My life as of now breaks down into three major components. I've outlined and explained them in the space below.
1) Family
My dad, Al, is a budget analyst for the State Government (Legislative Fiscal Bureau), and I don't expect anyone to understand what that means. He's really big into sports, especially the Chicago White Sox, and does crossword puzzles and coaches basketball in his spare time.
My mom, Jill, is a middle school guidance counselor at Indian Mound Middle School. She spends most of her time running my sisters around to friends' houses and sporting events, but when she's not doing that, she likes to go on walks and bike rides.
I have two younger sisters, Rosie and Gabi. Rosie is going to be a freshman this year and is involved in three sports: volleyball, basketball, and softball. Gabi is going into fifth grade and plays tennis, basketball, and soccer. They both spend a lot of time shopping on the weekends.
My dog, Ollie, enjoys swimming, long walks through the woods, and playing catch. He's about 73 years old, and his birthday is in January.
2) Music
Music is a major component of my daily life. I have a very unique taste in music and listen to very authentic and talented artists. My iPod contains music from several different genres including jazz, funk, blues, soul, hip-hop/rap, folk, classic rock, and indie rock. Some of the notable albums I own are Van Morrison's Moondance, Herbie Hancock's Headhunters, NaS's Illmatic and It Was Written, Common's Be, Muddy Waters's Fathers and Sons, Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, and Miles Davis's Kind of Blue. It is impossible for me to listen to one brand of music, and, depending on my surroundings, I will select a unique song from the wide variety on my iPod (over 900). My relationship with music isn't confined to just listening and admiring--I also play (guitar, alto saxophone, and piano). It would be impossible to imagine my life without the influences of my music and culture.
3) Sports
Much of my time is spent practicing and playing three different sports. In the Fall, I make a huge commitment to football. It's my least favorite of the three sports I play and demands the most of my time. I play quarterback and wide receiver and hope to make it past the first round of the playoffs this year.
Every winter, I lace up my Nikes and take to the hardwood. Basketball is my favorite sport and probably my best. I play forward, and rebounding and jumpshooting are my fortes. Since last year we lost to Lake Mills in overtime during the second round of the playoffs, I'm especially hoping that this year we can push further into the post-season.
Springtime means baseball. I'm pretty versitile in the field, but I mainly play shortstop, second base, and pitcher. We have a lot of fun with baseball but (lately) limited success. I have a feeling that that might change this Spring though.
Family, Music, and Sports are the main parts of my individual life. I spend a lot of time with my friends disc golfing, swimming, or shotting hoops in addition to the activities I mentioned above.
Thanks for sharing, James. Your painfully misguided love for the White Sox is offset by mentioning two of my all-time favorite albums, Kind of Blue and Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, in your intro post. (And, to be truthful, I'm feeling pretty ambivalent about my Cubbies after their wretched start).
ReplyDeleteI hope you're having an amazing time in Europe, but once you get back, your next step is to start following other people's blogs, so you can begin reading and commenting on them. There are two ways to do this. The first is to go to my blog, visit the blogs of those people who commented on my introductory post, and click on "follow" at the top of the page. The other way is to wait a couple of days until I have a "blogroll" of all the URL's of our class's blogs uploaded to the class resource page. Open this document, click on the URL's, and click "follow." In any event, by this weekend, we should be a connected community, reading and responding to each other's thoughts. Enjoy!