And the countdown begins...

So it's April 7th. There's nothing significant about the day itself, but in the larger scheme of things, it means I only have about a month of my college career left. As I've mentioned in previous posts, this is both exciting and a little nerve-racking. Being an aspiring copywriter, I have little hope of attaining a full-time job right out of school (although I have recently applied for a few promotions and events marketing jobs) which means I will either be continuing to work for Red Bull all summer or working for Red Bull and interning somewhere. I pray for the latter. Either way, if I'm not working the standard 9-5er, I have decided that I am going to go on a megadope road trip out west. The plan is entirely rough right now but it would probably consist of staying with my buddy Adam out in Jackson Hole (where he'll be a guide on the Snake River all summer), then to my buddy's parents' Condo on Lake Tahoe, and finally out to the beautiful beaches of the California coast. This road trip will consist of amazing music, incessant photo capturing, tons of gas station and fast food, a high level of (insert fun word for binge here) drinking, and the jokes and pranks that are inherent in any good road trip. Suddently that 9-5 doesn't sound so necessary...

But enough of the time is short sob story. The next months could be one of the best of my life. Starting tommorow...er, today I guess (it's after midnight here for all you confused readers) I'll be hearing back from the One Show College Competition on whether or not my campaign is a finalist for the Awards. Then, we have a Gopher hockey game tommorow night which could catapult us into our third champship game in three years. But wait, it gets better...Twins home opener and the 4 hours of tailgating that will preceed it on Friday and within a few weeks the NSAC Regional Competition, The 2nd Annual Phi Psi bar crawl, and Spring Jam week at 'The U.' I'll keep you updated on the fun.

I'm going to cut this short for now but before I go I'd like to say R.I.P. to comedian Mitch Hedberg, a truly hilarious and unique comedian and Minnesota native who passed away last week.

On a much larger scale, I also feel it is necessary to show some respect for the passing of Pope John Paul II. Although I may not be the most religious man and that type of material definitely does not get touched upon in this blog, I am a person of faith and I would definitely like to recognize the amazing things he did for the world in his life time. I am sure that he is already getting quite comfortable in his seat next to God up there...