well . . .

so here we go again on the blogging.  it's been a while.  today is saturday to that means sportsday.  college basketball is starting to hit high gear so i'm pumped about that.  what i'm even more pleased to see is UB basketball at 16-5 and 8-1 in conference play.  wouldn't that be something if UB wins the conference in both football AND basketball in the same year?  This makes me think back to a marketing research project I did on UB athletics and UB2020.  They want to strive to be like Ohio State and Penn State as the flagship university of the state.  The one thing that I stated in my project is that their athletics programs needed to start winning before they could become a legit contender in Division 1.  All I can hope for is that UB keeps winning and makes the tournament.  A conference championship would be great, but so would an at-large bid!  If they finish the season with single-digit losses I think that would be considered a successful year.  Let's go UB!

what day is it?

so another monday, the worst day of the week for most people (and usually me too) has passed.  I I am looking forward to this weekend because of the obvious reason that it's superbowl sunday, on top of the fact that UB basketball is gonna be on ESPN2 saturday.  I hope they win, because this game will be a big step in their already successful 12-5(4-1) record.  Wouldn't that be something if UB football aaand basketball won the conference championship in the same school year? jeeez.  i miss that place.  BUT, I have a feeling that someday I will miss this place that I'm at right now as well, i suppose that's how it works.  so, here's to this weekend!

RAIN!!

sooo I woke up today and it was raining.  it's funny how people react to rain out here, people that have never been in snow think it is sorta the same and i laugh.  but it's crazy because i can't remember the last time it rained, eric said that it did last week once, for a minute.  the weather out here is really what they say it's like, and this is winter.  it is pretty much in the 70's and sunny everyday, and all I can think about is snowww.  what is wrong with me.  the X games ski superpipe is on tonight and I can't wait to see tanner hall lose.  I'll never look at tanner hall the same knowing that he has chilled with timmy and brown.  he's like the tony hawk of skiing.  annyyway, i made my first music video yesterday, people seem to like it which is cool.  I'm gonna try to stay on this productive roll, maybe I got a little inspired by our new president, or superman. our superman. till next timee . . .

OBAMA!

so I've been sleeping in a lot lately, but today was a different day.  I got up at 8am pacific time to see Obama's inauguration address.  It's weird seeing history happen, especially when everyone knows it's history.  the past 8 years have been bad for America and everyone knows it, but i'm glad to see that someone got elected that seems as though he truly cares about people and about what is right.  We can all learn something from mr. obama.  He represents how change can occur against all odds, how good can overcome evil, and how much Bush really sucked.  Today was a good day. for america. god bless.

Friday

So today is friday, although lately it has felt like every day is a friday.  or saturday.  I went to this place called Sunset Cliffs natural park the other day to shoot some video of the coast.  It was a perfect day and I couldn't help but just sit there and stare off into the ocean at surfer's off in the distance.  I'm like a ghost out here, nobody knows me and I don't know them, and on top of that I can drive 5 minutes and visit somewhere I have never been before.  The thoughts that were running through my head as I was sitting there on the edge of the cliffs can't really be described in words, and even video can't capture the true beauty of that scene on that day.  It's funny, as I sat there looking west, all I could think about was my life back east.  I knew this experience would be one that set the tone for the rest of my life, I'm just not exactly sure yet how it is going to play out.  I almost feel guilty, screw that, I do feel guilty that I am out here living out an extended vacation when so many of the people that I care about are going through the motions of the struggles of life back home.  Sure, I am paying out of my own pocket for this experience, but I still wonder how I'm going to look back on this time of discovery and adventure.  Or maybe i'm just thinking too much.  till' next timee

mr. clean

So today I performed the much needed task of cleaning my room.  I got a dresser and can finally put my clothes somewhere other than the ground, and I'm finally giving into the concept of doing laundry.  It's lookin' pretty good now, got my surfboard on display in the corner with my guitar, skis in the closet, and i'm startin' to feel as though this room is not a pigsty.  I got up today and went for a nice run up the hill and found a nice spot to see the ocean as well as all of mission bay and seaworld.  The leg is starting to feel a little more normal, and I have set my March deadline as the month that I am going to ski again for the first time.  I could ski right now, just not the way that I am going to want to.  I got my $300 dollar fantasy football check comin', and I can't wait to just give it right back to someone else whom I owe money.  Can't wait to have an income again, but for now I'm having a lot of fun just blowing through my savings.  I just think of it as an extended and much needed vacation.  That vacation will end soon enough however, but such is life.  Here's to the ups and downs.  Till' next time, laaaater

whoops

so it's been a while since I posted somethin'.  Being home in the Roc was great for the holidays, and it made me realize how much I miss home, mostly my friends and family.  Also the snow.  Buuut, i'm back in Cali now and had my first job interview today.  It went pretty well, it was for a small production company in Miramar.  I guess there were 50 applicants and he narrowed it down to 20 to come in to interview and i'm gonna hear back.  The guy was kinda weird, and I don't know exactly what my duties would be, but we'll see if I hear back.  I got up at 8am today which brings me back because I haven't been up that early in a while.  With the whole day ahead of me I decided to take another bike ride to the beach, which was great.  My leg is starting to feel normal again, I just need to keep riding and running so I can get my strength back.  Tomorrow is laundry day, for the first time, hopefully.  My room is gettin' pretty messy with all my dirty clothes, but whatever i'm not trying to impress anyone.  Soooo, till' next time. laaater