January 28th, 2008
As this weekend winds to a close, I must say that I am not quite ready for another week to start. I kept putting off my minimal homework and now have to do it late Sunday night. If I had been able to buckle down on Friday, then I wouldn’t have had any work to do, but I was busy with the Health Center then. I’m feeling much better now in case you were worried. Anyways, the work didn’t get done Friday and it didn’t get done Saturday either. However, Saturday was a really fun day.
I slept in and recovered, grabbed lunch, and then headed to the Modlin Center for a matinée performance of Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway. It was an excellent performance, definitely one of my favorites since I’ve been here. It had five singers who had all been in starring roles in at least two Broadway shows. Some had even been in up to seven. They had excellent voices and stage presence. I’m not incredibly versed in the classics of Broadway, but I knew a fair share and really enjoyed them. They sang “All That Jazz”, “Summer Nights”, Don’t Rain on My Parade”, “Over the Rainbow”, “Nothing Like A Dame”, and “Oklahoma”. There were songs from RENT, Jersey Boys, West Side Story, Movin’ Out, Showboat, and Jekyll & Hyde. Neil Berg, the compiler, even played one of his pieces from “Grumpy Old Men” which was amazing. They incorporated humor with “Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better” and really made me laugh. I was tempted to buy a CD but never got to it. I’m a fan of Broadway, for most of the musicals, so this was a real treat for me. I wish that I could have taken pictures or video to show you, but I’m not allowed to in the theaters. I hope that they’ll come back next year.
Download I found this link. This group has different singers and
it’s not as good, but it’s a taste.
After that, I went over to the basketball game. I arrived there early and got free nachos from the Rowdies, our sports spirit organization, and just missed getting a Best Buy gift card. We played Dayton. They were ranked 16th in the nation (yes that’s the number that comes after 15 and is usually associated with the title of “very good team”). I didn’t anticipate staying the whole game since I thought it would be over by halftime. When we led 3-2, I thought about taking a picture just to prove that we actually led at one point. Well, that lead continued and we went on a twenty point run.
We jumped ahead early!
Our Men’s Basketball Team vs. Dayton
We shot 3-pointers like crazy. Everything was going in for us. At half-time, we led by over twenty points. I knew that we had a chance and just hoped we didn’t blow it.
We were holding our own against a nationally ranked team!
The last time that we had beaten a Top-25 team at home was eighteen years ago, but we now had another chance. Well, time kept running out for Dayton and we ended up winning fairly handily. We were so excited. Most of the students rushed the court and it was a great game for us. Overall, Saturday was a really fun day for me.
WE WON!!!!
Some students decided to rush the court. We were excited.
Highlights from the Game
I went to church Sunday morning and saw my friend, who is a fellow U of R student who goes to my church, deliver the sermon. She did a really good job. The rest of Sunday was spent cleaning my room, managing my finances, and watching a TV marathon. Now I’m buckling down to work and get ready for a Monday. Have a great week and I’ll check back in soon.
Quote of the Week: “It is amazing how quickly the kids learn to drive a car, yet are unable to understand the lawnmower, snowblower or vacuum cleaner.” -Ben Bergor
Though to Ponder: Why do they put the names of football teams on baseball caps?
Shout Outs: Anyone from my old church or new church
