Another one bites the dust

I had great plans for this weekend. I haven't been in Vancouver for the past two, and hoped to spend some time out in the sunshine, get more painting done (project "paint the entire apartment" is going slow and tenuously, at best) and work on making a dent in the book I'm reading. Sadly, it's Sunday night, and while yesterday I was able to make it out of the house, today I did absolutely nothing. I can't recall watching any television, spending all that much time on the internet, or doing ANYTHING around the house. It took me until 4:00 to even take a shower. I just didn't see the need to expend that much energy if I wasn't planning on getting off of the couch until monday. It was the heat that did me in for sure; it was only about 29 degrees outside, but our little 7th floor apartment heated up to ... well, I don't know, but it was much, much warmer.

So my update is going to be random, since I have nothing really fantastic to say about the last 48 hours, except that it brings me 48 hours closer to being done work and facing the daunthing task of grad school (which I'm so excited about, I'll start shaking at the thought).

Thought #1: The 49ers aren't staging the comeback that I have been fantasizing about
And as Steve pointed out, it *is* a little bit early to be making determinations about an entire season. But when Alex "the fate of a franchise is on my shoulders" Smith went 3 for 9 and managed a grand total of 0 first downs in his first time at the helm of an NFL offence, it's difficult not to feel a little thwarted. Smith put together 25 yards of offence, rushed for 7 in two attempts and was sacked twice. I don't have much to say now, except that no amount of talent in the world will compensate for experience; I have high hopes for him as he grows into the team and the league. Whether he gets a starting position this year is up in the air, for sure.
(I was gonna keep this thought going, sending digs to the special teams unit, but realize I'm starting to sound a lot like Steve, so I'll move on)

Thought #2: In Other News...

• A man's body was found in the landing gear of a plane that travelled from montreal to paris. He was, of course, dead. The funniest part is that apparently he had been stowed away in the luggage, but realizing that he couldn't travel there (can anyone say airpressure?), he made it as far down as the airplane's landing gear before dying. Who knows.
• There's a 12-year-old in manitoba who is already being scouted by top NFL teams. The reason? He hasn't even hit puberty yet, and he's already 5'11 and weights 280 pounds. He recently outgrew his size 13 sneakers and doctor's suggest that he still has at least another 6 inches to grow. His mom, apparently, had to sew extra pieces of fabric onto his football uniform just so that he could play
• I love this one: two men in Ontario in their mid-30s have decided to get married. Not a big deal, right? Well it might be, seeing as how they're not gay. The men decided to see if they would be taken seriously, and given that they were, are now enjoying the tax and other financial benefits of being married in the eyes of the law.
• This story is fantastic, simply because the man remarks, "Every time I reach a Starbucks I feel like I've accomplished something," Winter said, "when actually I have accomplished nothing." That pretty much sums up everything I think about everything that's wrong with this world.

I guess I'm one to talk, hey? I too, have accomplished nothing. But at least I'm not bragging about it (and in case you were wondering, yes, I did cut all of these little articles out of the newspapers that I'm forced to read at work, looking for articles about my company)