Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Flaky People

I need to vent. I'm getting so tired of dealing with a flaky individual. Over last weekend, I proposed the idea of getting together with said individual for this weekend. This person said that would be good. So now tonight, I went to pencil in the official plan, and guess what... No response... Nothing... This individual has done this to me on multiple occasions in the past. "Oh, I'll FaceTime you" and doesn't. "Oh, I'll FaceTime you" and doesn't again. We will get together for lunch, and I will let you know "forsure" (all one word for some reason). Guess what... When I go to ask for the time, I don't hear back. Said person sends a message saying "I'm bored", so then I tell this person that I'll come visit, and then they say "Oh, I need to get this done soon". Don't they realize how much it sucks to leave me hanging? How dishonest and misleading this sounds? Not only is it frustrating, but it also makes me feel like I'm worthless also. This person claims to "love" me (friends and nothing more I think anyway) but their actions sometimes don't back that up. This same individual has also said that they'll miss me, but that they'll miss their other friend more... It all comes back to finding QUALITY friends. This person seems to have some personal issues. I've got my problems, and I know it, but at least I own up to my faults and don't try to blame it on other people. Maybe this person is trying to get me to chase them, but I'm running out of breath and need to give up on this said chase. And I cannot ask this person, as this person doesn't take criticism very well, and says something along the lines of that I don't know what they are going through and that it is also none of my business. It took me a while, but I think this person really does want me as a friend, but I have to wonder if there's a motive, and if this person really wants this friendship or just wants someone to talk to when it's convenient for them... Or perhaps if this person has some other underlying issue that makes them panic and bail out. I wish this said individual would be more up-front and not try to cover up whatever it is. I'm so confused!

Friday, December 11, 2015

My Next Thing to Tackle

So, here's the next thing I've got to work on.

I hate being left out. You'd think after being excluded for most of my life over and over, I'd be used to it. I was left out throughout school, and it has continued into adulthood. But you just never get used to it. Maybe it's because I'm socially awkward. Maybe it's because I don't fit in. Maybe it's because I may be a risk to cause conflicts. Maybe it's because people don't like me. Maybe it's not my business. Maybe I'm being led on. Maybe other people are manipulators. Maybe other people are fakes. Maybe other people just plain and simply suck. I wish I knew the answer. Maybe it's all of the above. It leaves a hole in my heart every time, and it's even more painful when someone tries to hide the fact that they're excluding you by quietly leaving you out with no explanation why, and then clearly catching the people in the act. But if I ever question it, then it will always somehow be my fault. So I either live with the heartache or I be alone, which still leaves me with heartache. I lose either way. I wish I could just have that friend that wouldn't exclude me… That always wants me around. That actually enjoys my presence. That doesn't push me away. That actually is committed to spending time with me. That wouldn't plan to exclude me. That wouldn't contradict what they say with their actions or lack thereof. So... With all of that being said, this enters my next challenge that I need to tackle. Finding some people in my life that I can spend time with and enjoy, consistently. Where I don't feel like I suck. That I can actually see face-to-face. Outside of a few people maybe, I'm going to have to do this on my own. If I can succeed with this, other good things should follow. I got past hating life, now I need to find ways to enjoy life. So I guess in a round-about sort of way, I would benefit from expanding my friendships and definitely adding some new ones.

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

What's Going On?

As many of you know, I have been going through some tough times. I am going to explain. For the better part of 12 years, I have struggled with depression. For that amount of time, and perhaps longer, I have had struggles with anxiety. Both are crippling things that I would not wish on anyone. My depression comes and goes in waves, and my latest struggle with it began around June. My depression and anxiety has created so much misery for me, especially in the past, and it has for others as well. I have lost friends because of it.

For the first time, I decided to get help, so I went to the doctor in early September, and I have now been prescribed with a generic of Zoloft. Now this as expected has not performed miracles, but then again, it could take anywhere from 3-6 weeks before it is working at 100%. I have a follow-up appointment coming up in a few weeks. It has helped, which is a start. I haven’t felt as down; I’ve been more motivated to do things, and when I do get upset, I find myself bouncing back quicker than before. But don’t get me wrong, I still have some bad days, and I’ve been having at least one or two of those each week, but it’s better than six or seven per week.

It has also helped with my anxiety. I still have anxiety though, and quite frequently, but I don’t notice my heart racing out of my chest nearly as often, and I don’t seem to be having that wobbly feeling in my legs anymore. It seems to be more manageable.

That said, like so many people who struggle with these things, this are permanent. It will never go away. People who say that it will go away are wrong. It is something that must be dealt with for the remainder of my life, but it’s just figuring out ways to manage it and make it do-able. So one of my goals has been getting “better” and finding better ways to handle it. Progress is being made there.

But I have another goal that’s also important to me. I’d like to build better and closer friendships. It’s something that’s lacking, and I think I deserve to have it. But the problem is, with a person who has a lot of anxiety problems, and at times struggles socially, where does a guy like me even go? Where do I start? A bar or a club is not the place for me, and I’m just plain and simply not that outgoing and probably will never be. But that doesn’t mean I don’t want some close friends because I really do.


And as far as an actual “relationship” goes, meh, if it happens, it happens. I’ve been in one before, and I wouldn’t be opposed to that again, but I would hope it would be the right girl if it is. The last one was not. I don’t imagine myself with someone who would truly be crazy about me. I just don’t picture it. I guess I’d believe that when (and if) I’ll see that. But either way, that’s neither here nor there. What’s most important to me at this point is building close friendships. The few friends I do have, some of them may want to do that as well, and others may not. Some will want to put in the effort, and some may not. Shoot, maybe none of them will want to. But that’s okay, I’m wanting some new friends too, and I should put some focus there.

Anyway, enough of my rambling for now. There may be more updates to come.

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Nerd_Ngong's 2013 Ladderball

Mike Wins Conference Spring Tournament by Defeating Travis 21-16

5/27/13

The Lost Island Spring Tournament was held 5/25/13 at Lost Island Court.  The games are listed below.

1st round:
Mike vs Randy
This game was very tight most of the way through the game, but it always seemed that Mike had the slight advantage throughout.  Randy would make a big stop late to keep Mike from going out, but it wasn't enough later on as Mike narrowly won, 21-19.
Ryan vs Jeff
Ryan had some good moments, but Jeff's powerful offense proved to be too much for Ryan.  Jeff wins 21-7 in a blowout.

2nd round:
Mike vs Chris
Chris began the tournament in this round after being selected at random for the bye in the 1st round.  Mike started off with a huge lead and was threatening to completely blast Chris, but Chris started finding his groove and started to chip away at Mike's lead, however, Chris dug himself into too deep of a hole early and he was unable to get out of it.  Mike wins 24-13.
Jeff vs Travis
Travis began the tournament in this round after being selected at random for the bye in the 1st round.  Travis started off quick with a big lead, but Jeff's powerful offense would quickly put him back in the game.  Jeff made a rally to make it a 16-15 Travis advantage, but Jeff had key rejections throughout the game that kept him from winning.  Travis had a good showing on offense himself and would win 22-15.

Final round:
Mike vs Travis
Mike opened up the game with a healthy lead quickly, as Travis opened the game with an eleven rejections in a row to start the game before finally making a connection on his 12th throw.  Travis was still getting beat up trailing 16-8 but Travis would throw an 8 and Mike would leave an open rack to make the game 16-all.  On the following round however, Mike would throw a 5 and Travis would leave an open rack to give Mike a win after losing in the final match in the tournament last season.  Mike wins 21-16.  15 of the 16 points Travis scored came off of big plays.  (A seven that Mike left an open rack, and an eight that Mike left an open rack.)  Mike gets back to the 4th spot in the conference standings.

Travis Makes Big Comeback to Defeat Mike at Smurf Turf Court

5/18/13

Travis & Mike played in the only sanctioned game of the day at Smurf Turf Court.  Mike was playing hot and started with a 19-6 lead.  Travis would need a huge turnaround to win the game.  Mike would start getting rejections, and Travis made a huge 19-0 run to make the largest comeback of the season, 25-19.  Travis improves to 20-7 while Mike falls to 4-10.  Their rankings remained the same.

Jeff Goes 2-0 Against Travis.  Remains Unbeaten at King's Court

5/15/13

Jeff won both games played at King's Court against Travis today to retake the #1 spot again.  Jeff is 7-0 at King's Court (his home court) this season and has not surrendered more than 12 points so far at home.  Jeff won the first match 21-12 and the second match in a blowout, 25-7.  After the game, here's what Travis had to say.

"For about the past three to four weeks, all in all, I've been playing the best I've ever played consistently.  I have been very consistent in my practices and I've really done a good job on minimizing the amount of open racks I'm leaving.  With that being said, my quality practices will do me no good if I cannot bring that quality play to actual games.  I always know when I go up against Jeff that I'm going to have my work cut out for me, and I started off playing as well as I have in my practices, however, the rejections started mounting up quickly, and by the time we had made it to the second match, my quality of play also became poor.  Jeff was hitting everything today, and credit goes to him for keeping open racks to a minimum.  That is something I failed to accomplish today.  The rejections to a point are out of my control, but I need to do the best that I can on what I can control, and I didn't do my best today."

Provided that the weather holds, there will be more games on Saturday at Smurf Turf Court, where recorded games will be played there for the first time.  Travis will look to bounce back, while Jeff will look to continue holding on to his #1 spot.

Travis Goes 2-0 Against Mike.  Reclaims the Top Spot

4/28/13

Travis & Mike played two games at King's Court today.
On the first match, Travis started 14-0 before Mike would play with amped up defense and go on a 14-0 run of his own to tie the game.  Mike had blocked two of Travis's three's in a row, which helped him score those points.  After the game being tied up at 14-all, Travis would go on a 10-0 run to win the game at 24-14.
On the second match, Travis started off with a 2-0 lead, then Mike got a point to make it 2-1.  Travis would go on a 20-0 run for the remainder of the game and win in a blowout, 22-1.
Travis and Jeff swap places in the rankings.  Mike shockingly falls to 6th in the rankings, allowing Jake to pass him at 5th.


Jeff Goes Unbeaten in Ladderball Schedule

4/27/13

Results of the games and rankings are listed further down on the page.


More Ladderball Games @ Lost Island Court.  Travis & Julie go unbeaten.  More games tonight...

4/27/13

Travis defeated Randy, Jeff, and Charlotte.  All three games were blowouts.  Jeff was closer to beating Travis than the score was.  The scores to all of the games will be listed in the game results section.  Randy was close, but had too many rejections and lost all three of his games.  Charlotte went 0-2 as well.  Jeff went 1-2 so far.  There will be more games tonight at 5:00PM (CT), and it will be in a schedule format, so everyone will get a chance to play each other.  Rankings have changed.  They are listed below in the conference standings section.  Julie made a big comeback at the end of her last game to stun Jeff 22-20.  (It did not go to overtime.)

Conference Top 10

Rank Player Wins Losses
1 Jeff 14 5
2 Travis 21 8
3 Julie 8 8
4 Mike 7 10
5 Jake 4 5
6 Jakie 0 0
7 Scott 0 0
8 Randy 2 8
9 Mark 0 0
10 Angie 0 0

Other Conference Players:  Charlotte; Ryan; Angie; Linda; Eddy

Conference Game Results

3/16/13 - Mike vs Travis @ King's Court:  Mike 23-20
3/16/13 - Mike vs Travis @ King's Court:  Travis 21-13
3/16/13 - Mike vs Travis @ King's Court:  Travis 21-9
3/30/13 - Travis vs Jeff @ King's Court:  Jeff 22-1
3/31/13 - Julie vs Travis @ Charlotte's Web:  Travis 21-9
3/31/13 - Mike vs Travis @ Charlotte's Web:  Travis 21-2
3/31/13 - Mike vs Jeff @ Charlotte's Web:  Jeff 22-14
3/31/13 - Travis vs Jeff @ Charlotte's Web:  Travis 21-18
3/31/13 - Julie vs Jeff @ Charlotte's Web:  Julie 23-12
3/31/13 - Julie vs Mike @ Charlotte's Web:  Mike 21-9
4/8/13 - Travis vs Julie @ King's Court:  Julie 23-12
4/8/13 - Travis vs Julie @ King's Court:  Travis 21-16
4/13/13 - Mike vs Julie @ King's Court:  Mike 21-14
4/13/13 - Mike vs Jeff @ King's Court:  Jeff 21-12
4/13/13 - Julie vs Jeff @ King's Court:  Jeff 23-3
4/13/13 - Mike vs Jeff @ King's Court:  Jeff 22-6
4/13/13 - Mike vs Jeff @ King's Court:  Jeff 24-12
4/13/13 - Mike vs Julie @ King's Court:  Mike 21-1
4/26/13 - Jake vs Travis @ Lost Island Court:  Travis 21-3
4/26/13 - Jake vs Travis @ Lost Island Court:  Travis 22-2
4/26/13 - Jake vs Travis @ Lost Island Court:  Travis 22-18
4/26/13 - Jake vs Travis @ Lost Island Court:  Travis 22-2
4/27/13 - Julie vs Randy @ Lost Island Court:  Julie 21-10
4/27/13 - Jeff vs Randy @ Lost Island Court:  Jeff 23-17
4/27/13 - Randy vs Travis @ Lost Island Court:  Travis 21-8
4/27/13 - Julie vs Charlotte @ Lost Island Court:  Julie 21-10
4/27/13 - Jeff vs Travis @ Lost Island Court:  Travis 22-7
4/27/13 - Travis vs Charlotte @ Lost Island Court:  Travis 21-5
4/27/13 - Julie vs Jeff @ Lost Island Court:  Julie 22-20
4/27/13 - Ryan vs Julie @ Lost Island Court:  Julie 21-1
4/27/13 - Jeff vs Travis @ Lost Island Court:  Jeff 21-19
4/27/13 - Jake vs Eddy @ Lost Island Court:  Jake 21-14
4/27/13 - Randy vs Charlotte @ Lost Island Court:  Randy 27-13
4/27/13 - Jeff vs Ryan @ Lost Island Court:  Jeff 22-8
4/27/13 - Julie vs Travis @ Lost Island Court:  Julie 21-8
4/27/13 - Jake vs Randy @ Lost Island Court:  Jake 21-17
4/27/13 - Jake vs Travis @ Lost Island Court:  Travis 22-12
4/27/13 - Ryan vs Randy @ Lost Island Court:  Randy 21-6
4/27/13 - Ryan vs Jake @ Lost Island Court:  Jake 22-9
4/27/13 - Julie vs Jeff @ Lost Island Court:  Jeff 22-12
4/27/13 - Randy vs Travis @ Lost Island Court:  Travis 25-1
4/27/13 - Jeff vs Randy @ Lost Island Court:  Jeff 22-18
4/27/13 - Jake vs Julie @ Lost Island Court:  Jake 24-20
4/27/13 - Ryan vs Travis @ Lost Island Court:  Travis 23-0
4/27/13 - Julie vs Randy @ Lost Island Court:  Julie 21-9
4/28/13 - Mike vs Travis @ King's Court:  Travis 24-14
4/28/13 - Mike vs Travis @ King's Court:  Travis 22-1
5/15/13 - Travis vs Jeff @ King's Court:  Jeff 21-12
5/15/13 - Travis vs Jeff @ King's Court:  Jeff 25-7
5/17/13 - Travis vs Mike @ Smurf Turf Court:  Travis 25-19
5/25/13 - *Mike vs Randy @ Lost Island Court (Spring Tournament):  Mike 21-19
5/25/13 - *Ryan vs Jeff @ Lost Island Court (Spring Tournament):  Jeff 21-7
5/25/13 - *Mike vs Chris @ Lost Island Court (Spring Tournament):  Mike 24-13
5/25/13 - *Jeff vs Travis @ Lost Island Court (Spring Tournament):  Travis 22-15
5/25/13 - *Mike vs Travis @ Lost Island Court (Spring Tournament):  Mike 21-16

Non-Conference Game Results

3/31/13 - Travis vs Chad*:  Travis 21-16

Rule Changes in 2013

The following rules have changed in 2013:
  • During a recorded game, players may not change uprights unless an upright has broken or malfunctioned.
  • During a recorded game, a player may longer be allowed to change bolas until after the game is completed unless a bola is broken or has been lost.
  • Both players must use the same type of bola - hard or soft.
  • The throwing line or distance between the uprights has changed to 22 feet.  You may throw further away if you like.
  • No part of a player's foot or shoe may go past the front of the legs of the uprights or those throws will be nullified.
  • During a recorded game, you may only throw one bola at a time.  If you throw more than one bola at a time, those bolas' scores will be nullified.
  • A bola counts for points whenever the rope of the bola touches the rung/step.  (Previously, the rope of the bola had to touch at least half of the rung/step and not just simply touch it.)

Monday, March 26, 2012

Nerd_Ngong's Ladderball 2012 Blog Post

Recent Game Story


Ladderball, 2013 Pre-Season Rankings Released.  New Ranking System to be Used.

About the New Ranking System...

A new system will be used for the rankings in 2013.  This new system was also used to determine the pre-season rankings for the new season.  The new ranking system was put in place to simplify the process in determining each player's ranking, and it also eliminates any controversial advantages to players who play an easier schedule or play or games.  The new ranking system has four key weighted categories totaling 28 points (Although most players scores will typically be below 20) that affect your score towards your ranking.

1.  Average Opponent Rank (Maximum of 10 points)
The highest-weighted category that goes into determining your score for your ranking is the average ranking of the opponents you play.  The ranking of the opponent that is counted is their current ranking at the time you played them.  Any unranked or non-conference opponent is counted as a rank of 15 towards the average.  All players in the top 10 are counted as their actual ranking.  If the average ranking of all the players you play is 3 for instance, you would get more points than someone who has played opponents averaged with a ranking of 6.
2.  Winning Percentage (Maximum of 8 points)
The second highest-weighted category that goes into determining your score for your ranking is your win percentage.  The count of games you play is not factored into your ranking - only the total percent of games you win.  The higher the win percentage, the higher your score is for your winning percentage score.  You can score 8 points for winning 100% of your games.
3.  Average Points Scored (Maximum of 5 points)
This category takes the average amount of points you score in a game.  If you average 21 points a game, you would get 5 points.  It is possible to get more than 5 points if you average more than 21 points a game, but that is rare.  If you have lost a few games, it will be unlikely your average will be at least 21 points unless you have had some high-scoring wins.
4.  Average Points Allowed (Maximum of 5 points)
This category takes the average amount of points your opponents score in a game.  If you do not allow any points a game average, you could get the full 5 points.  (This is nearly impossible)  Likewise, you can actually get negative points (which would be deducted from your total score) if you average more than 21 points allowed a game.  This is also unlikely unless you have lost all or nearly all of your games.

2013 Pre-Season Top 10 Rankings...
Note:  Pre-Season rankings are determined based upon 2012's results using the new ranking system formulas.  There are  currently 14 players in the conference.  Any new players starts off not being ranked at 0 points until their first game is complete.
1.  Travis (18.629)
Average Opponent Rank in 2012:  5.50 (8th)
Win Percent in 2012:  72.73% (1st)
Average Points Scored in 2012:  19.64 pts/game (1st)
Average Points Allowed in 2012:  13.43 pts/game (1st)
2.  Jeff (17.534)
Average Opponent Rank in 2012:  2.95 (5th)
Win Percent in 2012:  53.33% (3rd)
Average Points Scored in 2012:  17.37 pts/game (4th)
Average Points Allowed in 2012:  16.40 pts/game (4th)
3.  Chris (16.529)
Average Opponent Rank in 2012:  7.33 (10th)
Win Percent in 2012:  66.67% (2nd)
Average Points Scored in 2012:  18.67 pts/game (2nd)
Average Points Allowed in 2012:  14.11 pts/game (3rd)
4.  Mike (15.897)
Average Opponent Rank in 2012:  2.11 (3rd)
Win Percent in 2012:  37.33% (8th)
Average Points Scored in 2012:  15.45 pts/game (8th)
Average Points Allowed in 2012:  18.33 pts/game (7th)
5.  Randy (15.437)
Average Opponent Rank in 2012:  2.92 (4th)
Win Percent in 2012:  41.67%  (6th - T)
Average Points Scored in 2012:  15.75 pts/game (7th)
Average Points Allowed in 2012:  19.75 pts/game (8th)
6.  Julie (13.243)
Average Opponent Rank in 2012:  1.64 (2nd)
Win Percent in 2012:  17.65% (11th)
Average Points Scored in 2012:  11.71 pts/game (10th)
Average Points Allowed in 2012:  20.43 pts/game (11th)
7.  Jakie (12.825)
Average Opponent Rank in 2012:  8.08 (12th)
Win Percent in 2012:  50.00% (4th - T)
Average Points Scored in 2012:  17.33 pts/game (5th)
Average Points Allowed in 2012:  17.83 pts/game (6th)
8.  Scott (12.750)
Average Opponent Rank in 2012:  5.92 (9th)
Win Percent in 2012:  33.33% (9th)
Average Points Scored in 2012:  15.83 pts/game (6th)
Average Points Allowed in 2012:  19.92 pts/game (10th)
9.  Ryan (11.276)
Average Opponent Rank in 2012:  4.84 (7th)
Win Percent in 2012:  21.05% (10th)
Average Points Scored in 2012:  10.74 pts/game (11th)
Average Points Allowed in 2012:  19.89 pts/game (9th)
10.  Mark (9.905)
Average Opponent Rank in 2012:  3.00 (6th)
Win Percent in 2012:  0.00% (12th - T)
Average Points Scored in 2012:  8.00 pts/game (13th)
Average Points Allowed in 2012:  21.00 pts/game (12th)
Not Ranked:  Charlotte, Jake, Angie, Linda

***LOST ISLAND 2012 LADDERBALL TOURNAMENT RESULTS***



***FAMILY LADDERBALL TOURNAMENT RESULTS***
Jeff Wins Family Ladderball Tournament in Dominant Fashion

2012 Season Statistics
*Note:  Only one-on-one matches are tracked.

Standings
Updated:  8/12/2012
This shows where everyone who has played in 2012 ranks.


Ranking
  Name
Record
Score
1
  Travis
136-51
+254
2
  Jeff
40-35
+84
3
  Mike
29-46
+76
4
5
6
7
7
9
10
10
(12)
(13)
(14)
  Chris
  Scott
  Randy
  Jakie
  Julie
  Ryan
  Linda
  Char...
  Angie
  Jake
  Mark
     
12-6
4-8
6-6
6-7
12-57
4-14
0-3
0-2
1-1
1-1
0-6

+36
+4
0
-11
-42
-47
-7
-7
-10
-15
-38



Series Statistics (Conference Games Only)
Updated:  8/12/2012
Travis vs Jeff:  Travis leads 27-22
Travis vs Mike:  Travis leads 39-19
Travis vs Julie:  Travis leads 44-5
Travis vs Scott:  Travis leads 6-1
Travis vs Chris:  Tied at 2-2
Travis vs Randy:  Travis leads 2-1
Travis vs Charlotte:  Travis leads 3-0
Travis vs Mark:  Travis leads 2-0
Travis vs Linda:  Travis leads 1-0
Travis vs Jakie:  Travis leads 3-0
Travis vs Ryan:  Travis leads 4-0
Mike vs Julie:  Tied at 2-2
Mike vs Jeff:  Jeff leads 4-3
Jeff vs Julie:  Jeff leads 11-5
Jeff vs Mark:  Jeff leads 1-0
Chris vs Randy:  Chris leads 3-2
Chris vs Jakie:  Jakie leads 1-0
Chris vs Ryan:  Chris leads 4-0
Chris vs Mark:  Chris leads 2-0
Mike vs Scott:  Mike leads 1-0
Jeff vs Chris:  Jeff leads 1-0
Jakie vs Ryan:  Jakie leads 4-1
Jakie vs Randy:  Randy leads 2-1
Ryan vs Angie:  Ryan leads 1-0
Mike vs Ryan:  Mike leads 2-0
Mike vs Randy:  Mike leads 1-0
Mike vs Jakie:  Mike leads 1-0
Mike vs Chris:  Chris leads 1-0
Jeff vs Ryan:  Jeff leads 1-0
Jake vs Ryan:  Ryan leads 1-0
Jake vs Mark:  Jake leads 1-0

Player Statistics
Updated:  8/9/12
#1 Travis
Record:  136-51 (73%)
Overtime Record:  2-1 (67%)
Record When Both Players Score 10+ Points:  77-38 (67%)
Shutout Wins:  5 (3%)
Shutout Losses:  1 (1%)
Games Scored 10+ Points:  174 (93%)
Games Scored Less Than 10 Points:  13 (7%)
Games Opponents Scored 10+ Points:  130 (70%)
Games Opponents Scored Less Than 10 Points:  60 (30%)
Biggest Win Against:  Chris 23-0
Biggest Loss Against:  Scott Marks (NC) 22-0
Closest Win Against:  Jeff 24-22 (2 Overtimes)
Closest Loss Against:  Mike 23-21 (2 Overtimes)


#2 Jeff
Record:  40-35 (53%)
Overtime Record:  0-1 (0%)
Record When Both Players Score 10+ Points:  22-21 (51%)
Shutout Wins:  1 (2%)
Shutout Losses:  2 (3%)
Games Scored 10+ Points:  62 (83%)
Games Scored Less Than 10 Points:  13 (17%)
Games Opponents Scored 10+ Points:  57 (76%)
Games Opponents Scored Less Than 10 Points:  18 (24%)
Biggest Win Against:  Julie 24-0
Biggest Loss Against:  Mike 22-0
Closest Win Against:  Travis 21-19
Closest Loss Against:  Travis 24-22 (2 Overtimes)


#3 Mike
Record:  29-46 (39%)
Overtime Record:  1-1 (50%)
Record When Both Players Score 10+ Points:  20-27 (43%)
Shutout Wins:  1 (1%)
Shutout Losses:  1 (1%)
Games Scored 10+ Points:  56 (75%)
Games Scored Less Than 10 Points:  19 (25%)
Games Opponents Scored 10+ Points:  66 (88%)
Games Opponents Scored Less Than 10 Points:  9 (12%)
Biggest Win Against:  Jeff 22-0
Biggest Loss Against:  Travis 22-0
Closest Win Against:  Travis 23-21 (2 Overtimes)
Closest Loss Against:  Travis 24-21 (Overtime)

#4 Chris
Record:  12-6 (67%)
Overtime Record:  N/A
Record When Both Players Score 10+ Points:  8-5 (62%)
Shutout Wins:  1 (6%)
Shutout Losses:  1 (6%)
Games Scored 10+ Points:  16 (89%)
Games Scored Less Than 10 Points:  2 (11%)
Games Opponents Scored 10+ Points:  15 (83%)
Games Opponents Scored Less Than 10 Points:  3 (17%)
Biggest Win Against:  Ryan 22-0
Biggest Loss Against:  Travis 23-0
Closest Win Against:  Travis 21-18
Closest Loss Against:  Randy 22-19


#5 Scott
Record:  4-8 (33%)
Overtime Record:  N/A
Record When Both Players Score 10+ Points:  3-5 (38%)
Shutout Wins:  0 (0%)
Shutout Losses:  0 (0%)
Games Scored 10+ Points:  9 (75%)
Games Scored Less Than 10 Points:  3 (25%)
Games Opponents Scored 10+ Points:  10 (83%)
Games Opponents Scored Less Than 10 Points:  0 (0%)
Biggest Win Against:  Carol (NC) 25-7
Biggest Loss Against:  Mike 29-3
Closest Win Against:  Mark (NC) 25-20
Closest Loss Against:  Travis 22-20



#6 Randy
Record:  6-6 (50%)
Overtime Record:  N/A
Record When Both Players Score 10+ Points:  5-6 (45%)
Shutout Wins:  0 (0%)
Shutout Losses:  1 (9%)
Games Scored 10+ Points:  10 (83%)
Games Scored Less Than 10 Points:  2 (17%)
Games Opponents Scored 10+ Points:  12 (100%)
Games Opponents Scored Less Than 10 Points:  0 (0%)
Biggest Win Against:  Jakie 24-10
Biggest Loss Against:  Travis 22-0
Closest Win Against:  Chris 22-19
Closest Loss Against:  Mike 21-17


#7 Linda
Record:  0-2 (0%)
Overtime Record:  N/A
Record When Both Players Score 10+ Points:  0-1 (0%)
Shutout Wins:  0 (0%)
Shutout Losses:  0 (0%)
Games Scored 10+ Points:  1 (50%)
Games Scored Less Than 10 Points:  1 (50%)
Games Opponents Scored 10+ Points:  2 (100%)
Games Opponents Scored Less Than 10 Points:  0 (0%)
Biggest Win Against:  N/A
Biggest Loss Against:  Travis 24-3
Closest Win Against:  N/A
Closest Loss Against:  Carol (NC) 21-16

#7 Charlotte
Record:  0-3 (0%)
Overtime Record:  N/A
Record When Both Players Score 10+ Points:  0-0 (0%)
Shutout Wins:  0 (0%)
Shutout Losses:  1 (50%)
Games Scored 10+ Points:  0 (0%)
Games Scored Less Than 10 Points:  3 (100%)
Games Opponents Scored 10+ Points:  3 (100%)
Games Opponents Scored Less Than 10 Points:  0 (0%)
Biggest Win Against:  N/A
Biggest Loss Against:  Travis 21-0
Closest Win Against:  N/A
Closest Loss Against:  Travis 24-2

#9 Angie
Record:  1-1 (50%)
Overtime Record:  N/A
Record When Both Players Score 10+ Points:  0-0 (0%)
Shutout Wins:  0 (0%)
Shutout Losses:  0 (0%)
Games Scored 10+ Points:  1 (50%)
Games Scored Less Than 10 Points:  1 (50%)
Games Opponents Scored 10+ Points:  1 (50%)
Games Opponents Scored Less Than 10 Points:  1 (50%)
Biggest Win Against:  Kim (NC) 23-7
Biggest Loss Against:  Ryan 21-6
Closest Win Against:  Kim (NC) 23-7
Closest Loss Against:  Ryan 21-6


#10 Jakie
Record:  6-7 (46%)
Overtime Record:  N/A
Record When Both Players Score 10+ Points:  3-5 (38%)
Shutout Wins:  0 (0%)
Shutout Losses:  0 (0%)
Games Scored 10+ Points:  10 (77%)
Games Scored Less Than 10 Points:  3 (23%)
Games Opponents Scored 10+ Points:  10 (77%)
Games Opponents Scored Less Than 10 Points:  3 (23%)
Biggest Win Against:  Ryan 24-3
Biggest Loss Against:  Travis 22-4
Closest Win Against:  Ryan 24-20
Closest Loss Against:  Travis 24-20


Mark
Record:  0-6 (0%)
Overtime Record:  N/A
Record When Both Players Score 10+ Points:  0-3 (0%)
Shutout Wins:  0 (0%)
Shutout Losses:  0 (0%)
Games Scored 10+ Points:  3 (50%)
Games Scored Less Than 10 Points:  3 (50%)
Games Opponents Scored 10+ Points:  6 (100%)
Games Opponents Scored Less Than 10 Points:  0 (0%)
Biggest Win Against:  N/A
Biggest Loss Against:  Travis 21-1
Closest Win Against:  N/A
Closest Loss Against:  Travis 21-13 & Chris 21-13


Julie
Record:  12-57 (17%)
Overtime Record:  N/A
Record When Both Players Score 10+ Points:  7-30 (19%)
Shutout Wins:  0 (0%)
Shutout Losses:  1 (2%)
Games Scored 10+ Points:  43 (62%)
Games Scored Less Than 10 Points:  26 (38%)
Games Opponents Scored 10+ Points:  64 (93%)
Games Opponents Scored Less Than 10 Points:  5 (7%)
Biggest Win Against:  Travis 21-6
Biggest Loss Against:  Jeff 24-0
Closest Win Against:  Travis 22-20
Closest Loss Against:  Travis 21-19


Jake
Record:  1-1 (50%)
Overtime Record:  N/A
Record When Both Players Score 10+ Points:  1-1 (50%)
Shutout Wins:  0 (0%)
Shutout Losses:  0 (0%)
Games Scored 10+ Points:  2 (100%)
Games Scored Less Than 10 Points:  0 (0%)
Games Opponents Scored 10+ Points:  2 (100%)
Games Opponents Scored Less Than 10 Points:  0 (0%)
Biggest Win Against:  Mark 21-12
Biggest Loss Against:  Ryan 21-14
Closest Win Against:  Mark 21-12
Closest Loss Against:  Ryan 21-14


Ryan
Record:  4-14 (22%)
Overtime Record:  N/A
Record When Both Players Score 10+ Points:  2-4 (33%)
Shutout Wins:  0 (0%)
Shutout Losses:  1 (6%)
Games Scored 10+ Points:  8 (44%)
Games Scored Less Than 10 Points:  10 (56%)
Games Opponents Scored 10+ Points:  16 (89%)
Games Opponents Scored Less Than 10 Points:  2 (11%)
Biggest Win Against:  Angie 21-6
Biggest Loss Against:  Chris 22-0
Closest Win Against:  Jakie 24-16
Closest Loss Against:  Jakie 24-20

Travis's game-by-game record
Updated:  8/12/2012
Mike @ King's Court:  12-21 L
Mike @ King's Court:  1-21 L
Mike @ King's Court:  22-16 W
Mike @ King's Court:  23-14 W
Mike @ King's Court:  23-6 W
Mike @ King's Court:  22-5 W
Mike @ King's Court:  22-9 W
Mike @ King's Court:  21-9 W
Mike @ King's Court:  23-17 W
Mike @ King's Court:  22-14 W
Julie @ King's Court:  22-6 W
Julie @ King's Court:  22-13 W
Julie @ King's Court:  25-19 W
Mike @ King's Court:  20-23 L
Mike @ King's Court:  22-20 W
Mike @ King's Court:  23-14 W
Julie @ King's Court:  22-11 W
Julie @ King's Court:  22-6 W
Julie @ King's Court:  22-7 W
Jeff @ King's Court:  22-15 W
Jeff @ King's Court:  24-22 W / 2OT
Jeff @ King's Court:  15-21 L
Julie @ King's Court:  17-23 L
Julie @ King's Court:  22-11 W
Julie @ King's Court:  21-7 W
Jeff @ King's Court:  21-19 W
Jeff @ King's Court:  6-22 L
Jeff @ King's Court:  22-11 W
Julie @ King's Court:  21-19 W
Mike @ King's Court:  23-4 W
Mike @ King's Court:  21-9 W
Mike @ King's Court:  22-14 W
Mike @ King's Court:  21-23 L / 2OT
Mike @ King's Court:  19-25 L
Julie @ King's Court:  22-7 W
Mike @ King's Court:  23-5 W
Mike @ King's Court:  22-10 W
Mike @ King's Court:  21-18 W
Jeff @ King's Court:  21-7 W
Jeff @ King's Court:  18-22 L
Jeff @ King's Court:  22-6 W
Jeff @ King's Court:  17-21 L
Jeff @ King's Court:  9-21 L
Jeff @ King's Court:  6-22 L
Jeff @ King's Court:  21-17 W
Jeff @ King's Court:  25-9 W
Mike @ King's Court:  22-10 W
Jeff @ King's Court:  19-21 L
Julie @ King's Court:  22-7 W
Jeff @ King's Court:  9-23 L
Jeff @ King's Court:  25-13 W
Jeff @ King's Court:  21-16 W
Julie @ King's Court:  21-8 W
Julie @ King's Court:  21-5 W
Julie @ King's Court:  21-5 W
Mike @ King's Court:  8-21 L
Mike @ King's Court:  23-20 W
Mike @ King's Court:  22-6 W
Julie @ King's Court:  21-12 W
Julie @ King's Court:  21-4 W
Julie @ King's Court:  25-11 W
Julie @ King's Court:  22-1 W
Julie @ King's Court:  22-3 W
Jeff @ King's Court:  23-14 W
Jeff @ King's Court:  17-22 L
Jeff @ King's Court:  22-13 W
Jeff @ King's Court:  24-20 W
Jeff @ King's Court:  21-16 W
Jeff @ King's Court:  21-11 W
Julie @ King's Court:  22-4 W
Jeff @ King's Court:  15-22 L
Julie @ King's Court:  21-13 W
Julie @ King's Court:  21-13 W
Julie @ King's Court:  21-1 W
Julie @ King's Court:  21-17 W
Julie @ King's Court:  22-14 W
Julie @ King's Court:  6-21 L
Julie @ King's Court:  21-11 W
Julie @ King's Court:  22-15 W
Mike @ King's Court:  5-23 L
Mike @ King's Court:  13-23 L
Mike @ King's Court:  21-15 W
Mike @ Charlotte's Web:  24-10 W
Jeff @ Charlotte's Web:  23-15 W
Mike @ Charlotte's Web:  21-12 W
Jeff @ Charlotte's Web:  21-4 W
Julie @ King's Court:  23-4 W
Julie@ King's Court:  21-2 W
Jeff @ King's Court:  21-10 W
Jeff @ King's Court:  13-21 L
Jeff @ King's Court:  10-21 L
Jeff @ King's Court:  19-22 L
Julie @ King's Court:  21-2 W
Julie @ King's Court:  16-23 L
Jeff @ King's Court:  10-24 L
Mike @ King's Court:  22-14 W
Mike @ King's Court:  22-10 W
Mike @ King's Court:  21-14 W
Mike @ King's Court:  23-6 W
Mike @ King's Court:  10-24 L
Mike @ King's Court:  12-22 L
Jeff @ King's Court:  25-12 W
Julie @ King's Court:  21-14 W
Jeff @ King's Court:  14-22 L
Julie @ King's Court:  21-11 W
Julie @ King's Court:  23-17 W
Julie @ King's Court:  21-12 W
Jeff @ King's Court:  21-0 W
Jeff @ King's Court:  15-22 L
Julie @ King's Court:  21-11 W
Jeff @ Lost Island Court:  21-4 W
Jeff @ Lost Island Court:  22-19 W
Scott @ Lost Island Court:  11-21 L
Chris @ Lost Island Court:  22-20 W
Randy @ Lost Island Court:  25-10 W
Julie @ King's Court:  22-10 W
Julie @ King's Court:  25-1 W
Julie @ King's Court:  22-6 W
Mike @ Chautauqua Court:  21-17 W
Mike @ Chautauqua Court:  21-12 W
Mike @ Chautauqua Court:  12-23 L
Mike @ Chautauqua Court:  14-24 L
Mike @ Chautauqua Court:  21-8 W
Jeff @ Lost Island Court:  23-12 W
Julie @ Lost Island Court:  24-13 W
Charlotte @ Lost Island Court:  21-1 W
Jeff @ Lost Island Court:  23-15 W
Jeff @ Lost Island Court:  21-13 W
Jeff @ King's Court:  14-21 L
Jeff @ King's Court:  12-21 L
Julie @ King's Court:  23-3 W
Julie @ King's Court:  19-21 L
Julie @ King's Court:  21-16 W
Mike @ King's Court:  24-8 W
Mike @ King's Court:  11-21 L
Mike @ King's Court:  24-21 W / OT
Mike @ King's Court:  15-21 L
Mike @ King's Court:  9-24 L
Charlotte @ Lost Island Court:  21-0 W
Mark @ Lost Island Court:  21-1 W
Mark @ Lost Island Court:  21-13 W
Linda @ Lost Island Court:  24-3 W
Mike @ Lost Island Court:  16-25 L
Chris @ Lost Island Court:  23-0 W
Randy @ Lost Island Court:  13-23 L
Randy @ Lost Island Court:  22-0 W
Julie @ King's Court:  21-10 W
Julie @ King's Court:  20-22 L
Julie @ King's Court:  25-10 W
Scott @ Lost Island Court:  22-20 W
Charlotte @ Lost Island Court:  24-2 W
Jakie @ Lost Island Court:  23-17 W
Scott @ Lost Island Court:  22-11 W
Scott @ Lost Island Court:  25-8 W
Scott @ Lost Island Court:  23-13 W
Jakie @ Lost Island Court:  22-4 W
Scott Marks (NC) @ Lost Island Court - Tournament Round 1:  23-10 W
Scott Marks (NC) @ Lost Island Court - Tournament Round 1:  0-22 L
Scott Marks (NC) @ Lost Island Court - Tournament Round 1:  21-6 W
Katie (NC) @ Lost Island Court - Tournament Round 2:  21-9 W
Scott @ Lost Island Court - Tournament Semi-Final:  21-9 W
Scott @ Lost Island Court - Tournament Semi-Final:  21-16 W
Chris @ Lost Island Court - Tournament Final:  15-21 L
Chris @ Lost Island Court:  Tournament Final:  18-21 L
Mike @ King's Court:  22-0 W
Mike @ King's Court:  21-14 W
Mike @ King's Court:  22-8 W
Mike @ King's Court:  22-3 W
Mike @ King's Court:  21-3 W
Mike @ King's Court:  21-15 W
Mike @ King's Court:  24-14 W
Mike @ King's Court:  21-10 W
Mike @ King's Court:  17-21 L
Mike @ King's Court:  19-21 L
Jeff @ King's Court:  24-1 W
Julie @ King's Court:  28-7 W
Jeff @ King's Court:  22-20 W
Ryan @ Lost Island Court:  21-6 W
Ryan @ Lost Island Court:  24-15 W
Mike @ Lost Island Court:  16-23 L
Ryan @ Lost Island Court:  23-5 W
Ryan @ Lost Island Court:  21-1 W
Jakie @ Lost Island Court:  24-20 W
Jeff @ King's Court:  9-21 L
Jeff @ King's Court:  4-21 L
Jeff @ King's Court:  8-21 L
Jeff @ King's Court:  15-23 L

Others' game-by-game records
Updated:  8/7/12
Mike vs Julie @ King's Court:  Mike (21-14)
Jeff vs Julie @ King's Court:  Jeff (24-14)
Jeff vs Julie @ King's Court:  Jeff (27-12)
Jeff vs Mike @ King's Court:  Mike (22-0)
Jeff vs Mike @ King's Court:  Jeff (24-18)
Jeff vs Julie @ King's Court:  Julie (23-19)
Jeff vs Mike @ Charlotte's Web:  Jeff (21-2)
Jeff vs Mike @ Charlotte's Web:  Jeff (22-8)
Jeff vs Julie @ Charlotte's Web:  Jeff (21-9)
Jeff vs Julie @ King's Court:  Julie (21-9)
Jeff vs Julie @ King's Court:  Julie (21-9)
Jeff vs Julie @ King's Court:  Jeff (22-8)
Jeff vs Julie @ King's Court:  Julie (21-7)
Jeff vs Julie @ King's Court:  Jeff (24-9)
Jeff vs Julie @ King's Court:  Jeff (21-8)
Mike vs Julie @ King's Court:  Julie (22-12)
Mike vs Julie @ King's Court:  Julie (25-14)
Mike vs Julie @ King's Court:  Mike (24-15)
Jeff vs Julie @ Lost Island Court:  Julie (21-7)
Jeff vs Julie @ Lost Island Court:  Jeff (22-19)
Jeff vs Julie @ Lost Island Court:  Jeff (23-17)
Jeff vs Julie @ Lost Island Court:  Jeff (22-8)
Jeff vs Julie @ Lost Island Court:  Jeff (24-0)
Jeff vs Mark @ Lost Island Court:  Jeff (21-7)
Chris vs Randy @ Lost Island Court:  Chris (22-13)
Mike vs Scott @ Lost Island Court:  Mike (29-3)
Jeff vs Chris @ Lost Island Court:  Jeff (21-6)
Jeff vs Mike @ Lost Island Court:  Jeff (22-8)
Chris vs Jakie @ Lost Island Court:  Jakie (21-11)
Jakie vs Ryan @ Lost Island Court:  Jakie (24-3)
Jakie vs Ryan @ Lost Island Court:  Jakie (22-9)
Chris vs Ryan @ Lost Island Court:  Chris (22-0)
Chris vs Ryan @ Lost Island Court:  Chris (23-3)
Chris vs Randy @ Lost Island Court:  Randy (25-18)
Linda vs Carol (NC) @ Lost Island Court - Tournament Round 1:  Carol (21-16)
Scott vs Dave (NC) @ Lost Island Court - Tournament Round 1:  Scott (23-14)
Scott vs Dave (NC) @ Lost Island Court - Tournament Round 1:  Dave (24-16)
Scott vs Dave (NC) @ Lost Island Court - Tournament Round 1:  Scott (25-20)
Brenda (NC) vs Katie (NC) @ Lost Island Court - Tournament Round 1:  Katie (21-18)
Brittany (NC) vs Ryan @ Lost Island Court - Tournament Round 1:  Ryan (22-8)
Kim (NC) vs Angie @ Lost Island Court - Tournament Round 1:  Angie (23-7)
Jakie vs Randy  @ Lost Island Court - Tournament Round 1:  Jakie (22-13)
Jakie vs Randy  @ Lost Island Court - Tournament Round 1:  Randy (24-10)
Jakie vs Randy  @ Lost Island Court - Tournament Round 1:  Randy (23-19)
Chris vs Mark @ Lost Island Court - Tournament Round 1:  Chris (21-13)
Chris vs Mark @ Lost Island Court - Tournament Round 1:  Chris (21-2)
Scott vs Carol (NC) @ Lost Island Court - Tournament Round 2:  Scott (25-7)
Angie vs Ryan @ Lost Island Court - Tournament Round 2:  Ryan (21-6)
Randy vs Chris @ Lost Island Court - Tournament Round 2:  Randy (22-19)
Randy vs Chris @ Lost Island Court - Tournament Round 2:  Chris (24-13)
Randy vs Chris @ Lost Island Court - Tournament Round 2:  Chris (22-6)
Chris vs Ryan @ Lost Island Court - Tournament Semi-Final:  Chris (22-18)
Chris vs Ryan @ Lost Island Court - Tournament Semi-Final:  Chris (21-1)
Jeff vs Julie @ King's Court:  Jeff (24-12)
Ryan vs Jake @ Lost Island Court:  Ryan (21-14)
Jake vs Mark @ Lost Island Court:  Jake (21-12)
Jakie vs Ryan @ Lost Island Court:  Ryan (24-16)
Jakie vs Ryan @ Lost Island Court:  Jakie (24-20)
Jakie vs Ryan @ Lost Island Court:  Jakie (22-8)
Jeff vs Mike @ Lost Island Court:  Mike (22-19)
Jeff vs Mike @ Lost Island Court:  Mike (21-14)
Mike vs Ryan @ Lost Island Court:  Mike (21-7)
Mike vs Randy @ Lost Island Court:  Mike (21-17)
Mike vs Ryan @ Lost Island Court:  Mike (21-3)
Mike vs Jakie @ Lost Island Court:  Mike (21-8)
Mike vs Chris @ Lost Island Court:  Chris (22-18)
Jeff vs Ryan @ Lost Island Court:  Jeff (23-17)

2012 Ladderball Videos



2012 Ladderball Photos
Travis plays Mike on January 14, 2012.  Wins 6 of 8 games. 

Travis plays Mike on January 14, 2012.  Wins 6 of 8 games. 

Travis plays Mike on January 14, 2012.  Wins 6 of 8 games. 

Travis plays Mike on January 14, 2012.  Wins 6 of 8 games. 

Travis plays Mike on February 4, 2012.  Wins  23-17.

Travis plays Mike on February 4, 2012.  Wins  23-17. 

Travis plays Mike on February 4, 2012.  Wins  23-17.

Travis plays Jeff on April 8, 2012.  Travis wins 23-15.

Jeff plays Mike on April 8, 2012.   Jeff wins 21-2.

Travis, Jeff, Julie, and Charlotte play in a series of 3 games.
Travis & Charlotte win all of them.

Travis, Jeff, Julie, and Charlotte play in a series of 3 games.
Travis & Charlotte win all of them.

Travis, Jeff, Julie, and Charlotte play in a series of 3 games.
Travis & Charlotte win all of them.


Jeff throwing during the team games.



Travis, Jeff, Julie, and Charlotte play in a series of 3 games.
Travis & Charlotte win all of them.


Travis & Jeff play on April 8, 2012.  Travis wins 21-4.

Travis throwing against Jeff on 4/8/12.  Travis wins 21-4.

Jeff & Julie playing on 4/14/12.  Julie wins 21-9.

Julie throwing against Jeff 4/14/12.  Julie wins 21-9.





Saturday, March 10, 2012

About Me

I figured I would put in my first post in my blog that simply tells you a few things about me, so here we go...  Don't be worried about the first paragraph just yet...

I have a very unique, dorky, special sense of humor by making weird noises, words that do not likely exist, and sentences that aren't really sentences.  I also like to modify real words.  Some people get my sense of humor, and others do not.  I'm animated at times, but I'm also somewhat quirky, and even I don't know what exactly makes me tick sometimes.  I sometimes have doubts on the electrician that wired me, and I'm sure others have their doubts as well.

I am a nerd/geek by heart.  Despite this, I do not own a spinner hat.  With that being said, I do have an addiction to technology and gadgets.  I am a gamer.  Oh yes, I also have an addiction to sugar, and I can go nuts after having a candy bar or two.  :)

Ironically, despite my addictions to mostly indoor gadgets, I also enjoy the outdoors and the scenery, besides snow and ice.  I like going up to "the lake", and I like playing a game called "ladder ball".  (Also known as "ladder golf", "hillbilly toss", and a wide assortment of other names.)

Over time, you will see more posts that will begin to give you the story of me, "Nerd_Ngong".