Chiropractic Perspectives: May 2005

Ollie visited with us at church and then for lunch at Toojay's in Lake Mary.

Student Olympics 2005

For the Olympics, school was cnx'd after 1130 for the festivities. Apparently, professors were asked to not give any quizzes or exams on the days leading up to the Olympics. Only 1 of our professors adhered to this request. So, we plugged along as usual and really blew off some steam in the events. We look like we're having so much fun, you gotta wonder if we ever do any work around this place! Our Thursday Foundations exam kept us from getting too crazy . . . the beautiful afternoon was interrupted by intermittent bouts of studying (or at least attempts at studying) nutrition and inflammation. Thanks to Alex for sharing these awesome pictures!!

Class 073 participants with Dr. Raja

I can't hula as well as Tim. I'm not worthy.

Craig gets ready to throw a pie at a prof.

Tim sprints to the finish line.

Alvin hula-hoops it up on the relay event.

Katie, Alex, & Linh.

Craig cuts sharp through the cones.

Tim was the all-around best hula-hooper. Here he demos his skills in the relay race.

Roxanna making a dash in the slip 'n slide race.

Nick vs. Greg.

Victor goes for Wes's knees. Army skills in action.

Cinnamon & Lindsey jousting.

Will and Andy jousting.

Katie and Cinnamon get crazy in the jousting arena.

073 classmates cheer on their peers for the relay race.

Greg lobs a pie onto Dr. Valero in the pie throwing booth sponsored by class 073.

Victor slides down the chute of the o-course.

Steve, Craig, & Eric.

Randy climbs up the o-course.

Jay Pag & Joe prep for the giant basketball toss while Eric looks on.

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Another whirlwind week for us. Steve and I moved to Port Orange on Saturday with the help of some kind and generous folks from St. Andrews and my classmate Jorge. We were loaded and unloaded in less than 3 hours. . .talk about FAST! I only say about 5 times every day how much I LOVE our new apt and LOVE living 5 minutes from my school. Steve and his dad left at 2230 on Monday to drive to PA. They made it in 17.5 hours non-stop. Even though we've made several trips to unload the house in Deltona, we still have kitchen-ware in the cupboards and some other junk we have to get rid of somehow. We had 3 exams this week, 7 more in the next 2 weeks, and then finals. Yes!

Wednesday was the Student Olympics. There were inflatable obstacle courses and slip 'n slide events. I ran the relay race with my bros which consisted of weaving between cones, running backward, hula-hooping, then dead sprint to tag the next leg of the relay. We had a blast. I also got to appease my rock-climbing fix. There was a portable rock wall with a self-belet system. It's been a year since I climbed so my forearms and legs were quivering at the top of the wall, and I was a bit sore afterward. Ah yes, I missed that feeling.

Pictures might not be posted for awhile since I busted my camera this week. . .shhhh! I haven't told Steve yet. But, when my classmates send me pix of the Olympics I'll post 'em to the site. Steve gets back Saturday night. . . YES! We're looking forward to a relaxing memorial day weekend. Although I still have to study for my onslaught of exams, I'm taking at least 1.5 days completely OFF.

Peace out!

Toggle-Off and Pie Throwing Contest Spring 2005

We had another successful Toggle-Off competition at Palmer Florida. Turn-out was great, and I had even more fun than last time. This time we recruited 3 faculty members as pie-throwing contest targets. Dr. Pappagallo threatens to unleash his revenge on us in our final grades, but I think he's bluffing.