A Day of Rest

The Bothell High School football team won their first playoff game last night down the hill from our house. The acoustics of this area mean that hubby-Eric and I can hear every cheer from football games held at Pop Keeney Stadium from most rooms in the house. Although last night's game was held at Pop Keeney, I didn't hear a thing last night, as I fell asleep rather early and slept like a hibernating bear. In any case, this win means the Bothell Cougars are undefeated, and are on to the next round. Good luck to them!

Speaking of football, I saw my first interesting football game on TV yesterday, as UW took on Oregon. Finally! It looked like UW was actually trying to win the game! A bit late for me to get bitten by the football bug, though. I don't think the Seahawks will do much to keep me interested.

I got my first taste of retail during Christmas-time yesterday at work, as the pounding rain seemed to drive people into the store. I might have to go into work today, although I was told I have the day off. Tomorrow I will definitely be working. The schedule (starting right after Thanksgiving) is 6-day-weeks until Christmas day... although we will be unofficially open 7 days. If you are in the Seattle-area, stop by the shop and buy something. It's a good place to do gift shopping.

I checked the subscription price for Aquaman if you order through DC, and it's a completely non-discounted $30 a year. With no discount, there's no reason to subscribe through DC, since their service is lousy (books arrive a month after they get to shops, often beaten up in the mail, and sometimes don't arrive at all). If you want to get Aquaman through the mail, find a third-party subscription service. As always, it's better to find and support a local comic shop if you can.

Thanks to people buying stuff through hubby-Eric's on-line bookshop, we were able to cash in some credit and get the new Schoolhouse Rock DVD. He gets a tiny cut of anything anyone buys at Amazon through his bookshop, which he uses to get more Oz books. And sometimes he gets non-Oz items like the DVD, which we are both happy to have. If you ever have any question about The Wizard of Oz, Eric's site is the place to visit. I think it's safe to say that he's recognized as an Oz expert, even among Oz fans.

Ah, and I just got the phone call... I need to get to work, and I have exactly 40 minutes to get ready. *sigh* Here I go.