Wright Patterson

I have to admit, I wasn't a happy camper this morning when my alarm clock rang at 7:00am. I couldn't believe it was time to get up already, it felt like my head had just hit the pillow. Five more minutes wouldn't hurt...I hit the snooze.
35 minutes later, I scrambled out of bed, and frantically threw some clothes on. Stupid alarm clock...
I walked myself down to lobby and plopped onto the nearest couch. I fought to keep my eyes open while a member of our Learning Community Board rambled on about today's events. We would be boarding a bus and making the trip over into Ohio to go to Wright PAtterson Air Force Base. We all had tickets to an imax show and would be able to walk around the museum this afternoon.
We all walked outside and boarded to beautiful coach bus that awaited us. I took a seat in the back with a couple friends and waited for the trip to begin. We were not 20 minutes from campus, and I would say three-quarters of the students on board were fast asleep, including myself.
4 hours later (yes, 4 entire hours) we rolled into the musuem parking lot. I had actually been to Wright Patterson some 3 years ago with my parents, and was excited to be back. It is an incredible complex. The musuem spans 3 gigantic hangers that are filled with nearly everything airforce/aviation related since the beginging of flight. Since we only had 4 hours, I did my best to try and take in all the sights. The musuem is divided into 6 different sections, each devoted to a specific time period in history: PreWWI, WWI, WWII, Cold War, Modern Aircraft, and Spacecraft. My favorite part of the day was without a doubt the modern aircraft hanger. I'm a big Top Gun fan, so naturally you can understand my excitement when I was able to sit in the cockpit of an F-16. You know that dream job we all have that will never happen? Well thats me, Airforce fighter ace.
All in all, I had a good day at Wright Patterson. It sure was nice to get away from schoolwork and worrying about my 3 exams this week. (although I probably should have studied on the ride there and back...I mean...I only had 7 hours to kill...) Buts that ok, I'll get over it.
((Alan))