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Georgia Tech just lost 14-10 to Notre Dame. This was a tough game to watch, because I like Georgia Tech because I got my bachelor’s from there. But I’ve been the the campus of Notre Dame about 10 time since I got my diploma from Georgia Tech. Don’t get me wrong, I wanted GT to win, but if we have to lose to someone, I’m happy to lose to Notre Dame.

Kevin, Carolina, and Adam came over for a cook out to watch the game. These are the things I do when Candyce is gone—I entertain friends.

Deep down, I know there were plenty of things that I would not accomplish because I was getting ready for the party. But I’ve been an over-achiever long enough to know that I can find useless things to achieve. I mean really, do I remember how many errands I ran three weeks ago? No. But I always remember the time I spend with good people. So that’s what I did tonight, and I don’t regret it at all.

So I’ve had this pair of khaki boot cut pants from the Gap. The bottoms are fraying out, and that’s not really cool right now, so I decided it was time to give the pants second life as shorts. I’ve made mistakes in this conversion before, most often cutting them too short. That’s a blunder that’s hard to ignore. So I marked the pants just beneath the knee, then sliced off the bottoms with my Exacto knife and cutting mat from college. At this point, my pragmatic patience was giving way to enthusiasm. I tossed the leg bottoms into the trash and slid on my new pair of shorts. Something wasn’t right.

Looking at myself in the full-length mirror, I realize that things have changed. The; bagginess of boot-cut jeans happens below the knee. Since that was gone, all that was left was really tight, long shorts. They were like the knickers I had to wear in a production of “Oliver” when I was 10. The thighs were so tight that, by comparison, my butt was huge. (Which is a first.) It was like my whole lower half was tapered. It’s been a long time since I’ve looked this stupid in shorts.

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This evening I got sucked into watching a VH1 special on childhood stars. For the first fifteen minutes of the show, I was nostalgic for all the good shows: Family Ties, Growing Pains, and the Brady Bunch. I come to find out that the youngest boy from the Brady Bunch is now a camera operator for a TV show that films in Utah. Yeah, he’s still in the “business”, but it’s hardly the spotlight. And strangely, this gives me a kick.

As they cycled through all of the child stars, I was embarrassed with how satisfied I was when child stars moved on to live normal lives. Actually, no. I wasn’t embarrassed. I was satisfied. After being satisfied for most of tonight, I’m beginning to feel embarrassed now that I know what’s up.

People love these shows because we want know that the kids that got a head start on the rest of us are no further ahead in the game. What’s bizarre for me is I’m on both sides of this game. I’m happy to know that the youngest boy on Rosanne didn’t do much after the show, but I know that many grown up MTV viewers are happy to know that “The Real World” didn’t make me too rich or famous.

The most outrageous part of this show was that under-achieving comedians provided the cynical commentary. So you have unfamous people hoping to become famous by commenting on used-to-be famous people. I’d like to see a show where used-to-be famous people make fun of video clips of not-famous people. Like one of the boys from “Home Improvement” make fun of VH1 viewers sitting on their couch, watching TV on a Friday night.