Episode LI: Weekends
I am no longer taking “classes”, I am no longer studying for my oral exam, and I have not recently gone on any crazy vacations, which means that I have had a fair amount of free time lately. And I have had free weekends! Here are some samples:
For KU’s second home football game, the Student Union sponsored a pre-game tailgate with free hot dogs, chips, sodas and T-shirts to all students. I went with some friends and got absolutely stuffed over an hour-and-a-half of eating. The whole time there was a lovely little praying mantis sitting at our table, and it seemed as though every time I would get up or move seats, the mantis would turn so that it could face me.
The next weekend KU played a nationally-televised road game, so I went out to watch the game. As you can see, Rafael, Amanda and I all wore our free T-shirts from the previous weekend. Interestingly enough, the dude in the background with the blue shirt (to the right of my head) is purported to be the studen...