Nobody like Castle St.

Its been a rough few days for the HWS community. I wont go into detail, but my heart goes out to them.  This has led me to re-enforce my love toward my 4 best friends in the world.  I just want to say, to all who did not live with me you are still in my heart and mind, but this is just specific to my housemates. Barto, Pino, Shane and Danica, I love you guys.  Since day one, Barto and I have been roommates. Danica and Shane soon followed.  Pino was always a friend of mine, but he became my rock during a tough year after I came home from abroad.  I can not describe enough how much I love these people and how much they mean to me.  We have been through thick and thin over the last four years, and I know we will make it a life time.  These guys and girl are the best people i know and the best friends any person could have asked for.  I am so thankful and happy that we stay in contact constantly and see each other as much as possible.  You guys mean the world to me and I hope in tough times we pick each other up and in good times we drag each other along.

I root Lebron

Ok so here is a random rant about Lebron James, but I think after last night this is a relevant rant.

I want to clearly state I still like Lebron James.  He is still one of the best and most exciting player in the NBA, maybe minus Kobe, Durant and Carmello.  So if you liked him before he left Cleveland you should still like him.  My argument is against the Cavs.  Yeah that's right, I am defending Lebron, but let me explain.

First I do not agree with how Lebron went about making his decision.  It should have never been aired on TV like that, all the teams should have been notified before the national announcement, and  no body besides the teams, and James should have profited from the whole ordeal.

I blame media and some what Lebron for not having better sense but honestly Lebron is not a bad person.  He has been nothing but a great role model (besides this thing) his entire NBA career.

So who do I blame for this whole mess...?  The Cavaliers!

Lets go over this.  Lebron James was the face and franchise of the Cavaliers for seven seasons.  That means the Cavs office had 7 years to build a championship caliber team around Lebron.  What did they do, they pathetically tried and miserably failed. They brought in veterans like shaq, didnt work.  They thought their point guards (Mo Williams), was better then he really was.  Varajeo just gets in the way, and Ilgausks was the only player who has been any sort of success besides Lebron from the Cavs and now he isn't even there.  Bottom line, the Cavs office did a terrrible job of making a championship team!

You might say well lebron quit during some games.  Fine you can say that but he is still going to make any team better no matter if he plays at 50%.  He is better then any player even when he is playing at 50%, he is just that good.  Also, if lebron isn't playing well, why didn't his teammates pick him up and shine.  Well as i previously stated, they couldn't because they really were not a good team.  They had some players, play key roles at times, but not on a consistent basis and it proved come play off time.  When the Celtics Ray Allen has a down game, KG and Pierce pick him up and Vice Versa.  Same with the lakers, if Kobe isn't playing well then Gasol, Odom, Fisher, or any number of their players step up.  A truly good team has players that can shine in moments of hardship.

You might argue that lebron was making too much money for the Cavs to be able to sign a high end player to work with Lebron.  Well if they recruited better, they could have the same deal as Miami where Lebron took a pay cut! so throw that out...

The Fans say that lebron quit on them, that's total BS! He moved on with his life because he wants to win.  He was never going to win with the Cavs and that was clear last night.  Minus lebron, the Cavs have a similar team they had last year.  What did they do against Lebron last night...look stupid? maybe.  But they got blown out by lebron and company, who yet again proved why he is so good.

So cavs fans, stop crying! Stop bitching at lebron.  The Cavs messed up.  Turn your hate toward your team and not a single player.  Its always easy to blame the most popular and best, because they are an easy target, but you are just going to fuel the fire.  Why don't you think progressively and truly figure out it starts with the front office and how they deal with their star player.  Cleary they didn't deal with it very well.

I hope Lebron wins championship.  I don't agree with his grand announcement, but I don't blame him for leaving. How can you blame him? Kobe had players bought for him....Allen, KG, Pierce were put together, Jordan, Rodman and Pippen were put together...why cant the Heat take Lebron, Wade, and Bosh and put them together! yeah i understand they were all free agents and this is the first time something like this has ever happened, but i say its easy to point fingers.  NBA move on with your life, Cavs look for a new prospect and build your team from scratch.  Time to move on!

I root Lebron

No Shave November

Now that November is over, my beard has grown for a full 30 days.  I started on October 31st with a clean shaven face, and now I have as you can see a pretty bushy beard.  I am not sure what I am going to  do after this.  I am thinking that I will keep growing it and turn it into a finals beard...kind of like a playoff beard but for my last 2 1/2 weeks of classes and finals.  Also I have little time now to play around with my facial hair styles so the best i will do now is just trim it up to make it a little more clean but still keep it long and growing.  Here is the final product:

Why I am thankful...

Today is a day of thanks.  I am thankful for all my friends and family who have made me the person I am today and have helped me succeed in my life.

I am thankful for my friends from home.  Jack, Mike, Pat, Kail, Ed, Brian, Danny, Jess and Alyssa.  We all grew up together, or spent our high school years together.  I am so thankful that we have still stayed friends throughout all our separate journeys through college and beyond.  Thank you guys and girls for always being there when it counted. 

I am thankful for my friends from HWS.  Pino, Barto, Shane, Rick, Tyler, Sam, Danica, Marie, Zinnia, Julianne, Alex, Kate, Zosia, Elena and Heather.  Thank you guys for making the last four years of my life, the best years of my life.  All the trips to Heavy’s, Sideshow, Red Brick and more will always be remembered and cherished.  All the Potter 3 shenanigans where it began and all the shenanigans where we ended at Castle St., 202 Pultney, the Yellow House and the apartments along main.  Thank you guys and girls for making it the best!

Thank you all the MUP’s and my roommates John, Jordan and Steve.  This first semester has been a great experience and I only expect good times in the future!  Thank you!

Finally, I have to thank my parents and siblings.  Without my family I would not be where I am today.  My brother and sister have become closer to me every day as I have grown up and no one will be as supportive and caring as Josh and Jennie. Mom and dad you have given me everything and if it was not for you I would certainly not be where I am today.  Thank you for supporting me in everything I have ever done, and expecting me to succeed in all my endeavors.  I love you guys so much, and I am soo thankful I have the best parents in the world! 

Thank you everybody for making my life the best it can be and I hope I can help make your lives just as great.  Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

My usual style

So I have grown my beard back to about the length i normally try to keep it. This is what I like the most, and this is how most of my friends know how I look. I am participating in no shave november or "novembeard" so I wont be trimming this for another 18 days.  That also includes thanksgiving.  I will put up another pic in a week or so and then I will post one last pic of my beard at the end of the month and right before I trim, shave or even keep it if I really like it ha.  Hope you enjoy:

Manchester Derby

This is a photo from the The Sun (UK paper) from the Manchester Derby yesterday.  Tevez and Ferdinand getting to know each other....

Hilarious own goal and team mate knockout - Melville Celtic