The Adam Foote Song: "Foote-loose"

I am truly jealous of his travels...not his dancing :)

Is there anything in the world more overrated right now than the ‘threat’ of the H1N1 virus?  Michael Jackson’s funeral thinks this topic is overrated.  News outlets are sending our daily Swine Flu updates acting as if this is the Black Plague or something.  Here are some common examples of how to prevent the H1N1 incase you are living under a rock and haven’t seen the millions of hours of news coverage. 

• Wash your hands
• Get Sleep
• Stay Home when sick
• Cover you mouth
• Go to the doctor if it worsens

These groundbreaking health habits are apparently new to many people.  To me, these seem like basic health practices that should be taught when growing up.  Although preventing the flu is good practice it seems like this too much and way overblown.  The flu hits every winter and it’s sad it has taken a different type of flu virus for many Americans to implement common sanitary needs. 

Note to self:  Don’t play beer pong with someone has the flu (another common sense practice)

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2009/10/flu_fears_prompt_troy_college.html

If you are thinking about making a trip down to Purdue to see a football game, don’t.

Let me take step back.  I have a slight obsession for Ohio State football and decided to make a road to down to wonderful West Lafayette, Indiana.  It was about a 2 hour drive down from Chicago in which we passed so many cornfields I felt I was in the movie Field of Dreams.  Upon our arrival to campus, we drove on a mini tour of campus.  On looking from the car, it seemed like any other Big Ten campus.  Dorms, fraternity houses, and academic building lined the streets.  We met the rest of our crew at a micro brewery on the fringe of campus.  The bar was a campus ‘jewel’ according to our tour guides who went to Purdue.  Our group had equaled the total count of the bar on a Friday night.  The beer was good but the bar did not have a feeling of Friday night at a big ten school.  I was sitting at the bar catching up a few buddies in my crew when I saw something I had never EVER seen at a bar.  A couple was sitting down enjoying a cold beverage and the women started to knit.  Yes, that’s right knit at bar.  I was in shock but at that point I realized I had hit the jackpot of townies.  Friday night’s highlight was driving through Taco Bell which was close to our hotel.

West Lafayette might be known for something (I have yet to come up with anything) but not for the abundance of hotel rooms or nice ones.  With all local hotels packed, we were stuck at a Red Roof Inn about 20 minutes from campus.  Bob’s Economy lodge off a truck stop where you pay by the hour would be an equivalent hotel. 

Saturday morning we woke up at 5:30am to participate in the Purdue tradition of the ‘Breakfast Club’.  Breakfast Club is a tradition where students dress up in Halloween costumes before home football games.  Amid the cold weather, we joined the crowd and had a good time.  I felt like I was in college again.  Drinking beer before the sun was up, playing drinking games in the bar and generally having a good time.  This was by far the best time of the trip.  11am quickly approached and we headed to grab some food before the game started.

I will not talk about specifics of the game as it will make me depressed…as you can imagine Ohio State lost to a 1-5 team. 

Saturday night was a massive disappointment in the campus life of Purdue.  Purdue has a lot of students, corn but seems to be lacking bars.  We went into every bar on campus in a matter of 10 minutes.  All of the bars were overcrowded and unfun.  We finally found an Irish bar on the fringe of campus which was a good spot.  My friends and I decided that we are going to open 2-3 bars in the heart of campus and become millionaires.  That will be my next trip to Purdue…