My Current Fascination with Disney World

For the past 4 months or so, and once or twice while still in college, I’ve probably mentioned my strong desire to go back to Disney World. Usually when I mention this I immediately get a strange look, because no 23 year old man should really want to go to Disney World.  Disney World is intended to be enjoyed by kids, and tangentially by adults who bring them.

So, as a result of getting the strange looks, I’ve tried to reflect on why I actually want to go back to Disney World without kids, and below is what I came up with.

The Best Show You're Not Watching Today: Battleground

Tuesday is a largely vacant spot in my week night tv watching.  Almost every other night has at least one show, if not 4, I could tell you that I’d be watching if at home on my couch.  The problem with Tuesday is that there aren’t any quality scripted shows to really watch on tv.  New Girl isn’t bad, but it’s hardly must watch; no one is going to ask you at work if you saw New Girl last night, Zooey Deschannel is just that sort of person, memorably forgettable.  To be fair, Tuesday also has extremely popular shows like Dancing With the Stars and American Idol, but I will not watch those unless forcibly tied down.  The great thing about this dearth of quality programming, until 11pm that is, because The Daily Show is always quality, is that I’ve discovered the best show that doesn’t air on tv, but does become available on Tuesdays.

Book Review: Don't Put Me in Coach

Mark Titus is the winningest basketball player in Ohio State history.  The catch: he played in only 32 games for 48 minutes and scored just 9 points.  He rode the Buckeye bench to an NIT Championship, a Sweet Sixteen, and a National Championship game.  In other words, he has my, as well as many other decently athletic young adults, dream college experience.  His book, Don’t Put Me In, Coach, chronicles this four year journey, and the time he spent with five future NBA players.