finished!

Hello!!!

In case anyone was ever wondering if I would ever finish college...I DID IT! Finally...last Thursday! So all 24 of us have degrees now! I am currently at the beach with my family celebrating with some yuengling--however I will not end up face down on the hotel floor this time....although with my brother here...that is a possibility.

Miss you all!

Love from the beach,
Abbie

Best E-mail Ever!

Soo, I'm sitting at work again with nothing to do and I am perplexed how one email can send my emotions and sentiments into a frenzy. I absolutely love how "connected" we are to each other. Within1 minute after I finished reading Ben's email, I have four gchat windows in my face. I miss you all dearly once again. I became used to seeing everyone's faces over the past three weeks. Pretty soon, Anji will leave cbus and Robbie will go back to Spain and I will be waiting for the next opportunity to see everyone again.

I love how we never waste a moment. Vanji was back last week and so was Robbie and that turned into a game of "Make Robbie Puke", which consisted of me and Josh Harraman "overcelebrating" the occasion by buying him countless shots. (And yes, the next morning he reported that he pulled the trigger).

LETS ADVANCE! Homecoming will be amazing! Plan on coming back! Just knock everything off of your schedule for New Years, because if we are here at Nat's or in Chicago it will be fun. Lets go to Boston! Hell, next year for MLK weekend block that shit out too!

Katie summed it up when she compared recent emails from Greg (the sick bastard), MJ (savin' the world already), and Ben (Parties R' Us! first customer) emails. This is truly why SPHINX is SPHINX.

PS: If you do not already have Twitter....get it and check out all the great pictures that have been put up from the past three weeks.

JC3

Advances

Sphinxers -

I agree with Daphne and Repasky that we should plan an advance very soon. Chicago works for me :) So does Boston. I don't really care where we go, as long as I get to see all of you.

I think Homecoming is a GREAT time to get together, and hopefully we can do that. I'm not sure about Thanksgiving, but New Years would also be awesome. However, IF I end up staying with Intersport, I probably will NOT be able make it, as I will have to work at the Under Armour All-America Game in Orlando (as I did last year). So we will see.

I'm so glad that a lot of you are doing well. I miss all of you, and am so glad that I got to see a lot of you at Ben and Jessica's Wedding.

As always, if you're in Chicago randomly, I'd love to see you!

Paul

Sawatdee khap!

"Hello!" (if you're a guy, Sawatdee kaa, if you're a lady) in Thai.

First, congratulations are in order to those who are newly-minted graduates of The Ohio State University! Congratulations to those who are almost done except for Unit Ops! Congratulations to those who have finished a first year of work! Congratulations to those done with their first year of graduate school! and for anyone else, Congratulations for being Extraordinary!

Second, apologies are in order for everyone who I have not been able to see or be in contact with this last year! And special apologies for not being at the wedding of Ben and Jessica! From the sound and sights, it seemed like an amazing time!

Third, a quick update is in order for those wondering why I'm dropping Thai phrases. This summer, I've been working at an internship for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) at their regional office in Bangkok. My job is to develop an internal plan to help their organization prepare for a flu pandemic. While the work is mostly in the office, I have been able to do some site visits to see IOM's resettlement and migration health programs along the Thai/Burmese border. Photos from these visits and other adventures are up on Facebook to view at your leisure.

Lastly, to put in my two cents for future reunions. Whether or not an advance to Boston, for the heck of it, materializes, a standing invitation to stay with me in town is open! I have a spacious apartment with two roommates and plenty of couches/floorspace close to the BU campus. There is, however, a soft expiration date. Starting in January next year, I will be going into seclusion in order to study for the first step of the medical boards in April, which, Ben would probably attest to if he weren't busy with newlywed life, is something that will occupy more than a little of our free time. So, in short, let's try to meet early and often, and I think that smaller reunions are a great way to stay connected (although the excitement of a big to-do like New Year's is exciting too!).

That's all for me, thanks for reading, and hope you are all doing well! Drop me a line (gTalk mjaung, Skype msjaung), and wishing to see yall soon!

I hate my life...

...but I love you all. (Or should I say "y'all" in honor of our recent foray into Kentucky?)

I should be working on my written final that's due at 4 p.m. today. Anyone know anything about the post-World War II racial policies of West Germany? Anyone? Buehler? Yeah, I figured. I apologize to everyone who desired my presence in the past few days (okay, I'm pretty sure it was just Joey) - I've been stuck on my computer writing stuff I don't care about. Like 20th-century German history. Seriously, why did no one try to talk me out of this?

Anyway, I second Daphne's suggestion of New Year's in Chicago. I've never been to the Windy City, because driving through it on your way to World Dairy Expo totally doesn't count, and as many have pointed out, who better to ring in the new year with than Sphinx?

On a side note, next week begins that wonder of agricultural promotion, the Ohio State Fair! I suggest you all come visit me and my crazy, cow-loving family in the Gilligan Building, have a beer, meet the girls - that sort of thing. I'll probably be showing on Saturday morning, and let me tell you, I look hot in white pants.

(That is a blatant lie. No one looks hot in white pants.)

I love and miss you all, and am all the more depressed because I live within two miles of many of you and am too lame to do anything. Sigh.

Later, kids!

-Spechtacles

advances

i agree with Repasky... I am on a high when I'm with you and a low without you. In short: 101 makes me manic depressive.

My opinion on advances...
I think Homecoming would be a good idea. I know for sure I'll be in town that weekend and I believe I heard a few other people talking about it when we were in Lexington, too.

I'm thinking we should do something fun for New Years too. There's no other group of people I'd rather spend New Years with than you guys! What if we went downtown at one of the hotel gatherings in Cbus? Or maybe a night in Chicago? I think there are some really great options for an awesome celebration. I'd be totally willing to coordinate that effort.

Also... if anyone wants to see Leah find her husband (beard included) and get away from the cold weather wherever you are... come on down to Athens in the winter! It's beautiful, warm, and there are 100+ bars within a 6 block area. In short: damage could be done.

Miss you and love you!
xo,
Daph

Fall Advance

Howdy ho knuckleheads,

Hope all is well and this post finds you in good health and in good spirits. For those of you I had the pleasure to see, it was fantastic. I came to a realization during my drive back to Richmond two weeks ago... SPHINX is like the "sex" of organizations... you always want it, can't wait to get it, do everything in your power sometimes to have it, and then, I'll be damned if when you get it, you forget to wear protection and it just doesn't last long enough :) and then BAM you're out seraching for it again... Hence this post.

So... our next advance... when and where folks? Me and the big man - JC3 - were battin' around some ideas today and I wanted to put this 21st century, enginerding technology to good use and bring it up for discussion:

- Homecoming Advance - reliving our glory days?

- Go to Boston for the hell of it Advance.....

- Thanksgiving Advance, because, who needs family when your drunk with friends?

- New Years Advance - anywhere really...

Well...let's get to deciding this in a hurry... I need to plan shit out months in advance, getting into my old age and all...

Too-da-loo Siblings

hey buddies. just want to see if this works. holler at your boi.

i am bored at work. merp.