Originally I was going to start a new blog... but honestly there is no need for that. I already have this blog and honestly it still is relevant since I still like basketball (ALWAYS!).. as for the knitting well.. that is a bit of a hiatus for now (more on that in a later post.
So what has happened since July.
* Went to NY/CT for Labor day to visit a friend of my mom's and then my grandpa.
* We where in a serious accident the day before Thanksgiving. My mom and I where okay, but sadly my sister was injured and had to spend some time in the hospital (long story on that).
* Despite that we where able to go on our cruise for my sister's birthday.
* UConn's winning streak was snapped :(
* I've started to spin again and I'll talk about that in an upcoming post
So yeah a whole lot to catch up on. I'm not sure if I'm going to be a constant blogger, but I will try to have a post at least twice a month (if not more). We'll see how it goes though. :)
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Thursday, July 7, 2016
The World We Live in Now (Warning: NSFW Language)
Warning: This post is going to be long and full of some very foul language. So if you are at work... I apologize, but this language is NSFW.
It's been a long time since I have posted here. Just been really busy and about to end my knitting hiatus in the next few weeks. However today's post is about the world we live in and how my life today was somewhat turned upside down. I'm breaking this down into sections.
The Election: I am not looking forward to the next few months. Honestly, both Trump and Clinton have absolutely no business being President. Trump as he does not have a political background and Hillary well... I'll leave it at that. I am leaning towards one direction though more then the other... (cough not Trump cough). That being said, I really wished Joe Biden was running. I understand why he's not (after all his son Beau's death was big news around here), but he just seems to be the best "candidate" out there. Oh and Paul Ryan has officially gone off the rails. Shit is about to hit the fan.
Police Brutality and BLM: Ferguson and Baltimore situations hit close to home last September when a man in a wheelchair was shot and killed by the city police of the largest city in Delaware. Even though it didn't get the same coverage as those two (which is a fucking shame), no charges were filed. Now within the last 48 hours there have been two more police shootings that have many people (including myself) up in arms. I don't want to get into the situation more and find myself in the center of it, but something has to change.
My Life: Life has been okay lately. My mom has been having some minor surgeries (nothing bad though) and is not allowed to drive at the moment (that will change most likely in a few weeks). However today freaked me out a little bit. I was on Facebook when someone posted in one of the groups that I'm a part of a press release from the state police saying they arrested a suspect in an incident that had happened a few days ago. The suspect? Someone who I know (my sister also knows the suspect, but not as well). The suspect and I have do not regularly talk, but what was supposedly the suspect asked their victim? Well it makes me fucking disgusted that I knew the suspect. Thankfully the victim knew to dial 911 and the suspect was arrested.
The thing is that in a group dedicated to the place where I met the suspect (not going to say where) there was a person who said that we shouldn't say bad shit about the suspect... ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?! What the suspect did was illegal and used their position to gain the victims trust. I'll have to keep my eyes on this case.
It's been a long time since I have posted here. Just been really busy and about to end my knitting hiatus in the next few weeks. However today's post is about the world we live in and how my life today was somewhat turned upside down. I'm breaking this down into sections.
The Election: I am not looking forward to the next few months. Honestly, both Trump and Clinton have absolutely no business being President. Trump as he does not have a political background and Hillary well... I'll leave it at that. I am leaning towards one direction though more then the other... (cough not Trump cough). That being said, I really wished Joe Biden was running. I understand why he's not (after all his son Beau's death was big news around here), but he just seems to be the best "candidate" out there. Oh and Paul Ryan has officially gone off the rails. Shit is about to hit the fan.
Police Brutality and BLM: Ferguson and Baltimore situations hit close to home last September when a man in a wheelchair was shot and killed by the city police of the largest city in Delaware. Even though it didn't get the same coverage as those two (which is a fucking shame), no charges were filed. Now within the last 48 hours there have been two more police shootings that have many people (including myself) up in arms. I don't want to get into the situation more and find myself in the center of it, but something has to change.
My Life: Life has been okay lately. My mom has been having some minor surgeries (nothing bad though) and is not allowed to drive at the moment (that will change most likely in a few weeks). However today freaked me out a little bit. I was on Facebook when someone posted in one of the groups that I'm a part of a press release from the state police saying they arrested a suspect in an incident that had happened a few days ago. The suspect? Someone who I know (my sister also knows the suspect, but not as well). The suspect and I have do not regularly talk, but what was supposedly the suspect asked their victim? Well it makes me fucking disgusted that I knew the suspect. Thankfully the victim knew to dial 911 and the suspect was arrested.
The thing is that in a group dedicated to the place where I met the suspect (not going to say where) there was a person who said that we shouldn't say bad shit about the suspect... ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?! What the suspect did was illegal and used their position to gain the victims trust. I'll have to keep my eyes on this case.
Thursday, April 21, 2016
I should have something soon
I had this great post about some events that happened today written out... and realized that before I hit publish it was on the wrong blog. I really didn't want to copy and past my thoughts, so I'll share them tomorrow... hopefully.
Sunday, March 27, 2016
My Blood is Boiling
Note: Yes I know I haven't posted in here in forever... I hope to have regular posts coming soon... like later this week. However there is something that I need to off my chest now.
So as many people may know, both the mens and womens basketball tourneys are going on. At this time of writing 2 of the mens teams and 1 of the womens know they are in the Final Four (one of the mens teams happens to be Villanova which of course is in Philadelphia, thus not far from my house). Later tonight is the final two mens games and tomorrow is the final 2 womens games.
I'm really excited about tomorrow's game UConn vs Texas. I'm a huge fan of the Huskies as they try to make two points of history. The first is to become the first womens team to win 4 titles in a row. Both them and the long time nemesis Tennessee have gone 3 in a row, but never have done the 4 in a row. If that happens, then possibly the best womens college player of all time Breanna Stewart would go out with 4 titles (and the scary thing is she is likely not even the best UConn player). The second piece of history is for their coach Geno Auriemma who would pass the great late John Wooden of UCLA for the most titles regardless of sex. (It should be noted that in 2010 when the Huskies passed Wooden's consecutive wins streak, his grandson was there. UCLA still holds the mens record for Division 1)
However, not everyone is a fan of UConn's dominance.
For those who don't know Dan Shaughnessy is a writer for the Boston Globe (Boston is the closest major city to Storres, CT where UConn is located). However, he doesn't even cover basketball, he covers the baseball. And guess what, he has no clue what he's talking about.
First off yes UConn wins by quite a bit in almost all their games (only Notre Dame and Maryland where within 12), however it's not their fault that they worked hard in practice and leave their egos at the door. Also they aren't "killing" the womens game like he says they are. In fact Washington (a 7 seed in the tourney and unseeded in both of the polls) upset Maryland and Kentucky on their home floors before beating Stanford today. Syracuse shocked South Carolina (a 1 seed!) and is leading TN at half at this time of writing. Baylor who is likely your 4th team is going to have their hands full with Oregon State who just a few years ago was where UConn was more then 20 years ago.Oh and it should noted that UConn gets NO help in it's conference where most of the teams finish below .500 (only South Florida was made the tourney from their conference, but comparison the SEC which is the conference that TN is in sent 7 (themselves, South Carolina, Miss St, Florida, Texas A&M, and Georgia).
Yes there may not seem to be a lot of parity in womens basketball, but its more then you think. Next year it's going to be better as Breanna, her teammate Moriah Jefferson and possibly their other teammate Morgan Tuck will be in the WNBA (Morgan has an extra year of eligibility due to a knee injury she suffered, but most are thinking she leaves).
So no Mr. Shaughnessy, the Huskies are not "killing" womens basketball. It's a shame you are going into the Hall of Fame this year with Ken Griffey Jr. whose hit more homers then you have and didn't play in a city that believed in a curse like the team you cover. Oh and bit more class then you do. I hope you enjoy covering David Ortiz' last year in the last place again.
Sorry guys, I needed that. My blood was boiling after reading that.
So as many people may know, both the mens and womens basketball tourneys are going on. At this time of writing 2 of the mens teams and 1 of the womens know they are in the Final Four (one of the mens teams happens to be Villanova which of course is in Philadelphia, thus not far from my house). Later tonight is the final two mens games and tomorrow is the final 2 womens games.
I'm really excited about tomorrow's game UConn vs Texas. I'm a huge fan of the Huskies as they try to make two points of history. The first is to become the first womens team to win 4 titles in a row. Both them and the long time nemesis Tennessee have gone 3 in a row, but never have done the 4 in a row. If that happens, then possibly the best womens college player of all time Breanna Stewart would go out with 4 titles (and the scary thing is she is likely not even the best UConn player). The second piece of history is for their coach Geno Auriemma who would pass the great late John Wooden of UCLA for the most titles regardless of sex. (It should be noted that in 2010 when the Huskies passed Wooden's consecutive wins streak, his grandson was there. UCLA still holds the mens record for Division 1)
However, not everyone is a fan of UConn's dominance.
UConn Women beat Miss St. 98-38 in NCAA tourney. Hate to punish them for being great, but they are killing women's game. Watch? No thanks— Dan Shaughnessy (@Dan_Shaughnessy) March 26, 2016
For those who don't know Dan Shaughnessy is a writer for the Boston Globe (Boston is the closest major city to Storres, CT where UConn is located). However, he doesn't even cover basketball, he covers the baseball. And guess what, he has no clue what he's talking about.
First off yes UConn wins by quite a bit in almost all their games (only Notre Dame and Maryland where within 12), however it's not their fault that they worked hard in practice and leave their egos at the door. Also they aren't "killing" the womens game like he says they are. In fact Washington (a 7 seed in the tourney and unseeded in both of the polls) upset Maryland and Kentucky on their home floors before beating Stanford today. Syracuse shocked South Carolina (a 1 seed!) and is leading TN at half at this time of writing. Baylor who is likely your 4th team is going to have their hands full with Oregon State who just a few years ago was where UConn was more then 20 years ago.Oh and it should noted that UConn gets NO help in it's conference where most of the teams finish below .500 (only South Florida was made the tourney from their conference, but comparison the SEC which is the conference that TN is in sent 7 (themselves, South Carolina, Miss St, Florida, Texas A&M, and Georgia).
Yes there may not seem to be a lot of parity in womens basketball, but its more then you think. Next year it's going to be better as Breanna, her teammate Moriah Jefferson and possibly their other teammate Morgan Tuck will be in the WNBA (Morgan has an extra year of eligibility due to a knee injury she suffered, but most are thinking she leaves).
So no Mr. Shaughnessy, the Huskies are not "killing" womens basketball. It's a shame you are going into the Hall of Fame this year with Ken Griffey Jr. whose hit more homers then you have and didn't play in a city that believed in a curse like the team you cover. Oh and bit more class then you do. I hope you enjoy covering David Ortiz' last year in the last place again.
Sorry guys, I needed that. My blood was boiling after reading that.
Saturday, February 27, 2016
Thursday, February 18, 2016
Need to Stay Focused
It's hard to stay focused on certain things, when there are hundred of other things to do. That has been a little bit of a problem of mine lately. It's something that I really need to work on and in a way it has effected my knitting. Fear not though I'm hopefully going to have an FO to share by tomorrow (hopefully).
I hope to have a longer post soon.
I hope to have a longer post soon.
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Dishcloth update
Figured I would give one since I haven't posted on here for a few days. I'm still on the first one... but it really shouldn't be a suprise since I'm slow knitter. The good news though is that yesterday was a good knitting day in that I made quite a dent in it. It should be done by the end of the week. And for those wondering, yes there will be a picture of it.
In other news:
UConn won last night over South Carolina in women's basketball. Honestly I don't talk about bball much on the blog (even though the name is the Basketball Knitter), but that will be changing soon as we get into tourney time over the next 2 months or so.
I painted yesterday, just a background though.
It's currently fluring outside, but we are expected to get a good amount of snow tomorrow. :(
In other news:
UConn won last night over South Carolina in women's basketball. Honestly I don't talk about bball much on the blog (even though the name is the Basketball Knitter), but that will be changing soon as we get into tourney time over the next 2 months or so.
I painted yesterday, just a background though.
It's currently fluring outside, but we are expected to get a good amount of snow tomorrow. :(
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