Fall is in The Air.

David R.

September 15, 2010 - 4:25 PM

The four weeks of summer that I had when I got back to Eugene have slowly dwindled away. It feels like I just got back yet the first day of classes for the fall term is next Monday. It has been nice to relax in summer mode but now it's time to gear up for my last fall term at the University of Oregon.

Eugene is always fun this time of year because I get to see a lot of friends who I haven't seen all summer. One of my friends studied abroad for the winter and spring term so until a few days ago I hadn't seen him since the end of last fall term. As everyone slowly starts to return to the Eug the social atmosphere certainly improves and the leisure time is more exciting.

I have spent quite a bit of time over at the athletic department getting ready for the football games and the upcoming mens basketball season. Our new mind blowing basketball arena is finally a reality and games will start being played there after the new year.

The weather has been pretty summer-like as of late and the other day I played my first round of golf in Eugene since I have been a student here. There is a nice course called Laurelwood that is just a few blocks from campus and it isn't too expensive to play. A friend and I barely made it out in time and had to play the 9th hole in the dark. I have somehow managed to start hooking the ball just as badly as I used to slice it and I will hit one out of every nine fairways on average. I accept the fact that I'm quite the stiff but I still enjoy playing, even if I put up a 10 on the first hole.

Being in Eugene much earlier than usually has made it easy for me to get everything done that I need to before the year starts. When I have returned to Eugene in the past I have sometimes felt like I have way too much to do. Being here four weeks early gave me the luxury of slowly moving back and forth between houses, as opposed to having to pull an all-day fire drill to try to get completely moved out. My room is looking pretty good and I have thrown up a few posters for decoration. I made good use of the limited space I have in my tiny room and everything seems to fit just fine.

Three of the five of us are back for good and a fourth will be here for good on Tuesday. The kitchen is holding up decent so far but knowing our group it has the potential to become disastrous at any time. Our vending machine is in great shape and dispenses cold beer for free at any time. I might have to stock it up so I can have ice cold refreshments right in my living room. Our house is shaping up nicely and it's nice to slowly get it filled with more people.