Aside from Friday’s big night, my highlight of the weekend was Sunday.  Thanks to Saturdays always being filled with DJing, my favorite days have become days with no plans of any kind, and unless there’s a holiday, that day is Sunday.  Not so much that I like sitting and doing nothing all day, but the fact that I don’t have to be anywhere at any particular time.  I spent almost the whole day on the couch watching the Vikings lose, the Twins lose, the Chargers lose, and several episodes of Dexter on DVD.  We ordered Chinese (which Roscoe wound up eating most of) and at night we stopped over at Tim and Kate’s for a congratulatory beer and called it a night. 
 
I think I’m lucky that I didn’t become as attached to the Vikings as I did the Twins.  The Twins, though they’ve had their share of playoff chokes in the 2000s, at least are competitive and sometimes exceed expectations.  The Vikings on the other hand fail every year.  Any time there’s a season where the team is expected to do well, they fall well short of expectations.  It’s tough to watch them.  I absolutely knew that 15-0 lead Sunday wouldn’t hold up.  If there’s one area in particular they fail at worst, it’s catching the ball.  Since the days of Moss, this team hasn’t had a reliable receiver.  Their receiving corps is like the Twins bullpen this year.  It’s times like these I’m lucky to be a Chargers fan.  Despite San Diego also being 0-2, at least they deserved to win both games.  They lost one on a last-second lucky play by Carolina, and lost Sunday on a botched call by the refs in Denver.  They have a very light schedule coming up and I will be surprised if they don’t get to 3-2 by Week 5. 
 
Monday at work, I received many congratulations from co-workers who had heard about my exciting engagement news.  I’m sure there are a lot who are still unaware, but those who are had some interesting comments.  Said Lay, “I knew it!  I called it at the Christmas party!” which he did.  I remember him distinctly saying that after seeing us singing together during that live piano show.  Said Mark in Shipping, “Run, man, run. Get the hell out while you still can.”  He also made some reference to her being a “black widow” or something… nothing personal, just women in general.
 
Even I noticed yesterday that there was some sort of horrible day on Wall Street with a plunge of 500 points… or something.  I really don’t know what any of that means, even after two people tried explaining it to me.  Lauren and I stopped by Tim and Kate’s again to drop off CSA vegetables and Tim was watching CNBC with a beer in hand, more interested in the stock market news than the Twins game.  Hmm… until I am directly affected somehow, I don’t think I’ll get it.