About a month ago, my family and I went on vacation to Myrtle Beach and came back after five days to a garden with dry patches and some half-living vegetable plants.  My dad has quite the green thumb, and his garden is "HIS" place besides the garage.  We were quite concerned about what we had come home to because we had asked our neighbor to try to water our plants while we were gone, but it just didn't look like that was done.  However, before I send y'all in a path to diss my neighbor, we actually found out that he would have watered our plants but our whole area was put on water watch.  The drought had literally drained several water sources in our area, and we had to conserve our water.  To try and water your plants at night when no one could possibly be watching was also just as risky because your pretty and well-watered garden would simply just give you away.  Why am I telling y'all this sad story?  Well, because flash-forward a month to right now and the story is quite different!

A TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR!

Yes, a surge of this crazy, heavy rain just came down over Columbia, and it was quite the cool light show with lightning just lighting up the entire horizon.  Now, let me just tell y'all that I don't quite do well with thunderstorms though.  First of all, I hate getting wet by the rain because I always just feel gross afterwards.  Secondly, I always feel lazy when it looks dark and gloomy outdoors.  All I want to do is cozy up in some old jammies and lay down on my bed!  And finally, I just don't like thunder...and lightning...it's just a tad scary!  Hahaha!  But putting all of that aside, my fellow executive board members of the Fil-Am Student Assoc and I were just way too hungry after our first board meeting of the year to let the remains of tropical thunderstorm Faye get in our way to some good ol' Chinese fast food!

It's that time of the year again; the beginning of the school year.  The syllabi have all been passed out and classes our in session, but it doesn't mean that all students need to go completely into study mode and abandon their hobbies, interests, and most importantly their social life!  Student organizations all over campus have executive board meetings going on practically every night this week, as every group tries to prepare and plan out the fall semester.  It's time to plan out interest meetings, community service projects, social nights, and all the FREE stuff because we all know that when you say "FREE" around a college campus, you're sure to have a hit!

So, yep.  I'm busy, busy, busy again this year.  I wouldn't be Kriska if I weren't.  And with that, off I go now, so that I can actually get some studying done!  Catch y'all later on the flipside, Gamecocks!