Random Ramblings

I am not going to whine, I'm not going to gripe, I just want to say that I am so close to being done with school that I can taste it! I can't wait to be done, but at the same time, there is so much work i have to do in the last week of school that I don't even want to think about it. Here is what I have done to relieve some of the stresses of school:

1. Running

Almost every morning Laura has class at 8:00 in the morning, and I don't have class until nine. That means I have 1 hour to kill before I even have to think about anything. So what I do is get my tired and barely awake butt up to the track and run a little bit. It really isn't the most amazingly fun thing to do, and it actually hurts, but I figure it is better than sitting in an empty classroom playing games on addictinggames.com. So what I did, once my foot was better, was develop a routine that I can continue to expand as I get stronger. First, I walk a lap, which equals about 1/10 of a mile, then I stretch so I don't pull any muscles. I started out running only 5 laps, but starting Monday I will be running 8. After running those laps I walk another lap, then run another 5, or in Monday's case, 8. Finally I walk one more cool down lap, stretch a little bit, then go to the locker room to shower and get ready for class. This helps me to wake up in the morning, it keeps me from eating a junky breakfast because if I do eat a junky breakfast, I might die during the run.

2. Rugby

I have grown to really enjoy this sport. I heard on a commercial for rugby that I watched on YouTube that: "Rugby, a villain's sport, played by gentlemen." I thought that was awesome. What rugby does is give me a chance just to get out and play a game that has nothing to do with school. Even when we only play two-hand touch, it is nice to be out there running and yelling at people, which is surprisingly nice. Also, when playing rugby, I get to kick the ball off a tee, like a kickoff in football, and that gives me a chance to show off how far I can kick the ball. (I made a field goal from the middle of the field once).

3. Age of Empires

My mind is a magical thingy. hehe. Age of Empires is a game on the computer that requires strategy, quickness and a lot of attention. Lately I have been playing as the Dutch Civilization, and what I have to do is develop a city, develop an army, and conquer the map given to me. I sometimes play against 2 opponents, sometimes 5, and up to 7 opponents. Each game can take an hour or more and I can just get into a different world and not think about anything else going on, I don't play very much, but when I do play, I dominate!

4. Chill with Laura

Another way I handle stress is just to chill with my wifey. Yeah she studies and I sit there, but it helps me to relax knowing that she isn't freaking out about all the things that she has to do, cause she has a lot on her plate. I know she is tired of school too, so we are kind of in the same boat. When we just sit around, watch food network, and cheer on some Iron Chef or critique the contestants on Chopped, I like it. We watched "The Office" yesterday, and Laura was sitting there and it was fun, we talk about who is doing what, its awesome. Then she falls asleep, and that's fine with me, I can watch Discovery Channel or SportsCenter until it is time for us to go to bed. Laura's awesome, we are almost at the 9 month mark of being married, when I was on my mission I took a picture looking like I was pregnant and about to pop, I won't do that this time.

That's all I got, this is a pretty random blog, have fun. Peace!