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ahhh rowing.
(also titled "another journal marlee writes and no one comments because lol it's pm gibberish")
visuals fun!
first race, this morning in the juicebox (YES THAT BOAT IS CALLED THE JUICEBOX, OKAY?!)
lightie four! (varsity women's lightweight four). hannah's little head (orange hat), then rose in bow seat, blazer in two, meredith (white hat nearer to the left) in three andddd marlee. stroking. ohhh fun.
second race, in the cowboy (yes. it's the cowboy. the y has fallen off so it's the cowbo atm.)
eight people is too long to list, but i'm stroking there too.
so.
to start.
things i love about regattas (races):
1 - winning. which we did not do today
2 - the sudden feeling of spring. of belonging.
3 - UNI(SUIT)S! green and orange in general.
4 - complements and feedback. that the two boats i was in were the only two boats my coach was really happy with.
5 - stroking, in a strange way. having my boats addressed as "marlee's boats."
6 - "hey guys? let's fucking take this all the way."
"all the way where...?"
"to fucking nationals."
7 - giving our coaches juice boxes.
8 - shirts. today's were yellow and said "make it a money shot" on the back.
9 - the fooooood. pasta, cookies and bread. nomnomnom.
10 - you might not get it, but there is something i fucking LOVE about the fact that since three PM yesterday, i have been living crew. i go through stretches where all that i am is crew. and as terrible as that sounds, i love it.
things i do not like about regattas:
1- losing. which i didn't do. but i know plenty of people who did.
2 - the responsibility of being a stroke. set the pace, the rhythm - it's daunting.
3 - the point in the race when it becomes obvious. "FUCK THIS I AM FUCKING QUITTING"
4 - the aftermath. i've got the chills, i can't move. my throat is raw, i can't swallow. i started crying at dinner because my blood sugar was stuck in a well somewhere.
5 - now, the responsibility of doing well every fucking day. for the rest of the fucking season.
6 - take it to nationals? that's an extra month of rowing.
7 - i am not of weight right now. he has no reason to let me have a lightweight seat. i don't know if i'm going to be able to keep it or not.
it's nine thirty. all i want to do is sleep now.
visuals fun!
first race, this morning in the juicebox (YES THAT BOAT IS CALLED THE JUICEBOX, OKAY?!)
lightie four! (varsity women's lightweight four). hannah's little head (orange hat), then rose in bow seat, blazer in two, meredith (white hat nearer to the left) in three andddd marlee. stroking. ohhh fun.
second race, in the cowboy (yes. it's the cowboy. the y has fallen off so it's the cowbo atm.)
eight people is too long to list, but i'm stroking there too.
so.
to start.
things i love about regattas (races):
1 - winning. which we did not do today
2 - the sudden feeling of spring. of belonging.
3 - UNI(SUIT)S! green and orange in general.
4 - complements and feedback. that the two boats i was in were the only two boats my coach was really happy with.
5 - stroking, in a strange way. having my boats addressed as "marlee's boats."
6 - "hey guys? let's fucking take this all the way."
"all the way where...?"
"to fucking nationals."
7 - giving our coaches juice boxes.
8 - shirts. today's were yellow and said "make it a money shot" on the back.
9 - the fooooood. pasta, cookies and bread. nomnomnom.
10 - you might not get it, but there is something i fucking LOVE about the fact that since three PM yesterday, i have been living crew. i go through stretches where all that i am is crew. and as terrible as that sounds, i love it.
things i do not like about regattas:
1- losing. which i didn't do. but i know plenty of people who did.
2 - the responsibility of being a stroke. set the pace, the rhythm - it's daunting.
3 - the point in the race when it becomes obvious. "FUCK THIS I AM FUCKING QUITTING"
4 - the aftermath. i've got the chills, i can't move. my throat is raw, i can't swallow. i started crying at dinner because my blood sugar was stuck in a well somewhere.
5 - now, the responsibility of doing well every fucking day. for the rest of the fucking season.
6 - take it to nationals? that's an extra month of rowing.
7 - i am not of weight right now. he has no reason to let me have a lightweight seat. i don't know if i'm going to be able to keep it or not.
it's nine thirty. all i want to do is sleep now.
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Re: ahhh rowing.
You started crying at dinner because your what?
Because your whaaaattttt?
I soz bb I love you. And I'm proud of you. Even though I'm not much of a fan of rowing.
Because your whaaaattttt?
I soz bb I love you. And I'm proud of you. Even though I'm not much of a fan of rowing.
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Whenever you talk about rowing--or anybody does, for that matter-- I think about when I used to kayak. We had to share a lake with the rowers.
A friend of mine, also a kayaker, had been out paddling and some rowers rowed by and one girl's paddle slapped my friend across the face.
So these crazy rowers paddled a girl's face and just kept going, without saying ANYTHING.
It's two in the morning and I still laugh at this story.
oh dear.
A friend of mine, also a kayaker, had been out paddling and some rowers rowed by and one girl's paddle slapped my friend across the face.
So these crazy rowers paddled a girl's face and just kept going, without saying ANYTHING.
It's two in the morning and I still laugh at this story.
oh dear.
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omg libbey omg that is hysterical.
one time, we ran over a duck >.>
and mikey stfu.
one time, we ran over a duck >.>
and mikey stfu.
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21st century breakdown- wrote:^ at least it tastes good though...
testosterone boy wrote:DUDE I'M NOT KIDDING, I'M A VEGETARIAN
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Okay basically so like we hit it four times with our oars...and then our coach ran it over in her launch. And it didn't resurface
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MTE MTE MTEThaddeus wrote:Oh my!
Poor duckie!
She's like
SO WE HIT IT... LIKE WITH THE BOAT... AND THEN LIKE FOUR TIMES, WITH THE OARS... AND THEN OUR COACH HIT IT... AND I JUST DIDN'T RESURFACE
AND SHE WAS LAUGHING ;___;
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ok it's a funny story. you don't get it. omg. fail. there are dead babies in the water where we row. and chairs. and...car boats!
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yesssss...
well rowing is a very repetetive and time consuming sport.
we HAVE to entertain ourselves SOMEHOW >.>
well rowing is a very repetetive and time consuming sport.
we HAVE to entertain ourselves SOMEHOW >.>
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y very.
like omg funnnnnn ^.^
see, when you spend over 24 hours a week in one place with the same people your options are a) be miserable or b) be a fucking idiot and just have fun with it.
like omg funnnnnn ^.^
see, when you spend over 24 hours a week in one place with the same people your options are a) be miserable or b) be a fucking idiot and just have fun with it.
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