"TRACK LIFE AS IT PERTAINS TO MODERN CULTURAL PRACTISES" - proposed thesis by katie m. heindl
if i was a sociology student interested in obtaining my ph.d i would probably write it about the social dichotomy of the track, which consists of the following social sub-groupings:
- jack kerouac's: men resembling french-canadian men from the 1950s slipping past their prime. have t-shirts for protein supplement stores, built & balding (observed from the overhead view of the weight area from track)
- dress-up-to-go-to-the-gym-girls: run a few laps though not enough to break a sweat. in very tight shorts & very tight shirts. very popular with the weekday weight guys.
- weekday weight guys: are there mon-fri but never past 6pm on fridays. spend most of their time "spotting" each other but mostly look at themselves in the spotting mirrors/talking about reps/quads/calves/glutens/protein than time spent doing weight-related activities. i guess they are in economics.
- rugged hikers: sprint the outside lane as if they were romping meadows in the great outdoors in single bounds. a lot of facial hair, very tall, probably in IDS or environmental studies (a large sub-plot of thesis could be devoted to "track crushes", meaning, attractions that exist on the track only. more specifically, why i am attracted to this sub-grouping in particular?)
- dal basketball team: your shorts are going to fall down.
- guys who really want to be on the dal basketball team: your shorts fell down.
- track team: assholes, mainly. get to track 30min before track practices to run 4 wide, stand 4 wide, stretch 4 wide, stare 4 wide, behave like haughty antelope on the african savannah 4 wide.
- creepy sean connery: stop staring at me you white haired "used-to-be-handsome, now-it-is-an-impending-sexual-assault-case"
- gay: not afraid to run with mouths open singing words to ipod songs carefully selected in order as your heart rate peaks. pink shirt matching highlights on pink track shoes. fannypack/belt for ipod. you are my inspiration.
- graham fraiser: that only happened once, but it was the best day of my life.
- chubby girls: i secretly want to saved by the bell highfive all of you as we pass each other. perhaps since i relate to you most. maybe that is a complex i should work on, ok.
- children that escape from the daycare: it's only funny when you hide behind corners and jump out at the serious runners causing them to trip and fall down. otherwise you are getting played out.
- serious runners: ipod cases strapped to arms. spandex that "breathes".
- albino: spotted only a few times per every other week, rare like a white tiger.
- sprinters: run a section of the track as fast as possible. stop. walk back to beginning of section. repeat. hazardous. slightly ocd. pair-sprinters are a sub-category who time each other or "pace" each other. doubly-dangerous.
it is an on-going personal research assignment.
it is hard to take notes while running & concentrating on my hot jams so it is strictly observational at this point.
also, i am really interested in getting stoned and finding that secret observatory room under the pool while the water polo team has practice. fuck, even lane swims. is that place a dal myth/ghost story?
- jack kerouac's: men resembling french-canadian men from the 1950s slipping past their prime. have t-shirts for protein supplement stores, built & balding (observed from the overhead view of the weight area from track)
- dress-up-to-go-to-the-gym-girls: run a few laps though not enough to break a sweat. in very tight shorts & very tight shirts. very popular with the weekday weight guys.
- weekday weight guys: are there mon-fri but never past 6pm on fridays. spend most of their time "spotting" each other but mostly look at themselves in the spotting mirrors/talking about reps/quads/calves/glutens/protein than time spent doing weight-related activities. i guess they are in economics.
- rugged hikers: sprint the outside lane as if they were romping meadows in the great outdoors in single bounds. a lot of facial hair, very tall, probably in IDS or environmental studies (a large sub-plot of thesis could be devoted to "track crushes", meaning, attractions that exist on the track only. more specifically, why i am attracted to this sub-grouping in particular?)
- dal basketball team: your shorts are going to fall down.
- guys who really want to be on the dal basketball team: your shorts fell down.
- track team: assholes, mainly. get to track 30min before track practices to run 4 wide, stand 4 wide, stretch 4 wide, stare 4 wide, behave like haughty antelope on the african savannah 4 wide.
- creepy sean connery: stop staring at me you white haired "used-to-be-handsome, now-it-is-an-impending-sexual-assault-case"
- gay: not afraid to run with mouths open singing words to ipod songs carefully selected in order as your heart rate peaks. pink shirt matching highlights on pink track shoes. fannypack/belt for ipod. you are my inspiration.
- graham fraiser: that only happened once, but it was the best day of my life.
- chubby girls: i secretly want to saved by the bell highfive all of you as we pass each other. perhaps since i relate to you most. maybe that is a complex i should work on, ok.
- children that escape from the daycare: it's only funny when you hide behind corners and jump out at the serious runners causing them to trip and fall down. otherwise you are getting played out.
- serious runners: ipod cases strapped to arms. spandex that "breathes".
- albino: spotted only a few times per every other week, rare like a white tiger.
- sprinters: run a section of the track as fast as possible. stop. walk back to beginning of section. repeat. hazardous. slightly ocd. pair-sprinters are a sub-category who time each other or "pace" each other. doubly-dangerous.
it is an on-going personal research assignment.
it is hard to take notes while running & concentrating on my hot jams so it is strictly observational at this point.
also, i am really interested in getting stoned and finding that secret observatory room under the pool while the water polo team has practice. fuck, even lane swims. is that place a dal myth/ghost story?