That's become my favorite phrase. "HARDCORE MODE." I end up using it a lot in my let's plays, and I've caught myself using it multiple times in real life, too. Oops.
Well, I played Ultimate Frisbee again today. We decided to have a night game, and it ended up raining. Apparently, that's not "horrible weather." And it really wasn't. It rained a bit, but nothing too bad. Except I ended up being near blind. Playing with water on my glasses seriously inhibited my ability to see any kind of light clearly, especially on something as tiny as a frisbee. I took my glasses off and made it HARDCORE MODE for me. Basically, I could only see what team someone was on when I got extremely close to them. That resulted in me running. A lot. Apparently, I do not have horrible cardio, which is a surprise to me. I just can't do running straight the entire time.
Also, I am intimidating, so says some of the guys. This one big Polynesian guy, after throwing the disk, said, "Would anyone believe me if I said she scared me?", referring to me. And my friend Jonathan kept telling me to stop defending him because I made him nervous. I am apparently a really good defender too. I asked one of the guys on the blue team if I was intimidating. He said, "No, not at all. When you're on the same team."
Good sign, good sign.
Because we were playing in the dark, we were using glow sticks. There was a pink team and a blue team. I am not ashamed to admit I kept thinking of Red vs Blue, the series by RoosterTeeth, but most of the "characters" were on wrong teams. The only one even remotely accurate would be that the Caboose-like kid was on the blue team.
Showing posts with label sports. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sports. Show all posts
2013/05/11
Ultimate Frisbee
I've become the photographer for the club. It's fun! I like it. I'm also a substitute, whenever they don't have a lot of people. I can't wait for the summer!
2013/04/01
Beach Volleyball
Sorry for not posting in a while (aside from school assignments!). School's been kicking my butt, and I've been trying to catch up on all my school work so I don't feel stressed. Kind of successful, I'd say. But I'm sure you don't want to hear me talk about school. Oh, no. I have something better to talk about.
Namely, Easter weekend.
I went over to my friend Maia's house because she and her family dye eggs and hide it for the little kids who are family friends. That was super fun. The two-year-old was especially cute. For dinner, we had a seriously Japanese dinner of tonkatsu and shredded cabbage, but there was also macaroni salad (super delicious) and deviled eggs. Maia and I ate a ton of eggs, then ate some candy. We really love our deviled eggs. I got to help make them! I also learned something: I suck at peeling eggs. I don't know how everyone does it, but it's hard.
On Sunday, Maia really wanted to play volleyball and asked a friend of hers to check if Outdoor Rec had their nets up. They were, and so Maia and I drove to the University to play. We got some friends to come play. I suck at serving with my right hand, but I'm decent with my left. Funny, because I'm not left-handed. I'm a right-handed person. I got some cool action shots of Maia and Narumi playing against two Chinese guys who asked if they could join in. Those two are like a super duo or something. They played really well. They're both good at volleyball. We decided to make this a weekly thing, where Maia comes to the campus to play volleyball. I've decided to join her. Volleyball is the first sport I actually like where running is involved. Some running, anyway. I'm a swimmer, and that doesn't require running at all.
My body is so sore, but it's gratifying. Isn't that odd? I think once you find something you like, the pain-in-the-butt soreness becomes something better. So I think I'll keep playing volleyball and keep swimming. Both of those are sports I enjoy rather immensely. ...Wait until I tell my mom I'm getting into volleyball. She really loves volleyball and would really love that I'm playing it.
Namely, Easter weekend.
I went over to my friend Maia's house because she and her family dye eggs and hide it for the little kids who are family friends. That was super fun. The two-year-old was especially cute. For dinner, we had a seriously Japanese dinner of tonkatsu and shredded cabbage, but there was also macaroni salad (super delicious) and deviled eggs. Maia and I ate a ton of eggs, then ate some candy. We really love our deviled eggs. I got to help make them! I also learned something: I suck at peeling eggs. I don't know how everyone does it, but it's hard.
On Sunday, Maia really wanted to play volleyball and asked a friend of hers to check if Outdoor Rec had their nets up. They were, and so Maia and I drove to the University to play. We got some friends to come play. I suck at serving with my right hand, but I'm decent with my left. Funny, because I'm not left-handed. I'm a right-handed person. I got some cool action shots of Maia and Narumi playing against two Chinese guys who asked if they could join in. Those two are like a super duo or something. They played really well. They're both good at volleyball. We decided to make this a weekly thing, where Maia comes to the campus to play volleyball. I've decided to join her. Volleyball is the first sport I actually like where running is involved. Some running, anyway. I'm a swimmer, and that doesn't require running at all.
My body is so sore, but it's gratifying. Isn't that odd? I think once you find something you like, the pain-in-the-butt soreness becomes something better. So I think I'll keep playing volleyball and keep swimming. Both of those are sports I enjoy rather immensely. ...Wait until I tell my mom I'm getting into volleyball. She really loves volleyball and would really love that I'm playing it.
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