If I Had a Tuxedo T-shirt I'd Wear It

My name is Adam Edward Pike and I’m from Huntsville, AL where I graduated from Grissom High School. I guess the best way to describe me is like a tuxedo t-shirt; it lets people know that I want to be formal but I’m here to party too, as my boy Cal Naughten Jr. from Talladega Nights would say. I’m for the most part pretty serious about school work and I believe in strong work ethics, but don’t get me wrong I love to have fun by going out and partying with friends—that’s why I love Tuscaloosa. Roll Tide! I’m a pretty athletic guy, and I like to stay active. I grew up playing a variety of sports, but in high school I played football and baseball. Every year I go on a big camping trip to the Ocoee River with a ton of friends and family where we go white water rafting. At night when the parents go to bed, the kids come out and get wild. Countless times have I caught myself and others playing drinking games by the fire, and singing our favorite songs. Rain doesn’t stop it, just makes it more enjoyable. Now that I’m on the topic of music I can share a few of my favorite bands, such as Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic, Sublime, Tom Petty, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Red Hot Chili Peppers. I’ve seen Dave, Widespread, and the Chili Peppers live in concert on several occasions and I absolutely loved it. Lastly I’d like to say I’m a huge movie enthusiast. If you have seen Joe Dirt then you should know the scene where he recites a ridiculous list of fireworks to Kickenwang. Yeah well I can too. Don’t ask, I don’t really know how I can either. I’m also a huge fan of Will Farrell and Johnny Depp. Pirates of the Caribbean is my favorite movie of all time, and I was a stunning Jack Sparrow for Halloween last year. So yeah that’s me, a tuxedo t-shirt.

Young Dancer

Born in October of 1989, makes me, Leann Morris, one of the youngest girls in my class. It has it advantages but like everything else with advantages, there are the disadvantages. It was not until around my sixteen birthday until I realized what they were. I was the last person of all my friends to get their drivers license. The wait was torture and the humiliation was well humiliating. I had to constantly ask for rides from my peers who eventually got truly annoyed. I had to put on hold the privilege of driving to school for a couple of months because obviously I could not drive. Now, I have to wait to be eighteen, so I can legally be on my own. I am not going to lie the age discrepancy sucks.

Other than my trait of being young, I have a passion of dancing. Dance is an art form that became apart of me when I was nine years old. Everyday after school and sometimes on the weekends I would dance. It was my extracurricular activity all through my middle and high school years. I explored the different types of dancing from ballet, pointe, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, and modern. All of them became my zeal. I loved the ability to express myself through dance and music. It was a feeling of freedom that I will always remember. I am ashamed to say that I have taken a break from dance classes due to the new lifestyle of college, but I still hold dear my passion of dance. It is my ambition to register for a dance class this coming semester. Wish me luck.

My name is Katie Creel. I am a freshman at Alabama. I am from a small town in lower Alabama, Dothan. I have lived there my whole life, and both my parents grew up there. I love being from there, but I also love to travel. I love to go to New York and Chicago shopping. I also love to go to the Virgin Islands and the Bahamas on vacation. I have ten dogs. I know that is kind of strange to some people, but it is normal to me. Actually all of them stay inside and sleep in beds. They are not all small dogs either. I have one older brother who goes to LSU. I thought I wanted to go to LSU ever since I was smaller, and when my brother went there I really wanted to go. I am so happy I didn't and came to Alabama though. I have met so many new people, and made so many great friends. I do miss my friends from home and the ones who went to different colleges, but it is part of growing up and meeting new people. I love to play tennis, shop, and exercise. I am also a huge junk food eater. I do not eat very big meals, but i love to lay around and eat a whole box of cheese-itz. I am double-jointed in my shoulders, and i love to show people because it freaks them out. I am kind of a gross person in some ways, but never in public or in front of people I don't know very well. I love being at home with my mom and dad. It is my favorite place in the world. I have absoutley loved every minute of college life so far, but with a few exceptions. I haven't liked getting up and going to class everyday, but I know that is why I am here so I have to make myself. It was hard at first being away from home, and not having my mom here to do everything for me. I will admit I am very spoiled, and I was used to having my mom bring me breakfast in bed, make up my bed, and do my laundry. But I know it is time to grow up and I am ready to be on my own. I am kind of scared to find out what it will be like to live on my own, but after only being here almost a month I know it will not be so bad.

Just a little bit about myself

Hey everyone, my name is Ryan Toner I moved to Tuscaloosa from Lexington,a small community located in the northwest corner of Alabama.In this town of just a few thousand people only a few things really mattered.Football,church, and family were the things of this town that mattered and helped me become the person I am today.My family is where I developed my character from and learned how to treat people equal and with respect.While I am on the topic of family I would like to point out that my entire family are all die hard Auburn fans so the only reason I believe that I am here today would have to be from heavy influence of my friends.Church has also been a major factor in developing my character and my Christian point of view.Although politically I will not go as far to say that I am a right wing conservative. I would say that my political standpoint would have to be somewhere to the right of moderate.As far as my social skills go football probably leads the way because this is where I spent most of my time and made the most of my friends.Another place where much of my time was spent is at the used car dealersip in which I spent four years of my life working around my busy schedule of school and athletics.This job helped develop my sense of independence away from my parents enabling me to have my own money and make my own decisions.Although I do not always make the best decisions and sometimes regret things that I do you can not say that I do not enjoy myself and constantly try to have a good time. Roll Tide!!!

Ben Wander

Have you ever had that kid in class that just doesn't know when to shut up? Although much of what this kid says gives you a couple laughs, he just doesn't seem to have any control over his mouth. In many ways that kid is me. My name is Ben Wander and I am from Madison, Alabama. I graduated from Bob Jones High School and for the most part it was a joke for me. Unfortunately in high school I did not give my best effort. I spent more of my time goofing around or sleeping than I would ever spend studying or doing homework. Although I was still able to maintain a pretty good GPA and score a 31 on my ACT, in many ways I just barely squeaked by all throughout high school. I am 18 years old and love having a great time just as much as the next guy. I love to meet new people, no matter who they are. I enjoy Bama football (ROLL TIDE!), the beach, girls, parties, and music. Here at the University I am pledging Pi Kappa Alpha and am involved in FATE and intramural sports. Basically, if I could sum up myself with one statement it would be "Nights I'll never remember with the friends that I will never forget."

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Jeff Aycock

Who am I? WOW! What an interesting question to ask. I am a guy that likes to know everything and loves to look at cars and amusing things when I am driving. I will be the first to tell you that this is the worst thing you can do when you are behind the wheel of a car. I know from first hand experience that those are the best combinations of things to do if you are wanting to get in a car wreck.
I have had three wrecks that have all been my fault. All three of those wrecks have been when I was at a stop sign, stop light or approaching one of them going under five miles an hour. In all three of the wrecks I have been looking around at a cool car or something that was out of the ordinary.
I have had to pay for all my wrecks, which cost is a little over four grand of my hard earned money. Would I say that I am a bad driver? Na, only if I am under five miles and hours. Some people say do not even think about getting in the car with me. Others say that I am a excellent driver and you should have no fear riding with me until I am under five miles an hour. So my advice to myself and others is to not be so curious when driving pay attition.

Adam Weinstein: Two Truths and a Lie (guess which is which)

1. If asked what he might like to be, Adam Weinstein might tell you: a famous cheese smuggler. Camembert, cantal, chaource; epoisses, fourme d'ambert, pont leveque—the names of these famous cheeses are as sweet on the tongue as the actual cheeses to which they’re attached. “It’s a shame,” he might say, “that we have waged this war against the unpasteurized.” For him, the lure of the raw-milk cheese—the earthy flavor cultivated through fermentation and mold—is nearly too much; and if, on a fine spring morning in some out-of-the-way village in the Alps, he is too tempted—he could later be found with a ripe, melting reblochon in his pocket on his way back to the US.

2. If pressed, Adam Weinstein might reveal his simple love of the circus. “The clowns, dancing bears, the cage full of lions—there is nothing I like better, than to spend the afternoon with a bag full of popcorn, and a straw dipped in spun sugar, throwing peanuts to the elephants as they go one-by-one into the big-top, or studying over Peru's ica stonesin the cave of wonders.”


3. But never, not in a million years, will Adam Weinstein tell you about his plans to travel to Hungary and Romania this summer, the countries of his forebears. “To find out about your family?” you might ask. “Alas, no,” he will tell you. “I’m going for the vampires and somnambulists.” You see, Adam Weinstein is secretly obsessed with the Somnambulist, a character from a famous German silent film, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. In fact, Adam Weinstein will soon be writing a novel about the Somnambulist when he was just a boy—that takes place before he was sold to the circus, and forced to forecast the future.