Halloween!!!

As many of you probably know, I have always loved Halloween. That has not changed at all as I have aged. I guess I should start with Friday at work though. It was Bruce's birthday on Friday and our scheduler made 52 pumpkin cupcakes for the occasion. They were really good. I don't really remember doing much else at work, beside helping to determine the lighting scheme for the front office. Friday night was "guys' night" in the apartment. We had McDonald's for dinner and then got some nice drinks to share. I decided to test out my costume by wearing a few pieces of it around the apartment for a couple hours. We watched Forrest Gump before going out on the town for awhile. Then we came back to the apartment and moved our beds into the common room for the night. We watched sports highlights before calling it a night. All in all, I'd say it was a pretty good guys' night. Saturday was Halloween, but it was also a full day of college football. After trying to kill me for most of the afternoon, the Hawkeyes decided to put Indiana away with a huge 4th quarter. In between the Iowa game and the ND game we watched Air Force One, another great movie. We ordered in pizza and wings from Pizza Hut for the ND game, which we won easily over Washington State. By that point I had had my full Neville Longbottom costume on for several hours. After the game was over, the other adults and I went to Murphy's, the neighborhood pub, for a drink and to watch the end of the USC v. Oregon game, which Oregon won (yes). Then a couple of people went out to another bar while the rest of us came back to the apartment to watch John Carpenter's "The Thing". Since our beds were still in the common room, it worked out well, as we were able to lie down and relax while watching the sci-fi thriller. I'd say it was a pretty good movie, and would reccomend it if you are looking to watch something that will make you both jump and think. We called it a night after that and took advantage of daylight saving time to sleep in a little this morning. Today I didn't really watch a whole lot of football. Instead, I caught up with several people from my family. I also made myself mashed potatoes, which were yummy. Aside from that, it was pretty much a standard Sunday. I just got back from All Saints Day mass before blogging. Now we're watching game 4 of the World Series. I've got to read a little bit for my philosophy class before I go to bed, and of course it's back to work tomorrow. That's what's up with me.
Later,
Jes