Tuesday, March 31, 2009

New Facebook

What the hell is with Facebook changing how it is layed out and set up? In the past year, I have noticed that Facebook has changed two different times. Each of these times I have gotten messed up trying to find everything that I wanted to. In the end, I have gotten use to the new Facebook each time. But, why does it keep changing? These new changes just cause complaints from its users and more frustration. Its not that changes are bad, it just frustrates me when I get on Facebook and realize that things are not the same. I just want Facebook to stay the same for a while.

Final Four 2009

This years NCAA men's basketball tournament is nearing its end. I have watched more games this year than I ever have, partly because I am not in school from 8-3. I filled out my bracket and hoped for the best. My favorite team, the Connecticut Huskies, have made it to the final four along with Michigan State, North Carolina, and Villanova. I do not know what outcomes to expect from the coming games this weekend. I know I will watch each of the three remaining games. I am curious to see who will come out on top.

Spring Break

This Spring break was probably one of my more boring ones. I did not really do much of anything all spring break. My girlfriend is still in high school, so she had to go to school during the day. Most nights she had to work. My sister also had to go to school and my parents were at work. So I was by myself almost everyday. I had a few friends come over and play some basketball a couple days. One night my girlfriend and I went to Olive Garden to celebrate our 3 year. Other than that, I sat at home, watched movies and played online poker.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

March Madness

The time of the year is getting close once again. The start of the men's NCAA basketball tournament is very near. This time is one of my favorite times of the year because of my love for basketball. There have been many teams that have been in the hunt for number one seeds. The major conference tournaments will be starting within the next couple weeks and the winners will win automatic bids to the big tournament. Many people will fill out their brackets at work, hoping to come out on top and win a cash prize. I plan to watch as many games as I possibly can. This time of year only comes once. This year is going to be very interesting to see who shines and who will be the NCAA champion. March Madness is already here for me!

The Following Year

This whole first year I have been taking classes that fulfill my CORE curriculum. It has been a pain in the ass. I can't wait until I finally begin to take classes for my major next year. SIU does not currently have my major, but they are supposed to get it by the spring of 2010. Sports administration. I am very excited to begin taking courses for what I hope to be the roots of my career. One day I hope to work for a professional sports team. I am not sure what exactly I want to do, but I know that I want to be involved with sports.

High School vs. College

I was always told that high school would be the best years of my life. At the time, I believed every single one of those people. But, now that I am in college, I have realized that the next four years of my life are going to be the best. For once, I am on my own, I do not have to worry about what my parents think. I can do what I want, for the most part. It is a lot more laid back than it was back in high school. The one thing that I miss from high school is being able to play sports. I wish I could have had one more year to play again. But, I suppose if I had that one more year, I would probably wish for another one after that. Coming to college, I knew nobody. I did not know how I was gonna like it, if I would have good friends or not, and if I would have fun. After these last few months though, I have realized that college really is a good thing. You start the next part of your life. You can be whoever you want to be. I am able to play basketball anytime I want now too. I just feel more relaxed at college.

Steroids

I am a huge sports fan, I always will be. If someone is making several millions of dollars, why do something stupid to jeoporidize that. If I was able to play a sport and make that much money, I would be ecstatic. I would be happy playing a sport and making a hundred thousand dollars a year. I do not understand why baseball players feel they need to CHEAT by taking steroids. They are going to get caught and this could end their career. Why would anybody risk that? I just do not get it. I do understand that they are trying to make themselves better than everyone else, but they way to do that is not through banned substances. They need to work harder, try harder, and believe more. If anyone sets their mind to something, they can do it. I do not think steroids are in any way good. I think for all sports, if someone is caught using steroids, they should be banned for life. It is cheating, and no one respects a cheater. These athletes are supposed to be role models. What kind of message do they think they are sending us by using steroids? Do they think we will think they are cooler?