Daily Segs

So as I sat down to write this post I thought back on my Tuesday and wondered what I should put on here. I really am sick and tired of hearing about Tressel, Pryor and the Buckeyes who are continuing to screw up and make our football program and university look like a bunch of scrubs, so I'm going to try my best to steer clear of saying much about it anymore. If you want the information, turn on ESPN. That's all they're talking about. All I'm going to say is that no matter what happens, I still go to the best school in the country. At the beginning of Spring quarter I signed up for my scholars program's intramural softball team for two reasons: 1. It'd been a while since I busted out my cleats and glove and swung a bat and missed playing and 2. I wanted to help Mount win the scholars cup by winning some games. I was rather excited about it, and after seeing who all was on the team (it is co-ed, and our girls were pretty legit athletes so I was excited (that'...

Memorial Day weekend brought a little bit of everything for me this year. I stayed on campus Friday and Saturday, and came home on Sunday for a couple of graduation parties and got in some much needed chill time with two of my best friends in the ManCave. The grad parties were ya know, grad parties. Can't complain about the free food and seeing some people that I hadn't seen in a while to catch up. Last night was great-nothing beats being with those guys and killing Zombies-nothing. As I awoke on this Monday, it was with a weird taste in my mouth. No, I didn't do anything stupid last night I promise, but the weird taste was after checking my phone and looking at numerous text messages from ESPN telling me that Jim Tressel has resigned as the coach of The Ohio State Buckeyes football team. I know that many of you are expecting this post to be all lovey dovey on Tressel because I'm a Buckeye and all Buckeye fans do is talk about how awesome our program is. I'm here to...

As I get the ball rolling on this Friday entry, I apologize for not constructing an entry last night. Yesterday was a rather long day for Eric, made possible by me being an idiot and staying up until 2 a.m. Wednesday night watching the Reds suck and lose a game to a position player (Wilson Valdez) in the 19th inning. My alarm rang at 7:45 the next morning because I needed to be to my 8:30 class extra early due to the fact that my group was presenting our final presentation and wanted to meet early to run through it one last time before showtime. Naturally, only me and the Asian member (not being racist I promise) showed up on time, so I could have gotten 15 minutes more of sleep, but what would that do for me anyways. The presentation went well, and after attending two more classes yesterday, working out, and an eye appointment, I was sleepy. I chilled for a while and then just fell asleep before realizing that I did not blog all day. I hope you can forgive me. Anyways, today (or yeste...

So, today brought many things to my life. New information, a social media tool, and some good ole clownin'. As many of you know, Wednesday night at NOCO is immortalized as Pasta Night. For those that don't, this a day that all North Campusians look forward to and enjoy quite a bit. It is when NOCO (North Commons-Traditions Dining) presents its best meal by far, with a buffet of pasta with various sauces and meatballs, cheese lasagna, and the always delicious chicken tenders. I am not a regular attendee by any means, but I do enjoy it from time to time, for the sheer fact that it is eat as much as you can for your swipe. I invited one of my cousins with me to NOCO this eve, because I figured the big guy could use a free fill up and I love talking with the guy because he's the man. He is graduating after this quarter, and I have to admit I will miss having him around for multiple reasons. Anyways, he is graduating with a degree in construction management, so needless to say h...

Hooray! The Reds finally broke through against those fightin' Phils. Or against anyone for that matter. I mean honestly this whole losing-and losing by a lot-was getting really old. But they finally earned a W tonight, thanks to a Jay Bruce 3-run double in the top of the 9th with two outs. The final was 6-3 as good ole Coco Cordero just came in and mowed 'em over. This should come to the many delights of Reds fans everywhere because after winning five straight Cincinnati had dropped six in a row and needed a win in the worst way. Johnny Cueto pitched fairly well, but did not get a decision but I'm sure he won't mind because he knows as well as everyone else in the clubhouse how badly his squad needed a win. In other Reds beat news, my father informed me tonight that Edinson Volquez was sent down to AAA Louisville today. At first I was kind of confused about it, so I inquired why. He said that GM Walt Jocketty said in a statement that he needed to go get command of his f...

Alright, I'm going to be perfectly honest with you all on this one: if you don't go to The Ohio State University, or have never visited (and when I say visited I mean stayed over a night and ate with someone during the day) you more than likely will have no idea what in the world I'm going to talk about right now. As for all my fellow Buckeyes who may read this, including the two that I enjoyed a delightful dinner at Marketplace with tonight, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. So needless to say, proceed at your own risk. If you think you'll get bored or annoyed or anything of that nature, here is something else you can do to entertain yourself. Ok, so first off let me start by saying that being a member of North Campus has both its positives and negatives, much like every other living place on campus. The positives are (from the way I see them) as follows: close to essentially all the main buildings where classes are, close to High St. and Lane Ave., ...

With each passing day, I can't help but try to fathom the idea that in less than 3 weeks (18 days to be exact) I'll no longer be a freshman in college. It's a pretty incredible thought, seeing as how it feels like I just left good ole high school. Sure don't miss high school but still, it's crazy. As I sit here and think about the past 8+months of my life, I'd like to give a shout out to everyone who I have shared my first year of college experience with-from everyone to my roommates to other people who live in my dorm to those weird creepy guys who talk to you on High Street at 3 a.m. and ask for some of your Cane's. Without you, freshman year just wouldn't have been the same. The relationships I've made, kept, and am still developing have helped me realize what's really important in life and when is the right time to do some things and when is the wrong time for others to happen. They say that everything is downhill after your freshman year, an...