Marathon Stats

Since I'm going to be training to run a marathon you can go here to check out my training schedule. http://bit.ly/gmxxPQ

Thursday, March 22, 2007

Wanna talk about skiing?

*Musical Selection*
*Corey Smith*
*http://www.coreysmith.org/music.cfm*
*I would recommend downloading them all but if you are going to pick one pick 'If I could do it again*

On Sunday morning at 3:30 am I did something I don't think I normally would have done. Okay before I tell you what that something is you can try and guess...go ahead...done yet? Okay here it is, I went on a ski trip to two states away with 18 other people and I only knew 1 of them. Sorry to disappoint, if you had guessed I got drunk and did something dumb and/or funny.

I went with the brothers from Phi Sigma Alpha, a local fraternity at Austin College in Sherman, TX and a few of their friends. I understand the closeness a group of guys can have and especially a group of fraternity brothers. I was the guy nobody knew, I was the guy that everyone was whispering about when I sat in their living room on Saturday night/Sunday morning. I have always been a confident individual but I don't know if I would have wanted to go on a ski trip for 4 days with people I don't know (the one guy I did know I only knew because he worked part time with the Mavs during the playoffs) if it hadn't been for my recent experiences.

Moving to a place where I knew nobody has probably widened my social horizons a bit. Being the new guy in the group, in almost every situation I've been in for the last year, has been a great learning experience for me. I've always thought that real life learning will beat anything you do in a text book any day. For example I will never EVER home school my child because, the things he/she may not learn because its a public education will never out weight the knowledge they gain, and increase in both maturity and communication skills they get from interacting with their peers. Sure I am getting my MBA and that knowledge is supposed to help me in the "real world", but I believe that will only get me interviews and get my foot in the door. It will be the times like this week that will make me an attractive candidate for any job, one of the older guys in the group told me "If I was the guy nobody knew in a group this big I'd probably be sitting in a corner and keeping quite". He told this because I was hanging out with everyone, laughing and joking and having a great time...GREAT TIME.

It would be completely unacceptable for me to not thank these people for having me. I had so much fun and they were great to me. Like I've said I was "the outsider", but they took me in and treated me like they had known me for much longer that 24 hours. I believe some of these people could end up being friends for a long time to come. I completely appreciate their welcoming me to their group and must say, Thank you.

So these last four days I went from the guy "that everyone was whispering about when I sat in their living room on Saturday night/Sunday morning" to the guy "who was shaking hands and giving hugs, promising to keep hanging out"...what a trip.

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

62-54

Your musical selection will follow the post.

March is the best sports month because of March Madness. But tonight the inevitable happened, the Lobos season ended before the madness could start. I sat listening to the entire game on the internet and for the last two minutes of game play I just listened as my heart slowly tore apart, I think I was so upset I might have even squeezed out a tear or two. You would think I would be prepared for this moment, I mean we have sucked ever since we had to start playing teams with less than one direction in their name. But it felt like a relative dying of old age, you know they are close to dying and you have prepared yourself for the moment, but it still hurts oh so bad when it happens.

*your musical selection*
So on that note, let's all sing the fight song together now...

Hail to New Mexico
Thy loyal sons are we,
Marching down the field we go
Fighting for thee.

GO FIGHT WIN

Now we pledge our faith to thee
Never shall we fail.
Fighting ever, yielding never.

HAIL HAIL HAIL

Don't worry Lobos I still love you...there's always next year.



Oh yah....FUCK YOU RITCHIE MCKAY
and while I'm at it...FUCK YOU FRAN FRASCHILLA

Saturday, March 03, 2007

She...

I decided to go straight to a song recommendation instead of giving the whole band.
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=16452630
On the page click on "Oklahoma Breakdown"
It's my song of the week, I'm lovin' it.


I'm looking for someone, you may have seen her. So if that is the case I figured I should tell you a little about her so you can send her my way when you track her down for me.

She is about 5'7", cute blonde girl with blue (or was it green?) eyes.
She enjoys sports, especially cowboys football.
She is a strong woman who won't back down from a challenge.
She is educated and has a bright future ahead of her.
She can talk intelligently about anything...or fake it really well.
She looks just as amazing in sweat pants and a hoody as she does in a fancy dress.
She thinks it's funny how I know all the lines to Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
She has an affinity for short red-heads...with a great personality.
She doesn't feel like I'm "too dedicated" if I call her just to tell her how beautiful she is.
She likes drama and controversy, like I like cancer.
She is laid back
She gets up early during the week, but on the weekend might sleep till the clock strikes PM.
She loves me...or so I hope.

I'm looking for this girl. If you or anyone you know fit this description please contact your local authorities ASAP...I got a hot date with her planned.