Happy Birthday, Bryan

If watching soccer has become the cool thing to do, how great is it to have a birthday during the heart of the World Cup??? We turn to BS for the answer.

With recent FB statuses , "the yanks are coming" and "Landon, you complete me", Bryan is about as hip as it gets. He has sported his Donovan jersey downtown and introduced many of us to the Beer Monster. Pretty cool. He has repeatedly attempted to convince us to like, I mean, watch soccer. While he been unsuccessful in doing so, his ability to fight the good fight is only one of the many of the things which endear him to us.

I couldn't tell the difference between Daniel Hurley and Schiv my first few years at BC. Luckily, Daniel has his head shaved now and Bryan continues to wear his hair perfectly messy. Trips to Christy's now come only 3 times per year: Christmas, the week before Cowboy Ball, and March 16th. Senior year at BC, Bryan began to blossom with teacher feuds, the microphone at basketball games, and being one of the only 4 people at BC football games. He was one of the lucky few to be in the same JROTC class as Chris Collins, Logan Beytagh, and a handful of other fine cadets which made that class my favorite of all during high school. Later, Bryan would go on to join the Mouse and myself in my favorite college class. Our field trip across Georgia the day after St. Patrick's Day remains the least favorite memory of my college life.

Contrary to popular belief, the ability to make Shane look like an idiot is not the only reason I like Bryan. For the last year, Schiv has hounded us about giving the World Cup a chance. He thinks it is the best and has given us many reasons to watch us. Luckily, this has only been going on for a year. Since Bryan's freshman year at Georgia, he has fought a similar fight with Benedictine. The Order heard way more BC stories than I'm sure they cared to hear. Many go away to college, become important, and return only at St. Patrick's Day to show their new friends how cool the parade is. Bryan went away, became important, but never became that guy, instead choosing to hang out at Rue Bourbon for the better half of a decade with KA's and Savannah people alike. Most of the guys he's brought to Savannah have been a lot cooler than him anyways.

Career highlights for Schiv include multiple intramural tennis and soccer championships, a 3 on 3 football championship, an 03/04 basketball championship, and Katie Crider. Besides these things, Bryan has studied politics for six years now and is one of the best people I know to talk politics with. He's educated and aware enough to know that people's different experiences allow for different feelings in the both. Most importantly, he can discuss important issues without talking down to you. Such a thing is quite refreshing in this current political climate. For all these things and for all the fun times we've had which are too hot for OIA, I say, Happy Birthday, Schiv.