I woke up in pain today. Took me a while to reach across my bed to turn off my alarm. Each muscle was aching in pain. That's what I get for playing a weekend of ultimate and rushing back for an IM bball game. First thing I did was down ibuprofen. And I really try not to take drugs ever. Last time other than today and yesterday was probably at Regionals. And I have a pretty bruise on my knee from my knee block. And I pulled my right butt cheek. So that's in pain, and apparently ibuprofen does not lessen that pain.
No pain. No gain. (or like my slogan for running for class council "No Feng. No gain." Either one works)
1.28.2008
1.27.2008
SB Results
So...we lost every game, BUT I think we played very well. We fought super hard for each point, and we had lots of rookies as handlers and they did so well. I'm so proud of them. And I think once we start subbing to win, and putting those rookies with awesome potential as receivers, we'll be really kick ass. And I can't wait. And Meg and I scored the first point in the whole tournament. Woot. Yeah!
Highlight of the tournament: GETTING MY FIRST HANDBLOCK EVER!! Dude, I'm so proud of that, and I felt like that really did boost my confidence on defense. I feel like I put on a much better mark now. And I also got a body block? It was like a knee block. I saw her going for it, and I just moved my whole mark over and blocked it.
On another note, I got handblocked for the first time. Haha. Highs and lows. Got my first handblock, and first hand blocked. Haha. Whatever, I'm still happy.
There were some pretty intimidating zones. Stanford and SB with their trap zones, and SC who would have one of the points pretty much be man-on/hub-crasher. That really closed off a lot of our options. But I feel like our handlers did a good job of working it down. We do need to swing more, but it's quite difficult in those zones.
What I really need to work on are my throws. I have some good throws, but they are SOOO inconsistent. So I need to work on those, and stop turning it over. So I will be making a personal goal to go and out and practice throwing A LOT. I really need to. As a handler I really need to make sure that my throws are always there and consistent.
I'm really happy with my D though. I think I had a really good mark, I got to a lot higher stall counts, putting on huge marks. And also I got a few D's. So I'm very happy about that, cuz the one thing that I always thought I was super bad at was my D. I got D's as point and mid.
Attitude and constant complaining is what pissed me off this tournament. A few rookies were just whining the whole time, and it's annoying. And lots of attitude, they really need to work on that. And I was watching our zone against Stanford, and I noticed that they were crashing through the cup a lot, and the mids weren't doing anything. And I know if I were in the cup as a mid, I could have stopped a lot of it. Earlier I was in zone as deep, but once I was called in again, I immediately told Eppie that I want to be mid because I know I could stop the crashing. Then someone was all like, "Oh, I'm hurt so I can't run fast so I don't want to play point" And Eppie was like, "Uhh." Kind of not knowing what to say, I thought she might put her out or whatever. So I decided to step up, and I was like, "Whatever, it's okay, I'll play point" Even though I suck at it, and I know I do. And then I totally suck at it, and none of the mids were stopping the crashers. And before I got bumped to point, I totally got a D as a mid. And that just really ticked me off. I can play mid well, but because you don't want to run or whatever I had to step up and be subjected at a position that I was not good at while you were not stopping the crashing. That annoys me.
And people complaining about their playing time. There's so many people, and if there's people better obviously it's smarter for them to get more playing time. It sucks, but that's how it is. And for the most part, I think it was pretty equal. And if you don't like, step up and prove that you're just as good and deserve more playing time, or suck it up and shut up.
I think I did alright as handler, but there is so much room for improvement, and I really need to be more consistent. But overall, I'm proud of myself and our whole team.
Lots of rookies were really encouraging to me, and gave me the confidence boost that I needed. Oh, so after a point, Meg told me to calm down. And I feel like I have my yelling thing down. Haven't done anything like that since that point in Chico. And it was just that I was getting really frustrated. I get really intense though, and I think it helps me get fired up and play my best but I really hope I don't come across as some pissed off person. Because I'm not, I just need to keep up the intensity so we don't just roll over and die. I really thought I had my cool under control, I don't know.
San Diego: Expect more handblocks, D's, and awesome assists. And maybe a score.. hehe. Count on it.
Highlight of the tournament: GETTING MY FIRST HANDBLOCK EVER!! Dude, I'm so proud of that, and I felt like that really did boost my confidence on defense. I feel like I put on a much better mark now. And I also got a body block? It was like a knee block. I saw her going for it, and I just moved my whole mark over and blocked it.
On another note, I got handblocked for the first time. Haha. Highs and lows. Got my first handblock, and first hand blocked. Haha. Whatever, I'm still happy.
There were some pretty intimidating zones. Stanford and SB with their trap zones, and SC who would have one of the points pretty much be man-on/hub-crasher. That really closed off a lot of our options. But I feel like our handlers did a good job of working it down. We do need to swing more, but it's quite difficult in those zones.
What I really need to work on are my throws. I have some good throws, but they are SOOO inconsistent. So I need to work on those, and stop turning it over. So I will be making a personal goal to go and out and practice throwing A LOT. I really need to. As a handler I really need to make sure that my throws are always there and consistent.
I'm really happy with my D though. I think I had a really good mark, I got to a lot higher stall counts, putting on huge marks. And also I got a few D's. So I'm very happy about that, cuz the one thing that I always thought I was super bad at was my D. I got D's as point and mid.
Attitude and constant complaining is what pissed me off this tournament. A few rookies were just whining the whole time, and it's annoying. And lots of attitude, they really need to work on that. And I was watching our zone against Stanford, and I noticed that they were crashing through the cup a lot, and the mids weren't doing anything. And I know if I were in the cup as a mid, I could have stopped a lot of it. Earlier I was in zone as deep, but once I was called in again, I immediately told Eppie that I want to be mid because I know I could stop the crashing. Then someone was all like, "Oh, I'm hurt so I can't run fast so I don't want to play point" And Eppie was like, "Uhh." Kind of not knowing what to say, I thought she might put her out or whatever. So I decided to step up, and I was like, "Whatever, it's okay, I'll play point" Even though I suck at it, and I know I do. And then I totally suck at it, and none of the mids were stopping the crashers. And before I got bumped to point, I totally got a D as a mid. And that just really ticked me off. I can play mid well, but because you don't want to run or whatever I had to step up and be subjected at a position that I was not good at while you were not stopping the crashing. That annoys me.
And people complaining about their playing time. There's so many people, and if there's people better obviously it's smarter for them to get more playing time. It sucks, but that's how it is. And for the most part, I think it was pretty equal. And if you don't like, step up and prove that you're just as good and deserve more playing time, or suck it up and shut up.
I think I did alright as handler, but there is so much room for improvement, and I really need to be more consistent. But overall, I'm proud of myself and our whole team.
Lots of rookies were really encouraging to me, and gave me the confidence boost that I needed. Oh, so after a point, Meg told me to calm down. And I feel like I have my yelling thing down. Haven't done anything like that since that point in Chico. And it was just that I was getting really frustrated. I get really intense though, and I think it helps me get fired up and play my best but I really hope I don't come across as some pissed off person. Because I'm not, I just need to keep up the intensity so we don't just roll over and die. I really thought I had my cool under control, I don't know.
San Diego: Expect more handblocks, D's, and awesome assists. And maybe a score.. hehe. Count on it.
1.25.2008
Santa Barbara Invite
I feel like I talk about ultimate too much. But it's kind of taking over my life, I'm not trying to, but it is. It's okay though, because I love it.
So Santa Barbara. I am so pumped. There's only 6 teams, so.. that's a little weird. But it's also good, cuz we'll be able to see and play all the teams and know what we are possibly going to be facing in the future. I think they'll be lots of zone. So I really really look foward to handling in zone, though I must say I find popping much more fun and easier. Haha. And I'm interested in playing more deep-deep. I was a bit surprised to see myself as deep-deep, mainly because I'm not that tall in comparison to our deeps last year. But I think I'll be fine. It's just a matter of self-confidence. Sort of. Probably less tiring than mid, too. Haha.
I'm so pumped. I can't wait to play against some of these teams. And I know it'll be pretty hard, we're going to have some pretty tough girls on us, but that's just more experience and opportunity to improve. And I am going to make the best of it and push myself. And I guess this is sort of the start of knowing how our team is going to do in the future. It all starts here.
And I think our team will be fine, obviously not as good as last year, but still a team that people need to respect (even though they don't even when we're good, so screw them). We'll show them. I'm really eager for this year. Now that I know what I'm doing and all, it's much more fun. Haha.
So when I'm back, I'll update on how it went, how I did and boys. Haha. Just wanted to put that in there.
So Santa Barbara. I am so pumped. There's only 6 teams, so.. that's a little weird. But it's also good, cuz we'll be able to see and play all the teams and know what we are possibly going to be facing in the future. I think they'll be lots of zone. So I really really look foward to handling in zone, though I must say I find popping much more fun and easier. Haha. And I'm interested in playing more deep-deep. I was a bit surprised to see myself as deep-deep, mainly because I'm not that tall in comparison to our deeps last year. But I think I'll be fine. It's just a matter of self-confidence. Sort of. Probably less tiring than mid, too. Haha.
I'm so pumped. I can't wait to play against some of these teams. And I know it'll be pretty hard, we're going to have some pretty tough girls on us, but that's just more experience and opportunity to improve. And I am going to make the best of it and push myself. And I guess this is sort of the start of knowing how our team is going to do in the future. It all starts here.
And I think our team will be fine, obviously not as good as last year, but still a team that people need to respect (even though they don't even when we're good, so screw them). We'll show them. I'm really eager for this year. Now that I know what I'm doing and all, it's much more fun. Haha.
So when I'm back, I'll update on how it went, how I did and boys. Haha. Just wanted to put that in there.
1.24.2008
Story
Haha. This all started in a facebook message. Everyone pieced together a story.
"[Only moments after she had arrived at her estranged husbands house...]
[she heard moaning coming from the room that she once shared with this man. Cautiously, she made her way into the hallway, the carpet silencing her footsteps.]
[...there was a smell in the air...some might say an aroma....]
[hesitantly, she slowly reached out for the door knob and.....]
[it was an empty room!!!!!.....rememebering again that her ear was faulty at times, she inched a few steps forward to the next door....]
[she took a deep breath, not sure if her imagination was creating fake sounds for her. She opened the door, and saw her daughter......]
[with the pool boy... or should i say pool man! They were startled...]
[He quickly stood up as to rid himself of any wrong implications.
"Mommy!" her four year old daughter called, "Look at my doll house! He was playing dolls with me!"
Eduardo, the pool man, turned a dark shade a scarlet underneath his already dark complexion.
"Um.. I'll go finish cleaning the pool." He scurried away without being excused.]
[confuzzled, the girls mother watched as this man darted away, (though she couldn't help but notice what a nich butt he had).....
meanwhile her daughter jumped up and down, clearly excited to tell her mother something.
"What is it sweetheart?" her mother asked .
"Mommy, can we get a pet camel today?" the girl replied anxiously, with her hopeful eyes gazing up like 'puss in boots' from the shrek movie....]
And alternate endings
Ending 1:
["Sweetie, why do you want a pet camel?"
"So we can ride them in Egypt for my birthday!" her daughter replied.
"Oh, Amy, I don't know.. I'll have to talk it over with daddy, but I heard your friend Teresa wants to ride polar bears in Antarctica."
"Antarctica? Whatever, Teresa's weird" Amy pouted before become more engrossed with her dolls than her wish for a pet camel.
She left her daughter the room, and exited, closing the door on the way out. Hearing Eduardo singing to himself as he cleaned the pool, she smiled to herself.]
Ending 2:
[The girl's mother was quite taken aback by her daughter's seemingly random request for a camel, yet she figured one more pet wouldn't hurt.
So the next day, she and her daughter went to the zoo in hopes of adopting a camel to take home with them. To their dismay, all of the camels were missing!
"When we came to work today, all the camels were gone, with their cage gates wide open," the zookeeper explained. "All that was left was this note." He handed them a piece of white paper with these words hurriedly scribbled on it:
"We took your camels for a trip to Egypt. Will return promptly.
Sincerely,
The Girls of Avalon 32."]
"[Only moments after she had arrived at her estranged husbands house...]
[she heard moaning coming from the room that she once shared with this man. Cautiously, she made her way into the hallway, the carpet silencing her footsteps.]
[...there was a smell in the air...some might say an aroma....]
[hesitantly, she slowly reached out for the door knob and.....]
[it was an empty room!!!!!.....rememebering again that her ear was faulty at times, she inched a few steps forward to the next door....]
[she took a deep breath, not sure if her imagination was creating fake sounds for her. She opened the door, and saw her daughter......]
[with the pool boy... or should i say pool man! They were startled...]
[He quickly stood up as to rid himself of any wrong implications.
"Mommy!" her four year old daughter called, "Look at my doll house! He was playing dolls with me!"
Eduardo, the pool man, turned a dark shade a scarlet underneath his already dark complexion.
"Um.. I'll go finish cleaning the pool." He scurried away without being excused.]
[confuzzled, the girls mother watched as this man darted away, (though she couldn't help but notice what a nich butt he had).....
meanwhile her daughter jumped up and down, clearly excited to tell her mother something.
"What is it sweetheart?" her mother asked .
"Mommy, can we get a pet camel today?" the girl replied anxiously, with her hopeful eyes gazing up like 'puss in boots' from the shrek movie....]
And alternate endings
Ending 1:
["Sweetie, why do you want a pet camel?"
"So we can ride them in Egypt for my birthday!" her daughter replied.
"Oh, Amy, I don't know.. I'll have to talk it over with daddy, but I heard your friend Teresa wants to ride polar bears in Antarctica."
"Antarctica? Whatever, Teresa's weird" Amy pouted before become more engrossed with her dolls than her wish for a pet camel.
She left her daughter the room, and exited, closing the door on the way out. Hearing Eduardo singing to himself as he cleaned the pool, she smiled to herself.]
Ending 2:
[The girl's mother was quite taken aback by her daughter's seemingly random request for a camel, yet she figured one more pet wouldn't hurt.
So the next day, she and her daughter went to the zoo in hopes of adopting a camel to take home with them. To their dismay, all of the camels were missing!
"When we came to work today, all the camels were gone, with their cage gates wide open," the zookeeper explained. "All that was left was this note." He handed them a piece of white paper with these words hurriedly scribbled on it:
"We took your camels for a trip to Egypt. Will return promptly.
Sincerely,
The Girls of Avalon 32."]
1.14.2008
NO MORE BOTTLED WATER!
http://food.yahoo.com/blog/beautyeats/22317/tap-vs-bottled-what-should-you-drink
save the environment please.
save the environment please.
Chargers are in Semi-finals. Woot. I actually don't know anything about their season. But go SD!
On another note, I got UnderArmour shorts. Try to pants me now! Uh.. that's not an invitation or challenge or anything.. So light and breezy. And stretchy.
And I can't wait til Santa Barbara. I haven't played ultimate in so long (at a tournament)! This will be a good indicator as to how the rest of our season will go.. Hopefully well.
GO CHARGERS!
On another note, I got UnderArmour shorts. Try to pants me now! Uh.. that's not an invitation or challenge or anything.. So light and breezy. And stretchy.
And I can't wait til Santa Barbara. I haven't played ultimate in so long (at a tournament)! This will be a good indicator as to how the rest of our season will go.. Hopefully well.
GO CHARGERS!
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