can we cast our shadows alone in the dark?
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Sunday, January 04, 2004 poor Gators... Whoa kids... Glassjaw’s record “Worship and Tribute” is an excellent buy at only 10 bucks. If you see it in stores, please pick it up. Very awesome stuff. I am stoked about it, and I’ve only listened to it 2 or 3 times. I went to the Outback Bowl in Tampa at Raymond James Stadium this past Thursday. My beloved Gators were.. well.. trounced at the hands of the Iowa Hawkeyes. I think with that type of description, we don’t need to mention any scores or point differentials or anything. Besides, who knew you could make a state name with 3 vowels and a consonant? Ray Jay is very nice. It’s only the 3rd football stadium I’ve ever seen in person, and it definitely ranks in the top... 2. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium was nicer because it was more intimate. It was like you were right there on the field, and everybody had the best seat in the house, even if you were in the nosebleeds. Ray Jay tried to imitate this, but I still felt very high... no nosebleeds this time, but the atmosphere was different and I think we were in a different zip code. But it’s all good... except for the game, really. On the way back, we (pops, Andrew, and myself) stopped at Circuit City. Uncle Tom and Auntie Michela graciously gave me a $100 gift card which I used almost to its full extent... 86 and change on an Xbox game (WWE RAW 2), and 4 albums. Andrew wanted to stop at WalMart when we got back in town, so we did, and I got another album. So my loot for the day in terms of new music was as follows: Glassjaw - Worship and Tribute Belle and Sebastian - If You’re Feeling Sinister The Rapture - Echoes Sunny Day Real Estate - How It Feels To Be Something On Liam Lynch - Fake Songs The last disc has a bonus DVD with some Sifl & Olly-era stuff on it, so I’m looking forward to scouring that... haven’t had a chance to yet, been busy with sleeping and other things (basketball). Jeez, where did Christmas break go? It’s gone already. By the way, to the 2 of you who read this (you know who you are!), Happy New Year. Four days belated, yes, but I’m fashionably late with posting as usual. When we go back to school, we have but one day left of practice before the first big basketball game of 2004 against St. John’s Lutheran. It’s a home game, and yours truly has been elevated to the starter position due to my hard work and dedication... and also due to the fact that coach thinks our 3-man was slacking. I don’t think so, I think he was doing an awesome job, and that he’s better than me, but it’s not my decision. In all honesty, I am absolutely petrified. Thinking about it now has me shaking... involuntarily, seriously. See, I don’t know what it is about basketball, but I get the worst stage fright. I’ve got no problems when it comes to acting and being up on stage doing a play or an acting workshop or what have you, but basketball... jeez, I don’t know what it is that makes me so scared. I guess it gets in my head... the whole atmosphere. The 200-300 people in the audience watching, all eyes on the home team of course. The cheerleaders doing their thing in the background. Yeah I get excited to go in there, but man... I’m just plain frightened of screwing up out there in front of so many people, especially in such an important game. While it is true that you block out whatever is going on around you sans the basketball game, it still doesn’t help when you come out of the game or into halftime. It’s true, though. When you’re out there on the court, you hear nothing. You don’t hear the other’s team coach, you don’t hear the cheerleaders, you don’t hear the crowd. Even if you do hear them, you can’t pay attention to them because it’ll take your mind off the tasks at hand, whatever they may be. I think another thing that has me worried about today is one of the plays that we ran centers (offensively that is) mainly around me. And here’s to hoping no one from St. John’s or Seven Rivers Christian read this before Tuesday (St. John’s) and Friday (Seven Rivers).. if someone did, it would be a total coincedence, but here goes. We ran a defensive play called the 1-2-2 Match-up Zone or 3-2 Match-up Zone (either works.) Here’s a quick diagram! Me! PG SG PF C I would release names, but... well, yeah. Anyway, when the ball swings to either side, I drop down. PG SG Me! PF C I would go on, because there is another shift, but it doesn’t involve me. Anyway, on the rebound, I am supposed to break down for a lay-up. So basically, it’s all about me getting down the court and being open for a lay-up... and making said lay-up, of course. Needless to say, I am scared out of my wits. Eeesh... s.o.s... my brain is on fire... overthought at 2:59:34 AM by a hole in the world |
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