I don’t know how businessmen do this…  I am in Chicago for a fencing tournament this weekend.  I have my own hotel room, which is nice, but somehow unfulfilling.  I have never stayed in a hotel room by myself before so I figured it would be awesome.  I can watch TV as loud or soft as I want, I can take a super long shower and not have to worry about someone waiting for their turn.  Even the thermostat is at my mercy!  So, why is this not awesome? I don’t know, but I am sure I would be wishing that I had my own room if I had someone else in here with me.  Always want what you don’t have, right?

Anyway, I am in Chicago for the night, which is pretty cool.  It’s one of those cities that you just go to and you have a good time.  The unfortunate part in all of this is that I am here for fencing, so I can’t really go out and do the things I would normally want to.  I can’t complain, though, the entire trip is on Wayne State’s dollar.  Which brings me to my next point: being a collegiate athlete is absolutely sweet.  You play a sport that you love and you get to go sweet places like New York and Chicago for free.  I’m always down for a free trip.  Heck, I’m always down for a free t-shirt.

Free t-shirts are an amazing phenomenon.  You can ask someone to do something for you or go somewhere and most times, they’ll probably say no.  If that is the case, you would think, “Oh, they just don’t want to do  that,”  but is that truly what is going on?  You can never be sure.  I have seen people (including myself) do things that they would never do in a million years simply because of the fact that a free t-shirt is involved.  Ask me to enter a pie-eating contest and I will tell you “no” every time.  Mention that I get a sweet free t-shirt and we might just have a deal!

Deals…  People are obsessed with deals these days.  There is even a TV show called Deal or No Deal that somehow stays on the air.  I’m sure the super hot girls have something to do with it, but still, why do we care?  In fact, why does anyone ever watch a game show like that.  I understand game shows that take some type of skill or knowlege to succeed at (Jeopardy, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, etc..), but something that is complete luck?  Why do we care?  I am a culprit of this too, don’t get me wrong.  I like watching Family Feud, I’ll admit it.  There is something about how bad people are at that game that fascinates me.  No real skill is involved, you don’t need to be smart to be good at that game, but it’s still interesting to me.  It probably shouldn’t be, but what can I do?   Call me stupid, bu sometimes  I just want to know the number one answer to “what is something you should never mention to your inlaws” or something like that.

Inlaws are a scary, scary thing to me.  I don’t even have any yet and I am already afraid of them.  Is that bad?  Probably, but there is nothing that I can do about it.  All of  the horror stories I have heard and the movies I have seen don’t exactly brighten my view on this matter, either.  Meet the Parents didn’t shed a warm light on the possible experiences I could face with my inlaws.  I’ve always wondered if that is just an American thing?  Do people in foreign countries where arranged marriages are practiced have better relationships with their inlaws?  You might think they do or don’t, but I have no idea.  The mystery of the inlaws is probably common worldwide.

Alright, alright, enough of that.  Rambling on is always fun, but it gets to a point when I know I should stop.  I am going to enjoy the rest of my night in my big hotel room by myself.  I’ll probably watch some college football or a movie and pass out on this unnecessarily large bed.  The hotel’s breakfast ends around 10 AM, so I will awake promptly at 9:30 and head down for some food and a good newspaper.  Life is good.

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