....and it's been a while.
So it's been a while since I last posted here. Just over 2 months, actually. Some stuff has happened over the last 2 months. So, to make this a short(er) than usual, I think I'll give a list of what is going on because I know several people consistently read this (oddly enough). I also know several other people consistently read this, but don't know who they area. Sketchy, but I suppose cool in the internet world. Anyways...
Track - Coaching
Since I last posted the indoor track season has come and gone. All of my throwers improved upon their bests from last year, which is great. Strength is improving. We're also growing in numbers with some talented youngins, so that's good news. Outdoor season just started as we just had a blast three 60 degree days in a row to melt the 16 or so inches of snow that fell 10 or so days ago. Circles are mostly clear, but it's still wet with really cold water so my feet were numb at the end of practice the first day. But that's cool....because we're outside throwing stuff. Off to St. Louis next weekend for the first outdoor meet. Should be fun.
Track - Throwing
Well I previously wrote about how well my season was going. It continued to go pretty well, throwing consistently around my best all year. I went to Boston to throw in the USATF Indoor National Championships and got 11/12. I know I could've thrown better, but for me it was a very humbling experience to even be in the presence of, let alone throw against, people who have gone to the Olympics for what I do. I spent a little too much time watching other people rather than focusing on the task at hand, and never really got into it myself. But watching everybody else throw, and do everything else, was awesome! All in all a very motivating experience, so I hope outdoor will come with as much success as indoor did. Actually, I'll take half the success. That'll be satisfying.
Job - Winter Biologizing
I think I just made up a word. Anyways being a biologist in winter means lots of report writing and dealing with government agencies as they give me the run around. The most frustrating experience of my professional career, short as it may be, involved a letter from the DNR citing my client for a wetland violation and requesting a permit. Then another letter saying thanks for giving us that permit, but we really didn't need it in the first place we just wanted some general info to have on file. And there's a little more than two thousand dollars worth of my work in between. The second letter was copied to many other government agencies, so now they're all pestering me for permits too. Not to mention the pissed off central Minnesotan farmer who is going to want to know why he's wasting his money for nothing. Not looking forward to that phone call...
Otherwise work is going well. We're gearing up for the upcoming field season to start late April. In other news my company is "restructuring." Whatever that means, it's causing lots of people to talk about whatever they don't know about. Lots of speculation, little facts. Anyways there's a company-wide webcast tomorrow to discuss the real deal. Oh, and tomorrow is our annual HAZWPR safety refresher in Wisconsin. Even though I don't hav emy 40-hour HAZWPR, I need 8 hours of "safety training" annually so I can work in the field. This basically turns into a drunken party afterwards when we have an environmental market center poster session and all my bosses bring in pitchers of beer. I did a poster on my MinnCan experiences. See previous posts. This year we're calling it The Last Hurrah because after said restructuring there will not be an Environmental market center anymore. Oh well. One less boss to worry about. Sorry Al.
Other
I've been re-addicted to Minesweeper again. Haven't played seriously (whatever that means) for a long long time. My bests are down to 3 in beginner, 29 in intermediate, and 94 in expert for a composite score of 126. You get ranked in the world if your composite is under 100. My friend Adam, who I'm blaming this on, has a composite time of 84 seconds. But he's an engineer, and once submitted a Chip's Challenge walkthrough to a website, so it's OK. At least my beginner score is as good as his. That alone makes me OK with my Minesweeper experience. When I start playing in my sleep, then I might get addicted to Chip's Challenge again. Then Pipe Dream. What great games...
So there you have it. Track, work, and other. That's pretty much about it right now. But I'm OK with that.
Track - Coaching
Since I last posted the indoor track season has come and gone. All of my throwers improved upon their bests from last year, which is great. Strength is improving. We're also growing in numbers with some talented youngins, so that's good news. Outdoor season just started as we just had a blast three 60 degree days in a row to melt the 16 or so inches of snow that fell 10 or so days ago. Circles are mostly clear, but it's still wet with really cold water so my feet were numb at the end of practice the first day. But that's cool....because we're outside throwing stuff. Off to St. Louis next weekend for the first outdoor meet. Should be fun.
Track - Throwing
Well I previously wrote about how well my season was going. It continued to go pretty well, throwing consistently around my best all year. I went to Boston to throw in the USATF Indoor National Championships and got 11/12. I know I could've thrown better, but for me it was a very humbling experience to even be in the presence of, let alone throw against, people who have gone to the Olympics for what I do. I spent a little too much time watching other people rather than focusing on the task at hand, and never really got into it myself. But watching everybody else throw, and do everything else, was awesome! All in all a very motivating experience, so I hope outdoor will come with as much success as indoor did. Actually, I'll take half the success. That'll be satisfying.
Job - Winter Biologizing
I think I just made up a word. Anyways being a biologist in winter means lots of report writing and dealing with government agencies as they give me the run around. The most frustrating experience of my professional career, short as it may be, involved a letter from the DNR citing my client for a wetland violation and requesting a permit. Then another letter saying thanks for giving us that permit, but we really didn't need it in the first place we just wanted some general info to have on file. And there's a little more than two thousand dollars worth of my work in between. The second letter was copied to many other government agencies, so now they're all pestering me for permits too. Not to mention the pissed off central Minnesotan farmer who is going to want to know why he's wasting his money for nothing. Not looking forward to that phone call...
Otherwise work is going well. We're gearing up for the upcoming field season to start late April. In other news my company is "restructuring." Whatever that means, it's causing lots of people to talk about whatever they don't know about. Lots of speculation, little facts. Anyways there's a company-wide webcast tomorrow to discuss the real deal. Oh, and tomorrow is our annual HAZWPR safety refresher in Wisconsin. Even though I don't hav emy 40-hour HAZWPR, I need 8 hours of "safety training" annually so I can work in the field. This basically turns into a drunken party afterwards when we have an environmental market center poster session and all my bosses bring in pitchers of beer. I did a poster on my MinnCan experiences. See previous posts. This year we're calling it The Last Hurrah because after said restructuring there will not be an Environmental market center anymore. Oh well. One less boss to worry about. Sorry Al.
Other
I've been re-addicted to Minesweeper again. Haven't played seriously (whatever that means) for a long long time. My bests are down to 3 in beginner, 29 in intermediate, and 94 in expert for a composite score of 126. You get ranked in the world if your composite is under 100. My friend Adam, who I'm blaming this on, has a composite time of 84 seconds. But he's an engineer, and once submitted a Chip's Challenge walkthrough to a website, so it's OK. At least my beginner score is as good as his. That alone makes me OK with my Minesweeper experience. When I start playing in my sleep, then I might get addicted to Chip's Challenge again. Then Pipe Dream. What great games...
So there you have it. Track, work, and other. That's pretty much about it right now. But I'm OK with that.
posted by Bryan at 8:20 PM
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