Thanks to Chris i have to let everyone know how weird i am. here goes:

1. well... i was in svort... that's weird right?   

2. i am, as is the esteemed Christopher Yerzikalewski, a member of the Republic of Sneakiness. long live painfully obvious sneaking!

3. i love playing piano but i can't read a single note and i can only play in one key

4. i hang out a lot with ChrisY... please don't hate me for that...

5. i really enjoy practicing magic... though i don't have time for it now that debate has taken over... not the real kind mind you.. sleight of hand

6. and, coming from a modesto debater, these could be considered weird. a) Topicality can easily become a lame excuse and a waste of breath, and b) i love being a 2N ;-D

and things went darn well! i would have to agree with my partner katie that briefs are cursed and that cards are far superior... i would also have to say that her 1A/1N skillz are the most mind-numbingly awesome skillz you're likely to ever see.. in the 1AR she smokes the 2NC easily then meanders on through the 1NR, brutally killing arguments along the way... that's prlly not how it comes across in the round, but an objective analysis of the flow reveals that this is indeed the case. all in all, a great great tourney... hanging out with my fellow debaters is just way, way too much fun. have a good one y'all!

-the sneakier

p.s. i would like to formally congratulate Mr. Alex Gagnon for being promoted to the title of "The Sneaky" by the esteemed Chris Yerzy, A.K.A. "The Sneak" and myself. good job alex

In accordance with numerous requests by some of the female viewers of my xanga, i'm writing a new blog... the subject of which is: The Existential Ramifications of Cottage Cheese

 

actually not. i just had to say that... it's kind of funny i suppose.. in a weird, why-did-you-say-that sort of way. anyway, i'll be blogging about manual labor. my thoughts and conclusions.

1: It is a definite necessity that at least once in one's life time, preferably when one is of a young constitution and i-know-it-all frame of mind, to delve one's self into the activity known as "manual labor". this takes advantage of both said preferences in that it A) takes advantage of your young-ness... and exploits in to the best possible advantage... i.e. contractor: "hey! you're young! come rip these nails out, you kid!" you: "can't you do that?" contractor: "stupid kid! get over here!" and B) proves that, contrary to your stolid convictions, you don't actually know everything. i.e. you: "so i ripped out all the plywood with this sledgehammer i found in the corner...." contractor: "what the!... i said rip out the sheet rock you stupid kid! we're going to have to take a 5 week detour to redo everything you just ruined!" you: *grumble... mumble.. why didn't you say so in the first place...*

2: it is good especially for males to indulge in manual labor, since you'll most likely be doing all of it when you have a house of your own anyway. and men, if sometime in the future you own a house and at any point in time are not doing all the manual labor, but are instead letting your wife rip the ceiling, floor, etc. out... well... be ashamed. be very very ashamed. more ashamed than if you'd run T on caps in the 2NC with "educational value" as an impact. yes. it's that bad. actually, worse.

3: it's good for skinny guys to indulge in manual labor because it develops those obscure muscles we never use... like "biceps", "triceps", and the ever elusive "abs" that all those buff guys always talk about. beats me.

conclusion(s): manual labor is a good thing that gets us debaters out of doors... go do some!