Top Five Barstool Moments of 2007
Can you believe the year is over? What happened? Where did the time go? I will say that a lot of things happened over the course of the year. There were lots of changes, and I’m happy to say all of them were good. Hopefully you had as exciting a year as I did, but let’s get to the point. I’ve been writing for Barstool for almost three years, and while every year has been great and exciting, there have been some really huge changes for me in this particular one. So I thought I’d share this with you so you can appreciate the wonderful things you have had happen this year. Sort of like watching “It’s a Wonderful Life”, but instead of Clarence getting his wings and everyone feeling inspired about life, you’ll just kind of feel okay. I mean, I’m not that deep…
1. March Madness Party: The March Madness party this year was super, super fun this year. Remember how horrible the weather was? It was a nightmare. But that made sitting in a nice, warm bar all day so much more fun. As per usual, I was one of maybe three girls in attendance, which is always nice, but it’s more than that. I feel like the March Madness party is sort of like a family reunion. All of the original Stoolies are in attendance, and it’s a good chance to catch up, get hammered, and watch college basketball – which is one of the only sports I actually enjoy watching. No, I don’t know anything about it, okay? Lay off! It’s still the Granddaddy of all Barstool parties and I’m already very excited for next year’s celebration.
2. Getting my own email address: For many years, I could be contacted at randomthoughts@barstoolsports.com. This was fine, good enough, but this year, I actually got my OWN email address. Yes, my inbox is consistently filled with insane porn and really weird spam messages (for example, I just checked my account and there is an email from “Beth Thomason” re: “Backpack Torpedo” – what?!) but every so often I do hear from actual readers (some are incredibly gross, yes, but most are normal. At least I think they are.) and it’s really cool to be able to talk to people about things I think are interesting, like cheese fries.
3. Writing one blog: All the guys get to write like 40 blogs per day, but since I have nothing interesting to say, I do not. Except one time this year, right after the VMAs when Britney made her completely disappointing triumphant return, I got to chime in. I don’t really remember what I wrote (I guess I could look it up, but I’m too lazy.) but the fact that I did get to throw in my two cents about something I thought was important was pretty sweet. Note that I have not had anything interesting to say since, which is totally fine with me.
4. Suffolk Downs party: I’m sorry, but I had so much fun at this party. First of all, like six of us took the Bustonian over. The Bustonian has a stripper pole. One V.I.S. (Very Important Stoolie) took a swing on said stripper pole. Jacks on the rocks were $4. There was a man with a full head of spray on hair and his coworkers were complimenting him by saying he looked like Danny DeVito. There were cheese fries. We ran into a woman in the ladies’ room eating said cheese fries like it wasn’t totally gross. This was an underrated party and hopefully Pres throws something like it again next year and you guys actually come. Well, maybe you should all stay home, come to think of it. More Jack for me.
5. Jerry Thornton: Okay, this is sort of shameless, but prior to this year I did not know Jerry Thornton. I feel this was a huge oversight on both our parts, mostly because I had known everyone else for a while and had never met him until this year (coincidentally, at the March Madness party. Maybe I shouldn’t have separated the two out but guess what? It’s my story and I can do whatever I want. Besides, top four is not as good as top five.) Meeting Jerry not only completed the pieces of the puzzle that is the Barstool Men, but has become a wonderful friend and I’m very lucky that we stumbled into one another that fateful day so many months ago.
6. Okay, fine, I am adding one more. I was on the train once and I saw someone reading one of my articles. Lame, I know, but I thought it was super cool. Then I remembered that I’m basically an idiot and then all was back to normal. Just wanted to throw that in because I was a geek in high school.
So there you have it. This year was a very good year, and I am hopeful that 2008 will be even better. I wish you all health, happiness, and, as my favorite saying goes: may your homes be too small to fit all your friends. Happy New Year, little ones! Kisses!