Oddly Conflicted

So.

I'm not going to see Game 6 of the World Series. Mostly because the Cards assured that there would be no Game 6 back in Detroit.

Now, I should actually be happy about this. And I guess I am. This is, after all, the first time a team I cheered for has won a major championship since 1993 (Blue Jays and Habs... it was a good year to be me!). But I'm actually mostly disappointed. I think I had really started to look forward to it.

And not only the game itself, but the road trip that went along with it, no matter how much of a bad idea (more on that later) it would work out to be. That was going to be epic....

But it was not meant to be. On the bright side, I just saved myself about $400.00 US... but whatever. I'd still have rathered to go...

Oh, right... why was the trip itself going to be such a bad idea? Well, you'll notice that it's after 11:30pm right now. That'd be about when we left our seats tomorrow night, getting back to the car, and then driving back to London.... well, I would have had to leave London by 8am, as I had agreed (before this whole idea came up) that I'd play at the Centennial Service for the church I practice my pipes at, which starts at 11am, and thus I'd need time to get home, change, and all that. I'm not sure that's the best state to be having to deal with little church ladies, but whatever. I could have done it.

It's times like this I remember why I know not to get my hopes up.

I just wish I'd follow my own advice now and again.