Time of your life

The time has come where seven Saturdays are chosen to supersede any other event. That's right, it's time for some college football. LSU and Florida will kick off their run at knocking out Alabama from repeating as a national champion even though I don't see it happening because both of my teams suck now. I'm excited to tailgate my Saturdays away with my friends over at S.H.A.R.T. Tailgating  and carry over the fun into a rowdy Tiger Stadium. Just when the fun dies down after the last second ticks away in Death Valley, it's time time to change from purple and gold to black and gold and join along with the rest of the Who Dat Nation for a football environment where every Sunday feels like a Super Sunday.

Midway through football season, two more seasons will begin for me. First, we'll start with the Lakers run for a Repeat 3 Peat with Kobe and friends stopping in New Orleans twice along the way (Dec. 29 and Feb 5). I've only missed 2 Lakers games since the Hornets came back from Katrina and I don't plan to miss these two. With my concert schedule open, I'm trying to score some court side seats or something close like last year just to feel like I'm part of the game. It's Lakers basketball... my second religion... the REAL purple and gold.  Next we have my Pandas coming back for probably our last season under my ruling. I've brought this team from a sub-par level team to being two-time champions. We've endured defeat as if we never had a chance to win. We've faced heartbreaking losses and injuries. Lastly, we've had and continue to deal with haters who degrade us by our race and our integrity, most importantly mine. My sponsors and I have given a great group of guys the opportunity to play and relive the glory days of when we played ball for rival schools and churches. I'm pleased to announce that we will officially be named Kung Fusion Pandas. The name derives from the movie Kung Fu Panda and our merger with some members of Team Fusion. After building the team that I have in store for this upcoming season, we will settle for nothing less than the playoffs.

So with my Saturdays and Sundays lined up for fun, let's try to fill in the rest of the week shall we? Fridays are automatic. I'll spend them in Nola mainly for Julie's volleyball games and once in awhile, I'm hoping to get a special visit in BR. Work will consume most of my time M-Th with the practices twice a week once I'm able to play again. When Panda season begins, two random days will be set aside for games. Partying will surprisingly be kept to a minimum because everyone will be focused on school and so I'm trying to organize one or two small 4 day vacations in October which will give me something new outside of the Maroon 5/ One Republic concert, Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, and Date Auction.

If you haven't caught on to my drift yet, this is probably my favorite time of the year. Time spent with family and friends is always time well spent. It's my reward for surviving a summer with no sports (with the exception of Vayla) and long office hours. My summer has been quite an adventure with lessons learned and a changing of ways. No clouds are in my vision and I've been undoubtedly happy. It's something unpredictable but in the end it's right, I hope you've had the time of your life.