The Yellow Jersey

I have a fun idea for the yellow jersey. I think that it should travel with people when they go to foreign places. Then they can write the place it goes, and sign it. I'm taking it to Sweden on Wednesday, where it will get acquainted with a place far less tropical than Costa Rica. Then I'll mail it to Sweeney. He can mail it to Jake. Taylor, I'm sorry you didn't have it in Siberia, but I have a hunch you'll be out of the country again some time. I will also put Costa Rica prominently on the back, and we'll all need to sign below that. Someday it will be a log of our travels (hopefully many of them together).

Fall is pretty in Northern Maine. It's not very cold yet, and there has been a lot of sun. Right now it is Harvest Break, a funny invention that makes the first three weeks of school a joke around here. All the high schools are let out for 2-3 weeks in order for kids to help pick potatoes. Very few kids actually do this anymore because the industrial revolution has occurred, but it's a traditional thing now, I guess. It's funny because all the kids forget what they were doing in school, but I like it because practices are later in the morning now. There are also potatoes all over the roads because they fall out of the backs of the dump trucks. I'm a bit nervous about them flying out of a truck and hitting my windshield, but so far none have flown that far. it's amazing how many potatoes go to waste this way, or maybe I just haven't spotted the poor picking up road-potatoes yet. I'll keep my eyes peeled (that's a potato joke for you those of you who don't know spud lingo).

I'll try to post a few times from Sweden because that might be cool.

Toast

Hey guys!

I just wanted to check in and see if anyone was planning on coming up to Colby October 17-19 for alumni weekend (besides Toast, I saw your post, can't wait to see you!). Caroline Allison and I will be going and it'd be awesome to see some of you guys and hear what you've been up to! Hope all is well in the real world and take care!!!

Anna

Pistol Wavin' New Haven

Hello Friends and Followers,

It truly has been a while since I have written on this fine blog and I regret that, truly. It has been an extremely fast month since I have settled down here in New Haven, but things are working out very nicely. It is so wonderful being able to take just two classes and two short little seminars so that I can do as much research as I please (and getting paid to learn is something I should have done a long time ago).

Living in New Haven is okay (the pizza is incredible), but as fall approaches I miss Maine more and more. This past weekend I went up on a sampling trip to the Adirondacks, but it was nothing like The Good Ole Hill. The crime in New Haven makes Colby look like Sesame Street, yet it is not like people around me are shooting themselves in the head...

Anyways, for any of those interested, I plan on going out to Colorado for New Years, probably from the 28th of Dec. to the 7 of January, so any of you who are interested in a good little reunion (especially because of the close proximity of my fam's condo to jamie cluckandspill et al.) mark it on the calendar.

For now, I must go.

-Taylor

Veganism!

I had asparagus and a margarita for dinner tonight. It sounds grim and unhealthy, but it's not. Think about it, both parts of my meal were vegan. They were also both delicious! Don't worry, alcoholism isn't on the menu. In fact, my sobriety has truly reached new heights since arrival in MadTown. I'm alright with that. Anyway, I'd like Beth to know that even if it was just for one meal, I have tried veganism... sort of. Miss you all

Toast

Update

Hey everyone,
It's been a while since my last post, so I figured I'd give a little update. I climbed Mt. Katahdin on Sunday! It wasn't fantastic weather, but we got to the top, and had a good hike. I like that mountain a lot.

Other than that, not a whole lot to report. I guess I'm officially settle in because I don't have any real news. I am leading a practice this afternoon in Fort Kent, and I get paid tomorrow.

I think I'm going to visit Colby on the weekend of the 19th, 20th, 21st. Definitely the 20th because it's the Colby Triathlon. If you aren't busy, you should come too. Also, bullshit that they get Cake to do a concert a Colby after we graduate! Even more bullshit that it's going to be while I'm in Sweden because I would be there in a heartbeat. Damn

Toast

Wilfred Brimley was actually nominated to become the vice presidential candidate... unfortunately he failed to accept or his motor scooter broke. All is well in Co. Just moved in to our place, even got electricity, and made some delicious chilli. Jake gets here tonight, but has to sleep on the deck.