while you're hiding in the trees

I've been long overdue for an update, which I blame on the last two weeks of this quarter being way too busy. Next week looks even more daunting.

Chicago was a lot of fun. Unsurprisingly, UC lost to DePaul, but we had a good time hanging out in the city for the rest of the day (even when Doug and I were wandering around downtown lost at night in the freezing rain for two hours). Chicago is a nice city. It's amazing how nice everyone is in person; they see someone holding a map and leap for the chance to give them directions. But then if you put them in their cars, they honk over the slightest transgression.

UFC 68 kicks off tomorrow night. Too bad we won't be there. I hope Franklin comes back strong after his loss to Silva. Jess leaves for the Ukraine tomorrow and she'll be gone for a week and a half.

Here's a fun little game for you all: Name all 50 states in ten minutes. It got around 45 in the first few minutes (the hardest pat is spelling some of them, like Connecticut) and then it took some thinking after that. Some of you probably know some lame song from grade school that will make it easier, but I did it with my gland full of knowledge.