Break

It's been a long time since I've posted to this thing, and I feel like I should update this more regularly to keep myself on track. I've spent the past week at home for Thanksgiving, and seeing all my family and friends again has been really great. It's around 20 degrees warmer here than in Michigan and people here really are spoiled by it.

Something that's kinda been a wake up call to me is that everyone has been asking me about grad school. I mean it's been good, and I've met some really cool people, but I've been out for 3 months now and I feel like I don't have much to show for it. The classes are decent, but I feel like I'm just skimming paper after paper without actually learning anything. I suppose I should be responsible for my own learning now that I am a grad student, so maybe it's time I got serious about this stuff. But ever since I got back to school, the drive just isn't there.

I know that this little anxiety attack will pass shortly, but damn, I wish I could honestly say that grad school was the right thing to do. Right now I'm having trouble picturing myself staying in Michigan for 5 years.

Wii

Sunday morning the Nintendo Wii came out, and I figured that since I was still on Michigan time I'd be able to hit up the stores early and try to pick one up. I woke up at 8, which I realize is 11 Michigan time, but I blame my roommate for ruining my sleeping schedule.

I drove out to the local Target to find a line of people waiting outside. I walk over to the end and the people there tell me they're the last to get Wiis, and they got there at 5:30. I try another Target, and walk inside to see them handing out the last of the Wiis, also sold out.

The Circuit City isn't far so I go there to find no one waiting outside, which is odd since they weren't open yet. I walk up to the door and see a sheet posted saying they opened at midnight and the Wiis are long gone.

Finally, I drive out to Best Buy, my absolute last chance of getting a Wii. There's a line outside, and no one knows for sure whether they're going to get a Wii or not because unlike Target, they didn't hand out tickets. I wait for a half hour and there's like 20 people in front of me when they tell the remaining crowd that they're sold out -_-.

But, the story doesn't end there. My former coworker Judy had camped out the night before with her boyfriend Kelvin, and they both got Wiis. Judy told me that she didn't really need a Wii since Kelvin had one, so I could buy hers off her. So props to her for letting me have it =).

I am now the proud owner of a Nintendo Wii. And my arms are sore.

Dark Day

Today is a dark day for blue and gold.

USC beats Cal 23-9.
Ohio State beats Michigan 42-39.

And people wonder why I don't like red.