The White Death is upon us...

...and it has consumed the campus.

3pm Friday, February 5, 2010 (the beginning of the weekend storm):

 

Cheers - stay warm friends,

Matt 

Un-Hitched...

Well the Blue Jackets pulled things together tonight and pulled off a hard fought 2-1 victory over the visiting Dallas Stars.  You could feel the tension in Nationwide after Ken Hitchcock was fired yesterday - the crowd didn't really know how to react initially, but eventually they got behind the hometown team and helped will them to a solid victory.  This season may be lost as far as the playoffs are concerned (fingers still crossed) but hopefully they can build upon a favorable schedule and put together a decent run to propel them to bigger and better things in 2010-2011...

Let's Go Jackets!

- Matt

A Rosy Outlook...

Spent the evening over at the Schott tonight - primarily to watch the basketball buckeyes roll over the nittany kittens.  Unfortunately it was a little closer than it should have been...

It was their football brethren, however, that were honored at halftime for their impressive Rose Bowl victory over Oregon (pic below).  And it was appropriate that a new class of buckeyes faxed in their letters of intent earlier today on national signing day, joining what should be a stacked squad this coming fall!

Unfortunately the Battling Bishops lost a close one against Wittenberg tonight so it's not quite a great night all around the sporting world.  Now if the Blue Jackets could just pull things together - although personally I don't think firing Hitchcock this afternoon was the answer.  (check back for tomorrow night's post on what should be a lively Nationwide Arena)

Cheers,
- Matt

Why it's IMPERATIVE you read this blog...

All over the World Wide Web 100’s of 1000’s of blogs are starting up every day.  But what do these blogs actually give you? “Food for thought”, a “different way of seeing things”…maybe.  What if a blog actually made you smarter, would you read it then?  What if reading a blog guaranteed you to:

• Never get the flu 
• Have a 20% greater chance of winning the lottery
• Add 7/mpg to your car
• Stop the spread of Communism
• Star in a romantic comedy
• Receive a promotion
• Raise your IQ 15 points
• Lower the National Debt
• Look 10 years younger

-The possibilities are endless; scientists are discovering new benefits associated with our blog every day.-

The OWU Annual Giving Blog grants these benefits and more to all of its regular readers.  So why wouldn’t you take 20 minutes here and there to gain all of these glorious  benefits?  You’d be crazy to bypass all of these life altering effects unless of course…you’re a communist. 

Disclaimer: This blog doesn’t actually: Stop the flu, help you win the lottery, add 7/mpg, stop communism, help you star in a movie, receive a promotion, raise your intelligence, help the national debt, and take 10 years off your face.  However we will offer you some laughs and of course good old… “Food for Thought”. 

-Sam

Meet Sam

Sam Sexton
OWU Start Date: January 2009
Alma Mater: The Ohio State University (December '09)
Hometown: Streetsboro, Ohio
Current Residence: Columbus, Ohio
Marital Status: Single
Hobbies: Seeing live bands and sporting events, playing basketball and football, oh and space exploration (especially on the weekends)
Favorite Movies: Pulp Fiction, Sin City, The Departed, Step Brothers, The Matrix (the first one...take the red pill)
Current/Favorite Music: Dave Matthews Band, Breaking Benjamin, Dj Earworm (or any mash-ups)
Favorite Sports Teams: Anything Buckeyes, Browns, Cavs, Indians, Chargers & the BISHOPS!
Little Known Fact About Me:  My ultimate dream job is to direct a remake of The Forbidden Plant (1956) (someday it will happen)
Favorite Quote: " You play to win the game!" Herm Edwards

Meet Matt

Matt Ufferman
OWU Start Date: January 2007
Alma Mater: OWU '01; University of Liverpool, UK '06 (MBA)
Hometown: Delaware, Ohio (townie)
Current Residence: Grandview, Ohio
Marital Status: Engaged
Hobbies:Travel, Soccer (playing and coaching), snowboarding, attending sporting events around the world
Favorite Movies: Godfather II, The Hangover, Caddyshack
Current/Favorite Music: The Temper Trap, Cut Copy, Doves, Empire of the Sun, Jay Z, Above & Beyond
Favorite Sports Teams: Ohio State, Newcastle United FC, Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Reds, Columbus Blue Jackets & the BISHOPS!
Little Known Fact About Me: I was a delegate at Soccerex 2004 in Dubai
Favorite Quote: "I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars.  The rest I just squandered" George Best

Meet Becky

Becky Leach
OWU Start Date: October 2008
Alma Mater: The Ohio State University
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Current Residence: Westerville, Ohio
Marital Status: Engaged to Matthew Seymour (a Delawarean! Is that the right word?)
Hobbies: Yoga, live music, home-improvment project, cooking and baking
Favorite Movies: Breakfast at Tiffany's & Some Like It Hot
Current/Favorite Music: Vienna Teng
Favorite Sports Teams: Buckeyes & the BISHOPS!
Little Known Fact About Me: I am very crafty. I recently made kitchen curtains and a table runner for my new house.
Favorite Quote: "Give with no strings attached, no expectations of return.  Give because it is right for you to give." Arthur Caliandro, Class of 1955 (This has been one of my favorite quotes for many, many years- long before i began working at OWU.  I recently realized it came from one of our distinguished OWU Alums.)