Time

This is a much needed update. Time. In high school, I had what seemed like infinite prep time. Yea I debated and stuff but past that I didn't do too much. College has basically turned that on its head. Between classes, hanging out with friends, newspaper, hockey, and a myriad of other responsibilities (like this blog) that I generally neglect until the last second, I really don't have that much time to just bum around and if I do I normally spend it sleeping. This isn't a negative. I really enjoy the fact that my days are packed. I feel and know that I'm actually getting stuff done. 

There's no way I can detail everything that's happened since my last post but I'll try to hit some salient points.

Politics

I went to an Obama rally @ Mizzou. Funny story. I was lounging near the dolphin fountain on campus, enjoying the rare day of 70 degree weather, taking photos of the fall beauty when I get a phone call "the Obama rally bus is leaving at 4." 4? It was 3:50, frick. First of all I thought it was leaving at 5. Secondly, I wasn't even sure if I wanted to go. But hey, it was a once in a life time opportunity so I made the split second decision to sprint to the bus. Fortunately I had the newspaper camera with me at the time which led to the following shots (I took 225 photos so these are just some random ones I've grabbed, anyone who wants to sort through them all with me is welcome to):

oh jk blogspot is being dumb and won't let me upload at the moment. sorry folks

We had a ton of people in our room on election night as we tracked Obama's quest to victory. It was pretty epic. I frankly was shocked that they called it so early 10-ish here. We celebrated with sparkling grape juice. No alcohol of course. Oh and naturally I voted.

Hockey

We went 1-3 our first game weekend. Sadly, I didn't get any play time but hey I'm a freshman and honestly I haven't been playing so hot lately. It's frustrating. I'm screwing up the most basic stuff like passing.

I'm gonna lump working out here as well. In an effort to get in shape for hockey, as well as to get the ladies, I've been working out a fair amount. This regular exercise has actually paid off. I've significantly increased the amount of weight I can lift in just a few short weeks. I'm eating like a pig but burning it off just as fast which is pretty cool. 

Newspaper

Finally got an article published. For some reason, everytime the assignments I take always seem to become extremely complicated and involved, even the most innocent ones. Oh well, it's fun. I'm working on an article about minority representation in student government right now, pretty fun stuff. I'd just like to note that being involved in a weekly newspaper really gives me a whole new perspective on the world of journalism. It's a nightmare enough trying to get articles done on a weekly basis. Interviewing multiple people, many of whom don't respond to your calls, writing, etc is quite an undertaking. I can't imagine how people get this stuff done on a daily basis. 

Oh and I get courtside seats to St. Louis U basketball games (or any sporting event for that matter) for free. Just gotta ask for it as my photography assignment, grab a press pass, and voila.

Studying

Nothing interesting here, I have A's. Not failing any classes. Trying to decide whether to take 18 hours (max) or 15 next semester. 

Random update:

I have a license. Rohit you fail at life in this respect.

So yea that's my update. I'll try to be more regular in the future now that I've brought my blog back to the present.