Breakfast, the most important meal of the day...for an alcoholic

The ROFLCOPTER has found the best article on the INTERNET for a college student who drinks and wants to stay on top of things. If you read this article, you will probably never get a hangover or get sick after drinking. If you look to the right of the page, you'll see a link to HowStuffWorks.com and that's where I found the article "How a Hangover Works". It was very informative and helpful. I highly suggest you read it if you're bored and you have a few minutes. I'm glad to know that a lot of the things I have been doing have been helpful, such as:

• pop a few tums before drinking
  
• eat before drinking, esp. at the "O"
  
• liquor before beer
  
• drink a few cups of water before going to bed

They support all of that in the article, plus there was a lot that I learned. Apparently, burned toast is actually a great filter for toxins. Who knew? And for all of you true Scotch-n-Soda partiers, I have good news. Vodka is probably the best kind of alcohol to drink to avoid a hangover. Also, fruit juice helps replenish the body with the right kind of nutrients and vitamins so those girly drinks aren't that bad, despite how much alcohol Joe puts in there when he mixes.

With that in mind, get educated and get drunk. We're in college to learn, right? ROFLCOPTER, I think I'll have myself a beer, even though it has carbonation (read the article).

It didn't end that well.

Grades are up on SIO, I wish I had done better. One of them may change. I blame myself and Scotch-n-Soda. My house is so cold. It's cold normally, but now it's supposed to be 10 degrees outside. I miss wizzo403 and the nice warm temperature it always was. Even the shower was better then the one here. There are certainly things that are better here, though, my bed, the food, my family (because they were non-existent in Pittsburgh), and my cat. I miss being in Pittsburgh, though. I don't miss the work, but I miss the experience. I've been looking at the webcam on top of HUNT way too much lately. I miss CMU.

There are many people here who I am glad to see. I miss all of my Heights friends, plus it's nice to escape to Cleveland once every so often. I'm going camping with some old scout friends of mine from Monday through Wednesday after Christmas. We're going to
Laurel Highlands trail (in SW PA). I'm not sure how close that is to Pittsburgh. Maybe one of my Pittsburghian friends and inform me on that.

All's well that ends well

The semester is finally over. It's over for me. Last night I finally finished a paper for my history class that was two and a half weeks old. Today, I finished the final by 4:30pm and e-mailed both to my Professor who is the nicest man in the world. I told him about how Scotch-n-Soda ruined my life and how I had to build a two story set and not graduate on time. I finished my e-mail with "Better late then never". He replied back, said he wouldn't penalize me for lateness and said "All's well that ends well". That's how I feel about this semester because this semester has ended well. It has been crazy and sometimes unbearable but in the end it has been good. The past week has been so much fun, even though it completely threw off my sleeping cycle. I have a few thank you's for the past week.

Thank you CourtK for checking over my paper. I think I might actually get a good grade on it and in the class. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Thank you JoeMcD for getting drunk at Catherine's dinner party, staying until Tuesday and then being my History of Modern Science notebook. I couldn't have done that final exam with out you being in wizzo403.

Thank you Tyson and Alex for the nice note. Don't worry about the dishes, but remember, a clean sink is a happy roommate, I mean sink. Well, whatever. BTW, the four of us should get a thank you note from Coca Cola for all of the Diet Coke we drink. It's amazing how fast we go through those 12 packs.

Thank you Miklos and Phil for not throwing up in my room. You two are the most entertaining drunks. I can't wait until I'm 21 and I get to go to the bar with you guys on week nights.

Thank you Kaitlin for the "initiation". That was a fun and crazy party from what I remember from it.

Thank you Linda (do you even read this?) for not being my "secretary" but for being a good friend. You've really saved my ass academically this semester. I owe you big time.

Thank you Christina (do you read this either?) for the cheese cake and strawberry topping. It was amazing.

Thank you Theresa Campobasso for hanging out with Joe, Courtney, and myself whatever night that was. It was so much fun. I still can't believe that night happened. See CourtK's blog more details on that.

Thank you Professor Kiger (if you read this I'll be amazed) for the longest extension on a paper for someone who doesn't have cancer or battered wife syndrome (yes, I just went there).

Thank you Catherine for Dinner and cheese (I doubt you'll be able to read this, it wasn't my fault)

I'm sure I have more people to thank, but this is getting old. I have only two more.

Thank you Becky for coming home. Joe and I miss you very much.

Finally, thank you INTERNET for being the best friend a college student could have, besides beer or a razor blade (yes I went there also, so shut your face). ROFLCOPTER, you're the best. Go find me some more INTERNET and then sleep.

Corneal Abrasion - Left Eye

I started writing a post the night I went to the Hospital during the tech week of Bat Boy after I was cutting wood and had wooden shards thrown in my face. I finally finished writing it. That was an interesting night. (Apparently it was around Oct. 15)

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That's what I did to myself last night cutting wood to brace a table for Bat Boy. It really hurt and I ended up going to the UPMC Presbyterian hospital. I was really impressed how quickly they took care of me there, it was nice to witness such well orchestrated group of trained individuals. I saw the eye doctor and she basically raped my eyes for an hour. She flushed them out and then dyed them so she could look for scratches. My right eye was fine, but my left eye was scratched. She didn't stop there. She poked and probed my eyes for a while and gave me a full eye exam. She numbed my eyes, took my eye pressure, dilated my pupils, gave me a vision test, and who knows what else. By the end of the evening, I just wanted to go home. My eye still hurt, but I could see, so that was good. By the way, campus police was very useful during all of this. They came with CMU EMS and the officer drove me in his squad car to the hospital. I was hoping he would turn his lights on, but no luck there. They even came and brought me back to campus after I was finished. The cop asked where I lived so he could take me home, and I replied McConomy. He was confused, so I said I had to go to the University Center for my organization. At this point it was after midnight. He seemed very confused why I had to go to the University Center after midnight with a corneal eye abrasion to boot.

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That was a long week. At this point I'm not sure which was worse, Bat Boy or RUMORS as far as me being up all the time during tech week, not the quality of the show. They were both very good.

From CourtK's Blog

You Are the Peacemaker

9 You are emotionally stable and willing to find common ground with others. Your friends and family often look to you to be the mediator when there is conflict. You are easy going and accepting. You take things as they come. Avoding conflict at all costs, you're content when things are calm.

What number are you?

I think this is why I rocked as TD for the Importance of Being Earnest. Now that was a good show.

Hot Air Balloon

This joke just about sums up my view on load in...

A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts, "Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?"
The man below says, "Yes, you're in a hot air balloon, hovering 30 feet above this field."

"You must be an engineer," says the balloonist.

"I am," replies the man. "How did you know?"

"Well," says the balloonist, "Everything you have told me is technically correct, but it's of no use to anyone."

The man below says, "You must be in management."

"I am," replies the balloonist, "But how did you know?"

"Well," says the man, "You don't know where you are, or where you're going, but you expect me to be able to help. You're in the same position you were before we met, but now it's my fault."