I'm one of them and proud of it. YOU BETCHA!!! 
> >YOU'RE FROM RURAL MINNESOTA IF................ 
> > 
> >*You know how to polka, but never tried it sober... 
> >*You know what knee-high by the Fourth of July means. 
> >*You know it's traditional for the bride and groom to go bar 
> >hopping between the ceremony and the reception. 
> >*You were delighted to get a miniature snow shovel for your 3rd 
> >birthday. 
> >*You buy Christmas presents at Fleet Farm. 
> >*You spent more on beer than you did on food at your wedding. 
> >*You hear someone use the word "oof-dah" and you don't 
> >immediately break into uncontrollable laughter 
> >*You or someone you know was a "Dairy Princess" at a county 
> >fair. 
> >*You know that "combine" is a noun. 
> >*You let your older siblings talk you into putting your tongue 
> >on a steel post in the middle of winter. 
> >*You think Lutheran and Catholic are THE major religions. 
> >*You know that "creek" rhymes with "pick". 
> >*Football schedules (and deer hunting schedules) are checked before 
>wedding 
> >dates are set. 
> >*A Friday night date is taking your girlfriend shining for deer. 
> >*Saturday you go the the local bowling ally. 
> >*There was at least one kid in your class who had to help milk 
> >cows in the morning...phew! 
> >*You have driven your car on a lake. 
> >*You can make sense out of the word "upnort" and "batree." 
> >*You always believed that vacation meant "going up North." 
> >*At every wedding you have been to you have had to dance the 
> >hokey poky & the chicken dance 
> >*Your definition of a small town is one that only has one bar. 
> >*The local gas station sells live bait. 
> >*At least twice a year, the kitchen doubles as a meat 
> >processing plant. 
> >*Your mom asks, "Were you born in a barn?" and you know exactly 
> >what she means. 
> >*You think that the start of deer season is a national holiday. 
> >*Pop is not only what you call your dad, but is the ONLY name 
> >for soda. 
> >*You actually understand these jokes and forward them to all 
> >your Minnesota friends! 

These are way too true!     DEER HUNTING SATURDAY!!!

So very, very, close.  I can't wait.  Two days left and one final and I'm outta here.  It's been fun but I'm ready for a break ya know?

Had two finals today.  Geology took me half an hour and we were given two.   The the dreaded short calc.  aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.   Well I racked my brain of everything I could muster up in the three hours we had. After 2 and a half i decided that was enough.  I'll keep my fingers crossed.  Now for Chem the last...........

Well, here I am again.  Another weekend doing nothing at school.  Great fun.  NOT.  I have a choir concert today at 4 in Columbia Heights, its the annual Bach Festival.   It sounds cooler then it is.  Three peices between us and the Chamber Singers and and ours is Mendelssohn anyways. Oh, well I think I'll survive.  My family and Ashley are coming down for it and we're going out to lunch before so it should be at least a little fun.  I hasd four things to get don this weekend and so far i've accompilshed half of one.  I guess that's what I get for making a list huh?

I feel kinda overwelmed.  what do I do?  Two weeks left of school and then finals.  I think I can make it?   Hopefully. I'm not doing real well in Calculus.  I've gotta write a speech in two days.   I just can't wait to be done and back home for a great Buffaloian summer.  I assume it will be super fantastic as it is usually expected. 

- Speech to write (2 days)

- class registrastion (5 days)

- Geology exam (tomorrow)

- lab exam (2 days)

- next weekend (home)?

- May 5th,  Last Choir concert (Mozart Requiem, Ted Mann Hall)

- that weekend FH 75th

- Finals week (8-11)

DONE

Alas, I'm stuck here at school this weekend.  I wouldn't complain if there was something to do, but trying to entertain yourself really blows.  It's much more fun to provide for others and let them share a little too. 

Today I gotta a lot of calc done.  Test thursday .  I don't know how that'll go.

Chem test monday.   Speech thursday  also. 

Wow, I can't wait for this week to be over and it hasn't even started yet.

I suppose it could be worse I'm just not sure how.  

Well, big concert tomorrow for conert choir and chamber singers at the St. Paul Cathedral.  Should be good.  We had rehearsal today and it was so interesting to here how our sound worked. 

thats all folks:     Eric

It's a great day here on the St. Paul Campus.  The sun is shining and its really nice out.  It feels more like fall than spring though.  Maybe it's the lack of running water.  There are only a few remote snow lumps left around here.  Last night we had our master class with Chanticleers.  Damn they're good.  If you've ever seen them you know.  12 guys and five parts: soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass.  We worked with Joe Jennings their instructor who is probably one of the most unique people I'll ever meet.  Spring break is approaching fast.  Just two days.  I'm in a good mood for some odd reason.  Yay, home tommorrow.