So, as you may or may not know, I'm living in the "Hoosier State" of Indiana now.  Well, today I got my first taste of Butler Bulldog basketball.  It was just an exhibition, so I'm sure later this winter it'll be even better, and today was pretty good so I'm excited.  They took a few minutes to get going in the first half, but after halftime the lead went to twenty and didn't get much smaller the rest of the game.  Also, quick history lesson for the unaware, The Hinkle Fieldhouse is where they filmed the movie "Hoosiers".  "Hoosiers" is one of my favorites movies ever, so to be where they filmed the final in the movie was way cool!  It's a really cool venue.  I'm really looking forward to watching a lot of games there the next few years. 

So, being here is also my first real taste of the Midwest.  This week I also got an introduction to another part of life in this part of the country.  To set the scene, Tuesday morning I got dressed to go to class.  It looked overcast outside so I grabbed a jacket before heading out the door.  When I got outside it must have been close to 80 degrees.  By the time I got to class the jacket was off.  As I was approaching the building the wind started picking up.  It was blowing like crazy by the time I got through the door.  20 minutes into class the siren started going off, and just like that I was in my first tornado warning.  We had to go sit in the basement for the next 40 minutes.  That was about it.  No "Twister" moments.  No chasing storm cells in RVs.  Pretty bland I know, but I'd never been in a tornado warning before, so it was interesting.  Anyway, this next weekend is our white coat ceremony.  I didn't even know that we had one before orientation.  I'm looking forward to the pictures.  As for the ceremony itself, I'm more looking forward to the one at the end of the next four years.  Like I said, the pictures should be good, as long as there isn't another tornado warning going on.     

I don't think we're in Provo any more, Toto...

So, since enough pageviews have happened since my first post I figure it's worth writing things on the blog.  "I just want to thank all of my readers who made the first day of this blog a success..."  Anyway, the biggest change in life for me lately has been the move from ultra-conservative Provo, UT and BYU to Indianapolis, IN and the liberal arts college atmosphere of Butler University.  Without further ado, I give you the top ten ways you know you aren't in Provo anymore:

10. An 8 minute walk on campus went from standard practice to something I hear people complain about.
9.  There is a girl smoking two steps outside the residence hall door as I move my things in.
8.   Lavell Edwards Stadium(Provo) seats 64,045; the Butler Bowl (Indy) seats 5,647.
7.  "Wet Wednesdays"
6.  One of my professors (male) has a life partner (also male).
5.   "Thirsty Thursdays"
4.  Homecoming Saturday included a 6:00 AM trip to the bars in Broad Ripple, apparently the normal weekend drinking isn't enough on Homecoming, so they squeeze in a little bit more in the morning to get things going...
3.  Fraternities...nuff said
2.  Sororities...nuff said plus sometimes they find reasons to dress like skanks
1.  Our Basketball team actually wins tournament games.  GO DAWGS!!!

First Post

So I now have a blog. I realize I'm way behind the curve here, but with technology, that is just what I do. I didn't own a cell phone until I went back to school after serving a two year church mission. The mission was from 2003-2005, I went back to school that Fall. And even then I wouldn't have had a cell phone unless my parents decided to get a family plan and gave me one of the phones on it for free. I didn't own an Ipod until I decided to get one as my graduation gift from BYU. Once again, thanks mom and dad, if they hadn't been in the gift-giving mood at my college graduation I probably still wouldn't own one of those either. My first laptop computer (on which I am coincidentally writing this post) came at the beginning of my pharmacy program. It is a built in part of the program, hence I got one. Again, if not for the outside influence I probably still wouldn't own one. So for those keeping score that's: First cell phone-2005, from parents; first Ipod-2009, from parents, and first laptop-2010, from graduate program. I guess in finally starting a blog, I actually decided to do it of my own free will, rather than someone saying, "here, I set up a blog for you, get with the times", so I am starting to discover technology advances and trends for myself a little bit. And thus begins my blog...