So I always walk out of work between 7 and 9am after going in at 4 and tell the people I work with, you know you work too early in the morning when ...
Today I did it once again and decided I would make a blog post about it since there are really so many different things you can do for it. Anyways, I'll get to the point. I wrote a paper for non-fiction about how many different things annoy me and figured this would kind of be the same thing. I don't really know if this counts as a legitimate wall post, but here we go.
You know you wake up too early for work when...
-you have to defrost your windows at two different times in the same morning
-you wake up from your nap after work, and you don't really know whether or not you are supposed to be going to work now or if you already worked that day
- you go into work when it's pitch dark out and get off when the sun is on the rise
- you leave for work and your roommates are in the living room playing beer pong from the night before
- you are heading to bed when your roommates are just waking up from a nap before they go out to the bars
- you can't call anyone after you get off work because there is still a good chance no one is awake yet
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Blaine Gabbert
I don't want to call any specific people out, although I guess the title of this blog post kind of does that, except I can't help myself but wonder how he could be a first round draft pick in the NFL.
Gabbert has done great things for the Missouri Tigers in the past two seasons as the starting quarterback, however at the same time I feel like he's made many mistakes that he will get destroyed in the NFL for.
After the Oklahoma game, I felt Gabbert would go pro and thought he was most definitely good enough to be a top pick. However, that was when he didn't seem to have happy feet in the pocket and proceed to lose two straight games to Nebraska and Texas Tech. Then on top of that, he has yet to win a bowl game for the Tigers and I don't see how his interception in the Insight Bowl against Iowa that, while I don't blame him for the loss because he did have a great game, was the final blow to the Tigers in why we lost that game.
Those same mistakes in the NFL will put him on the bench. And, there's no guarantee he won't make those mistakes. The fact is, he has suspect pocket presence, he's extremely hit or miss with the deep pass and inconsistent with his throwing accuracy no matter the length of the pass. Everyone says he will be drafted high in the draft and most likely have success in the NFL because he has the "NFL quarterback build" just like Josh Freeman did coming out of Kansas State and nearly led the Tampa Bay Bucs to the playoffs this year.
Personally though, I just don't think Gabbert will be a top quarterback in the NFL, at least not for a few years until he can improve on his pocket presence. If he thinks Nebraska and Texas Tech's pass rush is quick, he has no clue what's going to hit him in training camp.
Gabbert has done great things for the Missouri Tigers in the past two seasons as the starting quarterback, however at the same time I feel like he's made many mistakes that he will get destroyed in the NFL for.
After the Oklahoma game, I felt Gabbert would go pro and thought he was most definitely good enough to be a top pick. However, that was when he didn't seem to have happy feet in the pocket and proceed to lose two straight games to Nebraska and Texas Tech. Then on top of that, he has yet to win a bowl game for the Tigers and I don't see how his interception in the Insight Bowl against Iowa that, while I don't blame him for the loss because he did have a great game, was the final blow to the Tigers in why we lost that game.
Those same mistakes in the NFL will put him on the bench. And, there's no guarantee he won't make those mistakes. The fact is, he has suspect pocket presence, he's extremely hit or miss with the deep pass and inconsistent with his throwing accuracy no matter the length of the pass. Everyone says he will be drafted high in the draft and most likely have success in the NFL because he has the "NFL quarterback build" just like Josh Freeman did coming out of Kansas State and nearly led the Tampa Bay Bucs to the playoffs this year.
Personally though, I just don't think Gabbert will be a top quarterback in the NFL, at least not for a few years until he can improve on his pocket presence. If he thinks Nebraska and Texas Tech's pass rush is quick, he has no clue what's going to hit him in training camp.
Redundancy
Ever since this school year started life seems so redundant, and I haven't even started the "real world" yet. I can't even imagine once I start working everyday from 9-5 just how redundant life may seem.
My biggest question, though, is how do people get away from that redundant feeling? Perhaps a vacation, a little change of scenery? I'm not really sure.
I don't even know that it's really that horrible that everything seems redundant. I just don't feel anything changes. I wake up, now I go to work but before then I woke up, went to class, ate lunch, did homework or watched tv and maybe worked out a little bit, ate dinner, went to the girlfriends and go to bed just to repeat the process the next day. And the day after, and day after that. Nothing changes.
Now that I have the job, I still do the same thing just with less sleep. I wake up at 3:30, come home sleep some more and then repeat the class and eating schedule. Perhaps I'm looking for too much out of life, or perhaps, it's my fault and I don't put enough effort into finding new and exciting things to do with my free time. I think I'm just missing my time as a kid a little bit. Or, maybe it's the "winter blues." I'm thinking things are really only going to get a little worse though with the end of football season and baseball season not starting for 3 more months.
My biggest question, though, is how do people get away from that redundant feeling? Perhaps a vacation, a little change of scenery? I'm not really sure.
I don't even know that it's really that horrible that everything seems redundant. I just don't feel anything changes. I wake up, now I go to work but before then I woke up, went to class, ate lunch, did homework or watched tv and maybe worked out a little bit, ate dinner, went to the girlfriends and go to bed just to repeat the process the next day. And the day after, and day after that. Nothing changes.
Now that I have the job, I still do the same thing just with less sleep. I wake up at 3:30, come home sleep some more and then repeat the class and eating schedule. Perhaps I'm looking for too much out of life, or perhaps, it's my fault and I don't put enough effort into finding new and exciting things to do with my free time. I think I'm just missing my time as a kid a little bit. Or, maybe it's the "winter blues." I'm thinking things are really only going to get a little worse though with the end of football season and baseball season not starting for 3 more months.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Picture Frames
I always wonder: Do guys judge other guys for having picture frames in their rooms? I've personally never been a fan of picture frames, I've never had them and never really wanted them. I had two photos hanging in my room since last school year, both of them of my Godfather. Neither, however, were in a picture frame but instead just thumb-tacked to my wall.
Now, I've had a girlfriend for a few months and with it being during Christmas she and my mom gave me picture frames for Christmas to put a picture of her and me in them. They have the little messages below the picture on the frame, "XOXO" and "LOVE" and "I Love You." I guess my biggest question, is it weird that I kind of like them in my room now?
I've never actually given picture frames a chance and I guess I always figured picture frames were for girls and people with emotions, all that mooshie gooshie stuff. ***I don't know how to spell mooshie gooshie or if it's truly even a phrase***
Nevertheless, I suppose it might be kind of misogynistic of me to feel that frames are only for girls. But hey, I guess I'm evolving because I really actually like the picture frames next to my bed. It feels kind of "Homey."
Now, I've had a girlfriend for a few months and with it being during Christmas she and my mom gave me picture frames for Christmas to put a picture of her and me in them. They have the little messages below the picture on the frame, "XOXO" and "LOVE" and "I Love You." I guess my biggest question, is it weird that I kind of like them in my room now?
I've never actually given picture frames a chance and I guess I always figured picture frames were for girls and people with emotions, all that mooshie gooshie stuff. ***I don't know how to spell mooshie gooshie or if it's truly even a phrase***
Nevertheless, I suppose it might be kind of misogynistic of me to feel that frames are only for girls. But hey, I guess I'm evolving because I really actually like the picture frames next to my bed. It feels kind of "Homey."
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Week 17
It's the last week of the NFL regular season and that's a sad day for true sports fans.
I've never been a fan of the NHL or NBA and thus February and March are rather boring months in my life. I play fantasy football and fantasy baseball, by about the end of February I begin studying for fantasy baseball, however that leaves February with absolutely nothing to do.
There is so much discussion in both football and baseball about restructuring schedules and the number of games teams play. So... Here is what I propose.
Increase the NFL regular season to 18 games, however do not start the games until the same time around mid-September. That way, the NFL regular season will last through mid-January, then playoffs and the Super Bowl last up until mid to late February. MLB wants to add another round of playoffs, I'm all for that. However, there's no reason to add playoffs and extend MLB postseason through mid-November. Who do they think they are: NHL and NBA? We don't need post-season lasting as long as the regular season. Instead, start the MLB season in mid-March leaving two weeks at the end of the season for the extra round of playoffs. This then leaves me with my one month to study fantasy baseball, and I don't have a boring month like February without any sports to watch.
Hint Hint... probably a blog post coming about how much I dislike the month of February.
I've never been a fan of the NHL or NBA and thus February and March are rather boring months in my life. I play fantasy football and fantasy baseball, by about the end of February I begin studying for fantasy baseball, however that leaves February with absolutely nothing to do.
There is so much discussion in both football and baseball about restructuring schedules and the number of games teams play. So... Here is what I propose.
Increase the NFL regular season to 18 games, however do not start the games until the same time around mid-September. That way, the NFL regular season will last through mid-January, then playoffs and the Super Bowl last up until mid to late February. MLB wants to add another round of playoffs, I'm all for that. However, there's no reason to add playoffs and extend MLB postseason through mid-November. Who do they think they are: NHL and NBA? We don't need post-season lasting as long as the regular season. Instead, start the MLB season in mid-March leaving two weeks at the end of the season for the extra round of playoffs. This then leaves me with my one month to study fantasy baseball, and I don't have a boring month like February without any sports to watch.
Hint Hint... probably a blog post coming about how much I dislike the month of February.
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