I just got off the couch after watching the Atlanta Braves win in walk-off fashion over the slumping Miami Marlins 3-2. My procrastination side is taking a real shine right now as I am starting this paper late into the night the day before it is due. The good thing is that my teacher will not be reading it and it is purely just to put my thoughts down. Completion work, yes! I am a senior and I honestly cannot wait for this year to be over. I have no idea what to expect in college, but I am so excited for that next chapter in my life. I feel that so much stress and worry has been lifted off my shoulders when I am doing this assignment. I am writing for no one but myself. Not some English teacher who is going to criticize every word I am going to write. The reason I am in creative writing is that I was supposed to take World Religions, but after finding out that one of my least favorite teachers was teaching that class I switched out and this was my only option. I find myself counting down the classes to the end of the day and counting down the days to the end of what seems like a year that will never end. I am wasting my time doing this? I reason to myself that after highschool I will take advantage of every day, the good and the bad. But that just seems like an impossible promise. I am creative writing will make me feel happier about writing again. For years and years of school I have learned to hate writing after completing countless essays about topics I did not care about. If you get to know me, you will learn fast that Atlanta sports is my biggest passion. Want to know how my life is going? Just check the standings on ESPN.com. Maybe that’s a bit of an overstatement but I would definitely say that sports are my life. We are heading into the closing month of baseball and football, my favorite sport, is right around the corner. The Braves are on pace to win the division and I try to watch every game. My friends and I got a 13 game pack for this season and it has been worth every penny. Some friends hang out at the mall, others go to concerts, but we go to baseball games. The funny thing is that the teams my friends root for are rivals of my team. It doesn’t matter one bit. We are all baseball fans. Every day closer to the end of the year is also another day closer to Falcons football. I love the energy in the stadium. When I hear the crowd I get goosebumps on my arms. It’s the most incredible feeling. Touchdown! The crowd explodes. Everyone there sharing the same emotions. The thing I love about sports is that it doesn’t matter who you are: race, ethnicity, religion, and politics. We are all supporting the same team and that’s what counts. And if you’re supporting another team, it also doesn’t matter. We all experience the same highs and lows of a season and we share a common love for football. I would actually argue that sports has a better effect of unity on people than our country itself. Yes, it is a sad thing to believe. But if we can find things that we can love with together, we can grow to love each other.