The gayest thing I’ve ever seen
Recording yourself singing A Capella. Knowing the words to the Pokemon song. Having a Justin Beiber haircut. Having an overall feminine look. Owning 3 or more V-neck shirts. None of these things alone make someone gay, but combine them all and you get this:
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Blast from the past
Bored at work. Googled my name. Found my name in some articles I never knew about! Here's a couple good ones:
Chesapeake Cougars
1998-99 record: 6-7
Coach: Tom Slichter
Top wrestlers: Jeff Eveleth, Sr., 119/125; Matt Eveleth, So., 112/119; Melvin Guthrie, Sr., 189; John Mosca, Sr., 160; Mike Slichter, Sr., 152; Josh Metzler, Sr., 140/145.
Outlook: Slichter has some problems any coach would like to have. State champion Jeff Eveleth (31-2) and runner-up brother Matt (31-3) lead a solid returning group that's missing just two starters from a season ago. And then Slichter rattles off a talented list of newcomers with junior league experience -- freshmen Steve Yaruta, Adam and Alex Necessary and so on. "The young guys are following the older guys real well," said Slichter. "They're going to be a good basis to build on for the future." Joining the Eveleth brothers as returning state qualifiers are Mosca and Guthrie, who provide a good basis for now. Questions arrive at the higher weight classes, where the Cougars have no set wrestlers at 171 and heavyweight. Guthrie may be called upon to wrestle at heavyweight on occasion.
This was, I believe, a preview for the 2000 season when we won states. Sure, I was a captain that year, but I chuckled when I saw the "Top wrestlers" thing. I guess when I think about it there were really only 2 guys who could beat me on the team, Melivn and John (because I outweighed Matt and Jeff) , but it sounds weird to be put in that context. I definitely wasn't a "Top wrestler" in the 152 weight class. I think I only won about 70% of my matches that year.
I found an even older one, from when I guess I was around 12. I won't quote the whole article, but here's where I appear:
12-and-under long jump -- 1. Amanda Collins 8-6; 2. Jaime Collins 7-11; 3. Mike Slichter 7-8.
12-and-under 100 dash - 1. Mike Slichter 15.3; 2. Jaime Collins 15.4; 3. Amanda Collins 16.3
13-and-under boys 200 dash - 1. Chris Collins 30.9; 2. Mike Slichter 37.9.
Yea sure, I lost the long jump to 2 girls. But I beat them in the 100y dash! That's what counts! And besides, girls mature faster than boys at that age, right?
And then there's this one, describing a match I still remember to this day.
The fourth-ranked Arndel Wildcats picked up forfeits in two of the final three weight classes to come from behind and squeak by the third-ranked Cougars 34-33 last night in a battle of two of the top high school wrestling teams in the county.
After dropping the first three matches, the Wildcats stormed back with a pin from Dave Bowser at 125 and wins from Ryan Lowder (130), Mike Money (135), Matt Stoy (140), and Brady Wise (145) to take the lead.
The Cougars regained control late with a pin from Mike Slichter at 152, a decision from John Mosca at 160 and a pin from Melvin Guthrie at 189, but had to forfeit the 171 and 275...
The reason this sticks out is because this was the match where I had my first, and only, defensive pin. Ah, memories. There used to be a picture of it on the Maryland wrestling forums, but I'll be damned if I can find it now. My Google skills have failed me.
Anyhow, 7 minutes left at work. BYE!
Fun with Captcha
Sometimes those little captcha boxes can yield some interesting results. Here's one sent to me by a friend.
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My first bag of crap!
That's right ladies and gentlemen, I am the proud recipient of my very first bag of crap from a recent Wootoff! Here are the spoils:
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Overall not a bad $8 spent. The watch and mp3 player are pretty nice, the drink thingy is amusing, and the case might be used for something. The little remote control car and stupid light up football helmets went in the trash though. Guess they have to include some crap in the bag.
Random updates in list form
It's Monday, I'm feeling lazy, so here's a short list of some stuff that happened recently.
- Saw Inglorious Bastards some time, great movie
- Went to Magerks pub to see some band play, pretty cool bar
- Saw District 9 over the weekend, good movie
- Play a metric fuckton of Champions Online, main is 22 (@Oekss)
- Didn't go to the O's game Friday night because of rain, they ended up playing and winning 13 - 4. Dammit.
- Watched the Ravens move to 3 - 0 in preseason play
- Cleaned the apartment
Over all, pretty good weekend.
Finally, a bike that promotes good posture!
Found this over at Gizmondo. Probably going to be my next purchase.
Now I can ride, even with a bad back!
Bonus, DIY helmet!
Only the finest protection for these gentlemen.
