Well, folks. I've given this a lot of thought and planning, but this will have to be my last post.
For awhile.
Maybe even for a week.
I am going to be gone next week. Do I get to travel to cool places like P.O.M and Non-Runner Nancy? Not quite.
Will I be living in a hotel like Laura does? Not. Even. Close.
So where does RazZDoodle get to go?
To sunny, beautiful Lincoln, Nebraska!
That's right. Our fair state's capital city beckons me. I am an adviser at a journalism workshop from Sunday through Thursday. 300+ high school journalism geeks and 8 of my colleagues will attempt to impart some knowledge on tomorrow's reporters and try to stay sane. It's actually a lot of fun. I have a lot of fun with the other advisers, so that makes everything else more than tolerable. What is "everything else" you ask? Let me tell ya:
- It's late-July in Nebraska. Not really conducive for spending a lot of time outside. Which we'll do when we start shooting stories.
- I'm living in a dorm. Let me repeat that. I'm living in a dorm. Not quite the 4 star, 5 diamond places that I'm accustomed to.
- All-you-can-eat dorm food.
- I'm spending 4.5 days with 300+ high school students.
There are some upsides to this:
- Colleagues that know how to have a good time.
- An opening dinner that's held at, quite possibly, one of the best steakhouses I've been to. It's paid for and it's an open bar. That, in and of itself , is worth it.
- I have found one of the best coffeehouses ever (even better than 'bucks!) and it's only :30 away from where I'll be teaching.
- I get to run past this view every morning that I'm there:
You may recognize this. This is mecca for Nebraska sports fans. Of course I speak of the hallowed Memorial Stadium, home of the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
- 5 National Championships
- 3 Heisman Trophy Winners
- An NCAA-record 289 consecutive sellouts. (since 1962)
- A 46-17-2 record versus the Colorado Buffaloes
Yeah, that pretty much balances everything out.
Hopefully, I'll be able to drop in and make some pithy comments, but remember me fondly if I can't.
15 comments:
You'll be running in a blimp?
Have fun teaching those brats the five W's and H. Take full advantage of the open bar. I'm counting on you!
Have fun in Lincoln!
4.5 days with OTHER PEOPLE'S kids?! Ouch! I know you're a teacher and everything but dannngggg :P
Just playin! Hope you have fun . . .in that dorm bed HAHAHA
Have a great time with a bunch of know-it-all high schoolers
Living in a dorm room? Perhaps you could pass the time by conducting the occasional panty raid.
Have a great time.
I thought both Nebraska and Colorado disbanded their football programs years ago!? Good to hear they are still active. Say Hi to Dave Rimington for me.
LOL! Loving the Nebraska vs CU stats. Being from Colorado, but the spawn of to Cornhuskers, I was raised a Cornhusker fan. Now, I live in OK, where OU rules. Instead, I cheer for the local Univ. of Tulsa student-athletes.
Have a great time!
Two not to.
EDIT.
I took summer classes at UNL for a summer. NE summer weather SUCKS! but I like Lincoln a lot. Much better than Omaha.
Have fun. Try not to strangle any of the kiddies. I'm sure the bosses would frown on that.
Please teach the future journalists to be nice to corporate PR people. :)
Good luck with the 300 students.
Welcome to a day in my normal life as a high school teacher turned principal....oh I forgot, you are a teacher....you know the deal. Enjoy yourself, it will be as fun as you make it.
Dang. You're like the third blogger that I read that is taking a blogging break.
Wow, you have such material there for a lot of blog/posting. Dorms, students, parties. Wait, that's me.
PS-I've been in Nebraska in late July. Quite the scene!
I stayed in a dorm when I was in Calgary... it was actually fun! Great to feel like I was in college again :)
Have fun in Lincoln . . . living in a dorm again sounds like my idea of hell, but maybe running by the stadium every day will make up for it :)
Oh my. :D
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