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i was watching michigan's first game of the year, against hawaii. first possession, michigan gets down to the hawaii six, knocking on the door. people are going nuts. then they snap the ball and run away from the endzone and out of bounds! no touchdown. then, on the next possession, they line up in a bonkers formation and run around kind of aimlessly, lateraling the ball until someone gets tackled.

fans very frustrated and confused, but i remember saying to myself, they just feel bad for hawaii and want to spot them a couple of possessions.

not sure how it is in NY but in maryland you don't get unemployment if you're fired. only if laid off.

i marvel at kf's durability on days like today.

WEIGHT: ???
SORENESS: right forearm (tennis)
ACHES/INJURIES: low back
MENTAL STATE: kind of tired, which is odd because i've gotten plenty of sleep the last few nights

- warm up

- paused speed squat
275 felt unstable and very heavy. low back worrisome. caution.

- partial daily routine

more rest, no interest in letting this nagging back tightness become an injury.

interesting question, never thought about it before. after looking at mayo clinic i'm pretty sure i haven't had anything that severe.

still, will switch to gatorade or equivalent during intense outdoor exercise and see if that makes a difference.

WEIGHT: ???
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: none
MENTAL STATE: good

- warm up

- skater jump x 20,20

- one-step RVJ x 5

*remove vest*

- DLRVJ dunk attempts x ~15
got a buddy to throw lobs. put one through the net but kind of bobbled the ball in, doesn't quite count. close on a few others. timing is hard. kind of messed up my shoulder on the 12th or 13th jump and couldn't get up quite as high after that so called it.

- one-on-one x 20 mins
i lost, lol. blame it on the tired legs.

gonna play tennis with my dad in a couple hours.

- tennis x 60 mins
whipped my dad, 6-1 (and the 1 was mostly unforced errors). this is as it should be, i'm 35 years younger than he is. it was hot as shit, i have a headache now. similar to one i got a few weeks back after sweating like crazy in the gym earlier in the day. i was vigilant about hydration today, too.

yeah but after hitting 36 off one with acole everything shorter feels blah. 

You know what really grinds my gears?

Ordering online, I just recently ordered brotein powder and brake pads and rotors for my car.  3 days later I get emails for 20% off protein and this amount percent off the brakes with free shipping etc. etc. that I wont be able to use.

lol, i bought a chef's knife earlier this year and then got a bunch of ads for chef's knives. idiots, you think i'm gonna get a second one now? that i'm some kind of ambidextrous chopping machine?

Any tips to work on self confidence in that regard... how where you able to change it? I'm also a wuss when it comes to talking to girls eventhough I look pretty decent.

Two main things, although I can't tell you what flipped the switch finally on either of them:
1. I stopped caring whether a woman I'm interested in is interested in me. If she is, wonderful. If not, okay.
2. I started actually believing that I'm attractive. People have told since I was in my early teens that I'm handsome. For the longest time, there was something blocking me from internalizing that. A little cockiness/vanity helps when it comes time to make a move.

Don't want to overemphasize the shift -- one the one hand, it's not like I'm Brad Pitt or anything, and on the other hand, I hooked up with and dated some attractive women over the years. Just never with the volume that I've had this year.