ECC Champions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

we won! we beat NFA and Fitch! we went 8 & 0 the perfect season!

you had to be there to feel the raw emotion running through everyone I just can't put it into words. I couldn't do it justice so I won't try. but let me tell you, it was the greatest moment of my life thus far. an absolutely unforgettable experience.

Tim and I each managed to secure two more bagels today meaning that our infamous bagel contest ended in a tie which you know what I don't mind at all in fact I think that's the best ending possible. with I believe 8 apiece.

I only lost 2 bouts but I beet Won-he who I have fenced on several other occasions the only thing that really got to me was that in my final bout for the day my hand seized up on me. I'm not sure if that is what caused me to loose or if it was just a bad match up for me. the point is it took me a couple of seconds just to loosen up my grip enough to let go of my foil. IT REALLY SUCKED! but then we won and I forgot all about it so it doesn't really matter.

after we won and the inevitable celebratory hugging everyone in sight which we definitely went nuts doing because I'm sorry but it was just so absolutely necessary =)

um right so lets see after we won I had no voice left and I also had the insatiable urge to spend more time with my 2nd family so we all went to Valentino's, the local pizza restaurant and pigged out, laughed, and had a hell of a lot of fun =D it was a great party and seeing as we had a few people missing it makes me really look forward to the end of season party. but not too much so because I really don't want this season to ever end. I just want it to go on and on forever. it really is a shame that it has to end. but we still have ECC individuals, State Individuals, and State Teams to look forward to so hey should be fun right =)

anyway after pizza and soda I went home showered (because boy did I ever need it) and had myself a nice nap before heading to the movies for a date (which I think went pretty well)

all in all today has been an absolutely perfect. so good night world and thank you for this amazing, unforgettable, perfect, day.

Damn Snow!!!!!!!!!!!

snow continues to iinterupt our practices and this is the week before our most critical and dificult meet I'm pissed I'm ripped and I'm sick. not only that but my computer is caput so i'm postimg this from my kindle I'm not happy about any of this

6 & 0

yeah guys win again. It's great but first we pulled the win against St. B's out of our buts, that was to close for comfort. and then I just lost it against whoever the other team was, I want to say it was Griswold. anyway I feel depressed and need to eat then do calc.

that itch

I haven't fenced in 6 days so right now I'm itching for a good bout. I should mention this now when I say good bout, basically I mean a bout where the opponent is very close to my level of skill. If it's a slaughter then it isn't a good bout. my expectations are not all that high but if all else fails I can always fence against Tim.

School and Sports

this time of year is when students thoughts turn to final exams. but not only to finals but also to sports, and scholarships, and fafsa, and college applications.

I have a grand total of one of these things done. that being my college application

the final schedule changes every other day.

I haven't even started looking for scholarships.

My Mom keeps telling me she is working on fafsa which I quite honestly don't even try to understand because it involves taxes et-cetra.

my coach is concerned about the amount of energy we are putting into our meets because one member of the varsity squad, who happens to be our captain, named Austin, see what I'm doing here starting out like I'm not gonna point fingers and then totally pointing fingers? yeah that's because I'm annoyed went and blew two bouts the other day because he went and fenced like he didn't give a shit which apparently he didn't. now coach is concerned that if we go up with that kind of half assed mentality that it could end up screwing us over when we come up against St. B's, Fitch, and most important of all NFA.

He could be right. we have the best team, and the most experience. but we feel safe we feel secure we are all confident bordering on cocky. Austin has already crossed the border into I don't give a shit land. Kevin can't focus when faced with a shitty ref. which leaves Tim and I doing are honest to God best. why are we trying so hard? because we couldn't care less about the ref, and my ingenious if I do say so myself self motivation strategy of holding a bagel contest with Tim keeps us competitive.

for the record the stress is slowly vaporizing my brain

even the expert agrees

well you see there is some guy who makes predictions about how each team will do over the course of the ECC's his prediction is tht ledyard will go 8 and 0 this season I'm not vain, I'm not full of it. the expert backs my prediction we will win the ECC's this year you can count on it.

ECC's

just been checking my emails and here is the low down. after the various fencing meets held today there are now only 2 teams remaining in the ECC's that are undefeated Ledyard and NFA unfortunately for NFA their winning streak is far weaker then our own. You see today they fenced Bacon and won by only three points. not three bouts, three points. that means that NFA and Bacon had 8 wins apiece and the final outcome had to be determined by the team indicator.

for NFA whose fencers all range at about Christian's level of skill (he is fairly good but his blade work is sloppy which means lots of openings) this is just not going to cut it. if they had that much trouble with Bacon then they won't be able to beet us. we are just on different levels and they won't be able to close that kind of a gap in the remaining time especially when we are all still working so hard to improve, sorry NFA you may have beaten us last year but we had two guys in pain, and instead of Kevin we had Timmy. if you think you stand a chance against the four horseman then your welcome to try. I've been itching for a few close bouts anyway so come at us with everything you've got.