Wild In the Streets (and sidewalks)

Coming from a school with an enrollment of only 6,000 students, I was not accustomed to a large campus. I could walk from my house 1 street off campus to the opposite side of campus in 10 minutes. Midwestern's campus could fit inside the Texas A&M golf course with room left to spare. Gone are my days of walking across campus in a quick and easy manner.

So what am I to do? Blade it up, baby.

Rollerblading had it's hay-day in the 80's and 90's for good reason. I don't understand why more people don't still do this. It's like walking and flying at the same time! I was the ONLY person yesterday rollerblading on campus. There were more people on unicycles (2) than rollerblades (1, me). Something is wrong with that image. Why are there carnies going to the same school as me?

The Tallest Man On Earth

I realize that I'm a little behind on this one, but I recently started listening to Kristian Matsson, the Swedish musician who performs under the grandiose title, The Tallest Man on Earth. His raw vocals and unadulterated guitar stylings are a breath of fresh air from everything that is over-produced in music today. Here he is in an intimate concert for NPR, playing "I Won't Be Found", "The Gardener", and "Pistol Dreams".

It's Time

I had pretty crappy seats to see the Rangers beat Baltimore on a Nelson Cruz walk-off sacrifice fly.

What's up Preppy?

About a year and a half ago, my friends at Save the Empire and I made a mock documentary (a mock-umentary) about an obscure character on the acclaimed show, Saved By the Bell. The character, Rodney Belding, is the younger, more adventurous brother of Bayside's principal, Richard "The Big Bopper" Belding.

(The movie can be seen if you scroll down on this page)

After the actor that played Rod Belding saw it, he decided he liked it so much, he would be interested in making a sequel. So, in about a week and a half, the cast and crew of Lost Heroes will be flying out to California to capture the innocent adoration of this beloved character yet again. TEASER: A few other familiar faces may surface as well.

Class of 2011

I got my acceptance letter yesterday from Texas A&M.

After 4 years at Midwestern State, I'm excited to attend a Division I university that people are actually happy to attend. I can't wait to get down to Aggieland and enjoy a real college experience.

Bonus: I won't live in Wichi-titty Falls anymore. Whoop!

Safety Video

If you took a science class in high school or college, you have probably seen this video before. Fast forward to around 4 minutes for some great unintentional comedy.

It's Baseball Season

That's where I will be TOMORROW. It's only going to be for an exhibition game and there is a chance of precipitation, but I'm going to be at THE BALLPARK IN ARLINGTON. I would rather be nowhere else.

I love winter. I love the cold. I love watching the Dallas Cowboys play football (and it was nice to watch them play a few extra games this year, but that discussion is for another day). But for me, nothing beats that feeling that comes around every March/April when I can't concentrate on anything besides the start of the baseball season.

It has been 11 years since the Rangers have been to the postseason, but this time of year presents a youthful optimism that simply cannot be duplicated. It's our year. The pieces are in place. We deserve a pennant. One thing for certain is that this will consume my life for 162 games. See you in October. And I hope its closer to Halloween than Columbus Day.

Rangers in 2010!