August 31, 2003
T minus 48 hours and counting...
In forty-eight hours, I will be living 400 miles from home, not only out of state but out of the country I've lived in for more than 18 years. Am I packed? No. Have I started? Not really. Will I put it off 'till Monday morning and spend three hours rushing around trying to fit my whole life into one small Pontiac? Almost certainly. Woo. Hoo. Land of socialism, polar bears and "oot and aboot", here I come.
Actually, several branches of our family tree have emigrated here from Canada, though I bet that's true for lots of Michiganders. Even our governor, the Hillary Clinton-esque Jennifer Granholm, is from Canada. Not to mention half my friends and several high school teachers.
So you may not see much of me over the next couple days. I really don't know what my schedule is going to feel like: I somehow doubt I'll need huge amounts of time to do my homework, but I could be wrong. Worst comes to worst, I'll still try to hang out on Munuvia with the other cool kids. Don't worry though, the likelihood of the Michigander going away is something like Howard Dean's getting elected. Or some Canadian hockey team taking the Stanley Cup away from Detroit (ah, the Red Wings, one bright spot in the sorry tale of Detroit pro sports as the Lions and Tigers race to the bottom).
So yeah. Oh, and I'm up to Marauding Marsupial, having pretty much jumped over that whole rodent thing. As Mookie would undoubtedly say, "Woot!". I'l add my own "Woohoo!".
Ah, and the obligatory quiz, this one figuring out what pisses you off:
<looks at the current world's population> You must have a lot of frustration then. </looks>
What pisses you off?
Created by ptocheia
Yeah, and this is even after I tried to stack my answers so as not to get this result. What can I say, I'm an anti-Idiotarian warrior. "Moonbats, I'm gonna exfoliate you to the bone!" (Yeah, still lame. Oh well.)
Speaking of quizzes, Susie seems to have an addictive personality; the latest object of her, erm, affection seems to be the battle cry quiz.
Posted by Tim at August 31, 2003 12:04 AMGood luck, Tim. Drive safely. Tell the border patrol you have a cache of weapons.
Posted by: Jennifer at August 31, 2003 09:15 AMThe Canadiander?
Posted by: Pixy Misa at August 31, 2003 11:27 AMRed Wings suck. If I were a fan, I'd move to Canada too.
Take care anyway dude. And keep in touch, because it gets old talking about you behind your back.
Posted by: Ted at August 31, 2003 05:45 PMYeah I was wondering if maybe I should change my blog name. I was thinking "Stranger in a Strange Land" because I like sci-fi (tho that's the only Heinlein I've ever read), I will obviously be in a strange land, and it has nice Christian overtones as well.
Posted by: Tim the Michigander at September 1, 2003 01:28 AMOh and Jen -- I have all kinds of cleaning agents in my trunk. So hopefully they don't think I'm a terrorist. I've been told I resemble one in the morning.
Plus I have a Swiss Army knife on my keychain. What can I say, I'm a bloodthirsty American. We fought a war over the price of tea.
Posted by: Tim the Michigander at September 1, 2003 01:29 AMHave a great time in college, Tim--and if you need help with your homework, we munuvians are here to assist you!
Posted by: Susie at September 1, 2003 02:06 AM