Downpour

Kent: ...and the weather service has warned us to brace ourselves for the onslaught of Hurricane Barbara. And if you think naming a destructive storm after a woman is sexist, you obviously have never seen the gals grabbing for items at a clearance sale.

Marge: [growls] That's true... but he shouldn't say it.

Turns out it rains here. A lot. Oh and wait, the sub-letters
before us felt it necessary to NOT put their cat on
antiflea medication. Sitting, waiting for my laundry to finish
I noticed a flea hoping on my shirt. In disbelief I texted Matt
and he said he saw them too.

The landlady was responsive and came over while
we were vacuuming. Steps are being made to correct this.

Really?

Life after College Ultimate

Homer(running): I can't believe it! I'm actually running a marathon. (clutches his chest) Argh, I hit the wall! This is so painful! (the pain subsides) Hey, I got my second wind! (clutches his chest again) Owgh, another wall, I can't...(pain subsides) Woo hoo! Third wind!\

Its hard to stay in shape and be fit, especially after playing 5 years of college ultimate where you are working out 5 days a week. The goal was to keep my fitness where it was at but after the last month of indulgence that won't be possible. I hadn't been planning on dropping a few pounds but when the metabolism slows to molasses, preventative measures must be taken. Fortunately the terrain here will do the trick. Check out the elevation on this run. They aren't mountains, but they're close.

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3133055

The goal, get back to 175lb.

Terrible Life Choices

Bart: I was so bored, I cut the ponytail off of the guy in front of us. (Holds it to the back his head) Look at me, I'm a grad student. I'm 30 years old and made six hundred dollars last year.

Marge: Bart! Don't make fun of grad students. They just made a terrible life choice.

Well I'm only 23 so maybe it won't apply to me. Thinking about it and this is one of those choices where only the negatives show up first like the tuition bill, and the positives happen 10 to 20 years down the road.

Well I've arrived and have become situated. Met and know a few people already however I've yet to meet my classmates. I'm actually excited to go to class and meet these kids.

Ithaca is very beautiful, as was Minneapolis, however it's quite the contrast. Very buggy and forest-y here. I have a 15 minute walk uphill to campus. So many hills and gorges, I wonder how they'll plow the snow come winter. The campus feels similar to the U of M so that transition is nice.

I'll track my progress throughout the year so y'all can keep up; and I'll leave you with this picture for Steve.

"It's gonna suck biking to class"