Round One

Today was the first game of the NCAA Division IA Playoffs.

It started out a beautiful morning. The temperature was just right and the sun was out and shining. Rehearsal went well and we all enjoyed arriving later and leaving earlier. Temperature: 48 degrees.

Next was lunch at Boone Drug and then the Mountaineer Walk. Followed shortly by pep bands throughout the campus. I of course, was in Railey Lot. Not alot of people there today, and rather unenergetic. Temperature: 61 degrees.

Game Time! Pregame and kickoff went great. Some confusion in the first half, and the first quarter took over an hour to play. I knew then this was going to be a long game. Temperature: 68 degrees.

Halftime! The sun has started to go down and it's cooling off. We had to work so hard to pull through the show, people just didn't seem to want to give it their all. We finally pulled through it and everything turned out alright. New halftime show next game. Temperature: 52 degrees.

Third quarter: Such a long time till the game is over, it's almost completely dark now. We're winning but they keep coming back. Could we lose the game? Temperature: 49 degrees.

Fourth quarter: Won't this game just end?!!! Come on!!!! Temperatuer 42 degrees.

Currently: I'm sitting in my room after a nice dinner with my parents relaxing and warming up. Here's to a great day tomorrow and GO APPS!

Oh yeah, we won the game by the way....ASU Vs. Montana next week!

Current Temperature: 40 degrees.

"Wherever you go, always leave them feeling that you're kind, respectful, and classy. It'll leave a lasting impression and you'll get a lot of good support later on".
~Dr. Scott C. Tobias ------- Jedi Master

Memory Lapses

You know, sometimes I wonder how well my memory works. I keep meaning to write, I think of good things to write, and then when it comes time to write...I forget.

It just seems to be the way our lives are running these days. So often do we run around all day then collapse in the bed, not taking time to truly enjoy things or reflect on our current state of affairs.

I for one am tired of being tired. I'm tired of being stressed and worried and refuse to be so anymore. No more will I be run by the outside world, but rather I will take control of myself. I will look out for my best intrests, and my physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well being.

I recently watched the movie Braveheart for the first time, and it was a wonderful movie. It made me realize how important true freedom is. It also made me realize the price that has to be payed to achieve it. William Wallace found a truth to believe in, an ideal. He believed in it so wholeheartedly that he laid down his life for it. Let us find that ideal for ourselves. Let us find that truth that is so worth fighting for, that we would give our life to ensure its continuation.

Today was Thanksgiving, a day to pause and reflect on what we're thankful for. I'm thankful for freedom, for salvation, for my loved ones, my friends and family, my health, and my overall well-being.

Has it all been great? Certainly not. Would I trade it? Never.

"Every man dies. Not every man lives" ~ William Wallace