Could it be that my luck is finally changing? Tonight I went to an Ataris and Sugarcult concert that was excellent. Tomorrow night I might be seeing Wilco. Sunday I am definitely seeing my first NFL game as my Patriots are taking on the hated Chicago Bears in Champaign, IL. And to top it all off...

The other day Ben convinced me to reluctantly fork over $5 for a raffle ticket to support the crew team, then taunted me about how I was not going to win the raffle. He was right of course, in that I never win anything. I've previously explained how "gambling" is a misnomer where I'm involved since it's not a gamble if you know that I have no chance of winning, and raffles are just another form of gambling. However, for once I get to say, "Screw you Ben Brodie, I won your damn raffle!" But even more rewarding than taunting Ben is the prize: 2 plane tickets to anywhere in the continental US that I believe it's Southwest Airlines flies. I pick them up on Monday, then have to make the big decision: where to go, and the even bigger decision: who to take with me. It's the ultimate date, a trip anywhere in the country, and since I am currently unattached I can take anyone I want. Here I come New York, or Boston, or Southern California, or ... Idaho?