Birthday!

Ahh yes. The 21st birthday. It's been a fun weekend but fairly anti-climactic. The Hawkeyes lost and were a general embarrassment to college football so that's no good. And being 21 is good I guess except it doesn't really change anything. Because, and I know this may shock you, I've been drinking for years now. I guess I don't have to rely on other people to buy things for me anymore. I'm sure they appreciate that more than I do. Mostly it's nice to not have to worry about getting a PAULA also known as an MIP in other parts of the country. Unlike many other Iowa students, I avoided that certain rite of passage. So, yep, birthday.

My goal for this year is to visit every bar in Iowa City. I've already been to a lot so it shouldn't be hard. I really have some serious hopes and dreams right now.

We lost to Iowa State. So shameful but maybe this means that we'll play well the rest of the season. I'm just glad I decided not to go to Ames. However, I will be travelling to Penn State for the Oct. 6 game and there's a good possibility I'll go to the Northwestern game on Nov. 3. I just want to have some home games so I can host amazing tailgates.
I'm starting to think about the future some more. Looking into grad schools and the like. Maybe I'll apply for Teach For America just for the hell of it. Though I don't think that it's a viable option. I should really just register for the GRE already. October. That's when I'll take it. Fantastic.
I can't focus lately though; mostly I just want to sleep in my bed. I took two naps today. I have done my homework for tomorrow which is good news. Actually I'm reading this book that Melissa lent me; it's called The Medici Conspiracy. It's all about stolen/looted antiquities! This is one of my favorite subjects and I'm hoping to enter the seamy underworld of blackmarket art. There's isn't a grad school program for this though. Damn. But for now, I will try to be productive and contribute to society rather than find ways to make money by selling pieces of our cultural heritage.

What did I do all day?

Today I shook Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s hand. It was soft. I also turned in my application for Homecoming Court and interviewed to be a University tour guide. Don't get your hopes up for those things even though it would be awesome if one or both worked out. I got a library card too. And a free Chipotle burrito. I know, I know. How do I have the time for all this? Turns out by ignoring the future, one can accomplish quite a bit in a day.
Now I'm trying to go to sleep so I can establish some sort of sleep pattern but the 10 minute nap I took on the couch while watching the Cubs game has thrown me off. Also I feel bad for not reading for my classes tomorrow. Bjorn Anderson, don't be disappointed in me. I will read all about the Geometric Period, just not tonight. So yes, that's that.
Birthday is in less than 3 weeks and it's about time. I'm not into paying cover/not being able to buy wine for dinner/beer for tailgates. No ideas about how I will celebrate yet; hopefully, I can keep it a low key affair. I'm too old for all that craziness anyway.