Things I Have Seen
And now, tumbledry presents things I have seen in the past couple of days. Thing 1: I saw Conan O’Brien doing his opening show of the week in Chicago. The audience was huge and almost out of control. It was like a rock concert sometimes. Mr. T gave Conan a tour of the city and other hijinks ensued. Late Night is such great television. I watched the show for longer than I had intended to, but the time was well spent. You may ask the question “why does a show go on the road” but I would counter with … why not?
Thing 2: I saw a car accident about 10 feet from me. One guy pulled out into another guy without looking at all. I watched as they moved their cars around aimlessly, obviously in shock, for a little while until they stopped. I got each one of their attentions and made sure that they were alright and had cell phones. They were not in very good moods. Please see diagram of said accident. Note that the two drivers were not driving a VW New Beetle or a Ferrari 456M GT prototype. But these are the images that were available to me at the time I assembled this picture. Also, I do not look like a circle from the air. But for the record, the actual impact was a psychedelic explosion of color as diagramed.
Thing 3: I saw an Alaskan husky in person for the first time in my life. They are huge. He was walking with a woman through the lower quad, and he was quite well behaved. I walked behind dog and lady as they walked right into Murray Herrick Campus Center. Are dogs that big allowed anywhere indoors? I don’t think the lady was blind, so I am not sure why she was taking a mushing dog through a building. Perhaps she had mushing to do somewhere soon and she couldn’t be bothered by dog-building regulations.
Comments
Markoe
haha, dont you have finals to study for?
John T F Larson
Markoe, don't you have video games that you should be playing?
Alexander Micek
I do, but "I'm studying" would make a poor update, so I went the extra mile to make my journal more interesting :)
Caley
it was interesting! that might be my favorite update ever. like ever ever…. good work. and besides…shouldn't markoe and john be studying instead of leaving you comments online that you should be studying? c'mon boys. don't be hypocrites.
John
Alex. I enjoyed this post also. I do not want to burst your bubble, but it wouldn't be Alaskan Husky. It would be an Alaskan Malamute. Sheer muscle built for the long trek home.
Markoe
Touche you bastards, touche.
Sagert
Shouldn't Caley be talking about how much she misses Sagert? And doesn't that all go for the rest of you, too? As you are playing video games? Oh, and dogs are cool. That dog probably stole a part (or the whole) of Alex's soul without him even noticing. Which is why he went into MHC.
Shayla
John's right. Although there is a "breed" called the Alaskan Husky. They are kind of a hodge-podge of breeds and are used in sled races. They are often rivals to the Siberian Huskies. People tend to prefer one over the other… I only know this because several of my professors are dog-sledders…
Mykala
What do we know about klee kais? Because, good lord, they look cute… but I somehow don't feel like they could be really healthy…
Nils
While everyone else is commenting on dogs and studying, I am going to go ahead and comment on the Conan in Chicago bit. That is awesome! I wish I was in the states so I could be watching Conan for alas, there is no Conan Obrien in Norway. We have Letterman, but he is nowhere near as good as Conan. Did you guys see the shows where Conan would talk about his resemblance to the Icelandic woman prime minister? Hilarious. I can't wait until he takes over for Letterman.
John
Come to think of it Mykala, I hadn't heard of them before. The reason being that they aren't a recognized breed by the AKC. However, it appears to be recognized by other organizations however the american kennel club is one of the most prestigious organizations here. From what I've read it's hard to say if they would be healthy or not becuase they haven't been around long. I must concur though, they are rather cute. A chihuahua sized version of a sled dog! Yay! And Shayla is right, there is such thing as an alaskan husky. However, the ginormous description led me to believe it was a malamute. Oh well :)
Dan McKeown
Nils, Conan is taking over for Jay Leno on NBC. Letterman has no successor planned as of yet. That was a foolish mistake but since you are not in the country I will let it slide. By the way I saw that episode and it was simply hilarious. That is all, Dan
Nils
I will once more reiterate the boorishness of this dog-talk. Then I will continue to apologize for my awful mistake about who Conan O'brien is taking over for. My knowledge of American current events and even the English language itself has really taken a hit since coming to this land of the north. I'd better get back before I become completely Norwegian.
Shayla
John, I think it was a Malamute that he saw - Alaskan Huskies look slightly different (Actually saw one today at the clinic… in RF). So… hooray, everyone is right. And Nils… dogs rock.
Dan McKeown
I have always thought of Nils as a cat guy, probably one of those hairless ones.
John T F Larson
Hairless cats have to be some of the ugliest creatures ever invented.
Nils
Mr. Bigglesworth was a fine looking cat. Only a sophisticated man would understand a hairless cat's beauty.