Sat Dec 08, 2007 17:10 EST (UTC -5)
I had my first final exam today. In the morning. At 7:30. Yuck.
I had never seen so many people out and about on campus at 7:00 in the morning on a Saturday, but lots of people are in this chemistry class, and I'm sure there were some other exams at that time also. My studying paid off, largely due to the help of a study guide posted online by one of the professors -- a list of exactly as many topics as there were questions on the exam. Sure enough, the exam followed the topics on the list in order. (Do you really think I otherwise would have memorized the integrated first-order rate equation?) I did well enough to get an A in the class. I've also gotten A's in Social Geography and chem lab. Next: a history paper (due Tuesday) and a calculus final (Thursday).
This past week, on a cold Tuesday night, I went with my suitemates Adam and Cameron to the intramural flag football championship game, held in The Swamp. During the game, my eyes drifted toward the south side of the stadium, where Heisman Trophy winners Steve Spurrier (1966) and Danny Wuerffel (1996) are honored. Next to Wuerffel's jersey and name, someone had placed hand-drawn posters of a makeshift jersey with the number 15 and the name Tim Tebow.
Tebow is the man here at the University of Florida. He's as charismatic as he is physically imposing. (I've seen the guy. He's big.) Women want to be with him. Men want to be him. What's more, the sophomore quarterback has been very successful this season, and by all accounts, he's one of the best players in college football. I went to the game during which he became the first quarterback in NCAA history to throw for 20 touchdowns and rush for as many in a single season. Perhaps his defining moment of the season came in the last game of the season against Florida State, where he broke his non-throwing hand scoring a touchdown in the third quarter and continued to play through the end of the game.
And now Tebow is the front-runner for the Heisman Trophy, considered the highest honor in college football. The award is presented tonight, and he was invited to the ceremony. A majority of Heisman voters polled have said they're voting for him. The only thing he has going against him is that he's a sophomore, and almost all Heisman winners in the past have been seniors -- the rest have been juniors. But maybe today in New York, Tim Tebow will break tradition. It wouldn't be the first time.
I can't even imagine how crazy everyone around here would get if he won. I bet they'd throw him a parade. Everyone's wild about the guy as it is. They'll probably love him even more even if he doesn't win. That's Tebowmania.
It's time to answer some Ask Jordon questions.
teddy: what would you do if you were the las person on earth?
Isn't there a movie coming out that has something to do with that theme? Wouldn't it be more likely, as the movie seems to suggest, that even if you think you are the las(t) person on Earth, you're probably not? How would you know? Or are we just talking about a sort of "I haven't seen anyone around for years, so I think everyone in the area is dead"-type feeling? Would it really make a difference if there are still a few people left on the other side of the globe? How about this: what if I and someone else were the last people on Earth? That would be a more interesting question.
Eric the Red: What falls from the sky in the poster for "Woman is the Nigger of the World"? Are they bullets? Lipstick tubes? Phalli? (see Shaved Fish cover)
Haven't seen it. My knowledge of the Beatles effectively ends at 1970. I do know that "Woman Is the Nigger of the World" is a song by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. (I DONT ADVOCATE CALLING PEOPLE NAMES OK) Can I have a high-res version of the Shaved Fish cover for a very good look? And is that really the plural of "phallus"? Also, why didn't your browser send a user-agent string when submitting the Ask Jordon form? Are you my friend Luke? All evidence points to it.
Sasha: Will I get lucky tonight?
Why are you asking me? Do I look like a Magic 8-Ball? Is there anything I can do to help you out? Are you a guy or a girl?
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3 comments
#1 by kristen | Sun Dec 09, 2007 22:03 EST (UTC -5)
i'm loving the subtle TIM TEBOW touch in your logo.
#2 by Daniel | Tue Dec 11, 2007 18:08 EST (UTC -5)
I'm pretty sure the only reason the letter was delivered was because the lower nickel jammed the thing that writes the zip code strip onto the bottom of the envelope (look at any already mailed envelope, you'll see what looks like a bar code printed) and so they delivered it as a courtesy.
Notice the "lack of postage" stamp on it, as well.
This just shows to mail your letters for free, attach something solid to the bottom of the envelope.
#3 by Daniel | Tue Dec 11, 2007 18:09 EST (UTC -5)
PS: You can actually see the zip code strip on the cover envelope that the postal service enclosed his original letter in.