he's gone country...

...look at dem boots. after 18 years living in texas...today i officially became a true texan down at shepler's western wear...where i picked up these ariat rambler cowboy boots and the essence of a texan...a resistol cowboy hat. i thought i needed some cowboy boots while i was out on the mish and decided i'd get some when i got home. i suppose what really spurred me on lately was a little personal hobby i found recently. while cleaning and going through some boxes in my room i found a microphone...not sure where it came from...but you can hook it into my stereo and sing karaoke. i recorded myself singing some righteous country tunes and found that i quite enjoyed it...so i figured i oughta have some boots and a hat. also notice the texas belt buckle which was a great gift to me while out on the mish.if anyone knows how to get these pics to carrie underwood,by all means,please feel free to do so. we ride and never worry about the fall...i guess that's just the cowboy in us all. good times y'all.

madden

well my lack of posts can be partially attributed to the acquisition of madden '09 (and hey i'll throw lsat preparation in there too)...it's turning out to get me right into football mode. i am currently operating three different franchises...of course the niners...and fantasy drafted ravens team...and then the broncos...i'm in a tight divisional race w/ the broncos...but got a huge win against the chiefs this afternoon on a last second field goal...my offense would be lost without brandon marshall...but right now he's doin the dirt for me. i'm also using time to watch usa basketball...as well as argentina. they matchup against each other tomorrow in the semifinals...i find myself rooting personally for manu, as he will be my favorite player on the floor...but i could never root against the red,white, and blue...so go USA!!! uh...good times.

i like shoes

i really do enjoy shoes...there are 49 of them here. they date back as far as 7th grade...estimated cost if i had paid full price for all of them is $4,405....there are 7 pairs of jordans, my personal favorite...i'm obviously a nike dude w/ 16 pairs...4 adidas...3 reebok...16 of these are basketball shoes...of which i actually wear about 3 in my current rotation(don't wanna scuff up those j's)...there are 2 pairs of the first ever lebron james shoe in this collection...3 pairs of football shoes...two worn as a member of the churchill charger football program...we went 11-11 in those shoes...there are 8 pairs of running shoes...i estimate about 1,000 miles run in those combined...all of those miles within the states of texas,maryland,utah,and virginia...a few of the dressier shoes carried me through two years of the maryland baltimore mission, i hold many experiences in all these shoes as priceless, and just so y'all know i didn't pay anywhere near $4,405 for all of these...i don't know how much money i actually spent for them all.i'm not gonna lie, there are so many more pairs of shoes that i'd buy if i had the money/space for them...maybe a bit ridiculous but to me they just represent good times

it's the most wonderful time of the year

okay so christmas is actually the most wonderful time, but the beginning of football season is a close second...no matter how much i love basketball...there's just something special about football season...teams have begun practicing and the first nfl preseason game was tonight...i've found myself watching anything and everything related to football...including a few classic games from the past...i look forward with hope for a good season from the niners (not too likely), horns (tough schedule,but could), and byu(good if a defense shows up)...so i am officially stoked...the nfl kicks off in a month and texas kicks off their season at the end of august...indeed one might say in the near future there are some definite good times.