#1 Baby, Yeah!

Just had to put a little post tonight, after Duke just won the national championship. I know it's not really writing-centric, but it's such a huge part of my life.

My pen name is Rebecca Cameron. I chose that name because of Cameron Indoor Stadium, home of the Duke Blue Devils in Durham, NC. I have been a Duke fan for.ev.er. I've been a college basketball fan for most of my life, and played the game when until my second year of college, when I went to MSU and was no longer good enough to make the team. But I love basketball, and am so proud of Duke. Basketball, if not Duke specifically, will almost always have some kind of place in every story and novel that I have written so far, and hopefully every novel I will write in the future. I love writing athletics into my stories. I think it makes for some diversity.

Also, this year, I got a chance to see Duke play live in Madison Square Garden. This team, the championship team. I got to see them play live in maybe the most incredible basketball royalty venue in the country. And they won! Of course, they beat Gonzaga, so I was sad for the Zags (my sister's team). But today, I am just so happy for Duke's big win.

Granted, I loved Butler's team, and their coach, and their story. But I just can't be sad that Duke won. It was arguably the best championship game in almost fifteen years.

So I'm just happy today. Loving this moment. And for the next six months, I can rest on this laurel. Duke Blue Devils. National Champions. 2010. Rock On.

Thanks for sharing in my happiness. :-) Now, we can return to our previously scheduled programming... :-)