UFO (Unless you Find them Objectionable)

Well, I have one "normal" week of school left and one week of exams. I can't believe that I am almost done with my first year of college. Only seven more to go. This afternoon I have to write my final and yes I mean final gen chem lab report. Though this is really only a small comfort because I have many lab classes left. Next year I'm taking O-chem, physics and biology. So I don't think that I will miss my lab reports to much this summer. But getting to go to class and add things to other things that produce bad smells and loud reactions can't really be considered a chore.

Yesterday I had the proud distinction of being in the UFO Parade. As literally thousands of people lined the street I was on a flat bed trailer that I had painted (and Steve had covered) playing the keyboard with a group of guys. Surprisingly there were only a few times yesterday I felt like crawling into a hole that completely covered my face. Mostly due to the fact that of all the costumes that I say mine was by far one of the most reasonable. (If anyone doubts this you should check out the pictures of my pastor on our church web site.)

The other reason I was able to bear the mild humility of being in a UFO parade was that covering my face would have been simply too hot. As we sat waiting for the parade to begin the twenty people in our group sat huddled under what shade was available. By the time we had finished the parade route, my feet were so hot from standing on the trailer that I kept shifting my weight from one foot to the other.

My only consolation for the ridiculousness of yesterday was that everyone just loved the music. So many people we dancing and moving to the music. I can only think that some people heard are music and saw that it was a church and thought "I want to go to that type to church". (I just hope that they didn't think that we actually believe in aliens.) But as my pastor put it this morning, "I believe in UFOs, there are things that we can't identify that happen to be flying, but not that there are aliens in them."


Cheers!

Your Literary Junkophile.

Amendment 1: After yesterday I am really in the mood to host a Scifi party. There is just something about seeing a group of Klingon walking around your home town that make you want to watch some horribly hokey movie about aliens and strange chemical reactions.

Amendment 2: But chocolate is also in order.

Amendment 3: I think I would like it to start raining for my last week of school. So, the weather has been very nice and sunny very un-Oregon.