El Amigo

El Amigo is also known as "The Friend" "El Friend" and "The Amigo" and is one of the best 'restarants' in the Vale of Paradise that is my college town. This is where you will find drunken students/townies at random times of the evening either because they are drunk and need some food or are just plain bored - both of which are common states of being in Valpo. At this fine establishment one can get many varieties of Mexican cuisine such as the burrito and the taco - actually there are a few things on the menu that are better than burritos and tacos but most of my friends dare not experiment.

This evening I was up late, as usual, watching The Daily Show and The Colbert Report and really craving some tacos from El Amigo and wishing that I did not live in a town that shuts down at 10. El Amigo is open until 3am and would never close its doors to a hungry student, or townie. So this evening I devote this blog to El Amigo and those scary guys who work there. I never did find out what that steak really was... Long live "The Amigo"!

3000

Many, if not all, of those who read this blog do not know that I am addicted to Free Cell. I have a game program called Solitaire Till Dawn and it has become a major distraction. Well, today I reached a milestone in my Free Cell career - I have won 3000 games in a row, that's right my winning percentage is 100%! Seems pretty impossible doesn't it? Well, technically it is but with this program I can make reverse moves and figure each game out like a puzzle instead of only being able to play until I am stuck. This may seem like cheating to some but in many ways it adds to the lure of this game for me. Not only am I playing against the clock but I am also keeping my mouse/eye/brain coordination keen for the future. My fastest game is 40 seconds - yeah thats right, I am a free cell master!

In other news... I had previously thought that I had set up my comments page in a way that would prevent random advertisments but apparently I hadn't. I have alerted the local media and they made it the top story and I have since changed the set up so that only those who can see those squiggly letters and type them in the box will be able to bless my blog with their comments. I would like to thank Christine for bringing this to my attention - what would I do without her?

Checking In

I am so happy that today is May 1. April kicked my butt big time. Between teaching first Holy Communion, Holy Week, and my Internship Project I really wore myself out. Last week I was a little more than tired and really felt like I had 'checked out' for lack of energy to care about anything important. The one thing that kept me on track for the week was a funeral that I had on Saturday. It was the first funeral that I presided over alone - Pastor Nagle was in her 'retirement home' in Vermont (at least she told me she was going up there this time...). You know you have a crappy funeral director when he leaves during the service to wash his car. And believe it or not this was not the first clue that we had that he was an idiot.

So with the start of May I am checking back in for the next 3 months. 90 days until I am out of here! I will be away for 13 days of this month so I am sure it will fly by in a flash. It's hard to believe that I have been here for 8 months already since some days it feels like I have been here for 8 years. Don't get me wrong, I love these people but after the adventure that was Easter I am about ready for a break. I have not been home or away from CT on my own at all since January and right now I am really itching for a change of scenery. I will be home for two weekends in May so that will be great and then all I have left is June and July.

Well, enough about that. I am going to bed. Busy week to come! Goodnight!