Honestly, this might have been the busiest week of my college career to date. Homework, lectures, and other assignments kept me busy for the majority of the week. I honestly have nothing interesting to report until Friday.
Friday, I took my good friend Tyler Campsey to the UW wrestling dual against Utah Valley. Coming into the duel, Wyoming ranked No. 17 in the nation while Utah Valley ranked No. 25. We were expecting a close, hard fought dual, but reality was quite the opposite. Wyoming came out and lost only one match the entire dual. Most of the matches ended in a pin, but there were some matches against Utah Valley's ranked wrestlers that were hard-fought and came down to the wire. Wyoming came out on top, dominating Utah Valley 38-4.
When I got home Friday, my roommates and I were hosting what we called the First Annual Potato Party. This was a party that had one entry fee, a potato dish. So we ended up feasting on mashed potatoes, fries, tots, and the lot. It was maybe on of the best party ideas I had ever heard of!!
Saturday brought a day of relaxation and experience in the greater outdoors. A buddy of mine, named Brad, and I went fly-fishing at a place called The Miracle Mile. This place is known for giant trout, and is one of the most famous fly-fishing areas in Wyoming. In fact, while were there Saturday, there were still three different campers with occupants camping there (the high was 24 degrees Saturday). Unfortunately, the only fish that was caught was on the end of Brad's line. This fish was maybe the most beautiful rainbow trout I have ever seen. Even so, I enjoyed every moment of the adventure at The Miracle Mile, and I look forward to heading back.
I'm sorry that I didn't have a more exciting week, like the week's past, but this is how it will be sometimes. I hope you had a good week, and I'll fill you in more next week!
Something new:
So I wanted to try something new. I don't think I'm going to cover a popular news story anymore like I have been doing in my first few blogs, but instead are going to feature a collection of things that I love. I'm doing this for two reasons, the first being that the current state of the world is pretty glum. Most of the news that I can find is not positive, nor enjoyable really to report on. My second reason is that I didn't really get the response from you guys that I was hoping for. I was hoping to have a discussion in the comments but that didn't happen.
So in light of this, I will begin to feature things that I love and things that make me happy when I see them. I find these much more enjoyable to research on, and I want to share the joy of them with you. So here goes nothing...
The love list:
Friday, I took my good friend Tyler Campsey to the UW wrestling dual against Utah Valley. Coming into the duel, Wyoming ranked No. 17 in the nation while Utah Valley ranked No. 25. We were expecting a close, hard fought dual, but reality was quite the opposite. Wyoming came out and lost only one match the entire dual. Most of the matches ended in a pin, but there were some matches against Utah Valley's ranked wrestlers that were hard-fought and came down to the wire. Wyoming came out on top, dominating Utah Valley 38-4.
When I got home Friday, my roommates and I were hosting what we called the First Annual Potato Party. This was a party that had one entry fee, a potato dish. So we ended up feasting on mashed potatoes, fries, tots, and the lot. It was maybe on of the best party ideas I had ever heard of!!
Saturday brought a day of relaxation and experience in the greater outdoors. A buddy of mine, named Brad, and I went fly-fishing at a place called The Miracle Mile. This place is known for giant trout, and is one of the most famous fly-fishing areas in Wyoming. In fact, while were there Saturday, there were still three different campers with occupants camping there (the high was 24 degrees Saturday). Unfortunately, the only fish that was caught was on the end of Brad's line. This fish was maybe the most beautiful rainbow trout I have ever seen. Even so, I enjoyed every moment of the adventure at The Miracle Mile, and I look forward to heading back.
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| Brad with his fish. |
Something new:
So I wanted to try something new. I don't think I'm going to cover a popular news story anymore like I have been doing in my first few blogs, but instead are going to feature a collection of things that I love. I'm doing this for two reasons, the first being that the current state of the world is pretty glum. Most of the news that I can find is not positive, nor enjoyable really to report on. My second reason is that I didn't really get the response from you guys that I was hoping for. I was hoping to have a discussion in the comments but that didn't happen.
So in light of this, I will begin to feature things that I love and things that make me happy when I see them. I find these much more enjoyable to research on, and I want to share the joy of them with you. So here goes nothing...
The love list:
- I stumbled upon a new YouTube channel labeled The King of Random (https://www.youtube.com/user/01032010814). This YouTube channel features daily science videos that answer interesting science questions that maybe aren't that scientific. For example, the first video of his I discovered was a video about freezing acetone in liquid nitrogen and lighting it on fire to see if it will stay lit. Or one of his videos goes over the four ways that a battery says not to disturb it (puncture, crush, light on fire, etc.)
- Back to another YouTube show, called The Burger Show. Now I don't know if you know me, but there is nothing better than a good burger. In fact, since I'm dieting, my cheat day consists of at least one cheeseburger. This channel named First We Feast (https://www.youtube.com/user/FirstWeFeast) is a show that examines all kinds of eating. They have a segment in which celebrities or famous athletes come on to do an interview, but they do it while eating extremely hot chicken wings. They put a fun twist on food that I enjoy. Now, this Burger Show highlights various kinds of burgers found throughout the US and examines them. The episode from this week consisted of a burger test with some of the most expensive burgers in New York City. It featured Adam Richman from Man vs. Food. I'd check it out!
- As the Olympics are underway in Pyeongchang, I thought I would include some historic material from that. This last week saw the US figure skating team take the bronze in the team event. But the biggest tidbit from this is that we had the first US Olympic women to land a triple axel. In case you didn't know, the triple axel is a forward facing jump in which the skater rotates 4.5 times in a single jump. The point value for a triple axel is 8.5 while a double axel (3 rotations) is given only 3.3 points. This triple axel was completed by Mirai Nagasu, one of only three women to land a triple axel in the games. It was a historic moment for both the US and figure skating in this country!
I hope you enjoyed this new segment, and please comment below other stuff that you found interesting from this last week!
Also I'm sorry for the late upload, I am having quite the week again, so I apologize.
Have a great weekend and Valentine's Day!!
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