i am eating chicken as i post these.

<-- defense warm-up















<-- pre-game practice shots, not like they helped


















<-- aforementioned "den of the dark side"






:)

at the navy-marine corps memorial stadium,

UMBC lost to DE in the men's lax quarterfinals. truth be told, the offense wasn't all there, and the defense lost steam by the middle of the third quarter. you can't make your defense do all the work and still expect to win, especially if you're not making shots of your own. granted, there were some terrible calls on the field, but that might have only given DE one gift goal, if any at all. but i still had fun. went down with steve and kristie (thank you, steve for driving!) and had the requisite stadium pretzel. makes my day. and just for my own satisfaction, i'm going to have chicken for dinner tonight.

stupid blue hens.


btw... don't tell my dad, but i got a thrill from being in the den of the dark side. i kind of miss it!

;)

how old is old?

my back hurts like hell. my hamstring had been bugging me since january, but i've been soldiering through. that's bad idea #1. bad idea #2 is me upping my workout frequency in order to get my base fitness in before moving to tri-specific sessions. good idea #1 was taking a break after sunday when i got sharp pains in my lower back muscles during core work. bad idea #3 was not taking a break for long enough and running last night.

i felt decent enough to run, even though part of me knew that i was being an idiot. so, i decided to just go with the idiot idea and ran harder than i normally do. consequently, my back hurts, my butt hurts, my hip hurts, my hamstrings hurt, and my whole right leg is up in arms and considering a mutiny to make me hop the plank. anyway, i'm making myself just lay here all evening in my favorite recliner, and i'll have to take at least another week off. part of me is tempted to hit up the pool and sauna next monday or so, but we'll see how idiotic i feel that day.

other stuff is fine. i have to stick a sock in brian's mouth because he's the one who said i should come over and workout. he's a great guy and an awesome friend. but seriously. don't encourage the idiot. HOWEVER, i can't come down on him too hard since he has availed his 60" HD obnoxiously complicated tv to me, and brian, rom, and i got to watch some serious family guy the other night. plus, he got me taco bell for dinner. awesome.

at this point, i'm riding out the school year (only ~50 days left, and that includes field trips and other no-class days) and getting more and more excited about the tri. if i can get some people to come up to PA with me, that would be ridiculously awesome. but i digress.

okay, i have to paint some more bengay on myself and scream and writhe as my muscles spasm and attack my spirit. hopefully, watching a butler upset of florida will make me feel worlds better.

thoughts and sympathies

please use the comment option to leave a message for the duke blue devils. i'll post the best ones for all to see once i get a good number.

:)

awesome

for the record:

first round--VCU Rams 79, Duke Blue Devils 77

what going-away present should we get for the devils? any ideas? a "wish you were here" card?

today

duke had better lose... seriously. they probably won't. but i'll comment on today's games tomorrow since there's so much yet to come.

here's a random (and likely bizarre) question--if the nature of believing changes, does the belief itself necessarily change as well?

Total K.O. for the Terrapins!

nobody gives UMD credit. people were predicting another NIT appearance, and even with that, a quick exit there. so, you'll understand when i say that this feels good. this feels sooooo good. maryland JUST finished a good old-fashioned beatin on nc state, to round out the thumping of duke and embarrassment of unc. the terps are going to roll into the ACC tournament with great momentum and most likely a #4 seed. i can't wait to see the unc/duke game tomorrow, and i especially can't wait to see the updated rankings.

now, i honestly admit that i really don't pay attention to much basketball outside of the ACC, so i don't know what teams would be a good match for the terps. i don't mean teams that would simply steamroll or anything; i mean those that would push the speed and strategy, one that would force an incredible game. so tell me this--in the ncaa at large, what team or teams would be a great match for the terps?

of course, with all of the upsets lately, top ranks aren't necessarily locked. am i right? it really could be, no pun intended, anybody's game. somebody help me on this. i don't know what i'll do once all the tournaments (conference and ncaa) are over. i think i would cry...

:P

Re: Blue Devils Basketball

stick a fork in it--it's done*

terps knock out the tarheels*
terps knock out the blue devils*


wolfpack, your number's up


;)

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YEAH, MARYLAND!!!!!

EAT IT, HANSBOROUGH & co!

LOOK OUT, BLUE DEVILS!
LOOK OUT, WOLFPACK!

Y'ALL IN FOR SOME TROUBLE!!!!!!!

:)