A Decent Weekend

Missed out on the rally this weekend, but otherwise it was good. Went out for ice cream Friday night. Saturday just did stuff at home. My cousin from Jersey called Saturday, saying she was in town, I guess for work. I was planning on going to hang out with her and her colleagues, but she didn’t call back until pretty late and duty at the 7-11 called on Sunday morning. C’est la vie.

Sunday…FOOTBALL…was good. Ended up going to DC to hang with friend Dave (aka Mojo). We ended up watching the 40-Year Old Virgin…I shall post my review later...maybe. In short: ridiculously funny and it earned the R-rating thoroughly. Came back and everyone else was gone to some dinner. Played some Warcraft (got thrashed in Arathi Basin in the level 30 group…idiot Alliance…) and watched some Sunday Night Football. San Diego was playing the Giants. LT! LT! LT! LaDainian Tomlinson is the next Barry Sanders. The man just dances on the field at a frenetic pace. 21 carries for 192 yards and 3 TDs!! And he can throw ‘em too! It was the 3^rd quarter (I think) when he lobbed a 26 yard pass to Keenan McCardell for a TD. And let’s give credit where credit is due. LT has a beast of a blocker named Lorenzo Neal. I suppose originally a fullback, the man’s primary responsibility now is to create holes for LT…and he’s damn good at it. Hell, he even picks up the slack for LT at times, with a pounding 9-yrd run in the 4^th, setting up one of Tomlinson’s TDs for the night. San Diego’s offensive scheme is clear…give Ladainian Tomlinson the ball and make sure he runs behind Lorenzo Neal. End of story. Eli Manning is probably crying right now.

Bengals vs. Bears: 24 – 7!! The Bengals are now 3-0 and have been punishing the opposition. It was a good test for the offense this week due to the Bears’ stingy defense. Palmer and company did what it had to do, but it was the Bengals D that really came out to play. Their 2^nd straight game with 5 interceptions (I think 6 turnovers total) on rookie quarterback Kyle Orton…so much for the hot streak. I was complaining (yes…even in a win…I find something to complain about) how the offense didn’t put up a lot of yardage. However my brother was quick to point out that they didn’t really have a lot of field to cover. 5 interceptions, most putting you in Bears territory, don’t give you a lot of opportunity to rack up the yardage. But hey, a win is a win. No interceptions for Carson makes for a good day in the Jungle. Houston’s coming to town next week, which should put us at 4-0 and then it’s onto Jacksonville for the Sunday Night game. In Marvin We Trust!! Who-Dey!!

Oh…In other NFL news: Adam Vinatieri’s magic foot (and the Randle El lateral from hell) puts the Patriots over the Steelers, 23-20. David Akers does the same for the Eagles (that man is steel). Culpepper breaks 300 yards for a win…finally. Farve and Green Bay are 0-3 (wah?!). “Cadillac” Williams leads the Bucs to 3-0 (third game the rookie’s broken 100 yards rushing…NFL record I think). Peyton Manning still hasn’t broken 300 yards passing and has only 2 TDs so far (Hell, Eli’s doing better), but the Colts are 3-0. And if you had Shaun Alexander on your fantasy team…you lucky $%^@#&!*...

Monday Night: Broncos vs. Chiefs. Should be a good one!