Out the starting gate...

I hit Madison this past Saturday with all my worldly goods in tow. After a brief hiccup in Chicago to finalize things, I spent my first night in the new apartment Monday. I slept well. Tuesday I got up and found a decent coffee shop with good music and internet access. And coffee. Those of you from Urbana will appreciate the "Paradiso" vibe of the place. After that I ate at a Jamaican restaurant and checked out the local food co-op. I might add that his all occurred within a 10 minute walk of my new digs: Thank you Jenn Lassa for insight into Madison neighborhood selection. My next project was to figure out how long a bike ride it was to campus. I left my apartment at 3:22pm and arrived in front of Engineering Hall at 3:38pm. (16 minutes for you non-math majors.) Then groceries, then rooting for the Women's Olympic Gymnastics Team. Silver medal: Damn balance beam! At 7pm I got an email from the University looking for field trip volunteers. Now it looks like I'll be in Montana all next week collecting soil samples. (Sorry Alex!) So yeah, I guess things are working out pretty well here so far...