[Robby O]

Ah! Hallo and salutations!

Yes, it's me, Robbio, the mad volunteer behind the media tent. Y'know, pogo guy. Unicycle dude.

Okay, maybe not. But that's cause I didn't volunteer this year.

It's not that I don't still love FIRST. I do, and I think the values, principles, and goals FIRST achieves are wonderful. There's just something about growing up that has made me pursue other things. Like social work through performance. Maybe the literary version of FIRST.

But mark my words, I will be back.

For now though, I'll be bicycling around the US. My first target is Chicago, IL from Fort Lauderdale, FL. Should be around 20 days. My travels will take me through Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois. If there are any kind FIRSTers out there who would like to donate a couch for a night, contact me at oshortwan@hotmail.com. Or just email me for good luck.

I will be keeping a journal at

http://www.livejournal.com/users/oshortwan/

Prior warning though. It's uncensored gonzo journalism gone horribly, horribly wrong in the hands of this performance poet.

You have been warned.

Other than that, take care folks, and see you in Chi-town.

-Robbio