Nervous Night Blog

I guess the best thing you can say about my first indoor league game is that each subsequent game is a chance to do better. First game started off with a bang and ended with a whimper. My first point I got a layout d, threw a goal, got a handblock and subbed out, and while I did score some goals and get some ds it was more or less downhill from there.

Asthma kicked in. By the end of the first game I could not breath. Fortunately I had my trusty inhaler!

Have not had asthma this bad in years. This week feels better though and getting back on the workout grind should help. Spin spin spin...

Indoor is so much fun though I love it. And spring is starting to rear its filthy dirty head and tentatively sniff its surroundings.
Yes.

Oh yeah so why was indoor so bad? I cut terribly! So bad! This week will be better.

What's New in Hogsmeade

Nocturnal was awesome. Best one yet? Who knows. Can barely remember any of the other ones, at this point they have sort of merged in my mind. What I do know is I was more excited about seeing old friends and teammates than I was about playing. My team had some great people on it, and had probably the best chemistry of any hat team I've ever played on, but was not a ton of fun in general if that makes any sense. Also I could not breathe. Bronchitis left my lungs feeling ravaged and it took my top gear away. But my legs held up pretty well, endurance training is paying off. I am super psyched to get back to working out. Cutting got easier as the night went on but my lung endurance got worse. Subbed more intelligently than I have in the past, if certain members of my team had done the same we would have won more games.

 But the best was just hanging with the Gunx. I miss that. Not being in college has shown me how important ultimate was as a community. Its hard not having friends nearby and I think that was important to realize.

 Harry Potter world is legit. Go there. It was so much fun and if you book early it is not too expensive. Going next year, most assuredly.

 Now that nocturnal is over my workout goal is club tryouts. I keep having ultimate related dreams, seemingly fueled by anxiety about club. What is that about? I don't really know. Dreams are weird. But I am looking forward to summer ultimate in a way I have not in years, if ever. I think I am getting my mojo back, slowly.

 Going to winter league for the first time this week! Yes!

Baby Days

Being sick is killing my workout flow. It is pretty good motivation though, blah blah not being able to train puts training in perspective, blah blah. Oh but I went to Gunx practice on Sunday and that was super fun. First ultimate of the year! Played okay. There are some tall dudes on the team this year. Also some fast dudes. Its pretty sweet! Lately been considering how I and others can help take Gunx from a team into a club. What kind of role could alumni play in helping out? We are not really a financially solid bunch yet. David and Danielle and Stephen are putting in reps helping the team and that is awesome. What can those of us away from the Paltz do to help? Something to think on. I want to help the team any possible way. League starts this week, and Nocturnal. Vitamin C all day. Got nothing going on really but being lucid enough to write is a nice change from earlier in the week. I'm a big ol baby when I get sick.