Corkscrew Adventures!

How to open a wine bottle without a corkscrew:

1) Look up youtube videos on how to open a wine bottle without a corkscrew
2) Evaluate the best option - decide that pounding the wine bottle wrapped in a towel against the wall, the refrigerator, the door, and shoes is not the best option, but do it anyway for about 5 minutes until your neighbors think you have had a lot of sex
3) Scan the entire hotel room for a usable screw - which is in the closet. Use the handy pocket knife security did not confiscate to loosen the screw.
4) Screw into the cork then use various mechanisms to pry it out. Accidentally cut through most of the cork so you end up removing the top half of the cork.
5) Repeat step 4 and actually remove cork.


Drink the rest of the wine!

Rice Spring 2011 Roster

#2 – Catherine “Fran” Chen, handler, short Asian highlander from radioactive New Mexico (HAZMAT), the best sidekick ever – R2D2
#3 – Monica “Princess Buttercup” Matsumoto, cutter, short half-Asian, half-Egyptian, Yo-Yo Ma and the Shephard School of Music
#5 – Edith “E” Teng, handler, pacemaker from Australia, freckles, hates running but is phenomenal at swimming
#6 – Alexandra “Louie” Zambrano, cutter, from Loo-wee-siana
#7 – Sarah “Cuz” Southmayd, cutter, Centex dance-off choreographer, Oklahoma pride!
#9 – Kathleen “Remy” Wiest, cutter/handler depends on the day, likes to cook like Remy and Chef Gusteau “everyone can play frisbee!”
#10 – Johanna “Montana” Horn, cutter, like Hannah Montana but actually Johanna Montana
#12 – Emily “Percy the Engine” Wheeler, handler, tall, slow, fat, lazy, never studies, drunkard
#13 – Leslie “Tofu” Nguyen, handler, the BEST photographer ever! can DT an entire piece of cake in one bite, also designated egg donor (DED)
#15 – Austine “hOtter” Lin, crippled cutter = handler, really likes breathing, flicks get her going (especially if you’re half Asian)
#17 – Erica “Barefoot” Lastufka, handler/cutter, “Shoes, fuck ‘em,” South African superstar even with glasses
#18 – Anna “Frizbee” Ruth Halberstadt, cutter, space cadet, go bananas, put your hands up/playing my song/and I know its gonna be ok
#22 – Missy “Wicket” Lucas, handler, just keep swimming/just keep swimming, warning: do not take on any sort of out of road trips
#24 – Audrey “Angel” Chao, handler, Broadway shows, Homecoming Queen, cheerleader and dance choreographer!
#33 – Rebecca “Count (Dracula)” Smith, cutter, math wizard, computer science, Minnie Mouse
#60 – Antonia ”Preggars” Lloyd-Davies, handler, bald for a cause, looking for multicultural babies and hard drugs (not at the same time)
#81 – Kayla “Ben(adryl)” Opall, cutter, yellow fever and Asian boys, KY…circles
#88 – Elizabeth “Evi”/”Sonic” Van Itallie, biggest vertical evaaa, pop star diva, looks good with a black eye
#99 – Kate “Barney” Barnett, cutter, Bear Johnson, breakside – strong side, adopted, toothless in K town, my lip gloss is poppin’

**This was written with the assistance of Fran, E, and Remy on the plane flight to Panama City Beach!

Rookie Corner - Angel (#24)

Keep spreading this love! Freshmen! Freshmen! Freshmen! (Audrey's answers are too short...so I'm not going to reformat it into Q/A)

What is your favorite dinosaur? Brontosaurus

Would you rather be a supermodel or a cheerleader? Cheerleader?

What is your favorite throw? (for example, IO flick huck to a fast receiver, OI around break to the dump, etc.) One that people can catch…otherwise a flick huck

Would you rather be a Jedi knight or an elf from Rivendale? JEDI KNIGHT

What is your ideal first date? (i.e. romantic outings on the beach with the sun setting, a glass of wine, etc. We need details!) a nice dinner (Japanese food?) and watching a show at the theatre.

If you could have a torrid affair with anyone from past or present, who would he/she be and why? I’m not really one for torridness or an affair. Adam Lazar’s character in Light in the Piazza?

Would you rather layout D or sky someone? Sky someone. It would mean I could jump.

Jersey Designs–Spring 2011

If you are interested in purchasing jerseys please fill out the spreadsheet. If you have any questions, please e-mail epwheeler9 (at) gmail (dot) com.

Sublimated dark jersey (the constellation is of Noctua)

White screen printed jersey: (until we get an image this will have to do) White tops. Numbers and name on back in navy, big Rice "R" on the front in navy (on your sternum!)

White shorts: Rice "R" on left shorts' legs in navy and the number on the bottom right leg. (this is a pretty sweet deal to get some ultimate shorts with the trademark Rice “R” logo!)

Miss Red Discs:

Support Miss Red!! We still have a very long season ahead of us and could use any support you can donate! Cloud 9 boys, you are more than welcome to buy jerseys or shorts!

Also, if you think about it, the jerseys would be pretty sweet to trade if you are interested in collecting different jerseys across the country.

Rookie Corner–Buttercup (#3)

We are doing quick surveys to learn something new about our rookies and to share our lovely rookies with the world! Take a peak at our first rookie this year, Monica Matsumoto (She is in blue)!

Q: What is your favorite dinosaur?

Buttercup: Stegosaurus...apparently the big plates on its back were a form of solar heating/cooling!

Q: Would you rather be a supermodel or a cheerleader?

Buttercup: Cheerleader, for sure. Cheerleaders try to get other people involved and excited, so their only role is not to just look pretty. The legit ones also have to be athletic. I also love watching sports, so I would rather jump around and cheer for others (and lead by example), than walk down a runway with expensive, skimpy clothing.

Q: What is your favorite throw? (for example, IO flick huck to a fast receiver, OI around break to the dump, etc.)

Buttercup: I’m still trying to just throw any throw, but I think it would be really fun to throw an IO flick huck to someone sprinting down the field. However, being more realistic, my favorite throw is just a nice, flat, low, and accurate flick around the mark to a cutter running in.

Q: Would you rather be a Jedi knight or an elf from Rivendale?

Buttercup: Jedi knight. I love Star Wars and always wanted to use a light sabre, as long as I don’t lose any fingers. Jedis have to be very skilled, intelligent, and quick on their feet.

Q: What is your ideal first date? (i.e. romantic outings on the beach with the sun setting, a glass of wine, etc. We need details!)

Buttercup: Ahh, oh no. Something simple, since it’s only the first date, and something outdoors. Hiking on a beautiful spring day (which Houston doesn’t really have...Virginia has beautiful hikes and lovely spring weather), and a picnic lunch (PB&J, brownies, fruit, veggies and hummus, apple juice), and engaging in meaningful conversation...not a huge fan of small talk. Then, if we wanted to keep the date going, we could watch a movie on a nice comfy couch. That’s all.

Q: If you could have a torrid affair with anyone from past or present, who would he/she be and why?

Buttercup: You guys cheated. This is a question from the Rice Freshman form. I answered a different one instead, and I still don’t know my answer. Since I always have to do what you guys say, haha, then I’ll choose someone. Zinedine Zidane. First, his parents are Algerian, so maybe he speaks Arabic? Soccer players are the most attractive men, in my opinion, and I always loved watching him play and admired his skill and poise. He didn’t try to show off, so hopefully he’s not as egotistical as a lot of other athletes. Unfortunately, he’s already married to a Spanish dancer and has four kids, so I wouldn’t want to ruin that.

Q: Would you rather layout D or sky someone?

Buttercup: Layout D because blocking people is so intense. It frustrates the other team and gets our team really pumped. Plus, maybe the person you sky can’t jump, so then it doesn’t require as much skill, but laying out for D is all up to YOU and your anticipation/desire.

Tips for the Week–about 3 months away from Regionals

1. Throw 10 perfect throws everyday. Take the time to think about your throws, think about your catches, and then be sure to execute them perfectly. Perfect practice makes for perfect games.

2. Prepare for one day of practice each week like you would for a tournament:

• get enough sleep
• eat plenty of energy rich foods (such as potatoes, pasta, whole grains) 12 hours before
• drink 0.5L of water before you go to bed, when you wake up, and 30 min before practice starts

Houston Antifreeze 2011

Anti-Freeze!!

This weekend we hosted a tournament on Rice Campus! We had six teams from Texas as well as OU. Just three weeks into the school year our team was still feeling revitalized from break and excited to play together. Due to some mishaps in the fall we had not had all of the opportunities to play together that we wanted so the timing of the tourney was perfect!

Our first game Saturday was against Texas State. We came out well and went up early but we let Texas State score a bunch second half. Our second game was against Texas Mayhem. With an athletic team and their usual strong fundamentals it was a good second game. Rookie Buttercup continued on her quest to score 20 points in the tournament going deep time after time! Our stack spacing improved and everyone started taking cuts on and then in. Mingo began her string of awesome Ds! Next we played Sam Houston State. We were pumped to be able to host them at their first tournament! We started out well but lost our focus as the game progressed. Our next game was against Texas A&M. This was going to be the game of the tournament for us! We started the game off with two quick points. However, things started to slow down and our lack of a deep game resulted in us being down by half. Thanks to the endless enthusiasm both in play and words of Wheeler we started to turn things around. Ruthie played awesome shut down defense, but it wasn’t enough and we lost. Disheartened we got ready for our last game of the day. We played UTA and everyone’s mental and physical exhaustion was evident. We pulled out with a win and then enjoyed the skills clinic! Afterwards we enjoyed awesome tournament dinner thanks to the hard work of UH-Strata!

Sunday morning it was raining, but we where enthused by the cheering from the marathon. Our first game was against an aggressive and scrappy OU team. We were down at the half and we began to clean things up second half but not quickly enough. Missy faced the challenge of zone handling with poise and Kayla threw some awesome chilly dump passes. Next we faced University of Houston Strata composed of many new players as well as two former Rice captains. We did not play up to our potential but we saw glimpses of greatness: Fran and Remy worked really well together as handlers, Toni had some sweet hucks, and Angel made great dump cuts. Sarah and Rebecca both had exciting Ds! Joey kept our deep-game respectable, Alex had some crazy grabs, and Kayla had good in cuts and chilly dumps. Next was Mayhem again for third place. We pulled out the win with chilly throws and some awesome defense.

Next Mardi Gras, then Centex, and then Keystone classic!!!!!

Thank you Tofu for taking all the pictures! They are awesome!

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