Drake Basketball.

I finally made it to a Drake Basketball game on Saturday. They've been having a pretty good season this year and for some reason or another, I've not been able to make it to a game. Ray and Mary sent me an e mail asking me if I wanted to go to the game on Saturday and it was a big game - Drake vs. Creighton. They had a single ticket for the game from someone who could not make it. The rivalry over the years has been intense to say the least. Creighton's fans love to travel to support their team so it made for a very good game.

There were a couple of upgrades that were made to the stadium. For example, there's now a digital scoreboard that also screens the game in real time. The lighting is much brighter too and it's those little changes that make all the difference. One thing that really struck out to me is how much the students come out to support Drake. When I was a student, there was not a lot of support from the students. It's the opposite now. Drake's fans can be a little overwhelming and intimidating to its opponents, and that's a good thing in my books.

All in all it was a neat experience. We lost the game by five points, but we definitely made the game interesting right to the end. It's nice to see Drake alive and well. What's more comforting is to see the Des Moines community come out to support its team.

On a side note, the weather the past couple of days have been in the single digits. Yes, single digits without the wind chill. Needless to say, that's cold! I had to return a couple of dvds and cds and after I got that done, I spent the rest of the afternoon cleaning my apartment. I also did some laundry. When the weather is this cold, the last thing you want to do is be outside. So, what better way to spend a cold day than inside cleaning the apartment! I think the forecast is still predicting cold weather in the next couple of days so it'll be interesting. I just can't imagine those homeless outside in the cold weather.

That's all for this weekend. I don't believe I have anything too exciting going on this coming week, but that could change in a heartbeat.