Weekend update

Friday night, a few friends and I went to go see 'Serenity'. For the uninitiated, the movie is based off the prematurely cancelled TV show 'Firefly'. It ran on Fox for a few episodes before the network pulled the plug. I'm citing 'ideological differences' between Fox and creater Josh Whedon, of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and 'Angel' fame. Watch the movie and you'll see what I mean. Anyway, it's a science-fiction western, basically. This isn't flashy Star Wars with neon cities and flashy space battles. This is nitty gritty and rough-n-tumble. The characters are fun and fleshed out pretty well and the story isn't half bad. Overall, good movie. Han Solo would be proud :-)

Saturday, got some GMAT books and (hopefully) put the importance of the PSATs and other such tests into my cousin. Sunday was chill for the most part. Edited the resume a bit and watched some football. Redskins sneaked another victory out. It's still luck. Patriots lost at home to LT and the Chargers. Their defense is getting decimated by injuries and I don't think Belacheck has enough plugs to stop the leaks. Arizona beat the 49ers in Mexico City. Seems like the crowd loved the game down there. Eagles came from behind and beat the Chiefs. McNabb hit T.O. for 171 yards and TD. Atlanta manhandled Minnesota. Michael Vick left with a sprained right knee and Dante Culpepper showed that he needs Randy Moss. Nine sacks, two interceptions and a fumble…ouch. Speaking of Moss and the Raiders, they got their first win of the season against Dallas. Broncos won. Colts and the Giants won and it was a good day for the Manning brothers as both of them unloaded for 4 TD passes and over 250 yards. Eli's getting better week after week and Peyton returned to the gunslinger that he is. 'Bout time…fantasy players have been waiting. BENGALS = 4-0!! But it certainly wasn't a graceful win. 16-10 against the Texans. This was ugly football. Injuries knocked out two of the Bengals' centers with knee injuries. Chad bloodied his nose and Palmer threw with a cut on his shoulder (or so I hear). And the penalties!! 14 for over 100 yards of loss! Come on! 3 touchdowns were wiped out because of Bengals penalties…3! That's insane! A team like Pittsburgh or Indianapolis will make you suffer for stupidity. Bengals D showed its muscle, not in interceptions but in sacks, taking down David Carr seven times. The easy road is now over. Next week, they travel to Jacksonville for a Sunday night game. They still face the Colts, two games against the Steelers, and the Chiefs. Not to dog the Ravens, but they haven't been playing so hot lately. The Jungle needs to be in top form for the next few weeks and eliminating the penalties is critical. We have the playmakers to put up big numbers, but if half of them get wiped out…what's the point? Here's hoping for a cleaner game on Sunday. Who-dey!

Monday Night Football: Packers vs. Panthers. I'm rootin' for Brett Farve and company to get back in gear and tack on a few wins. You gotta root for the guy. One of the best quarterbacks in football and he just plays for the love of the game. Here's to Farve and all the memories.

Oh, in the political world, Tom Delay can't seem to shutup and take the hint that he's not in charge anymore. Bush nominates White House Counsel Harriet Myers for O'Connor's seat. No judge experience, but Rehnquist didn't have any either before serving on the Supreme Court. John Roberts was confirmed and took his oath. Rudy looks like he may toss his name in the hat for the 2008 Presidential run. More stuff later...