The students, the class, the beginning

What to write about? There's been so much that's happened in the past week:

• 2 (yes, TWO) trips to Wal-mart to buy the little things a new place needs (shower curtain, silverware holder, etc) totaling $45


• Checked out my books at the bookstore, then found a couple online for cheaper than the bookstore price (this was just becoming an option while I was an undergrad)


• Met some of the students, including Keven while having some beers. Generally, it was mostly all the same conversation (where ya' from? what were you doing before here, etc...) It'll be this next week, orientation, when we really get to know each other (and I bet someone, not me, is going to show us his/her dinner outside a bar)


• Checked out the Farmer's Market around the state capitol in Madison. I had an "almond pocket" for breakfast today that was made by the Oakhouse Farm Bakery. It's the best breakfast pastry on the planet. It's been described as "decadent", by a high school kid who works at the vendor stand. He wasn't lying.


• Slept in my apartment, on the floor, with a sleeping bag. My bed's not here yet.


• Bought groceries in Madison. I chose Woodman's grocery store (they don't seem to have a website). They have ridiculously cheap groceries. And the place is gi-normous. If you're in Madison, go there, but at least bring a debit card, cuz they don't take credit cards. I think I got about $70 worth of food for a mere $43. (Hey, it's student budget time now!)


• Dodged the bees. The bees are everywhere right now, and it's about 88 with 90% humidity (you sweat the instant you're outside). My car had the misfortune of being parked under a tree that dripped some stuff onto my car, thereby turning it into a flower (or so the bees think). Thus far, I've killed one with my trusty, rusty, dirty ol' Colorado Avalanche hat (the damn thing wouldn't get away from the hatch handle, and I needed to put the groceries in the car), and I've killed another while pumping gas. It thought I was a flower despite my continual attempts to reverse from the little critter. I gave the bee plenty of opportunity to reconsider its decision to try to spread some sweet pollen (or is it nectar, furthermore, what's the difference?) via me. So I swatted it to the ground with my hand, and alas the bee was no longer. I'm sure that if you were witnessing the event live, you'd have laughed your ass off: Me, running backwards like a defensive back in football, trying to avoid what from a distance looks like nothing, and then swatting apparently nothing - all in between the gas pumps.
  
  Me: 2, Bees: 0
  
  At one time yesterday, I counted 17 bees on my car. 17! Will I get stung before classes start??????

The other thing that has been nice is NOT actually having a computer for a few days. I have been "forced" to do other stuff, which has been really good for the mind. But, in just a few days, it will be back to good ol' me.