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Posted by UIS - The Real Deal: Nicholas Hanscom 3 years ago.
It was the afternoon of September 26th, the kick-off of my wifes birthday weekend (yeah, thats right we take it up a notch from birthdays). For those who havent experienced birthday weekends before, the short definition is that whoevers birthday it i...
Posted by UIS - The Real Deal: Nicholas Hanscom 3 years ago.
It all started with a familiar tune sounding at 6:30: my alarm. This was the earliest I had woken up in a very long time, so it was a little rough. After the rest of my morning routine, I eventually hopped on my bicycle headed to an event I volunteered fo...
Posted by UIS - The Real Deal: Nicholas Hanscom 3 years ago.
Japanese class had ended as I begin my strut to the TRAC. Strut turned to walk, walk turned to shuffle; I was nervous as ever. I hadnt played on a basketball team since fourth grade thats when everyone started growing, and Iwell, I didnt. But tha...
Posted by UIS - The Real Deal: Nicholas Hanscom 3 years ago.
So, what do we call itThe Young vs. The OldThe Inexperienced vs. The WiseRegardless, the students were invited to play in this awesome event. The blurb in the invitational e-mail which stated No athletic ability required was definitely noticed by yo...
Posted by UIS - The Real Deal: Nicholas Hanscom 3 years ago.
So, I woke up today a little past a quarter to 10, which was remarkable in and of itself as I didnt fall asleep until nearly 2am last night. I headed out to the living room and saw Linda sitting on the couch. Rich was nowhere in sight. Hey Linda, is Ric...
Posted by UIS - The Real Deal: Nicholas Hanscom 3 years ago.
I received a call from my American Legion post commander asking if I could volunteer at the Lions carnival on Friday night. The job was to man up the cake walk both from 7 till 9:30. Sounds simple enough count me in!Believing it to be like a recent ev...
Posted by UIS - The Real Deal: Nicholas Hanscom 3 years ago.
It's one thing to live on campus and face this absolutely horrendous weather we got goin' on today.It's a completely different thing if you have to drive nearly 50 miles with a deadline!I've never been so scared driving to school in my life. Visibility w...
Posted by UIS - The Real Deal: Nicholas Hanscom 3 years ago.
Finally! There is a shindig I can attend that works with my schedule: the International Students Association Welcome Party!The party was held out on the patio outside the student life building and featured a good mixture of students and faculty, most of ...
Posted by UIS - The Real Deal: Nicholas Hanscom 3 years ago.
Well, the first week has come and gone. Honestly, it may take another week to get a more definitive feel as to how this semester is going to turn up. Its been okay so far, but it couldve been much better.Again, my classes are only on Tuesday and Thurs...
Posted by UIS - The Real Deal: Nicholas Hanscom 3 years ago.
Well, I guess technically its not; its the day of. Its nearing 3am and I am unable to fall asleep. I tried thinking of nothing thinking of work thinking of the dream house all to no avail. So I came out to the living room and played some Counter-...
Posted by UIS - The Real Deal: Nicholas Hanscom 3 years ago.
Okay, so its time for my sophomore year to begin. I can honestly say that Ive felt my stress slowly rise over the past couple of weeks in anticipation of the unknown: what are my professors going to be like (save for Maeda Sensei, whoand Im sure all ...
Posted by UIS - The Real Deal: Nicholas Hanscom 3 years ago.
Finally, I am employed!I am now a part-time dispatcher for the Carlinville police department.Now, many of you may think that a town of 6,000 cannot possibly be busy. You would be surprised just how busy it can get. And for those times where not much is ...
Posted by UIS - The Real Deal: Nicholas Hanscom 3 years ago.
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Posted by UIS - The Real Deal: Nicholas Hanscom 3 years ago.
Four finals downone to go. I have to admit that I find myself becoming a little sappy over this. Furthermore, being a 28 year old student in college classifies me as old. Hence, Im an old sap. I feel sorry for my wife for having to deal with my sa...
Posted by UIS - The Real Deal: Nicholas Hanscom 3 years ago.
Four finals downone to go. I have to admit that I find myself becoming a little sappy over this. Furthermore, being a 28 year old student in college classifies me as old. Hence, Im an old sap. I feel sorry for my wife for having to deal with my sa...
Posted by UIS - The Real Deal: Nicholas Hanscom 3 years ago.
For those of you who havent met me, I spent nearly 8 years in the United States Navy (for more material, read the first blog). The military provided me with wonderful experiencessome good and some bad. It also provided a very cool opportunity to trave...
Posted by UIS - The Real Deal: Nicholas Hanscom 3 years ago.
"Everybody outta my way! Commuting student coming through!" That's my mentality, well, sort of. Okay, not really. I'm a nice driver. In fact, today I went out of my way to let somebody into my lane, knowing that he would have wanted to hop over by the...
Posted by UIS - The Real Deal: Nicholas Hanscom 3 years ago.
One of the reasons why my wife and I decided it best to move back to Illinois was to experience four definitive seasons. I absolutely LOVE the ridiculously hot and humid weather. I’m not being sarcastic in the slightest – hot weather is good weather...
Posted by UIS - The Real Deal: Nicholas Hanscom 3 years ago.
One of the reasons why my wife and I decided it best to move back to Illinois was to experience four definitive seasons. I absolutely LOVE the ridiculously hot and humid weather. Im not being sarcastic in the slightest hot weather is good weather! W...
Posted by UIS - The Real Deal: Nicholas Hanscom 4 years ago.
*raises his arms in triumph*We did it!As of about 4:45 yesterday afternoon, my wife and I have been married for 2 years.Looking back, it really doesnt feel like it has been that long. In fact, its a blur. During this time frame, weve done a lot: We g...
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