blog blog blog....nadda

I am still alive and trying to come up with posts--it would seem I've failed in that respect. I'll do what I can.

2 weeks of intense paper writing

Gah, these last 2 weeks are gonna be tough. I have two papers to finish up this week (1 due Wed, 1 due Fri), and not a whole lot of time to do 'em.

Then there's a bigger paper/presentation due next Wed, which I'm cool with, but that's worth about 50% of my grade, sooooooo..........there's some pressure.

On a more positive note, I found--or rather, my dad helped me find--a source for my senior paper. Yup, Sir Frederic Kenyon's "War Graves: How Cemeteries Abroad Will Be Designed," which is basically a report to the British Govt. in 1918 . Fun stuff. Thought I was going to have to go New York or England for it (inter-library-loan was a more realistic albeit less awesome alternative), but then dear old dad found it online. Soon it will be in my hands, and I will be happy.

I'll try and get a better post in sometime, but that'll depend on how much work I get done in these coming days.

The new stadium is already dicking me over

As many of you know, the U decided to build an on campus stadium. Admittedly, I can see the reasons for it, but I personally think it's a waste of money, and believe that the stadium's construction will be a horrible incoveinence for many people.

Already that last part has become true. Around the commuter lots and such, it's a total cluster...verb. They closed a lane on University, so it's a crapshoot for people trying to get out of the ramp during rush hour. Huge sections of sidewalk are closed, which I guess I can deal with, but it still sucks. And the biggest kick to the crotch is having to drive through the newly made labyrinth while trying to get to or leave the commuter lots. Getting to is not horribly bad, but leaving is atrocious. Argh, I have to deal with an extra 5-10 minutes of driving just to get home: I have to backtrack I don't know how many blocks, only to get back onto University and drive the same distance back.

It blows, and I don't look forward to a whole other year of it. So basically, the stadium means several things for Adam:

1. Higher tuition (they say the won't make students pay, but I doubt that)
2. More driving time
2a. While construction goes on, I have to go through desrcibed experience
2b. When stadium is finished, the new lots are gonna be farther away from campus
3. No real benefit. Not a huge Gopher football fan, and I don't see myself being too involved when I'm an alum.

That does it for now.

So I might be back

Read title.

I may be blogging again.

New gut

I think I'm expanding a bit around the belly...my 32" waist pants are feeling a little more snug than usual. Not only are they tad tough to button, but I find myself not needing to wear a belt at all. 34" might be a bit too big still, but I forsee my 33" boot cut jeans (ooh, and my grey ones too...or "gray" if you spell it that way...weirdo) are going to be worn a bit more, and will probably want a new brother or sister sometime to ease the usage.

This isn't exactly fitting into my planned wardrobe uprgrade, as I thought I was pretty well set for pants (heck, even bought a few new dress pants in Spring...2 for 1 at JC Penny's or some place like that), and was going to focus on shirts.

And more socks, boxers, and new shoes will be in order.

Crap! I forgot about coats...

I'm trying to get back on the horse

Ok y'all, following Becky's example, I'm trying to get back into blogging. Since school is starting, that'll probably help.

I'll leave you with one tidbit: I just got back from CA (I may or may not blog about that). What I did learn is that next time I head there I need to buy and bring a digital camera; I went with disposable and lost many shots :-(

On another note, damn the terrorists for making me unable to bring snowglobes on a plane, thus costing me a wine glass (had to check a bag, wine glass in bag, glass broke).

p.s. lest I get smack thrown at me for the "unsensitive and selfish" final remark, please remember that I am not that shallow
p.p.s. damn the terrorists for making me throw in a disclaimer like that

Geez...could I get a more masculine bag please?

I went shopping at American Eagle the other day. They were offering free movie tickets if you tried on a pair of jeans, so as I had nothing else to do, me, my bro, and a friend hit an AE outlet. Surprisingly, I found a pair of reasonably prices, boot cut (looks like I've started the transition) jeans, and so I bought them.

However, the only snag was that AE bags aren't the best for promoting the image of a smart-yet-strong heterosexual [in my opinion]. A simple brown (or whatever solid colored background AE was "feelin") with the logo would do the trick. A bright blue bag, with pictures of ridiculously good looking teens does nothing but attract the eye. And judgement.

But after eating a steak dinner and playing tennis, I felt like a man again. Or rather, I didn't feel dirty.

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Gah! Who am I kidding...I'll probably go back sometime for more pants...