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Second Annual Ice Bender

February 3, 2008 1:10 AM

or whatever reason, my friend and former MBE D-Will decided last year to invite people to stand on one of Madison's frozen lakes and drink during what is statistically the coldest weekend of the year. It was a small event attended by a few people, including myself. This year, the Ice Bender tradition was kept alive and, in fact, grew. Several luminaries were in attendance, including the illustrious pH, the accomplished ShakenNeighborSyndrome, and the preeminent tRJ. So that's where I spent today--on a frozen lake in the freezing cold drinking lots of beer.

Being from Arizona, the entire concept of standing on the frozen surface of a lake is foreign to me. The first time I did it, I was completely certain that I was going to fall in. I was no less certain today. And I was completely baffled by a fellow Ice Bender's suggestion that, next year, we start a fire on the ice. I don't care what physics says about heat rising, that just sounds like a terrible idea.

Still, the whole Ice Bender idea is great because it's retarded. While there were people who just wanted to see how long they could stay out there, I had no interest in doing that--I just went for the experience and the company. And that's something that I really enjoyed. I know D-Will from Law Review, which has been a subject that I've been hesitant to talk about or even think about since my involvement with it ended. By the end of the whole thing, I was so frustrated and angry that I was ready to pretend I had never been involved with it. And I knew that a lot of Law Review members, past and present, were going to be there today. People I hadn't seen in a long time. I was sort of apprehensive.

But, as it turns out, today was the first time that I was able to talk about Law Review without being angry about the whole experience. I was able to remember why I ran for my position in the first place and whatnot. So I enjoyed that.

Of course, I also enjoyed all the High Life minis. I don't know what it is, but beer tastes better when it comes from a miniature container.

So I'm ready to call the second annual Ice Bender a success, as I'm sure the host is. I'll post the pictures I took, and, D-Will, if you're out there, e-mail me the ones you got.


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