Halloween and NFL woes

The past weekend was full of several events, two of which stand out. On Friday evening, we had a Halloween progressive celebration with many members of the ISKL staff. Thanks to the incredible planning and immaculate decorations, we spent the tropical evening trotting around between seven different houses, dodging palm trees and sweating a fair amount.

Each home had its own special motif, with a re-creation of the Bates Hotel, funeral directors, skeletons, and much more. While it was certainly the warmest Halloween we've probably ever experienced, it was enjoyable to hang out with some friends and get to know others better.

Different groups had different themes, and we joined the "hippie" group. Clearly, our packing list for KL didn't include full costumes for theme dress -- so our pathetic attempt at fitting the criteria is slightly hidden by the better dressed folks. Some people, especially some of the other groups, went all out!

And, of course, being in KL has the major disadvantage of being a world away from the NFL action. With most of the US, and nearly all of Indianapolis focused on the Colts-Pats showdown, I tried my best to be involved. We get live Sunday and Monday night games shown -- and then replayed later in the week. Unfortunately the 8 am start time on a Monday morning has the surprising effect of interfering with work. Imagine -- work getting in the way of NFL.

So I woke up at 4:30 in the morning and got the audio feed from Indy, and listed to the first part of the game, cheering loudly as they described Joseph Addai's TD to end the first half. And by the time we arrived at school and the Colts had a 10 point lead, I was nearly giddy.

Unfortunately, as we all know, things soured -- just as I was starting class. Bummer. At least it isn't January, and we'll hope for a rematch when it really counts.