I can never manage to update this on a consistent basis...oh well. I'm just going to try and give a quick update on where things stand in my oh so interesting life. Hopefully you won't be too bored. First off, things are going really well at Cutters. With the Spring season less than two months away, things are really starting to pick up. I'm on the hunt for sponsorships to make sure we have adequate money to support scholarships for kids in our club, and so far the response is going well. I am also expecting to hear back soon regarding a couple of grants that we applied for late last year. It is certainly not a guarantee that good news will come from this, but I'm remaining hopeful.
I also recently attended the NSCAA Convention in Kansas City with some good friends and had a great time. This event brought in coaches from all over the country and was a great learning experience. The downtown itself was pretty lively and we managed to have our fair share of fun. Perhaps the most successful part of the trip was meeting with a Eurosport representative who is going to help our club earn money with an online store that can be accessed from our website. I'm really excited to get that going. Additionally, the great folks at Eurosport are flying me out to Raleigh later this month for an open house that should provide me with additional information that could benefit Cutters. Other clubs from around the country that they support will be in attendance as well so it should be an all around good time and another opportunity to network.
Everyone who knows me is aware that from time to time (understatement) I like to go to concerts. I have certainly been keeping with that reputation as of late. In just the last two weeks I have managed to the see The Travelin' McCoury's, Railroad Earth, and Ryan Adams. I may or may not have traveled to Chicago and Louisville for the latter two shows. Seeing Railroad Earth was especially awesome because I hadn't seen them since my first semester of grad school at the Bird. It was a fantastic show. More to come soon as The Black Keys and "The Boss" Bruce Springsteen are on the docket over the next couple months. I think this weather already has me in Summer concert mode, but I guess there's nothing wrong with that.
The only other thing I really wanna touch on is IU Basketball (my life). Even though this team can still be extremely frustrating to watch, the fact is that at this point in the season we have as many wins as many people thought we would have the whole year. I think our big wins earlier in the season may have caused everyone's expectations to go to an unrealistic level. Nonetheless, we still have a chance to finish this season strong and make some noise in the NCAA tourney (hey, a boy can dream).
That's all for now. Well, actually...GO GIANTS! Please do not let that other team win on our turf!
