Quote of the Day - Only for the BOLD

"Distance is not for the fearful, it is for the bold. It's for those who are willing to spend a lot of time alone in exchange for a little time with the one they love. It's for those knowing a good thing when they see it, even if they don't see it nearly enough."

-A friend-

Broncos vs. a Wolf Pack

I watched the BSU vs. Reno game this last Friday, cheering vivaciously for the Broncos, making up for the fact that I hadn't worn my game day gear that night.  The game started as I had thought it would, and it continued how I had hoped it would, the Wolf Pack gave a good fight and the Broncos did their usual greatness.  Unfortunately, the ending was NOT what I had expected at all... In my opinion, the officials weren't very fair towards the Broncos in that game, calling things that were stupid or not even legitimate, and there was one instance that I remember clearly enough to reference that the officials just didn't call a clear and obvious pass interference that a Reno player made against a receiver at all...

As you can tell, I really like Boise State, haha. I get pretty into the games if they are decently interesting, which isn't very usual since the Broncos kind of steam roll over everyone they play.  This game was very intense, and I was pretty upset when it ended, let me tell ya.

Being an avid Bronco fan, I thought about how biased I might be towards my team in that game against the Reno Wolf Pack.  Perhaps the Broncos simply didn't play that well this night, but as I look back over their previous games and the scores and the stats behind those scores, I begin to wonder if I really am all that misplaced in my support.  Maybe BSU is just really that great of a team.  So far, thinking back, I have never been happy with the Boise defense, and I have never thought of Brotzman (the kicker who missed the two would've-been winning field goals) as being an incredible player.  However, I have never seen the offensive blocks let so many players through to Kellen Moore (the quarterback, for those of you who don't live on Earth or just don't watch football haha); he's never been sacked so much in this entire season.

I concluded that, as much as all these people try to say that Boise State is such a stupid team or overrated or just lucky (which is a load of crap) or whatever, I think that BSU legitimately is an excellent team.  They won 24 games straight before that game, if I recall correctly.  And I'm pretty sure there aren't too many college teams out there with that kind of a record.  People seem so quick to bash on Boise State, saying that they aren't really all that great, just lucky.  Now with this loss there isn't much they can say, they got what they wanted, BSU lost, now what?  Maybe the loss was for the best.  I mean, every team has a chance of losing, perhaps it's unfair calls by the officials or just an off night.  No matter what it is, Boise State will still do well in the games to come and they will probably get invited to play a bowl game against Ohio, which would be a good game really.  Yeah, this loss dashed all hopes of that BCS Bowl game we all were wanting, but I think Boise State will still get the last laugh.

Referenced:
Boise State Broncos Blues: Team Misses Out on Opportunity for BCS Bowl Game
How Did Boise State Turn into the Most Hated Team in America?

Quote of the Day - REAL Girlfriends

"A real girlfriend won't tell her boyfriend to throw out his XBox 360, she'll be sitting next to him learning how to play it."

-Unknown-

Reno, Nevada

I recently traveled to visit some special people in Reno, and I discovered a couple things while there.  First of all, it's cold, haha, well, it's colder than my Idaho home anyway.  Second, 1 hour plane rides are the fastest ways to pass time.  I am so used to plane rides lasting at least 5 and a half hours that I thought the time passed extremely quickly.  On top of that, I found a friend to talk to the whole ride there so the time just sailed by!

It is interesting how you can meet the most random people when you travel.  The guy I happened to get quite well-acquainted with was named Steve.  I learned a lot about him in that hour and some odd minutes of hanging out while boarding and riding the plane.  I won't share much about him here for privacy's sake, but I really enjoyed talking to someone who was so much like myself :)  It was actually pretty incredible how much we were alike, as far as personality goes.  Granted we had some opposing views (though they were incredibly rare and spaced), and he was the one to do most of the talking, but it was interesting to get a older perspective of life from my personality's point of view.
I was most interested to find that out that a lot of the opinions I hold about things like love and relationships or just life in general were actually pretty dead on as far as reality goes.  Even my opinions about Facebook were supported by this guy.  I was pretty surprised by that actually, but not as surprised as I could have been.  Of course, this is just one guy in a world of guys and ladies who probably hold a different opinion than the two of us, but I'll take it with a grain of salt and let the newfound knowledge fester until it finds a few more sources to back it all up.

In the meantime, I did make a new friend.  Whether or not I'll ever come in contact with the guy again is beyond me, but if God so chooses to allow our paths to cross once again, I think it would be pretty cool.

There's one last thing I'd like to share before I sign off for now.  I discovered that I like Call of Duty Black Ops, despite the fact that I fail at it completely, haha.  Granted, I liked watching friends play, and it was always funny to watch them assassinate each other in epic fashions lol, but I had never actually played the game.  I knew I'd like it, but I also knew that I'd fail at it, haha.  Perhaps, with a LOT of practice, I will one day beat the guys ;) but until then, it oughta be fun :)

Stop forgeting to remember!!

I have one of the worst memories that I know of.  Really, it's ridiculous.  I honestly don't know how people can stand to talk to me lol.  I remind myself of Dory off of Finding Nemo (such a classic :).  I can literally forget something in a matter of seconds.

I have tried to write things down so that I remember them or remember to do something, but that doesn't always work because I either lose the paper that I wrote it down on or I forget why I wrote a random word on a piece of paper that is in my pocket, and by time I do remember why I wrote it, it's pretty much too late anyway.

So, I am embarking on a quest to remember things.  I'm not going to depend on myself to remember these things because that would cause a plethora of issues.  However, I will be finding different ways to keep things straight.  For one, I always have a pen on me so I will write things on me because I always have me with me, haha.  I will also be putting events and information in my phone whenever I need to remember something.  I figure having everything in one place would be an excellent idea, despite the fact that if I lose my phone (which is actually very unlikely) or it is stolen, I am completely screwed... 

Day planners don't work for me.  I have tried those, and every time I try I feel the need to rebel against what is written in the pages and do my own thing.  And I've already mentioned the random notes to myself problems.

So far, the phone idea has worked pretty well.  I'll be praying for someone to invent memory chips for the brain, haha, but in the meantime, I think a palm planner might be a good investment :)

Chick-Fil-A

I haven't had a meal at Chick-Fil-A in at least 12 years.  And I am very excited because one just opened on my college campus this morning!!  I was there to see the grand opening, and it was pretty cool :P

I am hoping to be able to get some for lunch this afternoon, but I don't know how bad the lines will be, haha.  Either way, it's there now, and I highly doubt it will be leaving any time soon ;)  Well, that's about it, haha, I just wanted to say I was pretty freaking excited, haha.

The Funny Things in Life Make Me Laugh

I was told today to go to Google maps and get directions from Japan to China, and I have to say, I am sooooo glad I did, haha.  It totally made my day!

So, I want you guys to do the same, believe me, it's very worth it, haha.

1) Go to www.google.com.
2) Click on Maps.
3) Click on Get Directions.
4) Type in Japan for the starting point (A) and type in China for the Destination (B).
5) Click the Get Directions button.
6) Scroll down to number 43.

Good luck on your trip! ;)