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8 years ago

hoop journal day 141

technically it's tomorrow already, but i had to finish this up, for consistency

I've been doing this so long, the days are starting to blur together. I'm surviving, but i don't want to just survive

i keep hoping every day is the day i wake up and nothing reminds me of the massive Ls I've taken this year, that I'll stop feeling like I wasted the last 6 years of my life

i keep trying to stay "present" but the present mostly sucks. everything i want seems so far away. i wish getting out of this was like playing basketball. what's the "dumped, laid off, dad died" version of "just get to the line?" by @uncleaaroncpt

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13 hours ago

Did a thing last night.

@unrivaledbasketball pop up party at @watchme_sportsbar

Shout-out to the @lvaces and @breezebasketballclub by @uncleaaroncpt

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a day ago

hoop journal day 140

i wasn't even planning on shooting this challenge, i just noticed i made a few from the next spot on the list and kept going.

the irony is i made a bunch more in a row after this, which you can probably find in my story, depending on when you're seeing this.

one spot left, then I start over and try to improve my record at each spot. the goal is at least 80%, something I feel is not only doable, but kind of a must for game accuracy of 40.

still no callbacks for work and I'm officially out of money. if anyone wants to zelle me lunch money I won't say no 😭

life's still hard but I'm still shooting. it's all i can do. by @uncleaaroncpt

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2 days ago

hoop journal day 139

little bit of a weird day. once again my aversion to admin justified itself in making a problem i thought was complicated borderline impossible. idk why computers and databases hate me specifically, but if there is a robot uprising, i fully expect to be at the top of the kill list. SMH

on the positive side, i got to spend some time with a friend i haven't seen in a bit, who gave me some encouraging words. i told him i was proud of him. it's true.

and then, i watched the WNBA playoffs, which once again proved the basketball gods must hate me as much as admin systems. 😞 i can't even catch a break from my pastimes.

Cap it off with another weird shooting day that might have been 60 percent wind, and missing yet another week of pickup... every day you can move your body is a win, but can i get like a little more? some money? a job? a playoff run that doesn't end with a tremendous choke job? by @uncleaaroncpt

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4 days ago

Even when you're having a bad shooting day, you're still going to make a few. by @uncleaaroncpt

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5 days ago

hoop journal day 138

i don't know what happened here. i went out to do my thing and somehow had the worst shooting day of the last 3 months. i hope this doesn't mean anything.

i guess there's nothing to do but laugh at myself. better luck tomorrow by @uncleaaroncpt

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5 days ago

hoop journal day 137

AI never should have been able to take all these jobs. these captions are horrible lol

tried to find a backup run but it didn't work out. as i type this, my Minnesota Lynx have dropped their guaranteed home game against the New York Liberty so i am very sad. the universe doesn't want me to have anything eh? by @uncleaaroncpt

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6 days ago

Hoop journal day 136

Consistency

No thoughts just vibes by @uncleaaroncpt

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7 days ago

hoop journal day 136

I'm blaming this on leg day.

idk what it is... i make a bunch warming up, feel good, start the camera.... and start chucking bricks like a french protestor

this one also sounds weird and looks weird, but i leave in all those little imperfections because that's what makes it human

i have been thinking about this a lot... people present this sanitized, manicured version of themselves to the world, then complain that they feel unseen, and i never got that.

when the alternative is risk, the possibility that people might not like you, i suppose it makes sense. but if you lose something either way, i would rather keep myself, since I'm the one who has to live with him anyway by @uncleaaroncpt

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8 days ago

My phone spent the night in a Yondr pouch, so not pictured here: tandoori tacos and tikka poutine, 200 Black folks packed in like sardines, a 12-point PowerPoint presentation about grief, and Uncle Ronnie bawling like a baby.

Other notes on the evening: deeply weird to run into a social media personality you indirectly followed for years, because the only one person you could tell is long gone (and good riddance).

On the other hand, funny to finally meet someone you've low key been in a basketball group chat with for years and yet never actually hooped with.

Is Frank Ocean not calm music? Certain people seem to think so.

I missed Nneka's last game for this. The things we do for love, amirite? by @uncleaaroncpt

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9 days ago

hoop journal day 135

nothing deep today... but it does feel like I'm starting to get my shot back after making a bunch of little adjustments.

as far as everything else, well... life is lifing, but all you can do is keep going by @uncleaaroncpt

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9 days ago