wait wait wait. hokies 81, n carolina 80? va tech swept unc? va tech beat duke? va tech and uva are tied for 3rd in the acc? basketball? another big east team, boston college, is number 1 in the acc?

can it be? the football schools are beating the basketball schools?

happy v-day everybody. my school, being very business-minded, has had booths set up for days selling everything valentine. you can even get married for 20 pesos. you get fake rings, a certificate, photo in black tie, etc. and boys can marry boys, girls can marry girls, hell, you can marry five people at once. polygamy. a little bit o´ utah in mexico. somewhere, mr. smith is smiling.

i might actually do something, buy flowers, for vday this year. maybe i am getting weak in my old age. my students, some of whom are the sellers of balloons, candy, ribbons, hearts of all shapes and sizes, have asked about a love interest. i simply tug on the rather full beard i am sporting and tell them that beards do not attract women. i explain that you do not grow a beard to get a girlfriend. this intrigues some. then, ¨why did you grow a beard william?¨ lazyness is my favorite reply.

the beard is in its final days. after two months it has reached burly and now borders on frightening. in other words, i am stretching the boundaries of professional appearance. again. at least my beard and hair are one color (this is a first) except for the gray in my hair. which, still increases. soon i will be all grey i fear. oh well. then i will dye my hair blue and call it school spirit (our colors are blue and white).

so ya, i will let you know how it goes tonight. considering i go to bed by 1030 and my friend does not return from work until 9, it will be rather short whatever it is. maybe a walk. there are 24hr flower stands everywhere in this town (no joke, 24/7/365), so we may walk down to one and see if she likes any. is this something i should do before i see her? i think my lack of understanding of flowers would preclude me from purchasing them beforehand. advice?