red raiders?

some saturday thoughts:

- out of curiosity, i looked up how many people voted third party in tennessee. at least 35,000! that's only 1% of the vote, but that is 35,000 individuals who couldn't violate their concsciences and vote in a two-party system. and since i'm going to convince every person i know to do the same (unless one of the two candidates is the best choice) next time, we can double that number. oh yeah. i totally know thousands of people.

- i went to old navy and bought a winter coat! i've had the same one for 6 years now, and i've always secretly hated it. it wasn't big enough for me to wear a sweatshirt underneath it. lame-o. and old navy was having a fifty percent off sale. i hate spending money, but i love saving it.

- speaking of saving money, i went to walmart today. there were no carts available. not one. i checked both entrances. no carts. i just stood there, trying to figure out what to do. i had to walk around outside trying to find a cart. it was like a weird dream.

- speaking of weird dreams, the other night i dreamed i was taking pictures with the world's most awesome camera in some sort of canyon. i stumbled across a murder scene, and turned back the other way before the cops could interrogate me. then i saw a rhino, and snapped a picture of it. it got angry and turned into an elephant. in order to escape, i had to climb up some rocks. they started falling, like an avalanche. i threw one at the elephant/rhino, knocking it unconscious. what a little thrill chaser i am in my dreams.

- speaking of being unconscious, i'm making a conscious effort to relax these days. so i can be more patient at work, and think more rationally...those types of things. (good idea, creating that day of rest, God.) today i chose to read the Jesus Storybook Bible, while listening to Ben Sollee, my current obsession. i tend to listen to one artist for about a month. anyway, it was pretty much the best thing ever. what a delicious combination.

- speaking of cellos (?), i'm watching texas tech win their tenth game. maybe they'll lose, how could i know? i'm an aggie fan, so i don't usually care what texas tech does. but i am blown away by the fact that they're undefeated. they've never been a bad team, but they've never been anywhere near "the best" either. if they make it to the championship, i will have a much easier time cheering for them than i did when texas played usc in the rose bowl a few years ago.

i've been watching college football for 6 or 7 years now, and i still feel like a dirty man talking about it.