March Madness

Every year when March Madness rolls around people start talking about brackets and college basketball. Even people that usually have no interest in sports are hopping on the band wagon and flipping there tvs to espn or sports center to get the lastest box score. I was one of these people. I didn't give two hoots about college basketball and didn't know what the sweet sixteen was other than a television show that spoiled kids getting whatever they want. I started enjoying March Madness a couple years ago when I was invited by a friend to fill out an online bracket. I filled it out with no background on who was who when it came to college hoops. After pretty much choosing teams by random, I didn't even know how it worked. After my brother explained to me that when a team wins I gain points and the higher the upset the more points I receive. After figuring out the ins and outs of the brackets, I started to check my standing more and more. It was exciting one minute you were in the top five the next your in the bottom five. It didn't help that there was money involved. I haven't been a big gambler but when it comes to March Madness I get all excited to watch the games. I haven't done so well this year, even though I did start off in first I have now fallen to eleven place out of twenty two players.

Spring Break

Over break I didn't do anything too exciting just hung out with my friends and relaxed. But it was a well appreciated break none the less. What are some things I did? I went to the movies and saw she's just not that into you. Which was an alright movie but nothing I would go out and buy. I also went swimming a couple times which was really fun seeing its one of my favorite past times. The weather was awesome so my friends and I did a litte walking on the local bike trails. Also we had a family get together to grill out and just enjoy the weather. Some things I didn't enjoy on break were last friday night i went in the ditch with my car again. After all that good weather, it snows once and that's what I do. Yay me! I also went to visit my aunt who owns a tanning bed so I must thought it was a good idea at the time but went in for 20 minutes on the first time and cooked myself silly. Which is the reason im peeling after a horrible 3 days of painful burns. Over Spring break most people go somewhere fun in the sun but I think I had a pretty good break myself couldn't ask for anything better then spending it with people I love and are a blast to hang out with. Not to mention it's a lot cheaper. ;)

Random

What's with the weather? One week I can wear a t-shirt to school and the next I can't make it out of my driveway. Seeing spring break is about a week away, people would think that spring might actually be here or at least close. But seriously who could tell with this crappy weather. Hmm... what's new in my life? I'm apartment hunting, so that's kinda exciting. Looking for a place in the area, so I can move out of the crappy dorms. Well the dorms themselves are in o.k. condition but just living in a space so small with somebody gets tiring after a while. It was an o.k time i guess didn't get into it too bad that I had to switch roommates, like many other people. But I just need my space and a small dorm just doesn't cut it. I can't wait till school is over because I will be hopefully starting out in my career and making money for kinda of the same stuff I'm doing at school right now, but without the extra hours of my life I spend on homework. That is a big thing that I can't wait for, going to work and not having to bring any home. Also making money along with it. I also go home every weekend because I can't stand to be in the cruddy dorms for more than 5 days, but after I get a place with some of my closest friends and actually have a space to call my own, meaning my own room, I will be much happier. I'm also looking forward to paying for stuff myself. I know that's weird to say but I hate depending on other people. My parents won't let me get a job through college because they think I need all my time devoted to school. Which I'm glad I did in the long run because I wouldn't know how to balance both work and school then the loads of homework we get on top of that. So all in all I can't wait to see where my life takes me in the near future.

Giving Speeches

I don't use hate very often, because it's such a strong word but....I HATE SPEECHES. Giving them and listening to them, i hate them both. In my speech class we have to give four speeches throughout this semester. After I accomplish one, I have to admit I do feel good to have one over with but I know that the next one is just that much closer. Some people fear speaking more than death. I don't know if I'm that strong of a hater, but it's pretty close. I get up there nervous as ever and ready to give a speech that I'm not fully confident in. It doesn't help when the teachers videotaping either. It just makes my level of nervousness go higher. I know everybody else in the class is probably just as nervous as me but their not the ones up there at the time giving a speech. I think the second hardest part of speech giving, falling second to actually giving the speech, is picking a topic. You have to find something that you feel stronlgy about that if your up there giving it and lose ur place, you can go on with just the knowledge you have. You also need to pick something that everybody in the room is familiar with so they don't get bored. I picked this blog topic because I have to give a speech tomorrow. It seems like it puts a damper on my whole day. When I wake up in the morning I say to myself ugh I have to give a speech today.