Angel (J.J.) Estrada
"To listen is to put ears on your heart..."
When I say this kid has talent, I mean it. He sings, plays guitar, mandolin, harmonica, and I'm sure other instruments, he draws, he paints, he takes photographs, and all of it is sheer quality. The first day in the dorm when he started playing guitar I was taken aback by just how good he was. Very blues driven, but he plays a variety of styles that just sound incredible. Not to mention that he is great at singing with all the songs he plays, and the song that I've heard him working on writing is sounding fantastic so far. He's also probably the nicest guy I've ever talked to, I can't even come close to imagining him saying something mean or even being rude to someone. Angel is super considerate, dedicated, and is probably the greatest roommate I could have possibly had. Plus, going back and forth hiding my "Mr. Bill" bendable figure gets progressively more hilarious... now to find a creative spot to hide it again...
Christian Klein
"Epic Quote"
Okay, I love random bits of knowledge and trivia, so this guy is probably one of the best to talk to in the dorms. Because of this guy we all got excited for the Hall Brawl, marathon'd the entirety of the Lord of the Rings extended edition, and we sucked into a barbecue sauce monopoly. Not going to lie, his family's homemade barbecue sauce is probably the best sauce I've had since I had my Uncle Bill's homemade dry-rub for ribs over the summer. I liked it so much I bought a bottle and sent it back to my family back home, but I digress. Christian is incredible at Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit as well, and is the only kid I know to get to state in the "Knowledge Bowl." (Should have gone twice, but...) That's not to mention I don't think I've ever seen Christian have anything but a smile on his face, and he's always able to joke around and laugh about the day. The Minnesota accent he has just tops off the cheerful disposition, "Guys, I am so stoked for rafting!"
Steven DaSilva
"Life is like a bar of soap; the harder you try to grip it the easier it is to slip away. So don't try and control your life, just live it."
Golfer by trade, child at heart. Steven is always smiling and laughing about something, whether he's getting excited after seeing Despicable Me for the first time, or coloring in pictures of The Incredible Hulk while watching old episodes of Jimmy Neutron on Netflix. I haven't seen him golf quite yet, but so far I know that he ranked number one on the team, the only freshman that had done that well period. Steven is really easy to get along with, and he is tons of fun to play guitar with. One day we just started playing Mr. Jones by Counting Crows in the lounge and it was just relaxing and fun with both of us laughing when we forgot the lyrics. That just lends to how great his taste in music is; from John Mayer to Frank Sinatra he listens to just about everything, including Taylor Swift. He can sure hit those high notes, though. It's pretty impressive... especially when he's singing Taylor Swift or when we're all belting out "Take On Me" on the way to Buffalo Wild Wings.
So there's just a taste of the people I live with, the next time I do this I'll focus on the girls and (hopefully) get it published in a more timely manner. It's just been pretty busy around here, and I haven't had a chance to really sit down and write. Still working on getting my hands on a camera, I've got a job with yearbook that I promptly quit because of the workload, written several essays, taken a trip to Vail, dressed as an octopus (again) for Halloween, and we're now on our second day of heavy snow. I'll write another blog this week going into detail on most all of that, and the second "People of O'Connell" will hopefully come soon after. As for now, I'm out of things to say, but I hope you enjoyed the read, and hope that you are having a wonderful time.
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