Sunday, March 6, 2011

Limitless: If you could have all the power in the world with one pill, would you take it? Um, ya. Are you serious?

As a product of Baltimore's streets (the freshly paved, tree-lined ones; not the ones with crack-heads on the corners), Hunter has an incredibly paradoxical background. Is he a product of his prep-school community, or a victim of the atrocities displayed so accurately on the critically acclaimed masterpiece, "The Wire"? Obviously, it's the former, but thanks to HBO, affluent people from across the country, who can afford premium channels for reasons other than late night soft core pornography, are under the impression that anybody from Baltimore has loads of street cred. From what he has seen on his community service ventures into the darkest corners of the city, L.A. has nothing on Baltimore. Murder? Check. Drugs? Check. An absolutely delightful aquarium? Check. Basically, he experiences the classy and the trashy aspects of his city with a level of duality equivalent to Tiger texting Skyye Steelle with Elin in the room.

As an obvious result of Hunter's upbringing, he has played lacrosse since birth. As an even more obvious result of his upbringing, he burned out somewhere between junior year and senior year of high school. Needless to say, his flow made a Caesar salad jealous, but unfortunately, such lettuce only acts as an ease on the eyes. His career on the field has turned around slightly in college though his lefty laser could use a lesson from Kyle Harrison. Despite such devotion to lacrosse, Hunter has always cherished the sport of baseball, especially the Baltimore Orioles. Although a commitment to the O's is sometimes harder than watching "Rome Is Burning" and "Around the Horn" back to back, every day of the week, he is convinced that this is the year they turn it around. To be completely serious, the O's have not been the same since Game 1 of the 1996 ALCS when that douche-bag kid reached over the outfield wall and snagged the ball, resulting in a home-run for Derek Jeter instead of an impressive catch for outfielder Tony Tarasco. Are you kidding me? That was the worst call in the history of sports. The O's are still suffering. Regardless, Hunter has never fallen off the bandwagon. O's are nabbing the wildcard this year. 

In spite of his infatuation with sports, Hunter is an English major. Reading books is like taking steroids for the brain. Okay, admittedly that is a pretty tattered veil to cover up the inherent nerdiness of literature, but still, English majors are definitely some of the most cultured people around. There is nothing more impressive than quoting Theodore Dreiser's "The Financier" when talking about business or pulling anecdotes from "Decision Points" when prepping for a third grade class. Being well read is important. Thank God for Sparknotes. 







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