Monday, September 24, 2007
Friday, September 14, 2007
Warning: This entry will not be for the weak of heart, pregnant, or small children.
I will never forget where I was at 8:09 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2007. It was a perfect night, clear skies an exciting soccer game being played out in front of me, when it all came to a gruesome halt.
It was the 52nd minute of the game, when Brian Raveling let loose. After being frustrated by tic-tac fouls, women in general, school, his roommates, his period, his life, his dirty room, the vanilla candle.....a multitude of things, he struck back at the world. In what could only be described as an act of hateful malice, Mr. Raveling ended a young man's life.
"Bri-Bri" as he is affectionately called plowed through a poor Drew Ranger, and in an explosion of blood and bone, the young mans left leg disintegrated. Not content with ripping off a leg, Raveling heard the calling of mortal kombat..."Finish Him!" He most certainly did, with a blow to the head so vicious that babies everywhere started dying. The referee, in an attempt to take control of the game showed Brian the gate with a red card, to which he responded "Fuck this team." and stormed off the field killing puppies as he walked.
The moment ruined lives, young children in attendence were scarred, and parents shocked. A local youth team in attendance compared Raveling to the Rock (Of WWF fame), but skinnier. In the words of "V", "Remember Remember the 13 of September."
I will never forget where I was at 8:09 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2007. It was a perfect night, clear skies an exciting soccer game being played out in front of me, when it all came to a gruesome halt.
It was the 52nd minute of the game, when Brian Raveling let loose. After being frustrated by tic-tac fouls, women in general, school, his roommates, his period, his life, his dirty room, the vanilla candle.....a multitude of things, he struck back at the world. In what could only be described as an act of hateful malice, Mr. Raveling ended a young man's life.
"Bri-Bri" as he is affectionately called plowed through a poor Drew Ranger, and in an explosion of blood and bone, the young mans left leg disintegrated. Not content with ripping off a leg, Raveling heard the calling of mortal kombat..."Finish Him!" He most certainly did, with a blow to the head so vicious that babies everywhere started dying. The referee, in an attempt to take control of the game showed Brian the gate with a red card, to which he responded "Fuck this team." and stormed off the field killing puppies as he walked.
The moment ruined lives, young children in attendence were scarred, and parents shocked. A local youth team in attendance compared Raveling to the Rock (Of WWF fame), but skinnier. In the words of "V", "Remember Remember the 13 of September."
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Red Bulls and Blue Wave
Some of this is taken from a Brown University, some from personal experience...you can decide which is which.
What happens when energy drinks are combined with alcohol?
Energy drinks are also used as mixers with alcohol. This combination carries a number of dangers:
Since energy drinks are stimulants and alcohol is a depressant, the combination of effects may be dangerous. The stimulant effects can mask how intoxicated you are and prevent you from realizing how much alcohol you have consumed. Fatigue is one of the ways the body normally tells someone that they've had enough to drink.
The stimulant effect can give the person the impression they aren't impaired. No matter how alert you feel, your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is the same as it would be without the energy drink. Once the stimulant effect wears off, the depressant effects of the alcohol will remain and could cause vomiting in your sleep or respiratory depression.
The mix of stimulant and liquor can sometimes overwhelm one to dance. Although the person knows that going to a dance is the absolute GAYEST thing they can do, they can't help themselves.
Both energy drinks and alcohol are very dehydrating (the caffeine in energy drinks is a diuretic). Dehydration can hinder your body's ability to metabolize alcohol and will increase the toxicity, and therefore the hangover, the next day.
Finally consuming upwards of four or five energy drinks can keep you up for days without sleep, but these sleepless hours can sometimes be parlayed into the greatest night ever.
What happens when energy drinks are combined with alcohol?
Energy drinks are also used as mixers with alcohol. This combination carries a number of dangers:
Since energy drinks are stimulants and alcohol is a depressant, the combination of effects may be dangerous. The stimulant effects can mask how intoxicated you are and prevent you from realizing how much alcohol you have consumed. Fatigue is one of the ways the body normally tells someone that they've had enough to drink.
The stimulant effect can give the person the impression they aren't impaired. No matter how alert you feel, your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is the same as it would be without the energy drink. Once the stimulant effect wears off, the depressant effects of the alcohol will remain and could cause vomiting in your sleep or respiratory depression.
The mix of stimulant and liquor can sometimes overwhelm one to dance. Although the person knows that going to a dance is the absolute GAYEST thing they can do, they can't help themselves.
Both energy drinks and alcohol are very dehydrating (the caffeine in energy drinks is a diuretic). Dehydration can hinder your body's ability to metabolize alcohol and will increase the toxicity, and therefore the hangover, the next day.
Finally consuming upwards of four or five energy drinks can keep you up for days without sleep, but these sleepless hours can sometimes be parlayed into the greatest night ever.
Friday, September 7, 2007
Sportsmanship
I was watching the Louisville-Middle Tennessee University game last night (Thursday), and it was easily one of the most entertaining football games I have seen in a long time. Through the first quarter the score was 28-21, and by no means had any signs of slowing down.
What made this incredible is that Louisville is ranked somewhere in the top 15, and Middle Tennessee was by all accounts not, and so the fact that MTU put any (forget 21) points on the board was surprising. Upset with the defense the 'Ville faithful started booing their D when one commentaor uttered a phrase that made me shutter:
"I don't think you should ever boo college athletes."
Maybe its because they don't get paid. Well this can't be it because I'm pretty sure all of Louisville's starters are scholarship athletes, so they arent paying the tuition, room, or board that the other 30,000 students pay. Granted there are academic scholarships, but I dont think anyone on either sideline has cracked a book since Matt Christopher (you know what I'm talking about). So these kids are saving between $70-90,000, I consider that getting paid.
Shit I pay $35,000 a year, and for that much I'll boo whoever the fuck I want.
I contend that if a professor is too boring or monotone (read: Sadowski) or simply reads off the slides provided by the publisher, they should be subject to the same taunts and jeers as the athletes or entertainers I pay to attend.
I should be able to boo other students who suck at things, school, group projects, their jobs, intramurals...cry about it.
But in the words of a certain AD, "Be loud, be proud, be positive!"
(I think I just puked a little.)
What made this incredible is that Louisville is ranked somewhere in the top 15, and Middle Tennessee was by all accounts not, and so the fact that MTU put any (forget 21) points on the board was surprising. Upset with the defense the 'Ville faithful started booing their D when one commentaor uttered a phrase that made me shutter:
"I don't think you should ever boo college athletes."
Maybe its because they don't get paid. Well this can't be it because I'm pretty sure all of Louisville's starters are scholarship athletes, so they arent paying the tuition, room, or board that the other 30,000 students pay. Granted there are academic scholarships, but I dont think anyone on either sideline has cracked a book since Matt Christopher (you know what I'm talking about). So these kids are saving between $70-90,000, I consider that getting paid.
Shit I pay $35,000 a year, and for that much I'll boo whoever the fuck I want.
I contend that if a professor is too boring or monotone (read: Sadowski) or simply reads off the slides provided by the publisher, they should be subject to the same taunts and jeers as the athletes or entertainers I pay to attend.
I should be able to boo other students who suck at things, school, group projects, their jobs, intramurals...cry about it.
But in the words of a certain AD, "Be loud, be proud, be positive!"
(I think I just puked a little.)
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