I’m a alumnus of Binghamton University, a public New York state school. This weekend is Homecoming weekend. If this school had a football team, they’d most likely be playing a home game with a good portion of the student and alumni watching with great interest.
But, since we don’t have a football team, I settled for men’s soccer instead. Unfortunately, the weather in Binghamton held to my expectations resulting in nothing but rain all weekend. I saw the final 10 minutes of the second half and the 2 10-minute overtime periods which ended in a 1-1 tie with Albany. Watching soccer on the field is fun, but not on television. I find watching it on television takes away from the experience since you lose peripheral vision, so you can’t see the whole field. (Hockey has the same problem.)
I wanted to see more of the game, but I was at an SA “networking” function from 1:30 – 3:00. I say “networking” in quotes because it was really nothing more than BS’ing with SA alumni. I did score a free keyring (the kind that hook onto a belt buckle), desktop paper holder and a stress-reliever squeeze-thing. The SA cocktail hour (6:30 – 8:00) will most likely be more of the same with the addition of alcohol which is pregaming for tonights activities.
At 8:00 is an $8 open bar at Sports Bar. I don’t want to drive there, so I’ll have to figure out a way there. Bus perhaps, but I still have my car on campus, so I’ll have to bring it back to the apartment I’m staying at first then cab it (or otherwise hitch a ride) to Sports Bar.
Sunday is a lazy day. The only thing on the agenda is the Lewis Black / Stephen Lynch performance in the West Gym. There will be plenty of laughs. Plenty.
Monday, I go back home. I may go to Turning Stone (casino outside of Syracuse) for the say then go back home, but I’ll see how it goes before deciding.
Write a book. I had an idea for a science-fiction type novel based on a dream I had last April/May. I typed out the basic premise and key events and characters on my computer the instant I woke up from it, since I was so compelled by my own dream. I work on it little by little every day, slowly establishing the characters world, and eventually, I’ll have the world defined, the characters defined, the plot defined and the narrative written. I hope to have my story published one day, but for now, it’s a side-project.