coming up on the 3rd week

currently listening to: Smashing Pumpkins-Earphoria

currently playing: Gamecube-NBA 2k2

train school week #3 began today and we got a new instructor.  out goes the 37 yr old guy in comes the upper 60s guy (just for this week it appears).  he’s much dryer but has more rr experience.  kinda funny though, since he has been in the railroad since 1970, as we are going over more safety rules (which i’m finding out is basically what this entire course is about-how not to screw up) he likes to add things like “its a good thing this rule is here now” or “a lot of people were getting hurt/killed before this was in effect” or “haha they sure don’t let us do that anymore, those were the days.” 

I did manage to get 100% on my open book final last week.  it was over hazardous materials so now i can safely transport Spent Nuclear Fuel across America (and other rediculously dangerous explosives/flammables/combustables/poisons).

My bowling game has not been good for a few weeks, but i blame bad practice habits and wasting my time with golf the past few weeks.  should do better starting tomorrow night.

in other news, all but 1 or 2 of my closest friends will be living with a female roomate this fall.  most are not married.  i’ve got a good picture for how that usually turns out: