Can You Hear Me Now?

I have learned one thing, well make that tons of things, since I have gone away to college, but one in particular: time sure can go fast. It seems here in Bloomington that everything is in constant fast forward, and time is measured in weeks and weekends, instead of seconds, minutes, hours, and days. It is now surprise then that this past weekend went even faster than the rest. It was a weekend to compare with all weekends, but now it has come and gone, much too quickly.

The countdown from the time I got my tickets to the Ben Folds concert to the day of started at a staggering 71 days. Thats a week over 2 months, what seems like an eternity before it occurs, but now looking back it was a blur. My brother came in for the concert last Thursday night. Ben Fold put on a spectacular show, filled with old and new songs, quirky Ben Fold stuff and the classic good sound of his music. Greg and I, plus Rick, enjoyed the show immensely and it was well worth the $25 price tag. Check another one off the list. There aren't many more I need to see, but plenty I would like to, or of course see again.

Greg left the next day, but it would not be long until more of the family stopped in. The next morning Mom and Dad dropped in for a fun filled parent weekend. It statred out with the official tour of the campus guided by yours truly. I led them around and let them see where I spent all my time, then led them out the Sample Gates and to downtown to grab some grub. We attended the football, whihc was cold and boring, but there was some entertainment near the end. After the student section had cleared, a student came runing through and tripped an fell while talking on his cell phone. An parent standing by him, as he placed his cell phone back to his face to talk, said "Can you hear me now?". Now, someone jsut needs to send that in for the next commercial. Me and Dad, and eventually Mom laughed about that all weekend. It was classic.

The weekend closed out with some food, shopping, and bowling. It was a great time. Parents are great.

So as I sit here on this very dreary, cold Wednesday, I look forward to this weekend and going home next weekend. Purdue is going to be an all out blast and I can hardly wait to see all those people. Then Thanksgiving will be a great time to relax and see the family. Man, this college stuff goes fast.