Well, it's been a whole month since that deer fiasco, but I still think of that poor baby deer getting mauled by a car every time I drive up Huron Parkway and am saddened. That aside, life is pretty fantastic -- mostly filled with frisbee and epigenetics.
The month of August was a blur. There was
Cooler Classic where I played with The Alliance; Juggles and Lucas also played with us which was awesome because those are two ultimate players whose sweet disc moves I know back and forth. The weekend after Cooler was
Treetown Donut Crown, put on by Pat Reed in Ann Arbor. My random pickup team was freaking sweet and managed to edge out the other random Spoiler/Alliance team just barely to take the crown.
My parents also came to town in August and helped to clean up the gardens and yard a bit. We did a lot of work, and my yard started looking a lot better. We still have a lot of work to do, but it was a big help to have them out.
Later in August, Melissa, Lee, Ed Dupas and I took a spur of the moment trip down to
Cedar Point and spent the day riding roller coasters and eating fatty foods. I honestly don't think I've screamed and giggled like that since I was a kid. Man, roller coasters are AWEsome!
Last weekend was Chicago Heavyweights, where Melissa and I played women's ultimate for the first time in a long time. We picked up with the Surly Women from my home state of Minnesota. Those ladies sure were a TON of fun, and drinking a big can of cold
Surly beer after a long day of ultimate feels absolutely incredible! We broke seed, and Melissa and I even managed to learn everyone's names by the end of the weekend.
Somewhere in there, we got a facecord and a half of wood delivered to our house. (Turns out, that's a whole lot of wood!) Now we can make fires in our fireplace OR our brand new firebowl on the patio. Also, Jason and Angela finally tied the knot at an awesome Italian catholic wedding, which had really delicious food and this weird DJ who would lip sync to every song.
I also finally figured out sort of what I might want to do for my dissertation, which is a huge step forward. But, now it's just a matter of actually getting it done. When I presented the idea to my adviser, she seemed to think it was going to take me a really long time. And, honestly, there's a lot involved in it, so it probably will.... So, work is filled with writing papers and researching, which is great because I didn't really feel like I had direction over the summer so I didn't get as much done as I would have liked. But now I at least have a path, whether or not it's paved in cement or I have to follow breadcrumbs to find my way....
This weekend will be filled with a visit from the legend:
Allan Evans, who has been off exploring the world and helping people near and far. Also, there are plans to go to Frankenmuth, "Michigan's Little Bavaria," for the
world's largest Christmas store and a whole lot of beer at
Oktoberfest.
Lastly, I just signed up for
Door-To-Door Organics, so now I will have organic produce delivered to my home on a biweekly schedule. This is my new favorite business idea, especially because it's really affordable and they give you a ton of produce. This winter is going to be filled with fresh, delicious fruits and veggies!
So that's it. A summary of the last month of my life. It was boring to read, and much more exciting to live. But, I felt I owed this blog a little bit of time.
