I'm back at Michigan...after a grueling twelve hour drive through the rain. Actually, i can't lie and say that it was grueling. I didn't even drive because i can't drive stick and neither could Sam so basically Kyle had to drive the whole way. He was dead tired much of the way and between that and the rain, we stopped alot. Lynn attempted to take over for Kyle but after one block the engine went wacko and we had to pull over so that Kyle could reclaim the reins to his baby. I fell asleep at one point and woke up to the sounds of thundering rain pouring down and watched Kyle as he navigated with about two feet of vision in from of him. The point is, i got here.



Last night i basically just ran around seeing some people on campus, checking out their places and watching them unpack (or pretend to unpack). Michelle got me this silly (but orange) hat from Taiwan that is basically a brimless baseball hat. Needless to say, i can't really wear it because i look incredibly stupid in it. Kyle looks pretty good in it though, with his bangs hanging out, so maybe he'll wear it. Kyle's place is a dump. The bathroom is scary, the place is dirty and his subletter's didn't exactly do a good job with the maintenance and upkeep. He's pretty upset about it and i think he's gonna kill somebody but we'll see what happens. Because his apartment has no human amenities (although it seems like the bugs like it alot), we had to look for alternative housing. I ended up spending the night at Palak and Jill's place (on Packard and State) which is really nice and roomy. We didnt' actually sleep much because i ended up talking all night with them about all sorts of random things. Interesting to say the least but fun as hell.



I woke up this morning after about two hours of sleep and went to play basketball. Hong had to be initiated into the world of full court basketball but after one game, i was dying. Actually, after two trips up and down the court i was dying. Between the lack of sleep and my lack of exercise and my abundance of cigarettes, i was wheezing and on the verge of collapse. Needless to say, i played like crap and we left after one game. I suppose i'll have to build on that over the next week. I was desperately seeking shelter right after basketball so i could shower and nap but everyone was gone and going back to Kyle's place wouldn't work because he had no shower curtain. To put a capper on it, i'm clean now and about to hunt down someplace nice and clean smelling to nap.



Oh, i don't want to forget that we visited Alvin's condo on Friday night. A few months ago, he purchased a condo in Ann Arbor and it's an amazing place and congratulations to Alvin.