Life on Stand-By

Alright, so let me weave a little story really quickly:

I am signed up for an Anatomy & Physiology course at Northwestern Health Sciences University in Bloomington, MN that began on May 1st... or so I thought. After battling horrible traffic from Rogers to the Penn Ave. Exit (30 mkiles in 1.2 hours = please slit my wrists instead of ever having to do that again), I arrived at the school and found my way to the classroom-- M26. I was 10 minutes early, no one was around adn the lights weren't even on. I choose a primo seat and just waited... and waited... and then left.

After reviewing my class schedule, I found some random sheet that I thought only stated where each class was, but it actually had adjusted times and start dates on it. Turns out I don't have school until May 22nd... so, I was 3 weeks 10 minutes early for my first day of school.

Because of that faux pax, my days are a little more... open? Yes. Basically, I am now a bum with no job, no prospects and no class 2x a week until May 22nd. Because of this, I feel it would be fun to descfibe my typical day for ya'll... well, Prom and McCarty, and maybe Jackie if she reads this (and Jackie, if you do-- send me that word document I wrote on your computer-- mjhoffman37@gmail.com).

Here we go:

Wake up: I always set my alarm for about 9:00AM, though I readjust it multiple times every morning until it gets to be about 10:30. After that, I stroll downstairs and watch the last 1/2 of The Price Is Right because I enjoy heckling the contestants and making fun of the horrible actors-gone-"beauties" that showcase things like dog food and stripped down Ford Rangers.

I have started watching the O.C. religiously at 1Pm, which is always fun. I hope I caught it at the beginning of the series (was that psych Oliver kid in the 1st season? You know, the guy who punches himself in the head and freaks out all the time?).

Soccer is basically my bread and butter. I decided to play for a Division 4 team as well as my old Division 2 team since I really have nothing else to do. I really need to find some kind of accomodation in or around Bloomington soon, if only temporary...

One nice thing about the last few weeks is that there have been lots of family dinners. My aunt came in from L.A./ San Diego and that was a 2-for-1 since we went out twice. I also eat dinner at my grandma's on Wednesdays.

This post has been shitty, so go Emeril on you and kick it up a notch-- BAM!

I am going to begin homebrewing beer. And, no, it is not going to be half-assed and terrible. I've got a few good books and, like I said, lots of free time to make this happen. My first beer will be a brown ale called "Big Bear Brown Ale" followed by "Ska-Punk Stout" and the (well, soon to be) immensely popular "Mopeds Are for Heroes Maibock."

If you are nice to me, I'll give you a bottle. Remember, as the ABV will be around 8.5-9.5% for the aforementioned beers, they are siutable for cellaring and aging.