Game Time November 13, 2008

Alright, so I am sure that we have all been to a CSU football game, and if you haven’t yet I don’t know whats wrong with you. just kidding, but really they are fun. Although football games are more of something to do as a student at CSU there are still an activity people who live here also like to do.

CSU rams play at Hughes Stadium on Sonny Lubick field that is overlooked by the infamous A. If you don’t know the A stands for Aggies, and it is the oldest standing tradition at CSU. The A was first erected on December 12, 1923 after WWI on land that didn’t originally belong to the school. They ended up purchasing the land in a long term lease for a grand total of one dollar. The A is re-painted every year by freshmen football players and Greek organizations.

One of the best parts about the games is listening to a couple hundred drunk kids trying to remember the fight song even though it is printed on the back of every shirt. I don’t think anyone actually knows the whole thing, but here it is in case you feel ambitious and want to learn it. Despite its short length remembering it proves to be surprisingly difficult.:

Fight on you stalwart Ram Team,
On to the goal!
Tear the (Opponent’s) line asunder,
As down the field we thunder.
Knights of the green and gold,
Fight on with all your might!
Fight on you stalwart Ram Team,
Fight! Fight! Fight!

Football Players and the Field (in case you know your blind)

We used to sing whats known as Fum’s Song. We are no longer allowed to sing this song for some lame reason of course, but its still really funny. It was a song made up by Thurman Mcgraw, or Fum for short. He was the schools first football all American, and he went on to play in NFL for the Detroit lions. Anyway this is how the song goes:

“I’ll sing you a song of college days, and tell you where to go.
Aggies, where your knowledge is, and Boulder to spend your dough.
C.C. for your sissy boys, and Utah for your times, D.U. for your ministers, and drunkards School of Mines.
Don’t send my boy to Wyoming U. a dying mother said. Don’t send him to old Brigham Young, I’d rather see him dead.
But send him to our Aggies, it’s better than Cornell.
Before I’d see him in Boulder, I’d see my son in hell!”

Proud to be a CSU Ram

Those are just some of the CSU and football traditions, and I highly recommend wasting a Saturday tailgating and screaming your head off for CSU. Even if the team does let you down sometimes, singing shout at the end of the third quarter always makes up for it.

to explain, we were not ready for the picture, but we are excited we all have wristbands!

In the Air November 6, 2008

So, I didn’t know this until I did some on-line research, but there is a company in Fort Collins that gives hot air balloon rides to the public, and since I didn’t know about it I figured I would tell you all in case you were in the same boat.

The company is called Widetracker Balloon Adventures LLC, and their address is 315 south Loomis Ave. Fort Collins, CO 80521. Here’s a map for the directionally challenged :

Naturally flights are weather dependent, but they like you to make reservations at least 48 hours in advance. The cost is a little bit out of the price range of your average college student, but if you ever have an extra 195 dollars per person lying around, and you are bored I would def say go for it. They also have packagessuch as the Hot Air and Cold Water Package, Holiday Special Package, and Sweetheart package. This company has been around for 25 years, and has one pilot so I am pretty sure its safe.

If I was going to get in a balloon a couple thousand feet above the ground I would want some info on the person flying me. So, here is some background information on the pilot ( as obtained from their website), it says that he has been flying for 25 years in many countries including: Egypt, Kenya and India. I am sure that means he has some stories so your flight will not only be beautiful, because your viewing the rocky mountains, but entertaining as well. He has flown balloons as big as 12 passenger; which again is a testament to his experience. The website also wants you to know that his safety record is tip top.  

Anyway if you want to contact this company to reserve a balloon ride their phone number is 970-482-4492 and their email is Windtracker @comcast.net 

Lets Eat November 4, 2008

So I thought this week I would go ahead and just talk about some of my favorite restaurants in fort Collins.

Breakfast

Farmers Table-Farmers table is off shields over by king Soopers and by far the best hangover food of all time. There breakfast burritos and skillets coupled with orange juice will put you in a food coma for the rest of the day, but its definitely worth it.

Rainbow Restraunt- Ok so admittedly I have only eaten here once, but everyone I was with ordered something that looked and tasted delicious. They are located off of Laural.

Lunch

Mad Greens- Mad Greens is kind of a far drive they are off of harmony and timberline, but if you just want a light lunch this is the best. They have panninis to go along with their salads, and although all of their concoctions are good I like to make my own.

Spicy Pickle- This is a sandwich shop. There are a few of them around Fort Collins. They have great sandwiches, and as my roommate always says with surprise every time we eat there “the pickle is actually spicy.”

Dinner

Hu Hot- Ok so Hu Hot costs less when you go for lunch, but we usually go for dinner anyway. This is located off college in old town, and is a place that challenges you to keep eating. It is buffet style except you throw everything into a bowl, and watch them cook it for you. You can go up as many times as you like and fill as many bowls as you want, so be sure to eat your moneys worth.

Thai Pepper- Located off of college and Laural this is the best Pad Thai you will ever eat…enough said.

Late night snacks-so we are all in college we have all eaten what taco bell calls the “fourth meal” at two in the morning, so here are some of my favorite “fourth meal” places…not that I don’t eat here other times too.

Jimmy Johns-delivers til 2am, and has amazing sandwiches

DP Doughs- also delivers until 2 am, and I know it sounds ridiculous, but a pizza calzone just tastes better at 2.

Qudoba- I believe the one across from campus on shields is still open until 2am. The people working are always a little grumpy in my experience, but lets face it who wouldn’t be.