speed demon

So, recently.

Had a pretty amazing race at reggie the other day. A pr of 5:17, and it felt pretty fast even though I got lapped right at the finish line. It is quite entertaining because I can tell down to the second how fast my time will be based off of when Seb laps me.

So, I went to the Boston Indoor Games. It was amazing to see how fast professionals go, compared to high school runners. In the 5K indoor womens competition, a Nigerian woman broke the world record in front of my eyes, and got a sub-5 minute mile pace for 3.1 miles for a total of 14:28. It was amazing.

The new iphone is stupid. I won't get into the details, but basically it may be a breakthrough in technology, but technology developed in Asia (not to stereotype here) five years ago still surpasses anything proposed for the near future by Apple. Phones have been developed with everything from broadband internet to a music player to a wireless credit card to a GPS system all with amazing speed and a low price. Apple should master their niche, the music playing industry.

Going skiing at Stowe this weekend. Downhill skiing conquers all. It looks like they have a few glades open, which will be absolutely sweet, as I have been craving glades for a good year and a half, because of the lack of snow last year. I can't wait.

My History teacher is so frustrating. He first gives me a B- on this stupid Junior Thesis outline, which I worked ever so hard on. And, yeah, that is 10% of my second term grade. Also, he graded my stupid essay a 78 even though I answered thoroughly every question he posed. So, I went in at 7:15 in the morning to have a 5-minute conversation with him. He's a phych teacher. He knows I'm angry. So, basically I gave Him a correct answer which He didn't like. Note to self: next time, read the teacher's mind.

Other than that...the exact same thing. Track is awesome. I shall get 508 tomorrow. And beat the other guy. Sweet.

Seeing as I haven't updated in quite a long time, it will most likely be very long until I get around to writing something here.

Till next time
Peace.

ps
for all you dog-lovers out there

In life, we learn. In school, we learn how to learn.

I have just come back from an amazing ski trip to Stowe. As I said, it was pretty much amazing, other than the lack of snow. The picture at left was taken over the summer at Tremblant, and I forgot that I had taken a few pictures which I had planned to put together later as a kind of panoramic picture, so here is my attempt at doing that.


Ok, so I have been meaning to update for a while now, but that's besides the point.

Let's see, in the recent weeks, I have been doing so much. Last week, I went skiing at Stowe (as mentioned above), and that was amazing. There were only twenty or so trails open, but it was still some pretty good skiing. I managed to somehow injure the top of my foot by going off too many jumps, and now whenever I run, I am half limping, half running. I managed to limp my way up and down a ladder of 2-4-6-8, 8-6-4-2 the other day, but my foot felt like it was about to fall off. I shall see how my track workout goes tomorrow.

Other than that, I have been limping through this school week. So stressful, but so amazing. It is kind of a love-hate relationship.

So, I have recently decided to start studying for the SAT's and took a 3-hour practice test today. It was so long, and so frustrating, but I got it done. It was quite entertaining because the essay question was something about people revealing too much information about themselves through the internet.

Other than that...let's see...recently, the iphone came out, which is absolutely sweet. A while ago, I previewed what I thought would be the next ipod, and I was pretty close to getting it right. So, it is a pretty amazing little device which can do pretty much anything a computer can do. Not only a touch-wide screen, but a "multi-touch" screen, which is very high-tech. (photo courtesy of apple.com)

The only thing I can object to is the memory size (4 gb or 8gb), the battery life (6 hours), and the price ($500 or $600). It is an amazing step forward for Apple, and I can't wait to see what they can do to better it.

Other than that, pretty much nothing has happened. Yesterday, I heard some terrible news at school that a kid had been stabbed to death at the high school pretty much next to mine. The teenage murderer (of course, that could be debated), had boasted about his weapon's collection to everyone at the school, yet no one did anything about it. No one took him seriously because he had asperger's syndrome, yet he was just as capable of following through with his threats as any other high-schooler would be. Unfortunately, it ended with one innocent child dead.

Better get some sleep.

Sleep Deprived, but Focused

So, last night I managed to stay up untill 2 or so in the morning finishing my stupid bio lab, then realized I still had the rest of my homework to do. I just basically didn't do any more of it, and went to bed wicked late. So, I thought that the lack of sleep would kill me during the day, but it actually made me more focused. I participated more in a lot of my classes because I was really relaxed and not really worrying about how other people view me. I should stay up late more often.

So, the late night was a result of both me not working on my stuff over vacation, but rather more me staying at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston to see the rest of my track meet. I managed to eek out a pr of 5:18.5. We absolutely bulldozed our competition, beating them 70-11. It was quite entertaining, and I've decided that I have become addicted to cheering. Maybe I could be a coach. Except for my absolute lack of experience and skill. Maybe when I get older.


I saw a video the other day of the record-breaking 3:43 mile run by Hicham El Guerrouj. It is quite an amazing film, and can be found off of youtube here.

Nothing much else to say. It is time for me to get some sleep for a change.

peace.