This Is November

Now that November is officially half way over, I have come to the conclusion that November is just like February. If we were to reverse the calendar going instead from December to January, November would be the second month and just like February the gray, dreary, cold days of November would lead into the warmer and more vibrant days of October, like the days of March that follow February. In both months life seems to slowly creep by day after day with little excitement or change. The hours of daylight are short and the best thing to do is stay inside and wait for better days. There are no leaves on the trees, no green grass to be seen, and certainly no colorful flowers. However November holds a few distinct advantages over February, keeping November from competing for the worst month of the year.

First of all, November does not have a certain day 14 days into the month. If you don't know what I'm talking about, try to keep it that way. Second, November has a great holiday in Thanksgiving, which in turn leads to every Christians favorite holiday of Christmas. So while we wait out the days of November we have atleast a small glimmer of hope in the distance. Ok so with February we know better weather is on the way, but that's not Christmas. November is more like a waiting room for better things. And then of course in my mind Novembers greatest advantage over February is football. I can sit down every Sunday in November and do absolutely nothing except watch football. Oh yeah, that is what I do. November is crunch time in the NFL when the teams finally sort themselves out and the real season starts. So while November has its "downers" there are enough "positives" to help me trod through the month unlike February which blows total ass.

Oddly enough very little interesting news happens in November also. I realize that I've been neglect in producing a piece every few days but I don't want to write something just to write something. So now some random thoughts that have been floating around in this brain of mine.

- the team that should be left out of the BCS Championship game if USC, Oklahoma, and Auburn all end that season at 12-0 is USC. Right or wrong, USC gets the benefit of the doubt from being national champions from last year but I think OU and Auburn would be the best matchup.

- the college basketball season tips off on Friday for the Fighting Illini and the season looks very promising. While some stupidity (Randall punching a wall and breaking his hand, out 6-10 weeks) could be just enough to dash national championship hopes, there is little doubt in my mind that the basketball team will loss no more games than the football team lost. It should be fun.

- it seems as though everyday a finer line is drawn between what one person considers a joke and what another person considers racism, sexism, or discrimination and it concerns me. I think when a person or a group can't laugh at itself, that's when things "blow up". We all understand that stereotypes and jokes work because to a miniscule degree they are true, but of course not a representative sample. I mean I'm not incestuous.

- after watching "Bandits" this past week I still find it to be one of my favorite movies. Good comedy, good plot and just an interesting story.

- two words that I hate when people use and were both used today during the same class period by the professor: gratuitous and intimate. Decorations involved with architectural achievements are neither gratuitous or intimate. Never!

- and finally there are 40 days until Christmas!