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So I'm gonna write this LJ entry in notepad now since apparently Comcast cable service is dead in the entire Ann Arbor area...fuckers
Michigan lost in hockey last night. They had a 3-0 lead midway through the second, but couldn't hold onto it and let up three unanswered goals. Gajic was, in fact, not magic enough. I still think that Colorado College's third goal should've been disallowed for high-sticking. But of course, since the net is down me and my dad can't check. And I can't see if I can find the other two NCAA hockey games being played today (Minnesota v Cornell and Denver v New Hampshire, I think). So that sucks. Next year Michigan hockey is going to be a lot more intense, since I'll be sitting in the student section for the first time. We return two of the top scorers in the nation on a top goalie, so things already look promising for next year.
Nickel Creek is really good if you bluegrass/softer countryish stuff. I just realized this after reading something on Nina's journal, but country is the original emo music. If only more kids nowadays paid any attention to it. Yay for Kelsey for indirectly recommending them to me (I don't know if she ever told me to, but I saw that she had it playing alot from her journal entries and whatnot), and yay for Barnes and Noble having their CD at their Grand Rapids store for me to listen to clips of them.
Other things from this weekend...before we went to the hockey game, we went to the Amway Grand Plaza (mega ritzy hotel/plaza thingy) and ate at their sports bar, since they had the other NCAA hockey games on tv. Tons of michigan fans there. Their "Meat Lover's Classic" pizza (pepperoni, ham, bacon, italian sausage, chicken) is amazing. As was Big Bear Lodge's buffet, which I went to today for Easter Dinner with my grandparents. I had.... french toast, scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, roast beef, ham, turkey, pork, chicken, mashed potatoes, waffles with strawberries, and two pieces of chocolate cake. For those of you playing at home, I believe that's 9 varieties of meat in under a 24 hour span. My dad said they'd have to open up a new slaughter house for me (after I came back with my plate loaded with 5 different kinds of meat, since when I said "Gimme a little bit of everything", I only noticed two things, but apparently there were 4-ish).
Tennis season has started, and I think I'm gonna update how things go here, definitely for matches and possibly how other things go with the team. To catch up for the tournament I missed
Season Opener @ Grand Traverse Resort:
Traverse City Central - 15
Grandville - 15
Holly - 12
Saline - 6
Drew got second place, only losing to this really awesome freshmen from Grandville. Five other flights got one match. My flight and one other one got shutout. Granted, I had only played twice since the fall before that, and my partner had never played at that high of a level before, and we had played together a total of 5 minutes before the tournament. But I still think we could've done better, I wasn't really feeling competitive. I was still way more into hockey mode, spending a decent amount of time watching the CCHA finals on tv.
Other things with the tennis team...we definitely have some team chemistry issues to deal with. It seems like the team has become increasingly segregated. My freshmen year, the team was one big group, everybody got a long, it was awesome. Sophomore year, we maybe weren't quite as cohesive, but still did almost everything together as a team, and got along (except for Brehmer and Moss...but whatever). Junior year, it definitely seemed like there was one main group that kinda did things on their own and didn't try to include the rest of the team. It was more annoying than anything, and all the people who were "excluded", per se, were the people I got along with best on the team, so there wasn't really much of a problem. This year, its seeming like instead of just having the bs from last year, there's palpable contempt from one group towards members of the other. Granted, last year there was some contempt towards certain people, but it was the kind where you kinda keep it quiet between people and it's small enough so that you can get along with them when you have to. Plus I feel like the mistreatment of certain people(s) has exceeded the level of what's acceptable. I guess some of these problems might go away as the lineup changes and people get moved around, so I'll try to not worry as much about it now.
Basically, everything comes down to two things: First of all, is that I spent three straight years watching my brother's team go to states, and now I've spent three straight years on the team watching us fall just short in regionals. Second of all, I take a lot of pride in the tennis program, and all it represents. Sacrificing to do what's best for the team, always supporting your teammates (not just varsity, but also JV), conducting yourself in an honorable manner during all matches and tournaments. Seems simple enough, but I also don't see a lot of people following through. The phrase "Saline Tennis" means something special to me, but I don't know if does to other people anymore. But enough about tennis for now, I guess. I just get worked up because it means so much to me.
Prom sucks, and is definitely going on the list of things I'm banishing when I take over the world. It just seems like another ruse to make people like me feel left out. I have lots of girls I could go with as friends, but is there anyone out there who can be more to me? Since I can't deal with rejection, I guess we'll probably never know.
Oh yeah, add two things to my list of things I want to do this summer:
1) Go running with Woj and the CC people (assuming it doesn't conflict with other things)
2) Go veggie for a week (so I can see how feasible it is, and hopefully get me eating more nutritiously)
Alright, internet just came back up...whee! Time to post this and get back to internet life as usual. Peace.
Michigan lost in hockey last night. They had a 3-0 lead midway through the second, but couldn't hold onto it and let up three unanswered goals. Gajic was, in fact, not magic enough. I still think that Colorado College's third goal should've been disallowed for high-sticking. But of course, since the net is down me and my dad can't check. And I can't see if I can find the other two NCAA hockey games being played today (Minnesota v Cornell and Denver v New Hampshire, I think). So that sucks. Next year Michigan hockey is going to be a lot more intense, since I'll be sitting in the student section for the first time. We return two of the top scorers in the nation on a top goalie, so things already look promising for next year.
Nickel Creek is really good if you bluegrass/softer countryish stuff. I just realized this after reading something on Nina's journal, but country is the original emo music. If only more kids nowadays paid any attention to it. Yay for Kelsey for indirectly recommending them to me (I don't know if she ever told me to, but I saw that she had it playing alot from her journal entries and whatnot), and yay for Barnes and Noble having their CD at their Grand Rapids store for me to listen to clips of them.
Other things from this weekend...before we went to the hockey game, we went to the Amway Grand Plaza (mega ritzy hotel/plaza thingy) and ate at their sports bar, since they had the other NCAA hockey games on tv. Tons of michigan fans there. Their "Meat Lover's Classic" pizza (pepperoni, ham, bacon, italian sausage, chicken) is amazing. As was Big Bear Lodge's buffet, which I went to today for Easter Dinner with my grandparents. I had.... french toast, scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, roast beef, ham, turkey, pork, chicken, mashed potatoes, waffles with strawberries, and two pieces of chocolate cake. For those of you playing at home, I believe that's 9 varieties of meat in under a 24 hour span. My dad said they'd have to open up a new slaughter house for me (after I came back with my plate loaded with 5 different kinds of meat, since when I said "Gimme a little bit of everything", I only noticed two things, but apparently there were 4-ish).
Tennis season has started, and I think I'm gonna update how things go here, definitely for matches and possibly how other things go with the team. To catch up for the tournament I missed
Season Opener @ Grand Traverse Resort:
Traverse City Central - 15
Grandville - 15
Holly - 12
Saline - 6
Drew got second place, only losing to this really awesome freshmen from Grandville. Five other flights got one match. My flight and one other one got shutout. Granted, I had only played twice since the fall before that, and my partner had never played at that high of a level before, and we had played together a total of 5 minutes before the tournament. But I still think we could've done better, I wasn't really feeling competitive. I was still way more into hockey mode, spending a decent amount of time watching the CCHA finals on tv.
Other things with the tennis team...we definitely have some team chemistry issues to deal with. It seems like the team has become increasingly segregated. My freshmen year, the team was one big group, everybody got a long, it was awesome. Sophomore year, we maybe weren't quite as cohesive, but still did almost everything together as a team, and got along (except for Brehmer and Moss...but whatever). Junior year, it definitely seemed like there was one main group that kinda did things on their own and didn't try to include the rest of the team. It was more annoying than anything, and all the people who were "excluded", per se, were the people I got along with best on the team, so there wasn't really much of a problem. This year, its seeming like instead of just having the bs from last year, there's palpable contempt from one group towards members of the other. Granted, last year there was some contempt towards certain people, but it was the kind where you kinda keep it quiet between people and it's small enough so that you can get along with them when you have to. Plus I feel like the mistreatment of certain people(s) has exceeded the level of what's acceptable. I guess some of these problems might go away as the lineup changes and people get moved around, so I'll try to not worry as much about it now.
Basically, everything comes down to two things: First of all, is that I spent three straight years watching my brother's team go to states, and now I've spent three straight years on the team watching us fall just short in regionals. Second of all, I take a lot of pride in the tennis program, and all it represents. Sacrificing to do what's best for the team, always supporting your teammates (not just varsity, but also JV), conducting yourself in an honorable manner during all matches and tournaments. Seems simple enough, but I also don't see a lot of people following through. The phrase "Saline Tennis" means something special to me, but I don't know if does to other people anymore. But enough about tennis for now, I guess. I just get worked up because it means so much to me.
Prom sucks, and is definitely going on the list of things I'm banishing when I take over the world. It just seems like another ruse to make people like me feel left out. I have lots of girls I could go with as friends, but is there anyone out there who can be more to me? Since I can't deal with rejection, I guess we'll probably never know.
Oh yeah, add two things to my list of things I want to do this summer:
1) Go running with Woj and the CC people (assuming it doesn't conflict with other things)
2) Go veggie for a week (so I can see how feasible it is, and hopefully get me eating more nutritiously)
Alright, internet just came back up...whee! Time to post this and get back to internet life as usual. Peace.