what does one do when one is experiencing one's first true weekend in more than five months? if that one is me, one spends the entire weekend - and i mean, halfway through, the entire weekend - on the couch, or somewhere else in my 400 square foot (approx.) apartment.

highlights include the disappointment that was flipping various channels only to find that the cubs weren't on tv and, therefore, spending about 45 minutes watching vh-1's i love the 70's. (note: while it doesn't hit home in any way close to the i love the 80's series, i love the 70's is nonetheless an outstanding production.) i also instructed my mother to do the same.

i then retired to my bedroom to listen to the radio broadcast of another cubs win. lovely, lovely thing.

today features waking up at 9:30 to catch the entirety of espn's college football show, followed by flipping channels from 11-11:30. at 11:30, i re-retire to my bedroom to bring up the 'cats webcast, and i spend the next three hours alternately hesitant, then thrilled, then hesitant, then sad, then miserable as the 'cats build their 21-7 lead only to lose 22-21.

i followed this by watching the irish (who, incidentally, were on a mini-tv while i listened to the 'cats) pull a beautiful, beautiful comeback, en route to their 29-26 ot victory. ugly, but victory. (i did fall asleep shortly after what i thought was the clinching touchdown, although i did awaken quickly enough to see state's overtime-forcing touchdown.)

i just watched roddick close down the semifinal win. (he almost lost it completely while down two-sets-to-none, cursing out the umpire and all - - he actually said "step up!" to him - - but picked up the five-set win.) i'll probably be rooting for him tomorrow.

however, i'll be rooting for him while not watching. go bears. i'll be cheering for the bears after watching the cubs tonight and after waking up promptly at 10 tomorrow to catch all of the espn preview show.

"live it up before you pass away"