Then, this past weekend I had 13 people over for a belated Superbowl Party. Even though I was spoiled enough to get college football on my home TV, I was unable to view a single NFL game all season, including the Superbowl. In honor of the event, we downloaded the game and displayed it with a projector I borrowed from Credo. Not only did the game have stunning quality, but the projected image literally took up the entire length of my living room wall. I plugged in my little Altec Lansing speaker and wham bam we had Superbowl 45 almost live (by our standards). Only 2 people in the group knew that the Packers had defeated the Steelers, so it was an interesting gathering filled with deep-seated rivalry and stateside ties. The party was pot-luck style, and between all present, we had vegetarian chili, meatloaf, 2 salads, cobbler, cookies, a cake, and chicken wings. A good time was had by all, and I even treated myself to an expensive, imported German wheat beer. Nom nom nom.
At the end of the month, Pavlodar Oblast will host the second annual, Annual Karaganda vs. Pavlodar Oblast Winter Olympics, where PCVs from each Oblast will compete against each other in some of the most trying and physically demanding locally-contrived competitions. There will be guts. There will be bravado. There will be Vodka. And for all the cookies in the cookie jar, Karaganda Oblast will sweep those ninnies up in Pavlodar, thus proving our superior brawn and agility. The gauntlet has been thrown.
And, for those of you who enjoy the news articles I attach to the blog, this is a real treat about the upcoming elections in Kazakhstan. And hey! Just for giggles, here are two good lookin' fellows both itching to uphold the most sanctimonious pillars of democracy...
ps- If you live in Texarkana, Arkansas, please leave me a comment. Google Analytics tells me you're my biggest fan, and I'm beside myself wondering who you are...
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