I got glasses! I had no idea the word was so crystal clear!! What do you think??

WAC Tournament

So, last Thursday USU played its first game in the WAC tournament; which was in Reno, NV. My friend, Clark, and I joined a crowd at 3:30 to watch the game at Iggy's. We had plans to go to Reno but we decided not to at the last minute. Watching the game at Iggy's was fun. People were cheering every time USU made a good play. It was better then sitting at home watching it, but not quite like being there. So after we handed the other team an easy defeat we decided right there and then to drive to Reno 600 miles away. We left Logan at 7pm and got to Reno at about 3:30am. Motel 6 was a great place for us; clean and cheap.

The next day we went to see the house my mom lived in for a few years as a child. We then went and walked around Reno to pass the time. We ended up at Circus Circus where we played air hockey and a few arcade games. We won 321 tickets! We turned them in for yo-yos, matchbox cars, and candy. I've been playing with my yo-yo like a seven year-old with a new toy.

We then went to the games. First it was USU vs. NM State; the battle of the Aggies (of course we all know true Aggies bleed blue). This was a battle and a half! USU came out strong quickly gaining the upper hand. That didn't last long as NM State made every shot they threw up. They made 8 of 11 threes in the first half! We went into the half down 14. We came out of the half strong quickly coming within five, however, we never could get closer. That is until we got inside three minutes. We came within two and even one several times. We were down on with about 20 sconds left. We got the ball and played down the clock when Tyler Newbold mad a 12 footer leaving 3.1 secons left. USU wins 71-70.

The next day we decided to go to Lake Tahoe. Neither of us remeber going there, so we were suprised at how big the lake was. We walked along the windy and chilly beach for about 15 minutes and then we drove clear to the other side of the lake where we ate lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe. This wa my first experience at a Hard Rock Cafe and I liked it alot, very good food! We then drove through Carson City and back to Reno.

We were both nervous about the final game of the tournament. We were playing the second seed, a very good Nevada team, on their home court. We had lost on that court to Neveda only a few weeks before. We came out on fire gaining a 21-4 lead. Nevada never came closer then three, and most of the time they were 9-15 points behind. Every time they had a run we would respond by having a run of our own. We ended the first half up five. The battering kept up in the second half. Our lead at one point was 19! They made a valiant effort to cut the lead but it was too big to overcome. We won the game by ten.

We are ranked 25 in the coaches poll and we will face number 24, Marquette, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday at 10:30 am. Go aggies

Apperently I'm blind

So, apparently my vision isn't as good as I though it was. Friday I went to the DMV to renew my license. They had me do the eye test. So I looked down the black box and I couldn't see the letters all that good. I shouted out what I thought they were but failed miserably. They wanted me to go get my eyes checked. I was in total denial; I had great vision, after all I had never had a problem before!

So we went to the optometrist at Wal-Mart and guess what? 20/40 in one eye and 20/50 in the other! I couldn't believe it. I am getting glasses like the rest of my siblings (except you Becky, maybe you should go get your eyes checked). I'll post a picture when they get here.

(I know, the picture has nothing to do with the post but hey, its a cool picture! I took it while I was assisting at a feed station at the 2006 LOTOJA. Its in Idaho, Strwberry Cany0n, between Preston and Montpilier.)

Buffalo

Here I am in my hotel room in Buffalo, NY. I just had a big day of interviews and facility tours at SUNY Buffalo. Very nice facilities, lots of labs that I could do research in, and nice faculty. However, I know that this doesn't feel right. I will either be attending Duke or UNC. Stay tuned!

UNC??

I may have spoken too soon. I am currently sitting in my hotel room at UNC after a day of interviews. There was on guy that was doing some pretty awesome things with RNA structure. There would defiantly be a place for me in his lab. I will have to some more investgaing before I make my final decision.

Duke baby!!

I have been accepted to Duke University in Durham, NC. WOOOHOOO! I have two more interviews (see yesterday's post) but they'll have to present something pretty incredible to change my mind. I am a BLUEDEVIL!!! GO DUKE!!!

Jan and Feb

I have no excuse for not posting...:)

I have been traveling quite extensively. In the past 5 weeks I've been to the University of Pittsburgh, Duke, and UC San Diego. I have been interviewing for different graduate programs. All these school have been quality institutions and it has been a blast to visit different cities around the United States. Duke has a lab (The Richardson Lab) that would be a perfect fit for the type of research that I would like to do. UC San Diego had a few labs that I wouldn't mind joining. However, despite what people say San Diego weather is horrible! 70 degrees and sunny all winter...give me a break. I want seasons!

This week I will be going back to North Carolina to interview at UNC and then next week I'll visit the University at Buffalo. It is an exciting time and we'll just have to wait to see where I end up.

I have to tell you about a walk that I took last Sunday. I knew that I wanted to go on a long walk, so I started at 1:30. I went to the mouth of Logan Canyon and climbed up to the Lake Bonneville Shoreline Trail. The trail was completely covered with snow, ranging between six to ten inches. This trail is smack against the mountain. I passed above a golf course. Intermingled between the mountain and the mountain I saw about thirty deer. They were in groups of three to five. I couldn't believe how concentrated all of the deer were. After I passed the course I continued on the trail until I got to Green Canyon. I then walked home through the neighborhoods of North Logan and also Logan. At got home at around 5. It was a walk intended to get ready for the hiking season. I'm hoping to get started hiking in March after all my interviews. Don't worry, I have an ice ax.

Hoping to post sooner than later,

Bradley