Flying

Well it's currently 8:07, which means Pat will be here in 38 minutes and from there I'll be on a plane in no more than 2 hours and 28 minutes....
I hate flying.

I have hated flying ever since I was little, and it's not just when I fly either. Whenever someone in my family flies or one of my close friends fly, I get nervous. I find myself saying numerous prayers, and even catching myself checking the news or MSN frequently. It's not fun.

Most people can tell that I'm nervous before a flight, because I get very talkative (seriously more talkative than I normally am). I also fidget with my hands alot, and you'll see me playing with the cross on my necklace also. I don't know if I've ever told anyone this but I have a ritual before I bored a plane. When I am sitting at the terminal I usually say a short prayer while holding my cross, then continue to hold it while I'm in line to board. When I get past the flight attendant, right before I head into that tube thing onto the plane, I always pull the Catholic stunt and throw in a, in the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. Still holding my cross I always walk by myself down that tube and say a prayer for however long I'm in there.

When I reach the entrance to the plane i throw in another, Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit (usually the flight attendants give me an odd look) and I board the plane, where I will sit scared for the next 3 hours or so.

Why should I hate flying? I have had many people try to convince me that I shouldn't be, because "you're getting on a plane which means you're going somewhere fun!" or "you shouldn't worry only 1 plane out of every 137,491 crash" or some crazy shit like that. Whatever, I'm trapped in a giant mettalic object in a tight space, 15,000 feet above the ground and I have no control over anything that happens.....I fucking hate it. Since, I've turned 21 I don't just handle my fear with prayer but also a little boozing. It relaxes me a bit and makes me sleepy, but I don't know how my teammates would feel about me drinking at 10:30 AM.

As you can see this blog is just a way for me to get some of my nervousness out because I have noone to talk to at the moment. But, I need to go get ready now. See you all in Sarasota or back in Minnesota....hopefully. haha

Becky out

Becktologists

Becktology: The study of Becky

T-Minus 2 days

Well it's now only two days until I leave for Florida and Nationals....and I can't focus on a fucking thing. In management today I caught myself doing what I have been doing the past two weeks. I sit there with my group at a round table and listen to our professor drone on about management, and I doodle...doodle doodle doodle. If I were to scan my notebook from each class on to here you all would probably ask "how the fuck is he going to graduate?". It literally says "Moe 2k6, Nationals, Florida, Moe, Sarasota, Beckified" and other ultimate related things.

I have this huge project to do and all I can do is doodle, ah well my group can pick up my slack muahaha.

I have also been reading RSD alot, which is normal, but when I'm reading the 2006 Mixed Nationals Predictions, I catch myself getting really worked up. There have been a few predictions where Moe has lost to Briefcase in pool play and we don't make quarters or prequarters and I really get pissed at this. Then I take a breath and realize that I'm crushing my mouse and kinda relax a bit. I try to think about what all the older more experienced people around me say, and they all kinda say the same thing "win your games and nothing else matters". I like that. Flaming Moe hasn't lost more than 2 games in a single tournament all year and there's no reason that is gonna change now.

I'm so excited, I feel like a kid who is anxiously awaiting his summer vacation to Disney World and I'm sure most of my teammates would say, yeah Becky you are a kid. I'm not just excited to be in Florida and play with some of the best people in the world, but excited to see my teammates who have worked so hard over the past few years to get here, step out on to those dew covered fields Thursday morning and play their hearts out....Briefcase, we're coming for ya and it's gonna be just like semifinals of Regionals.

David out.

MacTommie CUP 2k6

Today St. Thomas had our annual MacTommie cup against Macalester. It's played on this open space of grass in their quad. It's probably been going on for maybe 5 years or so, maybe longer. The B team started out the day and did pretty well I thought, especially for the lack of experience they had. Then the women's game was next and they were playing great from what I saw, then Men's A had to go warm up, I'm not sure what the final was but I know our women won.
So, we started warming up and throwing around and ran two drills both of which looked great. People were making awesome throws, running through their catches, and catching them!! We started out the game pulling and came up with a quick break and continued to do that the rest of the half, and took half 8-0. Man, everyone was just playing awesome, hard D, great throws, good cuts, smart decisions, I was very pleased....
Needless to say we ended up winning the game pretty easily, 15-4?? I felt good, had a few really nice hucks for scores, and one that shoulda been completed. Hit my unders, broke, and actually I got up on a few points...and I can't jump. So, all in all it was a good day, I'm proud of all my boys and we're gonna do well come the spring season.
Now I need to go eat something, because I was bombed last night at Wade and Rita's wedding, it was alotta fun.
Ummm, going out to uptown for a bit tonight, coming back and having the MacTommie party where everyone will be hammered...good times.


Out

Rob's Wedding

I should have said something in my other post, but congratulations to Rob Mooers and Katie Durant (Mooers). They got married October 15th. very nice wedding and fucking dank reception. All us ultimate players basically just got bombed...yeah. Fantasy drinking was played, I was snubbed and not picked at first which is just udderly ridiculous. But later was acquired in free agency. I think I racked up quite a few points...It was fun, lots of dancing, sprained my thumb trying to do that hand plant, the night kinda resulted in me having a crush on someone, which doesn't happen to often. I hope it goes well though.

Side note, Rex Grossman is an asshole, all I needed was 15 fantasy points and I woulda beet the number 1 ranked team...right now he is at -5 points...son of a bitch.

First Shot

So this is my attempt at a blog, I've never done one before and who knows if this will even last. I doubt many people even care about what I say, unless I'm drunk and making a fool of myself. Which could very well happen sometime soon.
Since Moe made nationals I haven't really been able to focus at all on school. I have 4 classes right now, two which pertain to my major and one to my minor. I really have been slacking hardcore in them and should try and pull my shit together, I mean I'm supposed to graduate this spring.
I almost got kicked out of my management group because I missed a meeting due to regionals, and our project is our whole grade in the class...so maybe I should try a little harder.

Inguinil ligament feels great, groin doesn't hurt, knee is doing good....but then last night at Rob Mooers' wedding I got drunk and danced alot, tried to do a hand plant and severely sprained my thumb....on my throwing hand. God I'm an idiot. Only I would get hurt doing something like that.

So nationals is in T-minus 10 days, I'm super excited, we also found out that we're gonna be in a pool with Brass Monkey(1) and Mr. Briefcase(8). At first I was kinda pissed that we had to play Case again, but now I'm glad we play them so we can show every other team there who is the best team from the Central. However it sucks, because we're gonna be without one of our best women in Sam Valesano, she's just too busy with her first year of college. I'm not mad or anything, because I understand where she's coming from. Plus she's already been to high school nationals and played for the Jr. Worlds team.

Anyways, I'm new at this, so hopefully next time it'll be better. Peace.