Tomorrow will mark 6 full weeks since I've been up here on the Island. As I've said before, I'm really enjoying it. The nightlife isn't anything compared to what it is at MSU, but it has its perks. For starters, there's always live music in the bars which I love. Secondly, these musicians don't bore you with songs they've written and instead play covers, which I really love. My favorite so far is a gentleman by the name of Myk Rise. He's an older fellow, likely in his late 30s or early 40s and doesn't have the look of a rockstar, but he'll play you anything you want. He does a great version of David Bowie's "Ground Control to Major Tom."

Other random stuff:

- I was invited to smoke marijuana with a 50-something year old at the bar last weekend. I politely declined. Not my thing.

- The 10-day Lilac Festival concluded the other day. I was a little dissapointed. Everyone makes such a big deal about it around here and I really didn't think it was anything to write home about.

- Whenever I think of this place, the song "Small Town" by John "Cougar" Mellancamp always comes to mind.


I've spent much of my free time dabbling in the art of Windows Movie Maker. I made the one below last week but refrained to post it because it's a little sappy. But everyone seems to love it, so I'll throw it up here. In the words of Kristyn Olsezwski "OMG I love it!" Added Ashley Fowler "It made me cry!" It's kind of sappy but it's a tribute to best group of kids in the world.