Friday Morning Craziness

Hi all!  I know it is now Sunday, and this is about the past Friday, but that is ok.

So, I woke up with a migraine that morning, so I am groggy and completely out of it.  I decide not to make my own coffee but to head to Dunn Brother's Coffee to grab a drink.  So I am driving down 23rd (I think that is the road), and the sun is completely blinding.  I pull into the left turn lane in the middle of the road, and 15 yards ahead, I see a man jump out in front of the car that had been beside me.  The car missed him by just a little bit.  The man continued running (staggering is a better phrase), face plants in the middle of the road, stands up, and does a somersault on the other side of the road.  He then proceeds to stand up and sprint off the road to the other side.  By this point, I have pulled into the drive thru and am so shocked by what I saw.  I was trying to process it in my head (migraine and processing information don't go well together), but by the time the Dunn Brother's employee asks to take my order, I am starting to put it all together.  And then I heard sirens.  WHAT?!???

So, I proceed to hazily order my coffee, and drive through.  I am slowly processing that the man I had just seen, was probably running from the cops.  No one just jumps out in front of a car unless something is chasing them, or they are trying to end life.

So, after I got my latte, I was debating... Call 911 or not to call 911.  I turn off 23rd onto Ousdahl making my way to campus.  I chose not to call 911 because there were 5 cop cars in the span of 4 blocks.  They were literally in the area where the man had staggered to.  One cop car was weaving up and down the roads, and you could tell all the other cops were on the look out as well.

What a way to start a Friday morning!  I also told a couple of the other graduate students that morning.

As I was talking to Brian last night, I decided to look online at the Lawrence news to see if anyone had been arrested that morning, and this is what I found...

"Officers were involved in a foot pursuit just after 7 a.m.. The Officer called out the chase at 7:05 with a black male suspect running northbound along Ousdahl Road from 24th Street. Officers were able to catch up with the male about two minutes later in the 1600 block of W 22nd Terrace. It sounded as though the man had numerous warrants for his arrest. As of this report he has not been booked into the County Jail."

Yes, that is real life.

Office Decor

Well, since the entire weekend is all mine, I have decided to start pulling together some decorations for my office at KU.  I share it with two other people, and they both have stuff hanging on their walls like diplomas, pictures, etc.  So I decided to get a bulletin board and spiff it up a bit.  I got the inspiration from pinterest, naturally, although I cannot find it again.  

So here is the bulletin board with tape.  As you can tell, I started removing the tape.  Removing the tape is maybe the most entertaining thing ever because it gives you straight lines.  Blows my mind every time.

Here is the board after all the tape has been removed.  I think I like it.  I was thinking about nixing this idea and doing a Starry, Starry Night board, but that is going to take entirely too much time.  So, here is the finished project.

I'll take a picture when I put it up, so yall can see it!

Hope everyone is having an incredible Saturday!  

~ j

Strawberries

I have been trying to eat healthy and exercise a lot recently.  With that being said, this week I have struggled hard core with mainly the latter one.  I am so tired that I would rather come home and watch an episode of this tv show...

And fall asleep rather than go to that spin class or go swim laps.  That needs to change soon, but I will give you my graduate school schedule, so you can decide for yourself whether it is worth it (meaning exercise).  Might I add, these are the times that I am on campus.

Monday: 7:15 am - 9:00 pm
Tuesday: 7:15 am - 7:30 pm
Wednesday: 7:15 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday: 7:15 am - 5:00 pm
Friday: 7:15 am - 5:00 pm

So I LOVE Fridays, and the phrase TGIF really resonates with me because I am actually thanking God that it is Friday.

Other wonderful news, my dear sister Kelly just started a blog of her own!  Following in her dear sister's footsteps.  I am sure her blog is going to be so entertaining and inspirational and fun loving. Because that is who she is.  You can check it out at this link... http://kfost13.tumblr.com/

What else can I tell you?  Oh, I got KU's football season schedule.  It's a nail biter to say the least.

Yup, the only team that I have ever seen on the Auburn schedule as well was West Virginia.  Mallard and Lola, we aren't in Auburn anymore, we are in Kansas.  

Oh, I remember now why I started this blog post.  Ha, I just reread the title.  I made a pinterest creation tonight.  You can find the recipe for it if you click on the picture.  I will say that it turned out delightfully delicious.  Sweet and tangyish at the same time.  I don't think I would put cilantro on it if I were to make it again.  Also, I forgot cheese at the grocery store, so I used the munster that was in the fridge (ha, that sounds funny, no monsters in my kitchen thank goodness) and it turned out extremely well.  I also put a ton more fresh strawberries on top.  Delicious.

Stay thirsty my friends ;)

~ J

Timing

I seem to have impeccable timing in turns of coming home after a long day.  The sprinklers are ALL on, and I have to sprint down the sidewalk to get to my apartment.  It is just splendid.  Keeps me on my toes.  

Sanity

If you are wondering what has become of my sanity... here you go.

Graduate School

Sorry!  I have been so terrible lately...  In case anyone was wondering, this is what grad school has been thus far.

1. I got an office (I have yet to decorate it)

2. Got 6 keys to open lots of doors where I am.  I also have to guess which one opens what.  I got lucky the first time.  All attempts after, not so much.

3. Done a lot of cleaning

4. Registered for classes (practicum for the summer)

5. Packed a lunch for myself 

6. Got a parking pass

7. Watched the entire first season of Damages this past weekend.  Go ahead, guess what I am going this next weekend?

The kids (meaning two and a half year olds and older) come tomorrow.  I needed to clarify this because people think I am talking about undergrads when I say kids.  Undergrads are only one, two, three, four, of five years younger than me.  Ha, when I say kids, I mean actual little children.

I'll keep you posted!

~ J