Since I last posted, a ton of stuff has happened. I’m sure I’ll never remember it all, but I’ll try and hit the highlights.

• Celebrated my sisters 20th birthday with bowling, Phantom of the Opera, and dinner at a Mediterranean restaurant called Kababji (ka-botch-ee).
• Drove 6 hours to Nebraska to see Amber’s family and meet her brother and his wife for the first time.
• Bowled again at the bowling alley in Albion and won one of three games. (Who knew Albion had a website?)
• Made a good impression with her brother and his wife. (I think. I hope.)
• Drove 6 hours back to Wichita, while talking to Amber via two-way radios and trying to share music from my iPod using the iTrip.
• Entertained kids at my parents New Year’s Party. (Exhausting)
• Bowled again for the 3rd time in a week.
• Went to a movie in the balcony at the East Warren in Wichita. (Very nice)
• Played Trivial Pursuit 90’s Edition and felt really stupid. I bought it for my sister for her birthday because I thought we might actually know some of the questions. Ha.
• Went ice skating and wiped out big time.
• Came back to Manhattan, only to find that after hitting 70 a few days earlier, Winter was finally ready to show up.
• Decided to head to KC a day early due to crappy, icy, nasty weather to avoid being late for flight to Las Vegas with other MIS Club members for the Consumer Electronics Show.
• Took 3 hours to get to KC.
• Left for Las Vegas basically on time despite the weather!
• Missed Amber.
• Was amazed by some of the stuff in Vegas (like the sheer size of everything).
• Went into the majority of the casinos on the strip.
• Saw a bunch of cool electronics stuff.
• Saw a lot of the same kind of electronics stuff.
• Got sick of looking at electronics stuff.
• Walked everywhere in Vegas.
• Got sick of walking.
• Lost $50 between slots, video poker, and Blackjack.
• Won $120 (for the trip) playing Blackjack.
• Wished Amber could have come with.
• Was less than impressed with some things in Vegas. Like the same stuff over and over at CES, and the quality of our rooms at the Luxor for $180 a night.
• Went the entire Vegas trip without being able to use my cell phone without big charges. You don’t realize how nice it is until you don’t have the option.
• Made it back to KC right on time, but baggage and shuttle took forever.
• Bawled my eyes out to stupid songs in the car.
• Got to eat with Amber at Olive Garden.
• Had some CA “training” and scheduling. 6-8am shifts here I come. For two weeks anyway.
• Worked my first shift of the semester and checked in a bunch of new people to Putnam.
• Played Texas Hold ‘Em with Hannah, Noel, and Patrick.
• Lost.

Here’s some things I haven’t done in that time:

• Unpacked all of my stuff or set up my room in Putnam.
• Appreciated Amber enough. (This will be fixed.)
• Laundry.
• Bought my books or supplies for classes that start Wednesday.
• Deposited the money I won. (It’s burning a whole in my pocket.)
• Slept enough.
• Really slept well.
• Had one very important conversation with someone. (This one is coming soon I hope.)
• Made enough money.

So yeah. I’ve been busy. It’s been a lot of fun, but I’m pretty much ready for the quasi-routine that the start of the semester will bring. And I need to get crackin’ on those things I’ve missed recently. Oh yeah, pics coming soon.