Margot and the Nuclear So & So's - As Tall As Cliffs

First Day of Wrestling!!

Today was so much fun! I did not think I would make it to practice but I did. I went to bed at 2 am, woke up at 5 am to finish a paper and went to bed at 8 am. I woke up at 4 pm, fed my dog, the chickens and rabbits, showered and got ready for practice. I grabbed an apple on the way out. I got there early and just got to hang out before almost dying. I thought I would be in some kind of good shape because I've been eating better, running, working out and skating a little bit. Boy was I wrong! Just the running for warm-ups got me rethinking deciding to wrestle. My chest and nasal passages are still super congested, so I was a having a super hard time breathing anyway. Halfway through practice I got super lightheaded and dizzy and realized the only thing that I'd had for more than 24 hours, was an apple and 2 liters of water. Next time, I'll make sure I get more to eat before going to wrestle for two hours! I ended up sweating through 2 shirts and my hoodie! My ankle is the size of an orange, my back hurts, and I'm starting to get wrestler's forehead. It was insane. I'm going to be unbelievably sore tomorrow and I wouldn't have it any other way!
I realized a few things at practice:
1. I need to work on speed. Cutting weight and getting back into shape will help that.
2. I need to work on takedowns. Drilling them will help that.
3. I need to work on getting used to wrestling 6 minutes. Drilling, running more, cutting weight, getting back into shape will help that.
4. I need to get stronger. I'm going to have to start lifting hard again. Iron biceps, here I come! Hehee!

Best dinner after practice! Gluten free pasta, vegan cheese, and handfuls...no, a MOUNTAIN of spinach! Nom. Nom. Nom. The spinach is definitely the best part!

Shangri-Las - Give Him a Great Big Kiss

What color are his eyes?
I don't know he's always wearing shades.
Is he tall?
Well, I gotta look up.
Yeah, but I hear he's bad.
Eh, he's good bad, but he's not evil.
Tell me more. Tell me more.
Big bulky sweaters to match his eyes.
Dirty finger nails. Oh boy, what a prize.
Tight tepid pants, high above his shoes.
He's always lookin' like he got the blues.
And when I see him in the street,
my heart takes a leap
and skips a beat.
I walk right up to him,
give him a great big kiss, mwahh.
Tell him that I love him,
tell him that I care,
tell him that I'll always be there.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - Simple Girl

She's a simple girl.
She's governed by simple pleasures.
She wont ever let you meet her family,
but she'll show you pictures.

She's a simple girl
and she's got simple emotions.
She wont ever let you in,
but she wants to keep you in her corner.

I'm always looking for some kind of sadness,
something more than this.

She's a simple girl
and she's got simple feelings.
No one ever let her know that she could get it out her heart, now.

The Ramones - Chainsaw

Wrestling Season Begins

Wrestling season has officially begun! Practice starts Monday. I can't wait to start wrestling again! I've missed coming home all sweaty and exhausted. I've missed that feeling of being completely sore and barely being able to move. I've missed working out in a hot wrestling room wearing 3 t-shirts and a hoodie. It sounds weird, but I miss having cotton mouth after a long practice. It just means I worked hard and had a good practice. I've missed the drilling and the running and the feeling of lacing up my wrestling shoes and stepping onto the mat. The only thing I'm not really looking foward to is cutting weight. I've never really had to cut weight to compete and this year I feel like I have to if I want to do well. I'm not competing until March, but I need to make 105 by the end of December, so I can worry less about cutting weight and worry more about technique and getting stronger.

Favorite snack until I cut to 105.

I like this video. It's really cool.

Being sick has it's ups!

Due to being sick this last week, I've had the opportunity to watch alot of movies. I saw the new Twilight (twice) and almost cried both times, which is kind of embarassing. Watched the Outsiders and cried when Johnny died. Watched Juno, the old version of The Bad News Bears, 4 Gilmore Girls Discs, 8 Crazy Nights, and Going the Distance (which I also ended up crying for). I'm getting better now. No more sore throat or headache and I think I'm actually starting to get hungry! I haven't eaten in two days, which is insane! Another up to being sick is getting alot of sleep. Thanksgiving day I slept all day except for the few hours that I went to my uncle's house. Yesterday I also slept all day and today I slept until 2 in the afternoon. I think I'm good on sleep until the end of this semester!

Lesley Gore - It's My Party

Margot and the Nuclear So and So's -

Darlin' I'm drunk and everything I have loved has turned to stone

Tallest Man on Earth

A friend last summer reluctantly introduced me to The Tallest Man on Earth, and as much as I said I wouldn't end up listening to him, I did. Whoops! Muh bad! Ha I love his music. For a few weeks after I got home from camp, I would fall asleep every night listening to him. It was honestly the only thing that would knock me out so I could get a few hours of sleep. Not to say his music puts me to sleep! Quite the contrary, it livens me up. It makes me kinda sad sometimes, but for the most part it's a happy kind of sad. Its hard to explain and I don't really feel like trying. Anyway...Out of these three songs, my favorite one is the middle one. They're all good, but The Gardener is really, really good. It starts at about 3:07. I've listened to it so many times. I love the lyrics. I know it sounds dumb, but I pretty much melt when I listen to this song. Favorite line? There are a few. But my all time favorite is, "So I could stay the king you see in your eyes, babe. In your eyes, babe."