A few non-comic things...

This blog is, after all, titled "Mostly Comics Here." Therefore, we're going to talk about a few NCTs (Non-Comic Things).

1. Boise State's Fiesta Bowl victory: Holy Shit! If this doesn't go down as the best college football game ever, then I'll eat my hat. When Oklahoma scored on the interception to take the lead with less than two minutes to play, I turned it off in disgust. Of course, I turned back after the commercials, just in time to see Zabranski lead the Broncos down the field and score on that crazy hook-and-ladder play. I've just never seen anything like the final 5 minutes of that game and the overtime. Seriously, it's put every other game I've seen this year, college or pro, to shame. If you haven't seen it, you can download it (or sections of it, I think) from iTunes or from www.fox.com, I think.

2. I really wish I could get an extra week of Christmas vacation. Just because. I know there are some school districts in California that do it (Clovis Unified in Fresno comes immediately to mind, but I know they're not the only one).

3. Not technically an NCT, but mostly so because it's video game stuff, I got Lego Star Wars 2 and Ultimate Alliance for Christmas this year. Both games are excellent and highly recommended by me.

4. I'm in a football pool at work. It's nothing huge, me and 3 other forensics coaches, but I enjoy it. So week 16 rolls around, you may remember it, when the Texans beat the Colts? Yeah, I picked the Colts to win that game. It cost me a perfect record for the week. That's right, I went 15-1 that week. By FAR the best of anyone in the pool (and best of the season). That put me ahead by 5 games overall of my nearest competitor, Leo (over at East). Just wanted to share that. 15-1. Nice.