concert

this picture was probably taken before i was born:

anyway, the point is, i went to a rick springfield concert on friday night. if you don't know who that is, he is the guy who sang "jessie's girl" back in 1981. i was a little worried since the 18 or so other people that i went with were all about 15 years older than me. but, i had a whole lot of fun. and i got to grab his hand when he stood in a chair that was right in front of where we were. by the way, he is 59 now and still looks good (had somebody not told me, i would have never guessed he was that old).

internship

friday was my last day at emler. it will be nice to not have dry skin and a constant chlorine smell.
i started at cooper yesterday. here are a few quick things that have happened:
--yesterday was spent listening to some really good speakers: for example, coach phil tyne (runs the tom landry center at baylor, was a strength coach for the chargers for 10 years), t.l. mitchell (coo of cooper who has written a couple of books on leadership and how it relates to fitness), the head nutrition of cooper, and the ceo of cooper concepts.
-- i met dr. cooper yesterday. a couple facts about him: besides his world famous clinic/research center/aerobic center, he has been asked to be the surgeon general three times, he is the reason that lays now has baked chips with no saturated fat, and he is not only responsible for getting p.e . put back into texas schools, but made it required that they all have fitness tests and then he funded the effort
--i not only got cooper polos, but i also got a nametag, security badge for vought, a parking space, an office, and a computer. that may seem dorky to you, but it makes me feel official
--i've learned a whole ton of information in the last two days
-- i'm going to be incredibly busy and have tons of responsibilities, which make me excited, but also nervous.. apparently i will be working with my supervisor on his projects but also doing my own
--i am destined to get lost at least once. vought is HUGE. literally, fifty buildings. the first rule i learned was to always carry my cell phone so when i get lost i can call for directions

** statistic of the day: 1 OUT OF EVERY 3 KIDS BORN IN THE YEAR 2000 WILL HAVE DIABETES**

p.a. banquet

all of the peer advisers (greeks, romans, vikings):
the inagural viking staff (first ever peer advisers outside of phase 8):
with our horns:
hopefully this picture will be on the utd wall of immortality (yes, i made history):
in the picture, starting in the back row left- nakul, brian, ryan, pam, kamini, sarah, lindsey, samar, sneha, kate, me

my report card

CourseTitle FinalGrade

ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOR A

NEGOTIATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION A

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT A

no more school

for a couple weeks at least. yesterday i had my last final of the semester. not being able to study at my apartment, i decided to go to the library and study. i got to the library and realized that i had only brought study materials and not the binder that had my scantron. so, i went home and got the scantron and headed back to the library to study. then, as i sit down to study i realize i didn't bring a pencil to write on the scantron with. so, i had to go to the bookstore and buy a pencil. however, even with my absent mindedness and lack of studying i dominated my final.

afterwards i went to barnes and noble and bought these two things: if you haven't read the former i definitely recommend it and if the latter makes me a nerd, i don't care it makes me happy.

pretty cool

Opponents carry injured home-run hitter around bases

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - With two runners on base and a strike against her, Sara Tucholsky of Western Oregon University uncorked her best swing and did something she had never done, in high school or college. Her first home run cleared the center-field fence.
But it appeared to be the shortest of dreams come true when she missed first base, started back to tag it and collapsed with a knee injury.
She crawled back to first but could do no more. The first-base coach said she would be called out if her teammates tried to help her. Or, the umpire said, a pinch runner could be called in, and the homer would count as a single.
Then, members of the Central Washington University softball team stunned spectators by carrying Tucholsky around the bases Saturday so the three-run homer would count - an act that contributed to their own elimination from the playoffs.
Central Washington first baseman Mallory Holtman, the career home run leader in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, asked the umpire if she and her teammates could help Tucholsky.
The umpire said there was no rule against it.
So Holtman and shortstop Liz Wallace put their arms under Tucholsky's legs, and she put her arms over their shoulders. The three headed around the base paths, stopping to let Tucholsky touch each base with her good leg.
"The only thing I remember is that Mallory asked me which leg was the one that hurt," Tucholsky said. "I told her it was my right leg and she said, 'OK, we're going to drop you down gently and you need to touch it with your left leg,' and I said 'OK, thank you very much."'
"She said, 'You deserve it, you hit it over the fence,' and we all kind of just laughed."
"We started laughing when we touched second base," Holtman said. "I said, 'I wonder what this must look like to other people."'
"We didn't know that she was a senior or that this was her first home run," Wallace said Wednesday. "That makes the story more touching than it was. We just wanted to help her."
Holtman said she and Wallace weren't thinking about the playoff spot, and didn't consider the gesture something others wouldn't do.
As for Tucholsky, the 5-foot-2 right fielder was focused on her pain.
"I really didn't say too much. I was trying to breathe," she told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Wednesday.
"I didn't realize what was going on until I had time to sit down and let the pain relax a little bit," she said. "Then I realized the extent of what I actually did."
"I hope I would do the same for her in the same situation," Tucholsky added.
As the trio reached home plate, Tucholsky said, the entire Western Oregon team was in tears.
Central Washington coach Gary Frederick, a 14-year coaching veteran, called the act of sportsmanship "unbelievable."
For Western Oregon coach Pam Knox, the gesture resolved the dilemma Tucholsky's injury presented.
"She was going to kill me if we sub and take (the home run) away. But at the same time I was concerned for her. I didn't know what to do," Knox said.
Tucholsky's injury is a possible torn ligament that will sideline her for the rest of the season, and she plans to graduate in the spring with a degree in business. Her home run sent Western Oregon to a 4-2 victory, ending Central Washington's chances of winning the conference and advancing to the playoffs.
"In the end, it is not about winning and losing so much," Holtman said. "It was about this girl. She hit it over the fence and was in pain, and she deserved a home run."

life

between school and work life has been kind of crazy, but things should be winding down soon. the only big thing that has happened is that i decided to graduate in december. VERY EXCITING!! other things that came along with that decision were: resigning as senior peer adviser for next year and moving back to arlington at the end of may.

how did the triathlon go?

not too bad:
by the way, that is second place in my division, not second place overall. i'm not that good.
in case you don't remember, last saturday it was 43 degrees outside when we got into the canal to swim. anyway, considering i hadn't trained and wasn't sure i could actually finish, it went well.