spider web

When I arrived at work this morning, a swath of black spiderweb fabric hung over my desk. There was also a rubbery, floppy spider. I have the spider attacking Mulder currently, because you know if anyone were to be attacked by a spider the size of a doberman, it would be Fox Mulder. Kirby said she saw the fabric and thought of my glacial efforts to decorate my cube, and so brightened my day.

I started putting together my collage for my work space. I'm sorely tempted to include a bunch of racy Dolce & Gabana ads, but I think I'll just save those to heedlessly tack up in my bedroom.

This morning on the way to work, I hit 10,000 miles in my car. Crazy. My car and proeprty insurance goes down next month because my insurance company is awesome.

We ordered brightly colored flowers for Sarah, because Archives Week is in full swing now. It was Tyler's idea, and it was awesome. Give the gift of flowers! They are fun.

I've done some of my christmas shopping. Now if it would just get here.

Friday Night Lights

I'm watching Friday Night Lights, and I confess it is in part because Fox is stupid and runs baseball instead of my much enjoyed House. Damn you baseball.

But, Friday Night Lights. This show is surpisingly good. I think the acting is good, and while I don't always like the jerky camera work that seems to indicate reality to a certain set of directors, it's visually compelling. I do think that many of the angles of the shots are nicely done. There's a close, intense feeling to it.

What's really strange, and what makes this incredibly hard for me to watch, is that I know every single one of these people. I think this show is weirdly accurate in describing this life, and it takes me right back to high school. The scene of the dance recital in tonight's episode was so vividly like the one I had to attend my freshman year when I took drill team prep isntead of PE.

This is a show worth watching. This is a strange piece of life that we joke about but is often full of compelling characters.