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 [...]

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 sluggishness at all. It [...]

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
Total Hours Played: 192

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 in over a year. [...]

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 welcome [...]

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 Games Played: 163
Total Hours Played: 189

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