Name:A. Wallace Country:United States State:Ohio Metro:Cleveland
Interests:Youth pastoring, spell check, Alvarez guitars, Brian Regan, 1 Peter 2:17, audio production, fantasy football, Cincinnati, Iowa, driving, special music, backyard tackle football, playoff baseball, Continuum, avoiding conflict, Madden 06, the G-C-D-C chord progression, The Office, B.J. Novak, early 90s Christian Rap, Paul’s letter to the Philippians, wilderness trips, white water rafting, the Reds, El Music Group, trying too hard to be clever, Past Placid, Boston on vinyl, Chipotle, ending lists with "etc.", being content with a bachelor’s degree, Fender basses, Crate amplifiers, making promo videos, etc.
but this year there is a twist. I've decided to become moderately obsessed with college football this year. Although I completely stick by my previously held positions, college football is sport, and as such it deserves a shot (soccer still gets no such opportunity). With the preseason NFL over, I guess NCAA football can now take its place in fulfilling my weekly requirement for below average, mediocre football. Here are my initial thoughts:
I feel bad for OU fans. First they lose arguably the best QB in the nation, then they lose Gresham for the season, and along with them they lose their hopes of a national championship (not that anyone can beat Florida anyway). It has been a rough week for them all around.
I also kind of feel bad for OSU fans (kind of). I know Prior has grown up a lot and will be a solid quarterback, and I know USC is starting a kid with one game under his belt, yet I see this Saturday's game at the horseshoe as being only slightly less one-sided as last years rout. OSU may be able to hang with them for a half, but the shortcomings of the Big 10 will again prove themselves to be too much to overcome.
Specifically, I've been thinking of Xanga in the Spring of 2005. There was always something to read, posts to comment on, people to connect with. There were 30 eprop posts, inside jokes, and a way for Ted to start conversations with total strangers ("So, do you xanga?"). Now, all there is is facebook and a few sporadic blogs spread over numerous sites. It is easier to keep up with larger numbers of people, but it has taken from us everything that was creatively personal. So often we never hear the random and entertaining information that xanga allowed us to express. We are simply left with a one line status that tells us essentially nothing about the person. Don't get me wrong, I think that facebook serves its purpose, but I'd gladly trade it for Xanga circa 2005.
I am currently sitting at church after returning early this morning from Bearcreek Farms Country Resort in Bryant, Indiana. This was the first stop in a very interesting week. My cousin had his wedding there last night, in which I was an usher. Tomorrow afternoon I will fly with my parents from here to Dublin, then on to London where I will take part in another wedding, this time that of one Samuel Miller. For those keeping score, the unofficial count of weddings that I have taken part in will be up to 9 after this one. I'm pretty excited.
I am currently also using xanga as a means of minor procrastination, similar to how I used it during my college days. It comes in handy once in a while.
