It's been a long time in coming

It's been well over a month since my last post and a lots happened since then: midterms, fall break, the game of the century(ND vs USC) Ole Miss trip, and three home games in a row in november. There's a lot going on this week as well, i have a big paper due tomorrow for my history of medicine class, and three papers due around my birthday on nov 28. Speaking of my birthday, i'm turning 21, and i couldn't be more happy. For the past 2 1/2 years in college i've been terrified of the authorities, because that's just the way i am, i'm a pussy when it comes to doing unlawful actions. That's precisely why i never got a fake ID at school: number 1 i didn't want to disappoint my parents if i had gotten caught. number 2 ever since i've been able to drive people have always assumed me to be at least 2-4 years younger than i am. One of my favorite stories about this is when i was umping a 11-12 year old baseball game two summers ago and one of the coaches asked me if i was looking forward to eighth grade. Wrong decision or not to get a fake ID, the time is over and i'm about to begin a new phase in my life, so i should forget about the past. Unfortunately my 21st occurs at a bad time during this semester as i have 3 papers due in 3 days nov28-dec1, so i won't be celebrating my legality until dec 1 night.
The question of to get a fake or not to get a fake is one that many kids consider at ND. After dealing with disapointing dorm parties, absolutely packed house parties, and long walks to TC that go unrewarded and met with excise police, i would have to say that a fake ID is necessary to have the maximum amount of enjoyment at this school. With the crackdown on off-campus parties, the bars have never looked more appealing then they do now. This of course should be ignored by big pussies, like me, because they'll be too scared(like me) to actually sack up and get a fake.

In other news, the football team had its last home game on saturday and it was a wondeful experience. The team did not play its best on offense, but the defense played well, and the team sent off its seniors on a fine note. The only sad part about the game is that anthony fasano went on the victory lap with the fifth-year seniors, and is all but certain to forgoe his fifth year of eligibility and enter the NFL draft. Hopefully we'll get the number 2 recruit in the country Konrad Reuland to commit to the school to fill the void, but i don't doubt that Weis knows what to do without Fasano in the mix.

Also the bears kicked some ass yesterday. They absolutely destroyed the Panther's Offense, sacked jake delhomme 8 times and thouroughly manhandled the Panthers. This bear's team is fun to watch because they hurt people, and it's fun to watch teams leave chicago with at least 5 people injured due to the bear's hard hitting defense. I hope they do well the rest of the year, because the bear's are the one team in chicago that unite everyone(Sox fans and Cub fans together? you bet!) and this team is certainly making chicago proud.

Also after further review, i really enjoyed the show Rome on HBO, watching this show the same time as taking a History of Rome class i enjoyed the show's interpretations of the famous figures of the classic age. I thought they captured how much the mob mentality and the fear of the mob influenced politicians during this time. Plus i thought they did a great job portraying Caesar and the men who eventually murdered him, while also intermixing a story about two regular soldiers(Verenus and Pullo) and how their stories intertwined with the story all history buffs know about. Rome is one of my new favorite shows, it's somewhere between Entourage and Lost(which i'm just starting to get into) and i'll release a top 20 list of my favorite tv shows soon, but the show i'm really looking forward too is Season 5 of 24. I can't wait for the return of the Jack Bauer Power Hour, and hopefully they'll be a new character who has nothing to lose with his/her actions(i.e. George Mason of Season 2).

Well that should be enough to tide you over until further notice, hopefully the next time i write you, i'll be recovered from my debauchery on Dec 1.