Wisconsin

In 10 hours I'll be in a car to Madison, Wisconsin. I'm headed to the ACDA Convention. More than I'm excited about the convention, I'm excited about getting away. I'm also excited about the people that I'm going with. It is going to be so much fun and it will be just what I need. I'm still hanging on to this nasty cold which is really frustrating. I need to get some serious singing done and this cold is really holding me back. So I'm also hoping I'll get some rest and get healthy over the weekend. It isn't very likely...but a girl can hope. Cold or no cold, I must get back to work next week. Ive been losing a lot of stamina by not practicing as much while I wait for my throat to stop hurting. With my recital coming up, I really can't afford to lose this kind of time.

On a fairly sad note, I yelled at Lola-kitten today for dragging my clothes around the house. She got small and pitiful and sad. I felt so awful when I realized that she hadn't drug the shirt out, I dropped the shirt when I was talking my laundry to my room. She still isn't happy with me. I apologized but she hasn't forgiven me yet. Poor Lola-kitten.

Right now South Dakota athletics has erupted. USD is playing SDSU for the first time in 8 years. This is a gigantic rivalry and it has brought out all kinds of school spirit. I'm currently watching the rivalry on enemy territory. USD is in Brookings and they are pretty much getting schooled at this point. I'm watching it from the safety of my own living room but I can feel the hostility through my television screen. USD is running a zone defense that really doesn't seem to be working for them. They keep leaving the perimeter open so SDSU is shooting 3 pointers like crazy. It is hard to believe that they haven't changed things up because they are getting owned on the perimeter. USD also seems to having a problem rebounding. They give up a lot of rebounds and I'm not sure if that's strategy or not. If it is, it isn't very effective. They are down 15 points and they still refuse to try a different defensive approach. Its kind of hard to watch. Tomorrow night, SDSU comes to the Dakota Dome and the rivalry gets to play itself out all over again. Because of the trip to Wisconsin, I'll be missing the home game. I'm a little bummed about it but I'll be having so much fun that I'll probably forget all about it. My DVR will record it and I can watch it later. Men's basketball is a passion of mine.And Samcat...she loves basketball too. :)