Special Holiday Posting
So I'll start this by addressing the topic that everyone has been on my ball's about. The infamous Christmas party and my date for said event. I guess I kind of brought this on myself when I brought up the lack of a party date in my last post. Since then, Bill Shonk, while crusing the Women Looking for Men section on Craiglist (which by the way, why isn't more being made out of this, isn't this just as bad as any of mine and Vatz's antics? Craiglist? Really?), he came across a possible suitor. Now I will tip my hat here, this girl had a baller post. Like it was really, really good. I'm not posting the link because it'll just lead more people to pressure me to take her, but I'm sure someone will do it in the comment section. Here's the deal. I have a potential person in mind already, and it's something I'd like to pursuit. So chill the fuck out. And everyone can play the "oh itll be such a great story" card all you want, but the reality is the only reason people can play that card is because I'm the only person who would even consider doing something like this. For example, one Pat Hammonds has an open invitation to the Christmas party and could bring a date (Pat works for me at the office). How bout you give him some shit about this. Haha, totally just threw him under the bus. But look, here's what I offer to all you vultures.
1. Should the other situation not work out, I will consider doing this. You should take that and run.
2. Should the other situation work out, in terms of stories go, it's a better situation for you, I promise. You're talking about one night that makes for a mediocre story (it really is if you think about it. So I bring some girl to a Christmas party who had a good post on Craigslist, and then that's that. Sounds good on paper, but big fuckin deal. It sounds a lot cooler than it is. Plus I'll prolly black out, so there isn't even anyone to tell the mediocre story). Think about how much entertainment every one of my relationships, flings, one nights stands, strikeouts, or anything in between bring. If this goes down that route, it's better from a quality standpoint, it's better from a quantity standpoint. That's all on this for now.
For those of you who don't know, I will be flying to Oregon December 5th. I'll spend that Thursday getting the tour of the land from the one and only Bill Shonk, and then that Friday-Sunday we will be driving cross country, with our only prolonged stop being in the wondeful city of Chicago, IL (Rob, Pat, Jake, Hogan, be jealous). You want some REAL stories, talk to me when we get back.
For those of you who don't follow my facebook profile, you'll notice I've added Scrabble as one of my interests. I used to have Pac-Man and Tetris as games on my phone, when it broke they were lost. So I needed a new game, and figured why not get scrabble, maybe it helps me build up a useful life skill. Well I've been playing A LOT of scrabble, and something very weird has happened. I'm actually getting pretty good. While driving back I played Pat/Chowder/DTR 3 on 1 while driving (don't recommend this, very unsafe), and actually squeaked out a victory. I'm sure there will be a rematch on the way back and I'm not as confident this time around, but looking forward to it none the less.
Just got my tuition bill for the spring. $2621. That badboy comes out of my checking account, and as of January 1 I am officially cut off financially. Ramen noodles: coming to a Dawson Street apartment near you.
Keeping this short, but I'll write something useful about frisbee stuff now, since I haven't done that, and I'll stay on the topic of diet, and go into a little training. When the season ended last year, I was by far in the best shape of my life. So in no particular order, things I did last year that got me to that point. And like my Dad says that martial arts guy who was taught by Bruce Lee says, take what you like, leave what you don't.
-I didn't do a lot last fall. Mid november I started running/lifting/doing core stuff again, but nothing crazy. For those of you keeping track at home, that's now. In fact right after I finish this post I'm going to go for a ~4 mile run, and then do some core stuff.
-The begginging of December is always tough because of finals and stuff, so I instituted the "shower rule". For those first few weeks in December, every time I took a shower (which I do 2-3 times a day, I'm kinda weird like that), I had to do pushups/sittups first. Started with 50/50, progressily increased. This is so simple to do, and really helps.
-Winter break, this was where everything really started for me. For those 2-3 weeks, I trained with my Dad everyday for a few hours. Now think about all the stuff we did when he was out here for the weekend. Now imagine having to do that, but all of his attention is on you. There's nowhere to hide. If you're sitting there thinking, oh well that must be a great work, you're right. But it's also hell. I felt like jello at the end of every workout, but man was it worth it when we came back to school in January. And this is where everyone should be kicking it into gear. A lot of other teams use winter break as just that, a break. Make those the 2-3 most focussed works of your year (caldenar year, 2007 that is, suckers). If you can pair up with someone to help you do stuff great, if not set goals so you have something to measure yourself against. For example, the planks pilate things we do (pushup position thing, but all the wait on your forearms and toes), time yourself the first time you do it. Everyday add 5-10 seconds, and refuse to hit the ground before you get to your goal time. The momentum you can give yourself heading into January from winter break could be your best friend or your worst enemy. If you really push yourself over these 2-3 weeks you come back into team workouts with a sense of confidence that is invaluable. If you sat on the coach watching a Chistmas Story for 2 weeks, you're playing catchup for all of January and February. Don't be that guy.
Ok, so when I said I was gonna run 4 miles after this post, I wasn't lying. But I told my friend I'd go running with him at 1:00, and it's 12:58. I will finish this post at some point over Thanksgiving Break.
So I'll start this by addressing the topic that everyone has been on my ball's about. The infamous Christmas party and my date for said event. I guess I kind of brought this on myself when I brought up the lack of a party date in my last post. Since then, Bill Shonk, while crusing the Women Looking for Men section on Craiglist (which by the way, why isn't more being made out of this, isn't this just as bad as any of mine and Vatz's antics? Craiglist? Really?), he came across a possible suitor. Now I will tip my hat here, this girl had a baller post. Like it was really, really good. I'm not posting the link because it'll just lead more people to pressure me to take her, but I'm sure someone will do it in the comment section. Here's the deal. I have a potential person in mind already, and it's something I'd like to pursuit. So chill the fuck out. And everyone can play the "oh itll be such a great story" card all you want, but the reality is the only reason people can play that card is because I'm the only person who would even consider doing something like this. For example, one Pat Hammonds has an open invitation to the Christmas party and could bring a date (Pat works for me at the office). How bout you give him some shit about this. Haha, totally just threw him under the bus. But look, here's what I offer to all you vultures.
1. Should the other situation not work out, I will consider doing this. You should take that and run.
2. Should the other situation work out, in terms of stories go, it's a better situation for you, I promise. You're talking about one night that makes for a mediocre story (it really is if you think about it. So I bring some girl to a Christmas party who had a good post on Craigslist, and then that's that. Sounds good on paper, but big fuckin deal. It sounds a lot cooler than it is. Plus I'll prolly black out, so there isn't even anyone to tell the mediocre story). Think about how much entertainment every one of my relationships, flings, one nights stands, strikeouts, or anything in between bring. If this goes down that route, it's better from a quality standpoint, it's better from a quantity standpoint. That's all on this for now.
For those of you who don't know, I will be flying to Oregon December 5th. I'll spend that Thursday getting the tour of the land from the one and only Bill Shonk, and then that Friday-Sunday we will be driving cross country, with our only prolonged stop being in the wondeful city of Chicago, IL (Rob, Pat, Jake, Hogan, be jealous). You want some REAL stories, talk to me when we get back.
For those of you who don't follow my facebook profile, you'll notice I've added Scrabble as one of my interests. I used to have Pac-Man and Tetris as games on my phone, when it broke they were lost. So I needed a new game, and figured why not get scrabble, maybe it helps me build up a useful life skill. Well I've been playing A LOT of scrabble, and something very weird has happened. I'm actually getting pretty good. While driving back I played Pat/Chowder/DTR 3 on 1 while driving (don't recommend this, very unsafe), and actually squeaked out a victory. I'm sure there will be a rematch on the way back and I'm not as confident this time around, but looking forward to it none the less.
Just got my tuition bill for the spring. $2621. That badboy comes out of my checking account, and as of January 1 I am officially cut off financially. Ramen noodles: coming to a Dawson Street apartment near you.
Keeping this short, but I'll write something useful about frisbee stuff now, since I haven't done that, and I'll stay on the topic of diet, and go into a little training. When the season ended last year, I was by far in the best shape of my life. So in no particular order, things I did last year that got me to that point. And like my Dad says that martial arts guy who was taught by Bruce Lee says, take what you like, leave what you don't.
-I didn't do a lot last fall. Mid november I started running/lifting/doing core stuff again, but nothing crazy. For those of you keeping track at home, that's now. In fact right after I finish this post I'm going to go for a ~4 mile run, and then do some core stuff.
-The begginging of December is always tough because of finals and stuff, so I instituted the "shower rule". For those first few weeks in December, every time I took a shower (which I do 2-3 times a day, I'm kinda weird like that), I had to do pushups/sittups first. Started with 50/50, progressily increased. This is so simple to do, and really helps.
-Winter break, this was where everything really started for me. For those 2-3 weeks, I trained with my Dad everyday for a few hours. Now think about all the stuff we did when he was out here for the weekend. Now imagine having to do that, but all of his attention is on you. There's nowhere to hide. If you're sitting there thinking, oh well that must be a great work, you're right. But it's also hell. I felt like jello at the end of every workout, but man was it worth it when we came back to school in January. And this is where everyone should be kicking it into gear. A lot of other teams use winter break as just that, a break. Make those the 2-3 most focussed works of your year (caldenar year, 2007 that is, suckers). If you can pair up with someone to help you do stuff great, if not set goals so you have something to measure yourself against. For example, the planks pilate things we do (pushup position thing, but all the wait on your forearms and toes), time yourself the first time you do it. Everyday add 5-10 seconds, and refuse to hit the ground before you get to your goal time. The momentum you can give yourself heading into January from winter break could be your best friend or your worst enemy. If you really push yourself over these 2-3 weeks you come back into team workouts with a sense of confidence that is invaluable. If you sat on the coach watching a Chistmas Story for 2 weeks, you're playing catchup for all of January and February. Don't be that guy.
Ok, so when I said I was gonna run 4 miles after this post, I wasn't lying. But I told my friend I'd go running with him at 1:00, and it's 12:58. I will finish this post at some point over Thanksgiving Break.
posted by Josh at 9:23 AM
3 Comments:
Think bigger picture Josh...
It you're going through Chicago, just pick up Shonda and have her be your Christmas party date. It's perfect
Dude, you can't hate on Willy. I mean, why not craigslist? All I'm sayin is, within two weeks of his return he's going to have more hookups than you've had in the last two months, not that that would be difficult. Now I know I usually have your back on these sorts of things, but your decisions in this matter have been a disappointment to me. If you don't go with craigslistgirl I feel more bad karma going your way. The drought will continue.
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