Hey Vols! Hey Vols!

We just beat the hell out of you.
Rammer Jammer, Yellow Hammer,
Give 'em hell Alabama.

ROLL TIDE!
7 - 0

Skinny people have a way of pissing off anyone that weighs more than a bag of flour. Why is it that skinny people can have their ribs poking out of their body and still think they are fat? One of Erika's teachers and classmates went to a fat screening at the rec center both of whom were human toothpicks. When asked why they were there, they responded that they were fat. The only thing skinnier than them is air. Erika also heard a girl in the locker room complaining because she weighed 102 pounds, and she didn't know how should could lose the last two pounds. Here's an idea: cut off your head. That's at least 8 pounds and you won't pollute the gene pool.

While you are here read the last two movie reviews in Now Playing: Wallace & Gromit in Curse of the Were-Rabbit and Must Love Dogs.

Another week is upon us. One week ago I was just back from San Antonio with a load of goodies. The Friday before we left, the conference had a silent auction to help benefit the graduate students. Most of the things there were items only a journalism historian would even care about. However, one thing caught my eye and was a must have: a 1976 Happy Days board game. I beat out a prank bid at the last minute to take it home. Erika won many things but the most prominent was the JFK memorial issue of Life magazine and copies of the Dallas newspaper (among others) the day of JFK's funeral.

Last week, I also had a job interview. The athletic department at Alabama has a position open for web director that I interviewed for last Wednesday. I have not yet heard if I made it to the next round. I'm hoping to hear something this week; the interview seemed to go well. If I make it to the next round, I will have to put a little site together for them to see what I can do. I'll keep you up to date on the situation and let you see my work.

I'm back from San Antonio. It was a nice little trip to a place I've never been. I do hope to go back some day, perhaps even permanently. It was a lovely little city. I got to visit several of the missions in San Antonio including the Alamo. I have to say that David Crockett looked nothing like Billy Bob Thornton.

The whole purpose for being there was because Erika was going to a conference. I spent a few hours at the conference, but most of the time was spent enjoying the local attractions. The Riverwalk they have downtown is really cool. There are lots of restaurants with tables right on the bank. I'm curious to know how many drunk people fall in every year. Luckily it's only a few feet deep.

Amidst all the siteseeing, Erika won an award for Outstanding Student Paper at the conference. It's a very prestigious award and is the first of many. She also won an honorable mention for Outstanding Paper in Women's History. Odd considering the paper was about a guy.

So, now it's back to the grind. I have a review for Must Love Dogs to put together. That's only about 6 weeks old. I hope to have that finished tomorrow. The rest of the week is extra busy, so I'm not sure what else I'll get posted this week.

Woohoo! Alabama is 5-0 and ranks as high as #7 in the polls. But, with the injury to our star player, the rest of the season is in jeopardy. With an off week and a basic creampuff game against Ole Miss, the Tide should be more than ready to take on Tennessee in two weeks.

I'm off to San Antonio tomorrow and will be out until Sunday. I may get a minute while in San Antonio to post another movie review. I had planned on doing that tonight, but after the frustration of trying to post grades for my online course, I'm drained. Tack onto that the notice that I won't be teaching for Westwood next term because there weren't enough students signed up.

I'm off to pack, shred some carrots for Athena, and beat up some baddies in World of Warcraft.