Getting ahead, but missing out

So I'm leaving for Dallas, TX on Friday to go to a conference next week. Since I'm going to be missing a week of school and work, I'm trying to get as far ahead as I possibly can before I leave. What this means in the here and now is that I'm missing out on the pleasant weather we're having. It's supposed to be around 60 the next few days, but I'm not spending much time outdoors because of the work I'm trying to get done. I suppose its for the better, and I'll have the spring and summer to enjoy. I also suppose I'd be more bummed if my knee would let me run. :-)

Ok, so I'm watching the news and this is a story I think is great. Virginia General Assembly Delegate Algie Howell (D-Norfolk) has introduced HR-1981 which makes it illegal to intentionally wear one's pants below the waistline, thus exposing the person's underwear. The Richmond Times-Dispatch has a story on the bill. Anyway, I think this is quite humorous - I'm not so sure it elicits the same reaction from most people I talk to. I just have the vision of these police officers chasing around teenagers yelling at them (in a voice that resembles the stereotypical grandparent) to "pull up those britches." It'd also be interesting come summertime when practically any male between the ages of 10 and 30 walking around without a shirt would technically be guilty of this crime. I know I would at least. So Virginia, I apologize - I didn't realize that reading the "American Eagle Outfitters" on the waistband of my boxers was so offensive.