ground with movies and see a lot of foreign films in a year. Hm.
Posted by: Claire | January 31, 2006 at 11:44 AM