BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Good thing about turning 21: Can legally purchase alcoholic beverages.

Bad thing about turning 21: It happened two days ago.

Bad thing about turning 21: If you're from New York, like me, your driver's license expires on your 21st birthday.

Good thing about turning 21: Can still buy beer in Indianapolis restaurant with expired "Under 21" driver's license.

Bad thing about turning 21: Cannot rent a car in Indiana with expired license.

And that is why Mark and I just took an hour cab ride from Indianapolis (where our plane landed) to Bloomington (where our hotel room is and where tomorrow's Penn State-Indiana game will be played).

Our driver was a lovely man named Tee, who happened to have hair on the front of his nose, not just in the nostrils. But he gave us a slight break on the fare so thanks are in order for Tee, who is from Philadelphia originally, loves the Eagles but now is a huge fan of Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison because "he's a good guy."

Anyhow, we're in the hotel now and hooray! free internet. So we figured we'd blog before we got too tired later.

Kickoff is at noon tomorrow so we'll be heading to the stadium early in the morning. Afterward, we plan to write our stories for Monday's paper so we can fly back to State College Sunday morning without worry. But that may be hard because we've just come to the realization that our flight leaves at 7:05 a.m. Sunday from Indianapolis. We figure we'll have to get up at least a few hours before that so we can get from here to there on time and not miss our flight.

Maybe we'll squeeze in a few hours of sleep (on one giant, comfy king size bed, nice!) but I would also like to spend at least a few minutes studying for a Human Evolution exam I have scheduled for Monday morning. However, I have a feeling Australopithcines might have to take a backseat to football this weekend.

Oh, and one more good/bad thing about turning 21: New driver's license was received at home today.

That's all for now. Enjoy yourself,

Corey