hoya saxa

before i get into the georgetown news - rip tarheel. it's so tragic. and according to the unc alum here in my office the reason unc lost was because they didn't have their mascot there rooting for them.

but really we all know that the heels just completely ran out of steam. sorry, roy. and this game totally proves my theory that whatever team comes back to tie up the game in regulation generally wins the game in overtime because they have all of the momentum. the hoyas totally dominated the heels in the last half of the game - i mean unc just didn't even have a chance.

and i know a lot of you are thinking, "what does hoya saxa mean?" so, i'll just go ahead and answer it for you. you can read all about it here. the gist of it is that it literally translates from greek and latin to "what rocks!" and that's about the only part of the story that doesn't vary. some people say that the "rocks" part comes from the baseball team, who at the time was nicknamed the "stonewalls." other accounts say the "rock" part relates to the defense of the football team. yet another possibility is the stone wall that surrounds the campus.

reading all these stories in the wapo during georgetown's current run (they've won 19 of their last 20) about how the students have been camping out for tickets and running down m st. makes me miss college. and more specifically, hooville. those 16 days camping out for the duke game first year were so much fun. especially the nights of running laps and playing leap frog. or when we ordered chinese food and the panda express guy asked us which tent was ours (careful, sliiippppy). oh, college.

with georgetown playing in the final four for the first time since 1985 i imagine saturday is going to pretty wild in dc (and surrounding areas). game time is 6:07. yes, you read that right. 6:07. can someone please explain to me why sporting events always are set to start at the most random times? why not just say 6:05. i mean we all know the game's not really going to start at 6:07. why not just put 6ish as the start time?

don't forget it's supposed to be 80 degrees later! it's days like today i wish i was still in college and having class on the lawn. i'll just have to frolic around the city instead. enjoy the weather!

ps. does anyone know where i can get one of the we are georgetown shirts? so far, i've struck out.