Wow

Wow, so it has been a reaaaaaaly long time since I have postz0rzed, and I sorta miss it. I haven't read up on anyone's blog lately either. I sorta dropped out of the Bloggosphere there for a while. Here I am, writing again. I don't know if this'll turn into a habit again or not, but hey, you'll get at least one more post. Ahem:

I am going to make an analogy here: simple machines. Its all about efficiency, right? Everyone wants that perfect machine. The frictionless machine. Everyone wants the car that puts 100% of the stored energy that you buy in the form of gasoline to go into pushing the car. Nobody wants the energy to get lost to friction or sound. They want efficiency, straight up.

Well, tonight, I am am simple machine. I am built for making work easy. I say this because if you haven't noticed, I'm sorta tall. As such, people expect me to be good at basketball. I am asked at least 5 times a week by strangers if I play basketball. Today, I think the count is 3 times, all within about 15 minutes of each other. The point of that is, people expect efficiency from me. They expect me to get out on the basketball court and stop every kid driving the ball my way, swat every shot, and jump on every rebound.

News flash: I am not a very efficient machine. I am definitely nowhere near that 100% efficient. My supposedly perfect machine is not so perfect.

In tonight's basketball game, I think I made 2 rebounds the entire game. Maybe 3 or 4. Whats my point? I was playing against kids half my height. They managed to get the ball before me nearly every time.

Why is that? Lack of efficiency, straight up.

Skill doesn't require height. Skill requires practice and dedication. Height helps, but only if you have that skill. What good is lever without a fulcrum?

So, here is to making that machine efficient. Here is to building up my frictionless fulcrum. Here is to practice. Oh, and maybe a dash of aggression and coordination. That might help too.

Same goes for water polo. I'm getting good this year, and nobody is going to stop me. I'm practicing like a beast, and I am going to improve my skills as much as I can. The more efficient my machine, the better. Here we go boys, lets do it.