Had a good time at the Stanford vs UCLA game today, even if we did start tailgating at 10 and that's freaking early (I haven't gotten to sleep in since probably the 19th, and tomorrow's my only chance for at least another week). But the beer was good-- Shiner in honor of Em and her brother (who was in towm for the weekend and the reason for said tailgate) and a couple of Leinenkugel's Oktoberfest in honor of Allison (who brought both the grill and said beer)-- and the game was quite enjoyable. Even if I did have to listen to UCLA's freaking fight song nineteen thousand times. I got to see a real-life flea-flicker play, that ESPN doesn't have on its highlight reel since it didn't end in a touchdown, but was still a really good play. (And appropriate, as we discovered last night that Charm has fleas, ugh.) Also, since we won, we're currently at the top of the conference, which is really odd after the last 5 seasons.

So now I'm watching the Cal vs USC game, wch had the good taste to start an hour after our game was over. I was having trouble picking a side since, and twittered as much, leading to the exchange below (and the reason I'm posting at all right now!)

Me: Gonna pop up some popcorn and watch the USC/Cal game. I don't know who to cheer for, since I want both of them to lose.
Jenny (Stanford alum): I, for one, am rooting for the Hayward Fault

But it's been pretty sad for Cal. I mean, no score at the half? Ouch. Seeing the deflated fans on TV makes me feel a little bad. I won't on November 21 of course, but for now, having been on the getting-trounced side plenty of times, they have my sympathy.

i know it's silly to get worked up about sports and the like, but it sucks that danica got knocked out of the race due to some bad pit lane driving by a rookie. i mean, that's just really disappointing. she wasn't driving nearly as well as the leaders, for sure, but there's no reason she shouldn't have finished. bah.