You know your a member of the Illini 4000 when...
- to fend off danger you just point to Mark's calves.
- you realize that not only did Nick invent the jukebox but he knows the lyrics to more songs than are in it.
- you have played country road slalom, London bridge, cracker toss and catch and bicycle telephone while cycling.
- you have played the Keith game and also know what Keith pockets are.
- there are four food groups - peanut butter, pasta, milk and ice cream.
- you realize you have been wearing the same clothes for the past three days.
- showering twice a week is accepted and you think taking a shower in the sink or with a garden hose is normal.
- you look like an Oreo cookie when not wearing your bike clothes from your crazy tan lines.
- 70 miles is a short day.
- your clothes for the summer consists of two different bike jerseys and spandex biking shorts.
- you actually know where Rush Center, Kansas is!
- you've gotten use to Brandt sneaking up and scaring you and constantly whispering about peoples moms.
- you wash your clothes by shoving it in your backpack dirty and taking it out to wear again three days later.
- you've woken up to "Hey, do you know where Alex slept - I can't find her" on numerous occasions.
- you know it only takes the Police/Fire Department of Gunnison, Colorado about 20 seconds to respond to a 911 call on the fourth of July.
- you've gone faster than the speed limit - on your bike!
- you have some random object you found on the side of the road attached to your handlebars and your always on the lookout for trash treasures to use as bike ornaments.
- the local library is the "coolest" hangout in town.
- you know who bird shark, tiger bear and banana man are.
- you have a love/hate relationship with the state of Utah.
- you celebrate Christmas in July and shop for gifts along the side of the road.
- you've been Moshered or fake Moshered.
- there is a special place in your heart for Erick Mosher.
- you've mastered the art of packing the van.
- the town of Monroeville scares you.
- you can sing Jimmy Cliffs, Hard Road to Travel - backward.
- you've slept on the side of the road in Caineville, Utah.
- you've been woken up an hour early because cell phones don't register the time change in Fredonia, Arizona.
- you see groceries on the side of the road and stop to collect them.
- you go to an Arizona Diamondbacks baseball game and the next thing you know Andrew is running around in center field with four women.
- Golden Puffs make a good addition to your sandwich.
- you've mastered route writing 101.
- you've spent significant time at the gas station in Hite, Utah.
- you know that it really does rain in Utah and Arizona.
- you know who Baby Alicia is.
- you know what PLKP means.
- you cycled by the "great wall" separating the United States from Mexico.
- you spent your summer cycling 4000 miles raising money for cancer research giving someone, somewhere hope.
On a side note... I've uploaded over 2,000 photos that I had on my computer from this past summer to the web. Email me for access!
