Johanna's Unique Thoughts: April 2014

4/13/14

2014 Ultimate Frisbee- Game 1

Today after church it was so balmy that we had to go out and play Ultimate*. It was a tad windy but not too bad. The sun and my bare feet made it really feel like summer. Oh my goodness, what fun. Something about playing Frisbee just demolishes any self-hate that exists. Even when I lose I can't help but feel perfectly content with myself and my conditions. It's like that song that my sister will kill me for quoting "Because I'm happy, happy, happy, happy." Deal with it. ^_^

*N.B. Skinny jeans are not the ideal pants for playing Ultimate Frisbee. And wear a T-shirt next time, not a long sleeved button-down blouse.

4/12/14

New Jersey Qualifier 2014

Region X's last qualifying tournament was a hit! It was the biggest tournament we've ever had. It was also a great opportunity to continue growing in our speaking skills. We've got happy news... I broke to semifinals in Apologetics, and Sam broke in Humorous Interpretation and Impromptu. Besides that, he and his partner also broke in Team Policy debate! Three teams from our club broke to quarterfinals. Two of them debated against each other, so only one could go on. But that team, and Sam and his partner, made it on to the semifinal rounds! I felt like it was our two-year-old club's most successful tournament. Caleb, who hadn't yet broken in his Thematic Interpretation, won in that category. And Simeon, who hadn't even meant to sign up for LD debate, rolled with it and qualified to Regionals. So in a couple of weeks everyone will be headed back down to New Jersey to compete in the Regional Qualifier. Here are some photo highlights of the week.