Friday, October 19, 2007
(9:31 AM) | Adam Kotsko:
Friday Afternoon Confessional: Soft on Terror
I confess that last night I went bowling at 10 Pin, which promised -- and delivered -- a "combination of [a] sophisticated atmosphere and the fun of bowling." I confess that my bowling was wildly erratic. For instance, I followed up my peak performance of three strikes in a row with a gutter ball -- and it wasn't one of those where it heartbreakingly swerves off at the last second. No, it was firmly in the gutter by about a third of the way down the lane.I confess that when we left, a homeless guy asked for my leftovers, but I went into my automatic pilot response of "No, sorry" even though I was in fact perfectly willing to give up my leftovers. Feeling bad, I decided that I would actively look for another homeless guy to give my leftovers to, and it somehow took three tries to finally give them away. One of them started mildly ranting about how sick of pizza he was -- I think we've all been there.
I confess that I have not gotten as much done this week as I planned, probably because my planned workload was nearly impossible. I confess that I need to firm up a dissertation topic. I confess that I've been drinking too much coffee. I confess that I sat down and watched The Office Special immediately after getting the mail, and I almost teared up when Dawn came back to the party to find Tim. I confess that I was less enthusiastic about David Brent finding love, but it does seem to have turned him into a minimally good person.
