Hello world!

morning guys! ...so its been a few days, and about that last post...i wasn't actually depressed, we were just feeling the wrath of a tropical depression, that actually turned into a tropical storm and smashed into haiti(because they don't have enough to worry about anyway, right?!) anywhoo, the storm with lightning and the whole bit, knocked out the internet tower, so i had nice long blog typed up and the only thing to be actually saved was the title thing...soooo...a few weeks later, here we are haha.
...today is "friday", tomorrow is some holiday, most of the island folk don't even know what its called..but who has a holiday on a thursday(every year) and then opens back up on friday??..just another example of how things are a tad different...its nothing special really, something like "liberty day"....when these people are no more freeing themselves from any sort of oppression than the puerto ricans..both get the benefits of the US's welfare system, without paying into it...good times!....but there is no room in here for cynicism...its a beautiful sunny day...just may get up to 80 today, with nice puffy cotton ball clouds floating around and a slight breeze..this my friends is not arkansas, and its days like this, that i love this place :) ...when i hear about the 40 degree temps back home, im shivvering already..mom if you could bring my hoodie with you at the airport, that would be fantastic!....39 days! ...i am counting...im so tired of chicken and rice, and rice and chicken, and some extra rice on the side of that..its strange how its the staple food source down here, but yet it doesnt grow on the island..i wouldnt be surprised if some of it comes from the arkansas delta..home to those ASU Indians( screw you NCAA board! its an honorific name, get over your politcally correct selves!) but yea, big jay and i had a little talk about why rice? and i told him that id never had this much rice in all my life, which is strange considering we grow a whole mess of it back home..but the caf at school rarely served it, and its not a big thing in our meals..but down here its with every meal(though its good with several things...kidney beans..sweet peas...spaghetti and meat balls...carrots...and any other veggie) my personal favorite has to be my experience with taters and chili..as in instant mashed taters, and chili...mmm mmm...oh yeah its good with rice too...rice is such a neutral tasting substance, it almost assumes the flavor of whatever it is you're eating with it...its kinda like that one X-men character who can change into whoever she needs to, to get in there and reek havoc..(in the new movies, she wears the whole blue skintight suit..cant think of her name..but yeah)
---> in other news, the world series is over, which means its time to get ready for some spring training!! those cards are lookin' strong, we get to keep our manager, lost a few pitchers that really screwed our chances of success, and retained all of the big power guys, with some of them going in for surgery to be good to go for next year...Boston who??? Go Cards Go!
.....ok so on to stuff that is slightly less important than baseball....
tomorrow im flying over to st.thomas to catch a little ferry down to the BVI's or British Virgin Islands...they are supposed to be beautiful, and id expect nothing less..the place we are going to is called the "baths"...some big stone things in the water..should be pretty sweet...if i had use of my digital camera id get some pics on here...but as my trusty kayaker decided to give us a quick swim in the caribbean last weekend or so(they run together..blah blah blah) anywhoo its outta comission...and my freakin razr died(phone) BUT who has two thumbs and planned ahead? "this guy, this guy right here" *point thumbs up, and then turn inward with a jolly grin slapped across the face* (D.Dykes, OMP '07) ...yeah i brought another phone down with me, so im in...anywhoo yeah so it should be a good time..anytime i get off campus is a good time for that matter
...ive got a couple term papers due..which ive "started".....no really i have...but eeehhh...yeah anyway one is on the impact of tourism on the caribbean and is rather interesting doing all the research and finding out differnt island people's point of view on it..rather touchy subject, and not nearly as cut and dried as some would like to believe...its strange that after nearly 3 months down here, i dont feel like a tourist anymore...haah when you've seen most everything worth "seeing" on the island...its not the same..but its still great on days like today!!
so if i dont write as much as i used to, its probably because, ha 1. lightning has bettered our technological efforts..or 2. im doing one of 2 papers
..enjoy the change in leaves and all that fall stuff..im on th 7th month of summer..whoooohoo