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| It's not just a fluke....... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Field goal at end caps Horns' stirring comeback over Pokes STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) -- Mack Brown isn't sure if Texas has a psychological edge on Oklahoma State. It certainly seems a plausible explanation for what his Longhorns have done to the Cowboys in recent years. Four times in the past five seasons, Texas (No. 15 BCS, No. 14 AP) has come from way behind to break Oklahoma State's heart. ........... For the second straight week, Jamaal Charles led the late charge for the Longhorns, scoring two of his three touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Texas (8-2, 4-2 Big 12) twice trailed by 21 points, including a 35-14 deficit entering the quarter. That margin seemed daunting for those unfamiliar with the history of the Texas-Oklahoma State series. In 2003, Oklahoma State led 16-7 in the first quarter but Texas won 55-16. In Austin in 2004, Oklahoma State sprinted to a 35-7 first-half lead before Texas roared back for a 56-35 win. In 2005 -- the season Texas won the national title -- the Longhorns trailed 28-9 in the first half in Stillwater, but rallied to win 47-28 behind Vince Young. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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| Reggie Bush ain't got nothing on Vince Young.
That is all.
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| I had forgotten how nice it is to have tech saavy friends around. I was reminded the other night when all of a sudden my computer blue screened, THREE TIMES, but luckily I was with a friend who acted quickly to salvage my dying computer. I say all of a sudden, but in retrospect, it really wasn't all that sudden. I knew my hardrive was close to full, I knew that it was running reeeeally reaaaly slowly, and I knew that I should've backed up my data but was just too lazy to do it. Had I been by myself, I don't know what I would have done. Probably cried after the shock wore off. But instead, we unscrewed my laptop, took it apart to retrieve the hardrive, hooked it up to his computer, overrode the authorization on my username, transferred all of the data onto the external hard drive that I had but never used, wiped off half the stuff on my computer hard drive, put my laptop back together, put back the screws, and voila, broken no more. Whew. Apparently, it was just "stepping all over itself" because it had no memory left. Now I am more vigilant about backing up my data....and thanks to my friend I don't have to shell out for a brand new computer.....yet.
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| Roots Even with all these people leaving, I'm starting to grow roots here and that is affecting me more so than before. The last time I felt like things were changing all around me was upon graduating from college. But I probably got the smallest dose of that feeling then, since I was one of the first to leave. I
had no problem leaving the US for China, and I had no problem leaving
Texas for California, because I was young and it was exactly what I
wanted to do. It was also temporary and I didn’t
feel like I was leaving anything or anyone behind, because everyone
else was eventually going to be leaving Austin as well. I also wouldn’t describe my emotional attachments then as roots. Going to Austin and living there didn’t require a significant amount of effort from me. Having grown up in Dallas, I already knew plenty of people in Austin and I didn’t have to make new friends. Living there was easy. On
the other hand, moving to San Francisco was what I wanted, but it
wasn’t easy, and it did require a lot of effort initially to feel as
comfortable as I do now. So I’m having a teensy bit of a problem leaving all this behind. Not to mention, there are also logistical things to consider. My choices now can’t be made as easily, and I can’t just leave the country because I want to.
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| Chapters Everyone around me is starting a new chapter in their life. I
have friends that are moving to the east coast to be closer to their
families, friends that are moving to start school in a new state,
friends that are getting married and even friends that are
contemplating starting families. Starting a new
chapter is as exciting as it is daunting, and with all these changes
affecting those close to me, it makes me want to start a new chapter
too. Except that I’m pretty happy with the current chapter that I’m in. I love living in SF/California/Pacific Northwest/West coast. I think I would be pretty happy with anything that involves 2 of those 4. Depending on the week, I’m generally content with work, as long as I am learning something new. I
have a plentiful social life, a mix of close friends and acquaintances,
wonderful roommates, and for the time being I enjoy being single. But even being as content as I am, I still feel the need to change things up every few years or so. I feel like there are more places I want to live and explore. Not
saying that I couldn’t explore more if I stayed here, just
that there is always more to be discovered, and that is extremely
appealing to me. I just can't decide if I'm ready for this chapter to close or not.
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