One Great Tuesday

This week has been, is, and will continue to be a busy! But that is a good thing.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010, was one of those days, but it was jammed packed with good stuff:

The day started out with tutoring with Jeremy (a guy that I pray/hope passes Calculus I after his 5th or so attempt). We were to meet at Starbucks at 8:30 am, but Jeremy never, ever shows up on time. Ever. Regardless, I made it there on time. When I parked, I noticed that there was car that looked a lot like my pastor's car. Sure enough, Dr. Nixon was studying for Wednesday/Sunday's sermon. I ordered a mocha (one of the best I've ever had!) and plopped down beside him to chat for a while. Despite his blunt, sarcastic demeanor (which I'll admit, I love about him), I really enjoyed it.

Jeremy arrived about 15 minutes late. We got started on calculus... anti-derivatives, approximating limits, definite and indefinite integrals. Oooh yeah. Great stuff. After almost three hours of working through problems, I left and headed for CHILI.

My last model run of Hurricane Ivan is finished! I ran all of the post-processing programs on it, and attempted to plot a graph of how accurate the maximum wind speed and minimum pressure is. After two hours, I called it a day. I quickly ran back to the apartment to grab a bite to eat.

Miranda asked me to be over at her apartment to help her with an upcoming photo project. I got there around 3 pm, and she explained what I would be doing. "You're going to take green paint and put it on your face. Not a lot of it though. Just take your fingers and streak it across your face. Then I'll have you smash your face against the glass while I take pictures." It really didn't take to long to do and was actually fun. I had to hold in laughter as Miranda made me squish my cheek/forehead against the glass and look up.

We, Miranda, Josh, and I, left from her apartment and headed to Fred's place. The goal: Play Beatles Rockband. With four people and only three instruments, Miranda made everyone rotate after each song. After a few hours of playing, we ate and headed off to the movies.

Inception! This was Fred's third time to see the movie, and my second. (Hint: It really is that good.) We marched into the theater and bought $1 popcorn and drinks... just like the stupid "Stimulus Tuesdays" promotion commercials. It was hilarious. After the movie, we walked outside and said our goodbyes... goodbyes for a longtime.

Fred drove me back to his apartment. Instead of going inside to hang out for a little while, I decided that we probably should call it a night. But after walking to my car, we proceeded to talk for nearly 45 minutes. I left his place around 11 pm and went to bed.

Great day. Great friends. Great memories to leave Mobile with.