Five More Days.....

Well, it's about time to go. Finally! The past month has been an odd experience; everyone has been at school studying hard and I’ve been getting some firsthand experience on how it feels to be unemployed. Although I have been catching up on my Home Improvement and Cosby Show viewing (both the classics when the children are still children) and getting back at AMC Theaters (if they think I’m going to pay $9 dollars for one movie then they got another thing coming!) so not a total loss.

It’s funny to think that most of my fellow scholarly friends will have been in school for a month before I even leave. You’ve probably already had tests and exams while I’ve become a formidable opponent in Settlers of Cataan. Watch out lumber, the sheep are going to steamroll you.

But just so you don’t think I’ve been completely worthless, I have done some things over this break to make it worthwhile! I went back to my middle school stomping grounds to teach the 7th graders about DNA and helped them learn about what courage means at an all day retreat (where I met a St. John’s Alum – we’re everywhere!). I was my brother’s sous chef for a small catering gig he did for my uncle. My job was making the bread and bartending – two skills that I have acquired in my college career. And just last Friday I met with Creighton’s Education Department and finally was able to figure out what I want to do after I graduate that doesn’t include winks and furtive nods.

I’m about ready to go. Having nothing to do all day is nice on occasion, but once there’s no one to do nothing all day with, it’s loses its luster. School, a place that you always look forward to starting but usually can’t wait for it to end once it begins. I’m ready for it to start. I have to catch up; I’m already a month behind!

I’ll post my mailing info up on the side once I get that figured out. I love snail mail so if it strikes your fancy, write me a letter (probably nothing time sensitive, use an e-mail for that). Also, I will be posting some pictures up on my photo site if you want to check those out. The website is http://community.webshots.com/user/jpgraney. Feel free to look around.

See some of you in 5 months, others in 9, and the rest sometime between or after.

Oh, and to add a little post-script (can you post-script on blogs?): in regards to the title of the blog, toilets do not flush clockwise in Australia. This is a common misconception made popular by the Simpson’s episode, “Bart vs. Australia.” Toilets and sinks aren’t large enough bodies of water to be noticeably affected by the Coriolis Effect (reason for the spinning). Here’s some info on it http://www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/Bad/BadCoriolis.html. Sorry to disappoint! Rest assured I’ll still experiment down there and try to debunk this “claim” by scientists.