BOOM

Today I got a very early start.  Claire and I had to get fingerprinted for our "how to be a gym teacher" class.  This sounds like it may be an awesome class and I'm not gonna lie, the first day was awesome (we played duck, duck, goose), but I have to warn you all not to take it.. too much work for what was supposed to be an easy class!  Anyways we walked the two miles there and found out that we needed not only paperwork, but a special code as well.  We sat in the office for close to an hour and called probably 8 different people all of which could not help us out.  We ended up having to leave without getting fingerprinted at all and walk the two miles back home.  No need to worry, we got it figured out and just have to go back on Thursday.. I hope it goes a little more smoothly.  Something pretty funny happened earlier as I was sitting on a bench outside the ugl (undergrad library for those of you who didn't get that lingo.)  A tour of prospective freshman walk past--looking all geeky and stuff--and the tour guide goes, "this is actually a pretty cool place on campus, we are currently standing at the highest elevation in Champaign."  Naturally I burst out laughing.. I mean come on, it takes exactly three steps to get to the highest elevation in the entire city, that has to be some kind of joke.  Needless to say I got a kick out of it.  But as I was sitting on that same bench I heard a group of boys recounting their weekends.. If I have an advice for you today, it would be to watch what you're saying in public.  You may not realize it but everyone knows everyone whether you like it or not and I heard some things I definitely wasn't supposed to if you catch my drift.  But I'm sure you are all responsible adults and none of you have that problem!  This one is getting long.. if Kendra has read this far (which I really hope she has) she will have seen her shout out. And Happy Birthday to my old roomie Will!  The big 2-0.. whatta stud! Have a good one folks.