Hello and welcome to the real world, where it’s the last week of college for me. Please take a moment and evaluate what this moment in my life means to you. Thank you. The world is now sufficiently revolving around me, and I am able to continue. Here we go.

If anyone’s heard from April, let me know. The month, not the high-fastening pants-wearer and journalist who is inexplicably and constantly clad in yellow. Somehow it’s May, the greatest of the months. This one is going to be particularly blockbuster-esque, as it involves the end of school (and therefore learning) in my life, my MJ birthday, and several high-profile visits for graduation and afterward.

That’s right, the fam is coming, en mass, to Austin, Texas. The first wave arrives on Wednesday the 20th and the next on Thursday the 21st. Graduation dinner is set for Friday night at Z’Tejas, some cl@$$y joint up in the Arboretum area (Latin for trees… you’re welcome). This will be my aunt and uncle’s first trip to Texas, so it will be fun to show off the city to another set of Pennsylvanians. To the fam: expect much Tex-Mex and BBQ, to go along with the requisite hooplah and ballyhoo of family gatherings. We’ll miss the Jens, Eli, Micah, Piper and Dave, but I maaaaaay be stickin’ around for a little while longer, so there’s still time.

If you’ve gotten this far, you’ve realized this post has no point, so I’m going to toss in a few random thoughts. Take’em or leave’em. The Penguins… gah! Down two to the Caps. Both close games, too. Also, should I get a one-day pass for ACL? Saturday is looking pretty good, but $85 is a lot for just a day. Finally, The Reliques were on the cover of DT Weekend, the insert in Thursday’s Daily Texan. This is a pretty huge deal.

Alright, that’s it. Send your complaints to