All kidding aside, it has been a terrific week. Things are busy. It's no surprise. It's probably not even worth mentioning anymore. I remember having those times in undergrad and even work where it felt like there was just too much to do, and I was never going to be able to get through it. Well, I got though it. No matter how much I had to do, in the end, I knew I would get it done. So it's not worth panicking. I think I've "learned" that lesson enough times now that I actually believe it.
I think the class as a whole is really starting to jell. We had a leadership boot camp yesterday that split us into small groups (different from our study groups) where we had to work together to get through a number of obstacles. I think everyone feels pretty comfortable with just about any member of this class. The teams seemed to do pretty well. We became experts at moving empty 55-gallon drums across faux rivers and mine fields. You never know when that's going to come in handy.... We learned as a group to avoid tunafish that has been sitting in the sun for six hours. Those that had the tuna were definitely moving a little slower after lunch. Personally, I don't trust any tuna that I didn't kill and can myself, or since I have never caught a tuna, atleast have taken out of a can that I opened. No thanks! It was a lot of fun, though. I think everybody enjoyed the challenge, and it was nice to get in some outside-of-the-class practice.
Earlier today, a group of us went to see the baptism of a fellow LFMer's son. It was a great experience in its own right, but it was also nice to see the support from others in the group who didn't necessarily share the same beliefs. This is about as diverse a group as I've ever been associated with, and I'm really learning to relish the differences.
I have also developed an appreciation for bocce ball. I had never really played it until a couple weeks ago, and now I am the proud owner of my own set of balls. We had a "study group 2" BBQ over at my place last weekend, so we had a little bocce tournament. I was hoping to have a homecourt advantage, but not so much. I haven't developed a full intuition for all the lumps in my backyard yet.
In other news, we got our.....uh....towels handed to us in softball again. We seem to be doing progressively worse. It got so bad that we actually considered forming a team where we didn't actually play the game, we just consulted others on how to do it most efficiently. Not so good. I hope that's not a harbinger of things to come.
Well, that's about it for this week. Virginia-ca is already asleep, so I best get ready for bed. Go Cubs.
Group 2, in all their glory. From left to right: Moonfeather, me, Mr. Huxtable, the Hamburgler, Mrs. Huxtable (no relation), Mazzy Spacepants
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