Another College Blog

  My parents and sister helped me move in today and it was bitter sweet. I'm looking forward to the next chapter of my life, but for them, it was sad seeing me go off to college. We did the usual stuff--toured the campus, got my keys, and moved all my stuff into the dorm.  I've already been warned that the food here sucks so it was great that mom and dad bought me out to a decent meal before they left. There was a Chinese place here and I think The Bamboo Dragon is probably even less authentic then the name, but it was still good.  Great Views Okay, living in the same dorm as girls is going to be wild. This is Rebecca or Beccs as she prefers. She's actually taller than I am, but I like tall girls. She also seemed really nice and of course being tall she played basketball in high school too. Anyway, I got a picture of her as the first girl I talked to in college and she was pretty awesome too!  We are making plans to make plans to hang out, which is cool. The other vi...

Basketball has always been an important part of my life and I was disappointed when I didn't get a single scholarship offer despite averaging over 12 points and four rebounds in leading Valley to the state playoffs. I'm sure my height had a lot to do with it. I'm not even average height for a guard, but I make up for it with quickness and a shooting touch (35% from three-point range last season). Plans Change I was so determined to prove myself that I was going to walk on at DuPont this year. I know that I can play well enough to make the team here. I've watched them practice and I am sure I would be starting by sophomore year, but then what? I'm not good enough for the NBA and it's not like they're scouting DuPont anyway. I decided that instead of busting my butt in this dead end basketball dream, I would just be a normal student (though I'm going to kick some serious butt in intramurals). Besides, the girls at college are hot and I can use the tim...