THE DAILY DIVERSION

I call it this because I'm wrapping this puppy up, for my own safety.

It's 11:37 pm (when I'm starting this post), and I don't have a ton to say right now. I'm disappointed, dismayed, and at least four other words that start with "dis". However, I've still had a great time. I've made a new friend (Jay, I hope you enjoyed your first SBC tournament). I've had some absolutely incredible food. I've been drunk at least twice (that I remember). I haven't cried like a little girl, even as shitty as I've felt after the games on Saturday and yesterday. I've got to spend some "quality" time with my best friend (which you just can't put a price tag on). I'm bloated beyond belief. I'm going to be starting a full-fledged diet tomorrow night.

So, a lot of good things happen, several bad (just games), and I'm sure a lot of good things will happen because of this trip.

We did something kind of silly today. We actually went to the women's final this afternoon, no sweat. After the game we went and ate at Blue Dog Cafe and had a wonderful meal, including a couple of cocktails. Then, we came back to our hotel to hang out until the men's final came around. Well, 8 pm rolled around and none of the three of us even wanted to go back to the CajunDome. With a minimum of 25 hours spent sitting that godforsaken place, watching the same three commercials over and over, we figured enough was enough. So, we stayed here at the hotel and flipped between the Sun Belt final and the Horizon final. Both were good games, and I'm glad that we did what we did.

My stomach has been in pretty bad shape all day (starting last night during our game). It's gotten so bad that I've got, not one, but two mouth ulcers because of it. Sure, some of it is because of dietary changes, but most of it is stress related. I almost thing that I care too much about Western Kentucky basketball, because when it starts to change the way your body functions, then something's just not right.

I hate the fact that basketball season is over (technically it's not over, because there is still "March Madness" and such, but for any real Topper fan, it's OVER), but I'm also relieved. I'm relieved that we, as fans, can finally get off of the roller coasters. I think some of the players probably feel the same way. I'm hoping they can take some serious time off and rekindle that spark that seemed to be missing for a large part of the season (that's my opinion only, others may not have seen it that way). I hope the coaches take some time off too. I'd like them to get to spend some quality time with their families and friends and just be "human". I think it's what they need to get back to square one.

Okay, so it's right at midnight now, and I need to get a little sleep. We're planning on getting up and being on the road around 8 am. It's a long, boring haul home, and we're not necessarily going home happy, like we thought we would, but... We had a great time and made a few memories, and that's really the most important thing anyway.

I bid you adieu from Lafayette.