soooo this is it.....
mere moments away from 2009....
It's about 11:56 and once again I'm reporting into you, the LJ, via my own computer in the CEWES North Central...
Still can't believe its gonna be 2009....
it'll be the year I (Hopefully) graduate from Mercy College...especially how you consider that I nearly failed out of college, nearly died, twice, gave up on alot, only to fight back and fight the good fight....
It's my dog's Ashley's birthday tonight/tomorrow...she's 5 years old...I miss Jake alot, even still, but Ashley has been more the companion and best friend that man has ever wanted/needed...she's an important aspect of my life...
and the ball is dropping...
I have to keep going, thats for damn sure...never give up, never surrender, losing is never an option...
I learned to appreciate what I have, and what I don't need, that's always been there for me....
It's now officially January 1st, 2009....
looks like I just made it out of my shower in time...
you know its new years with people singing, confetti showering, Honeymooners Marathon on channel 11, and everything being one year ahead....
New years is never a jolly full old time for me, however...I still miss my grandfather...its been 7 long years...considering 7 years ago my grandfather passed away, and three years ago Dianne passed away...it seems like every freshman year or year after a graduation of sorts for me has had a horrible moment like that. Kind of makes me nervous what will happen this year...death DOES come in three......
but as Franky Blue Eyes sang: "If I can make it there....I can make it anywhere.." I'm a New Yorker, through and through...I've experienced things I would never wish on anyone at any time whatsoever.
Looking back at '08...comparing to my last New Year's entry (haha) there were ups and downs, goods and bads..
so Winter Track and Spring Track was pretty good this past season...my first Winter Season since High school...the times were BETTER....but more of the same times I got back in High School...I never could get back into the sprint form...
Spring at least had average 100m times, and the 200m actually had me looking like Junior Year Westlake Me...
***Moment of the Year*** was most definetly the CTC meet at Yale. 4x4 relay, first College Relay, anchor leg after running a poor 55m dash, and an OK 200m dash....Lost my position in the race only to dig deep and cross the finish line reclaiming our spot in the heat...beating out some poor kid who took to hell and back.
***Bang your head moment*** Would be the near miss I had with Katherine....Idk, things could be ALOT better than they were/are now. Not to mention who I found and who I hung out with...work was good, Track was somewhat fun (Suero was a great coach....he got me into much better shape)
**The Uppers was Track-Rich Price even came back for a few winter meets and we got to chill and talk and hang out like old times and even raced in some of the same heats....**
**Downers are what they are-downers...I mean its been well documented as early as the summer...the ONLY major changes were pretty much mentioned**
I mean running XC....Leaving Best Buy after 2 1/2 years to work at Royal Coach as a Monitor...thats the major deals...
Last January:
so my resolutions shall be:
-keep with my workouts to stay in shape
-run some pr's or sr's or br's in track
-help Mercy College Track & Field get on the map
-Be with my family more
-Maintain my grades, if not improve them
-Work just as hard, if not harder
-maintain motivation
those are the higher ones that are actually possible haha
u know, get a band, get a girl, shit like that can happen, but if they dont
i got my loving friends, family, my job, my health, my team, life is good
Well, I did the first one to my greatest extent
Second one I did improve in terms of College performance, and meeting High School performance
Mercy College T&F as well as XC got some notice...though it takes alot more than just one average kid to be a map labeler
Have grown somewhat closer to my family; relatives I see and are with, my sister and I go out and party often and just chill
Grades have been what they've been pretty much since 2003; a roller coaster of thier own
Motivation and the work Ethic have been strong and stronger...
But I did "get a band" working in a couple of projects with some people, once again was off and on with certain people...
so what more can I say??? its about 12:20 am now...
my resolutions you say??? for this year?? well ok:
-keep with my workouts to stay in shape
-Have a great Final Semster at Mercy
-Live it up and enjoy
-Graduate you fool!!!
-Maintain my grades, if not improve them
-Work just as hard, if not harder
-maintain motivation
i STILL got my loving friends, family, my job, my health, my team, life is good
I want a good final season like I did at Westlake; my winter seasons were always ok at best, never GREAT...though the spring seasons were always when I would have an eye opening run or moment. This is it; I graduate May 27th...the countdown is on...the real world, work and hopefully a career in coaching football and/or track would be great. I plan to take a spring break vacation for once, because its been four long years since I last did....
Actually, the last few times I did go away for spring break, I came back in GREAT shape for Track because on top of relaxing I would also run and train hard knowing what was lying ahead for me when I came back to T-Wood. I was originally drafting a trip to visit Mel in Indiana, but once again she's with Corey, and It would feel akward to go visit Greenfield and the Indianapolis area mainly because of her, and yet she has a BF, so that would make things very, very akward. If she wasn't with him, then for once we could be something...but I don't want to make her choose or ruin her life over it...I could always visit some other time or place...otherwise, I have no real desire to really travel elswhere for vacation. I could always do out west, down south, Califonia, etc when I'm out of School and working full time. So it looks like its down to Gulfport to train at my Grandmothers...man I miss the nice warm, sunny, beautiful weather. Perfect to swim, run, train, prepare...so I'm definetly gonna set something up now so theres no excuses; depending on when that first spring meet is, I'll be training in a better environment than up here. Because with the constant cold weather, snowfall, covered tracks, lack or legit running area, and the constant busy flow of people at the gym, its next to impossible to train up here. And practices at Mercy aren't going that great; I'm better off doing my own thing and occasionally doing a Mercy Practice...that actually sounds good...and it can work!!
I gotta get those final 12 credits from JJC to make sure I graduate...I came this far, I can't come up short...
but looking back at it all, I'm happy to have the firends I do, the family and relatives I have, the job I work at, the team and sport I train for, the hobbies that I pertake in like music, etc....
this has been the longest entry ever since perhaps last January....but I haven't really written in this thing in like forever...
I mean, after the XC season got under way, I ran great times, worked, changed jobs, had a strong ECC meet, Boys taking 6th out of 10 teams in the Conference, almost breaking 30 mins twice on a 5 mile course, one being at Albany and the second being my last race at VCP; yeah, Van Cortland Park, one of the TOUGHEST courses for XC runners and the most hated course by New England Runners.
Then its been some training for Winter Track...so yeah, I mean I'll tell all in the end review and the four year retrospective...but otherwise I know what I gotta do. And that, my firends and wonderful LJ who I've had since the later days of 11th grade, is to keep doing what I'm doing, and to keep working hard and striving to achieve...I wouldnt want to change anything at all
I may be reflective the next few months, but so much as happened in my past around these times...and of course its a BIG moment in my life thats coming up, staring at me square in the face ready to take me to the next step with or without me being 100% prepared...
Just gotta buckle up, tighten grip, rev it up, and kick this shit into OVERDRIVE....
Nivneb, JB, Johnny B, whatever the name may be, its just me, the one and only JJB...
It's about 11:56 and once again I'm reporting into you, the LJ, via my own computer in the CEWES North Central...
Still can't believe its gonna be 2009....
it'll be the year I (Hopefully) graduate from Mercy College...especially how you consider that I nearly failed out of college, nearly died, twice, gave up on alot, only to fight back and fight the good fight....
It's my dog's Ashley's birthday tonight/tomorrow...she's 5 years old...I miss Jake alot, even still, but Ashley has been more the companion and best friend that man has ever wanted/needed...she's an important aspect of my life...
and the ball is dropping...
I have to keep going, thats for damn sure...never give up, never surrender, losing is never an option...
I learned to appreciate what I have, and what I don't need, that's always been there for me....
It's now officially January 1st, 2009....
looks like I just made it out of my shower in time...
you know its new years with people singing, confetti showering, Honeymooners Marathon on channel 11, and everything being one year ahead....
New years is never a jolly full old time for me, however...I still miss my grandfather...its been 7 long years...considering 7 years ago my grandfather passed away, and three years ago Dianne passed away...it seems like every freshman year or year after a graduation of sorts for me has had a horrible moment like that. Kind of makes me nervous what will happen this year...death DOES come in three......
but as Franky Blue Eyes sang: "If I can make it there....I can make it anywhere.." I'm a New Yorker, through and through...I've experienced things I would never wish on anyone at any time whatsoever.
Looking back at '08...comparing to my last New Year's entry (haha) there were ups and downs, goods and bads..
so Winter Track and Spring Track was pretty good this past season...my first Winter Season since High school...the times were BETTER....but more of the same times I got back in High School...I never could get back into the sprint form...
Spring at least had average 100m times, and the 200m actually had me looking like Junior Year Westlake Me...
***Moment of the Year*** was most definetly the CTC meet at Yale. 4x4 relay, first College Relay, anchor leg after running a poor 55m dash, and an OK 200m dash....Lost my position in the race only to dig deep and cross the finish line reclaiming our spot in the heat...beating out some poor kid who took to hell and back.
***Bang your head moment*** Would be the near miss I had with Katherine....Idk, things could be ALOT better than they were/are now. Not to mention who I found and who I hung out with...work was good, Track was somewhat fun (Suero was a great coach....he got me into much better shape)
**The Uppers was Track-Rich Price even came back for a few winter meets and we got to chill and talk and hang out like old times and even raced in some of the same heats....**
**Downers are what they are-downers...I mean its been well documented as early as the summer...the ONLY major changes were pretty much mentioned**
I mean running XC....Leaving Best Buy after 2 1/2 years to work at Royal Coach as a Monitor...thats the major deals...
Last January:
so my resolutions shall be:
-keep with my workouts to stay in shape
-run some pr's or sr's or br's in track
-help Mercy College Track & Field get on the map
-Be with my family more
-Maintain my grades, if not improve them
-Work just as hard, if not harder
-maintain motivation
those are the higher ones that are actually possible haha
u know, get a band, get a girl, shit like that can happen, but if they dont
i got my loving friends, family, my job, my health, my team, life is good
Well, I did the first one to my greatest extent
Second one I did improve in terms of College performance, and meeting High School performance
Mercy College T&F as well as XC got some notice...though it takes alot more than just one average kid to be a map labeler
Have grown somewhat closer to my family; relatives I see and are with, my sister and I go out and party often and just chill
Grades have been what they've been pretty much since 2003; a roller coaster of thier own
Motivation and the work Ethic have been strong and stronger...
But I did "get a band" working in a couple of projects with some people, once again was off and on with certain people...
so what more can I say??? its about 12:20 am now...
my resolutions you say??? for this year?? well ok:
-keep with my workouts to stay in shape
-Have a great Final Semster at Mercy
-Live it up and enjoy
-Graduate you fool!!!
-Maintain my grades, if not improve them
-Work just as hard, if not harder
-maintain motivation
i STILL got my loving friends, family, my job, my health, my team, life is good
I want a good final season like I did at Westlake; my winter seasons were always ok at best, never GREAT...though the spring seasons were always when I would have an eye opening run or moment. This is it; I graduate May 27th...the countdown is on...the real world, work and hopefully a career in coaching football and/or track would be great. I plan to take a spring break vacation for once, because its been four long years since I last did....
Actually, the last few times I did go away for spring break, I came back in GREAT shape for Track because on top of relaxing I would also run and train hard knowing what was lying ahead for me when I came back to T-Wood. I was originally drafting a trip to visit Mel in Indiana, but once again she's with Corey, and It would feel akward to go visit Greenfield and the Indianapolis area mainly because of her, and yet she has a BF, so that would make things very, very akward. If she wasn't with him, then for once we could be something...but I don't want to make her choose or ruin her life over it...I could always visit some other time or place...otherwise, I have no real desire to really travel elswhere for vacation. I could always do out west, down south, Califonia, etc when I'm out of School and working full time. So it looks like its down to Gulfport to train at my Grandmothers...man I miss the nice warm, sunny, beautiful weather. Perfect to swim, run, train, prepare...so I'm definetly gonna set something up now so theres no excuses; depending on when that first spring meet is, I'll be training in a better environment than up here. Because with the constant cold weather, snowfall, covered tracks, lack or legit running area, and the constant busy flow of people at the gym, its next to impossible to train up here. And practices at Mercy aren't going that great; I'm better off doing my own thing and occasionally doing a Mercy Practice...that actually sounds good...and it can work!!
I gotta get those final 12 credits from JJC to make sure I graduate...I came this far, I can't come up short...
but looking back at it all, I'm happy to have the firends I do, the family and relatives I have, the job I work at, the team and sport I train for, the hobbies that I pertake in like music, etc....
this has been the longest entry ever since perhaps last January....but I haven't really written in this thing in like forever...
I mean, after the XC season got under way, I ran great times, worked, changed jobs, had a strong ECC meet, Boys taking 6th out of 10 teams in the Conference, almost breaking 30 mins twice on a 5 mile course, one being at Albany and the second being my last race at VCP; yeah, Van Cortland Park, one of the TOUGHEST courses for XC runners and the most hated course by New England Runners.
Then its been some training for Winter Track...so yeah, I mean I'll tell all in the end review and the four year retrospective...but otherwise I know what I gotta do. And that, my firends and wonderful LJ who I've had since the later days of 11th grade, is to keep doing what I'm doing, and to keep working hard and striving to achieve...I wouldnt want to change anything at all
I may be reflective the next few months, but so much as happened in my past around these times...and of course its a BIG moment in my life thats coming up, staring at me square in the face ready to take me to the next step with or without me being 100% prepared...
Just gotta buckle up, tighten grip, rev it up, and kick this shit into OVERDRIVE....
Nivneb, JB, Johnny B, whatever the name may be, its just me, the one and only JJB...