Edit: I actually wrote this blog on Monday night, a few hours before I learned about the suicide of a good friend’s brother. It makes this post, and my reflections on suicide and its effects, even more real. I hope you’d consider keeping her family in your thoughts, and maybe even donating to funeral accommodations …
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My name is Justin Graves. I am a 20-something young professional based between the Washington, D.C. metro area and Blacksburg, Virginia. I thank you for visiting this journal about my life: what I learn, who I love, what I am passionate about, what I eat, and who I impact. | Ut Prosim | Go Hokies! | Life is all about what you have done for other people.
#HOW2Bristol: The Battle at Bristol is finally here.
They say it was more than 20 years ago when the 2 universities first began thinking about the idea of having a football game in Bristol, Tennessee. Bristol is home to the Bristol Motor Speedway, which is known to some as “The Last Great Colosseum” and is usually the site to NASCAR races. If you ran two …
Stranger Dinner: September 2016. (& The Flanagan Wedding)
One of the most important goals for me during rehab last month was to get out in time to make it to a wedding. This was the 3rd wedding I’ve attended this summer alone, and each time it was the result of me working my butt off in a hospice-recovery setting to try and make …
#FallisComing. 2016 Virginia Tech Football Trailer.
You know it’s almost football season when every other post on the blog is about Virginia Tech football. Can. Not. Wait!
New VT Football Uni’s for the Battle in Bristol.
I’ve always been a big fan of creative, out of the box, sexy college football uniforms. We all know the impact they can have on recruiting, they are a gem to look at (usually), and it generally just makes everyone a bit more excited! When it comes to Tech’s football uniforms, I get especially giddy …
Endorsed: Superstore.
I’m here to tell you about one of the best new comedies on television that, if you’re bored (and, hey, even if you’re not) you must, MUST watch: NBC’s Superstore.
The Grillfield.
When it comes to university dining, if this isn’t awesome then I just don’t know what is! Congratulations to Virginia Tech’s Dining Services (and especially their fearless leader and good friend Ted F.) for accomplishing yet another awesome innovation. I can’t wait to see how these on-campus, university-funded food trucks perform once the students are …
Caliendo vs. Barkley.
So I’m a big sports fan and this time of year is golden. Especially with the Olympics going on, a great NBA season and finals having just concluded, and the NFL season starting up, that really means just one thing… College football season is upon us. Well, that means that it actually means 3 things: NFL AND Fantasy …