It's More Than A Feeling

Okay sports fans, here's the big update you've been waiting for! After losing Game 1 in awful fashion and getting robbed in overtime in Game 2, the Bruins are back on track after a stellar and dramatic Game 3 overtime win! The Ghosts of the Garden were exorcised on Sunday night as the Bruins finally beat the Habs, and look to be an awakening giant. If you go to Suffolk and don't have tickets for tonight's game, get them ANYWAY you possibly can! The building was absolutely electric the other night, and is sure to follow suit again tonight. You can definitely feel a momentum swing in the favor of Boston, and that is an awesome sign! So, for all the naysayers, jump on the bandwagon now and all will be forgiven!

There was also a Sox series at home against the Yanks this past weekend, to which I was lucky enough to attend the game on Friday night! As awesome as it was to go, I really can't get into baseball with the Bruins still playing!

Other than that, there's not much going on at all. There's only about two weeks left of school, so before long, I will be out, and there will be no more sports talk from this side.

Friday Friday Friday

Another rainy day here in the city, but at least it's FRIDAY! For the first week back after break, time went by pretty fast, so no big complaints here. It's always tough to come back from break and get into the swing of things when there is only about four weeks of school left. The good news though, it's getting warmer which means the Sox are about to come home for the opener, and the NHL playoff push is more than on, we're in the home stretch of it. The B's have won two huge games against Toronto this week, bringing us even closer to an elusive playoff birth, something that has been evasive for us the last few seasons. I'd imagine that if we make the playoffs, there will be a lot of Suffolk students down at the Garden.

Switching to baseball though, it was tough to wake up at 6 AM to watch the Sox over in Japan, so thankfully they are coming back to Beantown soon. As much as I love hockey, it's always great when baseball starts up again because it means summer is right around the corner. Plus, back in high school, baseball was my sport until I got injured and had to give it up. There's not anything too much better than sitting around on a summer night and watching the Sox, or even going down to Fenway "Pak".

Now for something a little different! I went to the movies and saw 10,000 B.C. last weekend, and considering what the movie was about, I'd give it about 3 out of 5 stars. It's kind of far fetched at times, but there's some good action, so it's worth the watch. Considering that there is an awesome theater only about 5 minutes from campus, I still never get down there as much as I'd like to! Well maybe this weekend I'll check it out!

Get the Puck Off Campus

So it's Friday, the last weekday of spring break, which is a sad day as break is almost over. However, no complaints from my here so far in terms of the events of the week. If you don't like hockey, then the break would seem very boring for you, but for me it's been like heaven. The first weekend was filled with hanging out with some crazy Irish hockey players, my kind of fun! I went down to Southie to watch the parade with a couple of friends. This was my first Southie parade, and I guess I would give it a solid B+. I thought it was weak at times, but it's tough to compare the St. Paddy's Day Parade to the Sox Championship extravaganza. I finished off the weekend with some more Irish festivities, so all in all not a bad start at all!

For the rest of the week I've been relaxing as much as possible, something I'm not use to or good at it! On Tuesday I had my big tilt at the Garden, and believe it or not, scored the gamewinner in regulation. Other than a few minor scrapes and bruises, I made it out of the Garden alive that day! Other than that, it has been a very calm week, filled with a lot of sleeping on the couch watching movies. I did go out and buy I Am Legend, one of my favorite movies already. Last night the B's had a game against the Habs, and unfortunatley, we lost another crucial game, so the playoff picture is starting to tighten up, which isn't a fun feeling at all. Fot the rest of the weekend I think I'm going to lay low and try to stay out of trouble. I might go watch the Hockey East Championship tomorrow night at the Garden, which is always an exciting game.

Even though I wish I could be sitting on a beach right now, soaking in the rays, I guess deep down I'd rather be in Beantown than any other place right now!

Bricka BREAKA Firecracka Sis Boom Ba

Spring break is officially 4 hours away for me! One more class to go, and I AM FREE for about 12 days. I'm looking forward to this break to, as I've got A LOT going on. Starting off tonight, HUGE game vs. Tampa Bay. This is a must win for the B's as we come down the home stretch. Saturday is another game vs. Philly, which means there should be a lot of good hitting on the ice, and maybe a few in the stands when nobody is looking! After the game I'm going to swing by the Irish American Hockey Classic to get primed up for St. Paddy's Day. On to the BIG plans for Sunday. There's a good chance I'm going to Southie for the Parade, followed by a day of festive activities. Needless to say, Sunday should be great, but Monday probably not so much. Tuesday I'm playing in a game at the Garden against some alumni guys like Cam Neely and Donny Sweeney. I'm looking forward to this mostly because it means I can try to level my boss a few times! For the rest of the week I will probably be heading home to help conduct the Varsity Baseball tryouts. Even though I haven't played in a while, it's always great to get back out there with my old coaches and help out the younger guys. I'm looking for the old high school to make an impressive run at a state championship this season! Anyways, I think that I'll have a pretty decent break, and the best part is, after we get back, only one more month of school!

Spring is Sprung

Even though it's only been about 5 weeks since the groundhog said we had 6 weeks left of winter, judging by the weather this week, I think spring has sprung. Other than some rain the other day, it has been like 60 degrees out everyday. Who needs to go to Florida on spring break when its like this out!? The fact that it's March has also fed into my illusion that the warm weather is here to stay, even though any New Englander knows that it will never last. Despite that, the warm weather has made this week go by so fast.

So my hockey season is over, which is too bad, because I could use the additional work out! Lucky for me though, I have been able to get into some games at the Garden, and will be playing in a big tilt over spring break against some former players. Still dealing with hockey, the Bruins have been positionined themselves for nice playoff run, making time in the office pretty exciting. Apparentley, a couple of players are shaving their heads for charity, and I have been nominated to take part in the event as well. Unfortunatley, I don't think I will be participating in the "shaving", as I don't think I would dig the bald look. I'll keep you updated on any possible changes on that front.

The other reason that this week is so good, has to do with the fact that Spring Training is in full swing, and that means that the Sox will be back in Boston before too long! As big of a hockey fan as I am, I still appreciate the opening of the baseball seaon more than any other sport. So here's to the B's making the playoffs, the Sox repeating as World Champs, and the warm weather stay here for the duration!

B's and Greeks

Ahhh the duldrums of late February and early March! This may be the toughest time of the semester, as everyone is waiting for SPRING BREAK!!!! It may be a bold statement, but I'll make it anyways. This time of the year may be worse than finals! That may be strong, but I feel as if it's an accurate statement. It's not a matter of wanting warm weather, as much as I do, it's a matter of wanting a break from class! I mean it's not that bad right now, but a change would be nice! Well only two more weeks and it will be here.

Classes are going okay, nothing too great to report on that front. My Sports Crisis class is great, partly due to the fact that we spend 50 minutes a day three days a week talking about nothing but sports. It's one of the best classes I have taken here, as I can draw from my own personal experiences, and combine them with new ideas I haven't encountered yet. Anyone who likes sports a lot or a little, should sign up for this course. All my other classes aren't bad, just not as interesting!

Other than that, I have been thinking that I might want to travel this summer. I'm not talking about backpacking around the world, but maybe Italy or Greece for a week. I've always thought it would be an amazing part of the world to travel to, and looking ahead, I'm not sure how many other chances I would have to go. And the beaches there sound amazing, even though I'm not sure how an Irish guy would fair under such conditions!

So other than, the only thing I have to mention is the FOUR game winning streak the B's are on right now. It looks more likely every day that we will be in the playoffs this year, so that is very exciting!

Buddha, Beanpots, and MORE!

What is up with the weather here this last week? On Sunday it was sunny and we had snow squalls, it was like 4 degrees in the beginning of the week, and now its going to be warm tomorrow. Can anyone say global warming? So other than crazy weather, things have been pretty slow the last week or so. BC won the Beanpot unfortunatley (I'm a big Harvard fan). They did push the game to OT with a late goal, but it just wasn't their year.

I'm happy to say that we have a nice 3 day weekend coming up! Those are always circled on the calendar at school because a) the week leading up to them flies and b) the next week is so short! They really can make 2 weeks soo much better. The downside, I have a 8 page midterm paper due on Tuesday, but its double spaced so that's easy. On Sunday I have to go to the Bruins Charity Auction, but it's at this awesome Chinese place called Mantra in Downtown Crossing, so it's close to school too which is nice. You really don't understand how close everything in the city is until you live here. There's a bunch of good movies out I want to see too, so I'll have to snag someone to go with me. I wanted to see Cloverfield for the longest time, but my interest is gone so I'll have to find something else. I just found a really good steak house right near campus too, so I'll definitely have a lot to do over those 3 days. Hopefully it will be warm though this weekend though because none of my friends like to go out when it's cold! You know who you are! They may or may not be other bloggers for Suffolk!