You know what's also good? Green tomato and apple pie.

Breeders' Cup: They're leading the runners for the Classic out to be saddled and Zenyatta is already doing her dance. In the Turf: Champ Pegasus tried to win from the front and ran gamely, but Dangerous Midge passed him to win. (Dangerous Midge is one of the European horses ridden by Frankie Dettori - Champ Pegasus is a son of Fusaichi Pegasus ridden by Joel Rosario.)

Man, the Breeder's Cup is pandemonium.

My parents are now on the hunt for a hotel for over Christmas break. So that's something almost accomplished. I'm trying to draw, but have reached that blank period where I just stare at the not-even-half-done picture with the conviction that anything I do will mess it up.

And I'm realising I should have bought two .3mm mechanical pencils this morning, so I can have one loaded with soft graphite and one with hard all the time, instead of swapping out.

I also need to comb through my (mess of an) apartment to find my ID pass for work and the teensy tiny cap for the teensy tiny flash drive I just bought. Fuckers could be anywhere.

But mostly I want to sleep, and can't.

Isn't?

Man, excellent Classic. A heart stopper for sure. 1 thin head breaks that amazing streak.

Man, Mike Smith says he's a little devastated - and he seems it. (BTW, I love the one name horses - particularly the one syllable names like Blame, Arch, Pluck - it amazes me that people can still find good ones.)

Breeder's Cup:

Man, she was so far back I thought something was wrong with her. That was kind of stressful, and a shame that she lost.

Breeder's Cup: But that is her style. But I guess she was just a little too far back. Was the Chris McCarron giving Mike Smith a hug?

Also, I guess I didn't realize how much Garrett Gomez has been gutting it through the races the past couple of days. I cannot blame (hee) him- he definitely had a good Breeders' Cup.

Is the Breeder's Cup being run by Vince McMahon or something?