As the semester slowly but surely creeps to an end, this work just keeps getting exponentially more difficult to complete. I knew that the warmer weather would make me want to laze around outside more. I had no idea however that it was also increase my likelihood to take a nap, to stare out the window, to take a nap, or to just sleep. I wake up hoping to god that the wind is calm enough that i can wear shorts and not have frost bite walking across the drill field.

How bout dem Hokies. With all the "march madness" bracket busting going on, everyone seems to have forgotten last weeks favorite basketball team. I'm as big as a V Tech fan as anyone, but that Not Interested Tournament loss at home to Road Intown? or whatever their name was proved that we didn't get snubbed by the "biased" committee.

And the topic that has got everyone talking is the planned visit by the westboro baptist church. They are coming to picket the April 16th 2007 massacre. I personally can't stand when people use this as a, for lack of a better word, motivational tool to rally support to cause at virginia tech. I think it needs to be left in the past and not exploited to get people to agree with an argument. That being said this "church"'s main goal is to get attention by any means necessary, and what better way than to come to a super dense area of outspoken people and strike a sensitive nerve. The big argument around the campus is how to respond to these assholes. No doubt attention is what they are after, but I feel like they will get it no matter what any body tries to do. I have seen the "where's the doughnuts" and rick roll methods which are hilarious but I can't really say that would be the best way to handle it. I really have no idea what the appropriate action is and it is nothing short of sad that any one could bring themselves to say what they have said about such topics.


I hate to end this in such a serious way, so here's something you'll get a kick out of if you know you're 90's basketball superstars (or Jimmy Kimmel): http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2031920072

With spring break quickly approaching, I am beginning two things. First, that it is becoming ever so much harder to concentrate on work of any kind. Secondly, that the only freshman year of college I will ever have is about two months from being in the books. Midterms approaching will mark the official three quarters mark of the year and I can't seem to concentrate on anything at all. All I want to do is relax, enjoy campus shenanigans,and actually savor the dorm lifestyle. Yeah, it really sucks having to wear flip flops to the shower/bathroom/anywhere you don't want to get foot herpes but the dorms are a pretty cool place. I suppose it is a luck of the draw type deal regarding how you enjoy your first year experience but my hall is pretty sweet. I will miss not being able to yell "Who wants to play Super Smash Bros.," and having 12 different people to play nintendo sixty four with at any given time. Next year I will not have a resident advisor to antagonize. If I do any dumb shit in my apartment, there is no almighty school that owes me money anyway to pay for it. I will not have Lil' Cathy to take my pizza boxes out for me, or to always make me turn around and walk to the other shower cause she's cleaning the one I use at nine thirty in the morning. Sure the dorm has it's down sides as well, but many can be handled using easy to follow steps. A major problem I hear people complaining about is the early morning fire alarm. Sleep through it. It is easy as that. Also some complain about there being too much noise when they are trying to study or sleep. Banging on the walls or screaming at your neighbor is where many seem to go wrong. I have found the best way to get people to stop being loud on nights when I have something to do the next day is revenge. They'll think twice about jamming to mediocre ninety's alternative rock til four in the morning when I get up a six and play the loudest, dumbest, most rediculous music/ disney theme songs I can find.