Switching from a routine of waking up in the afternoon, going to the beach and then barbecuing in the still well-lit evening to a schedule of getting out of bed before noon, going to class, and then thinking about going to Geisel or CLICS is tough. It¹s kind of like coming off the bench to pinch-hit in the seventh inning of a baseball game ‹ you still know how to swing the bat, but it¹s hard to catch up to the 92 mph fastball.
It¹s not too easy, but now that the Triton fall season teams have reached the middle of their regular season schedules, the Padres and Dodgers missed the playoffs and were out of contention months ago (L.A. was only three games back, but you can¹t make it to October by scoring two runs a game) and the Del Mar race track has completed its season, I figured that I might as well prepare for the school year. And to help me switch from the summer mode and to remind myself that it¹s not O.K. anymore to just wake up, enjoy the sun and go back to sleep, I put together a list of goals to help me focus my attention. Here are a few of them:
Continue to help UCSD see that Triton athletic teams are talented. This really would be easier if people would flip to page 18 of the Guardian and take a look at the Scoreboard that shows the women¹s volleyball, men¹s water polo, women¹s soccer, and the cross country teams are all nationally ranked.
Keep myself from watching the going-to-be-Kobe-less Lakers. That doesn¹t mean that I¹m going to call myself a Kings fan or start watching the Warriors, but I think I finally realized that the NBA is an association of America¹s most talented criminals.
Meet more freshmen. Not only does every new crop of Tritons have a history of being slightly more attractive than the previous crop, they also have meal points. I know the food at the dining halls isn¹t anything to get excited about, but it always tastes better when you don¹t have to take money out of your own wallet to get it.
Although this is just part of my list, I still may have left off a couple of reminders. People always write down ³Don¹t miss class² or ³Try not to procrastinate² on one of these lists, but I don¹t think I¹ll forget that they are both bad; that¹s like going up to the plate as a pinch-hitter and forgetting your bat.
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