tuesday not with morrie
it’s a beautiful sunny day, it’s actually kind of warm, i should be out side riding my bicycle. in fact, after this, when i am done charging my mp3 player, i’m gonna air up the tires and go for a ride.
tonight i have the tournament of leppers game, tomorrow i have to work, and then thursday i’m flying to taxachusettes for a non-stop cavalcade of chess fun and excitement.
Howard Goldowsky left a great comment on my last post. i need to have one mindset and know how to get into it and that is the mindset i should be in when i go to and play in tournaments. he is right, i am building this hype up and then it bites me in the ass like an angry rottweiler and becomes this downward spiral of suck. i need to have my “happy place” of concentration and chess zennery that i can go into when i need to, kinda like josh waitzkin said in his book about how awesome he is.
so today, as i ride my bike (road riding today, the trails are still a bit muddy) i will clear my mind and establish a mind state for chess. i will think about these and other things.
then i will come home, cook a dinner, and get my ass kicked by tom on FICS, rather quickly most likely, as he has a basketball game to watch.
i’m excited. i’m happy. i’m thankful for everyone i’ve “met” in the chessworld thanks to my crappy blog.
ok, off to do stuff.
d! said,
February 26, 2008 at 3:56 pm
do work kid, do work. -d!
Wahrheit said,
February 26, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Well, we are so happy to have met you, too!
Since you are playing this week I’m not sure if you’re going to make it to Reno in four weeks, but let me know so, if yes, we can arrange a proper reception!
Tom said,
February 26, 2008 at 4:44 pm
You have made a couple comments on your blog saying that I am going to win tonight….but I have this weird feeling. I wonder is it similar to the feeling George Forman had when Ali used the Rope-a-dope on him?
We shall see.