Monopoly Overdose

Tonight was the last dorm-organized social event in the basement: game night. I played one game: Monopoly. It lasted over 3 hours. No, I didn't win, but it was fun. I think it will be years before I'm willing to play again...

The climax:

Gone to Texas

There was a huge get-together the night before classes started which was dubbed "Gone to Texas." Before that, there was the fall engineering gathering.

Not just freshmen. Bonus: creepy person.


Some dude dressed up as the school's fictional patron saint, Alec


After that was free t-shirts and food while student groups showed off what they had to offer. One has an ongoing project with a solar-powered vehicle.



In the evening was the big event. There were people everywhere.


I won't get into detail, but at the end of the festivities the tower was lit up.


And then there was free ice cream and a band played with the state capitol in the background.

Speed Friending

Tonight we had a dorm-organized event called "speed friending"- we only got to talk for a minute or two to each person, which really isn't enough time to become friends, but it was cool to meet a bunch of people like that. I only remember a handful of names but now I know two dozen or so faces.

Movin' in

My whole family came down to help me move in at Duren, the newest and arguably nicest on-campus dorm. I met my roommate, "Ernest," who's from San Antonio. He's quiet but pretty cool.
My new address:
4212 Duren
2624 Whitis Avenue
Austin, TX
78705

The traffic was pretty heavy near UT on the main move-in day.


Here's a video of my room:


Here are a few pictures of Duren.
Lobby:


Courtyard:


Main entrance/front:


We got me a bike at Target, which has already come in handy. It took a while to tie it to the roof of the minivan.


Here are the Duren bike racks:


This bike is awesome:



I worked out my legs at Gregory Gym today. The weight room had a ton of people in it:


The gym is really nice, and offers a lot of things to do there.

Dedicated cardio room (there are a bunch of cardio machines in the weight room with built-in TVs)


Raquetball courts


Rockclimbing wall


It has a really good aquatic complex too, but I have yet to check it out.

Oh, and of course I had to take this picture: