IT'S A BLIZZARD
Like every other blogger in the south, I’m going to write about this weather we’ve been having. You know why we’re all writing about this Texas version of a blizzard? Because this weather is insane for us.
I can’t remember the last time we had a winter break because of actual winter weather. In high school, we used to get a week break in winter, but not because of weather – because the teacher’s were tired of us and needed a break (or so I think).
Since the last day I went to school (Monday) until today (Saturday) I’ve gotten next to nothing accomplished. Sure, I wrote a blog for a class. And, sure, I’m writing this blog for another class. But stories written for the NTDaily? Zero. Times I’ve been to the gym? Zero. Time spent in front of the computer talking about the weather? Countless hours.
That doesn’t mean the cold weather has all been bad for me. I didn’t really have to go to the gym because I had to walk 45 minutes to work since my back tires are so bald I’d have never made it. I’ve gotten caught up on all of my TV shows I’ve fallen behind since this semester started. I even got in some quality video gaming!
Thanks, social media
But beyond all that, I definitely have social media to thank for my sanity. I could keep tabs on friends, businesses, sporting events, current events – everything I pay attention to really – with social media. I follow the teams I like on Twitter, I’m friends with people I care to listen to on Facebook and I keep tabs on current events through both.
What else could help you keep tabs on everything single-handedly and from the comfort of your couch? I went on a Rome re-watching marathon this week and didn’t move from my couch for a solid six hours. But I still knew that friends were going to Fry Street, Mubarak wouldn’t say he’d leave office early and that the Mavericks extended their hot streak (huzzah!).
Amazing.
This isn’t to praise social media as a jack-of-all-trades per se, but it does help with many facets of my life. I guess it just makes my life more convenient. And as a lazy man, convenience pretty much means the world to me.
I’m going to go off on a tangent here. So if you don’t care about basketball, stop reading now because this has nothing to do with class, social media or the weather.
Nonsense Dallas Mavericks talk
Amid Dirk’s return to the Mav’s lineup, I took a step back and also remembered why I hated (HATED) Erick Dampier. Have you seen Tyson Chandler’s stat line this year? He’s rebounding twice as well as Dampier ever did. And none of those sissy swat backs to Kidd or Dirk at the top of the lane, either. I’m talking jumping up and securing the ball. Coming down with it and then putting it back up. He’s a better scorer than Dampier. He’s a better rebounder than Dampier. He’s a better shot-blocker than Dampier. And, most importantly, he doesn’t look like Donatello from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Okay maybe that last one wasn’t that important, but still their resemblance is uncanny. See? Erick Dampier looks like a ninja turtle.
Like every other blogger in the south, I’m going to write about this weather we’ve been having. You know why we’re all writing about this Texas version of a blizzard? Because this weather is insane for us.
I can’t remember the last time we had a winter break because of actual winter weather. In high school, we used to get a week break in winter, but not because of weather – because the teacher’s were tired of us and needed a break (or so I think).
Since the last day I went to school (Monday) until today (Saturday) I’ve gotten next to nothing accomplished. Sure, I wrote a blog for a class. And, sure, I’m writing this blog for another class. But stories written for the NTDaily? Zero. Times I’ve been to the gym? Zero. Time spent in front of the computer talking about the weather? Countless hours.
That doesn’t mean the cold weather has all been bad for me. I didn’t really have to go to the gym because I had to walk 45 minutes to work since my back tires are so bald I’d have never made it. I’ve gotten caught up on all of my TV shows I’ve fallen behind since this semester started. I even got in some quality video gaming!
Thanks, social media
But beyond all that, I definitely have social media to thank for my sanity. I could keep tabs on friends, businesses, sporting events, current events – everything I pay attention to really – with social media. I follow the teams I like on Twitter, I’m friends with people I care to listen to on Facebook and I keep tabs on current events through both.
What else could help you keep tabs on everything single-handedly and from the comfort of your couch? I went on a Rome re-watching marathon this week and didn’t move from my couch for a solid six hours. But I still knew that friends were going to Fry Street, Mubarak wouldn’t say he’d leave office early and that the Mavericks extended their hot streak (huzzah!).
Amazing.
This isn’t to praise social media as a jack-of-all-trades per se, but it does help with many facets of my life. I guess it just makes my life more convenient. And as a lazy man, convenience pretty much means the world to me.
I’m going to go off on a tangent here. So if you don’t care about basketball, stop reading now because this has nothing to do with class, social media or the weather.
Nonsense Dallas Mavericks talk
Amid Dirk’s return to the Mav’s lineup, I took a step back and also remembered why I hated (HATED) Erick Dampier. Have you seen Tyson Chandler’s stat line this year? He’s rebounding twice as well as Dampier ever did. And none of those sissy swat backs to Kidd or Dirk at the top of the lane, either. I’m talking jumping up and securing the ball. Coming down with it and then putting it back up. He’s a better scorer than Dampier. He’s a better rebounder than Dampier. He’s a better shot-blocker than Dampier. And, most importantly, he doesn’t look like Donatello from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Okay maybe that last one wasn’t that important, but still their resemblance is uncanny. See? Erick Dampier looks like a ninja turtle.
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