notorious
* on friday night i was recounting to shama-lama the ref'ing adventures from the previous night... moments later we were shuffling through a sea of people in the lobby of the copley symphony hall when shama nudges me and points to an excited blonde. recognition falls across her face when the blonde exclaims, "i THOUGHT you looked familiar! you ref'd my dodgeball game last night!" ... huh, small world.
* saturday held the annual halloween party for the karate kids, and due to my spaceyness on the holiday this year, i was bouncing around costume-less for the first time ever. sensei asked me to be one of the judges for the costume contest, and we had just picked our "kid" winner, when all of a sudden, a giant walking replica of our dojo logo comes through the door. brown-nosing aside, this was a definite winner, and the parents came straight over to me ... to admonish me for not dressing up. and not just because it was the spirit of the season, but because this year they had SET OUT to beat me in the costume contest... they had a family meeting, went over past outfits, and put together a plan to knock me out of the running. wow. i didn't know people paid attention. i told them that i would be sure to dress up next year, and the dad looked a little stressed: "oh great, i'm going to have to start working on it as soon as i get home..."
current mood: no, really, i'm blushing