i have a lousy superpower.

[orichalcum]

When I actually watch contests I care about, my candidate or team loses. I figured this out first at the Yale/Harvard Games, where we lost three years in a row until I turned my back in the stadium in my senior year and refused to watch the field and we won. I was in Spain in 1992 and didn't even get results till it was all over; I don't even remember where I was in 1996. (Well, where, yes, but not the details.) I pulled nigh-all-nighters in 2000 and 2004 watching tv, and look what happened. Thursday night, I was in rehearsal and didn't hear about Iowa till it was all over.

I should never have logged onto NYTimes.com tonight.

All right, I get the message. I'm going to make myself very busy on Saturday, January 19th, looking at ancient maps with ladybird97 and maybe going out for a nice dinner as an early celebration of A's birthday. January 26th I'll do something else fun. And suggestions for February 5th are welcome; I'll be just back from San Francisco.

Comments

[amethyst73.livejournal.com]

Ooo, you're going to be in San Francisco? Any free time on your hands while you're there? ;)

[orichalcum.livejournal.com]

Probably not, unfortunately. We'll be in Berkeley, but likely only from late Friday night through Sunday evening with Sunday being entirely busy and Saturday likely being taken up with family. We'll keep you apprised, though.

[amethyst73.livejournal.com]

Right, that's about what I guessed. Have a good trip!