In Eckleburg's Eyes - 2/6/2009, Part 2

News & Notes from Wednesday, February 4th, 2009, Part 2

-On Wednesday night, a group of my friends met at MPW’s condo to watch the Tennessee basketball team play at Arkansas on television.

-KL, KJW, MPW, and I ate tacos and refried beans for dinner. Well, KJW actually just ate the cheese. We left the toppings on the table and she ate a plate full of cheese before we realized she had it. We had KJW on this night at it was KLTW and RAW’s third anniversary. They celebrated at Carrabba’s Italian Grill.

-While the meal was being prepared, KJW played with candy canes (MPW’s condo is still decorated for Christmas) and watched television. She has yet to figure out that candy canes are composed of candy. You must remember, they have her mother’s name so she associates “candy” differently than most children.

-My favorite part of her television viewing came when she called me over and told me she wanted what was on an advertisement for Christmas. The product? Smooth Away hair removal! I clarified. I asked her if she wanted the shoes the model in the commercial was wearing or the cream. She insisted she wanted the cream. If I thought there was anyway she would remember it, I would buy her the cream just to amuse myself.

-We were eventually joined (at various points) by WAM, JTH and ALK, and KLTW and RAW. WAM arrived first coming from his nephew’s fourth birthday party. He is well. WAM has bought another new phone. He also shelled out for one ring tone: “The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)” from Stars Wars. I was not surprised. For WAM’s (un)usual insights, check out the WAM Quote of the Day.

-JTH and ALK arrived next, after having eaten at Shono’s Japanese Grill. They had not seen each other in awhile as ALK has been suffering from infections. (See the February 3rd Prayer Blog for details.) She was heavily medicated on this night. Little did she know that her relationship with JTH reached a new milestone. When one of our group introduces a significant other to WAM, the relationship has reached a new level of intimacy.

-KJW ate continuously and was wired throughout the night, but her energy always elevates greatly around JTH, whom she loves dearly.

-We did watch the game. Tennessee garnered a crucial SEC road win, 74-72 as Bobby Maze hit the game winning runner with 5.4 seconds remaining. Two of the streakiest teams in basketball traded runs throughout the game and the Vols eventually came out on top. The game was telecast by Raycom Sports. They did their usual mediocre job, with a crawler running across the bottom of the screen through much of the game, concealing the score.

-Finally, in addition to Wednesday representing the blog’s birthday and KLTW and RAW’s anniversary, it was also MLM’s birthday. Happy birthday, Mark!