To Civilization!!

Just call me the brilliant botanist beast!  That's right, I just aced Marine Botany.  Final Exam and Presentation are both completed.  Heck. Yes.  Group Projects, though... Our group was obviously the best (I'm only a little bias), but the other two were also really great!  Can't say I wasn't disappointed when the Phyting Phytoplankton Group didn't do a musical, but nonetheless an entertaining presentation.  And the Mangroovy guys had a fantastic name- I mean, that's pretty clever, gotta give it to them.  You can tell that we had an awesome class!  But after all of our last minute project details and crazy studying, we had a weekend to relax. Yay! This was a Friday, Saturday, AND Sunday filled with fun!

Fiesta Friday! Went to Ole Maria's again this Friday for some churros, Wobble and Cupid Shufflin, and karaoke.  And Anna, Angela, Emily, and I sang "Livin on a Prayer" absolutely beautifully.  Oh, and have I mentioned that we have no pride?  Yeah, it showed Friday night.  But we really just had a great time making fools of ourselves.  But we didn't want the night to end, so we went to The Deep End.  (If you're looking for the part about me getting kicked out of the bar, it's right here.)  The Deep End is the bar that's on the island that has fun music and a floor to dance on, so of course we decided to try it.  No, we don't drink- not that old yet!  But dancing, I can do that all day, erryday, regardless of my age.  So dancing, I shall do!  Our group walked in and started chatting with each other, waiting for the band to start playing. The bouncer came to card us.  It was all fine and dandy.  We were on absolute best behavior, minding our business.  Not even being obnoxiously ridiculous or anything.  And then the bouncer approaches us.  We knew what was coming... But who would kick out such well behaved young ladies?  Apparently a bouncer that can't count.  He came back to kick 2 of us out, the two of us with 1993 birthdays- which is this girl!! Apparently we were supposed to be 21 to enter the bar.  Not 18 (like normal places aka my hometown: Atlanta) nor 19 (like everywhere else in Alabama).  So our ignorant little selves were kicked out.  And here's another little funny part:  my friend has a 1992 birthday and is 20.  That can happen, guys.  I know.  Crazy stuff.  But Mr. Bouncer didn't know that, and he was letting her stay.  Of course, when we knew we were breaking rules, we left.  For real though, that was the worst bouncer ever.  But we weren't going to be legit kicked out of a bar.  We left with our dignity, which can't be said for most people kicked out of a bar, just sayin.

Sui juris Saturday! Those of you who don't like dictionaries, sui juris means free, as in Freedom, Merrica, and CIVILIZATION.  SWEET CIVILIZATION!!  On Saturday... we left the island.  It was a thrilling experience, really.  It's been so long since we've seen the world!  It was all because we needed to go on our trip to WalMart.  But if we're going that far out, we might as well go to Mobile and spend the day there!  Yes, we do make good decisions.  Part of our good decisions included Target, Starbucks, and Wintzell's Oyster House.  At Starbucks, I made my first "Secret Menu" purchase, the Captain Crunch Frappuccino. (Thanks Angela!) And it just so happened that the Starbucks we were at was where the Captain Crunch Frappuccino was invented. I mean, who can say they had Captain Crunch where it was invented?!  Only people who go to that Starbucks and order it... okay. So maybe a lot of people can say that.  But I still think it's cool.  Also, Nicholas Cage was in Mobile, somewhere filming some movie.  So maybe we didn't actually see him... or even know where he was.  But we looked for him for a little, and we were still in the same city as him, so we practically saw him.  Got a famous coffee and almost saw a famous person... we're practically celebrities.  The possibilities are endless when you're in civilization!

Social Sunday! First, church, like every Sunday.  This week we visited the Methodist Church- super friendly people.  And then it was beach time!!  We were there all day, and I even fell asleep for a minute there.  Like a nap.  What?!  I forgot those existed.  This beach bum lifestyle... great stuff.  But then when we got back to the Sea Lab, all of the new people were here for the next session!  I LOVE new people!  So that was fun.  We have a couple new, very sweet girls on our hall.  We spent tonight coloring in my room (and Anna's room- b/c we're roomies now!! YAYYY!!!).  No, I am not 5 years old.  Yes, I am 5 years old at heart.  I will color without shame.  But not without interruption, apparently.  The boys decided that they wanted to show off for all the new girls and attack our hall.  They skateboarded through the hall with Nerf Guns.  Oh, and they toilet papered our halls too.  They are 5 years old- it's not just at heart... it's at brain too.  Anyways, boys, I hope you know this means war.

So that's this weekend in a nutshell.  Super excited for my second First Day of School this summer.  Tomorrow I'm starting Marine Invertebrates.  And I know a bunch of wonderful people that will be in the class with me, so I'm pumped.