The library has internet! And I have an ethernet cable! Rapture!
So ... remember how I mentioned that the flu was going around? Well, "going around" turned into a text-book case epidemic. Like, we had to call the Denver Health Department. Roughly fifty to sixty AmeriCorps people out of 250-300 that are serving on this campus. Yeah. We secured enough donations of the flu shot (we got them yesterday and I actually decided to get one for once) as well as free prescriptions for TamiFlu for everyone. And there's apparently a TamiFlu shortage in Denver right now. How they pull these strings, but then can't get the internet hooked up in Walsh Hall dorms is beyond me. But, hey, I got my flu shot, I feel fine, I took my first dose of TamiFlu today. Things should be okay. I think the worst is over, anyway. It was kind of crazy, though. No one really realized how many people were sick until they called an unplanned "community meeting" (code for all-corps meeting, I felt like I was at a high school assembly again) to let us know what was going on and how things were going to be handled from there. When they said fifty to sixty people, we all were pretty astonished. It really felt like it happened over night.
Some day, we'll all look back and laugh; although, admittedly, most of us are laughing now. Apparently, we've also set some sort of AmeriCorps record.
Yesterday, we also had Unit baseline. Wildfire people had to try out as well, we didn't get a free pass. It was fine, though. 1.5 miles and then push ups and sit ups in a minute each. So, more running, less "ups." However ... I ran faster for the unit baseline than I did for Wildfire. I ran an 8:25 mile. AND, I did 30 push ups in a minute, versus my 28 in two minutes for Wildfire. WTF? My sit ups worked out to be half of what I did in two minutes, so that's fine. But seriously. What's wrong with me? I ran faster? Faster??? I don't even normally run faster than nine-minute miles. And now I'm running faster than 8:38?? Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining. I'm just slightly baffled.
What else? Last night was movie night. I opted for Across the Universe on the third floor. Beautiful movie. Even if you don't like the plot, the visuals are pretty stunning. And Eddie Izzard makes a brief appearance, which was a treat. I love him. 28 Days Later was scheduled for the second floor; Buck, one of the Earth TLs, said that it seemed appropriate. Har har.
We had "Diversity" training a few days ago. The room was on the fifth floor of the main building. There were mirrors and ballet barres, so now I think I'm going to make the hike and sneak in to do some dancing. I may wait until next week, though, because I think there are still trainings and I don't feel like moving tons of chairs all over the place. Yesterday was motor vehicle stuff and today was tool overview. Nothing too exciting.
I'm feeling quite optimistic at the moment, though. I have ISP hours scheduled for three days this weekend. Tomorrow night, a bunch of Water unit girls are going to a high school basketball game to hand out flyers and stuff; I knew a girl and I signed up with her. Saturday night is doing a similar activity but at a gymnastics meet at a college in Denver. Sunday is off; I plan to spend all day at Mile High Coffee, uploading pictures and updating my damn Norton subscription, the connection on campus isn't fast enough to handle such things. Monday is Presidents' Day and I managed to organize an eight-hour shift for a few girls on my floor to work at one of the food banks in the area. So, by the end of the extended weekend, I'll have over ten hours. Wooo! Things are looking good.
Still don't know about wildfire. There were people who had to do make-ups. We'll hear about it some time next week.
Oh, hey. Someone leave a damn comment once in a while so I know that I'm not writing this to myself =) Thanks!
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