Well, I had a session, so I can reply to your comments.
This blog is like freeze tag. And I'm the slow fat kid. This analogy sucks.
Jake: I tried to think up some zingers, something like "of course your family will have that reaction" but honestly I'm afraid of bringing the raunchy any further. Because you will outraunch me. Let's all just agree that I got served and move on.
Fred: I wish his shorts were just 'wet'. I think we were inhaling his evaporated ball sweat.
Asmus: Inspiration? That's a new experience for me. I think most of this blog's recent views were people who started reading the NYJ write-up, and then were like "fuck it this is too long I'm gonna go look at pictures of kittens". Repeat. I'll post in your blog when you have a footbag session, how about that? But I definitely hope you can make it to NYJ some time.
Bob: Thanks - I had to get over my initial frustration and disappointment with revisiting things I thought I was done with. But I think I'll actually progress faster on the current route. I still would like to get some video up but honestly it would be very easy for that to never happen.
So I had a solo session yesterday, one hour at the Y. Here are the bullet points - highlights is not an accurate term:
20 minute warmup
50 flip butterflies - 8 minutes
27 infinities starting from flip - 10 minutes
10 minutes on flip mirage
10 minutes on mirage drills working both sides
drama
So, before I got the Y membership, I told them I wanted to use it for footbag and asked them where they thought I should play. They recommended the racquetball courts. Each day I kick I call ahead and reserve the court. Now, in the last few weeks I've gotten some attitude from people who felt like I should leave the court that I have reserved so they can play. I can appreciate where they are coming from - they want to play racquetball and it is the place where they can play.
But anywhere I go in the Y I'm gonna be in a space somebody else might want to use. And there's no dedicated footbag space, nor will there ever be. Some people can step outside of themselves and see that, and some people are just self-centered and trying to get their way. If they want a court, they should call ahead and reserve it like anybody else.
Well, yesterday was way worse than just getting attitude. I was asked by three different people to leave the court. I explained that I had the court reserved to the first guy and he left. I explained to the second guy that I had the court reserved, that the Y knows that I'm using the court for footbag, and they recommended using the court for footbag. He was incredulous but left me alone after that.
But then this third asshole started shouting at me, heckling me, swearing at me, etc. Security had to get involved. The security guy told me "you have the court reserved and if these guys give you any more trouble let me know and I'll take care of it."
And then the third asshole came back and started heckling me again. I tried to be calm and reasonable, which of course failed. So we called each other assholes for a little bit. That's how we keep it real in the 60618. I talked to the security guard a couple more times - he was really encouraging and basically told me "these guys are hooligans" and not to give up a minute of my time for them.
When I finished up my session and went into the locker room one of the racquetball players was like "you were totally in the right" and apologized. No hard feelings. He told me there's a racquetball league with matches on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so I'm just going to stay away on those nights. And then I talked to another staff member, and she told me that the Y was behind me 100% and they would stand by me. I appreciate all of the Y staff's encouragement.
But it was really hard to focus on my session. Right now I need to have total concentration, and pick up on the little things I'm doing wrong and work on adjusting them. And I just couldn't concentrate with all the drama. I just went through the motions... anyway...
Butterfly was more consistent but I think form wasn't always great. Infinities are getting more consistent but at least this session I was lazy with the footwork & rushing the dexes. Good news is my sets from flip clipper continue to improve. And the set is what is allowing me to do infinities - moreso than proper footwork.
Flip mirages didn't really get any better. I need to set closer to my body to get a tighter dex, but for some reason that is harder to do when I stand up straight. I can manage a close set and good posture by jumping, its just tiring. If I keep working on it, it will get easier, right?
The worst thing about all the drama was work ended on a really rough note, and I just wanted to forget about it and have a good session. But the session was a pain in the ass, just as stressful as my job. I was so fucking drained walking home from the Y, whereas usually my head is clear and I feel pretty good. My mood is still pretty bad this morning.
Summer can't get here fast enough.
toe set barrage
This joke = lamer by the second.
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