The world is a stage and all the men and women are its actors and actresses. They all have had been taught by their directors to be able to perform. Day in and day out they perform there skits for acceptance. Not for us, the audience, no no no, we are merely observers of the situation that is at hand. We are not able to control the motion of the performers are change the outcome of the story. We just sit back and watch and judge silently. But for whom? None other than the critic of course. For he is the only man (or woman) that they see out in the audience. And why is he the only one who matters and no one else? It is because he can do what the audience cannot. He holds the right to say what is good and what is not. So with the push of a key or two he can make actors stand on top of the world or make them the worst of the worst.
In this world the audience or the observers are those who are not wrapped up in the drama that happens on a daily basis and want to nothing but watch and see the turn out of the situation. As you probably guessed, the actors and actresses are those who are going through the current struggle or situation, and are the only ones who matter( sort of ). And finally the critic, the top of the pyramid. They are also the one who can resolve the situation, for one party its going they are going to be in a worse situation and for the other a good one, but none the less the situation has been resolved. The main role of the critic is for us to surpass our goal and the only way we can do that is by gaining the acceptance of the critic.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
10 fingered ghost
Right before a race or event of some sort, athletes generally like to get psyched up for their race so that they get there energy flowing and hopefully go fast in the race. They like to feel at the peek of their potential, so that when they start, they feel like that nothing can stop them. So a question that posed me is that, what do the top of the top athletes listen to before a game, or race? And you cant assume what they listen to is based on there appearance.Because some of these athletes could be listening to something a little cheesy ( such as miley cyrus ).
As for me i listen to, a lot of cheesy crap, such as.... no I'm not gonna say I've just now decided. its for me and my ears only. You guys can assume what i listen to on my own, I'll give you a hint , its not miley cyrus ( really its not). But none the less there are also some rock, or rap that gets people psyched to play or race. Some people also don't listen to music to pump them up. Others like to just listen to the air or the sounds around them to get them motivated, Or just think of what they're going to do to improve the game or how they are going to execute it.
But how and why do these things motivate us to makes go faster, be stronger, and overall better. Could it be that the songs them selves have make our blood pressure rise>, causing the our hormones to increase with speed, and that's how we go faster? I know right before i get on the blocks for a important race ( to me) that i spend the whole day before getting ready to swim as fast as possible and get my times as low as possible
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
yay cookies
The other day I was at my house and I had just got done with my homework for the night. I started to think what actually happens after death. There are a lot of different opinions, based off of religion and believe. atheist believe that nothing happened to them, if that were true then how would that work out, u wouldn’t be able to have a conscious or even when you close your eyes you see black as well as a ring forming in the center of the darkness. If atheists are right, then we would not be able to think to our selves or even be able to have a sense of dark or light. So what happens to us then?
Then there are religious beliefs that we die and go to heaven or hell. If that were true then how would be there. In hell there are descriptions in the bible saying that there are flames everywhere, there is also the stereotype of horns on your head and little black wings and a pointy tail. In heaven, we are supposed to walk through the gates of heaven on top of clouds with a halo above us. And as we go along the journey we are supposed to gain out wings. But even so wouldn’t heaven be ran the same way as earth? Living our live in his holinesses pressence. Do we die again, and then from there go back to earth or to another heaven, or what is it that we do from there. And in hell what are supposed to do? Do physical labor? What would be the point in that, mining to build to a goal, but what is that goal? So it’s a little weird and scary to think of what is actually going too happened to us when we die.
Then there are religious beliefs that we die and go to heaven or hell. If that were true then how would be there. In hell there are descriptions in the bible saying that there are flames everywhere, there is also the stereotype of horns on your head and little black wings and a pointy tail. In heaven, we are supposed to walk through the gates of heaven on top of clouds with a halo above us. And as we go along the journey we are supposed to gain out wings. But even so wouldn’t heaven be ran the same way as earth? Living our live in his holinesses pressence. Do we die again, and then from there go back to earth or to another heaven, or what is it that we do from there. And in hell what are supposed to do? Do physical labor? What would be the point in that, mining to build to a goal, but what is that goal? So it’s a little weird and scary to think of what is actually going too happened to us when we die.
Friday, November 20, 2009
i dont know, i just wrote it
We all have something that we want to hide and keep shut out from everyone. Those couple of things that were embarrassed about to share with others. Such as a secret love for ice skating or guys loving to cook. It’s not just some people who have it, its everyone, who have their so called little secret. So why not just go ahead and share it out with everyone. I know it sounds a little crazy to do, but if you do it then there’s nothing to hide from anyone. Then when your friends want to hang out, you don’t have to make up some lame ass excuse of why you can’t.
For me, I have quite a couple of things I like to do that people find either stupid or nerdy. I actually like to watch anime. I don’t just watch it; I watch the English episodes when they come on TV. And I also watch the English subbed episodes on sites where the episodes haven’t been released yet. I even read the mangas of the same series that appear even farther in the series than the shows. I’m so addicted to it that I even know what day of each week the shows come out or when the mangas are released.
Another thing I used to do was play A LOT of online computer games, either MMORPG or RPG games. They get really addicting because you want to get further ahead of everyone else in the game and just be the best. But you eventually realize that it takes to long, so you quit. So how about you guys, what is it that you do in your spare time when your not at school or out hanging with your friends that you do that your afraid of people not liking you anymore, because your afraid of them not liking you for. If you tell your friends your secret, and they turn you down for it, then they’re not your real friends.
For me, I have quite a couple of things I like to do that people find either stupid or nerdy. I actually like to watch anime. I don’t just watch it; I watch the English episodes when they come on TV. And I also watch the English subbed episodes on sites where the episodes haven’t been released yet. I even read the mangas of the same series that appear even farther in the series than the shows. I’m so addicted to it that I even know what day of each week the shows come out or when the mangas are released.
Another thing I used to do was play A LOT of online computer games, either MMORPG or RPG games. They get really addicting because you want to get further ahead of everyone else in the game and just be the best. But you eventually realize that it takes to long, so you quit. So how about you guys, what is it that you do in your spare time when your not at school or out hanging with your friends that you do that your afraid of people not liking you anymore, because your afraid of them not liking you for. If you tell your friends your secret, and they turn you down for it, then they’re not your real friends.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
The Illuision Of The Night
What is it about night that makes it so mysterious? When you come out from a bright place into the dark and walk into the cool wind, what makes it feel so nice a calming. Don't get me wrong, I love the day. The feeling of adventure and life all around me when I'm swimming, running, or just hanging out. But there's a key element within the night that distinguishes their complete opposites. A feeling of sensation, running through the streets at midnight, the feeling that you cant be stopped and your unstoppable. As opposed to night, what is it?
Have you ever gone to a scary movie or just a movie where the contents of the film take place during night or real early in the morning? And once you walkout from the movie and it dark out, you have the foreboding feeling, the feeling that somethings going to happen. You don't know what or where or whom, all you know is that it is going to happen. Or when the cool wind is blowing during the night and its just you walking down the street, no reason in particular, just cause. It also plays a key role in romanticism. There's some thing that makes love just a little more romantic as opposed to day. No one knows why, it just does. And when I look up to the sky and look to the moon and stars, it feels like there's something bigger than us, more than what we as a planet know about space, something out there . n my opinion theses things are more obvious during individuals thinking times, real deep down thinking. Like on the weekend, when you have nothing to do but just think about the previous week and what you did and what you need to do to better the next one.
These are what distinguish night from day on a larger scale than that of obvious characteristics such as dark and light.
on a personal note, i know this sounds kinda fruity, but o well........
as long i can people to agree with me, than that just proves im right =)
Have you ever gone to a scary movie or just a movie where the contents of the film take place during night or real early in the morning? And once you walkout from the movie and it dark out, you have the foreboding feeling, the feeling that somethings going to happen. You don't know what or where or whom, all you know is that it is going to happen. Or when the cool wind is blowing during the night and its just you walking down the street, no reason in particular, just cause. It also plays a key role in romanticism. There's some thing that makes love just a little more romantic as opposed to day. No one knows why, it just does. And when I look up to the sky and look to the moon and stars, it feels like there's something bigger than us, more than what we as a planet know about space, something out there . n my opinion theses things are more obvious during individuals thinking times, real deep down thinking. Like on the weekend, when you have nothing to do but just think about the previous week and what you did and what you need to do to better the next one.
These are what distinguish night from day on a larger scale than that of obvious characteristics such as dark and light.
on a personal note, i know this sounds kinda fruity, but o well........
as long i can people to agree with me, than that just proves im right =)
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
statenent of purpos 2.0
My original statement of purpose stated that I was going to critique on plays and helps get some jobs for people. I’ve decided not to do that anymore. I am going to write about whatever I feel like from now on. It is too hard to focus on just one topic and try to write about it. It’s a lot easier once inspiration has hit you, then you can write a great blog on many topics as opposed to a crapy blog on one topic. This is why I’ve change my blog from “behind the scene” to “the wonderful random life”. So I dint keep my word on my statement of purpose and failed on my goals. That is why I’m just going to write about whatever.
This time I’m going to try and write about real issues facing America such as my blog post “the fat man inside” and whatever I feel like is going to explode from my skull onto the screen. I hope that this blog will get a lot more views or hits, whatever bloggers do? I really want to include some of my dreams that I have. I have some really great, bizarre, and entertaining dreams. I would like if every once in a while I’m going to ask if people could give me a topic to talk about. So if you guys would be helpful enough and just spam a bunch of topics on my post, than that would be really helpful, but only when I ask for help.
So for this quarter I’m going to try to stick with these guidelines and follow them by word. Unlike last time where I just blew it off and just blogged about a lot of different things, don’t get me wrong, I think blogging about more than one thing is a great idea, but it’s also a good idea to follow what you say you’re going to do
This time I’m going to try and write about real issues facing America such as my blog post “the fat man inside” and whatever I feel like is going to explode from my skull onto the screen. I hope that this blog will get a lot more views or hits, whatever bloggers do? I really want to include some of my dreams that I have. I have some really great, bizarre, and entertaining dreams. I would like if every once in a while I’m going to ask if people could give me a topic to talk about. So if you guys would be helpful enough and just spam a bunch of topics on my post, than that would be really helpful, but only when I ask for help.
So for this quarter I’m going to try to stick with these guidelines and follow them by word. Unlike last time where I just blew it off and just blogged about a lot of different things, don’t get me wrong, I think blogging about more than one thing is a great idea, but it’s also a good idea to follow what you say you’re going to do
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
testing
This weeks hasn't really been the best for me. Its about the end of the quarter and my parents think im going to fail chemistry. They think I don't have a plan for getting my grade up by this Thursday In fact I do have a plan. It sounds simple and not like a plan at all, but my plan is to do well on my test tomorrow I've quite prepared for the test but if I don't do good on it then im kinda doomed. So thats my only plan. Not a good one but its going to work. As for my other grades I'm on the border line of math, I have eleven missing assignments and yet im still pulling off a b in that class. And I have a test in that class as well. I hate math, I understand it and im quite well at, its that im lazy and don't like it.
So for tomorrow I have to pass all my test, witch is a little overwhelming. And on top of that im on border line for p.e. I have a B+ in that class and I want to get it up to an A if possible for the end of the quarter. So nothing but all test, except for my English class. I have an A in that class and there's no test this week (I think). How fun, If I can pass all my test within the next two days then I'll have good enough grades for the quarter and I'll be able to play water polo again. And if I can then I can go to league and possibly get some more varsity time and beat the hell out of people. I kinda just wanna beat them up for all the stress Ive been under for this week.
I have bout another two hours for tonight then im gonna take a long ass break and go clean up my room. Study some more and then , who knows. I'm probably gonna worry for the rest of the night about my test. O well that's how life goes. WISH ME LUCK!!!!!! EXPLODING PUMKINS FTW!!!!!!!!
So for tomorrow I have to pass all my test, witch is a little overwhelming. And on top of that im on border line for p.e. I have a B+ in that class and I want to get it up to an A if possible for the end of the quarter. So nothing but all test, except for my English class. I have an A in that class and there's no test this week (I think). How fun, If I can pass all my test within the next two days then I'll have good enough grades for the quarter and I'll be able to play water polo again. And if I can then I can go to league and possibly get some more varsity time and beat the hell out of people. I kinda just wanna beat them up for all the stress Ive been under for this week.
I have bout another two hours for tonight then im gonna take a long ass break and go clean up my room. Study some more and then , who knows. I'm probably gonna worry for the rest of the night about my test. O well that's how life goes. WISH ME LUCK!!!!!! EXPLODING PUMKINS FTW!!!!!!!!
Friday, October 23, 2009
o well
Aw water polo season is almost over. And I’m not sure what I’m going to do with my time. Maybe I’ll take driving classes to get my permit. Or I also have the options of getting a job to earn me money, or even actually do my homework for a change, or do nothing. At this point, doing nothing but sleeping sounds really good right now. I’ve been so tired, I get my seven hours of sleep a day(I think ), but when you exert energy like I do, then you tend to need a lot more sleep than most average people do.
My life is wake up for morning practice, go to school, then go to practice, go home, eat, then do my homework ( if I’m actually feeling up to it, and if I’m not I just don’t do it), then take a small nap and repeat the schedule all over again. But lately I haven had to do a lot of that since my grades were bad, I took some test that I had missed from the week before because I was sick. And I scored really well on them, so now all my grades are back up and higher than they were before. The only grade I don’t know yet is my chemistry grade.
The thing is now that I have all this extra time, I’m now able to get my homework done and just lounge around. So I not being on the team for now is forcing me to think what I’m going to do. I like playing, but if I do I don’t have as much time to do all my homework so that I can play. I guess I’m going to have to make some personal sacrifices if I want to continue doing both. But I think it will pay off in the long run.
My life is wake up for morning practice, go to school, then go to practice, go home, eat, then do my homework ( if I’m actually feeling up to it, and if I’m not I just don’t do it), then take a small nap and repeat the schedule all over again. But lately I haven had to do a lot of that since my grades were bad, I took some test that I had missed from the week before because I was sick. And I scored really well on them, so now all my grades are back up and higher than they were before. The only grade I don’t know yet is my chemistry grade.
The thing is now that I have all this extra time, I’m now able to get my homework done and just lounge around. So I not being on the team for now is forcing me to think what I’m going to do. I like playing, but if I do I don’t have as much time to do all my homework so that I can play. I guess I’m going to have to make some personal sacrifices if I want to continue doing both. But I think it will pay off in the long run.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
the luxury's of being sick
The last couple of days I was sick at home with the flu. First day I walked around, with a blanket and a phone, when your fever is around one o two, you tend to get the chills. After my first day of hell it was the weekend, I was home on the computer looking through my music library, and all of a sudden, I hit the music jackpot, a whole page filled with Beatles songs. So what do I do? Naturally I fill my I-pod jam packed filled with the Beatles. So the rest of the day I gets my homework done, while blasting the house with Beatle songs.
Sunday was pretty much the same thing except my brother wanted to play super smash bros brawl with me all day, and of course I won, not much of a surprise. When Monday rolled around my brother had gotten sick, Thanks to me of course (yesssssss), and I could only think what the hell was I going to do today? I walked back and forth with a blanket, and a can of dr. pepper in the other. I went over to the computer and started seeing if there was any other available homework that I could do. I then started to watch episodes of other shows to catch me up to the finale.
It’s finally Tuesday and now it’s not one, or two, but three people are sick now. My family is home hanging out and were doing nothing, and I’m growing with anger as the boredom starts to corrode me slowly. My brother still wants to play me in super smash bros. brawl, and of course I still win. So I finally go back to school, missing out on an ass load of homework. And now I have to make all that up and all my test, and because of it all this my grades drop derasticly and I have to bring them up. So what’s the luxury of being sick? The funny thing is there isn’t any. Being sick is a double edge sword. If u gets sick, you get to stay home and hang out for a while, but when you get back you have to make it all up.
Sunday was pretty much the same thing except my brother wanted to play super smash bros brawl with me all day, and of course I won, not much of a surprise. When Monday rolled around my brother had gotten sick, Thanks to me of course (yesssssss), and I could only think what the hell was I going to do today? I walked back and forth with a blanket, and a can of dr. pepper in the other. I went over to the computer and started seeing if there was any other available homework that I could do. I then started to watch episodes of other shows to catch me up to the finale.
It’s finally Tuesday and now it’s not one, or two, but three people are sick now. My family is home hanging out and were doing nothing, and I’m growing with anger as the boredom starts to corrode me slowly. My brother still wants to play me in super smash bros. brawl, and of course I still win. So I finally go back to school, missing out on an ass load of homework. And now I have to make all that up and all my test, and because of it all this my grades drop derasticly and I have to bring them up. So what’s the luxury of being sick? The funny thing is there isn’t any. Being sick is a double edge sword. If u gets sick, you get to stay home and hang out for a while, but when you get back you have to make it all up.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Morning meal
So during the morning what do you grab? A bowl of cereal, yogurt, monster (and yes some people do drink monsters and other crap in the morning such as rockstar or eat candy in the morning, why?), what ever you can? During the week not allot of people have the time to grab an actual meal from home. Me for sure, I don’t. I got to morning practice on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from five-thirty till seven-thirty. Afterwards I have and egg mcmuffin (homemade), and a cup of yogurt, every other day I just grab cereal, if I even feel like eating. But mostly I don’t eat during week days.
Now it’s the weekend, what do you have? Same thing? I sure as hell don’t. I wake up, walk around for a minute or so then make myself some good pancakes. And I don’t mean that bisquick crap (as good as they are). I’m talking about good old fashion, made from scratch pancakes. Buttered pan so that the pancakes get golden and taste better. Sometimes I’ll make myself some scrambled eggs with some Mexican cheese mix on top. Fluffy, cheesy eggs. And I’ll add a side of yogurt with some granola crushed and mixed in. sounds good doesn’t it. One morning I was making some pancakes in the morning for my brother, mother, and myself. I went over to the fridge and grabbed the jelly, went over to the cabinet and grabbed the peanut butter, put the two on each side of a pancake and made a sandwich out of it. I know it doesn’t sound all that good but it actually does. You know what they say, don’t judge a book by its cover. Go ahead and actually play with your food and experiment and see what crazy good taste you can come up with, how do you think they came up with sweet and sour chicken?
Now it’s the weekend, what do you have? Same thing? I sure as hell don’t. I wake up, walk around for a minute or so then make myself some good pancakes. And I don’t mean that bisquick crap (as good as they are). I’m talking about good old fashion, made from scratch pancakes. Buttered pan so that the pancakes get golden and taste better. Sometimes I’ll make myself some scrambled eggs with some Mexican cheese mix on top. Fluffy, cheesy eggs. And I’ll add a side of yogurt with some granola crushed and mixed in. sounds good doesn’t it. One morning I was making some pancakes in the morning for my brother, mother, and myself. I went over to the fridge and grabbed the jelly, went over to the cabinet and grabbed the peanut butter, put the two on each side of a pancake and made a sandwich out of it. I know it doesn’t sound all that good but it actually does. You know what they say, don’t judge a book by its cover. Go ahead and actually play with your food and experiment and see what crazy good taste you can come up with, how do you think they came up with sweet and sour chicken?
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Anotations on racism article
(6.) “Yeah, I just found out that Cleopatra was a Black woman.”
“What?”
The first student went on to explain her newly learned information. The second student exclaimed in disbelief, “That can’t be true. Cleopatra was beautiful!”
I think that this paragraph is completely fucked up in the most logical sense. The person who says "Cleopatra was beautiful is completely making a racist statement. By saying that, they are assuming that you have to be only white to be pretty. which is not right at all. There are many handsome and beautiful people of all races in the world.
“What?”
The first student went on to explain her newly learned information. The second student exclaimed in disbelief, “That can’t be true. Cleopatra was beautiful!”
I think that this paragraph is completely fucked up in the most logical sense. The person who says "Cleopatra was beautiful is completely making a racist statement. By saying that, they are assuming that you have to be only white to be pretty. which is not right at all. There are many handsome and beautiful people of all races in the world.
THE POWER OF DREAMS!
When you go to sleep you generally have a conscious dream, a dream where you see and hear what’s going on in your dream, right? I’ve discovered that you don’t have to follow the storyline of your dream. As crazy as it sounds, you actually do have control over what you do. One night dreamed that I was fighting monsters (I know cheesy), I then said "I wish I had powers" and as soon as I did I started fighting back with fire shooting out of my hands. As much as it sounds to be a fruit saying this, its true, you can do anything you want in your dream. There is so much potential in a dream that you can access in there that you cant in reality, so don’t let it got to waste, go ahead and try to do it.
This is why I am the way I am today. Because I get all my ideas from dreams, that and from getting bored. Unfortunately I have not been able to activate my “dream powers”. The other night I dreamed that I pointed my fingers into a gun formation and I was shooting the opposing team that was attacking us. All of a sudden I run out of “ammo” so I said “I wish I had more ammo” and then I tried shooting, but it dint work.
I’m not sure if I wasent able to get it to work or if im getting to old to the point where I actually don’t believe in crap like that. Either way I should be able to fix it next time I have a conscious dream.
Have any of you guys been able to do this? If so I really am interested in hearing about what you have done so I can try it out.
This is why I am the way I am today. Because I get all my ideas from dreams, that and from getting bored. Unfortunately I have not been able to activate my “dream powers”. The other night I dreamed that I pointed my fingers into a gun formation and I was shooting the opposing team that was attacking us. All of a sudden I run out of “ammo” so I said “I wish I had more ammo” and then I tried shooting, but it dint work.
I’m not sure if I wasent able to get it to work or if im getting to old to the point where I actually don’t believe in crap like that. Either way I should be able to fix it next time I have a conscious dream.
Have any of you guys been able to do this? If so I really am interested in hearing about what you have done so I can try it out.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
the fat man inside
Ok admit it, everyone has a fat man inside of them. You can be one of the biggest, strongest athletes and yet you still have a fat man. I’ll be the first to admit it, everyday I got to practice, Tuesday and Thursday morning, I get my ass out of bed at4:40, got to Emma Hood Pool, run the Alameda garage, four times up and four times down. After getting back, I go to the weight room, with tons of free weigh lifting and a lot of conditioning, and abs work outs. Go to school for nine hours, and then go to afternoon workout. Once im done with my homework and its time for dinner, I just forget that im not supposed to be eating so much, and just eat till I feel like I’ve had my rightful amount for the work ive put in and just relax the rest of the night. Sometimes when it’s past dinner I’ll go and snack.
I’m not saying that it’s ok to pig out twenty-four seven and eventually get fat enough to the point where we eat our own weight everyday, and then eventually have to get into one of those scooters with a basket in front to go to the grocery store and get stuck inside of it. Just so you can eat more and become a couch potato and just die of a heart attack. No one I think wants that. At least unless your ok with that then , go ahead and do so, less money the country has to spend right.
So maybe you should get up and just start a basic routine. Start walking to end of your block, then around your block, and just keep building up and so on, I know it sounds hard, and you have to do it everyday, when really you don’t, its quite simple, just start a simple routine and keep building on it. Unfortunately if you don’t you’ll become the fat man inside.
I’m not saying that it’s ok to pig out twenty-four seven and eventually get fat enough to the point where we eat our own weight everyday, and then eventually have to get into one of those scooters with a basket in front to go to the grocery store and get stuck inside of it. Just so you can eat more and become a couch potato and just die of a heart attack. No one I think wants that. At least unless your ok with that then , go ahead and do so, less money the country has to spend right.
So maybe you should get up and just start a basic routine. Start walking to end of your block, then around your block, and just keep building up and so on, I know it sounds hard, and you have to do it everyday, when really you don’t, its quite simple, just start a simple routine and keep building on it. Unfortunately if you don’t you’ll become the fat man inside.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Goggles and Chlorine pt2
First day of practice, nervous, happy, intimidated. I was waiting on the bleachers along with all the other kids, just waiting for the coach to come out and tell us what to do. I was always called the social butterfly of the family but for some reason i was frozen in place without being able to ask anyone anything. I then saw Patrick Wong.
Patrick and I went to preschool and summer preschool ( i guess it was called, daycare thing). I went up to him and we both had not known what to do, a guy by the name of Mchail and Jeff Engler came to us and we just started talking. Finally the coach came out and he told us to go get changed and meet back out on the deck. We got changed and the he said " get in and do a hundred"
I assumed he meant A HUNDRED LAPS!!! I felt stupid when it turned out one lap is equivillent to twenty-five yards. An hour had pass. I got out and repeated that for two months. At the end of the day, coach Bill annouced the red and blue meet. I was completely confused when i had hear this. I asked what the red and blue meet was, it is a meet where we collect our times and just have fun racing eachother.
Everyone had to swim every event. I was so nervous for my first event, what would happen if i got a bad time, what would happen if I false started or went too late? I was pacing around over and over agin till i saw some of the races before me.I was filled with excitement to see them sore through the air and into the water like a bird diving for fish. It was finally my turn for the twenty five free, i got on the blocks , everything was silent, the horn went off, i dove in, sprinting, my heart was racing, i got to the wall with a smile on my face and the timer asked my name, I said " Bobby Ingram".
Patrick and I went to preschool and summer preschool ( i guess it was called, daycare thing). I went up to him and we both had not known what to do, a guy by the name of Mchail and Jeff Engler came to us and we just started talking. Finally the coach came out and he told us to go get changed and meet back out on the deck. We got changed and the he said " get in and do a hundred"
I assumed he meant A HUNDRED LAPS!!! I felt stupid when it turned out one lap is equivillent to twenty-five yards. An hour had pass. I got out and repeated that for two months. At the end of the day, coach Bill annouced the red and blue meet. I was completely confused when i had hear this. I asked what the red and blue meet was, it is a meet where we collect our times and just have fun racing eachother.
Everyone had to swim every event. I was so nervous for my first event, what would happen if i got a bad time, what would happen if I false started or went too late? I was pacing around over and over agin till i saw some of the races before me.I was filled with excitement to see them sore through the air and into the water like a bird diving for fish. It was finally my turn for the twenty five free, i got on the blocks , everything was silent, the horn went off, i dove in, sprinting, my heart was racing, i got to the wall with a smile on my face and the timer asked my name, I said " Bobby Ingram".
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Goggles and chlorine pt 1
On a hot summer day everyone likes to cool off in some way, most like to go to a pool and just hang with their friends. But once you put on that cap and pair of goggles you go through your swimmers phase. When i was seven years old, i was brought to the Hayward Plunge indoor pool. From there I learned the basics, free style, backstroke , breastroke, and butterfly. First day i was there for practice, the instuctor moved me up to an advance class, then i got moved up again by a different instructor, just trying to make my way to the top.
On one of my days there, there happened to be a scout for a local team in San Leandro . He asked my mom and dad to come out and try out for their team at San Leandro High school on a Saturday around 5:30.
They put all the people who tried out in a group then split us up, i remember going to the diving well and hopping in the pool with a bunch of giants who i had not met. I was in a lane with high schoolers doing freestyle, it felt like i was a dessert rodent running in a field with a herd o elephants, half and hour later i emerged from the water and rapped myself in a towel and headed over to my parents wondering what the hell had just happened.
Next thing i know,a man with a straw hat,thick rimmed glasses, and orange hair approached me and said that I had made the team. I was so happy that i was in shock and disbelief. So i asked the man why he had chose me out of all the bigger,stronger, older and more experienced guys. He told me that i was fast for my age, and that they were looking for a more variety of the team that they could mold over the years into the kind of swimmers that they wanted. After that he made anannoucement for the first practice. I then got changed, left the locker room, went over to the man once more and asked " whats your name?". He looked down at me and said " you can call me coach bill".
On one of my days there, there happened to be a scout for a local team in San Leandro . He asked my mom and dad to come out and try out for their team at San Leandro High school on a Saturday around 5:30.
They put all the people who tried out in a group then split us up, i remember going to the diving well and hopping in the pool with a bunch of giants who i had not met. I was in a lane with high schoolers doing freestyle, it felt like i was a dessert rodent running in a field with a herd o elephants, half and hour later i emerged from the water and rapped myself in a towel and headed over to my parents wondering what the hell had just happened.
Next thing i know,a man with a straw hat,thick rimmed glasses, and orange hair approached me and said that I had made the team. I was so happy that i was in shock and disbelief. So i asked the man why he had chose me out of all the bigger,stronger, older and more experienced guys. He told me that i was fast for my age, and that they were looking for a more variety of the team that they could mold over the years into the kind of swimmers that they wanted. After that he made anannoucement for the first practice. I then got changed, left the locker room, went over to the man once more and asked " whats your name?". He looked down at me and said " you can call me coach bill".
Thursday, September 17, 2009
The Nerd
The Nerd
Opening September 18- October 25
A young architect is visited by the man who saved his life in Vietnam, but the visitor turns out to be completely inept, hopelessly stupid, and seemingly impossible to get rid of. Widely considered one of the funniest plays ever written, The Nerd is directed by Richard Robert Bunker, who directed our sold-out production of Shue’s The Foreigner in 2006. Featuring Timothy Beagley, Judy Beall, Matthew Beall, Noah Han, Misha Madison, Jillian Seagrave, Christopher Ciabattoni.
(This play will make you laugh; it is truly a great comedy that I recommend you go see. If you intend on bringing a child or someone of the younger audience, there is some swearing involved in this production as well as great food based props.)
If you’re a person who likes to get there tickets ahead of time then
Call (510) 523-1553 to purchase tickets by phone with your credit card. We’re available to answer your call Tuesday – Saturday afternoons from 1:00 – 6:00pm. No transaction fees or service fees are added to your order. All major credit cards are accepted.
OR
Onlineour in-house Audience1st ticketing system is quick and secure. No transaction fees or service fees are added to your order. All major credit cards are accepted.
The ticket prices are the following
· Adult: $20
· Student (under 18): $17
· Senior (62+): $17
· Guest of Subscriber: If you’re attending a performance with a Subscriber, there is an additional $2 discount. The subscriber must purchase tickets for his/her guests.
If you would like to subscribe you can head on over google, type in alterena playhouse and and there will be a ticketing process u head through.
POLICY
All ticket sales are final. No refunds or exchanges allowed. Subscribers may reschedule their season ticket reservations if notice is given 24-hours before show time.
The Box Office opens one hour prior to show time.
All pre-purchased tickets will be held at “will-call” and may be picked up on the day of the performance after the box office opens.
All seating is general admission. Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the management. Please arrive early and allow plenty of time for parking
Opening September 18- October 25
A young architect is visited by the man who saved his life in Vietnam, but the visitor turns out to be completely inept, hopelessly stupid, and seemingly impossible to get rid of. Widely considered one of the funniest plays ever written, The Nerd is directed by Richard Robert Bunker, who directed our sold-out production of Shue’s The Foreigner in 2006. Featuring Timothy Beagley, Judy Beall, Matthew Beall, Noah Han, Misha Madison, Jillian Seagrave, Christopher Ciabattoni.
(This play will make you laugh; it is truly a great comedy that I recommend you go see. If you intend on bringing a child or someone of the younger audience, there is some swearing involved in this production as well as great food based props.)
If you’re a person who likes to get there tickets ahead of time then
Call (510) 523-1553 to purchase tickets by phone with your credit card. We’re available to answer your call Tuesday – Saturday afternoons from 1:00 – 6:00pm. No transaction fees or service fees are added to your order. All major credit cards are accepted.
OR
Onlineour in-house Audience1st ticketing system is quick and secure. No transaction fees or service fees are added to your order. All major credit cards are accepted.
The ticket prices are the following
· Adult: $20
· Student (under 18): $17
· Senior (62+): $17
· Guest of Subscriber: If you’re attending a performance with a Subscriber, there is an additional $2 discount. The subscriber must purchase tickets for his/her guests.
If you would like to subscribe you can head on over google, type in alterena playhouse and and there will be a ticketing process u head through.
POLICY
All ticket sales are final. No refunds or exchanges allowed. Subscribers may reschedule their season ticket reservations if notice is given 24-hours before show time.
The Box Office opens one hour prior to show time.
All pre-purchased tickets will be held at “will-call” and may be picked up on the day of the performance after the box office opens.
All seating is general admission. Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the management. Please arrive early and allow plenty of time for parking
Thursday, September 10, 2009
the begining
I plan on writing about theatre. Im hoping to provide good recomendations on plays in Alameda and other nearby city's. The shows i critique i will more than likely be working backstage. With my work at the theatres, i hope to provide insight from both the audience perspective and the actors perspective.
Another purpose of this blog is to help get show times, possible cheaper tickets, dates of shows and give advice for those new to theatre and even those who are looking for jobs in theatre. For example those of you guys who are getting old enough to get your license, it helps to have a car instead of showing up to your prom dates house with a bike, basket, and two helmets.
My goal while orviding insight is to improve my own abilities as a writer, such as my punctuation, I have some of the worst punctuation.
Another purpose of this blog is to help get show times, possible cheaper tickets, dates of shows and give advice for those new to theatre and even those who are looking for jobs in theatre. For example those of you guys who are getting old enough to get your license, it helps to have a car instead of showing up to your prom dates house with a bike, basket, and two helmets.
My goal while orviding insight is to improve my own abilities as a writer, such as my punctuation, I have some of the worst punctuation.
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