End Results of Senior Year Tour

This whole senior year tour thing has been awesome. It's made me appreciate my time at Mizzou a whole lot more. Although I still have a couple things that I haven't done, I'd prefer it that way. Or else I'd feel like I tapped out the city. There needs to be the potential for more things to do. The things I haven't done are go to the Wardrobe (thrift store that has dime and quarter days - where everything in the store can be bought for a 10 or 25 cents), go to the 63 Diner (whatever), and go in the tunnels under Mizzou (this is difficult and hot and there are reportedly video cameras down there, I don't know).

BUT, I did finally get to go to the Mizzou Observatory!! And, since my blog comes up when you google Mizzou Observatory, I'm going to give the information on it, since Mizzou sucks at this.

It's open on most Wednesdays from 8-10pm on the top (5th) floor of the Physics building, which is next door to the new Life Sciences building on College Ave. Take the elevator. It's just two Physics professors up there and they'll show you how to work the massive telescope. Perfect for dates. Do it.

We went up there twice when it wasn't open and waited hours for them to come open it. When you come out of the elevator, it's the door to your left. The door in front of you goes out onto the roof of the Physics building (which is also pretty cool, as it is one of the highest points in Columbia and you can see a lot of stuff).

Thanks to Julie for the photos.

Senior Tour Update

We're making progress!

Mojo's - I went to go hear Bon Iver perform, and he was wonderful. I wanted to slow dance to his music. Mojo's is a whole lot more hipster than I thought it was going to be, which is cool. I kind of wish I hung out there more through college. Also, they have a Jamaican Jerk Hut permanently stationed there, which is pretty cool as well.

G&D Pizza - not bad, quasi-St.Louis-style pizza. We got Gyro on our pizza, which was pretty exotic and cool.

I haven't been to Generic yet, hopefully soon.

BUT, next week, I'm going to my first sorority function of my life: a Crush Party. My friend Lauren nicely asked me to go, and I'm pumped about the theme: "Dazed and Confused" - I'm about to break out the cutoff jorts. Here's the trailer for inspiration: (youtube)

So...I got a perm

this is my first time posting something from my camera phone - i think it turned out pretty well.

I think I'm actually saying the words "jheri curl" to Emmy on the phone here.

...and today.

Do people even get perms anymore? Is it still 1984? Yeah, well, it's my senior year and I'm bored. Let's go get a perm. It took 2.5 hours of sitting with rollers and dangerous chemicals in my hair to end up with a jheri curl (a la Rick James) afterwards. Now it's kind of awkward curly/flat. Oh well, they said they'd re-do it for free if it didn't take. I'm still going through the cost-benefit analysis of going back to the salon.

Things I will miss about Columbia #2

risking my life crossing 4 lanes of traffic 4-6 times a day on College Ave.

March 22 - I want to add to this post, saying that the street sign in the picture is now non-existant. While walking back from class on Thursday, I noticed that it had been mowed down by (I suspect) a car or some other large object, probably being driven by someone under the influence of something. RIP.

Brief Senior Tour Update

(columbiamissourian.com)

MU Basketball Game - finally went to one. It was kind of sad because Mizzou isn't that great this season. It was literally the last home game of the season - my last chance. Patrick went with me (after 1.5 hours of convincing). We only stayed for about 45 min, and found out later that Mizzou beat Iowa State in two over times. Dang it.

Universal Thrift: kind of like a garage sale in a building (I know that's what most thrift stores are like, but this seemed crappier). Mostly home furnishing stuff. Did not meet expectations.

CJ's Hot Wings: absolutely wonderful. Went with Julie and Stacey. Really really good food and quite cheap. You know you're in the right restaurant when construction workers come in for dinner after work. They know.

Added to the list:
- Go to Mojo's (club/venue)
- Go to the Mizzou Observatory

Senior Tour Update

(wikipedia) Columbia, MO

Well, it's been awhile since I started the Senior Year Tour project, and I've crossed a couple things off of my list. And I've added a couple things and crossed them off. Here we go:

1. Tonic nightclub: more enjoyable if you get there at 11pm instead of 10:30pm, like we did. Awesome event of the night: I was standing, looking over a railing, and I saw a guy out of the corner of my eye check me out and walk over. He started grinding his butt on me and I started laughing. He said "go ahead, you can touch it. I worked out for 10 hours today, go ahead." I just laughed and walked away.

2. True/False film festival. Fantastic. One of my favorite quotes from the event was when a yodeling musician was playing before 'American Teen' (very very good - check it out), who was in his mid-twenties and pretty cute. A woman in her fifties beside me leaned over and said, "He can yodel at me anytime." This made me want to date a guy whom older women think is attractive. I feel like they know what they're talking about.

3. Universal Thrifts update: Not open on Tuesdays, or whenever Jeff and I tried to go, but is most likely probably open on Saturdays only.

new things on the list:
7. Go to a Mizzou basketball game
8. Figure out where the 63 Diner is and go there
9. Go on a walk around downtown in the morning.

Senior Year Tour:

Places I need to go/things I need to do before I graduate:

1. CJ's Hot Wings on Broadway (the dang place opens at 4pm - inconvenient)
2. G&D Pizza (apparently quite cheap and amazing)
3. Generic Nightclub (very very shady - must check it out)
4. Tonic (see Generic)
5. The Wardrobe (thrift store)
6. Universal Thrifts on Old 63
7. TP someone on East Campus

...to be continued.

*the pic is from when we froze Ben Schirmer's underoos and hung them on a line in his front yard my sophomore year.