August 8, 2008
So, it’s now been a little over a week since I’ve been home and I’ve been pretty busy catching up with family and friends that I haven’t seen for seven months. Needless to say, I’ve had a nice welcome home, especially from the family dog who loves to see me, even though I stole back my bed from her.
Misty eagerly welcoming me back
Part of me just doesn’t want to do anything and relax, while the other half just wants to go out and do as much as I possibly can for the three weeks I’m home. I’ve managed to a bit of both, depending on the day. So, here’s what I’ve been up to. With my friends, I have…
gone to the local drive-in with my friends for “Dark Knight”,
“Hancock”, and “Get Smart”…
attended the 2nd Annual A.P. Physics Party
(which really isn’t as nerdy as it seems)….
where the eight of us in the class spent a day tubing…
cruising the river…
and having a barbecue into the late night.
I also went disc golfing with friends…
and to the area amusement park to ride roller coasters and
thrill rides with family and friends…
including Power Tower and it’s 27 story drop
Of course, I have also spent a considerable amount of time with my family. With them, I have…
helped my sister for twelve hours with quilting four placements for the county
fair since I actually have some decent skills with sewing…
as well as going for a Night Out with my younger brother and sister
in which we went bowling and visited a candy and fudge shop…
as well as got ice cream and walked along the riverfront in Stillwater, MN
So, it’s been nice to relax. However, I’ve still been busy organizing InterVarsity events, scheduling my return trip to Richmond and the ensuing Leadership Training for both Senate and InterVarsity, deciding if I want to accept a job offer from a Math professor to be a homework grader for two of his classes, trying to figure out my options for Study Abroad, buying my textbooks for the fall, as well as plenty of other business items. So, it hasn’t all been fun and games with bonfires and disc golfing and watching movies.
Finally, I get to mention the trouble that I’ve been getting into. Normally, I am very healthy and avoid injuries. I mean, I’ve never had a broken bone, sprain, or even stitches. However, I somehow came into contact with a virus and got several warts, so I had to go to the doctor to have those frozen off. That was the day after I got back. Then, I was playing beach volleyball with friends and had a bit of miscommunication that resulted in my head colliding with my friend’s head and maybe having a very mild concussion. He was alright, but I also received a minor laceration on the inside of my ear. Also, while tubing at the AP Physics Party, I jumped from one tube to the other. However, I didn’t land on the tube and my arm got caught between the canvas covering and the actual tube. So, I was dragged for a short while and got a rather large canvas burn right on my inner elbow. It’s only been a week that I’ve been back and I’ve already had continued pain to my feet, elbow, and ear. Needless to say, I think I’ll be happy to arrive back on-campus in one piece.
This was my tubing injury after a full week of already healing. You can
see the entire mark of where it was at first
Quotes of the Week (Computer Theme):
“There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary and those who don’t”
“Microsoft: You’ve got questions. We’ve got dancing paperclips.”
“If at first you don’t succeed; call it Version 1.0″
“Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.”
Thought to Ponder: Are eyebrows considered facial hair?
Shout Outs: Anyone I’ve hung out with back here in Wisconsin
YouTube Video of the Week:
A spoof of “The Dark Knight”. I think anyone who has seen it will understand it, but those who haven’t seen the movie may not.Â
