Jimmy Fremgen

June 4, 2009

The Last Escape From I.V.

By Jimmy Fremgen

It's that time. I've been able to put it off for almost a week now, but along with Jenni, I am finally facing my very last piece of journalism in the Daily Nexus. Actually it's my last piece of journalism ever, seeing as...

May 28, 2009

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

By Jimmy Fremgen

It's that time of the year again. School is wrapping up, Kobe and LeBron are each battling it out and heading toward the end of their journey and every Canadian's favorite pastime is winding down. (No, not baby seal club...

May 21, 2009

Surf Into Awesomeness

By Jimmy Fremgen

The summer before I moved to UCSB I was given a surfboard. The nose was split open and it was riddled with dings, but I eventually glued it back together and swore to learn how to surf better. Like many people, I had a f...

May 14, 2009

Hit the Sand for a Pipin’ Good Time

By Jimmy Fremgen

Last Thursday, I ventured out to play golf. As time has passed while I have been here at UCSB, I have come across several people that once played golf in high school and don't anymore, primarily because it is prohibitive...

May 7, 2009

Have Fun With a Farmer’s… Market

By Jimmy Fremgen

When I was in Scotland last fall, I found myself surrounded by delicious Scottish delicacies. The only problem was that most of them found their way into the ravenous mouth of a deep fryer before approaching mine. Don&#8...

April 30, 2009

Trickle on Down

By Jimmy Fremgen

This week’s escape involved a wee bit of a story that centers around a mystical man. Our protagonist rises from relative Midwestern obscurity to become a mediocre sportscaster, an actor and then later (spoiler aler...

April 23, 2009

Racing Ain’t Just For Rednecks

By Jimmy Fremgen

It was a beautiful April evening in Ventura. It was warm, the sun was setting behind me and a slight breeze kept the air moving as I watched 16 sprint cars whiz by in front of me in upwards of 65 miles per hour. Sliding ...

April 16, 2009

Put Your Drink Aside, and Go for a Glide

By Jimmy Fremgen

At approximately 3:30 p.m., I was asked by Gary, the man sitting in the seat behind me, to pull the yellow handle that connected our 650-pound glider to the tow plane in front of us. My heart skipped a beat when I pulled...

April 9, 2009

Ooh and Aah at SB Museum

By Jimmy Fremgen

I stood completely surrounded. Staring me down from just four feet in front of me was a mountain lion, behind me was a small pack of gray wolves and to my left was a family of ravenous and silent but deadly striped skunk...

April 2, 2009

Wallow Away With the Whales

By Jimmy Fremgen

Standing at the rail on a boat next to a forty-foot animal, you begin to feel a little bit inconsequential. There is something about standing next to an animal that outweighs you by more than 3,000 pounds that is extreme...

March 5, 2009

Whisk Away to Quaint Solvang for a Break from I.V. Life

By Jimmy Fremgen

On Saturday I went back in time and across the world by traveling about 30 minutes into the hills to a little Danish village called Solvang. I was fascinated with the quaintness of a town styled after the stereotypical A...

February 26, 2009

Take Time Out to Do Your Part at SB Foodbank

By Jimmy Fremgen

At this point, some of you are still slogging through midterms, while others prep and polish research projects, and just a couple of you are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and preparing for final exams. I unde...

February 19, 2009

Mini Golf Yields Mini Fun

By Jimmy Fremgen

While the enraptured crowd watched, I stepped up to the ball and knelt down to read the green. A bump on the right, a ditch on the left and a windmill all factored into the calculations. Taking careful note of wind speed...

February 12, 2009

Cleese Cheered at Campbell Hall

By Jimmy Fremgen

John Cleese, living comedic legend of "Monty Python" fame - who also happens to be a Santa Barbara resident - graced the stage at Campbell Hall Monday night for his annual film screening and Q&A. The event, the proceeds ...

February 12, 2009

Try Your Hand at Frisbee Golf

By Jimmy Fremgen

Well, it’s that time again. Time to buckle down and get your shit together in order to actually pass those classes you’ve been ignoring. Yep, it’s midterm time. Some of you may scoff at the suggestion t...

February 5, 2009

Scurry SB in a Sweet Surrey

By Jimmy Fremgen

Just imagine it: You're coasting down a hill, wind in your hair, sunset over you shoulder as you whiz down the road with five of your friends. No, it's not the pitch for a cheesy Super Bowl ad (I've seen better, and fran...