okay, I'm in love.

Now that Kanye's issued his apologies for last night's actions at the VMA awards (via his blog and this video from the Jay Leno show), I haven't heard a whole lot of "sorry". I'm not sure if this is bad management on the part of his publicist, or Kanye simply being headstrong -- but after all, what would you do if you were his publicist? That has to be a tough job.

There are two things I would like to hear in an apology from him.

1. A statement acknowledging Taylor's talent and saying that she deserved the award

2. A statement somehow recognizing his completely inappropriate behavior and taking credit for being either drunk, immature, or just plain unintelligent

Neither of these things are in his apologies. He simply blames stardom and the pressure of creating record after record for his drunken behavior. I'd rather hear him admit he was being stupid under the influence of alcohol than listen to him try to back up his actions. Sometimes, it's best to just say hey, I was drunk and stupid. I think the public can relate more to drunkenness than to in-your-face arrogance, rudeness, and disrespect to someone as well-liked as Taylor Swift.

Did anyone see how well she handled it? Her reaction is tactful in a way Kanye could never hope to be.

[Image via ETonline]

Why are weekends so short? Someone please explain this to me.

The only fun, out of the ordinary thing the boyfriend and I did this weekend was Spiderhouse. Our friend Jimmy, who we've both worked with for the last two years, is bartending there now. The only thing I really want to say about that is that as a retired smoker, it is the most tempting place for me to have a ciggarette. I still like it, but goodness.

Oh, the other activity was endless shrimp at Red Lobster. It's a beautiful thing.

Aaaand... the glorious football game, of course. Plus a great run Saturday morning which I believe I already wrote about.

Had a good run this morning during training. I was supposed to run for 20 minutes three times this week, and I only did twice, but the second time was truly much easier than the first and that is encouraging. This week it's 25 minutes twice and 20 minutes once. Hoping the growing ease will continue.

Austin has got to be one of the most beautiful places in the country to run. One of the things I love about this Austin Fit training program is we run down Riverside, the Congress bridge, and Town Lake. Today we ran out front of the Four Seasons and across the bridge a few times. I guess the longer distance we cover the more we get to see. The thing about Austin is it really can be a very fit city if you get involved in it. Many of the runners I saw this morning were in the same training program, but plenty were not -- it's awesome to see so many people out there, all smiling and encouraging each other and sweating their butts off in the heat. That sounds corny, I know, but it was very pleasant =).

On an even more pleasant note... it's GAMEDAY! This season is going to be incredible. At least I hope so. This is a great story I read (and tweeted about) earlier this week from the LA Times explaining exactly why this is our year. Of course, the Louisiana-Monroe game tonight isn't worrying me (or anyone else, I am sure), but it'll be great to see the boys back on the field. You can't come to Texas and not love football. I'll miss some of our amazing defensive line from last year (Quan Cosby, anyone??), but I'm excited to watch because I know our team has something to prove after the whole BCS setup last year. Hook 'em!

Lastly I should note that Taco Shack breakfast tacos are like little miracles in foil.