Win some, lose some.

Ok... so there is no snowstorm. It's just starting to sleet. Oh goodie. Hopefully it won't be too tough to get to the show tonight! I can't wait!

UPDATE: SHOW IS CANCELLED due to fear of ice. Bummer...stay tuned for reschedule date.

Anyway. Moving on.

This past weekend, I made an epic trek into enemy territory: Blacksburg. Home of the Hokie.
At Christmas I had promised to visit two close childhood friends of mine during their last semester at Virginia Tech. I hadn't kept in touch with the girls very well during the past several years, but back in the day we were together all of the time. We used to get into some serious shit, building treeforts in the woods and staying up all night at sleepovers drinking wild cherry ginger ale. So we'd planned a weekend to visit and drink and catch up. Which we did, and I personally had a blast.

I'd never been to Virginia Tech or Blacksburg (with the exception of a random evening at the Rescue Squad following a search). Post-visit, I still have ambivalent feelings about Blacksburg.

Pro: 25 oz. of Bud Light for $2.50 during Happy Hour. I was absolutely floored.
Con: Too many college kids! Ahhh! (since I'm now a graduate, aka snob)
Pro: Pretty scenery! Lovely mountains and matching stone buildings (oooh, pretty limestone..)
Con: UVa getting its ass kicked in basketball. I'm glad the score is not visible in the following photograph.
(I hadn't planned to go to the basketball game, and had brought no Cavalier gear on my trip. But we were able to scrounge up some student tickets thanks to Katie and Melissa's networking skills, and found seats right behind the VA Tech Band. And the entire band turned around with death glares at my first "Wa-hoo-wa, motherfuckers!" Later in the game, however, I became very quiet, and was actually glad for my lack of school spirit-wear. Let's just say, 84 to 57. Ouch.)

Pro: Good company! Good Nachos! Seinfield! Wet Hot American Summer!
Con: Over-zealous tow-truck Nazis. Greedy fuckers. There was no sign.

All in all, it was a fun and eventful weekend. Next it's their turn to visit Charlottesville! Wa-hoo-wa!

Q: How many Virginia Tech students does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Three. One to change the light bulb and two to brag that they did it just as well as the UVa student.

And in the interest of fairness...sportswomanship...

Q: How many UVa students does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Just one. He holds the bulb up and waits for the world to revolve around him.

Also these because they are funny:

Q: How many JMU students does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None. Harrisonburg doesn't have electricity, silly!

Q: How many University of Richmond students does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Two. One to call the electrician and one to mix the martinis.

Q: How many VCU students does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None. Downtown Richmond looks way better in the dark.

Nine mile skid on a ten mile ride

Update: I can hear the pitter-patter of the sleet bouncing off of my windows. Reminds me of the fall, when I would go to sleep at night to the sound of acorns hitting my car.