debbie
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September 24, 2005
It’s amazing how much fun I have been having with Crew. It absorbs most of my free time, but in a good way. I am certainly working harder to get through my homework so I can enjoy [relatively] guilt-free. On Thursday I found out that the Varsity team lost their Coxswain’s, so the Coaches approached me to Cox Varsity. Naturally I said yes, wouldn’t you? I also found out that I will be able to race in the Head of the Charles, equivalent to the Super-bowl in the rowing world. They say it’s a Coxs race, because of all the twists and turns. I guess that’s me.
The really cool thing is - ever since I found out that Simmons had a Crew team, I have wanted to join. When I was told that they race in the Head of the Charles, I thought: I could never do that. I wanted to race in it, but you had to be a member of the Varsity team. I would never had done it this year if I continued as a rower, just because I would only be a novice. But then I backed myself into a corner by becoming Coxswain - there was no guarantee that I would cox the #1 boat [the one that would race]. Next year I would be a Senior, it was either one of these two years or never.
So to be asked to cox Varsity means I pretty much have a lock in racing in it this year. The only disadvantage to being on Varsity, is that, I have to be up at 4:30 every morning. Like a told a good friend of mine; watching the sun rise on the Boston Skyline makes it totally worth it. I will try to get a picture of it sometime. I am just too busy at that point in time running through drills to stop.
Two of my roommates left for the weekend, one’s in New Hampshire on a boat/camping trip with her boyfriend and mom. The other is hanging out with her boyfriend. Ariel and I have the room ALL to ourselves, which is really nice. We stayed up late last night watching “Napoleon Dynamite” on the big screen TV in the basement, and talked about - you know - girl stuff.
I did catch her the other day working really hard on her schoolwork:
I also discovered the power of Netflix. A college student’s best friend and savior. Since I didn’t bring a TV with me, my only form of entertainment are my DVD’s. The problem is, you can only watch “The Breakfast Club” so many times, before you start to despise Claire and Bender. That’s where I got “Napoleon Dynamite”. I also rented “Born into Brothels” and “Garden State”. I am thinking I will watch “Born into Brothels” tonight after I get some homework done.
But anyways. I wanted to get a quick entry in for this week. Be sure to tune in next time! ~Deb
Posted by debbie13 at September 24, 2005 06:14 PM