One Right After Another Due to Hyper

I ate two big cookies which makes me awake (dryer laundry does too) but I don’t feel like studying so I am writing again. Today the Tampa Bay Devil Rays clinched their first ever playoff berth. I feel great about it, I knew this year’s team was special. To show my team spirit, I will make a lame attempt at a playoff beard. And though growing a beard is impossible, I will just not shave until the Rays get eliminated from the playoffs. Now that’s team spirit.

On another note, increased importance on GPA means all work next few days. I hope my advisor’s little pep talk (scheduled by me) will slap some sense into me, so I could get back on track. Yeah I have to get back on track, taking down the first Organic Chemistry exam is the first step.

First Week Back Wrap

1. After some initial apprehension while working at the Rec Center, I feel that everything will be alright in the end.
2. Working at the Rec Center gives me a sense of goodness that cannot be described. It is as if working there makes me feel good.
3. I am somewhat imcompetent in answering questions but I will get better.
4. Nolan’s is very overrated.
5. I am hoarding my dining dollars in fear I will go hungry in November.
6. Chinese professor is somewhat scary.
7. Chinese has gotten a lot harder after not learning it for a couple years.
8. Living in McCoy isn’t that bad in the end.
9. I get lost in Charles Commons.
10. My classes are still moving around and getting adjusted. 
11. I haven’t gotten hit hard by everything at once yet. Bracing for impact.
12. I love and continue to get free stuff, including three shirts today.
13. Free food events are necessary to keep #5 going.
14. I have to stop playing Mario Kart.
15. People who want “rare” music in DC++ can get it off me. My nickname is J.P. Howell for now.
16. I am playing StarCraft more now and it seems timeless.
17. Omega-3 fish oil promotes heart health.
18. I haven’t gone to the library yet.
19. Why do the Tampa Bay Rays suck so much as of late?
20. Troy Percival has to go.
21. I am expecting more suprises this year.

It’s About Time

39 games into the MLB season, which is about 1/4 of the way through, the Tampa Bay Rays are currently 1st place in the AL East, one of the more competitive divisions out there. It took the team 10 years to finally achieve a potentially short-lived feat. But anyways, it is a good time to be a Rays fan now.

The reasons for the success of the Rays can be attributed to outstanding starting pitching, much improved relief pitching, aggressive baserunning, and clutch hits. Basically, the whole team is contributing right now and the team is doing really well.

Though I do not expect the team to retain the 1st place mantle, I do see the team as a playoff contender now. And making it into the playoffs would much bigger news.

This good feeling is probably much more fervent for those who were Rays fans their entire lives. I only became a Rays fan about 2 seasons ago. The good feeling felt by those lifelong Rays fans is probably equivalent to a parent seeing their retarded child suddenly becoming of above-average intelligence. It is that special.