What a World

Wednesday. The world turns. Various people are awake, various people are asleep... Yeah, I'm not happy. Why? I hate traffic. I hate driving. I hate being late. I can't stand those people that brake just to stay four car lengths behind the car in front of them. Or those people who brake before every bump in the road. Or those people that insist on driving the speed limit or slower in the fast lane. IT'S CALLED A FAAAAAST LANE!! Good grief. Then there are the people who wait till the last possible second to brake, and then they slam on their brakes, forcing you to slam on your brakes, and then you hope the person behind you is paying attention so they don't crash into your car. Why they gotta be like that? Why? I don't understand. Here's another thing I don't understand. Why do trains have to cross roadways? Why can't they all either be under ground, elevated, or why can't there be an overpass placed over the tracks? Trains are waaaay to slow to be blocking our main lanes of traffic. That and if they're going to cross the roads, they shouldn't be allowed to run during the day. If they want to operate between midnight and 6 am, that's fine, cuz if you're out on the roads at that time, you're either out past bedtime, a drug dealer, a night worker, a drunk, or a cop. If any of those people get stopped by a train, that's ok. They're out late anyway, and they can wait. Most of this is stemming from the fact that I hate being late. I left in plenty of time to get back to work on time, and i was 16 minutes late instead. Not that anyone could have changed anything, except the people involved in both accidents on 290, and the person driving the train that stopped me 1 block from the office.

So....how's your week going? Mine's going good - except for today of course. Melissa and I went to an Astros game, and she got a ball. It wasn't hit by an Astro, but it was pitched by an Astro, so she said that counts. Plus the tickets were free, so can't complain. We might go back again on Friday, but we'll have slightly better seats, so that will be nice. Maybe I'll even take my glove. If I can find it...

Can someone explain team loyalty to me? I don't have it. I have two baseball caps - they are both for the North Carolina Tarheels. Do I watch basketball? Never. Do I watch football? Only on thanksgiving day. Do I watch baseball? Never? Are there any other real sports? No. But, really, the only reason I wear tarheels hats is because I like the foot, and my dad is from North Carolina. I couldn't care less about their scores, stats, or whatever. I don't understand people who buy season tickets to a sport to support their city's team. I would buy season tickets for baseball because I enjoy watching a live game, but I would never do so expecting the team to win. I made a comment last night about the Astros, because I've never gone to a game and seen them win. I've watched them on TV, but in person, I've never seen them win. They've never won the World Series, though they did come close a couple times, and they usually just don't do that well anymore. Back ten years ago? Yeah, they were great, but now? No way. So when I see people paying good money to go see "their team" lose, I just don't understand why. Like I said, I'd pay money just to go watch baseball, because I love the sport, but I would never go expecting anything. Maybe it's just me.

Anybody seen any good movies lately? Tell me about them! I want to go see "The Last Legion." It looks good. I like war movies, and I like the Roman thing (empire, gladiators, swords, etc.).

Gotta get back to work. Later!

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