selection sunday

happy selection sunday, i hope your team has a favorable position in the bracket, and wish you luck in your efforts to concoct that ever so rare "perfect bracket"...now that i have lived in raleigh for over 2 weeks it has become very apparent to me that college athletics, particularly basketball means a lot...dare i say bigger than bosox yankees a lot. as of now i have yet to choose a side. i have some fine picks to choose from as i have raleigh's own "nc state", the underdog of the area. "unc", tar heel blue, and what seems to be the yankees of the area, "duke". by default, living in raleigh, i should choose nc state, but as i have found out, living here doesnt necessarily mean i am obligated to the wolfpack....i mean, i did win a duke baseball prize pack today at the duke v. nc state game....they may have bought me over.

so far so good here in raleigh. although i havent spent much time in actual raleigh. two weeks ago had me in fayetville, last week had me in charlotte, next week maryland, and the week afer wilmington. so, needless to say i look forward to the time when i can really explore raleigh outside of a saturday and a sunday.

as the baseball season approaches i feel quite confident in the 2011 chisox. on paper the chisox look like one of the most dominant teams in the AL, outside the....dare i say....bosox....i congratulate all the red sox nation. u have assembled a team that is quite impressive, and strikes fear into my heart, and without confession, the yankee nation.

the apartment still consists of a bed, camping chair and stool. soon enough a couch will follow, and who knows? maybe a coffee table?

ill keep you posted.

...dragging the lake

week one is in the books...ive tried to cram everything a raleigh, north carolina resident should do in their first week. ive worn shorts everyday in the month of march, ive attended a nc state baseball game, tried to watch the duke/unc game at a local bar (sadly showing up 2 hours before tip off isnt enough to get you a seat), went to the cats cradle in chapel hill to see a show.

...speaking of the cats cradle. this is a venue that is coming close to extinct. it is a dirty, dark and totally emo venue. a place like this has been replaced by your "showcase live"'s and other various corporate sponsered venues. support the cradle!

last week had me in fayetville, which i highly recommend you cross off your bucket list, but this week brings me to charlotte. i'll try my best to see a bobcats game, considering blake grifiin is in town monday, and the bulls later in the week.

theres your update for the week. hope all is well where you live.