we have a new holiday!

history was made monday night in 413 hansen hall as a new holiday/tribute night was created. while there is an official name for the evening, that's on a need to know basis only, so it's going to be left mostly confidential for the time being. in any case, lauren and i decided on monday night at about 5:30 to go through the rest of the evening without using our left arms. we have an authentic reason: we were observing someone who has a prosthetic left arm and were discussing how difficult life would be like that. so we decided to give it a try and get some personal experience. this sounds rather, well, dumb to those who weren't here, but we had a jolly time fumbling around. there are pictures, videos and laughable memories that resulted from our excapade. we actually did quite well though. i typed up a paper with one hand, went through a program and 2 meetings without using it and then ended up having to quit when my hand started to feel cold, numbish and swollen from just hanging down and not being used. the experience lasted 3 1/2 hours though, and then resumed when we were changing for bed. that was an experience. it went pretty well, but there were some unforeseen complications that will be left unmentioned. i am proud to say that i managed to button and un-button my jeans one handed. lisa tried to join us for a while, but she just couldn't handle it. this doesn't sound nearly as funny as it really was...which is unfortunate, but you'll have to take my word for it. needless to say, lauren and i undertake a lot of very amusing things to keep ourselves entertained. i believe some people think we're crazy, but that's ok, they just don't understand the fun we're having. well that's all for now...bubye.