Winter = Common Sense

Hi guys!

Probably a fairly short post tonight, but small post is better than no post, huh?  Especially with the way I've been neglecting ya lately....

Anyway, couple things to share.
1.  I went picking for the first time today!  For those of you not familiar with the term, it's basically going through other people's old or discarded stuff and trying to "pick" out gems that might be worth some money.  There was an eviction in good ol' DSM today and so we went over there to check it out.  There was literally hundreds of feet of the curb covered in these people's stuff.  Unfortunately, due to some questions about how safe we'd actually be with the owner lurking around and still trying to pick up as much as he could, we didn't really get to do much, BUT as we were driving away, one of my roommates, Jeff, spotted and old Michelob Light light/clock that probably hung in a bar at one point.  Well, we went around the block and picked that sucker up, cleaned 'er up a little, and we now have a new decoration for our living room!  It was quite the thrill, mostly because we did a drive-by style pickup due to those safety concerns...Jeff pulled up next to the pile of stuff and I jumped out, grabbed the light, and jumped back in.  Definitely got my adrenaline pumping a little bit!

2. I'm lazy!  You all know that I was running all the time and racking up miles...well, pretty much as soon as I got back to school, I got a nasty cold for 4 or 5 days that kept me from working out.  Unfortunately, I've not gotten back into the habit of going and I really haven't worked out since I got back.  This laziness really hit me when I realized that last year, I was marveling at how everything on campus was less than a 10 minute walk away...tonight I was complaining to myself how my entire round trip to go get food took a whole 10 minutes! I need to get back to working out!

3/TOTD. People need to stop complaining about winter.  Yes, it's cold, yes the snow and ice sucks, and yes, everyone else has to deal with it too.  Here's a little thought to help you survive: winter is common sense.  Is it cold outside?  Dress warm.  Are you still cold?  Dress warmer.  Still?  Dress warmer and grab a blanket.  Regarding snow and ice: it's there, we all have to deal with it, Drake (and Iowa in general) sucks at clearing it.  There. I publicly complained for everybody.  Now you can stop.  Also, just because you're getting snow overnight does NOT automatically mean that school will be closed or that it's a "snowpacalypse" or anything else ridiculous like that.  Don't get your hopes up...then you won't be disappointed and it will be a pleasant surprise if it does happen.  This is the second time this year that the Midwest has been killed by snow...except for Des Moines.  Everyone called it a snowpacalypse both times.  We had school and relatively small amounts of snow both times.  So SHUT. UP.

4.  I had an absolutely brilliant thought last night...I realized I was the first person I know to do....something.  I remember it was pretty sweet and now cannot remember what it was, no matter how hard I try.  I'll let ya know if I figure it out.

Wow.  Guess that wasn't so short.  I guess I owe ya though...hopefully this somewhat makes up for my lack of updates!

-JT

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