The Beast

Seeing as though people might view a Business degree from a liberal arts institution as weak, I may consider going to graduate school for the MBA or just go work at an entry-level job. I have no idea what I want to do for a living, and it is really competitive for even just a sports related internship. I impressed some people at the Quad Cities River Bandits, but I don't think that a bachelor's degree, work experience in sports communication and an internship will get me the job that I want. I couldn't do sales, it isn't in my personality either and I really don't know what I have to offer a company as some of the business courses are kind of bulls***, especially the ones about theory. Jobs I've considered are as follows: paralegal, random non-profit job, a management-trainee b**** at a car rental company, a technician in a hospital, a public relations specialist (which doesn't work well because of my personality) or really anything else. I'm open to a lot of options, I just don't know what to pursue and with the economy I'll just be happy to have a job.

Urlacher and Briggs are going to save Lovie's job.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Sep 23, 2010 -> 03:19 PM) Those who are single, remember the advice Alan Arkin gave in "Little Miss Sunshine." Which was what?

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Sep 21, 2010 -> 08:55 PM) That's what I was hinting at. In fact, no matter what, I wouldn't ever go looking for love. That's when it passes you up. Just let it naturally happen. What about checking out the parties, getting numbers and seeing if the girl is possible girlfriend material after hanging out?

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Sep 21, 2010 -> 05:48 PM) Personally, when finding someone, it's best to go without a plan. You limit yourself if you say "I'm going to wait until I'm fully settled down." You miss out on life a ton by doing so, not just women. Rock said he would've grown apart from a woman he met when he was 22. While this can happen, you can also grow with someone. And most valuable, you end up learning more about yourself. Let me put it this way. I am looking for someone, and I do want to date. I've been told by some of my peers that it is better to just "let love come to you" instead of being single and looking for someone to have fun or enjoy yourself with, and possibly even making a relationship out of it. The problem is that at my school many of the girls are taken, and for SAU being as small at it is, that isn't a good thing. I know that if I waited to do something until I finally settled down, I wouldn't have inquired about NIU's Sports Management program or have had the balls to pursue something that I loved. And I wholeheartedly agree with yours and Rock's conclusions about what can happen with someone. I just haven't found someone like that to share my life with yet, and learn more about myself with.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Sep 20, 2010 -> 06:58 PM) I have a question for those in college: when are you too old for freshman girls? I almost feel bad.....almost. I'm a 22-year-old senior and have found that I don't want to deal with stupid girls who are fresh out of high school. My age range is 19-24, and even 19 and 24 are pushing it. I really like to find someone who is close to my age and maturity. Even if the girl is willing to give it up at 18-19, it's still kind of weird. Especially when the drunken freshman says, "Do it without the condom, it feels better." That's what happened to my one friend. Then again, I know people date people older and younger when they get out in the real world. I also think college dating is sort of pointless, because everyone moves on after graduation. I'd rather save some money, get my s*** together, get my own place and then look for someone. That makes the most sense...and it gives you time to have fun while you do save. (Who said you couldn't use a hotel when you temporarily are living at home?)

Single, being social, not getting any results, and hating it. Marriage doesn't seem realistic as I haven't met anyone worthy of an Mrs. degree yet. Too much trash on campus. But I think I'll likely get married in my later twenties anyway, so it doesn't matter at this point.

22 - I didn't enter college till I was 19, so I'm going to graduate when I'm 23, and I feel like the old guy on campus. So even though I transferred schools, it's amazing that I'll graduate one semester late after the expected four years.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 6, 2010 -> 02:37 PM) I thought his reaction was perfect. An announcer needs to freak out on such a s***ty call. Maybe it is Hawk's whiny ass voice that is annoying. God I wish I could get the radio announcers in sync with TV instead of Hawk. He is absolutely brutal. They got the call right, and Hawk changed his s*** filled diaper. Life went on. Jesus f***ing Christ.

So what if they missed that call, Hawk. They got it right in the end. Everyone knew it was foul and it was going to be corrected, so why did you continuously cry until they got it right? Go put another diaper on you f***ing baby.

I'm not a big fan of the home plate umpire, but the fact that the Sox can't get to Beckett is the reason they are losing this game. It could have been 6-2 right now.

TV Broadcasting: The guy in charge of the control room (Jim Angio?) Radio Broadcasting: Producer of Rongey's show. White Sox behind-the-scenes job: Scott Reifert White Sox front office: Kenny Williams White Sox player: None of them. If I had the balls to go out and play, I'd be Buehrle. White Sox coach: Joey Cora

Okay, so now that they have acquired him, what do we owe this fool and how does that impact the payroll next year?

Can I change my name to MuckFinnesota?

The scene from Love Actually where the guy reads Keira Knightley the signs he has prepared to tell her that he loves her, or the scene when the mother is crying because she finds that her husband cheated on her emotionally.

Since I didn't get into a big ten school originally, college football never really mattered much to me. NIU's team would be exciting, but I could give a s*** less of what UIllinois does as opposed to NU's football team, which I love. By this time this year, I welcome football with open arms, as I can't sit there and watch baseball and care if I believe the Sox to be out of it. If someone asked you to turn the Bears game on over post season baseball, then yes, I would say turn it on, but if we are talking contenders playing each other over a preseason football game, then the MLB game wins (or should win) every day of the week.

Was watching the last part of the game at TJ's in Bourbonnais (Went to the evening session of training camp. Cutler had good stuff), and knew exactly what was going to happen with Thome, so I just chugged my beer and felt better about it. The solution was not to bring Thome back, as shown how he ran around the bases tonight, but it was to bring someone other than Kotsay in as DH. That is what bothers me, is that they didn't bring in someone else to DH. I'm not a fan of this Ozzie ball NL-style of play any longer. Jim Thome, I hope you flicked off Ozzie or Kenny after you hit that HR. It sure proved the Sox wrong that they do in fact need a DH that hits for power in a park where power numbers are rampant. I'm more pissed that the Sox are committed to quite a bit of salary and that next year appears to be a rebuilding year, which sucks! P.S. Castro for DH?

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Aug 17, 2010 -> 10:43 PM) Me too. But I'm not thrilled. I love college. Just don't like college classes. Had my college experience gone the correct way, where I go figure out what I should take and been at the correct college for me at the start, like NIU, I would have enjoyed it more. Everyone takes different routes so there is no correct way, but if I had gotten an associate's before going away, I would have the correct prerequisites to transfer elsewhere and that would have made things a hell of a lot easier. The problem was that I took a Liberal Arts math course as opposed to a College Algebra because I thought I was on the j-school track. When that didn't happen and I didn't want to be a reporter anymore, I decided to try out clubs and stuff, while neglecting to get my courses on track. So since I didn't take care of my deficiency in math, it screwed me when the time came to change schools. But as I said, everyone's experience is different. All I'm saying is that if things went a bit differently for me I would have enjoyed it more. It's fine now that I'm on a path, and that is all that matters. Needless to say, I will live it up since this likely will be it for school for awhile.

Fair enough, but even with not working except for the occasional odd painting job or umpiring gig this summer, I have gotten bored of not having responsibilities. I've offered to start paying for my phone and have asked for my car insurance monthly estimate, but my parents haven't told me what exactly it is. My point is that I want to take on responsibility and do something out in the real world, even if that means living at home and hating my job for awhile in order to save some money and live independently. Ultimately, I want to move or work in the city, but that's just me.

Kinesiology 149 Philosophy 208 - Philosophies of Life MGMT 332 - Organizational Theory/Behavior MGMT 325 - Leadership in Organizations MGMT 320 - Human Resource Management STBE 337 - Stats for Business/Econ After this semester, I will only have 2 semesters left of undergraduate work. I can't be more thrilled about that!

"That's gone. Way back."

Stone sounds good even though he is talking quite a bit. It's great to not have to listen to Hawk for a day!

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 14, 2010 -> 03:56 PM) he was never dead, Kevin Spaceys character kept him barely alive with drugs and minimal nourishment to extend the torture for his sin. Good movie, dont know why it would strongly objectionable Not a big fan of the movie, I can't handle s*** like that. Should have recommended the Dark Knight instead.

Last night I strongly objected to watching Seven with a group of friends, as certain scenes of the movie just give me the creeps. Specifically the following: -The third of the sins that they uncover, where the sloth is mutilated and comes back to life while diseased. -When they uncover the lust sin, it shows a guy who is yelling "get this thing off of me" and then tells the story of what happens when he has sex with the prostitute. -When the wife's head gets cut off at the end and Brad Pitt's character knows his unborn child is dead, too.

QUOTE (Felix @ Aug 9, 2010 -> 10:22 AM) I actually didn't decide on sports for awhile for that exact reason. I started off thinking of doing some sort of academic major, as I wanted to leave sports as a hobby for my spare time instead of turning it into work. However, I really don't regret my decision at all, regardless of the ridiculous hours I've put in and will continue to put it. It really depends on the person, and if you don't think you want to be "married to your job," then I would definitely suggest looking at a different field. This is why I'm getting a degree in Business instead of sports management or journalism. As time goes by, I wonder if I truly want to work in something that could control my life. I don't want sports to be my life, but I figured that I would try getting into the field while I was 23 (after graduating college) instead of never doing so and regretting not even trying. I gave journalism/broadcasting a go, and I do not regret doing so. It really is all about finding something that works for you, and maybe a 9-5 job is what I could do.