Invite John Amaechi!
Ithaca held a conference on sexuality and sport, and Amaechi was our keynote speaker. For the large percentage of my friends who won't know who this is, Amaechi was the first NBA player to come out of the closet, even if he only did so after retirement. He discussed his decision told quite a few stories. He's now a psychologist, which gave an extremely interesting drive and insight to his stories. He was also hilarious.
So, in essence, his presence on campus made a lot of guys pay attention to a topic that has such a huge presence on campus--but one with which most are still extremely uncomfortable.
I love it.
Our sport's meeting was pushed back until today because Amaechi spoke during our normally scheduled meeting. My editor pointed out that there's only five issues left in the year. So the panic may just be setting in for me now. Stress-wise, I've hit my country music playlist...at Brad Paisley and Kenny Chesney level. In the words of the WonderPets, "This is SEWIOUS!"
You know you need a summer break when the only thing that can calm your nerves is listening to songs like "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy." But in my revisiting of the country music scene, I've found some fascinating insight into the economic crisis. Really. John Rich's "Shutting Detroit Down" touched me. I stopped what I was working on and sat back and thought about the assumptions I make and the perspectives I so often ignore.
Lately my blogs have become a little introspective, maybe a little too serious for my taste. I'm going to try to fix that...
...with fake chickens.
