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Utica College
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
NCAA: Grade A+ or F?
March Madness is upon us, and if you are a college basketball fan, this is your time to shine. I'm sure if you are a hardcore fan or a heavy follower, you have already filled out your NCAA brackets for the 2010 tournament. Half of the first round is finishing up with the last few games playing right now (11 p.m. EST).
I did some research before filling out my version of the bracket. I looked up every team's record going into the NCAA tournament. I even looked at some of their past games to see how they would match up against their opponents. After I had written down the records, I looked them over and began to fill out the bracket.
Being from Utica and CNY, I have to support Syracuse University in the tournament! Plus, they haven't been doing too bad in their season. I wouldn't put it past them to go all the way to the Final Four and possibly take the whole title. Of course, I have Villanova doing the same thing. So we will see. But don't doubt me, I am definitely rooting for the Orange.
I follow the White House on Twitter, and saw that President Obama had made his picks and posted a picture up on his blog. I compared mine with his, and, I may be a dork by saying this but, it's kind of cool that the President and I have almost the same picks. But we've both gotten some wrong so far. If you want to see what Pres. Obama has for picks, the link is down below.
Some of my picks have turned out right, and I have gotten 3 picks wrong so far. The games playing right now seem to be working out in my favor (knock on wood...and yes, I did knock on wood).
So hardcore college basketball fans, stay tuned in to your local television stations and the NCAA website to keep track of the updated list of winners and losers, teams that have advanced and teams whose seasons have ended with the NCAA tournament.
After the tournament is all over, with the winner finalized, make sure you have your original bracket beside you. Compare it to the NCAA's final posting of the complete bracket and grade yourself on how your predictions turned out. Will you get an A+ or an F? Or anywhere in between?
Important Links:
Pres. Obama's brackets
NCAA bracket
Follow the White House on Twitter
My Picks for the 2010 NCAA March Madness Tournament
...The Limping Lizard.
I did some research before filling out my version of the bracket. I looked up every team's record going into the NCAA tournament. I even looked at some of their past games to see how they would match up against their opponents. After I had written down the records, I looked them over and began to fill out the bracket.
Being from Utica and CNY, I have to support Syracuse University in the tournament! Plus, they haven't been doing too bad in their season. I wouldn't put it past them to go all the way to the Final Four and possibly take the whole title. Of course, I have Villanova doing the same thing. So we will see. But don't doubt me, I am definitely rooting for the Orange.
I follow the White House on Twitter, and saw that President Obama had made his picks and posted a picture up on his blog. I compared mine with his, and, I may be a dork by saying this but, it's kind of cool that the President and I have almost the same picks. But we've both gotten some wrong so far. If you want to see what Pres. Obama has for picks, the link is down below.
Some of my picks have turned out right, and I have gotten 3 picks wrong so far. The games playing right now seem to be working out in my favor (knock on wood...and yes, I did knock on wood).
So hardcore college basketball fans, stay tuned in to your local television stations and the NCAA website to keep track of the updated list of winners and losers, teams that have advanced and teams whose seasons have ended with the NCAA tournament.
After the tournament is all over, with the winner finalized, make sure you have your original bracket beside you. Compare it to the NCAA's final posting of the complete bracket and grade yourself on how your predictions turned out. Will you get an A+ or an F? Or anywhere in between?
Important Links:
Pres. Obama's brackets
NCAA bracket
Follow the White House on Twitter
My Picks for the 2010 NCAA March Madness Tournament
...The Limping Lizard.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Spring your Form on Me
For those of you who haven't heard of formspring.me, it is a site where you create a profile and people can ask you questions, anonymous or otherwise. This seems to be the new fad and one day I decided to try it out. For a little while I didn't get any questions even though I advertised on my Facebook a little bit. Well, I advertised tonight and got a couple good questions. Although, one question I received was a little rude and false information. With "answer anonymously" being an option, rude questions are to be expected. Even so, this question got on my nerves because this person asked about something I supposedly did, like commenting on 'everything' on Facebook, when I don't comment on everything. This person sounded rude and annoyed, so my answer to them was I have the right to due to Freedom of Speech and that if they didn't like it, oh well. I believe this is an acceptable answer considering the circumstances. I'm just saying, I like being asked questions this way about myself so people get to know me better just in case they are intimidated to ask face-to-face. It relieves a little pressure off that person.
Here is the link to my formspring in case this is your situation and you want to get to know me a little better by asking me a question you've always wondered about me. http://www.formspring.me/lizzzzzardd
...The Limping Lizard.
Here is the link to my formspring in case this is your situation and you want to get to know me a little better by asking me a question you've always wondered about me. http://www.formspring.me/lizzzzzardd
...The Limping Lizard.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Study, Study, Study...
Midterms mean the mid point in the semester... I can't believe it's here already. I don't think I've ever had this many tests to study for all at once either. This semester I have 4 tests within three days. Today is Tuesday. I have one tomorrow in Sociology, two Thursday in History and Interpersonal Communication, and one Friday in Evolution. Although the one Friday is just another test and isn't technically a midterm, it still sucks because it's just another thing I have to study for. And there's only one problem...
... I hate studying. Every time I study I end up doing other things like texting, or Facebook, or watching tv. This time I was studying for Sociology and ended up texting a friend in my class. We talked about the midterm maybe for like a minute then got talking about other things. I think the reason why I get so distracted when I study is that I really despise studying. I rarely know how to study the right way, but you think being a sophomore in college you would know how, but I don't. I never had to study in high school and I'd still get good grades. College was like a brick wall that I ran into really, really hard. And I'm still recovering from the trauma of hitting so hard and not knowing what to do, essentially not knowing how to study because I never really had to before. I try studying but I always seem to rewrite my notes. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't; it really depends on the material that is being covered.
Whoever thought of tests was a nut job and should be shot, haha. But to say the least, midterms are not fun. I wish I wasn't getting hammered with tests around this time. I think everyone who goes to UC has the "spring break fever" because it is the week before spring break and we just want to enjoy the nice weather that we've been having. I just don't want to take these tests and I want to fast forward to Saturday morning so I don't have to worry about the tests and I can take some time to relax. Sounds good to me.
But for now, it's study, study, study for me.
CRAP.
...The Limping Lizard.
... I hate studying. Every time I study I end up doing other things like texting, or Facebook, or watching tv. This time I was studying for Sociology and ended up texting a friend in my class. We talked about the midterm maybe for like a minute then got talking about other things. I think the reason why I get so distracted when I study is that I really despise studying. I rarely know how to study the right way, but you think being a sophomore in college you would know how, but I don't. I never had to study in high school and I'd still get good grades. College was like a brick wall that I ran into really, really hard. And I'm still recovering from the trauma of hitting so hard and not knowing what to do, essentially not knowing how to study because I never really had to before. I try studying but I always seem to rewrite my notes. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't; it really depends on the material that is being covered.
Whoever thought of tests was a nut job and should be shot, haha. But to say the least, midterms are not fun. I wish I wasn't getting hammered with tests around this time. I think everyone who goes to UC has the "spring break fever" because it is the week before spring break and we just want to enjoy the nice weather that we've been having. I just don't want to take these tests and I want to fast forward to Saturday morning so I don't have to worry about the tests and I can take some time to relax. Sounds good to me.
But for now, it's study, study, study for me.
CRAP.
...The Limping Lizard.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Every second counts
So I'm sitting in the library at school and I'm listening to Kris Allen's "Live Like We're Dying" on my iPod. I took the liberty to look up the lyrics as the song plays. Listening to the song and following along with the lyrics, he makes good points throughout the song. Here are the lyrics so you can know what I'm talking about if you haven't already heard the song:
Sometimes we fall down and can't get back up
We're hiding behind skin that's too tough
How come we don't say "I love you" enough
'Till it's too late, it's not too late
Our hearts are hungry for a food that won't come
We could make a feast from these crumbs
And we're all staring down the barrel of a gun
So if your life flashed before you
What would you wish you would've done?
Yeah... we gotta start
Looking at the hands of the time we've been given here
This is all we got and we gotta start pickin' it
Every second counts on a clock that's tickin'
Gotta live like we're dying
We've only got
86,400 seconds in a day to
Turn it all around or to throw it all away
We gotta tell 'em that we love 'em
While we got the chance to say
Gotta live like we're dying
And if your plane fell out of the skies
Who would you call with your last goodbye?
Should be so careful who we live out our lives
So when we long for absolution
There'll be no one on the line
Yeah... we gotta start
Looking at the hands of the time we've been given here
This is all we got and we gotta start pickin' it
Every second counts on a clock that's tickin'
Gotta live like we're dying
We've only got
86,400 seconds in a day to
Turn it all around or to throw it all away
We gotta tell 'em that we love 'em
While we got the chance to say
Gotta live like we're dying
Like we're dying, oh, like we're dying [x2]
We've only got
86,400 seconds in a day to
Turn it all around or to throw it all away
We gotta tell 'em that we love 'em
While we got the chance to say
Gotta live like we're dying
You never know a good thing 'til it's gone
You never see a crash 'til it's head on
All those people right when we're dead wrong
You never know a good thing 'til it's gone
Yeah... we gotta start
Looking at the hands of the time we've been given here
This is all we got and we gotta start pickin' it
Every second counts on a clock that's tickin'
Gotta live like we're dying
We've only got
86,400 seconds in a day to
Turn it all around or to throw it all away
We gotta tell 'em that we love 'em
While we got the chance to say
Gotta live like we're dying
I don't think some people say the words "I Love You" enough to the people we care about most. When a couple family members and people in the community have died over the years, I started realizing that you never know who you're going to lose at any moment, and that you have to tell people how you truly feel about them. Tell family and friends you love them because you never know when they'll leave your life. I started saying "I love you" to the people that mean the most to me very often. I think they deserve to know that someone cares for them. I'm going to keep telling people I love them as much as I can because I don't want to regret not telling them if anything were to happen to them.
If your life flashed before you, what would you think about that you haven't done in your life? That's a good question that people might not be able to answer right away without thinking about it first, I being one of them. I'm going to make it a point to start a so-called "Bucket List" and write down everything I want to do before I die, realistically of course. I want to do so many things so writing them down should help.
If I were ever on a plane that happened to crash, or fall from the skies, I don't think I could call just one person. There are two very important people in my life that I would have to call, instead of just one. Those two people are my mother and my girlfriend. Thinking about it, I don't think I can choose which one to call if I were in that situation. I pray to God that I am never in that situation, but sadly, people have been. I think I would have to call my girlfriend first to tell her goodbye and that I loved her. I wouldn't call my mom first because I believe she knows that I do, and always will, love her and I think my mom could handle not talking to me before I passed better than my girlfriend. Of course, I would love to have enough time to call both my girlfriend and my mother but you never know.
Just don't regret anything in your life and say "I love you" to the people that mean the most to you. Remember to smile and live life to its fullest because I was reminded not too long ago that people get taken from us way too soon and you will never know if it is your time or not so live life to its fullest and remember that 'every second counts.'
...The Limping Lizard.
Sometimes we fall down and can't get back up
We're hiding behind skin that's too tough
How come we don't say "I love you" enough
'Till it's too late, it's not too late
Our hearts are hungry for a food that won't come
We could make a feast from these crumbs
And we're all staring down the barrel of a gun
So if your life flashed before you
What would you wish you would've done?
Yeah... we gotta start
Looking at the hands of the time we've been given here
This is all we got and we gotta start pickin' it
Every second counts on a clock that's tickin'
Gotta live like we're dying
We've only got
86,400 seconds in a day to
Turn it all around or to throw it all away
We gotta tell 'em that we love 'em
While we got the chance to say
Gotta live like we're dying
And if your plane fell out of the skies
Who would you call with your last goodbye?
Should be so careful who we live out our lives
So when we long for absolution
There'll be no one on the line
Yeah... we gotta start
Looking at the hands of the time we've been given here
This is all we got and we gotta start pickin' it
Every second counts on a clock that's tickin'
Gotta live like we're dying
We've only got
86,400 seconds in a day to
Turn it all around or to throw it all away
We gotta tell 'em that we love 'em
While we got the chance to say
Gotta live like we're dying
Like we're dying, oh, like we're dying [x2]
We've only got
86,400 seconds in a day to
Turn it all around or to throw it all away
We gotta tell 'em that we love 'em
While we got the chance to say
Gotta live like we're dying
You never know a good thing 'til it's gone
You never see a crash 'til it's head on
All those people right when we're dead wrong
You never know a good thing 'til it's gone
Yeah... we gotta start
Looking at the hands of the time we've been given here
This is all we got and we gotta start pickin' it
Every second counts on a clock that's tickin'
Gotta live like we're dying
We've only got
86,400 seconds in a day to
Turn it all around or to throw it all away
We gotta tell 'em that we love 'em
While we got the chance to say
Gotta live like we're dying
I don't think some people say the words "I Love You" enough to the people we care about most. When a couple family members and people in the community have died over the years, I started realizing that you never know who you're going to lose at any moment, and that you have to tell people how you truly feel about them. Tell family and friends you love them because you never know when they'll leave your life. I started saying "I love you" to the people that mean the most to me very often. I think they deserve to know that someone cares for them. I'm going to keep telling people I love them as much as I can because I don't want to regret not telling them if anything were to happen to them.
If your life flashed before you, what would you think about that you haven't done in your life? That's a good question that people might not be able to answer right away without thinking about it first, I being one of them. I'm going to make it a point to start a so-called "Bucket List" and write down everything I want to do before I die, realistically of course. I want to do so many things so writing them down should help.
If I were ever on a plane that happened to crash, or fall from the skies, I don't think I could call just one person. There are two very important people in my life that I would have to call, instead of just one. Those two people are my mother and my girlfriend. Thinking about it, I don't think I can choose which one to call if I were in that situation. I pray to God that I am never in that situation, but sadly, people have been. I think I would have to call my girlfriend first to tell her goodbye and that I loved her. I wouldn't call my mom first because I believe she knows that I do, and always will, love her and I think my mom could handle not talking to me before I passed better than my girlfriend. Of course, I would love to have enough time to call both my girlfriend and my mother but you never know.
Just don't regret anything in your life and say "I love you" to the people that mean the most to you. Remember to smile and live life to its fullest because I was reminded not too long ago that people get taken from us way too soon and you will never know if it is your time or not so live life to its fullest and remember that 'every second counts.'
...The Limping Lizard.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
It's Time to Play 'til the Whistle Blows
One of my favorite scenes from a movie is the scene in We Are Marshall where it's "game day" and the little kid runs outside with Jack following, and they see everybody walking down to the football field. Jack asks what day it is, the kid answers "game day." This is repeated once and then Jack says "it's time to play 'til the whistle blows" and then the little kid whistles. For one, this is one of the cutest things I have ever seen and two, this scene has been in my mind a lot as spring sports are starting up at UC and winter sports are going into playoffs. Seeing all the teams and players get ready for their games and for it to be "game day" for them again, I get a little jealous.
I played basketball and softball for 7-12 grades and for those 6 years of high school, from November until May, I frequently had those so called "game days." I thoroughly miss the games days from high school and the bonds the teams had during the season. My senior year I really wanted to look into playing in college and went as far as getting an old game tape from basketball and had been emailing back and forth. I guess i chickened out and never sent my tape to the basketball coach. There is always that "what if..." moment with that. I also thought about being a walk on player but then I never found out when try-outs were for either basketball or softball. Cristina, my girlfriend, is always telling me that I should try out next year but I think I've been out of the game for so long I don't think I could play after taking a two year break.
This "game day" thing reminds me of last summer when I played in a summer slow-pitch softball league up in Rome with my cousin Julie. I met a lot of cool people through playing this and I also learned that the basketball coach from UC plays in the same league, which I thought was funny. As it gets closer to May and June, I can't help but to think of last summer and what the future brings for this upcoming summer. I know I'm going to be back playing slow-pitch again this year and I can't wait for it to be my time to say that it's game day. Not only do I love getting dressed in the slight uniform that we do have, but I also love hanging out with Julie every week and having fun playing softball.
I wish I could find a basketball league me and Julie could play in but I'm not having luck.
All I want is to have summer come so I can just wear a wife beater and shorts and be warm. All I want is to have my game days back and play softball. Needless to say, I'm excited for this upcoming summer. =]
...The Limping Lizard.
I played basketball and softball for 7-12 grades and for those 6 years of high school, from November until May, I frequently had those so called "game days." I thoroughly miss the games days from high school and the bonds the teams had during the season. My senior year I really wanted to look into playing in college and went as far as getting an old game tape from basketball and had been emailing back and forth. I guess i chickened out and never sent my tape to the basketball coach. There is always that "what if..." moment with that. I also thought about being a walk on player but then I never found out when try-outs were for either basketball or softball. Cristina, my girlfriend, is always telling me that I should try out next year but I think I've been out of the game for so long I don't think I could play after taking a two year break.
This "game day" thing reminds me of last summer when I played in a summer slow-pitch softball league up in Rome with my cousin Julie. I met a lot of cool people through playing this and I also learned that the basketball coach from UC plays in the same league, which I thought was funny. As it gets closer to May and June, I can't help but to think of last summer and what the future brings for this upcoming summer. I know I'm going to be back playing slow-pitch again this year and I can't wait for it to be my time to say that it's game day. Not only do I love getting dressed in the slight uniform that we do have, but I also love hanging out with Julie every week and having fun playing softball.
I wish I could find a basketball league me and Julie could play in but I'm not having luck.
All I want is to have summer come so I can just wear a wife beater and shorts and be warm. All I want is to have my game days back and play softball. Needless to say, I'm excited for this upcoming summer. =]
...The Limping Lizard.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Heavy Hearts
This morning I received a text message from one of my friends. It said that a sister of one of our good friends had passed away last night in a snowmobiling accident. She had fell into the water while snowmobiling on Third Lake. I called my friend who texted me and asked if she was serious. I realize now that asking that question was stupid but it's an immediate reaction when you hear news like that. It's shocking to hear that someone you've known since you were little isn't with us anymore. Granted, I was never close to her but I am close with her sister. I thought about her, Ashley, my friend. I thought about how much she is hurting and how much her family is hurting. I just wanted to go to her house and hug her and let her cry on my shoulder, like she's let me do for less extreme and less taxing reasons. But I knew, that in this time, so close to the fatal incident, that they would want to be with their family. I know my time will come to help support and grieve with Ashley when she needs me.
This time has made me realize how important family is. You never know when your time is up, this incident proves it. Nikki's last status update on Facebook was that she was so glad it was Friday and that she was ready for the weekend. This makes me think that one day the weekend is ready for us. You will never know what you encounter or who you will encounter in a mere matter of minutes or hours. We are unfortunate to have experienced this loss in minutes. Nikki was an amazing artist and athlete and was a beautiful girl. Although, there were some moments that people weren't too fond of Nikki, she was still someone's family member or friend. She was still cared about by many and known for her track records at Oriskany High School. Coming from a small town like Oriskany, news of her death traveled quickly and has touched so many people. There are many heavy hearts and grieving people in the world today.
Having this happen makes me think how much my family and friends mean to me. I don't know what I would do without my family members, they have been such a support system through everything imaginable in my life. And if I were to lose one of my friends, I'd be a wreck. I would think about all the times we disagreed or had fun, laughed and cried. I just wanted to say that I love all my family and friends. If we've had a rough spot in our friendship or familyship, I hope that some day we can move passed it, if we haven't already. Mom, I love you. Gramma and Grampa, I love you. Grandma, I love you. To all my aunts, uncles and cousins, I love you. To all my friends, whether in the past or in the present, I love you. To my girlfriend Cristina, I know you know this already but I cannot say it enough to show how much I really care for you, I love you.
...The Limping Lizard.
This time has made me realize how important family is. You never know when your time is up, this incident proves it. Nikki's last status update on Facebook was that she was so glad it was Friday and that she was ready for the weekend. This makes me think that one day the weekend is ready for us. You will never know what you encounter or who you will encounter in a mere matter of minutes or hours. We are unfortunate to have experienced this loss in minutes. Nikki was an amazing artist and athlete and was a beautiful girl. Although, there were some moments that people weren't too fond of Nikki, she was still someone's family member or friend. She was still cared about by many and known for her track records at Oriskany High School. Coming from a small town like Oriskany, news of her death traveled quickly and has touched so many people. There are many heavy hearts and grieving people in the world today.
Having this happen makes me think how much my family and friends mean to me. I don't know what I would do without my family members, they have been such a support system through everything imaginable in my life. And if I were to lose one of my friends, I'd be a wreck. I would think about all the times we disagreed or had fun, laughed and cried. I just wanted to say that I love all my family and friends. If we've had a rough spot in our friendship or familyship, I hope that some day we can move passed it, if we haven't already. Mom, I love you. Gramma and Grampa, I love you. Grandma, I love you. To all my aunts, uncles and cousins, I love you. To all my friends, whether in the past or in the present, I love you. To my girlfriend Cristina, I know you know this already but I cannot say it enough to show how much I really care for you, I love you.
...The Limping Lizard.
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