Classic Rock

I did a lot this weekend, but I also didn't do much. On Friday my brother was in town from his college, so we hung out, went shopping and watched Boondock Saints, Team America: World Police, and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. On Saturday I was a little less productive. I woke up around 2pm, which sounds bad, but is standard for me on the weekend. I had to run an errand to Target which turned out to be more of a hassle than I though it would be. But then I got to watch my dad play in his band: Johnny Alibi & the Excuse. My dad is the drummer, and they're a cover band, but they play some rockin' songs. Kim, Laura, and Nikki came with me. We had a great time, even though we had to leave a little early so Kim could go out to the campus bars because it was St. Patty's day. I'm not Irish, but I wore green anyways. (Mostly because I knew Kim would get mad at me if I didn't) But it's not a problem, because of my new hair color, green is definetly my color right now.

After we got back from the show around midnight, I started working on the Reality Check Podcast, and I was up until almost 5 making sure it got out. I feel bad because we really need to get RC out fast, but I haven't been as responsible as I should be. However, I am happy to report that as of noon on Monday we have almost 150 downloads, and like I said, it was posted about a day and a half ago. AMAZING! Yesterday I organized my closet, and went to my parent's house for dinner. I miss my doggy all the time!

I was super bummed this morning because I got my exam back from my Journalism course, and for some reason I skipped a 20 point essay question. As a result I got a big fat F. My TA was like, 'Don't feel bad, there are two more tests, and some papers. Please don't drop the course.' I can't anyways. I wish school was more important to me.

I'm blogging from the Memorial Union right now because I am scheduled to sit at a table to direct people upstairs for yearbook photos. However, when I got here, there were no other staffers to be found and there is candy, and a very old yearbook from 1922 sitting out. I don't appreciate people not respecting our older books. In some ways yearbook has been really organzied this year, but in other ways, it's more chaotic than ever. I feel like nobody is friends on staff, and I don't like the division between the business side of things and the editorial. I constantly get the feeling that the men on the business side think they are better/smarter than the people on the editorial side. We have a deadline today, and I'm 32 pages short. I'm pretty sure it's my fault. Somedays I'm really happy that I've taken a smaller role next year, but other days I wonder if the book will crash and burn. I don't want it to, but I don't know what will happen.

Well, I can certainly tell that I haven't blogged in a while because this post is so long. Maybe that will be motivation for me to update more often. I still feel like I've been doing a pretty good job, especially considering that this is one of four blogs that I update on a somewhat regular basis. Have a good day all.

-Angie

The Art of Walking in Snow

I've been skirting around writing something about snow etiquette. If you listen to my podcast, or have ever been in a city where there has been a significant amount of snowfall, then you know, there is a specific manner in which you must walk down the sidewalk. If nobody follows these guidelines, then chaos will ensue. Okay, a bit much, but I'll get upset at the very least. Here's the set up. (Note, these rules can be applied to puddles after rain storms)

Usually, when it snows, even a little, there is often only a small path that is shovelled on the sidewalks, making it impossible for two people to pass at the same time, or to walk side by side.

*Rule #1: You cannot walk next to somebody, especially when there is another person trying to pass going the opposite way. (We want to avoid another Zax incident here)

I hope everyone in the US knows that we live in the US, and thus drive on the right side of the road, which usually results in people walking on the right side of the sidewalk.

*Rule #2: Even if you are not originally from the US, you must walk on the right side of the sidewalk.

Although women have made a lot of strides in recent years, gender is still an issue, regardless of how much some women say they don't want chivalry, it should just be a rule of thumb that:

*Rule #3: If there becomes an issue of one person walking through the small path first, women always get to go first.

So, what if gender is not an issue, you just have a small path, two girls, and only one can pass at a time? Then the shoes become the issue. Yes, it's winter. Yes, people should be wearing some sort of winter boot. But the reality is that a lot of people don't.

*Rule #4: The person wearing the least winter-like shoes is allowed to pass before the person wearing the more winter-like shoes. (This is always trumped by gender)

I know these rules don't cover all situations, but they should help. And hopefully it will help you and others avoid having to walk in the snow, mud, or even water. So please, be kind and considerate when walking along a snowy sidewalk.

-Angie