Trying to enjoy a day

The reason I asked the question in the previous post is that I really don't like Thanksgiving very much. I don't think I ever have. Part of the reason is that I don't enjoy stuffing myself silly, and don't particularly like most of the traditional food of Thanksgiving. Turkey and gravy? No thanks.

Some people say that Thanksgiving is a day that you remember what you're thankful for. I think that's stupid. I rememeber almost every day what I'm thankful for. When you go around a table and everybody says what they're thankful for all the answers are so lame and cliche. I guess I don't think there should need to be a day where you're reminded to be thankful for what you have, you should just be thankful.

So, needless to say, when I wrote that post I wasn't in a very Thanksgiving mood (I don't think I was at any point that day), and just thought I'd say something. Maybe I should watch A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, or whatever it's called.

Question

In your opinion, what is Thanksgiving supposed to be?

101st Post!

Go me! This is my 101st Post! I feel so special.

This weekend was the official end of the fall soccer season. I know I might have said that before, but now it is true. My AYSO somehow made the playoffs (some of the teams above us didn’t have a team ref, which you need to go to the playoffs), and we had our game on Saturday. Unfortunately, we didn’t win, but the team played really well. We just couldn’t seem to find the net, and the ref was pretty horrible. She didn’t call any fouls, and when she did, they were wrong. I think we played the team that Natalie’s dad coaches, though.

Then on Sunday we had our adult league Scramble Tournament (don’t ask me why it was called that) when they decided that everybody could play six games. Granted the games only had 20 minute halves, but six of them still adds up to 3 “real” games of 40 minute halves. Take into account that we normally only play 35ish minute halves, and you have a long day. I wasn’t looking forward to the games because I thought that the co-ed and women’s games would be playing at different times so I would have to play for both teams, but I only ended up playing with my women’s team.

That was fun because we can actually play well, plus I actually enjoy talking with some of them now, and can joke around. We had a couple people come out who I know from high school (one person coached the JV team when I was a senior at BHS and she was more like a teammate than a coach). Plus it was a potluck where each team brought something and then everybody pigged out during our hour long break at lunch. So a huge lunch for the 3 dollars I had to pay for my team’s part.

The holiday season officially starts this week, and it is going to be weird working. I keep thinking that I’m going to have the whole Christmas time off, and have to remind myself that I won’t. That means figuring out when I’m going to hang out with friends gets a lot harder, and figuring out when I’m going to make it to toy stores (BN, Toys R Us, Best Buy) is getting tough because I don’t want to go on weekends when all the stupid little kids will be screaming. Oh well, the rest of the world seems to find a way to exist around the holiday season, so I’m sure I will too.

We were oozed.

I drank gunk today. Well, not really, but it looked and had the same consistancy that I would think gunk would. Bolthouse has a little store on site, and it has the new juices that Bolthouse has started producing. There's one called Green Goodness or something like that. It wasn't bad (I think it could grow on me), but I just can't trust a liquid that I can't see through, with the exception of milk, I think. Luckily, the label on the bottle is solid, and covers most of the bottle, so I didn't have to see that what I was drinking was opaque.

I found out that my little soccer team might have made the playoffs, which is good to know now instead of like Sunday after the game. It does mean that the season hasn't really ended yet, but that's okay because my women's league has one final tournament on Sunday. I can handle one more weekend of soccer.

Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn.

Just because Rachel for some reason got this connection in my previous post.

This weekend was my final weekend for soccer, which I guess is bittersweet. It will be nice to have more free time (especially since I'm working every day now), but I know that I'll miss soccer. The good (bad?) news is that high school starts this week, so I'll have plenty of refing to do, so I'll still be involved in soccer. But I won't be playing, which isn't good. I have one final hurrah in my adult soccer league, but I don't think I'll be able to play the whole tournament.

I've been playing Fantasy Football this year, and have been doing pretty well until the past couple of weeks. My two star running backs decided to get hurt - my big name is out for the rest of the season, and my quarterback has been sucking. Yesterday he got me five whole points. Quarterbacks should get at least 15, and mine usually gets more than 20. But yesterday he decided to throw no touchdowns and 3 interceptions, which is horrible. But my excuse is that I was playing my brother and I wouldn't want him to feel bad by getting beat by his sister at football.

In other news, Cal got stomped by SC and I'm really tired. That's it for now.

Play it, Sam. Play "As Time Goes By"

Since Rachel isn't available to do so, I will wish everybody a happy Armistice Day. Too bad WWII came along and made it so today isn't Armistice Day, but Vetrans' Day. But on the 11 hour or the 11 day of the 11 month a long time ago we stopped the Germans. Or something like that. Which is good, because otherwise we might all be speaking German right now, which would be bad for everybody except for Amy and Nat who probably remember some.

Last night was HP Discussion group, which was fun, if small. Then I came home and watched some Tomb Raider, which is surprisingly like the game, at least from the little bit of both that I've seen.

Yesterday while I was here, I created Pascal's Triangle to the 17th line without using a calculator. Yes, I was that bored. But it was fun to make the Triangle and think about Pascal's philosophy, which I always enjoy thinking about. I also started my Top 100 list of movies, but I'm having trouble thinking of ones to add to the list, so it'll take a while, but it appears that I'll have time.

You know what they say... no noose is good noose

I have news. I, Rebecca Jennings, now have a full time job. Not a lot of people knew I was looking for one (myself included), but this one kind of appeared, and it doesn't sound too lame. Hopefully it isn't too lame. Not a great job, but not a bad one either, and we can't all get our dream job (Robert).

The only bad part (besides working all the time) about it is I'm either going to start at 6 or 7, which are both way too early. Oh well, I guess I'll get used to it, much like Chris has gotten used to waking at 5:15.

I've been officially ditched by everybody for the next three days, but that's okay, I have some movies. And GuildWars. Oh, and I don't get to see Hilary Putnam because somebody left me in charge of a certain HP discussion group, and it happens to be at the same time. I think I'll survive.

PS. Name that movie.

You're the best around!

Last night The Karate Kid was on, so I watched it because that's the sort of movie that you have to watch when it's on. It is a very interesting movie, one that I don't hink would be able to be made now. For one, the action sequences aren't very good. They are all short, and there isn't much karate. That would flop these days. We want long, loud, totally suped-up fight scenes, not just a series of three quick kicks or a couple punches then it's over. It's still a classic movie, though, and one that our generation will forever cherish. I mean, who can ever forget the line, "Wax on, wax off?"

Volleyball is finally over (yay!) which means that I will now have all sorts of extra free time with which to do nothing. That is, until soccer starts, and I spend even more time making even less money. But I like soccer more, so its okay. Also, my AYSO soccer season is winding down, which means I really don't know what I'm going to do with all my time.

Today I'm in a seventh grade English class, and the GATE class just started reading The White Mountains. It seems like just a little bit ago that I was reading that, but when I think about it, it was a while. I'm surprised that they haven't gotten new curriculum by now, but I guess that just shows you that good books never get old. It does make me wonder if any of the newer good books will ever be in curriculum, Harry Potter for example. Although I guess the really good ones in the series are towards the end, so it would be hard to teach them well. But there are all sorts of good children's (or young adult) books out there, especially now that HP has done so well. Will they ever make it into the schools? Probably not. The California school system sucks.

Now I'm off to see Zorro with Nat and Rob, which should be fun. I'm feeling like an action movie, and you can't really go wrong with those two.

Putnam

Hilary Putnam is going to be in Bakersfield, and the one person who might (might) be willing to go with me is half a world away. Boo. Wait! Jessica! Come up from la and see Hilary with me! You know you want to. I need someone there who'll understand as I make fun of him.

In other news, Rob and I just saw Wallace and Gromit with his mom, which was pretty fun. A lot more adult humor than I would have expected, but I'm not complaining. That's it for now.

This is Halloween, this is Halloween!

You'd all better know what that quote is from. I love Halloween, because its the one night of the year that I don't have to explain myself or get strange looks when I wear a costume. This year, I asked my mom to finish the Jedi outfit that has been like three years in the making. I've had the cloak, but could never find a good enough pattern for the tunic and stuff. Well this year I found one, and it turned out awesome, if I do say so myself, and I do.

My mom also helped Rach to make a very cool Quidditch robe, which rocked. Chris and Rob were Buster and GOB (respectively), and I even got Chris a hook to be his hand (If you haven't seen season 2 of Arrested Development, don't worry about it). We had a fun night going over to Ronnie's house (a friend of Rach) and playing first Cranium then Apples to Apples. Chris and I were on the same team for Cranium, so we won. We were in dead last place (getting beaten pretty badly) and pulled out the win, which was pretty rad.

The only problem is now I'm struggling to stay awake, which will make volleyball interesting. Luckily I only have one game instead of the usual two, and then it is time for home for another small nap, then some tv. Tomorrow night I think will start the two weeks of movies that Rob and I have planned. Hopefully I'll put some pictures up on my site from last night by tomorrow, so you should check them out. Maybe that'll make me put up the rest of the pictures I've been avoiding, but probably not.

Everybody hail to the Pumpkin King!