Dance Of The Rings

Tonight is the Class of 2006's Ring Dance. More specifically, it's Gina's Ring Dance. The dance is another Virginia Tech tradition that's been passed down through the ages. Every year, the junior class at Tech receives their class rings in a special ceremony filled with all kinds of hoopla, swords, fireworks, and pigs. Gina went with me to my own Ring Dance, shortly after we first started dating, and now I am thrilled to be able to return the gesture as her date. It should be a great time tonight!

... I was going to post some kind of April Fool's Joke on here, but lots of people in the outer blogosphere did the same thing and did it better than I would have. Thus, I did a reverse psychology deal and didn't post anything yesterday. April Fool's!

... In heavier news, the celebrity death triumvirate is complete, unfortunately, as the news of Pope John Paul II's recent death trickled in early this afternoon. While I am not Catholic, I recognize the achievements he made. The other two celebrity deaths this week were Mitch Hedberg, a comedian that many of my Tech friends discovered over the last few years, and lawyer Johnnie Cochran. Obviously, the Pope carried more influence to many more people, but it's so strange how the rule of three continues to work. At any rate, rest in peace, fellas.