A Good Run

Jeez. I can't believe the eagles lost. its just outrageous. I was so pumped to see them in the superbowl. oh well. The cardinals played great, and it was a great game. It was probably my second favorite game of the year. Behind beating the giants. After the first half, i had no hope. I was watching the game, constantly throwing things at the TV. However, the second half was a little better. Three straight touchdowns send me running around my house yelling of happiness. And when Tim hightower was tackled short of a first down and set up a fourth and inches, i was sure the defense would stop them. Based on last weeks performance. However, this did not happen, and the cardinals later scored on a screen pass and went up 7. The Eagles couldn't convert a fourth and 10 with a throw to Kevin Curtis that seemed catchable. Another season lost. How long till Mcnabb gets another chance. I hope he gets another. Well anyway. Im pulling for the cardinals now. I never liked the steelers anyway. I hope the Cardinals blow out the steelers to make the eagles look good for almost winning. Anyway, now that my football season is over, i have nothing to watch. Maybe some 24 here and there. And college basketball. of course. How did i forget about that? March madness, arguably my favorite season of sports starts soon. I love watching college basketball. So much. I am a Terps fan. However, since their games are rarely on, i have grown to like georgia tech, Pitt and Kansas. I love watching all college games. especially upsets. and watching duke and north carolina lose. i hate them. Well. this is what i'll be watching until, uh. its over i guess. And ill be blogging about it. 

My team, the eagles

Ok. So i'm very happy about the win. Eli, great game. Maybe next year. To bad you didn't have a 6'5 wide receiver to throw the ball in the general vicinity of. Maybe you would've won if he didn't shoot himself. ok. More importantly, the cardinals are the next test. The two teams met on Thanksgiving, with Mcnabb throwing 4 touchdowns and leading the eagles to an easy victory. However, this wont be the case this time around, as the Cardinals are playing much better. The Cardinals are a totally different test than the Giants or Vikings. They are a throwing team, and threw the ball over 65% of the time. The highest in the NFL. However, Edgerin James and the cardinals running game have played well in the two games. But. They will have to play even better against the second best running defense of the Eagles. Their defensive line and linebackers have excellent discipline and always cover their respective areas. Hopefully it will be a long day for the cardinals running game. This leaves the throwing game. I believe the Eagles can easily slow down Kurt Warner, the veteran leader. Jim Johnson must come up with various pass rush schemes to knock Warner down. I believe the Mcnabb and the eagles will easily maneuver past the 19th ranked cardinals defense. I believe time of possession will win this game. Since the Eagles defense is playing so hungrily lately, eagles win. 

daily thoughts...

Is it just me, or does everyone get extremely stressed way too often? I feel as though during the school week I am stuck in this ridiculous world of homework, reading, studying, and other school commitments. I don't regret the honors classes and extra commitments that I've made at all I just think everything has become quite repetitive. I mean I love seeing my friends at school and laughing and joking with them, but when that's not there I feel like I'm stuck in a bad dream...

Recently my school day feels like seven days in one. Classes that I used to not mind I've come to find drawn out and boring. Maybe this is just the dreaded junior year that everyone talks about. It's by this point that everyone says it gets pretty bad. Between midterms coming up and SAT classes starting soon, I'm beginning to get a little intimidated and stressed (what else is new?). 

Is anyone else feeling this? 

I just feel like school has become a blur and it's hard to enjoy it like I did in the beginning of the year. Anyone else on the same page? I'm just curious to see if anyone else is feeling this weird junior year school thing like I am.

There are still many good things in my life right now, which is good obviously. haha. I still have dance, my passion. Going to class every night keeps me going. It reminds me of the beautiful things in life. I remember the definition of hard work and perseverance when I'm in class. I make goals, work at them, work at them, and work at them some more until I feel satisfied with my craft. The best feeling of all is when we go to competitions and do amazing. It just makes me feel as though all of the hard and grueling rehearsals have paid off in one of the most rewarding ways possible. And not to mention all of my fantastic friends at dance. My company and I have one of the closest bonds friends can have. I will love them forever =]

Some other good stuff is always my friends and my boyfriend. They know me. They make me laugh, cheer me up, offer an ear to listen, a shoulder to cry on and what not. Ya know, all that corny stuff. haha. And someone like me, a person who just needs to vent about life or whatever is on my mind sometimes, can always use a good friend. But personally I enjoy checking up on people, and asking how their day was/how practice went/how the appointment went/how so-and-so is, so my friends always provide that voice to answer all of my questions. And when I say check up on them, I don't mean in a creepy clingy way, but rather in a concerned and interested good friend way. haha. Just making sure we're clear on that one ;]

So, those are my thoughts for the day. I definitely needed to get that off my chest. Love to hear some feedback!

Cardio Training and Eagles game prediction

Hey. Its been a while since my last post, but ive been busy enjoying myself over this break by not touching anything slightly related to school. Break has been nice and long, and I hope everyone else enjoyed it as much as myself. Since im back, i would like to send a formal welcome to Chelsey, who makes a great addition to this blog! I cant wait to hear more from her. 

Ok. now to my topic. This break i have been doing a little running here and there and i have discovered a few things about it. So i thought i would share. So i used to run all the time. Like the classic two or three mile jog around my neighborhood. This wasn't very time consuming, i just happened to think that i wasn't getting enough out of my workout. So i looked into it, and talked about it. I came up with a simple solution that makes sense. When jogging or running at a constant speed throughout the two mile run, you are not working your cells to exhaustion. In order to do this, you must be running at top speed and be winded at the end of your run. not many people can sprint for two miles. So the solution to this would be running sets of sprints at a distance you are comfortable with. After each sprint you should be winded and tired. This leaves your cells with no oxygen, however when the mitochondria produces oxygen after the workout but it will always produce more, making the cells stronger. And thats how cardio training works. So if you run at constant speed, and don;t use all your cell's oxygen the mitochondria will produce less. However, if you run your cells to exhaustion the mitochondria produces more oxygen. So yes, i recommend running sprints if one would want to get in shape. However, a nice jog here and there is also enjoyable. 

Also. The Terrapins have won the huminatarian bowl. Yes! 

And. The eagles made the playoffs, miraculously. Today they play their first game in their trek towards the superbowl against the Vikings. The Vikings are a run oriented team with their amazing back Adrian Peterson. They run the ball most of their plays because Tavaris Jackson, their QB is uhhh mediocre on a good day. The Eagles run a complicated defense with many blitz schemes. They bring pressure from all angles. That means if Peterson breaks the first line of defense, he will most likely break a twenty yard run. What the Eagles have to do if control the gaps at the line of scrimmage. They can not allow the vikings offensive line man to open holes for adrian peterson to run through. The Eagles line backing core will be key. The middle line backer, Stewart Bradley, will have to keep Peterson out of the middle and force him to run laterally around Trent Cole and Chris Clemmens, the Eagles quick outside lineman. This will force Peterson to try to stretch the game to the sideline, where the Eagles can use the sideline as another defender and force Peterson out of bounds. The Eagles have to stop the run. My prediction, Eagles win (surprised?) by a touchdown.