February 26th Free Write

HARLEM SHAKE, the internet sensation that has taken america by storm. It is a really funny, sometimes inappropriate dance sequence.
My soccer team did a Harlem shake video last Sunday  after we played indoor soccer games. It was fun, and a good team bonding session, and it made us all laugh.
Speaking of soccer, I cannot wait for the season to start, and it makes me smile every time I think about it, and hopefully the weather will be much better.
It is ridiculous the way the weather has been the last couple of weeks. Yesterday there was no evidence of a snowstorm of this magnitude coming.
I feel like it's just bipolar, because it made me feel like spring wasn't too far away, and yet it still snows. It ruined the mood for me, which just sucks.
Workouts are almost done as well, this week being the second to last one. I'm not so tired anymore, I think that my body is more used to it, which is great.
I just have to make sure my grades stay up, and try my best to convince my mom to let me go to the tournaments, and the fort dodge game.
The tournaments are probably the best part of the season, with Sioux City easily taking the cake. We get to sleep at a hotel, and take part in a 4 or 5 game tournament, depending on whether we win or not.
It won't be very hard, and it's sure to be really fun. I should get a lot of playing time, because I believe that I have been playing well and working hard, and I hope the Coach has noticed.
I'm thinking of buying new cleats, but my mercurials still fit me well, and they aren't worn out, so I think I'll still wear them, bar a rip or two.
I've been more sleepy than ever, and I don't know the reason. I sleep from 8 pm until 5:30, which is a good 9 hours of sleep.
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One thing that I did well was leaving space so that I had only two sentences per paragraph.
One thing that I didn't do well was spelling, I had to change a lot of words.
One thing I like was the way I changed subjects. I didn't leave things hanging, I made seamless transitions.
One thing I disliked was the way I made the sentences run on, I should have just shortened them and made more paragraphs.

Our New Jerseys

  This school year has passed very quickly, and it is hard to choose some things that I liked about it.
One cool thing that happened to the roosevelt soccer team is the purchase of new jerseys. They look much better than last year's jerseys.
The reason we got them was because we cleaned out the Drake football stadium after home games for Roosevelt, and they payed us for them.
This means that we don't have to buy new ones out of our own pockets, and instead we can use the money to buy training jerseys and pay for hotels and rides.
The jerseys are really clean and we get them in both long sleeve and short sleeve in blue and white. They have a great design, and look good with the Roosevelt logo.
I think it's a good idea, because now our team looks better, and I like the blue design. Hopefully we can convince the coach to let us buy them from him.

King James Article

http://offthedribble.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/13/as-jamess-game-takes-off-comparisons-are-harder/?ref=sports


To be honest, I do not think that Lebron James is really that good. People never used to think much of him or made fun of him while he was playing for the Cavaliers.

Now all of a sudden, he is a hot commodity once he is put with stars in the form of Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh. He is able to flourish, and that has made people jump on the bandwagon.

I have never really been a fan of Lebron. My favorite player in the NBA is Rajon Rondo, and that is because of his passing skills.

It just doesn't seem like most of the people who claim to be "fans" of King James aren't really. It is just something that happens a lot in sports.

This article talks about the fact that Lebron was able to step his game up after his move to Miami. Most of the pressure on him was shared by his superstar teammates.

This distribution of pressure has enabled him to focus more on his game, something he wasn't able to do as the Cleveland "Savior". This has helped him win a Championship ring.

I think the Heat have a good chance of winning the finals again, hopefully they lose to the Celtics, but it's a small chance of that happening.

Something that happened to me this year

I really didn't have much that happened to me over the summer, or any other time of the year either. One thing that happened to me was the birth of my brother, even though that was in July.  

His name is Adam, and as of right now he is turning 7 months old tomorrow, even though he acts like he is a year old already. He is very playful, and hardly ever cries, and that is only when he gets his shots.

Lately he has been crying more, but I think that is because he has started teething, which is pretty painful, or so I have heard. I can’t remember it at all, and I am glad I don’t.    

He has made it difficult for us to take our eyes off of him ever since he turned 6 months, because he learned how to crawl and never stops moving. He moves at a pace that I really can’t understand at all.  

I guess it gives him more freedom, which must be pretty valuable considering he barely ever leaves the house. I would be upset if I didn't understand a thing people were talking about, and if I couldn't stand.

He is an okay kid overall, especially when he doesn't need his diaper changed or his milk. 

Afcon Article

http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/item/203408-nigeria-lauds-footballers-after-afcon-win

          I think that Nigeria beating Burkina Faso is an important thing that people should read because soccer is a worldwide sport enjoyed everywhere, but not the majority in America and the African Cup of Nations is a great tournament.

          It showcasing the best of African football, and this year was no exception. This tournament decides which African nations are able to go to the world cup in Brazil in 2014, which is just over a year away.

          The winner will be able to play against teams like Brazil, Spain, Germany, and Uruguay over the summer of 2013 in the Confederations Cup, which is a great prelude to what will happen during the World Cup.

           Burkina Faso was my personal favorite to win the cup, even though they had never even been to a final. I still believe that they should have won, because I really liked their team.

           They had beaten Mali, and Mali was my second favorite team to win. I was really hoping that they would face each other in the final, but the bracket had made that impossible.

           In third place was Mali, after beating Ghana, who won fourth. These teams will be able to play in the world cup next year, if I’m not mistaken.