Last night, I went to the Museum of Vancouver where they've opened "Ravishing Beasts", an exhibit about taxidermy. It's is weirdly compelling and I certainly learned a lot about taxidermy. Even more than that one time when I sat next to a professional taxidermist on an airplane. So we checked that out and then the museum had a screening of Psycho. You know, taxidermy exhibit, Norman Bates is a taxidermist. It's connected. Plus Halloween. I was nervous because I get scared very easily and don't generally watch scary movies, but this was ok. I had seen Psycho before, in some distant past, and turns out it's not scary. So that was a fun, if unusual, way to spend a Friday night.
This morning, Iowa beat Indiana in a terrifying way: led by atrocious play by QB Stanzi and trailing Indiana the whole game until the 4th quarter. Then it was a completely different game, with 28 points for Iowa and a final score of 42-24. Given Iowa's ranking, it should have been easy (which begs the question, are the Hawkeyes overrated? begrudgingly, I'd say yes) but easy wins aren't available in Iowa City. Still, I'm sure the denizens of IC are happy, inebriated, and costumed in bad taste. Happy Halloween, Iowa City. I know this is your favorite night of the year.
And now this brings me to the Phillies. Game 3 of the World Series is tonight and they'll be in Philly. Mom and Dad are going to the game which I know is a far better way for them to spend the evening than waiting for a smattering of trick-or-treaters to show at the house. Because of my evening plans, I won't be able to watch the whole game but I'm supremely confident.
Fortunately, I'll be wearing red to show my support. Turns out I'm dressing up as a parrot for Halloween. Well, a parrot, or a macaw, or another generic red tropical bird. Whatever you'd like to call it. But I'll be in lots of red so maybe I should just wear my Phillies shirt too. Unfortunately, this would be lost on all these Canadians. Rest assured, if I were in Philly, I'd wear it.
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