(Editor's note: Purdue senior Katie Douglas, a 1999-2000 Kodak All-American, will share a weekly diary with ESPN.com throughout the season.)

Jan. 15, 2001

Dear Diary,

	Katie Douglas led the Big Ten in scoring last season with a 20.4 average.

What a wonderful day it is, except for the sleeting rain we are receiving outside. Other than that, I am enjoying a magnificent Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Since Purdue is observing this holiday, we are not in school and have a day off from basketball. Every Monday from here on out is typically our day off. And since I write this entry every Monday, most everyone catches me on my favorite day of the week.

Don't get me wrong. I love basketball, but there comes a time when you need that one day off to just relax. However, I have not had much time to relax today. I have been up since the crack of dawn for some odd reason and have been hard at work ever since.

I actually got up around 8 this morning and cleaned my apartment for a while. It had accumulated some serious dirt and I needed to tackle that first thing in the morning. I did the usual laundry, cleaned my room, vacuumed, cleaned the kitchen and threw out the trash. I noticed today that I am a pack rat. I seem to save a lot of unnecessary things and have no idea why. So today I started organizing my stuff and throwing out the random things that I discovered in my apartment.

Anyway, after my cleaning session was over, I got to enjoy my favorite soap, Days of Our Lives. I really can't think of a good reason why I watch the show, especially since I complain how stupid some of the events are, but I think I am addicted. That is the only reason I can come up with. It is kind of scary that I'll continue to watch it even if someone has been killed three times and yet comes back to life on a later episode.

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After Days, I had to get ready because I decided to make a trip to the mall. I heard some people talking this week about the mall having some unbelievable sales. I can always use an excuse to spruce up my wardrobe. Since Santa came along about a month ago, I don't really think I need anything. But a sale is a sale and I can't pass it up. I would be hurt to know that things at the mall were ridiculously cheap and I wasn't there to make the most of it.

After the mall it is off to this one store that I will not mention to fix my laptop. I have been very stressed about the whole ordeal because I gave them my computer for three weeks and it came back worse than when I started. Now that I am in class I need it to do my work, and am having a hard time getting the crazy thing fixed.

After I take care of my errands, I think a nap will be in order. I think I have worked pretty hard today and will be tired from walking around.

Oh, and about basketball. We were off last week but resumed play against Northwestern yesterday and won by a large margin. Our whole team played great and it was nice to be back in Mackey Arena. It was nice to have the week off and take care of all that stuff that comes with starting a new semester.

We play again on Thursday against Michigan State and then on Sunday at Illinois. I am excited for the upcoming week in the Big Ten. We are currently on top of the conference standings with a 5-0 record. Hopefully our team will continue the good play and will get two more wins this week.

Well, that is all for this week. Stay tuned for another exciting and eventful entry next Monday.

Until next time,

Katie Douglas