Three Days in the Life

My poor, poor blog. It is so neglected.

However, today is a special day. Today, I have things to discuss, and therefore I have enough material for an entry. Today, I shall blog, and be happy.

My entry today covers a span of three days. We begin with Sunday night. Upon leaving Henrietta at the end of my excellent two-day assembly program, we proceeded to Chili's for some quick food. After eating VERY rapidly, all 15 of us got in our caravan and drove to Shea's to see Movin' Out, the new musical sensation by Billy Joel and Twyla Tharp. The seats we paid for were less than amazing, but when we got there the theater was pretty empty, so we got upgraded to the middle of the front balcony. High point number one. Followed immediately by high point number two, the show itself. Not quite what you would expect from a Broadway play, since there is no real dialogue, but it was still pretty amazing. The music was spectacular, very true to the original songs, and the dancers were all incredible. The only questionable part is in the second act, with some drug use and minor bondage, which just is not very family oriented. In all, though, a great show, making Sunday pretty awesome.

Monday is historically a bad day for me. There are not many Mondays I can look back on with fondness. This week, Monday was an exception. After work, I went with Mike, Ryan, James, and Carissa to the Sabres game, which I knew would be fun, but was still not fully prepared for. After the five goals in the first period, I had a hunch we might win. I also had a raw throat and a headache from screaming. After two more periods of chanting, yelling, and general merrymaking, my team won 8-2, and we had a lovely ride home, followed by watching 24 at my brother's house.

Sabres side note: This is Jay McKee's last year under contract in Buffalo, after this season he becomes a free agent. I think they really need to keep him here, he has been here longer than any other person on the team, save perhaps Martin Biron, though I do believe he has him beat also. He plays his position extremely well and is underrated, but I hope they see his value and get him to re-sign with us.

Tuesday is not nearly as auspicious as Sunday or Monday. Today's goodness all comes from the nerd deep down inside me, and will therefore not be appreciated (pronounced uh-PREE-she-ate-id) by the general public. Today is the release date for Final Fantasy VII - Advent Children, the movie follow-up to the video game most players will agree was one of the most groundbreaking and influential games ever. It was originally released in the mid-1990's, and is finally getting closure in a full-length movie. Being stuck at work all day, I asked a friend to pick me up a copy, and he found the last copy on DVD and the last copy on UMD, and got them both for us. Very hard title to get if you failed to reserve it, as I did. However, I have one thanks to my good friend James (shout out). Again, a good day.

So altogether, it has been a successful start to the week. It should only improve as the week progresses; tomorrow, I get my crown placed, so my teeth will be pretty much fixed. Thursday night, our bus leaves for NYC, where we have a four day tour planned, which includes shopping and sightseeing in Manhattan on Saturday. When I get home next Tuesday, I will officially be working part time, giving me a lot more time for the real important things.

I forgot how much activity warm weather could bring. Here's hoping it will stay positive. Like Paul and Renee having the baby this afternoon, unless her labor goes longer than expected. Good times.

More updates to come, but I won't even try to predict when.