Olympics Spoiler Alert!

(Photo courtesy of Indiana University)

DO NOT read any further if you are planning on watching the Olympics tonight and you do not want to know the results of the 400 meters men's race!

David Neville, a 2007 Jacobs School of Music graduate, WON THE BRONZE MEDAL!!! It was an American sweep of the medals. A lot of attention had been paid to the other two Americans in the media, so he was kind of a surprise. Woo-hoo!

The best part about moving

I will never, ever have to do my laundry in a dark, damp, moldy basement, filled with these mutant creatures:

The Kentucky Cave Cricket

Please note that the article says their bodies are about two inches, while their legs are an additional four inches. This is not an exaggeration.

Also, I will never again slip down the icy stairs leading to the building's basement in order to do my laundry with the crickets. Bonus.

Veepstakes

There's a bunch of "buzz" this week about who Obama will pick as his running mate. Here is my prediction: Republican Chuck Hagel of Nebraska!


There's big buzz around Joe Biden right now. But I think by selecting a Republican, Obama would get the advantage of having someone with foreign policy/military service credentials, while reinforcing his theme of bringing change to Washington.

The Obama campaign is going to announce his choice to supporters via email and text message, but you heard it here first!

Baracky II

You know it's a bad day at the office...

when you see this on the door across the hall.

Star Wars meets Flash Dance

I can have it all!



My parents have an old home video of my sister and I running around in shower caps and Superman capes to this song (playing on the record player!), and I've always had a fond memory of watching this movie with my dad.

Chuck and I rented it about a year ago and it was NOTHING like I remembered! The music was great, of course, but the movie was terrible. Of course, it has the positive message for our young people that if you work hard and sleep with the right people, you too can achieve your dreams.

I really hate 80s music but the soundtrack is great.

The original:

I'm around!

I have been woefully absent from the blog and I apologize. I promise, summer pictures are coming soon! Wedding! Vacation! Russell Olympics! Dogs! Family! Updates!

I am currently training for another half marathon August 31st, preparing for an audition the week after, and getting ready to move in exactly one week.

In the meantime, let's have a PHOTO CAPTION CONTEST! Leave your caption in the "comments" section below. The funnier the better!

Here's the photo, a sneak preview from Annie's wedding.