Tuesday, March 23, 2010


This past week was spring break and everyone went home to their families. So this entry is going to be about the interesting things that I saw on my drive to Dallas. The first thing I saw was a biker gang called the “Desperados” who were featured on the History Channel show “Gangland” because of their criminal activity in and around San Antonio. It just so happened that I was watching the particular episode of Gangland before I left for Dallas. I only saw the end of the episode but the show talked about how the leader of the gang ordered a member to kill someone and so that member stabbed the guy fifteen times. Let’s just say that when I saw them on the side of the road, I hit the gas pedal like there was no tomorrow. The second interesting thing I saw was an Amish family driving their horse drawn carriage on the access road. There was mother, father, and two kids making their way to were ever they were going. The third interesting thing I saw were trucks delivering the blades for the giant windmill that generate wind energy. Those blades were about fifty yards long. The last interesting, but sad, thing that I saw was the aftermath of a man hit and killed by a car on the freeway. Apparently, he was at a restaurant where he did something he shouldn’t have and the police were called. He then jumped in his car and got on the highway during rush-hour. The then proceeded to jump out of his car and run on the highway. He was then hit and killed by another car. This incident shut down the entire highway going southbound and one lane going northbound. Lucky for me I hit the traffic caused by this incident and let’s just say I got really familiar with that part of town because of the non-moving traffic. This was my drive to Dallas. It was not fun and I wasn’t in a good mood when I got home but I made it safe and sound.

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Wednesday, March 3, 2010

The Little Things


This blog post is going to be a little different. Instead of talking about something that my friends and I have done such as go to the park or go downtown, I want to talk about the little things that I like to do with my friends. What helps me get through my week is every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, the majority of my friends eat at the Mabee Dining Hall. While this is not a big deal, I really enjoy sitting and eating a meal with my friends. We all sit at a big table and just talk. We talk about stuff we have done and stuff we still have yet to do. Today we talked about what we were going to do this weekend for a friend’s birthday. Another thing that I really enjoy doing with my friends is watching the T.V. show Lost. It’s fun to sit together and watch T.V. and then analyze the show. Not all of us have been able to watch it every week because of sorority stuff but when that’s over, more people can watch it with us. I understand that sorority stuff takes a lot of time and I and my other friends appreciate it when the sorority girls can make time for us. But the thing that I enjoy most doing with my friends is just sitting outside Miller Dorm. and doing nothing. Sometimes we sit and talk, listen to music, or even try to get homework done. I say try because no one that I have seen is able to do homework when all of us are out there. These things are very minor compared to going downtown to the Riverwalk or going to Dallas over fall break but I really enjoy just hanging out with my friends.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Alex's Birthday


This past Friday night was my friend Alex’s birthday. At 12:01 AM. on Friday morning, my friends and I carried Alex up to Miller Fountain and following the birthday tradition, threw him in the fountain. That night for his birthday, we went out to eat at a restaurant in the Quarry called Stoneworks. Alex likes dressing up in really nice clothes so in honor of his birthday, the men donned their best ties and the ladies, their best dress. I don’t think I have ever dressed up that nicely for a friend’s birthday in my life. The moment we stepped in the restaurant, our plans seemed to deteriorate. First of all, we called and made a reservation ahead of time. We had a large group and the restaurant staff assured us that not only could we get a table but that we could eat in a private room. Not only did this not happen, but our group had to sit outside in the cold. Not only did we have to sit outside, we had to do so without any heaters which the staff repeatedly assured us were coming. We ate our food despite the cold and left the restaurant where we then headed to a frozen yogurt place on Broadway. We made our way back to campus were we watched T.V. and talked for a couple of hours before calling it a night. I believe Alex had a great birthday. It was nice to go out and celebrate his birthday with all my other friends. It was a good night where I believe that we all became closer friends.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Whataburger Fun


Every so often my friends I and decide to go to Whataburger, but this is no ordinary outing for lunch or dinner. For this adventure begins at eleven o’clock at night. Usually, someone in the group will make the suggestion to go to Whataburger and usually, most everyone will agree. Depending on the time the suggestion was made, the group will wait for it to get later in the night. All good Texans know that Whataburger tastes better the later in the night you go. When the time arrives for us to make our way over to Broadway, we call our friends on Winn 1st and 3rd to see if they would like to join us. At least one or more of our friends will join us. We all pile into one of our cars. Most likely it is mine or my friend Joe’s car. We arrive at Whataburger and order our meals. Like normal people, we sit and eat our food while talking to each other. While at Whataburger, a tradition has arisen. When you order your food, you will get a number on a plastic table marker. We have a mission to take as many of these things as possible. We have over twenty eight table markers and to Matt Prendergast, they have become trophies. Finally, as we finish our meals, we pile back into our cars. This too has a tradition. It has been a tradition that as we drive back to campus, we must listen to Basshunter which is techno music. Our late night Whataburger runs have not only filled hungry collage student’s stomach but it has also given us a chance to relax with friends and look back on the days events.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Our Saturday Night

This past Saturday night was very eventful. It was one of the few Saturday nights were my friends and I managed to find something to do besides sitting in our rooms. Our night started with dinner and a movie. We crammed into our cars and made our way to the Quarry to eat at the Fire Bowl which is a Japanese style restaurant. After we finished our meals, we went to go see the movie “The Book of Eli”. We all agreed that it was a great movie with good acting. But without spoiling the movie, we all believed the ending could have been better. We then made our way back to campus. Being nineteen years old, our night was just beginning. We came back to our rooms in the Miller dorms where things became a little violent. Earlier in the week, we had found Nerf swords at Walmart which are Styrofoam in the shape of a sword which you can swing at your friends. Again being nineteen year old collage students, we decided to have sword fights for fun. While it was very fun, some of us did get bruises. Having finished beating each other with fake swords, we decided to play a game of Poker. My friend Ryan won the game and it being very early in the morning on Sunday, we decided to call it a day and go to bed.