Well kids, it's about that time again. A couple of weeks have passed, and I don't know about you, but I am starting to feel the grind of school kickin' in! Homework, studying, just plain work -- where did the fun go?

Not far from my dorm room, apparently. The fun makes a reappearance tonight and Saturday night at two pretty sweet events SAB and IC After Dark are putting on.

Tonight is SAB's first Open Mic Night of the year, 7 to 10 p.m. in the Pub (officially titled IC Square, but who calls it that, really?). I know I'll be chillin' at a table, drinking my habitual Coca-Cola and investigating what talented musicians, comedians, and performers have to offer on campus. Maybe if the attendees are lucky enough, I'll make my way onstage and stun them with my yet-to-be-discovered-secret-talent. What's it for: jokes, songs, or spoken word? Even I don't know, but I'm psyched to find out!

Saturday night, IC After Dark presents its most popular event of the semester, Urban Cowboy, held in Emerson Suites from 8 to 11 p.m. Get there early and get a free cowboy hat (that in itself makes the night worth it, at least for me)! Word on the street is there's a mechanical bull, square dancing, and general revelry. A chance to watch IC students pretend they're cowboys and girls for the evening, eat free food, and then risking stunt man-style injury on a bucking box of bolts (or at least tossing up the aforementioned grub)? I'm ready to put the books down for that!