Erin go bragh
"Wouldn't It Be Nice?"
by The Beach Boys
Wouldn’t it be nice if we were older
Then we wouldn’t have to wait so long
And wouldn’t it be nice to live together
In the kind of world where we belong
You know it’s gonna make it that much better
When we can say goodnight and stay together
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could wake up
In the morning when the day is new
And after having spent the day together
Hold each other close the whole night through
Happy times together we’ve been spending
I wish that every kiss was neverending
Wouldn’t it be nice
Maybe if we think and wish and hope and pray it might come true
Baby then there wouldn’t be a single thing we couldn’t do
We could be married
And then we’d be happy
Wouldn’t it be nice
You know it seems the more we talk about it
It only makes it worse to live without it
But lets talk about it
Wouldn’t it be nice
SO. I found out Western Mass times are actully 5:13 dammit. I ran a 5:14. Shit. Now I need to break that. I hope I do...and Pat Tenero didn't make it either. He ran a 11:12, I think, and it's 11:10. He ran his heart out that race. I'll make Western Mass, though. Yesterday we had the 4 X 800 meet, in which Sam, Pat, Brendon Irujo and I were on the B team. The 4x800 is when 4 guys each run a 800 (4 laps around the track at Smith College) and hand it off to the next guy. It's a long relay race.
This week I've eaten shit. I feel liek shit. And right now, I kinda have to shit...haha.
I watched "Without Limits" yesterday. It's about Steve Prefontaine. Who the hell was Steve Prefontaine? Check out this link http://www2.localaccess.com/rlalonde/pre.htm and you will find out. If you don't, heres some info:
Steve Prefontaine is arguably the greatest American distance runner in history. "Pre" was unstoppable on the track and at the height of his career, he held every American track and field record from the 2,000 to the 10,000 meters.
Pre was born is Coos Bay, Oregon. His running career began at Marshfield High School where he was undefeated in cross-country and in track his junior and senior years. As a senior, he broke the American record for the two mile run. His outstanding performance attracted the attention of Bill Bowerman, legendary track coach at the University of Oregon and co-founder of Nike, Inc.
Pre entered the University of Oregon in 1969. He became famous for winning races, setting and resetting his own records and filling the University of Oregon's Hayward Field to capacity with fans that would erupt into cheering at the mere site of him. At the end of his four years at the University of Oregon, Pre racked up seven NCAA titles: three in cross-country, '70, '71, '73; and four in the three-mile in track, '70, '71, '72 and '73. Pre was the first athlete to win four consecutive NCAA track titles in the same event. He held eight collegiate records and his three-mile and six-mile records are still standing today. During his career he broke his own or other American records 14 different times.
Pre competed in the 5,000 meters at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. He took the lead with a mile to go and held on until Finland's Lasse Viren passed him with 600 meters left in the race. Pre finished fourth.
His death in a car accident on May 30, 1975, shocked the running community world wide. Pre was only 24 years old. Twenty years after his death, Pre's impact on running is no less than it was at the pinnacle of his career.
Basically, Pre kicked ass. He inspires me to run.
Hmm. Maura is going out with someone. It's hard getting used to the fact that the one girl you've ever really loved is with someone else right now. It's alright, though. She obviously didn't like/want me anymore, or else she wouldn't have broken up with me.
Midterms were alright. The only one I did ok/bad on was Algebra II. Go figure. The word problems killed me.
The band's kicking ass. We're writing a rocking song. It's like nothing we've made yet. It's titled "Dying Tonight". It'll rock your socks off. It has a fast punk verse with emo-sounding vocals. Totally awesome.
I don't want to go to school tomorrow. A regular day. Yikes. The snow day on Monday kicked ass. I have two new classes: Introduction To Business, and Academic Sophmore Literature. Oh joy. Well at least there will be new people. Maybe new girls ;)
So I bid thee farewell, for the speaker shall be retiring to his quarters, which is less than a foot away.
-Dom