Study break

I am accumulating a vast backlog of events which I would normally relay here, but unfortunately finals are looming and I am unwilling to procrastinate (at least in this way). Here is a brief summation:

Two weeks ago I lost my league match to Hiber pretty convincingly, though I had it tied at 18-18 in the second game.

Thanksgiving happened! I had a great time with my parents. Ate good food. Deviled eggs were a fantastic surprise. Waiter was British (his first Thanksgiving; seemed confused at some of the concepts, candied yams in particular). That accent...

I watched all the episodes of "Sherlock." It is confusing to watch Khan (Star Trek) running around with Bilbo (Hobbit) solving murders. Good show though.


I won my league match on Tuesday, beating Brian 21-20, 21-5 as Midway swept the University team and secure first place in the league by 37 points (matches are worth 12, 9, 7, and 5 points)

I worked out a bit, rowed 2,000 meters in 7:25, 1,000 meters in 3:40, and a bunch of easy stuff early in the week. Thursday I rowed 1,000 meters in 3:35, took a drink, and rowed another 1,000 to finish 2,000 in 7:16. Also sprinted 500 in 1:39 that day, which isn't great, but not bad after having already put out some decent effort.

I turned a paper in Wednesday I had a decently enjoyable time writing (all-night, of course, but interesting research and thought went into it).

I took a quiz Tuesday, which I haven't picked up yet.

I gave my Constitutional Law book to a guy because I was going to be busy this weekend and he still hasn't returned it.

I ate a can of wasabi peas. I amused myself by tossing them into the air and catching them in my mouth. I upped the ante by bouncing on my exercise ball at the same time. Result: there is currently a wasabi pea hiding somewhere in my room, location unable to even be approximated. (Should my mouse make another appearance, he may be in for a surprise.)

I slept for 14 hours between Wednesday and Thursday. I then stayed up way too late on Thursday night, but that allowed me to sleep for the car ride to Milwaukee.

I realized I had lost a $100 bill somewhere between my apartment and the tournament site, which I was planning on using to pay for gloves and my outstanding entry fee. (Gloves were unavailable anyway, parents covered entry fee.)

I played in a handball tournament in Milwaukee. I lost my first round of open singles and open doubles (blaming a perfectly clear back glass wall, but also not playing splendidly).

I won three matches in the consolation bracket Saturday, beating Contreras, Jeff Streibig, and Anthony Selestow 15-3?, 15-12?; 9-15, 15-8, 11-7; 15-13, 15-3 respectively. I ate a ton of food and even had a bunch of dessert around midnight due to no willpower combined with delicious temptation.

I won the consolation finals 21-20, 21-16 over Dane Szatkowski, seeded fifth in the open draw to start the tournament. He had played more matches than me that weekend. I played well though.

I won $150, mitigating my loss on the weekend.

My ride braved hazardous driving conditions in an ancient rear-wheel-drive boat and I arrived home safely.

I recovered $100. (My building manager texted me asking if I had lost anything recently, since they had something they couldn't figure out the owner of. I responded all I had lost was a $100 bill. It had been turned in by my neighbor.)

Those are the highlights. I can't wait to see the video highlights over break. A reason to come home in itself. Good weekend overall. Good week in general. Study time. Thanks for reading!