I think this pretty much sums it up.
March 25, 2008
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March 10, 2008
Mt. Juliet High School
Ok, so this blog is at least theoretically organized around the fact that we all went to Mt. Juliet High School. Has anyone looked at their faculty lately? I went to the website to see what I could find. It is safe to say that a very large percentage of the faculty has been replaced since we were there. The biggest surprise to me is that Ms. Sharpe is an assistant principal. C'mon. This is the woman who used to apologize to use when she yelled at us after we got out of control. Seriously? Ms. Sharpe dealing with hooligans? I can't see it.
The only other interesting thing I noticed is that Mr. B. is still teaching (thought he would've gotten the axe by now) and his daughter Rebecca is teaching Criminal Justice there too. I don't think there was anything else remarkable.
Thoughts?
March 9, 2008
Graduation stuff
So.... I'll be joining the ranks of the "real world" here shortly. My graduation from pharmacy school will be on Friday May 30th at 1:30 pm at the downtown FedEx forum (where the grizzlies and Memphis tigers play)-
I understand not many if any of you would be able to take off that Friday and make the 3.5 hour trip- (but there's certainly more than enough room for any of you that would like to come)- so I was thinking of maybe having a post-graduation get-together on Saturday and/or Sunday afternoon (or night?) at the Burka house in Mt. Juliet (not unlike Bryan's last year). Here's the deal- I say "and/or" because there will be a general get-together welcome to anybody on Sunday- but I suspect around 20-30 plus of the people in attendance then will be people I know from Church not including all 4 of my grandparents, immediate family, and any other family that might be there.... so because of that- I think if there were 6-8+ of us that were interested it might warrant having more of just a hang-out friend time (pizza, movies, games- you know the drill), low-key kinda thing that Saturday night with just us... if there's not many who would be up for that on Saturday, we'll just combine it on Sunday and you'd of course be welcome for that as well. I just think the Saturday night thing might afford us more freedom to sit around and talk like old times without me feeling like I have to walk around and thank everybody for coming like I will on Sunday.
Can I get a head-count of who might be interested?
March 7, 2008
March 3, 2008
Coolest Board Game... Ever
On Saturday night, Oksana and I went to a friend's house for dinner and hanging out. We played a board game that I had never heard of. Long story short, it was quite possibly the best and most fun board game I have ever played.
The game is called Settlers of Catan. Apparently, it isn't commonly sold in toy stores. Instead, it is stocked in role playing game stores. Its not a role playing game, though. It looks very complicated, but it is quite simple once you get the basics down. It is sort of like a cross between monopoly and risk. Essentially, 3-6 players are settling an island. The object is to get 10 points by 1) creating new settlements, 2) upgrading settlements to cities and/or 3) getting points from "development cards" which are sort of like community chest cards.
Here's why I think this game is great:
- It is easy to learn. I know it looks and sounds complicated, but it really isn't, I swear. A five minute tutorial is enough to get going.
- One of the biggest elements of the game is the element that makes games fun- personal interaction. The game is built to encourage making deals and alliances.
- Nobody is out before the end of the game. Nothing sucks more than taking a dive in monopoly and watching the game finish for a few hours.
- It combines chance and skill. Dice rolling means success relies upon chance. But there are multiple strategies and approaches that can pay off.
- It is hard to dominate. There doesn't seem to be a particularly dominant approach to the game. Nay, even Billy couldn't dominate it.... but I may be wrong (everyone knows ever since Billy was bitten by a radioactive and/or genetically enhanced Monopoly dog, he has exhibited superpowers in board gaming).
If those aren't convincing enough, maybe this is.... Oksana likes this game. Any of you who know Oksana reasonably well probably know she really isn't into board games. She was genuinely engaged in this game and she actually won the first game (we played two even though it is a 1-2 hour game... we stayed until past 1 am to finish).
If I weren't so bloody far away, I would buy this gem and hold it until I can introduce you in person. But since I won't be in town for a while, I thought I would give you guys a chance to try it out and let me know what you think.
March 1, 2008
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