i was supposed to have been a jesuit priest

or a naval academy grad
that was the way that my parents perceived me

This song makes me laugh. Although I don't think my parents would have minded if I applied to the naval academy. Apparently you can get married very quickly there.

Today I spent an hour in front of CEBA, a building on my campus, and handed out surveys. Word of advice, look up the definition of a service learning class before you enroll in one. They usually involve a lot of extra time that you just don't have. Our service learning project involves partnering with the Student Health Center and informing others about the flu. Fun stuff.

Back up. If you go to LSU you know how annoying Free Speech Alley is. It's a part of the sidewalk in the middle of campus where any organization can set up camp and harrass you with unwanted fliers and stress balls. Well, I hate Free Speech Alley. Today, I basically brough Free Speech Alley to the other side of campus.

Armed with a handful of surveys, pens, and "prizes" I headed to an outdoor eating area to harrass my fellow students. Same scenario about fifty times:

I approach an innocent student just sitting down to enjoy their lunch. In my sweetest I-hate-this job voice I ask "Do you have a minute to take a survey for my class?" They give me the, I-hate-you-but-feel-bad look. "Sure." I say "You get a prize for taking it. You get to pick from a pen, a deck of cards, or a hand sanitizer pen" in my I-know-this-is-retarded-voice. They laugh and say no thanks. Ten minutes later I get a pizza stained survey back. An hour of this. Pure torture.

Also, I think I am getting sick. I'm going to buy a thermometer ASAP. Symptoms so far: sore throat, stuffy/runny nose, nausea, exhaustion, headache. Possible illnesses: sinus problems, cold, flu (swine or otherwise), or mid-terms. Who really knows?

"Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops." James 5:17-18