So far, I have had zero interest in watching any of the Olympics. I'm not sure why exactly, usually the Olympics excite me and there are certain events in the Winter Games I usually can't get enough of. This year, though, I haven't even considered turning on the TV to watch any of the coverage. Part of this I feel has to do with the fact that I'm at my computer on the internet for hours everyday and avoiding the results of the days events is near impossible. I enjoy Olympic competition a lot but not enough that I'm going to give up my valuable sleep time to get up and watch every morning, like I did with the World Cup '02 and will do again this summer. The US has also not performed up to par thus far, with numerous athletes not meeting expectations. 5 of the 9 US medals have come in snowboarding, a sport that was started in the US only 20 years ago and is still dominated domestically.

One guy who certainly didn't perform the way he would have like was Jeremy Bloom. Luckily he's got somewhere pretty good to go now that his Olympics are over; he'll be at the NFL scouting combine next week in Indianapolis. We won't get a great feeling from only the combine, but it'll be interesting to see if his football skills have stayed sharp since he left Colorado. Obviously he's in great shape and his combine numbers should be good, but it won't be until he lines up as a wideout will we see if he's got what it takes to make it in the NFL.

You want to know something that really grinds my gears...people who wear sunglasses indoors. It's a completely ridiculous look and has become one of my biggest pet peeves. It's quite prevalent at BU where many of the trust-fund babies who walk around think they're mini-celebrities. People just don't seem to realize how stupid it looks when people go inside but insist on keeping their sunglasses on. Girls in my classes keep sunglasses on during lecture; maybe it's for the brightness of a powerpoint slide up on the screen. Whatever the reason is, I can only hope the sun is setting on this trend.

Last night, with a 3-2 win over BC, my Terriers won a 27th Beanpot Championship. The Beanpot is supposed to determine the best team in Boston every year, pitting BU against BC, Harvard, and Northeastern. What makes 27 Beanpots so impressive is that it's out of only 54 total Beanpot tournaments; that's half of all Beanpots. That stat is absolutely ridiculous considering BC won 8 of the first 12; BU has won it 23 times in the last 37 years, including 10 of the last 12. The crowd seemed to be pro-BC aside from our student section, which was as strong as ever, dominating the noise in the Garden. After a slow start, trailing 1-0 after the first period, the Terriers came back strong in the second and took a 2-1 lead on a couple of nice goals, one of which starting with an amazing move by Peter MacArthur, who ended up winning the MVP of the tournament. It was a great game atmosphere, but considering we don't have premier basketball or football to root for, students show up strong for hockey, especially at the Beanpot.