Hello. Welcome to my website. It started while I was in Europe for a semester, and I've kept it up since then. I'm now at the University of Chicago Law School, living in Hyde Park, and the story continues. If you want to say hi or visit me, email cfloyd at uchicago dot edu. If you want to comment on my posts, comment away.   Photos Paris and Brussels Sturm vs. GAK football match Women's American football Team USA vs. Graz Giants American football The Man...The Myth...The Roommate...SUPER MIRZA Graz Styrian Wine Farm Budapest Essays and Significant Posts First 48 Hours Anti-Americanism Early Observations Mail Bag Days in May Ode to Street Food   Who is Charlie Floyd? I graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2002 with a degree in Letters. Then I decided to get a second BA in German and spent the spring finishing my degree requirements at the Karl-Franzens Universitaet in Graz, Austria. Now I'm at the University of Chicago Law School and loving every minute. This is my story, day by day.   Archives << current

Charles in Charge: Chicago "Life is nothing if not the sum of your anecdotes." -Scotty The Body, on storytelling "But it ain't that bad, man. Just figure out the system before the system figures out you." -T. Matthew Smith, on the 1L year "The beer just doesn't taste as good when you're not drinking it with your buddies." -Anon., on being away from good friends "Somebody has to pay the rent around here. Why the hell not us?" -Cotton, on studying for exams   1/25/2004   (Again, not mine, but again funny) Dang, It's Good to Be a Man! Part 2 of 2 - A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase. - You can open all your own jars. - Dry cleaners and hair stylists don't rob you blind. - You can leave the motel bed unmade. - You can kill your own food. - You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness. - If someone forgets to invite you to something, he or she can still be your friend. - Your underwear is $8.95 for a three-pack. - If you are 34 and single, nobody notices. - Everything on your face stays its original color. - You can quietly enjoy a car ride from the passenger's seat. - Three pairs of shoes are more than enough. - You don't have to clean your apartment if the maid is coming. - You can quietly watch a game with a buddy for hours without thinking: "He must be mad at me." - You don't mooch off other's desserts. - You can drop by to see a friend without having to bring a little gift. - You are not expected to know the names of more than five colors. - You don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt. - You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes. - The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades. - You don't have to shave below your neck. - You can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives, on December 24th, in 45 minutes 1/25/2004 12:58:00 PM