The B-Up

This is what everyone has been waiting for, the sequel to the blog about "long distance relationships". "B-Up" means break up, meaning that my girlfriend and I are no longer together. First, you need to know that I could possibly be one of the most care free guys around, whereas my ex-girlfriend is far from it, to put it mildly. The break up happened back on Halloween when I went to Birmingham to participate in a tennis tournament. I was expecting a great weekend because I was able to see my girlfriend and celebrate Halloween with her. Initially, things were alright between us, but as the weekend passed by I noticed that she was acting a bit strange and was not being herself. I tried shrugging it off at first, because I thought she was still stressed from all of her exams that week and I wanted to concentrate on my tournament. FAIL! However, somehow we managed to get through two days of us pretending that things were okay. Finally, on the night of Halloween, I decided that it was time for us to talk about why was she was acting so strange. The thing is, I’m notorious for having terrible timing, especially since she just got into her Halloween costume. Imagine how hard it was for me to be completely serious when I was looking at a pink themed cowgirl with two guns in holsters! It was so hard for me not laugh; every time she walked her spurs would click. Now this was our first real fight and my first real break up, so I had no idea what to expect. If only I could have read a handbook on the art of consoling a crying cowgirl. In the end, we decided that it was better for us to be separate. The tournament that I wanted to do well at ended in a DISASTER. All in all, that could have been the most unique weekend of my life.

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Morning Workouts

There are few things in this world that are worse than waking up at the crack of dawn to exercise. Every Tuesday and Thursday morning my team and I have to wake up early to do conditioning and weights. The fall semester is the worse because we do more running in the preseason. However, nothing can explain the feeling I get in my stomach when I wake up in the mornings. Sometimes the feeling in the bottom of my stomach is worse than playing a match. I understand that it is all a part of being a college athlete, but my sleep is the only bit of quality time I have left.

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Morning Workouts

There are few things in this world that are worse than waking up at the crack of dawn to exercise. Every Tuesday and Thursday morning my team and I have to wake up early to do conditioning and weights. The fall semester is the worse because we do more running in the preseason. However, nothing can explain the feeling I get in my stomach when I wake up in the mornings. Sometimes the feeling in the bottom of my stomach is worse than playing a match. I understand that it is all a part of being a college athlete, but my sleep is the only bit of quality time I have left.

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Basketball

I am glad that it is basketball season again. It is my favorite sport to watch besides tennis. Especially since my tigers are back in action, even though I know that the expectations of them doing well this year are low. Tiger basketball is the only sport on campus that brings so many people together under one roof screaming their pride. I was a freshman during their championship run with CDR and Rose on the team. It was an incredible atmosphere on campus and around the city. I had never seen so many tiger fans; it was definitely a defining moment for the city, the school, and the players. This season I hope that we can find that same spark we had two years ago and give all of us tiger blue fans a reason to cheer. GO TIGERS!!!

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Elevators

I have a slight frustration when it comes to riding in elevators with other people. The thing that irritates me is how some individuals choose to take the elevator to go up or down one floor. I remember our teacher bringing this up last week and immediately I thought I need to blog on this. It shows that the people who get on the elevator for one floor are extremely lazy. Now, I know how it feels to be lazy, I am just as lazy as the next person, but no one will ever catch me taking the elevator for one floor. Especially, when there are stairs that are clearly visible to the passengers of the elevator. I guess it just bothers me that some people cannot do things as simple as walking up stairs.

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Holidays

It is weird to thing that we are fast approaching Thanksgiving, which can be easily considered the second biggest holiday of the year. Many students will seek salvation away from school in the comforts of their families. Even though the holiday is short and is only given a few days off from school. It still means so much to me just being around all those people who I care about and do not get to see that often. We come back from this short break and continue to grind out more work before exams. Then we relax for an extended vacation to celebrate the biggest holiday of Christmas.

Memphis Football

Well a big story this week has to do with the Head Football coach, Tommy West getting fired. It is tough to say if this was the best decision or not, because I do not think that West is entirely to blame. I will have admit that we have one of the worse athletic administrations in all of college. R.C. Johnson has not done a single thing that has benefited our athletics since hiring John Calapari. However, he continued to fly under the radar hiding behind the success of the basketball team. Well his time is about up, no hall of fame basketball coach and a crap football team. I guess we will have to wait for another firing coming in the future.

American Politics

I want to talk about American politics, because it has to do with my major of Political Science. Normally, I choose to not get into heated debates about what is right and what is wrong. However, recently I was asked to write a paper on the three things I felt were the most important in establishing a better country. The three things I listed were illegal immigration, unemployment, and the national deficit. I think those issues are critical because they affect the citizens the most during this time of depression. It is time for us to find adequate solutions for our problems and we need to start with these.