What a Snow Day It's Been...
So I know I promised that my next blog post would be about the face-lift that Ball State is undergoing, but tonight has been too eventful of a day to pass up, so the face-lift will be next! So, where to begin...
All though I have no classes on Wednesday, it was nice to see that because of the foot or so of snow, all classes were canceled. It gave me a sense of "I'm going to get stuff done" today. I started my day with a meeting with the Director of University Singers and some of my production team members to discuss possible Spectacular poster ideas. After coming up with what we thought was a great idea (if you want to see the idea, just wait til we print them off!), we called it quits so we could begin brainstorming how it would all come together. From here, I decided to make my way to the Health Center...
Now if you come to Ball State, you may hear the Health Center referred to as the "Death Center." It seems like no one on this campus has a good story about their visits. However, I'm here to prove that good can come from this place! I've only been to the Health Center three times during my 5 years here, and each time I've been helped and out of there within an hour; I think everyone else claims to have to wait for HOURS before even seeing a nurse or doctor. Anyway, today I became a guinea pig for science. They couldn't figure out why I was feeling ill because the symptoms were so few and didn't seem to match anything. After a while, the doctor decided to check my stomach and claimed that my spleen and liver were just slightly swollen...so he goes out into the hall and asks every nurse whether they had felt a swollen spleen before; they all said no. So, they all pile into my room and do their own feeling of my stomach so they can experience what it feels like. Each nurse asked "are you SURE this is ok?," and the doctor answered, "of course it's ok...it's for science!" Even after all this testing and guinea pigging, I was still in an out within an hour, so I give a big kudos to the Health Center.
My day isn't over yet. I had dropped my phone off at a Verizon store earlier that day because it had begun to just shut off in the middle of things. At the time, my roommate Jake was driving. I had yet to dig my car out of the foot+ of snow that had fallen. So I go out to dig my car out, and spend a good 10 minutes brushing off all the snow, all the while being entertained by the apartment right next to my car where 2 ladies, who appeared somewhat intoxicated, were belting out and dancing to something on the television...while standing on a kitchen counter. Needless to say, I wasn't bored. After I THOUGHT I had dug out my car, I attempt to leave, only to find myself rocking back and forth slowly. Nevertheless, I slowly began to get out of my parking spot...only to get stuck after about 5 or 6 minutes. Out of nowhere, 5 ladies come sprinting out of the alley and run behind my car, begin to push, and yell "GOOOO!" After about a minute, they were successful in getting my car to the alley that had been at least SOMEWHAT plowed. After rolling down a window and yelling my thanks, I go about my errands. On the way home, I came across a corner where 3 guys were just waiting for cars to get stuck, only to help anyone that needed it. Aren't students on this campus great??
Ok, so I think that about sums up my day off. In the end, I got a few things done, but not quite enough. Oh well, maybe I'll catch back up this weekend...like I always say. Until next time, enjoy the snow, the days off (if there happen to be more), and the blog!