Week the Second

*note: due to peer pressure, this blog will henceforth be known as Kruse Kontrol. I personally liked The Kruse Korner, but I oblige my many fans.* 

Alas, friends. I thought 2020 was going to run away with the "Shittiest Year Award", but 2021 has since proven itself a contender. Tragedy struck last Friday night at my state championship lacrosse game, when I took a hard fall with 7 minutes left in regulation. I tore my ACL, partially tore my MCL, and dislocated my kneecap. And then Jesuit beat us in triple overtime. As such, I have not been in the shop very much this week. 

Instead, I've been doing an unprecedented amount of staring at the wall. I actually looked back at my notes from last week twice, which is something I rarely do (why focus on the past? I answer: boredom). Other than that, I can't reasonably claim to have done anything senior projecty this week, so I shall instead regale you with my exciting adventures from my bed.

I watched both the quarter and semifinals of the Women's NCAA lacrosse tournament. Fabulous, intense games, all of them, even if the NCAA hates women and scheduled them on a Friday during school hours. The finals are at 9am tomorrow on ESPN3 and ESPNU if you want to watch a sick matchup between Boston College and Syracuse. 

A lot of wonderful people dropped by to say hi, which I greatly appreciated. 

I took a jaunt up to campus to visit the basketball team. They're pretty darn good this year, and I heard Thea Traw is popping off, so I would encourage any and all readers to stream their games.  

There was an end of year Debate celebration in Schauff. Catie and I (forever the best parli partners) took a turn competing against each other in a SPAR round regarding Taylor's Swift's best era. Fun was had all around, and it was nice to see all of the various strides that the Speech & Debate club has made in the past year. It was only started two years ago, but this year we sent two people to Nationals, won a variety of tournaments, and got to the finals in almost every State competition. @admin give us money we're winners.

I'm a little tired, which you can probably tell from the lackluster writing style. You would think that bed rest would force a girl to catch up on some sleep, but my terrible habits (especially screen-wise) are dying hard right now.

For those of you who are concerned and wish to shower me with gifts, you can contact my agent, Jon Kruse. Ice cream is a particular favorite. I'll be having surgery in late June (my MCL and kneecap have to heal up before the ACL can be repaired). I hope to be back in the shop starting on Monday. I'm sad that I didn't get in very much this week -- the guys have been so kind and accommodating, and I'd love to get hands-on with some stuff before I leave. 

Tata for now, 

A very disorganized, 

Sophie Kruse