Hiya. Remember me? Of course you do. I've poured myself a martini, so I guess I'll go ahead and get right into things.
I know you're all wondering what I've been up to lately, and as you can well imagine, I've been happily immersed in Husker football. The season has gone reasonably well, up to this point. Our record is currently 6-2, with our only losses occurring at USC back in September and against Texas this past Saturday. I was present for the latter, an absolutely amazing contest. We were set to win 20-19 with less than 3 minutes to go, but an unfortunate fumble on an attempted 3rd and 2-3 conversion put UT in excellent field position. They moved down the field, where we kept them from reaching the endzone. However, they still chipped in a field goal, and that's all it took.
The atmosphere was absolutely incredible, though. Everyone was pumped up and loud despite the cold, wet conditions. In fact, when we rallied to take the lead in the fourth quarter, it even snowed. It was one of those perfect moments that arrives unannounced and departs before you can take the time to savor it completely. This is the nature of such things, I suppose.
We lost the game, but the potential for a rematch with Texas remains, should both UT and Nebraska make it to the Big XII championship. The road to that game will be tough for us, but certainly not out of reach. None of the teams we play the rest of the year will be as good as Texas was, but we have to avoid a letdown. Especially this weekend at Oklahoma State and next week when Missouri comes to Lincoln. I'm confident in this Husker team to take what rightfully belongs to them (the North division) and win out the rest of the regular season. After that, they'll have every opportunity to even things out a little against Texas.
I sure do like martinis. Usually, I tend to favor dirty martinis, but I forgot to add the olive juice to this one. Still good, though.
I'm watching an episode of Nip/Tuck, out of the corner of my eye. It's hitting that mid-season point where my interest trails off for a few weeks. I didn't even watch last week's episode. There are a bunch of other shows I've really enjoyed recently, though. I've had a ridiculously long "watch list" this season. Here's a rundown:
Sunday: Desperate Housewives. Laugh all you want, but that show is addictive.
Monday: Heroes. This is a new show on NBC about various people living throughout the U.S. as they discover and come to terms with their budding superpowers. Right up my alley. This is the sort of show that I'm convinced someone out there has psychically robbed from my thoughts.
Tuesday: Nip/Tuck. The fourth season has had some good moments, but still isn't as good as the past two seasons.
Wednesday: Lost. Another show for which I wish I was a writer.
Thursday: Smallville, The Office, Grey's Anatomy, and occasionally ER. The Green Arrow has appeared on Smallville, which has been interesting. The Office has been hilarious. All of the purists out there who wrote it off as not as good as the BBC original during the first season need to give it another chance. ER has been good, too, but I'm not quite as into that one. Maura Tierney just kind of makes me feel depressed. I like Grey's a lot, but that's already in re-runs, it looks like.
Friday: Doctor Who. This show is the godfather of modern science fiction. When it's time for a new Doctor to take over on the show, I think I might audition. Even though I'm short, American, and don't have that great of a voice for acting.
Obviously, it doesn't really work to watch all these shows as they air, but as is customary in modern times, my roomates and I have a DVR. Angie and I like to watch some of the shows together, but not the sci-fi, comic-booky ones. I'm nerd enough for the both of us.
We've also watched a lot of Husker volleyball this year. The gals are currently undefeated, and we've watched a lot of their conference games. Angie and I were in attendance for their routs of Kansas and Kansas State. Last week, we went to a volleyball bar here in Lincoln to watch the Huskers beat Texas in five games at UT. We have a badass volleyball team. There just isn't any way around it. All other teams behold our glory. . .and despair.
Angie and I have also done a little traveling recently. About a week and a half ago, we flew down to New Mexico for her nephew Jesse's wedding in Santa Fe. We had a really good time, as all of her family was gathered for the happy event. New Mexico was gorgeous, too, but in the end, I think I much prefer the gentle, fertile landscape of Nebraska to the desert.
Speaking of weddings, I have some more news on that front. You remember my brother Tom? Well, he and his girlfriend of many years, Lesa, just got engaged this last Saturday! I knew he was getting close to popping the question in recent months, and sure enough, late this last Thursday he showed up at my house to show me the engagement ring he had picked up (a very nice one, btw). He was so excited, and I was, too. It's not every day your younger brother gets engaged, after all. :) Our family is so happy for the two of them, and Lesa is just the sort of sister-in-law anyone would be privileged to have. Congratulations to the both of them!
Well, that's about it for this evening. Because I'm tired and want to go to bed. So here's your haiku:
Thomas and Lesa
Will get married in July.
That's pretty badass.
I'll try to blog again soon. No promises. In the meantime, keep it real, and keep hope alive.
Vociferously, garrulously, and infindibulously yours,
Nate
I know you're all wondering what I've been up to lately, and as you can well imagine, I've been happily immersed in Husker football. The season has gone reasonably well, up to this point. Our record is currently 6-2, with our only losses occurring at USC back in September and against Texas this past Saturday. I was present for the latter, an absolutely amazing contest. We were set to win 20-19 with less than 3 minutes to go, but an unfortunate fumble on an attempted 3rd and 2-3 conversion put UT in excellent field position. They moved down the field, where we kept them from reaching the endzone. However, they still chipped in a field goal, and that's all it took.
The atmosphere was absolutely incredible, though. Everyone was pumped up and loud despite the cold, wet conditions. In fact, when we rallied to take the lead in the fourth quarter, it even snowed. It was one of those perfect moments that arrives unannounced and departs before you can take the time to savor it completely. This is the nature of such things, I suppose.
We lost the game, but the potential for a rematch with Texas remains, should both UT and Nebraska make it to the Big XII championship. The road to that game will be tough for us, but certainly not out of reach. None of the teams we play the rest of the year will be as good as Texas was, but we have to avoid a letdown. Especially this weekend at Oklahoma State and next week when Missouri comes to Lincoln. I'm confident in this Husker team to take what rightfully belongs to them (the North division) and win out the rest of the regular season. After that, they'll have every opportunity to even things out a little against Texas.
I sure do like martinis. Usually, I tend to favor dirty martinis, but I forgot to add the olive juice to this one. Still good, though.
I'm watching an episode of Nip/Tuck, out of the corner of my eye. It's hitting that mid-season point where my interest trails off for a few weeks. I didn't even watch last week's episode. There are a bunch of other shows I've really enjoyed recently, though. I've had a ridiculously long "watch list" this season. Here's a rundown:
Sunday: Desperate Housewives. Laugh all you want, but that show is addictive.
Monday: Heroes. This is a new show on NBC about various people living throughout the U.S. as they discover and come to terms with their budding superpowers. Right up my alley. This is the sort of show that I'm convinced someone out there has psychically robbed from my thoughts.
Tuesday: Nip/Tuck. The fourth season has had some good moments, but still isn't as good as the past two seasons.
Wednesday: Lost. Another show for which I wish I was a writer.
Thursday: Smallville, The Office, Grey's Anatomy, and occasionally ER. The Green Arrow has appeared on Smallville, which has been interesting. The Office has been hilarious. All of the purists out there who wrote it off as not as good as the BBC original during the first season need to give it another chance. ER has been good, too, but I'm not quite as into that one. Maura Tierney just kind of makes me feel depressed. I like Grey's a lot, but that's already in re-runs, it looks like.
Friday: Doctor Who. This show is the godfather of modern science fiction. When it's time for a new Doctor to take over on the show, I think I might audition. Even though I'm short, American, and don't have that great of a voice for acting.
Obviously, it doesn't really work to watch all these shows as they air, but as is customary in modern times, my roomates and I have a DVR. Angie and I like to watch some of the shows together, but not the sci-fi, comic-booky ones. I'm nerd enough for the both of us.
We've also watched a lot of Husker volleyball this year. The gals are currently undefeated, and we've watched a lot of their conference games. Angie and I were in attendance for their routs of Kansas and Kansas State. Last week, we went to a volleyball bar here in Lincoln to watch the Huskers beat Texas in five games at UT. We have a badass volleyball team. There just isn't any way around it. All other teams behold our glory. . .and despair.
Angie and I have also done a little traveling recently. About a week and a half ago, we flew down to New Mexico for her nephew Jesse's wedding in Santa Fe. We had a really good time, as all of her family was gathered for the happy event. New Mexico was gorgeous, too, but in the end, I think I much prefer the gentle, fertile landscape of Nebraska to the desert.
Speaking of weddings, I have some more news on that front. You remember my brother Tom? Well, he and his girlfriend of many years, Lesa, just got engaged this last Saturday! I knew he was getting close to popping the question in recent months, and sure enough, late this last Thursday he showed up at my house to show me the engagement ring he had picked up (a very nice one, btw). He was so excited, and I was, too. It's not every day your younger brother gets engaged, after all. :) Our family is so happy for the two of them, and Lesa is just the sort of sister-in-law anyone would be privileged to have. Congratulations to the both of them!
Well, that's about it for this evening. Because I'm tired and want to go to bed. So here's your haiku:
Thomas and Lesa
Will get married in July.
That's pretty badass.
I'll try to blog again soon. No promises. In the meantime, keep it real, and keep hope alive.
Vociferously, garrulously, and infindibulously yours,
Nate
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