Halloween!

Thankfully, I have a bit of a reprieve from the constant stream of work that is my life, though it only will last for the weekend. And not really even that. But at least today will be laid back and chill. It is, after all, Halloween. And I'm writing this post on my sweet new laptop. It is badass. It's pretty, it's fast, and it's sexy. What more does one need in a machine?

Well I promised a long post updating things, and depending on other things going on (like making breakfast) that may or may not be this post. But if it isn't, I'll make sure it happens this weekend at some point. Yeah...

Let's see. Let's go back toward the beginning of the month. My trip to Louisville was fantastic. The conference itself was a low-key affair, and the presentation of my paper on Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet went well. The only question I got on it was about teaching Shakespeare in conjunction with film. Not quite what I was looking for, but hey, it was good. The actual extended weekend in Louisville was awesome. Chase came as well, so the Pine was reunited, sans Gizmo, who remained here in Tempe under Katie's care.

Erin and Joey were great hosts, taking us to see various parts of Louisville, including a cool hookah bar, and a couple sweet music stores. I brought back about eight or nine new cds (including Radiohead, Outkast, Miles Davis, and Thelonius Monk, among others), so that was pretty cool as well. Louisville is a nice place, and it was turning into fall. Being there has made me miss the changing of the seasons. Don't get me wrong, I love Tempe and Arizona, but I've had the four seasons all my life, so it's an interesting experience when you don't have them for the first time.

The best part of the trip was of course hanging out with my friends. Since we're all busy as hell, we don't get to talk as often as we should, so it was nice to get together with Erin, Joey, and Chase and just relax and unwind from some of the rigors of school. It was, as are all trips like this, way too short, and so I hope I'll be able to see my friends again in the near future. It will be easier to see Chase, since he is a (long) drive away, as opposed to an expensive flight.

Well, I have to get moving and shower before the Renaissance Colloquium this afternoon and then the Halloween shindig at Patrick's tonight, so I will post more later. Maybe tonight, but maybe tomorrow. You'll just have to wait and see.