Weekend update

[randy_byers]

1) Haven't gotten much done this weekend. The main productive thing I've done is some work in the yard. There's a fair amount of autumnal clean-up work to do, and I've busted more sod in the front yard. The goal, still, is to plant a bee-friendly garden out front, although at this point I'm using up a lot of the new bed space transplanting things that have been overgrown by sprawling plants in other parts of the garden.

2) I've been reading the introduction to my copy of The Tempest, which is an Oxford University Press edition. Great stuff, and it's helping me understand the play better. "Cannibalism, Utopia, and free love reappear throughout the century as defining elements of New-World societies." Shades of Stranger in a Strange Land!

3) The University of Oregon football team beat USC 47-20 yesterday. I can't even begin to express what a huge game that was. I've been a University of Oregon fan since I was a kid, so I've been watching the Duckies lose to the Trojans for four decades. I've seen them win a few too, but I've never before seen them completely trounce the Trojans, who amongst other things have been the Pac-10 champions for seven straight years and national champions twice in that same period.

4) It's been a beautiful, sunny weekend, so I think it's time to swing by the Sunday Market for tacos and then find a place to read more of the intro to The Tempest.

Comments

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Congrats to the Duckies, and to you for what sounds like a splendid fall weekend.

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's been a lovely day.

[don-fitch.livejournal.com]

Welcome to The Autumnal Garden Clean-Up Corps. My awarness & involvement in this is more than casual -- my yard has been almost entirely (except for occasional watering) neglected for at least five years and -- though Jungle Primeval aspect is rather pleasing -- it has become something of a disaster area. A solid half-day's work results in visible improvement of only about four cubic yards, so maintaining enthusiasm for the Project isn't easy, and I'm dreading the prospect of not-for-working-outdoors weather.

I, too, was pleased to hear of the UofO win over USC -- although, being an alumnus of UC (Berkeley), I'm not particularly a supporter of UCLA, either. Or a fan of organized sports of any kind -- I don't think I've ever watched a full football, baseball, basketball, or soccer game, even on TV.

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

What?! How can you be five years behind in your gardening if you haven't been whiling away the hours watching games?