Good Books, Priority Shifts, and Kaimana
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Loading ...’tis a great season for reading, as students are about to go/are already on break…here’s what’s been on my tap of late. Would love to hear your good stuff in the comments.
The Definitive Book of Body Language. Really easy to get in to, broken up into perusable chunks makes it a great bathroom/bedroom read. From the perspective of a neuroscience major, I find it fascinating, and from the perspective of a future physician, I find it a useful tool for reading my patients and evaluating their needs (and how they’re responding to my suggestions). You never know, it could help make you a more persuasive call-arguer.
Guyland (what I’m currently reading). Delves into the world of the “Guy” Demographic (ages 16-26+); the author’s main premise hinges on the concept of these years as a sort of prolonged post-adolescent period before “Guys” become “Men” and fully assimilate into the adult world, and a lot of the psychology and consequences of such. Definitely smatters a bit prescriptionist, and tends to be a bit sensationalist at times, but it’s a refreshing flipside to the largely female-focused Gender Studies coin and a decent touchstone for my own life, as I inch closer to my 23rd year. It’s a piece of the developmental education course I always wanted to but never took.
For the fitness-inclined, you can never go wrong with Ross Enamait‘s books. Infinite Intensity continues to be a great resource for me and my training, along with Crossfit as the other main pillar. I’ve found Vern Gambetta’s Athletic Development to be a good resource for big-picture program design, but I’d only recommend that for coaches or others looking to coordinate training on a team level.
Speaking of, I’m devoting more and more of my energy towards this team now that the roster is set and winter training is ramping up, which means this blog is slowly shifting towards the backburner. When I feel confident that I’ll be able to keep a regular schedule again I’ll let you know; for now I’ll shoot to keep dropping new content on Tuesdays (because what else is there to do on a Tuesday?) but can’t make any guarantees.
Lastly, I’m still debating going to Kaimana in February (closer to the going end than the not going end of the spectrum, probably 75% at this point). Don’t even need to bring my passport this time–any readers out there care to endorse the tourney/heckle me for still being on the fence (Dusty)?
Kaimana is great. I've been five times now and each trip was amazing in its own way. Waking up on the beach to see the sunrise over the water is fantastic. Not to mention body surfing in the waves during byes. Papaya for breakfast, pork adobe plate lunches, poke for snakes all the time=delicious. In addition to the beer truck and cocktail cabana, every year the parties seem to have something special (for example: ice luges one year). Live music one night, DJ another, lots of drinking and dancing. Hilarity usually ensues. There's also some pretty good ultimate on fields against a backdrop of lush mountains. Definitely recommend it.