La biblioteca

Hola from Steenbock Library! All of us roommates and Heather have trekked over to Liz Waters/Nat Lakeshore land to concentrate on homework. I myself must get going on my paper...I've got over 1000 words left to write. Luckily, I did get some studying done during the Badgers/Gophers game....oh man, what an ENDING!!!!!!! With 30 seconds left, we were down 4 points. The Gophers punter was about to kick it to (as mom would say) the "good guys," the punter dropped the ball! He picked it up and tried to kick it again, but one of the Badgers blocked the kick. It bounced into the endzone, the Badgers covered it, got the touchdown and won the game! Heather fell off of the couch she was so excited. They were able to keep the Gophers from scoring when they got an interception with 23 seconds left. We won the Paul Bunyun axe for the second year in a row (it really is an axe, it's treated like a trophy, coveted by both teams, lots of bragging rights and a display case for it in both athletic departments). Woo Hoo!

After the game we went to a pumpkin farm to find the perfect pumpkin right out there in the field! Although Taffy, Heather, Heidi, and I had no problems finding the pumpkins of our dreams, Heidi's boyfriend Mike had us searching for his until the second tractor came around. Lots of fun. We ate dinner at Red Robin (Linda's fav) and even though it was busy, we had excellent service (like always). Yummy....I had 4 strawberry lemonades...I would've had more, but I didn't pace myself like I should have. By the way, chicken bbq is good. And the fries...bottomless.....alas, my stomach is not :( Heidi is making fun of me grooving to my tunes...."we are in a public place!" Reminds me that during the car ride Heather, while driving, was trying to groove, but Mike told her that she should keep her hands on the wheel and we'd do the grooving. Hahahhaha.....

Alas, I still have those 1000 words left. Why can't I just put my post into the paper? That'd make me a few words closer!

Lots of love, Christi and Oscar (probably still shaken from all of the jumping Heather did after she fell off of the couch!)


Steenbock -- the second tallest building, kinda near the little cove in the back

yes, that is the time

yet another day at RHC....don't get me wrong, I love the people I work with. I just hate the hours. I nominated my civil service buddy John for this interview a madisonian food worker person, and he got picked.....I should check to see if it's online...hold on.

woo hoo -- it is online! I'll paste the story (really short, so no worries) at the end of the page. Yay Johnnyboy!

I want to wish a happy birthday to my ol' buddy SCOOBY at Butler College -- dunno if he reads this, but I wish the same anyway.

Anyway, must get packed for the long day ahead. Have work, Class, work, class, class (?) and finally home at about 5:30PM...woo hoo..12 hour day!

Lots of love, Christi and Oscar (happily watching me type)



Food Connoisseurs: John Anderson
By Tanya Zimmerman
Published: Thursday, October 13, 2005

Imagine making 120 pie crusts one morning and 1,000 pounds of chili the next. If you were John Anderson, a relief cook for the Resident Hall Commissary at UW-Madison, it would be routine. The Commissary makes most of the food for University Housing Food Service. John works on whatever is needed, from making homemade lasagna for Frank's to cooking tenderloin filets eaten by the governor at University banquets. Anderson said, "[this variety] puts a twist on the normal workday." The Commissary has a staff of only about 15 cooks and student assistants, all of whom need to work hard to keep up with University demands. However, John said "everyone takes pride in their job and loves it. It's all about putting out a good product and getting it to the students." So next time you order Chicken a la King at Pop's, realize it didn't come from some box. It was made by caring people like John, whose hard work and dedication are ideals we can all aspire to reach in our lives.

howdy howdy howdy!!

Borrowing a line from Frank the lizard from Disney's "The Rescuers Down Under," I greet you at this unhappy hour of the morning. I'm really really tired. I went home this weekend, but I didn't catch up on much sleep because I had to do so much. Still didn't get everything done there or here in Madison. I had one midterm on Monday morning -- not sure how that went. My fingers are crossed. I guess the main reason why I'm so tired is that I'm working every morning this week from either 5:30 or 6 AM. I've gotten so that I take naps when I get home at night, which isn't good because then my homework time gets pushed back and I'm reading until 10PM, when I go to bed. I never knew undereye circles could be so dark! I've decided to put a self-imposed rule -- I'm not allowed to volunteer (that is what 4 of the 5 shifts are) for more than 3 weekday mornings. I can only work more than three if scheduled for at least two. This sounds fair, to save my grades and my sanity. Just wish I could spend more time with peoples, like my roommates. we had a little pizza party to catch up. I haven't been able to sit down with anyone like that in a while. Must keep pushing...I've got two more midterms and two papers to go next week.

I'd better finish breakfast so I can go to work. Lots of love, Christi and Oscar (looking at his reflection)