I can't tell you how wonderful it is to not have Friday classes. For everyone who does, I'm sorry. Actually, no... not really. Mo ha haaaaa.

Anyway, classes went well today. In macro economics we basically went over the entire homework set for this week, which means that I should do pretty well on it. Screenwriting was a lot of fun today because my two partners Kendra and Duane had to finally do their table readings, which meant that I got to go up their with them and read lines, but I wasn't the one in the hot seat talking about my script. I think both of them are doing really well on their screenplays, so it was fun to get up front and do a reading with them.

Work was more of the same today, but at least the office wasn't so dead today. I printed an another assload of the newsletters today, but after finding out that we need to print about 2,600 and not just 2,000, that meant that I probably won't finish with everything until tomorrow. Oh well, at least it's looking good. I've already gotten a few compliments on this quarter's edition. You can read it here.

Well, Stef and I are talking about going out for dinner tonight. We'll probably end up at Chang's, but I think we'll just get something light because we're both trying to eat a little healthier. Stefy just wants to go out because she got her hair and nails done today, and I'm happy to oblige. I like to show off my girl.

What a blah day. Very fall. I'm already sick of the weather.

Anyway, since I already wrote this post, and then accidentally deleted it, I'll keep this short. My comm class just met for a lab session today, and it was pretty pointless, as usual. I feel bad for our UTA Danielle (Stef's old roommate), because she tries so hard to make these things interesting, but it's always a futile effort.

I met up with Stefy after class for a quick lunch at Brueger's, but since we got a late start, we both had to leave after just ten or fifteen minutes. My micro econ class was a real snoozer today, but that's nothing new. I guess I got some good notes down, but nothing earth shattering happened.

Work was VERY slow today, since everyone was in Detroit for a board meeting. Still, I got a bunch of our newsletters printed. Hopefully we'll manage to get these things in the mail by Friday, while it's still October.

Tonight is probably going to just be a quiet night at home with my girl. I think Stefy and I are going to cuddle up in front of the TV, and turn our brains off for a while. I don't even have any homework to do -- including the next ten pages of my script -- so at least that's good. Tomorrow will probably be another low key night at home, but this weekend should be a LOT of fun. Sir Paul McCartney on Saturday... I absolutely can't wait!

Well, dinner over at dad's was nice last night. This morning was Stefy's day to help get the girls up and around for school/day care, so it just made sense for us to also make last night a dinner night at dad's. Basically Sherry is out of town, and dad needed an extra hand with the girls since he has to work early in the morning, and being the sweetheart that she is, Stef volunteered to help. What a gal!

Anyway, I was gonna stay over and keep Stefy company after everyone else went to bed early last night, but I had to leave at 9 so I could get back to the apartment and work on my econ homework. Well, fast forward to class this morning, and it turns out that the homework I was up late working on--and struggling with more than usual--isn't even due until Thursday because we haven't covered some of the material yet. So, I'm basically a big idiot, because I wasted all of that time, and now I have to go back and fix it anyway. Stu-pid.

Other than that though, today was a pretty typical Tuesday. We just did some more table readings in screenwriting, and I spent most of my time at work dealing with the newsletter printing. Nothing too exciting going on.

Two amazing concerts in one weekend, and tickets were only $15 and $10, respectively. It's a rough life. Friday night was Marian McPartland and Dave Brubeck at Wharton. It was a very jazzy evening, indeed. My mom, Stefy, and I all really enjoyed the show. I was especially pleased that Dave closed the show with a rousing rendition of "Take Five", which was capped off by a short little solo performance of "Lullaby, and Goodnight." Man, it's just amazing that two people in their mid-to-late 80s like Dave Brubeck and Marian McPartland who can barely walk or talk are still able to sit there and wail on the piano like they can.

Saturday morning my mom and I had a nice leisurely breakfast at my apartment before finally venturing out for some shopping. I ended up picking out some nice, soft pillows for my couch to match the new ottoman, and a few other odds and ends at Linens 'N Things. It was a productive outing. Anyway, I dropped mom off at the apartment in the middle of the afternoon so I could go meet up with Stef, Sean, and Marina at the Irish Pub at Eastwood for a late lunch. The Southers were in town for Sean's weekend business class at MSU, so it was nice to see them for a bit. I don't think we've ever actually spent any time with them where it was just the four of us, so it was nice to finally do something like that.

After our lunch Stef and I went back to her apartment and killed some time there for a bit before Stef's friend Sara showed up for the Rufus concert. Since Stef's other friend Nolan was running a little behind, the three of us decided to pass the time at the Meridian Mall. Of course, we started off at the GAP, which led to a funny little episode. Per usual, Stef was fully decked out in Gap gear when we went into the store. One of the managers complimented Stefy on her new jacket, and after talking for a minute, noticed all of her Gap accessories. She basically came right out and offered Stef a job during the holidays, but since Stefy figured her mom would go ape on her, she had to decline. Still, she was really excited to get an offer like that on the spot, so I think she might apply in the spring when there's more free time.

We pretty much left the mall after poking around the Gap (and getting ice cream, of course), and headed back to Miss Spiro's apartment to meet up with Nolan. After chatting with him for a quick minute, we headed out to Wharton for the show. I was a little surprised by how many more people seemed to be at the Dave Brubeck concert the night before, but Rufus still managed to fill up most of the lower section in the Great Hall. Now, I'm not that familiar with Rufus Wainwright, but I recognized more songs than I thought I would, and had a really great time at the concert. Rufus is a fantastic piano player, but his voice is even better live than on his CDs, which is always cool to see. Stefy, Nolan, and Sara all seemed to really enjoy the show too, so I was glad that we were all able to go.

We started things off yesterday morning on the right foot by heading over to Flap Jack for a big-ass breakfast with my mom. This was my first time at the Frandor Flap Jack, so it was nice to finally make it over there. I decided to give their pumpkin pancakes a whirl, even though I have already experienced nirvana with the ones at Pancake House. Aside from a lack of homemade whipped cream to top them with (canned stuff is never the same), I must say that those were some damn good pancakes. Mmmmm. After a nice breakfast with mom and Stefy, we went back to the apartment so mom could pack up and hit the road for grandma's house.

Stef and I had a somewhat lazy afternoon. We did venture out for a movie at NCG though. We saw Wallace and Gromit's Curse of the Were-Rabbit, which was really cute, despite all of the annoying kids in the theater. Stef and I also did some shopping at Best Buy and Bed Bath and Beyond after the movie. I finally broke down and bought season four of Curb Your Enthusiasm, and got a few more odds and ends for the apartment at BB&B. It was another successful shopping outing, I would say. The rest of the evening was pretty low key. We watched about a hundred episodes of "Made" on MTV. It's amazing how the hours can roll off the clock in front of the TV. I guess I forgot how much fun it is to be lazy and just spend a good chunk of your day watching mindless television. Ahhhhh.