Byrin Wylie

professor · Post by **professor** » 08 Jan 2008 07:52

I really liked the video. You are so balanced when you shred. Your tripless is off the chain.

janis · Post by **janis** » 08 Jan 2008 12:49

awesome blog vid, thanks for posting

B_Man · Post by **B_Man** » 21 Jan 2008 18:11

My girlfriend and I broke up after 14 months of what could have turned into a very serious relationship. I can't say that I didn't see this coming because we've been on a real downward spiral these past two months, but the pain of losing someone whom you loved sooo much is unbearable. I guess I'm the one who officially ended it, but that doesn't change the fact that I want to hear her voice, or feel her arms around me, or even just lay beside her in bed and just relish in the fact that someone who means so much to me is at my side. I feel stupid for ending it, but at the same time I feel as though if I hadn't, she would've sooner or later. I mean, the past few weeks it's been feeling like we've been beating a dead horse, you know? Like, telling each other things are okay when really they aren't sort of thing. I don't know, for me this relationship took the spill just before New Years, and because of the way I've been feeling it made things worse and worse, and we would have the same arguement over and over again. It was hard on me, and I know it was really hard on her. We were hurting each other over and over with every arguement - the confidence in myself dropped while her self esteem got lower and lower. It was such a vicious cycle of pain and torment on both ends, and no matter how hard we tried to overcome it, no matter how much emotion we released with our curses and shouting at one another, it would just keep coming back. And then it would start again.

I'm sorry sweetheart, I love you with all of my being but we are killing each other and ruining any chance of a possible friendship in the future. I never wanted to lose you, I never wanted to hurt you, and I never wanted to see the pain in your beautiful face that I created. I'm sorry my love, but I have to let you go.

That felt really good to write. Now I'm going to go footbag to deal with all this stress. I may quit my job a month ahead of schedule, because it will be far too hard to see her when I can't be with her

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Muffinman · Post by **Muffinman** » 21 Jan 2008 18:27

It sounds like you made the right decision. I'm sure that it was super, super hard to do, but I'm also sure that you did it because you knew it was right. It's good that you finally dealt with this, as the longer it continued, the harder it would have been to do the right thing. I hope footbag helps. Best luck, Byrin. You've always got a friend over here to talk to.

SlashC · Post by **SlashC** » 21 Jan 2008 23:42

Hey Byrin,

I also think you made the right choice. Here is the song I listen to at the end of relationships. I recommend listening to this song a couple times and then deleting it.

www.ualberta.ca/~mrd1/TheLuckiest.mp3

See you on friday.

Muffinman · Post by **Muffinman** » 22 Jan 2008 00:38

I didn't download the song, but if it's that Ben Folds song, I completely agree!!!

QuantumBalance · Post by **QuantumBalance** » 22 Jan 2008 01:15

dude i didnt download the song either and i already know i wanna use it in the shred mashup im making

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yo B Wylie.

I been 25 for a few months now and its tight. STILL looking for that ultimate server job here in Seattle, WA but its gonna happen SOON and ill make that paper

i was in florida for a few months after you let me be your cameraman at worlds, then i went to idaho a few months then rain city now

ive been in 8 relationships so far.. something like that

the longest have been 2 years ish and then like 1.? and then 8 months and etc.

When you find someone that you really love, and then it doesnt work, it's the hardest thing because you knew that you loved them through thick and thin and you cared about their happiness and well being so much, so then when something serious does happen and you do start affecting each other negatively, you hold on for a while and its like you have to tear yourself apart to move on.. so anyway yeah ive done that and it sucks... it sucks really bad.. like its amplified when you actually moved somewhere to be with someone and then you decide you dont even like the place where you went.

anyway the reason i am writing you is to maybe possibly share the transcendence that i aspire to... with you

now I realize that any statement like I didn't even like florida (as applying to my own life) is false because no matter where i went for a girl or for any reason, i saw new things and met new people, and grew, faced challenges and hardships. and they not only make me who i am, aka build character, but also prepare me for the challenges... ahem... OPPERTUNITIES that are in the future

the disssstannnnnt fuuuuttttuuuureeee... NO SON!!! COMMING UP NEXT
real soon, tomorrow even, oh wait right now.. this second is the future!

Every person I have been graced and honored to meet has carried with them both positive and negative energies. The positive ones enrich and upgrade me.. and inspire me to deal with the negative ones, which offer me an oppertunity to test myself and overcome challenges..., and to make something positive out of the negativity,

so get this, your attitude is actually a TOOL that can be UTILIZED if you pay attention enough to figure out how to bend it to your will

aight.. lets start with a big one

we are gonna die one day

this can either mean PAIN FEAR AND BLACKNESS

or

COURAGE ACCEPTANCE and ADVENTURE

or some variation thereof but you can go ahead and choose now what you want and OKAY THATS WHAT YOU CAN HAVE

ok i guess i have no idea why i actually wrote that but its okay because im cool with that and this attitude will make me not care when people are like dude saam, you're hillarious but you smoke way too much pot man!!
ill be like, man this is true. I wish I could type all punctual just quickly as I can think stray thoughts but I can't.

But I know what ure sayin when you talk about the smell of the person or having someone to share your love with, wake up next to, hug.

You, of all the people that I know, are one of the coolest. So here I will leave you with the final thought which actually contains more power than everything I have just typed:... paraphrased.. heh

Seek not love. Seek, instead, the fears and weaknesses within yourself. Seek the prejeduce and stupidity inside you. Find them and seek the barriers that prevent you from shrinking them until they are nothing more than a memory of when you did not love yourself. Love will find you.

When you are lonely and sad in the middle of the night, put your hands over your chest and feel your breath. Know that there are many people out there who love and will love you, and that time is an illusion. Feel the love and you will feel happy and content.

sweet that was way better than all that high shit i wrote lol but I still wrote all that

alright b man I know you probly feel better now cuz you're a smartie so I'm fucking out and remember to CROSS TRAIN in YOGA (tantric and acro)

Zeb Jackson · Post by **Zeb Jackson** » 29 Jan 2008 23:46

edmonton pics from last year

hope you feel better

http://www.modified.in/footbag/viewtopi ... 918#366918

B_Man · Post by **B_Man** » 01 Feb 2008 10:14

Things will be better in the end, that's all that matters.

This week I've been on holidays, and by some strange coincidence we've had real deep freeze weather as soon as they started. Temps have dropped down to the -40 degrees, and went as far as -50 degrees with the windchill. Fricken crazy! The only thing that is crazier is seeing how many bad drivers there are on the road, and stupid people who don't know how to dress for the weather

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I've been footbagging everyday regardless, and I'm seeing light at the end of the tunnel. I'm shaking off the rust and the blades are getting sharper, and it's making me look forward to kicking which is a big improvement of how I've been feeling about footbag these past few months. My style is coming back as well - I don't feel slow and offbalance but instead my movements feel more precise and powerful.

I really would like to post highlights, but I also want to make a video soon and instead put those highlights on camera. We'll see...

B_Man · Post by **B_Man** » 09 Feb 2008 01:42

Ugh, I don't get it. I shred for an avg of 1.5 hours a day for five days straight last week and my knees are fine. I kick for 1.5 hours last Tuesday and my knees are so sore and swollen that I can barely walk the next day. Motivation killer to the MAX!

. At the end of last week I was playing soooo well, and now it feels like all that drilling has gone down the drain. Bummer

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Even tonight after the YMCA sesh, my knees feel real stiff and sore. I took a package of high-absorption Glucosamine/Chondroitin/MSM stuff for my joints, hopefully that helps so that I can walk with a reasonable amount of discomfort tomorrow. Oh, I was trying Flurry > Pixie Paradon and my left knee buckled, and it really hurt, so that pretty much hindered the entire session. No shuffle for this dude

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- In-Toebius
- Double Spinning Pdx Mirage
- Flurry almost triple bsos
- Flurry > Pixie Blender, Flurry > Pixie ss Symp Whirl, Janiwalker > Flurry and Flurry > Tapping DLO/Drifter were some new links
- Flurricane bsos last week
- Diving Legover > Diving Legover > Diving Pickup > Ducking Legover > Ducking Pickup > Ducking Legover > Diving Legover > Diving Pickup > Diving Legover > Ducking Legover > Ducking Pickup > Ducking Legover > Diving Pickup...
- Whirlwind > Spinning Blender > Mindbender

Guess that's it. I've been loving Flurries (if you didn't notice). I can't explain it, but my technique for doing them has completely changed from how I learnt them, and now they feel a hell of a lot more clean and a little bit easier to do. I want to get some batteries for my digital camera so I can see just how good they look. Maybe I'll post and let you decide how good they are... ?

qphox · Post by **qphox** » 23 Feb 2008 02:56

I can't resist:

Toe Flurry > Atom Smasher > rpt

...no, not me. Some OTHER guy hit that.

C-Fan · Post by **C-Fan** » 23 Feb 2008 07:40

Props on the bothsided toe flurries and flurricanes. Both those tricks are hard for anybody to get on one side, let alone both.

Hope the heart and knees feel better.

B_Man · Post by **B_Man** » 23 Feb 2008 15:46

Thanks. They both have their good days and bad

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I wanted to get that on video. I am currently making one of Rory, which I'll probably finish this evening seeings how I fucked up my plans for the rest of my weekend... and I was thinking about making one of myself as well. Maybe I'll do that this week.

hacksterbator · Post by **hacksterbator** » 24 Feb 2008 19:20

glad to hear footbag is fun again. i'm in one of those footbag slumps right now, but it might be that i'm just sick of winter and want it to warm up. i never want to leave the house these days. thanks for the rory video. it was fun. i liked the 300 music, but i couldn't help thinking "this is CAKETOWN!!" the whole time.

C-Fan · Post by **C-Fan** » 24 Feb 2008 19:59

"This is DELICIOUS!"

B_Man · Post by **B_Man** » 24 Feb 2008 23:20

I nearly peed my pants when Kevin showed me that PG 13 version of 300! I could barely breathe! Soooooooo goood!

And I hear ya about the weather, I'm eagerly awaiting summer!

Shred tomorrow! I need batteries for my camera! Also, a principal who we met at the YMCA wants us to come kick at one of their assemblies. WHAT?! HELLS YEAH!

EDIT:

So last week while I was kicking, I was mostly working on cardio drills to get my (why the hell did I say stamina when I mean endurance?) back up. They worked well, and I think I want to keep doing them. What is great is that they are also my core tripless tricks, so it NEVER hurts to drill your foundation. Anyways, some highlights which I hope to improve. All of them are my own personal records.

- Ripwalk x 41
- Rubberman - 35 contacts
- Parkwalk > Blur > Dimwalk > Blizzard - 43 contacts
- Weave > Duck > Weave > Duck > Dive > Zulu > Dive > Zulu (Clippers) - I think it was around 40 contacts but I lost count
- Clip Flurry > Toe Flurry bs
- Toe Flurry > Atom Smasher x 2
- Atomic Drifter > Blur > Atomic Drifter > Blur > Smoke > Pdx Torque > Pdx Drifter > Ducking Pdx Mirage > short run (felt REALY good)

I'm excited to kick. I feel good tonight.

hacksterbator · Post by **hacksterbator** » 26 Feb 2008 08:57

B_Man wrote: - Clip Flurry > Toe Flurry bs
- Toe Flurry > Atom Smasher x 2
- Atomic Drifter > Blur > Atomic Drifter > Blur > Smoke > Pdx Torque > Pdx Drifter > Ducking Pdx Mirage > short run (felt REALY good)

so awesome can you do enterrage? i'd love to see clip flurry> enterrage.
that last run is sick! most people go for the easy bail out of that combo, but you just keep on going. so prop worthy!

QuantumBalance · Post by **QuantumBalance** » 27 Feb 2008 05:34

Yo fucker. I miss you. -Fucker

B_Man · Post by **B_Man** » 27 Feb 2008 12:55

. You're a cool guy Sam. I miss the chill and relaxed atmosphere you bring around.

I got some footage from the last few days and compiled a Byrin special video. It feels good to be finally coming out of that long winter slumber I was in, so hopefully the footbagging will be on the up and up from now on.

Feb Sessions

Enjoy

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Drew · Post by **Drew** » 27 Feb 2008 14:11

yo man!

Just watched your latest vid and must say, impressive. Your style is very smooth and defined, I like the variation of tricks, and the different shred spots added a nicer touch of variety and scenery. I watch your july-23rd video all the time, now I'll add this one too

, killer runs and killer shred.

great shred!