Weekend Stuff

I took the NZS to some local mountains Friday night after his football game. They beat a team that had stomped them the last two years, so the the juniors and seniors were psyched. There was a get together with some foreign exchange students who just got here. The host family has quite the spread there. About 7 acres and tons of stuff for kids to do (pool, volleyball, ping-pong, movie setup, etc). It's about two more weeks until he moves in with us, so the drive up gave us a chance to talk about his school details, how things run in our house, etc. He's pretty low maintenance (as my wife says, "He's a guy, of course is) and I think it will work out fine.

I got back on Saturday night so the wife and and I could actually go out on a date. We went to a new restaurant which was pretty good (great Chicago-style decor) and kept an eye on USC kicking the shit out of Ohio State which puts he Trojans in good early position for the national championship game. Then again, OSU dropped to #7 at one point last year and still made the final game (and got their asses handed to them by LSU). After dinner and drinks we saw Hamlet 2, which we thought was off-the-charts funny. Reminded me in parts of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. We then went to a bar that used to be super-divey, but now is only kinda divey. The band started with REO Speedwagon and ended with Bryan Adams, but played some Black Crowes and Stevie Ray Vaughn in between--go figure.

Today was pretty laid back. Did my backyard chores, got groceries, picked up the NZS (fortunately, he was able to get a ride pretty close to the house) and watched some football. I'm waiting for some e-mail from my client in the far east. Once I get that, I'll probably pour a big drink and read the Sunday paper.