Has anyone else wondered...

Why a church affiliated school (Duke) has a mascot called the Blue Devils? I thought that was funny as Jared and I sat in Cameron Indoor Stadium last night.

We had a really good time at the Duke vs. Georgia Tech game last night. We got to Durham around 5 and walked around campus for a while. Then Brad came and picked us up and we went to dinner at the Macaroni Grill (my fave Italian!) and it was awesome. Then we went back to the game. It was my first Duke game and I have to say, it's pretty fun. The fan base is really absorbed in "school spirit". They really get into it and I love that. I can see how it would be quite intimidating for the other team. I would be intimidated. The Big House (in Michigan) is more intimidating, but Cameron is more fun.

The Duke basketball games fall below App football games for fun, but above App basketball games. I have a feeling in about 10 years App basketball games will be just as fun. The fan base isn't there right now, but it will be.

Anywho, I'm back to work now and I'm tired. Here are some pics from last night:

NaBloPoMo Day 1

Okay, so here goes a month posting about my collections!

You can call me a pack rat if you want, I just like to collect things. I'm going to start by telling you about my biggest and favorite collection: Decks of Cards.

I've always loved card games. My mother taught me how to play Rummy while in the back of our camper on vacation when I was just 8 years old. Not too much later, my Grandfather taught me how to play poker. Ever since then, I've always loved playing cards. I love learning new games too. When I was in 11th and 12th grade, I had a continuous Rummy game going on with some of my band friends. When I learned how to play Spades in college, I thought it was the greatest game ever. Now that I know how to play Texas Hold 'Em, I'd love to play more, and win more $$$ (Legally, of course...).


Anywho, since I've always loved card games, I've always needed to have decks of cards. If I see a fun deck of cards, I add them to my collection. Any time someone in my family goes on vacation, they'll bring me back a deck of cards. At my old bedroom in my mother's house, I have 4 big shoe boxes full of decks. At home in my condo, I have at least 30 decks.

I know it's an odd thing to collect, but I'm not exactly normal :).

My favorite decks are the see through plastic ones, the Appalachian cards, and the skull and crossbones cards.