Well &$(@#&

The referees made bad calls on both sides of the football. In a game as big as this one, you would hope that the teams could just play each other and fight it out, instead of having to overcome bad calls and no calls. However, we lost. We didn't play as well as we could have, or should have. They outplayed us in the 4^th quarter.

But, thanks to Missouri and LSU losing, we're #4. That's not bad. We still have a decent shot at the national title game, and there's a LOT of football left to be played. Texas has a big target on their backs this weekend, and Mizzou has something to prove. We've got Kansas at home, and we have something to prove too. Should be another good weekend in the NCAA world.

One more note, before I lay this game to rest. My good friends know not to bother me when OU is in danger of losing, or when we actually do lose (which, thankfully, is not very often). They know that I'm a die-hard fan, that I take these things very seriously. If I want to talk about the game, I'll bring it up, otherwise, it's in your best interest not to say anything, especially if you aren't a die-hard fan on the other side of the football.

I'm a Sooner born and Sooner bred
and when I die, I'll be Sooner dead
Rah Oklahoma, Rah Oklahoma
Rah Oklahoma, OK U!

dang it!

I should have worn my helmet to work this morning!!

OU/tx shenanigans

I got to work this morning and walked into the breakroom (like I do every morning to make the coffee), and *gasp* there was a smattering of cupcakes with orange icing and ut paraphernaila plastered all over their plastic trays. Ick. By the time I had walked back to my desk, there was a 'hook em' sign taped there along with a ut flag. After tearing the sign off, I turned the flag upside down. (hey, if you're gonna put that near my desk, i'm gonna turn it over--deal with it!)

Tami had apparently been conspiring all week to get everyone in the office to wear orange today. Many complied (as you can see in the photo). There's even a die-hard A&M grad wearing a longhorn shirt, though he immediately ripped it off after the photo was snapped.

Some kind soul informed me that there was a tiny longhorn taped on my car, so I immediately took care of that. It's a good thing too, I can't imagine what my reaction would have been had I found that tomorrow or later. Ugh.

It's all in good fun, though. I'm sure my Mom is encountering the same fate this morning (except in reverse) as she's likely the lone ut fan in Duncan. Good luck Mom!

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I feel like poo.

Sore throat, cough, congestion, a little dizziness. I sneezed this morning and thought my throat was on fire.

It's awesome, really. You'd think that All-State choir competitions were soon...I used to lose my voice before each and every choir competition throughout high school. Could have been stress or something, but I figure it was probably me screaming my lungs out at football games that did it. Whoever chose the fall for those stupid competitions must not have been football fans.

On the bright side, I've discovered hot tea. One of the girls in the office had some pretty fantastic tea from overseas called Lupicia (check it out here). This morning I had Sakurambo, a Black tea with fresh Japanese cherry flavor. Quite fantastic. It's one of those that actually tastes as good as it smells.

Brief rant:
There's a rather small table that sits directly behind my desk (separated by a 6ft or so glass block wall), and occasionally, the engineers will have little meetings there. Thing is, I can't concentrate on anything when they're sitting there talking. That's what your offices are for!! Take them in there so I don't have to sit here and listen to your entire conversation! Seriously!

Deep breath (cough, cough, cough).

Sigh. Is it Friday yet? At least I have a yummy sushi dinner to look forward to tonight. That is of course, if I can stop coughing long enough to eat it.

Big weekend

For those of you that live under a rock, this weekend is OU/TX weekend. And btw, you really should climb out from under that rock. It's not healthy, or sanitary for that matter. And probably uncomfortable. But I digress.

OU/TX weekend. Arguably the biggest rivalry in college football. This year there's a bit more at stake than mere bragging rights. My boys are the #1 team in the country, and I'd like to thank Coach Stoops, Sam Bradford, Juaquin Iglesias, DeMarco Murray, Jermaine Gresham, Chris Brown, well—the entire OU team, Oregon State, Alabama, and Tennessee. Your efforts have been spectacular. Texas comes into the game at #5. Not too shabby. But really, neither of us has played much of anyone.

Back to the matter at hand. Saturday, 11am.

"The Texas-Oklahoma football game -- or the Oklahoma-Texas game depending on your slant in the rivalry -- is the bedrock of Big 12 football." –ESPN's Tim Griffin

"If OU-Texas (or, to be non-partisan, Texas-OU) is not the essence of college football, we don't know what is." – John Walters of MSNBC

"Crank up the deep fryers at the State Fair and turn up the volume on "Boomer Sooner!" and "Texas Fight!" The Texas Longhorns can finally start talking about the showdown with No. 1 Oklahoma. No more of this taking the season "one game at a time" stuff. Texas-OU is THE game..." – AP's Jim Vertuno

Yep. It's a big one. My prediction? A close game in the first half, but expect OU to widen the victory margin in the 2^nd.

Boomer Sooner, Boomer Sooner…