Graceland Too

This past Saturday night, my friends and I drove down to Holly Springs, Mississippi in mission to fulfill an item from our "To Do List in Memphis." Our destination was Graceland Too...a house dedicated to everything Elvis Aaron Presley. Um, it was scary. So scary, that we escaped by running out of the house while the guy that lives there was distracted. On the way out of the house, we had to remove the padlock on the front door...yes, he locked us in.


So, afterwards, my friend Khorey and I made some rules for going to Graceland Too:

1. You can go in a group of no less than 4 people
2. You must have a man with you, because the guy at the house likes to pat/touch the women
3. If he asks you to agree with him on a random and absurd statement, you must do so...otherwise he threatens harm to himself. (like when he said he would kill himself if we said his son didn't look like Elvis...his son looked nothing like Elvis...but we agreed because we didn't want him to kill himself)
4. You should really go during daylight hours, as we feel this provides more protection. However, there is great adventure in going at night. You get bonus points for going between 2 and 4 am.


All in all, it was fun. My friend Amy had nightmares about this man's teeth chasing her, as his false teeth nearly fell out of his mouth every time he spoke.

forgetful

I forget to post information on here. Sometimes, I get pretty caught up in answering emails, checking Facebook and reading the blogs of others. In fact, I'm actually really good at being inconsistent with posting on here. Perhaps, that could be considered a spiritual gift.

I have, however, worked with my employer, Rhodes College, to launch a blog for the Residence Life Office. We're seeking to reach our students in new ways. Putting up signs and posters is a little too passive for me. So, we've launched this blog (http://connect.rhodes.edu/blog/category/res-life/). Next. we're starting a YouTube channel. I like that I actually get to blend some of my college degree work in Mass Communications with my actual work life. Plus, I think this is the new way to start connecting to this next generation. (I would be in the Generation X, where as most of the people with whom I work...the students...are in the group labeled as the Millennial Generation.)

So, here's a brief recap of the past six weeks: Went to Mexico to build houses; went to NC for Easter and got to hang out with my friends Gretchen and Scott (got this awesome chocolate bunny); went to Atlanta for work and got to see the Braves and friends; came back to Memphis; stopped living out of a suitcase; we hosted a large concert last weekend; and had two random encounters with people from Campbell University (who don't live in Memphis) at a place called Gus's Fried Chicken. Not too bad.