Wednesday, January 16, 2008

The Average Mind Part I

You learn many a thing at school: math, science, and how others' minds work. I am writing this blog entry as part of a hopeful series of essays on psychology and how my fellow classmates' minds work. I hope you enjoy!
Ok, so I am in Gym class, playing as my usual stinky self, as I was never one of those superstar jocks or some exceptional athlete. What happened was, the gym teacher split us up into four teams and split the period into three games, so each team would play all the other teams. The sport was--yes, you guessed it: basketball!
Two out of the three games, the first two, I scored two points on each game. The end result made us lose by two on the first game, and tie on the second. Didn't help much for one of those people whose motto is "If you don't win by ten, you completely suck!" And, unfortunately, I was unfortunate enough to have one of those as me teammate. So, instead of congratulating me on my unexpected (even for me!) shooting streak and being glad that I was able to contribute more to the game than running around like a sad moron, was flaming mad that we tied, and vented his anger out on me every time I missed a shot or didn't get the rebound when I should have, or let my defense slip up. It was like eh forgot about my positive contributions to the game. Close to the end of the last game, I got fed up with the annoying scoldings and screamed at him that if he didn't like my playing style then he shouldn't pass to me and ignore me.
Ok, you see the facts. Now, what is your opinion? And, as soon I get another idea for an addition to this series, I promise I will post it as soon as possible. And, to those who have vacation--have fun! And to those who do not--I sympathize.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ok.Calm down.Do you know that it's finals week?This should be a variable.Some people (like me) get stressed out and freak out sometimes when things don't go perfectly.Apparently he's like me and he *does* freak out.So give the guy a break.It's 8th period. He just wanted to go home.

Amram D. Altzman said...

ok ok ok lay off i was just stating the facts. i was not pressing any facts against him. I am merely showing the story the way i see it.

Anonymous said...

i could only guess who was on ur team and i understand that people get angry when they dont win but i know ur not the greatest(no offense)but hoo cares its just a game. in gym i am the best on my team i just play to have fun i finished the season 1 win 1 tie 4 losses. i dont even care i got to do everything and i had fun u should to
your friend
jason

Amram D. Altzman said...

Please keep who was on my team to yourself, as I do not want to embaress him or her. I also play for fun, but it kind of defletes the "having fun" part where you have to listen to a guy rant and rave about how I can't play. Hmmmm.......
//Ami//

Anonymous said...

suk it up baby

Amram D. Altzman said...

I guess I should, yeah. :):):)