Archives for March 2009

Recap: GDC 2009

I spent most of last week in San Francisco attending the annual Game Developer’s Conference – a pure geek fest with all of the big names exhibiting like Nintendo and Sony, as well as many many smaller companies, independent developers, and students floating around. Having only previously attended GDC Austin last September, this experience was [...]

Ultimate Catchup

Friday March 20, 2009 12PM Pick-up game TRW Field, Burlington, MA Weather: 50 F, Partly Sunny, Breezy Field: grass Perfect conditions for Ultimate. Just catching up. Ultimate Statistics (since January 2008): Total Games Played: 167 Total Hours Played: 195

Ultimate Workout

Wednesday March 18, 2009 12PM Pick-up game Mitre Fields, Burlington, MA Weather: 60 F, Sunny, Breezy Field: grass Perfect conditions for Ultimate. Felt really good during Wednesday’s game. Not only was the weather warm and the field dry, but it was one of those days where that extra gear was available and I had no [...]

Ultimate Monday

Monday March 16, 2009 12PM Pick-up game Mitre Fields, Burlington, MA Weather: 45 F, Partly Sunny Field: grass Perfect conditions for Ultimate. Typical Monday game. Ultimate Statistics (since January 2008): Total Games Played: 167 Total Hours Played: 193

Ultimate Turf

Friday March 13, 2009 12PM Pick-up game Mitre Fields, Burlington, MA Weather: 43 F, Cloudy Field: grass Perfect conditions for Ultimate. The snow is gone and it’s back to making real cuts on real grass (until the spring rain turns it back into mud and slop). Ultimate Statistics (since January 2008): Total Games Played: 166 [...]

Ultimate Barely

Wednesday March 11, 2009 12PM Pick-up game Mitre Fields, Burlington, MA Weather: 40 F, Cloudy Field: slushy snow Perfect conditions for Ultimate. We nearly didn’t have enough players declare themselves “IN” via email for this game. According to my emails, that would have been the first “GAME OFF” called for the Burlington Mon/Wed/Fri pickup games [...]

Ultimate Storm

Monday March 9, 2009 12PM Pick-up game Mitre Fields, Burlington, MA Weather: 32 F, Snow Field: accumulating snow Perfect conditions for Ultimate. Yet. Another. Snowstorm. We put together a decent 3v3 in the middle of Monday’s snowstorm. Yes this is New England but we’ve had a lot of snowstorms this year. Spring will be a [...]

Ultimate Friday

Friday March 6, 2009 12PM Pick-up game Mitre Fields, Burlington, MA Weather: 40 F, Partly Cloudy Field: a few inches powdery snow Perfect conditions for Ultimate. Most Fridays we actually get a poor turnout for whatever reason. Last week, though, we had a nice 7v7 game in the snow. Ultimate Statistics (since January 2008): Total [...]

Ultimate Powder

Wednesday March 4, 2009 12PM Pick-up game Mitre Fields, Burlington, MA Weather: 35 F, Partly Cloudy Field: about 6 inches of fresh snow Perfect conditions for Ultimate. The snow is back. Ultimate Statistics (since January 2008): Total Games Played: 162 Total Hours Played: 188

Ultimate Slop

Friday February 27, 2009 12PM Pick-up game TRW Field, Burlington, MA Weather: 60 F, Partly Cloudy, Windy Field: soft and muddy Perfect conditions for Ultimate. I definitely remember this game. Spring-like weather but an extremely sloppy, muddy field. Ultimate Statistics (since January 2008): Total Games Played: 161 Total Hours Played: 187