Better November

"I, I always believed in futures
I hope for better in November"
--Futures, Jimmy Eat World

A quick assessment of the highs and lows in the world, as I see them today.
Good: Antonio Gates, the Chargers, The Incredibles, the Clippers (?!? - they beat LeBron and Co. quite handily last night behind 30 strong from EB), Jimmy Eat World (the new album is amazing) and Brett Favre.
Bad: Mike Martz (and Butch Davis and Jim Haslett), Marshall Faulk (13 rushing yards in his last two games--ouch), the New Jersey Nets (see yesterday's blog), Alexander (from what I'm told--I haven't wasted the money on it) and pretty much the entire NFC--the 5-6 Rams and Giants are in the mix for the second wildcard in the Not Football Conference, and either the 7-4 Ravens or Broncos would be out of the picture in the AFC if the playoffs started today--absurd.
Confusing: Chicks. Why do they only call when you don't call? I call once a week for a month and get nothing in return, and then don't do anything and she calls, then invites me to dinner a week later. One would think I would understand the "game" by now, but I just don't get it. At the moment, it's working in my favor however, so I can't complain. I must comply.
It's a short one this morning, because I get to do all kinds of Charger-related work, and I'm rather excited to get it underway. Consider this blog my version of Sports Guy's mini-cowbell, tossing out a few relevant thoughts without getting into full blogging mode.
Back to JEW for a second before I go. I think I'll be quoting songs off the new disc for the foreseeable future, since I'm pretty much obsessed with it. I've got the whole thing on my mp3 player to listen to while I'm working out in the mornings, in my cd player in the car to enjoy on the drive home (when the Lake Show's not playing), and on the computer to provide some mood at home.
Charger day begins. Yes.