The Final Four

It's down to the wire now. As of today, there are only 4 teams remaining in the 2007 NCAA tournament. The four teams that are left are Florida, Georgetown, UCLA, and Ohio State. The rest of the beginning 64 teams have been eliminated. This year's tournament has been quite suprising. Usually there are a lot of upsets within the tournament and the games are very unpredictable. This year however, All of the final four teams are number one and number two seeds. The experts seem to have assigned the correct seeds this year because their 4 of thier favorites made it to the Final Four. There are only three games left until a winner is determined. It's very hard to say who will win it. Any one's guess is as good as the next. This is the reason they call it March Madness. No one ever knows exactly what will happen. If I had to guess I would pick Florida. The last team to win back to back championships was Duke. It is very hard to re-peat. However I believe that Florida has what it takes to get it done two years in a row. We will see which two teams it boils down to in just a few days.

Spring Training

Spring training has begun and baseball fans are getting a preview of what each team will look like this year. Spring training is the time where managers figure out what their players are made of. They put newcomers to the test to see if they have what it takes to perform in the big leagues and it also gives old timers a chance to get back into the swing of things. Players work on perfecting their swing, and try to get back in shape for the season. The uniforms are different this year. Each team has a bit of variation in their jerseys. I think they are pretty cool looking but some finatics say they've gone too far. I watched the cubs and the padres play today. Even though I hate the Cubs, they should be pretty decent this year. Hopefully my Cardinals can go pretty far this year too. They are the reigning world series champions. This year everyone is out to get us. We have a target on our backs. I think they have what it takes to go pretty far again. I don't expect them to win another world series this year, but I'm not saying it couldn't happen. I can't wait for the new season to kick off.

My future

Lately I've been thinking a lot about my future and what it holds in store for me. What kind of job I will get, where I'll live, how big my house will be. It's amazing to think that I'm nearly 20 years old. I don't feel anywhere near it. I still feel like im 16. Sometimes I just sit around and think about how my life will turn out. Hopefully I will get a good job and one that makes me happy. No one knows what their future holds but I wish I could see into the future. It seems like just yesterday I was running around the neighborhood playing with my friends down the street. Now I'm in college. It went by like the blink of an eye. Sometimes I wish I could go back in time. Time flys when you don't pay attention. Pretty soon I will REALLY be living on my own and start a life of my own with no help from my parents. It's kind of scary to think about how close that is. It's so nice to have my parents there to always bail me out. Pretty soon I won't have that option. I think my parents have raised me well enough however to provide me with a bright future. They have given me the opportunities I need to be successful and hopefully I will be.

My brother's birthday

Today is my brother's 10th birthday. I was sad that I couldn't be there to wish him a happy birthday. All of my brothers are gone and couldn't spend the day with him. Instead everyone is coming home this Saturday to celebrate with him. My brother and I are very close and it is hard for me to not see him anymore. It's crazy to see him turning 10 years old. It seems like it was just yesterday that he was born. I called him today to wish him a happy birthday but I will spend more time with him on Saturday and it will be nice to have everyone back home again.

Today's Reflection

Today was a great day for me. It was beautiful outside. It is one of the first days of spring and everyone was outside enjoying the weather. People were outside jogging, playing catch and baseball, as well as just enjoying the sun. The nice weather put me in a good mood today. Spring is my favorite time of the year because it's not too hot or too cold. The temperature is just right. Since spring break it is hard to get back into study mode. I got a taste of summer last week and now its hard to get serious again, especially with how nice it is outside. No one wants to be inside studying when its nice out. Instead they would rather hang out on the quad and just relax. I am trying not to start slacking in my school work. It would be easy to do since there is only about 7 weeks left but I am going to try and stay motivated for those 7 weeks and earn good grades. I am kind of excited about going back to Champaign this summer. I am renting an apartment with some of my high school buddies. It should be a blast. I can't wait to hang out with them and catch up on old times.

flying

My whole life I have always had a dream of becoming a pilot. I have always had a fascination with flying. I get chills everytime I'm on an airplane. I would do anything to be able to fly as my job. I would really love to fly a fighter jet. The rush just puts chills down my back thinking about it. If I flew as a career, it would make me the happiest person. I still think about switching my major or even changing schools to pursue my dream of flying. I would love to know how to fly a plane and learn all of the things about planes. I love to learn how things work and planes are just very interesting to me. It is so unbelievable how amazing it is how airplanes work. They are so heavy, yet they are able to soar through the air with ease. With technology adavancing like it is, auto-pilot is a big part of flying. Pretty much all pilots really have to do now is take off and land. The auto-pilot takes care of the rest. I really love being in airplanes. I love the feeling I get when flying. If I could choose one thing to do with the rest of my life it would be flying planes. Unfortanately flight school is very expensive and isn't realistic for me. I will always wonder what it would have been like to be a pilot.

The Guardian

The Guardian is one of my favorite movies that I've ever seen. It stars Ashton Kutcher and Kevin Kostner. It is a heroic story about the National Guard. I love the detail in the story and the relationships you see being built. I could watch it over and over and never get sick of it. Every time I see it I see something new. It is a story of a hot shot swimmer who is trying his luck at the national guard as a rescue swimmer. He learns the hard way that he really isn't as great as he thinks he is. The cheif takes him under his arm and the two become best friends. The ending in this movie was very tragic but it makes it all come together all the better. The Guardian is a great movie and I would suggest it to everyone.