I almost died! If I was closer to the almost explosion...

There was a high pressure gas line that broke and had a ton of natural gas shooting out of the ground.  A bunch of us at work went out to lunch as we were walking back, we saw it down the street.

Someone said it smelled like gas but I couldn't smell anything.  Just as we were watching it and about out of view we heard the fire engines coming.

Then I just saw it on the news a few minutes ago.  

A few buildings were evacuated and all.

Crazy.

Updates at ORU

- Gag order

- Swails back to work

They also interviewed some students (man on street style) and I knew one of them.  He had a goatee.  I have nothing against goatees or even that guy, but that was my number one problem with ORU.

Enforcement.  They never enforce the rules, the no t-shirt, facial hair below the lip... that kind of stuff.  Then they tell the Resident Advisors (RA's) that they need to enforce, but I had an RA that was younger than me and it can be kinda hard to really listen to them...

Mike, you need to shave.  

Sure thing Donnie.

Nick, you need to shave.

No problem Donnie.

Next day...

Mike, Nick, shave!

Yeah, right away....

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But they need to have the faculty push that.  Don't let students into class if they aren't in dress code or whatever.

I know it's a small thing and I've been guilty of some facial hair but if you are going to have rules, enforce them.  

Well, I'm going to have some ice cream.  

Therefore I'm done blogging.

Have a great weekend!

Just another day...

It's another rainy day in Tulsa. Who would have guessed it?! I think it's like a record. 15 days of rain. I really want to get out there and ride. Maybe I'll go running today instead.

Well, here is a shot of Jenni and I leaving work together. It's so funny! We have real life jobs! Wow! Well, she doesn't but it's still a job.















Also, it was a friends last day at work so we went out to eat downtown. Well, we work downtown so it wasn't really a stretch, but it was fun. I got a big honkin' burger. We went to a place called McNellie's I think.
















That's about it. Take care!

Misc.

Just today, I really started to miss this past summer. I had a really nice summer, probably the best ever I think. What I just started missing the most about it was working with the ORU Math & Science Academy. The people I worked for this summer were putting together a video highlight reel for the kids to purchase and I was shooting video for it. I pretty much just followed the kids everywhere with a camera and shot all the stuff they did. From building rockets, to eating at Sonic, to everything!

I also acted more like one of the counselors because I would take the kids back to their rooms (the dorms) make sure they get ready for dinner, and then bring them back downstairs. Then I got recruited to drive one of the ORU vans to take the kids to the Tulsa Air & Space Museum. Little did the people in charge know that I actually wanted to come, and I got in free! Since I followed them everywhere, and helped, they paid my way for dinner, the museum... everything! I also drove them to an observatory in Mounds, OK. It was so much fun! I miss those kids!

Ok, onto a new topic. After mountain biking class this past Saturday, as Cassidy and I were leaving, I saw this sweet Volvo! If the owner is reading this, please don't be mad I posted pictures, you just have an awesome car and I wanted to show it off. It gave me some ideas for the van... what giant sticker can I put on the hood...











































Moving on again...

Some people have already made the transition. I was looking for a phone number on my friends phone and found this. It made me smile.















This is my view on my way to work. I think I mentioned this before, but I'll say it again just in case... downtown Tulsa is like a beginners New York City. It gives you a little taste of the city life, but it's not packed or busy at all like NYC.