It's a BIG night in Naptown!!

Ooooh. How freaking excited am I today?

And for good reason: tonight at 9:21 pm, the Butler Bulldogs are going to start beating the tar out of those Blue Devils from Duke. And am I the only one that thinks of deviled ham when I see Duke's mascot? And what exactly is a "Blue Devil"? Is it just Satan sitting in some heavy air conditioning? Feel free to let me know.

Interesting tidbit: the only team in the Tournament that had a better graduation rate at 96% than Butler's 94%? Duke. See??? Some programs remember why those kids are there in the first place: TO GET A DAMN EDUCATION! So I have to respect them for that...but that doesn't mean I have to like them....
And hey Brad Stevens and co--next year let's get that back up to 100%--where it was when I was in school, shall we?

Even though I put in close to 70 hours last week--it was totally worth it. To see all the alumns, students, fans so excited was amazing. So many people were around just checking the school out, too. Guess what? I still highly recommend it. Pretty campus, fantastic instructors who push you to go above and beyond--because they know you can do better, great sense of community (but not in a hokey barfy kind of way), and more importantly, a real chance at finding out what you love and who you are. Oh! And actually being supported by friends that you will have for the rest of your life--the icing on the cake. I will be a Butler Girl forever. Don't like it? Suck it. (I didn't say a nice Butler Girl, did I?) I'm close to bursting with pride for my little school that could....bring on the big boys--we can handle it, no problem!

So tonight--wish us luck! Trust me, if Saturday is any indication--I will be crying either way. (I can't believe it. I cried. In public. See? My tear ducts do work.)

Something else I recommend? Pre-ordering Jen Lancaster's newest book My Fair Lazy:

There was also a web film thingy that she did that you can check out here:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/m3KAKABCVR1EBX

If you haven't read any of Jen's stuff--get thee to a bookstore or library STAT! Me? I'm counting down the days until May 4th!

But--most important for today: GO DAWGS!!

We'll sing the Butler war song,

We'll give a fighting cry;

We'll fight the Butler battle--

Bulldogs ever do or die.

And in the glow of the victory firelight,

Hist'ry cannot deny

To add a page or two

For Butler's fighting crew

Beneath the Hoosier sky.