Bill Nye was here today

but I did not see him, thus I did not pee my pants.
So I feel like I just finished my first round of prelims and my second math one is next week. My ROTC physical training test is also next week, but I am going to pass because I passed the practice one last week by like 10 points. I am running 1.5 mile in 13:30 now which is still pretty bad, but much better than 16:00 like I was when I got here.
I learned today that they figure out how many calories are in something by burning it and seeing how much it heats up a fixed amount of water. You can also find the amount of calories a person burns by subtracting the caloric content of their poo from the caloric content of their food. I would hate to be the researcher whose job it is to burn shit.
I miss you guys, but I'm not so lonely now. My friend Alex (Death Cab kid) and I are so attached at the hip that we can practically read each others thoughts. He is still in love with his cheater girlfriend, but it's cool, it's kind of like having a gay boyfriend. Actually it's just like when I was with Derek but I was friends with Charlie and told him all my relationship problems, but this time I'm Charlie...strange. That's not to say that we are going to end up the same way. At least not anytime soon because I'm looking forward to my month-long winter break in Florida if you know what I mean ;)