A Few (More) Things

1) Thank you, Chicago Cubs (and especially Theodore Roosevelt Lilly III) for finally winning a ballgame. Let's get out there tonight and make it two in a row for September for once!

2) I am sitting in class, bored off my mind; I knew it would happen someday. Lecture is almost over, and I can't wait to get home and watch the Cubs and finish up my Chicago History reading. I am a nerd.

3) I got put into a Figure Four Leg Lock today. Don't know what it is? Shame on you...but here's an explanation anyway (from Wikipedia):

"Figure four leglock

The wrestler stands over the opponent who is lying on the mat face up and grasps a leg of the opponent. The wrestler then does a spinning toe hold and grasps the other leg, crossing them into a "4" (hence the name) as he does so and falls to the mat, applying pressure to the opponent's crossed legs with his own.

This move was made popular as the finishing move of "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers, Jack Brisco, Carlitos Colón, Greg Valentine and Ric Flair, who sometimes adds to it by twisting his opponents ankle as it is locked in, Ric Flair often uses his hands to elevate himself, causing more pressure on the legs. Also, if the referee is distracted, he will hold the ropes to apply more pain, and at least once when he was part of The Four Horsemen he held onto their hands and they pulled to help him gain leverage.

An inverted variation exists more recently used by Shawn Michaels where the wrestler takes on of the opponent's legs, turns 90 degrees, then grabs the other opponent's leg and crosses it with the other, puts one foot in between and the other on the other leg, and then bridges over.

A wrestler may counter the figure four by rolling over on to their stomach, which applies the pressure on the original applier's legs. This counter to the figure four is often called a modified indian deathlock or sometimes referred to as a sharpshooter variant."

It actually kinda hurt! How did I get myself into this? Because a few friends and I were bored, so sue us.

4) Busy weekends are coming up. Danny's party on Saturday, with work, and I've a wedding to go to next week. Don't know what exactly to wear, but I'm looking forward to it! Plus, there's Rylee's (my cousin Red's/Robert's new baby sister) christening coming up too.

5) My Music History teacher is one of the coolest men I've ever met. Ever.

6) I can't believe it's been seven years since 9/11. I can still remember every detail that happened that day, and for the following days. I'm sure everyone else can attest to this.

That's all for now, boys and girls. Go Cubbies!