XC's like THE SAW.

Did you ever wonder why runners do what they do?
I'm in XC. (XC=X-cross C-country)
In retrospect, I don't know how the hell I joined a sport where you run till you can't anymore...
and then some.
Today we had another practice.
We ran up Tantlus. It's a normal workout, nothing special.

But this time I thought to myself, what keeps me running?

When you run yourself to the edge, just when you think you're not gonna survive...
and then you survive.... sounds like the movie, right?
when you push yourself that close to the edge; that far into unbearable pain...
You appreciate life.
the fact the you can still breathe.
you aren't cripled or cramping.
you're in good health.
you're so thankful that water exists, and you can't wait for a gulp.
when you're done with a race, you can't freaking believe you survived that shit.
it makes the fact that you are alive, a reward.

i guess that's it.

9/30 UPDATE:

Coach told me it's called endorphins. scratch all the stuff I said. lol.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endorphin

-scroll down to the section "runner's high". it explains why running gives you an orgasm.

substitutes need to get laid.

On friday we had this creepy sub.
He would only talk about how his generation is leaving us with shit.
About how we'll have a hard time getting jobs when we grow up.
And pissed off the football players when he said "sports are a waste of time,
and it's not like any of you are going pro."
He was foaming at the lips, and his lost face creeped me out.

It was pissing everyone off. He was being so pessimistic.
Everyone tuned him out. it was hilarious. He looked over us, and kept talking.
When he finally noticed he was talking to the wall, he threatened to write bad things about
us in the report that he gives to administration.
freakin creeper.
Some people instigated his insane behavior. I laughed.
He explains how there's some atomic radiation in the air that nobody knows about.
He defendes himself by saying that only he knows because he was in the army.
We all leave class after the first bell (we're supposed to go at the 2nd bell, 25 mins later)
He continued to mumble on to the empty room.


My diagnosis was that his wife probably died and he hasn't gotten laid in many, many years.
My hypothesis was confirmed as I left class hearing people say, "he needs to get laid, big time".

In all of the negativeness, I was laughing my ass off.
You wanna know why?
Because it reminded me of this youtube...



Subs always try to preach whatevers on their mind.

Drag Queen Homecoming?

Homecoming was great.
SOPHMORES kicked some ass.
our boys pep was one to remember.
i have mr. kano with Tj.
(the japanese boy that had the solos)
and he told us that boys pep used to be different.
we were confused. how could it be different?
of course dances are different every year...
but he told us that the boys used to have to cheer.
as in MALE CHEERLEAERS.

i was thinking WTF? who would do that?
i was curious.
busted out the millenium yearbook when i got home. c/o 2000 vol.20.
(my sisters. don't ask how i found it)
i didn't even get to the senior pictures when I saw this:





holy shit.


I was amazed. From weird tranny cheerleaders, to the 'class dance-off ' kinda stuff they do now.

Mr. Kano said they're trying to get things back to how they were before.
The whole concept of the boys being cheerleaders because the girls are playing the football.
It makes sense. I'd actually like to see it. I'm sure I'll laugh my ass off.


Let's see what happens next year...