Today on September 22, 2011 my buddy from my floor Kyle and I went to the new rec center. We went there to run, lift weights, and play basketball. We go to the rec center every other day to work out. We did our usual of running for 4 laps around the indoor track to warm up our muscles. After the solid run we stretch. Next we went to work our upper bodies. We started off the chest press then the fly machine. For each machine we did 3 sets of 10. After working on the chest we decided to work on our biceps and triceps. We did the triceps push machine and the bicep curl machine. We only did one machine for each, because we didn’t want to do too hard of a work out before playing basketball. Before we played basketball we worked on our abs. Today we focused on the lower abs. We used these chairs that you hold yourself up in to work on the abs. We did a total of 100 lower abs crunches. After working out we played basketball for a little while. We went on to the basketball courts and played a few pick-up games. The first game we played was a full court 5 vs. 5 scrimmage. The game was very fast and very competitive. I only made 4 shots and Kyle made 3 shots. We won 21 to 16. The next game we played was a 2 vs. 2 scrimmage. This game was a lot slower, because there were less people. The game played to 11 points. Kyle and I won this game 11 to 7. I had 6 points and Kyle had 5 points. After this we went back to our dorm. We will be doing this a lot more often.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
A Day at the Rec
What is a Pokey?
One of the most unrecognized advantages of being a Redbird is that there is a Gumby’s Pizza & Wings restaurant and delivery in Normal, IL. You may think of Gumby’s as your typical pizza delivery place, but they are far from typical. They offer you heaven in a box, also known as Pokey Sticks. What is a Pokey Stick? Well it is basically a pizza with no sauce cut into sticks, and they are served with a garlic dipping sauce. That may sound average, but they are nothing like I have ever tasted before. Another positive about Gumby’s and their Pokey Sticks is that they deliver till 3 in the morning. How many times have you been up late at night and everything else is closed? Well this restaurant solves this problem. So next time that you come home late and the dinning center is closed and you can’t get food anywhere else I suggest that you pick up the phone or go on the internet to order yourself some pokey sticks. I recommend an extra-large, because you will finish any smaller size in no time. Don’t forget to tip the delivery guy!
Tri-Cafe
The day started for my roommate and I around 12:30. The first thing that popped into my head was lunch. I was starving and need some food so me and my roommate Hayden walked down into the cafeteria here in Tri-Towers. We weren’t even in the cafeteria when the smell of something delicious cooking infested our nostrils. We walked in signed in and were quickly overwhelmed with all of the choices. Between the pizza, pasta, all of the options at the grill, and the Mongolian Grill we didn’t know where to start. Its safe to say that on this first day I ate more food in one sitting then I ever have in my entire life. We tried everything they had to offer us, from the sidebar to the salad bar, and the home style section to the sandwich bar. I ate until I couldn’t move, and honestly don’t have any complaints about the food. The cafeteria defiantly makes up for the further from Tri-Towers. Now I am glad I chose to live exactly where I do in Haynie 322.
Lesbian. Gay. Bisexual. Transgender.
Dan Savage was a guest speaker at Illinois State University last week. Other than cracking inn appropriate yet funny jokes he is known as the man who started a YouTube sensation that's saved the lives of kids around the country, and bigger- the world. Him and his husband Jerry ave been together for 17 years now and have raised a child together as well starting 14 years back. Dan told his story about when he grew up as a little boy and got bullied for appearing to be a gay boy. Yet he had not come out of the closet yet Dan was indeed a gay young boy searching for his place in the world. He was one of those kids that wasn't supported by his family once he did come out. The goal behind this video him and his husband Jerry created for lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and trans genders out there who were in need of support that they are not receiving from their family or friends. They wanted to send the message out that it gets better and here Dan was all grown up with a family of his own. They explained their situations in the video and spent more of the time in the video enhancing the fact that it does get better and there is a light at the end of the tunnel for the LGBT youth. They received so many feedback videos about kids everywhere letting Jerry and Dan know that their videos have truly helped them. Today the it gets better project is a worldwide phenomenon with over 35,000 videos on YouTube. I found this speaker very intriguing to listen too and also a very humorous speaker. I believe that their YouTube videos changed the lives of so many LGBT kids worldwide and if one person can do that, anyone could to it.
Up Up and Away!
We have all been on them and some of us fear them. Of course I’m talking about nothing other than elevators! It seems almost every day that we take them numerous times and we have all heard the stories about how people get trapped in them. The thing that concerns me more about elevators however is the awkward moment going up the elevator trapped in a quiet compact room with multiple strangers. You never know what that person is up too they could be drunk or have the flu and throw up on you, they could be having one of those gases days and just cut some fresh and wet cheese right on the elevator, or worst of all they could be a mysterious elevator murder and stab you with a knife on the elevator! Thankfully we don’t have an elevator murderer at ISU but considering how often we take the elevator we are more than likely going to experience one of these awkward moments. I experienced one of these awkward moments today when a small red headed girl walked into the elevator carrying a box that was almost bigger than her! This girl was very clumsy about carrying a box and kept on bumping into me and it is more awkward when you forced to be in this situation due to space restrictions. I’m sure that these awkward moments will just become more accepted later into the year and it will become a regular part of our everyday lives. Anyone else have awkward elevator stories similar to mine?
A New Start
The one and only redbird arena
The redbird arena at Illinois State University. Redbird Arena seats 10,500 people and is home to Illinois State Basketball, both men's and women's. The redbird arena host the intense basketball games are held during the winter. The arena is not only where sports are played but where students gather to have a good time and mingle during games. Redbird Arena's uniquely-designed roof is a key to its bright appearance, inside and out. The 65,000-square-foot, low-rise cable dome features reinforced exterior fabric!