Man or a Muppet

This weekend, Aaron and I participated in Airband, a school-wide lipsync competition. Here is our masterpiece (I was the man. The vid washes out our faces, but you get the idea. We are lipsyncing)

Princess and Blarg

Coming soon...

Pictures Worth a Thousand Words

Hello friends and family.

It is often said that a picture is worth a thousand words. So here are some pictures chronicling my journey so far:

When I arrived, I found that my floor was decorated to celebrate that which I despised: Duck Dynasty

My first weekend here brought about the FYE (first year experience) games, I series of games where we had to dress up ridiculously. I became The Purple Gentleman, and was able to walk along side Aaron "Princess" Wanek as Team Purple's mascots.

Aaron also has a blog: http://aaronscaliforniaadventures.blogspot.com/ 

I soon met tons of new friends. 

Left to right: Myself, Tenisha, Aaron, and Ashley

Justin the Anarchocapitalist (debates with him are fun)

Ellen Gator

Nolan and Sarah

Kirsten (playing my Pokemon X version. She loves Eevees)

There are other friends of mine which I do not have good photos of, such as Moriah, Rachael, Jen and my roommate, Jordan, but as you can see, I'm doing great!

Well, I say great.....

Earlier this month, I felt a sharp, continuous pain in my chest which caused me to rush all over, from the emergency room all the way back to Placerville on a quest for answers.

Eventually, Doctor Zhu in good ol' PVille found the problem:

Pericarditis is the imflamation of the muscle surrounding the heart. I am still not 100% better, but the pain has mostly subsided. I am certain to survive.

The area around here is truly beautiful. I am so incredibly blessed to be able to live in such a beautiful area! #NoFilter

I am always well fed.

Ashland is just a few short hours away! I've gone up there twice already this school year. I saw Cymbaline a little over a month ago, and last weekend I saw The Taming of the Shrew again. It's fantastic!

All in all, it has been an incredible experience up here in Redding. I am ready to live life to the fullest and experience all of the great things God has planned for me!

Until next time,

~Brandon Blarg Smart