2.26.2005
birthday and bumps
Let me start off by wishing my younger brother Matt a very happy birthday. I'm sorry I couldn't be home for it, but I know he's having a good time, and I wish him all the best for the coming year. Happy birthday, dude.
Torpids regatta news: WE BUMPED! OK, so it was an ugly bump: one in which the Oriel 3rd VIII crashed into the bank almost immediately after starting, which allowed something like six crews to pass. Severe badness for Oriel, but we'll take it. A bump is a bump, no matter how ugly it comes. Bottom line?
FRIDAY RESULTS
Keble Men's 3rd bumped Oriel 3rd
Keble Women's 2nd bumped Magdalen 2nd
Keble Men's 2nd bumped by Trinity 2nd
Keble Women's 1st bumped Lincoln 1st
Keble Men's 1st bumped St. Peter's 1st
OK, is it horrible to feel schadenfreude at the Keble Men's 2nd today? After all, I was bounced out of their team rather unceremoniously less than two weeks ago, and to be dropped from a blades-winning crew would have made me kind of upset. At the same time, I was proud to have trained with them, and I think that they've done a marvellous job. I don't know... At the very least, I feel kind of guilty for *not* feeling worse for them. At the moment now, only Keble's Women's 1st boat has a chance at blades. Blades, by the way, is a trophy you get by bumping all four days in a row without being bumped. Men's 3rd were out on Wednesday when they didn't bump, as were the Women's 2nd. Men's 1st lost it on Thursday when they were bumped by Balliol, and the Men's 2nd lost it today by being bumped by Trinity. The Women's 1st, on the other hand, destroyed Exeter, Brasenose, and Lincoln, and are gunning for Keble College's oldest and most vicious rival tomorrow: St. John's. St. John's is the richest college at Oxford and have a dislike for Keble that goes beyond annoyance. More photos are online too! :)
Torpids regatta news: WE BUMPED! OK, so it was an ugly bump: one in which the Oriel 3rd VIII crashed into the bank almost immediately after starting, which allowed something like six crews to pass. Severe badness for Oriel, but we'll take it. A bump is a bump, no matter how ugly it comes. Bottom line?
FRIDAY RESULTS
Keble Men's 3rd bumped Oriel 3rd
Keble Women's 2nd bumped Magdalen 2nd
Keble Men's 2nd bumped by Trinity 2nd
Keble Women's 1st bumped Lincoln 1st
Keble Men's 1st bumped St. Peter's 1st
OK, is it horrible to feel schadenfreude at the Keble Men's 2nd today? After all, I was bounced out of their team rather unceremoniously less than two weeks ago, and to be dropped from a blades-winning crew would have made me kind of upset. At the same time, I was proud to have trained with them, and I think that they've done a marvellous job. I don't know... At the very least, I feel kind of guilty for *not* feeling worse for them. At the moment now, only Keble's Women's 1st boat has a chance at blades. Blades, by the way, is a trophy you get by bumping all four days in a row without being bumped. Men's 3rd were out on Wednesday when they didn't bump, as were the Women's 2nd. Men's 1st lost it on Thursday when they were bumped by Balliol, and the Men's 2nd lost it today by being bumped by Trinity. The Women's 1st, on the other hand, destroyed Exeter, Brasenose, and Lincoln, and are gunning for Keble College's oldest and most vicious rival tomorrow: St. John's. St. John's is the richest college at Oxford and have a dislike for Keble that goes beyond annoyance. More photos are online too! :)
