Sports...

Sports.

A topic completely foreign to me.

I know nothing of batting, running, kicking, stealing, sliding, catching or any rules that go along side those terms.

Growing up in my house, we watch football sometimes...and usually only during the Superbowl. And still, while I’ve grown up watching it, I know nothing of the sport. I’ve never played sports in my life, I can do the music thing, I can do the art thing but sports are way out of my league.

There was one time that I tried playing baseball, and messed up my shoulder. I tried golfing and accidentally hit my dad with the club while trying to swing at the little ball. I was hit too many times in basketball and don’t have the co-ordination for running and bouncing a ball at the same time. Let alone shoot it into this hanging net that’s way above my head. And I can’t skate so hockey is out.

It’s just a bad scene when sports and I entwine but I wish I at least understood what was happening in a game. I can understand a little bit of soccer and hockey as I have ex’s who played and tried to teach me. I’ve learned a little football from my father and am now in the process of learning about baseball.

But I’m pretty sure that I could never, in my entire life, carry on a conversation surrounding any sport. It’s actually really sad. I wish I understood, or had more motivation to learn. But...I don’t.

The Pub

College. It's the chance to meet amazing people, do crazy drunk things and make memories. Oh and learn things in class. Loyalist has an amazing hang out spot for people to relax and get to know one another. It's called 'The Shark Tank Pub' or 'The Pub' as I've taken to calling it. The comfortable couches and lounge chairs make for an excellent resource for students on a break from classes. When classes are done and students are supposed to be home slaving away at home, the Pub turns into... a pub! It's cheap entertainment for students who need unwinding. A nightlife right on campus is a quick way for students to meet other students they wouldn't normally speak with. The dance floor is an all inclusive, melange of students ranging from first year to post-graduate. On the other hand, it's a place for drama. A place where people dance with those they have not met before and long-distance relationships to become strained. It takes a lot of trust for long-distance relationships to be secure when one of the parties are out having a social life different then with their partner. And yet somehow, students live for the drama! They live and crave the pub scene. It's an addiction. The relaxed lifestyle and energetic
atmosphere change ones perspective. Students must learn time management skills in order to entertain the nightlife and maintain their school grades as well as possible. But if they can handle it, manage their time well and get through the drama then they'll have a great time at college.