haven't started biking and i'm already running into troubles. how does a bike fit into a bike box? hmm...well, i made a mess in the basement of WILG. the fact that all the WILG wrenches are missing didn't help the situation. Orian somehow made the task of fitting a bike into a bike box seem easy and intuitive. and here i am, scratching my head. i thought i wouldn't have to use any brain during these two dead weeks between finals and graduation, but i suppose i need to dig out that brain power again.
on the more extreme side of forgetfulness...i told my cousin catherine that my graduation was june 8th. apparently in her mind, june 8th is actually june 1st. so she and tita tina are coming to boston tomorrow. as they are both high-end doctors, they booked really nice hotels and plan on going to fancy restaurants. tita tina was shocked when she checked the mit website yesterday and realized the graduation was next weekend. the good thing is that i'll get to spend some time with them, and they get to pay for the fancy meals. yes!! maybe i can convince them to take me to Salts.
i managed to get nothing accomplished today. ahh, the joy of dead weeks.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Hello USA
Finally finished! Stayed up all night on Friday night/Saturday morning to finish my acting paper. Then went to Maine with Erika and MITOC. Green forests, wildlife, clear blue lakes, the vast Atlantic Ocean, fresh air: ahhh. Too bad Erika had a broken hand. We could've went sea kayaking and climbing. But the hikes were amazing anyways.
Now slowly getting myself back together. How I've missed cleaning my room and being able to run in the mornings! These two weeks before graduation are going to be refreshing.
I finished building my bike for the summer! Orian and I built it in under three hours last Wednesday night. It's pretty spiffy. Maybe that's what I should name it: Spiffy. I couldn't contain my excitement, so I biked all day Thursday. Now I have to somehow get me and my bike over to oregon and meet up with the others...Dip my tires in the Pacific Ocean, then HELLO USA!
jumpin' up and down, woohoo!
Now slowly getting myself back together. How I've missed cleaning my room and being able to run in the mornings! These two weeks before graduation are going to be refreshing.
I finished building my bike for the summer! Orian and I built it in under three hours last Wednesday night. It's pretty spiffy. Maybe that's what I should name it: Spiffy. I couldn't contain my excitement, so I biked all day Thursday. Now I have to somehow get me and my bike over to oregon and meet up with the others...Dip my tires in the Pacific Ocean, then HELLO USA!
jumpin' up and down, woohoo!
Monday, April 23, 2007
yay sMITe!
we're going to regionals!! thank goodness we don't have to play another game to qualify...we worked so hard. love you all :) :) this really sums it up:
complete pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/gheghe/Ultimate_MIT_vs_BU
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
the wind in my hair and the sand at my feet
i would just like to share this picture. wuisiew just posted the few pictures she had. it's sort of like a baywatch shot...except i'm not naked. i am wearing red though...classic baywatch color. when i see this photo, i just crack up because this is another ultimax photo in which i was caught in action accidentally. i wasn't supposed to be in the photo; they were taking one of those self portrait pictures, but i was running towards lindsay to tell her something.
Monday, April 16, 2007
"Each point I play is the now moment"
wow, i don't know how i managed today. it was hailing when we first got to the fields, and then it was just pouring rain. i came home wet down to my bones, and cold, and tired.
we played hard, we played well, but there's no way i can deny some of the sadness. erika broke her a bone in her hand yesterday, when we fell face first onto the uneven ground with two defenders on her. it was close to where there was a chipped bone, but a different bone. her hand's in a soft cast, and she can't play for the rest of the season. poor captains, daphne and erika.
on the first day at sectionals, we played boston college, then tufts, wellesley, wellesley B, and bentley. we won against BC, lost to tufts and wellesley, and beat wellesley B and bentley. we beat BC by a fair margin. i had a nice pass in that game. i had caught the disc as a popper, and even though the cup surrounded me, i looked around and saw sophie in my direct line of sight, right through a hole in the cup. i faked a backhand and threw a wide forehand to sophie. she didn't catch it, but i felt good about that moment when the disc swooshed through the cup. the game against tufts was hard. i think they were first seed. we got more points in the tufts game than the wellesley game. what stands out about that game was we ran really hard. the field we were playing on with tufts was fairly uneven, but all the fields we were playing on were quite weird...rolly and uneven...and the terrain for each field was different (we were at Goddard State park in RI). we worked some good zone-o in that game, but never quite got the disc in the endzone often enough. in the wellesley game: i remember wellesley really really liked to huck it, in hopes that ralph would get it. but i guess we could learn from them to go deep more. anyways, it was kinda crappy to keep losing to them on those hucks. it was sort of the same deal that we did a lot of good things to work the disc up the field, but never got it for the score. on a happier note, i got my first on the mark hand d when we played against bentley. it happened so fast, i didn't realize what had happened until i saw the disc in front of me after a split second. besides that, i don't remember much from the individual games...sorry, i have bad short term memory.
even sadder was our loss to harvard this morning. whoever won the game would qualify directly for regionals and could go home after one game. we were up by 3-0 at the beginning. we fought long and hard in the blistering cold and rain. we lost quite a few points on hucks, like the wellesley game. we had some zone-o working up the field though. the handlers were getting a lot better at throwing the "bendy" throws over the cup, either as a hammer, or a longer high up in the air bendy throw. but after we lost to them, we have to win two more games to qualify for regionals. we played brandeis next. we were soaking wet already before the game started. the rain wasn't letting up. it was so cold i had to run up and down the sideline often, and keep my hands tucked in my crotch to keep them warm (that led to a wet underwear.) the game against brandeis was close, end score 12-10. i was so nervous for that last point when the score was 11-10. i couldn't contain myself on the sideline. i kept on jumping up and down, repeating to myself "come on, come on, come ON, smite!" finally, we were in our endzone, and after the disc bounced between O and D hands, it landed in doris's hands. our last game was canceled because of the terrible weather, so we'll probably have to play BU next weekend.
we played hard, we played well, but there's no way i can deny some of the sadness. erika broke her a bone in her hand yesterday, when we fell face first onto the uneven ground with two defenders on her. it was close to where there was a chipped bone, but a different bone. her hand's in a soft cast, and she can't play for the rest of the season. poor captains, daphne and erika.
on the first day at sectionals, we played boston college, then tufts, wellesley, wellesley B, and bentley. we won against BC, lost to tufts and wellesley, and beat wellesley B and bentley. we beat BC by a fair margin. i had a nice pass in that game. i had caught the disc as a popper, and even though the cup surrounded me, i looked around and saw sophie in my direct line of sight, right through a hole in the cup. i faked a backhand and threw a wide forehand to sophie. she didn't catch it, but i felt good about that moment when the disc swooshed through the cup. the game against tufts was hard. i think they were first seed. we got more points in the tufts game than the wellesley game. what stands out about that game was we ran really hard. the field we were playing on with tufts was fairly uneven, but all the fields we were playing on were quite weird...rolly and uneven...and the terrain for each field was different (we were at Goddard State park in RI). we worked some good zone-o in that game, but never quite got the disc in the endzone often enough. in the wellesley game: i remember wellesley really really liked to huck it, in hopes that ralph would get it. but i guess we could learn from them to go deep more. anyways, it was kinda crappy to keep losing to them on those hucks. it was sort of the same deal that we did a lot of good things to work the disc up the field, but never got it for the score. on a happier note, i got my first on the mark hand d when we played against bentley. it happened so fast, i didn't realize what had happened until i saw the disc in front of me after a split second. besides that, i don't remember much from the individual games...sorry, i have bad short term memory.
even sadder was our loss to harvard this morning. whoever won the game would qualify directly for regionals and could go home after one game. we were up by 3-0 at the beginning. we fought long and hard in the blistering cold and rain. we lost quite a few points on hucks, like the wellesley game. we had some zone-o working up the field though. the handlers were getting a lot better at throwing the "bendy" throws over the cup, either as a hammer, or a longer high up in the air bendy throw. but after we lost to them, we have to win two more games to qualify for regionals. we played brandeis next. we were soaking wet already before the game started. the rain wasn't letting up. it was so cold i had to run up and down the sideline often, and keep my hands tucked in my crotch to keep them warm (that led to a wet underwear.) the game against brandeis was close, end score 12-10. i was so nervous for that last point when the score was 11-10. i couldn't contain myself on the sideline. i kept on jumping up and down, repeating to myself "come on, come on, come ON, smite!" finally, we were in our endzone, and after the disc bounced between O and D hands, it landed in doris's hands. our last game was canceled because of the terrible weather, so we'll probably have to play BU next weekend.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
when you feel that heat, and we're gonna ride that boogie, share that beat of love...
ahhh, where do i begin? this weekend in north carolina was...right, let me elaborate:
friday: nancy, nurit, catherine, lindsay, and i don't get into our hotel in greenville until 1 am. everyone's flight was delayed. catherine's was only 1/2 hour late. lindsay and i waited for our plane for like 3 hours before it finally started moving away from the gate. nancy and nurit's flight didn't get in until 11 something. then nurit had to drive us from raleigh to greenville. we all slept in the same room. and of course, i was so excited to sleep on the floor : )
saturday: despite only 6 hours of sleep after a week of hell, i was totally up and ready for the tournament. i ate just the right amount of breakfast. i knew it was just the right amount because i didn't get any stomach cramps during the games! that's pretty amazing for me, the girl who needs to eat dinner at least three hours before night practices. we played richmond, appalachian state and upenn. and we won all our games! we beat richmond and app. state by a good margin, but when upenn stepped up to the line, they brought us a good challenge. they were up 3-0 by three quick easy points. then of course, nancy came up to us on the line and smiled, calling positions for zone d. we were excited and ready for some of that zone we've been practicing. And all of a sudden...the turnovers came like gold at the end of the rainbow...and the emotions were beyond phenomenal. You could feel the surge of smite energy in your bones. the points were still long and hard, but we took half, and eventually won the game. i just absolutely loved the way we kept changing our defensive strategy and how it confused them terribly. on almost every point, it was about trying something new. i never imagined how smart ultimate could be played or how those smart strategies could be implemented.
sunday: we played middlebury and tufts. we lost to tufts, which is why we only had two games. tufts was a decent opponent, but at the same time, i think we didn't have the fire that we had the day before. when we were down 3-1, you could already sense the downness in our spirits, as opposed to the previous 3-0 situation with upenn, where we had vengeful energy surging out of us. despite our not so together first half with tufts, the second half we came out much stronger. we impressed nancy with our improvement in man-d. we were pretty much even in the second half. for every point that they got, we also got. we had some trouble recognizing and cutting to the open side, but that should be a simple thing to fix. we also straightened up our clearing and going back into the stack movements by the end of the tufts game. the game's ending was hopeful, and our potential is there.
my favorite moment of the day, was when we called bulldozer in the end zone. veena ran to the open side calling "MMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE". it was the most distracting thing she could do. i had couldn't stop the huge grin when i heard it once the disc was in. in the end, we didn't get that point because meri got d'ed when she came in for the disk.
so now i'm in virginia with my rugrat nieces (10 and 8 years old), and still throwing frisbees! i did not pressure them...it was their idea to throw frisbee outside. i'm glad i still got some throwing in today.
friday: nancy, nurit, catherine, lindsay, and i don't get into our hotel in greenville until 1 am. everyone's flight was delayed. catherine's was only 1/2 hour late. lindsay and i waited for our plane for like 3 hours before it finally started moving away from the gate. nancy and nurit's flight didn't get in until 11 something. then nurit had to drive us from raleigh to greenville. we all slept in the same room. and of course, i was so excited to sleep on the floor : )
saturday: despite only 6 hours of sleep after a week of hell, i was totally up and ready for the tournament. i ate just the right amount of breakfast. i knew it was just the right amount because i didn't get any stomach cramps during the games! that's pretty amazing for me, the girl who needs to eat dinner at least three hours before night practices. we played richmond, appalachian state and upenn. and we won all our games! we beat richmond and app. state by a good margin, but when upenn stepped up to the line, they brought us a good challenge. they were up 3-0 by three quick easy points. then of course, nancy came up to us on the line and smiled, calling positions for zone d. we were excited and ready for some of that zone we've been practicing. And all of a sudden...the turnovers came like gold at the end of the rainbow...and the emotions were beyond phenomenal. You could feel the surge of smite energy in your bones. the points were still long and hard, but we took half, and eventually won the game. i just absolutely loved the way we kept changing our defensive strategy and how it confused them terribly. on almost every point, it was about trying something new. i never imagined how smart ultimate could be played or how those smart strategies could be implemented.
sunday: we played middlebury and tufts. we lost to tufts, which is why we only had two games. tufts was a decent opponent, but at the same time, i think we didn't have the fire that we had the day before. when we were down 3-1, you could already sense the downness in our spirits, as opposed to the previous 3-0 situation with upenn, where we had vengeful energy surging out of us. despite our not so together first half with tufts, the second half we came out much stronger. we impressed nancy with our improvement in man-d. we were pretty much even in the second half. for every point that they got, we also got. we had some trouble recognizing and cutting to the open side, but that should be a simple thing to fix. we also straightened up our clearing and going back into the stack movements by the end of the tufts game. the game's ending was hopeful, and our potential is there.
my favorite moment of the day, was when we called bulldozer in the end zone. veena ran to the open side calling "MMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE". it was the most distracting thing she could do. i had couldn't stop the huge grin when i heard it once the disc was in. in the end, we didn't get that point because meri got d'ed when she came in for the disk.
so now i'm in virginia with my rugrat nieces (10 and 8 years old), and still throwing frisbees! i did not pressure them...it was their idea to throw frisbee outside. i'm glad i still got some throwing in today.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
random thoughts
when you think of WILG, what do you think of?
LOVE...one huge ball of love. which includes food, creativity, comfort, and relaxation.
do you sometimes feel like a certain song characterizes a uniqe emotion and time in your life?
right now it's daughters (john mayer) and cartwheels (the reindeer section)
LOVE...one huge ball of love. which includes food, creativity, comfort, and relaxation.
do you sometimes feel like a certain song characterizes a uniqe emotion and time in your life?
right now it's daughters (john mayer) and cartwheels (the reindeer section)
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