Guess Who's Back, Back Again....

The Bigman's Back! Tell Your Friends! Yep... After a long hiatus, I'm FINALLY back to blogging. I must apologize to all of my loyal 10 or 20 readers, I haven't touched this thing in quite some time. My computer ASPLODED (ok not really asploded) the weekend going into finals week for the first quarter, and I never actually had it repaired until just before Christmas... And of course I was back home in Northeast Ohio, in a house without high speed internet, so you can understand why I didn't bother even trying to post over Christmas Break. I can already hear my mother complaining now: "CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIG get off the damn phone!" (I can do a good impression of it in person, it's too bad if you haven't heard it)...

Well, one quarter is in the books, and we're gonna be diving into week three of the Winter Quarter this week. And already there have been many opportunities for excursions and learning experiences lined up for us Buckeye students. The creator of the hit FOX cartoon Family Guy came for a lecture, and to promote the comeback of the series... I made my first trip to COSI (Columbus' Science Center) in a looooooooooooooong time a little over a week ago. There's a lot coming up, too... Including another free concert! Last quarter we got to see Dashboard Confessional for free, and this quarter it's gonna be Shinedown, another newly rising band, already out with two hits since the summer. Also, everyone's favorite sexologist, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, is gonna appear next month (I have to pick up tickets for that one tomorrow!). Other appearances in the future include Henry Rollins, comedian Wanda Sykes, and a show by local rising band Red Wanting Blue.

But that's what's UPCOMING... I know you want to hear what happened since I last posted, right? Well, Finals week can be described in one way: Hard and stressful. But winter break came quickly enough, as well as the opportunity to go back to work. OK, it does suck to have to work right after you finished class, but I made a good share of cash for three weeks of work, and made it easier to buy Christmas gifts and still have the money for books. I got to see some of the family, including my Uncle Bobby, whom I got to see back home, instead of seeing him down here at THE OSU... A visit to the friends was also in order, but not as much as I hoped...

I spent plenty of time with a certain lady, one whom I can't believe I already miss...

If I were to come home during the quarter, it would likely be just for her.


What was the obvious highlight? The 33-7 Buckeye Beatdown served to Oklahoma State in the AlamoBowl back on Dec. 29! OK, so Troy Smith got in trouble... It's not the greatest thing to happen to our athletics gien the circumstances, but we got an improved Justin Zwick, and a versatile Teddy Ginn who had no problems running the offensive show. And our BIG D showed up liked they needed to in our losses, this time clobbering the Ok. St. offense. And our beloved kicker, Mike Nugent, got his inking in the record books. Nuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge now is our all-time leading scorer, and we're gonna miss him... The new guy next season has GIGANTIC shoes to fill. I'm already looking forward to next season, as we're gonna have 18 returning starters, including our BIGTIME LB AJ HAWK and our HANDS MAN SANTONIO HOLMES. It's gonna be a run at the national title at the Rose Bowl for the Buckeyes, I am already anticipating it. The last time we had a big name player announce that he was foregoing the NFL Draft and coming back for his Senior season, it was Safety Mike Doss back in 2002, and he came back to lead THE OSU to the National Championship at the Fiesta Bowl. Also, the last time Coach Tressel lost more than two games in a season with the Buckeyes, it was in 2001, and he led THE OSU the next year to the National Title. It is all adding up, and we're going to make a run again... I feel sorry for Southern Cal, they're not going to get their unprecedented 3rd straight championship, and if they play against the Buckeyes in the Rose Bowl, it will be a replay of the same game back in January of 1969, when the Buckeyes stuck OJ Simpson and USC into the dirt and won the championship. I can't wait for January 4, 2006...

Our Basketball teams aren't that bad either. Even with a self-imposed postseason ban, our men's team is not letting this season be for nothing, currently posting a 12-5 record. I'll be sitting in the Buckeye Nuthouse on Wed. Night, cheering our fellas on as they host Minnesota. The Women's team is even more impressive. They are No. 5 in the nation, 14-2. I gotta go see those girls play!

Well, that's all for now... There is still plenty to speak of, but I've already given you a bunch for one post, and also because the Cavaliers are currently playing Seattle in the 4th quarter... so I'll sign off... Post ya later...