The odd wanderings

IT major and ultimate Frisbee player at ACU. You can just call me Frisbee Tim.

[timothy8127]

Juicy contradiction

I haven’t been on here in a few months because of being a camp counselor and college, but I thought I’d share a story from camp that some people might find kind of funny. One of the other counselors in the cabin that I was in decided to buy a bag of starbursts, and gave each of us one starburst from the bag. We weren’t supposed to have candy, so we told all of the kids to eat the wrapper or make sure to give it to us to try and throw it away without them being noticeable. All of the kids claimed that you can’t eat the wrapper, so I immediately take my wrapper and swallow it (camp counselors are weird people that don’t hesitate to make questionable decisions like this for our kids, and chewing the wrapper wasn’t going to work). Some of the campers were so amazed that I did it that they asked for another starburst to eat without unwrapping it. It is that simple to have kids love you because eating a wax paper wrapper is the coolest thing to them.

[timothy8127]

So, I have a total of 11 discs right now, but these 3 were ready to be retired (bent beyond repair and close to a year old or older). Instead of getting rid of them like some people do, I prefer to save them because, if they can manage to last this long for me, I feel they deserve some amount of respect. Over my almost 4 years of playing, I have owned at least 35 discs (which comes out to over $500 USD worth of discs). I have ended up losing so many from someone accidentally taking one, they get stepped on my someone wearing cleats, someone spikes them, or they end up on the roof of a building where we’re playing out. I currently only have 4 retired, (Yeah, that’s at least 23 discs that have gone missing somehow) so I’m going to hang every disc I’m able to retire on my wall for the time they were able to last for me. If any of you do the same, or, even just want to show me your current disc collection, you’re welcome to do so.

[timothy8127]

Brodie Smith

I’m about to go on a bit of a rant about this, but Brodie Smith gets too much flak from people because he is one of the ultimate players that receives that most attention. It’s said that he’s overpaid, overrated, etc... Without Brodie Smith, ultimate likely would not be at the point that it has reached right now. He was one of the first people to start putting the game out there through his trick shot videos and everything he does with YouTube. Without Brodie Smith, it would likely have taken the sport 5-10 more years to reach where we are now with the possibility of becoming an Olympic sport and already being recognized as a sport by the International Olympic Committee. Brodie Smith, when healthy, is undoubtedly a dangerous player because he is a threat to handle or cut. Right now, you can’t call him the best player though, and you can’t call him overrated with everything he has done for the sport. He is the face of ultimate, and he does a great job doing it too. Not to downplay his on field accomplishments, which no one should ever do since he does have 2 national titles from his time playing for the University of Florida, but his bigger contribution has come as an ambassador of the sport. Anyone that complains about him being the face of ultimate just needs to remember that Brodie Smith has helped lead us to a level of exposure that no one really expected. So, for that, no matter how you feel about him, he deserves a ton of respect for bringing ultimate into the spotlight that way that he has been able to.

[timothy8127]

My favorite quote when it comes to pushing myself.

[lifeasafollower]

There are times where I wish people would understand that Ultimate frisbee is more than just running around catching and throwing a flying disc, but that it’s a culture, a lifestyle. The love/hate relationship, the camaraderie throughout the sport, tournament parties, and simply the little things such as dry socks, tournament food, and the extra hour of sleep from when your team has a bye make ultimate such a joy to be a part of. No words can ever express the experience of playing. At the end of the weekend, after hours upon hours and game after game of playing, after throwing your body countless times to the ground to catch a disc, after playing through rain and wind, after playing anywhere from freezing cold to three digit degree weather, after pain and soreness, all you can do is smile. When Monday rolls around and people ask you what you did, all you can answer with is I played in a frisbee tournament because they won’t understand what we actually did that weekend.

Paige Carver (Captain of Lynx Rufus @ GCSU)

Someone has put it into words

[timothy8127]

Ultimate Frisbee players

The only people that decide trying to catch a milk jug with one hand can be a competitive activity. 

[ultimateisbetter]

How to ask someone out

1. Pick up a Frisbee

2. Using a sharpie write ’ Wanna be my FRISBAE?’

3. Flick it to the person

4. Await a marriage proposal

[timothy8127]

The only way to ask someone out.

[psychosomagic]

I could probably stare at this all day.

[timothy8127]

It’s just so satisfying to watch.