A New Year means same old same old

A week until i return back to ND, this winter break has been just what the doctor ordered: lots of rest, lots of friends and family, and some contemplation. Since i do not have a job during winter break it has been a time of reading, online poker, and just general hanging out. I still dont know what i want to do for a living and it's starting to worry me. When i first arrived at ND i was planning on becoming a sports writer or broadcaster, then i wanted to be a lawyer, then i decided i wanted to go to journalism school for grad school, and now i'm just in a total state of confusion. Oh well i'm having a good time in college and there will be other times to fully consider the future.

A bit of hilarity ensued over new years when i was partying it up at my buddy's place at Northern Illinois. Rod, Alex, Marder and myself drove out for the night expecting a night of drunken hijinks and hilarity, we got that plus some unexpected time spent in the Kishwaukee hospital. The night started off innocently enough with dinner and a beer run. We were playing one on one beer pong and set up a huge tourney between 8 people. I ended up winning the tournament in grand style, beating Alex, marder's roomate, Jose and then finally marder by a wide margin for the championship. By that time we had finished the beer we had bought and decided to run over to one of marder's friends party's so we could celebrate the new year's countdown with more people. It was about a 15 minute walk and we got to this girl's apartment just in time for the countdown. Alex, Rod and myself finished an entire bottle of champagne we found at this girl's place in about 5 minutes and before we knew it we were outside again on our way back to marder's place for more drinking.
It was the walk back were tragedy struck....Running on a very icy parking lot, i fell and hit my head, passing out for a few minutes. Everyone else ran over to me and saw that i was going to be fine, i was just drunk and groggy. However, the NIU police were driving by and saw me fell, and preceded to investigate. After asking me a few questions, they deeemed it necessary to call for an ambulance and a trip to Kishwaukee hospital. I was put in a neck brace and then placed on a stretcher and was whisked away while my stunned friends snickered about drinking some more. The hospital ran a few tests, including a cat scan and it was determined that i was fine, albeit with a mild concussion. I got back to marder's apartment 4 hours later to find that the party was still in high gear. I was able to get some sleep, and the next day headache and all, i returned back to Oak Park with some fun memories and a 75 dollar check from the hospital.

since then it's been a lot more subdued, with no more trips to any hospitals, and i'm looking forward to two of my favorite shows coming back on the air. Lost is finally putting out new shows after a month and a half haitus. But the real news is the return of "24" and Jack Bauer. I'm a big fan of 24's previous 4 seasons and this new season looks to be just as good as the first 3 maybe better. The incredible ending for season 4 really left the door open for a lot of possibilities for season 5 to go on. If you haven't seen the promos for season 5 make sure you do, because it's looking real exciting.

That's all for now, i'll try and post later in the week, or maybe sooner if i get the urge, but for now peace to everyone