Oh the Irony

You may be wondering why I'm posting twice in the space of a few hours, I can explain. Remember how I admitted to being a Millennial? Do you remember what one of our (yes, I'm grouping all Millennials together) defining traits is? Procrastination.

So, I forgot to write a blog last week, which is why I am writing two this week. Double the posts, double the fun.

Why do we procrastinate? I say we because my wife is just as bad as I am. Procrastination plus procrastination does NOT equal productivity.

Maybe I work better under pressure? I'm not sure. But I do know that when my wife is procrastinating, it definitely makes me feel better about procrastinating and I certainly try to get her to procrastinate with me. I guess the saying "misery loves company" applies to procrastination too.

I like stories, so I'm going to tell you another one.

So one time my wife was procrastinating, for which I don't blame her. We were watching House on Netflix, we sure love that grumpy doctor, when she realized that she had to complete two assignments. One of them required her to bake a specific recipe of oatmeal cookies; I was excited when she told me. Then, disaster struck: she asked for my help.

Normally, I would be happy to help out, especially baking cookies, but it was probably around midnight (just a guess, considering we usually don't start homework until that time) and I just wanted to veg out before bed. Also, we didn't have all the necessary ingredients so I had to trek all the way over to the grocery store 5 blocks away. I ended up making the cookies, and pretty much doing the whole assignment for her while she did her other work. It was a humorous occasion, and shows what can happen as a result of procrastination.

Maybe procrastination is the reason why I have two zeroes on my weekly readings for one of my classes, but we can't be too sure. Don't worry mom and dad, I'm making sure I finish my little five point readings now.

I'll tell you one thing though, I will continue to procrastinate. It feels so good to be dangerous and push assignments to the limit. Who knows, maybe you all will be blessed with another week that contains two blog posts. Time will tell.

Sportz Ballz

Do I start Eli Manning or Andrew Luck?

Such are the questions that plague fantasy football leagues around the U.S. during the fall season. For those of you who don't know, Eli Manning is the quarterback for the New York Giants and Andrew Luck is the quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts. If none of that means anything to you, then this may be you during football season: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdwchohlMjI. 

But really though... Manning or Luck? You may think "Oh, choose Luck, he's the highest paid quarterback in NFL history, he must be good." But, my fancy little ESPN Fantasy Football app says that Manning is projected to score more points. So, do you see my dilemma? 

Now, there's probably nothing more infuriating than fantasy football. I've played in a league with my family for three years now, and in my experience, projections and stats and what analysts say have little affect on how well you actually do. Some expert will say that CJ Anderson is going to go off this week so be sure to start him, and then I find out that Anderson only gets my 3 points. I can't tell you how frustrating that is. But such is life. 

I have a fun story to tell you. 

Some people, like my mother, prepare for the fantasy football draft weeks before football season even starts. And boy does she go to town. I’m talking lists on lists on lists with notes on each player about what the expert analysts have said. Now, you would think that she would win our league, but I think she ended up like fourth or fifth last season. Sorry if I got that wrong, mom.

Last year, my wife felt a little left out because my family would talk every week about the frustrations and miracles that occurred in our fantasy league. She wanted to be a part of that. Now, she likes sports ‘n stuff, but mostly for the social aspect. We added her to our league and geared up for the draft. Besides what her brother and I told her about certain players during the draft, she didn’t know anything about any player. She just took the top player that was available at each position and went on her merry way.

Fast-forward three weeks into our current season. Guess who has absolutely obliterated her last three opponents? You guessed it. How is that possible?!?! She has won her last three games with a combined score of 345 – 250. She is putting those who studied and prepared for the season to shame. I’ll give her credit, she asks me whom I think she should start or sit every week (so maybe I’m the real winner here, or at least that’s what I’ll keep telling myself), but other than that she does nothing. But can anyone else see how frustrating it is for a newbie to just show up unprepared and then just destroy everyone? Fantasy football sucks.

Anyway, there’s my little rant about the most frustrating thing in the world. But you better believe I’ll be back next season, ready for more disappointment.

But really, Eli Manning or Andrew Luck?

I'll admit it... I'm a Millennial

Hello... It's me. 

Welcome to the blog of yours truly, Brennan Edwards. Although this blog is a requirement for one of my classes at Brigham Young University, I am going to attempt to entertain whoever will humor me by reading my posts. Here you'll find the thoughts of a certified Millennial and the various happenings that I find amusing, enraging, or maybe just some words about a really great nap.

The fifth stage in the grieving process is acceptance. I am here to accept the fact that I am a Millennial. I'm addicted to my phone, my attention span lasts 10 minutes at most, and 30 second YouTube videos are too long. But, please, don't call me a Millennial or else I'll get offended. I've also already forgotten what I was going to write about in this post, oops. 

Well, here's the typical hello-this-is-me starter pack blog post. I'm a public relations student at BYU and I'm just trying to figure out this whole being an adult thing. Fun fact: I got married last year in May and my wife is a major source of my entertainment. I mention her because she will probably be featured several times throughout the duration of this blog. I hope she can make you all laugh as much as she makes me laugh and she thinks she's the funniest person ever, so let's indulge her!  

As hundreds of Tinder profiles say - I like a good adventure. What Millennial doesn't though, right? That's actually a lie. Sometimes I really don't like adventure and would rather just look at memes on my phone or watch Stranger Things on Netflix. I do like camping though, that's an adventure isn't it?

I'm also a big fan of animals, specifically the dog and cat variety. Some of my best days include hanging out with a puppy or a fun kitty and having no human interaction. That's also a lie. At least the having no human interaction tidbit, I still love hanging out with doggies and kitties. Do Millennials lie a lot? Not sure, stay tuned. 

Well, that's probably enough for now. Check back next week for further ramblings of a twenty-something college student, maybe I'll have a coherent thought throughout the post. I should go now, my attention is wavering...