To be honest, I’m entirely overwhelmed with thoughts. I have a lot to blog about, but not much time. I just got back from mardi gras, and that was chill. We had a great time, and I need to/could write about it all day. There are so many fun stories, and the ultimate was good too. But, I’ll have to write about it later (i’m beginning to think that I say these things without really following through, but I’ll get there). I will say this, my trip could be summed up in this way: “throughout my adventures and good times in LA, I can honestly say I have officially experienced the good will of humankind” — whether it was Ron, the Frisbee Freestylers, Bryan and his dog, Derrick (ruler of peoples), Lulu and Adrian (From germany), the Madison women (props to Schott, CJ, Claire, Party Jill, Tiffany, Holly, Amanda, Emmy and the gang), Alex and Nicki (goddesses themselves), the teams we played, Ira and Eddie and Ian, Amber (especially Amber!), the little girls at the parade (hazaa for coconuts), the peeps on the floats, the guy that gave me a beer, the woman that home-cooked us some chicken for $1, Jardon from NNU, ASU Jeff (Formerly from NNU), all my WI summer league homies, the guy that hooked us up with a free hotel after we missed our flight in Houston when no one esle from Continental would help us, and even Craig (the canadian). We met so many good people, it’s no wonder the world is all-right.
Now, I’m sitting in my lab, frantically trying to figure out my life. I’ve got to finish up my late-application to the Cognitive Philosophy Master’s Program at U of Oregon, cuz I have an interview with the chair of the department, Dr. Mark Johnson, on Monday. I’ve got a paper due tonight, a scholarship thankyou letter that is due last fall, and some survey for school to get done.
My knee is broken and the only way I made it through the weekend was with tigar balm and percocet (thanks eddie) but I still feel like a champ, and there are try-outs for a new seattle club team on Tuesday. Will I have ever take a break and let my body heal? I think not. Is that a smart decision? I think not. My learning curve is a little slow. So, here I sit, taking glucosomine pills and icing and heating my body everynight, and cursing ‘supplements’ in my spare time.
The house is once again a mess, and needs some severe cleaning; will I get the job done? Yes… in due time. Will I finally do my laundry? Despite being a little farther down the priority list, yes… in due time.
The team looks good. Lots o’youngsters comin’ up. Lot of heart out there, and I think with a few more weeks and a few more tourneys under our belts, we’ll be, once again, a force. We’ll see. I’m most excited to give what I can, and come back to see this team kick some butt in 2 or 3 years. I feel kinda like my guy Trangy in spring of 2002. He know’s how we do!
I’d like to catch a movie. For some reason. I’m in one of those moods. I’m told, passion of christ is supposed to give you something to think about … pretty graphic, and blatantly sad. Am I in that mood? We’ll see. Am i asking myself a lot of rhetorical questions in this post? I think so.
I also went out and bought myself some new CD’s. This was a good decision. I mean, really, how often do we go out and buy CD’s anymore? I felt like I was going out and helping artists. It was sort of like activism. Anyways, I picked up two Mr. Lif CD’s (I Phantom & Emergency Rations) and they are def. baddass. Mr. Lif has been my guy lately and has been giving me some serious things to think about. I also picked up the Pitch Black album cuz I’ve really been digging that “It’s All Real” track, and I thought the CD might quell the Mil-town thug in me. Yeah, I had to pick up that Twista Kamikaze CD cuz everyone knows I dig fast rap, and well, Twista is that guy. Sure, “slow jamz” is played out already, but I think the CD is hard, and its fun to bump in the saab on your way to the Fred Meyer (aka grocery store). But, of all the CD’s I picked up, my fav has got to be, hands down, the new Afu-Ra: Body of the Life Force CD. It is all that and then some. Underground hip-hop is definitely my passion, and Afu-Ra knows how to throw it at you. I like hip-hop artists that think on a level that people don’t strive for (i’ll put the Grouch, Mr. Lif, Akrobatik, Aesop Rock, Del, Mountain Brothers, Zion I, Heiroglyphics, Moka Only, Swollen Members, Atmosphere, Sweat Shop Union, Jeru the Damaja, the Coup, and the Visionaries in the same category). Plus, Afu-Ra digs on ninjas.
Well, I’ve gotta get stuff done. It continues to be comforting, knowing that I have a place to vent. Whew!
Posted by bell at February 28, 2004 03:04 PM | TrackBack
