Turning 21

Anyone and everyone who understands Intermediate Accounting; preferably with experience in one Dr. Christian Wurst's sections. Seriously. It's that bad.

Staying up late, watching the Sixers blow another one is really becoming old hat. After all that, I got most of my work done so that Sunday is completely free for me, the Super Bowl, and whatever else comes my way. Oh, and La Salle comes to the Liacouras Center for another A-10 and Big 5 match up. Let's hope their youthfulness and their mistakes really show. We'll need it.

I went to the Pav earlier (basketball courts indoor), and it felt good to run a buncha full court games. There were a few games goin on, but my team was on the first court for three straight until we dropped our last game by a single point.

Now, I am really regretting waiting until the last moment doing my online homework and exams for Human Resource Management. Ugh.

It feels as if school just started, yet mid terms are popping up already. Yes, already. Wednesday will mark my first mid term exam of the Spring 2007 semester. Macroeconomics will be the subject, which I dont think will be too terribly bad.

On another note, both the Temple mens and womens basketball teams stomped over their opponents yesterday (La Salle and Dayton, respectively). At the mens game, there was an awful showing of student support. Seriously, there couldnt have been more than 100 kids in the "Nest." Pitiful. However, for those that did show up, they were treated to a Mardy Collins and a John Chaney sighting (with my own eyes, I only saw Mardy-- I didnt find out Chaney was there until I read this article ). Also, a few potential recruits were in the house, and they picked the right day to watch the Owls.

Mark Tyndale went off again, scoring 22 points and ripping down 10 rebounds. It was his second double double in as many Big 5 games. Atlantic-10 scoring leader Dionte Christmas, playing with 17 stitches in the webbing of his non-shooting hand, scored 17 points, only 4 came after intermission. Senior guard Dustin Salisbury piled on 19 in the contest, 15 of which came from behind the arc. Frosh Ryan Brooks , spelled Tyndale and Co., scoring 11 points in limited action.

La Salle's youth and inexperience showed, when late in the second half, Tyndale scored six straight points to squash any Explorer hope for a comeback. The Owls (9-12, 3-5) would pull away and keep the Explorers in check thru the rest of the contest, recoring a 89-64 victory. Their next game is on Wednesday against St. Bonaventure, at the Liacouras Center.

The Temple womens team is quietly riding a storm of conference victories which will soon lead them into the national rankings. The Lady Owls (18-5, 8-0) won Sunday over A-10 foe Dayton at the Liacouras Center. If interested, the link to the article is here .

In all my years living in Pennsylvania, I cannot remember a more bitter cold than what has hit the Philadelphia area over the past few days. Dont get me wrong, I can handle the cold, but its the sharpness of the wind that really does me in while walking in the city. Once I get inside, I dont even want to leave, thats for sure. I believe it was in the Metro this morning where it reported the "feels like" temperature to be -16 degrees. Its stunning to think about how a month ago I was in shorts and a t-shirt and was completely comfortable. So much for global warming eh?

I recieved a comment on one of my earlier posts about continuing this blog after I turn 21, and the answer to that question is yes. Technically, this blog was supposed to be about my resolutions I made for the new year. I will continue to post as long as I am allowed to do so. I am thinking about breaking down my resolutions into a weekly basis instead of being as sporadic as I am right now. Thanks, Jack, for the question.

The past few days have been whirlwind for me, trying to get thru the red tape of applying for jobs thru the Fox School of Business. I am finally able to do so, and I really need to get that finished before the Spring Connection job fair next week. On another note, I have to share this video from YouTube. It is a cover to George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" featuring Billy Preston (the unofficial 5th Beatle), Ringo Starr, and Eric Clapton. I woulda loved to see this in person, but this will have to suffice.

If there ever was a "gimme" game, tonight is the night for the Owls (9-12, 3-5). This is one of those games where you can try a few things here and there, and a game you can use to tweak your game or work on your set plays for the next few contests. A win tonight against the undermatched Bonnies of St. Bonaventure (6-16, 3-6) can be used as a stepping stone on the Owls' way back to .500, a trip to the A-10 tourney, and possibly (if things go very well) a spot in the NIT at the end of the season.

In their last game against La Salle, Temple used a hard nosed defense to force turnovers and take the tempo of the game into their own hands, leading to 22 breakaway points off of 18 Explorer turnovers. I would expect more of the same against a team like St. Bonaventure, turnovers leading to easy points the other way. As I said before, this should be an easy one for the Owls, but they should be careful not to look ahead to their weekend match up at La Salle and their Palestra game against St. Joes the following week. The red hot trio of junior Mark Tyndale, sophomore Dionte Christmas and senior Dustin Salisbury will need to pace the Owls over the next few games as they try to finish off what has been an underwhelming first season for new head Coach Fran Dunphy.

On the topic of Big 5 basketball, did anyone watch the pillow fight last night between St. Joes and Villanova? It was awful. Even worse, it was on national television. The game lacked what is usually a staple in Big 5 games...passion, intensity, and a close finish. To top it all off, Villanova's triumph tied them with my Temple Owls for most Big 5 victories all time, with 110.

Hopefully there will be a decent turn out tonight at the Liacouras Center. If youre not a student, it is less than $10 to take in a game, and I'd highly recommend it.

Temple just dropped 109 on St. Bonaventure. 109. That has to be a Liacouras Center record. Easily. I dont wanna sound as giddy as a school girl, but after seeing your boys drop 109 on a conference opponent, you cant help but be a tad excited. You know things were going well for TU when:

1. Dunphy started emptying the bench with 8 minutes to go and we still drop a C note on 'em

2. Dion Dacons had a career high in points....in the first half. He ended the game with 16 and 10

3. Serg drilled a 15 footer

4. Reserve C Anthony Ivory scored 4 straight points, first on a lay up and then a silky smooth 15 footer

5. Reserve G Brian Shanahan drilled an NBA-range three pointer on the final possession

6. Tyndale yanked down 16 boards, 4 of which came on the offensive end

7. We out rebounded the Bonnies 47-20

8. The Bonnies shot almost 50% from 3 (11-23)....and lost by 39

The student section was psyched, it felt good to all be so pumped to see Ivory and Shanny score. Honestly though, I'd like to see more of Ivory. Why not? What have you got to lose? Serg is good for his 5 fouls a game if he plays. At least Ivory might mix in a basket every once in a while.

Hopefully, and the key word is hopefully, we can shoot the lights out like this on Sunday against UMass and again on Valentines Day, when we travel to Tom Gola Arena to take on Big 5 and A-10 rival La Salle. Tickets go on sale later this week for both games and I can imagine they'd be more than $7. If you get the chance, I'd definately pick up a ticket for these two games.

On a more somber note, Dustin Salisbury was seen in the second half wearing a neck brace, but there was no formal announcement to the student section as to when or how the injury occured. I will post later regarding his condition as soon as the information becomes available.

Accoring to Philly.com's Jonathan Tannenwald's Soft Pretzel Logic blog , the neck brace worn by Temple G Dustin Salisbury was a precaution for his strained neck. Salisbury finished the night with 21 points on 7-12 shooting and a 3-7 performance from behind the arc.

TU 98- UMass 89. I believe, but correct me if I'm wrong, that this victory ensures the Owls a spot in the A-10 tournament in Atlantic City, which starts the first week of March. Minuteman Stephane Lasme, potential A-10 player of the year, was held in check until late in the 2nd half when he dropped in a few buckets to finish the game with 17. Teammate Rashaun Freeman was also quiet, finishing with 12 points. The victory was TU's fourth straight win, drawing them even in the A-10 and within one game of .500 overall for the season (11-12, 5-5).

Dionte Christmas dropped 30 points, the fifth time in seven games that the sophomore from Philadelphia has done so. The supporting trio of Dustin Salisbury (25), Mark Tyndale (15) and Semaj Inge (11) helped the Owls to get off to a fast start, and a lead that the Owls would never relinquish. What the stat line wont say is how Mark Tyndale really handled the aforementioned Stephane Lasme. The double-down defense by Tyndale and Co. really put a clamp on Lasme and limited the Minutemen's attacking options.

Freshman Ryan Brooks came into the game midway in the second and scored on three consecutive trips down the floor, helping to extend the Temple lead. The next game for the Owls is a Valentines Day matchup against Big 5 and A-10 rival La Salle. The game is at Tom Gola arena, and tip off is at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale at the Liacouras Center box office.

I hate snow. Seriously. I remember when I was back home (I say it as if it were like a million hours away), that whenever the local weatherman dropped the word "snow" in any forecast, the entire town would flood the local supermarkets, Home Depot's, and wherever else sold snowblowers, driveway salt, and cat litter. It's pathetic.

Lets hope Philadelphians arent as bad.

I thought I should pass this along. I dont necessarily hate the holiday, I just found this to be funny. The article is entitled Why I Hate Valentine's Day, by Laura Gilbert.

"As a single person, I have to tell you, mid-February is not my favorite time of year: Pink hearts abound with no one for me to give one to, merry couples flaunt their mutual bliss in dimly-lit restaurants, and, of course there's the secret shame of every single girl: The flower delivery from my mom. It's easy to understand the big reason that being single on Valentine's Day truly sucks--you're just plain old-fashioned left out.

But there are more subtle, sneaky ways that the holiday makes people miserable. Even if you've just started seeing someone or are officially dating someone, February 14th is a tricky date to navigate. Let me explain:

Valentine's Day makes people afraid to start dating someone. Dating gets put on hold for the few weeks before the 14th, because who wants to go on one date with someone only to have to decide right away whether to commit to a couples' holiday together? Say "yes" to a Valentine's Day date, and you seem too eager. But if you don't mention the holiday at all, you look just plain out-of-touch and may find yourself wondering why your date is so standoffish. So, many single people do what I do: put dating on a hiatus from about mid-January onward, just to avoid any awkward situations.

Valentine's Day can wreak havoc for those who date around. Many single people out there believe it's wise to hedge their bets by seeing more than one person at once. That's all well and good--until red-letter days like Valentine's, where there's only room for one name on your high-stakes dance card. You may find yourself in a position like one friend, who won't let me use her name, who woke up one Valentine's morning with someone she'd been dating, graciously accepted the flowers he gave her, then waved goodbye and threw them away so her evening visitor wouldn't see the evidence of their competition. Having multiple suitors is good for the ego and if, say, you're trying to collect all the Star Wars watches from Burger King, but it certainly makes for a lot of sticky scheduling. Not to mention the countless opportunities for direct questions about "Well, what are you doing that night?" and the relationship?s status... how, er, completely not romantic!

Valentine's Day forces people to be super-sentimental. Valentine's Day also puts external pressure on singles to not only be in a relationship, but to be in a relationship that communicates through pink-and-white cardstock. "I hate seeing girls carrying home flowers that their boyfriends sent them, because I know that's never me, even when I have a boyfriend--that's just not how I am in a relationship," says Heather McCabe from Newark, Delaware. "All of the expressions have just become formulaic--why bother if you know what's coming?" She says she'd rather her boyfriend did something nice for her unprompted than something "romantic" because it's a day when he's "supposed" to. So much focus on one little day can actually make people start to second-guess the hearts and candy they do get--is he really that into you, or did he just pick up the generic be-a-good boyfriend package on his way home?

Valentine's Day can bring a couple to make-or-break status. If you and your date are trying to figure out "where this relationship's going," be warned: Have any discussions around V-Day, and you just multiplied the meaningfulness factor by 100. "Valentine's is like a microscope," says John Devore, a playwright from Beaumont, TX, who's got a special perspective, since he's been on-again, off-again with his current girlfriend for more than two years. "Every move, word, sentiment or flaw is examined in detail for deeper meaning." Try to be civil and it?s read as commitment; act wishy-washy and you?re all but asking for your date to explode. Devore has an elegant description for what happens when a mundane fight takes place on February 14: "When the relationship is stumbling, Valentine's Day is a magnifying glass that finds a sunbeam and burns your life to the ground."

Need further proof? Consider this case of how a sweet gesture can become a neon sign blaring "get out!" to the less-into-it half of the couple. Sophie Phillips, a lawyer in Putnam County, New York, learned that the painful way when she planned a romantic weekend away. "I did the whole bed and breakfast suite in the country thing--very storybook," she says. When her honey got there, he took one look at the overwhelmingly romantic (some might say stifling) set-up and decided that he really wasn't ready to move in with her, as they had been discussing. Everything was seeming too couple-y, too fast for him. "Lovely timing, right by the fireplace," she recalls.

Valentine's Day can cause a relationship to linger... too long . When you're in a relationship that?s on its way out, Valentine's Day exerts a weird magnetic pull that makes you think it's worth sticking around for a few extra boxes of chocolate hearts. Take for example, someone we'll call me, who started seeing a not-so-perfect guy early last winter. We weren't soul mates by a long shot -- he didn't even have a TV, for starters -- but he was nice enough, the cuddling helped save on heating costs, and the fact that all my friends thought he was way hot helped, too. Now, obviously I wasn't going to break things off during the holidays... Then, post-New Year's, when I knew we really weren't clicking, I couldn?t help but think, "Well, I don't want to be single on Valentine's Day." I worked on keeping things pleasant for at least six weeks, to make it through the holiday together... but when things did unravel, let's just say I regretted not ending things sooner. It would have been easier to call the relationship DOA earlier rather than stretch it out unhappily in the hopes of being coupled-up on Cupid?s special day. In my case, it seems, St. Valentine was the patron saint of emotional inertia.

Valentine's Day ratchets up the pressure to have a perfect night. Happy loving couples are the people that can make us single people (or unhappy couples) quite jealous. They really just get joy out of being together, so you can imagine the epiphany I had when I discovered that Valentine's Day causes even these people angst. It happened when I was talking to my friend Jon Wilde from Durham, Connecticut. He's been crazy about his girlfriend since the day they met, but Valentine's Day really freaks him out. "The first time we celebrated it together, it was a bit stressful, but I liked working to show my girlfriend how much I appreciate her--reservations at a nice place, a pretty gift, getting dressed up, that's all fine," he muses. "But by the next year, I felt panicked. How could I outdo last year's plans? More time together requires an even bigger show, right? I know in my head that my girlfriend would probably be happy to just have a nice night out where she could dress up, but I'm here beating myself up trying to one-up myself. There's no satiating my inner Valentine's beast!"

Valentine's Day forces you to play Kreskin on the gift front. OK, so let's say you're dating someone, and the big heart-shaped day is fast approaching. Do you just get a card? Some candy? Something cashmere or 14-karat gold? It all takes on some big, strategic implications. Suzanne Tripp, a copy editor from Boston, knows this scenario first-hand. "One year, I decided to treat my guy, and I made a really fancy dinner--red, heart-shaped lobster ravioli, champagne, chocolate souffle," she says. For all her hard work, the one thing she skipped buying was flowers, assuming that her guy would at least pick those up out of instinct. "Nothing, nada," she says. "Here I thought I really didn't expect anything, because I'm not into that as a holiday, but I was still wondering if this guy even knew me or cared about me at all."

Another friend of mine had a boyfriend who had a knack for giving her exactly what she needed -- a toaster, a rolling pin, a hot-glue gun ?--on the holiday, but the gifts had so little romantic quotient that she usually spent the evening locked in the bathroom sobbing. "I mean really, how could I not take those gifts as a sure sign that he thought of me as a pal he happens to sleep with rather than the sexy woman who rocks his world?" (P.S.: This relationship survived and thrived, but the V-Day gifts were the subject of more than one couples counseling session.)

OK, I have made my case. And as you may have gathered, I'm not a big fan of February 14th and believe plenty of other people would agree. Look, I'm not saying being single is super-fantastic: Of course I'm still jealous of people who get to go home to someone who loves them and who never have to experience sitting between two strangers on an airplane. But this year on Valentine's Day, instead of feeling extra-jealous of my hooked-up friends, I'm going to relish my lack of awkward couple dynamics and make-the-day-perfect pressure and kick back a bit."

Tonight, Temple (11-12, 5-5) travels to Tom Gola Arena to take on La Salle (9-16,2-9). The Owls will be looking for their fourth straight win while the Explorers are looking to put the breaks on a current 5 game losing streak.

When the two teams met on February 4th, the Owls trounced the Explorers at the Liacouras Center. The trio of Tyndale (22), Salisbury (19), and Christmas (17) buried the Explorers, 89-64. Temple has won five of the last six match ups with La Salle, the only loss coming in the second match up late last year as former La Salle standout and 2006 A-10 player of the year (totally bogus) Steve Smith scored 21 points, shoointg 5 of 7 from three point range.

Tickets are on sale at the Liacouras Box Office, as well as at Tom Gola Arena (I think).

Harrisburg for the weekend, I'll post Sunday when I get back in Philly.

After spending a weekend at home, I have no room to criticize the PennDot road crews here in Philly. Five days after a "storm," my neighborhood is still covered in at least an inch of solid ice. The main roads and the roads into Harrisburg are not much better. Even worse, the people stuck on I-78 during the storm deserve a massive rebate of some sort from the state. How can you make people sit in the cold for over 24 hours? No food, no drinks, no bathrooms, running low on gas. What if someone was pregnant or went into labor? Or if someone was deathly ill? This past week was a butt load of lawsuits against the state waiting to happen.

Other than that, the weekend wasnt too bad, it was way shorter than I'd have liked it to be, but alas what can I do about it. This week wont be too bad. I'm really looking forward to our last game at the Palestra for the year, this Thursday as we take on St. Joes. And sleep. I really need some sleep.

Sorry for the lack of entries recently, I've been trying to catch up and really get a grip on a few of my classes. Weather wise, today was amazing. Blue skies, (semi) warm breeze, people outside laughing and corresponding with one another, which is a significant change from the cold (literally and figuratively) we've been seeing over the past few weeks.

I found that on the days that it was cold and windy and unpleasant, it made me tired and lethargic, whereas today (even with very very little sleep) I was more awake and ready to roll than I've been since the start of the semester.

I recieved a comment recently, from a reader named Jack. Jack wrote, "I am confused by all this Temple basketball blogging. Are you on the team? I don't see you on the roster so I guess you are just following the team to fill up blog space or maybe to pass the time until you can "paint the town red" as it were. I hope there isn't too much blood spilt on the joyous occasion. Maybe then you can blog about all the bars you visit."

In response, the basketball games are pretty much all I make time for between my school work and hanging out with my friends and seeing my family. I guess I allocate my time differently than other college kids, or perhaps I just dont blog about going out and getting smashed off my face or whatever else kids do nowadays. I like to have my fun and all, but thats my life, something I choose not necessarily to share. But in reality, I really enjoy college basketball, especially Big 5 basketball, thats why I cover it so much. As soon as baseball seasons starts, you can expect daily reports on the Phillies, because I go to games very, very regularly. I hope that answers your question.

In other news, I went out to King of Prussia on Monday for a career briefing with a life insurance company, and I was really disappointed. I was under the impression that I was there to discuss an internship in financial analysis, not a full time job in sales. I got a really bad vibe from the guy there, all he talked about was how much money he makes, how much money I could make, and how many of the "good things" I would be able to buy if I were employed with this company. After my briefing, I recieved a call within a handful hours of my briefing asking if I were interested in a second interview. I am not sure what I really want to do with this, I feel as if it is a scam, and that commissioned sales are not for me. Also, I cant go back out there on Thursdays, as that is my busiest day of the week in class. They didnt seem very flexible at all with me when I said I couldnt make it on Thursdays, but would be able to meet on Monday, Wednesdays or Fridays.

My pops thinks I shouldnt close the door on this company yet, but to just kinda see what they can offer me compared to other companies I'm talking with. I think he's got the right idea, lets just hope for my sake that I get another offer and will have a better set of choices to choose from.

Oh, and here is another Temple basketball reference: Thursday, 8 pm, at the Palestra, the Owls take on St. Joes. I'm psyched. Tickets are $6 at the Liacouras Center box office---I'm not sure of the prices at either St. Joes or at the Palestra (or who is selling the remainder of tickets for that matter). See you there.

Embarassed. Simply embarassed. Tonight was NOT Big 5 basketball, and I apologize for those who bought tickets to tonights game. Check out John Tannenwald's Soft Pretzel Blog for a more balanced discussion of the game.

I need to get out tonight, thats for sure. After tonight, I am locking myself in my room for the next six days and hitting the books as hard as I've ever hit them. I have accounting, macroeconomic and computer information sciences exams next week, all within about 30 hours of one another. I think, as friend John Tannenwald suggested, I will go for that walk this afternoon downtown. Perhaps Rittenhouse Square or down to South Street.

After being embarassed beyond embarassed last night by St. Joes (who played an amazingly solid game---dont tell anyone I said that), I was perhaps more upset at my fellow fans in the student section than anything else. I sat maybe six rows deep in the student section last night, and I had the pleasure of sitting in front of the three stooges. What really got under my skin was their supposed knowledge of basketball, especially Temple basketball. The first stooge was calling for Dunphy's letter of resignation, and was insisiting that we should have hired Rick Brunson, Dan Lebovitz, or some high school coach from the area instead of Dunphy.

No way in Gods green earth should we have hired any of the aforementioned candidates. First of all, Rick Brunson. Are you kidding me? Hire someone who has no previous coaching experience? Not even intramural coaching experience? Let alone little or no experience in the recruiting process. I understand he is a part of the "Temple community," but honestly how are you going to replace a Hall of Fame coach with a no-namer? Next, Danny Lebo. He was a good assisstant under Chaney, but again, little experience as a head coach. He later took the head coaching job at Manhattan (maybe? I'm not entirely sure on this one, correct me if I'm wrong). Finally, a high school coach? I didnt catch his name. Apparently, he is a city coach, and has the ties to the kids he can bring to Temple, I get that part. What I dont get is how youre going to (honestly) call for Dunph's resignation and even think that a high school coach could do any better.

After one of the stooges spouted this outta his mouth, I turned around and promptly and politely (yeah, right) asked him if they were crazy (I used other words). What I tried to tell these clowns was that Dunph is playing HIS game with CHANEYS players. Chaney's boys havent seen an offense since they were in high school. Dunph is trying to institute a structured offense at a school where offense was a secondary concern for the last few decades. And have they not seen the success Dunph has had the past 17+ years? Or the fact that he is a true Philadelphia- basketball guy, and a basketball guy in general. He played at La Salle, coached under Speedy Morris at La Salle, coached at the USMA, coached with Gary Williams at American University, came back to La Salle to coach more, and then took the position of head coach at Penn, where he won 310 games. Hmm. That resume really speaks for itself. Like any other first year coach, Dunph needs time to get his system in there and get his players here at Temple. Before you even think of harassing Dunph, you really should brush up on your basketball knowledge.

Sorry for that little rant, but I guess for the three stooges, ignorance is bliss.

In Dunphy I trust.

And so day one of the lock down begins.

10:47 a.m.- wake up, check the email, check the blog.

12:00 p.m.- ran thru my microeconomics practice exam

2:00 p.m- Temple basketball game

4:13 p.m.- realized I have yet to accomplish anything in terms of studying for my exams this week.

8:00-9:00 p.m.ish- watched the end of The Replacements. Started to watch it again. Thank you, TNT.

Rest of the night- did nothing other than read a few things here and there

2:30 a.m.- recieved one of those "are you still awake texts." Of course, I was.

3:15 a.m.- fell asleep in the middle of texting conversation. Oops.

Update: Day 2:

11:30 a.m- woke up, went to tech center for the afternoon.

5:00 p.m. - ate dinner, left to go downtown to church

6:00 p.m.- after waiting for over 20 minutes for the subway, we realize we will miss the service. Decide to go to FYE instead.

7:35 p.m.- get home and update blog

8:06 p.m.- working on stat homework. Update later.

Correction on my previous post: Jon corrected me that Danny Lebo took the job at Hartford, not Manhattan.

Three exams within 30 hours. Then its home-free for this dude. I dont really have any plans for spring break, except to chill with my boys when we all get together at home. Wing Tuesday at Nathans, or Hooters, wherever we decide to meet up. We'll shoot the breeze for a few hours, take up space in the bar, but whatever.

I think I'm going to pick up a few hours at Foot Locker (a part time job, theyre real flexible with hours/scheduling, plus its a really, really easy job). I'm going to see both sets of grandparents, and my great grandma a few times. Honestly, working, seeing my family, and hanging with the boys isnt too bad of a way to spend spring break without costing a fortune to go somewhere. I dont think I'll have too much to do in terms of homework over break; I worked ahead in my HRM class, and I'll be taking three exams right before I leave, and Darin wont even think about giving us any homework, so I'll be golden. I might, however, take my accounting book home and re-read some stuff so I'll be prepared for the next few chapters.

About my resolutions: I go to the gym about three times a week, I've been to church services in the city a few times since I marked it last. As for swearing, well thats totally out the window. Junk food on campus--I'm working on it. Sometimes its just easier to do a smash and grab as youre goin to class or goin to get work done. Being proactive: I dont really know how to judge that, but I'm doin what I gotta do.

For anyone who is a Big 5 basketball fan, you need to at least look at this documentary about the Palesta. Also, see John Tannenwald's post on this, for he saw the premier just last night. The DVD is a reasonable $19.99 and is available for pre-order today.

Plans for tonight: Getting together to eat with the boys, then heading over to the Tech Center for the night to study for my economics and accounting exams. If you havent heard of the Tech Center on campus, or are interested in computers, that site is for you. It's an amazing resource that I wish I had when I was a freshman. But alas, beggars cant be choosers can they?