Next time I will challenge someone no more than six inches taller than me.
When you look at these photos, you need to imagine that someone is blasting “Thunderdome” by Messiah, a techno track that opens with a sample of Tina Turner screaming, “THUNDERDOME! THUNDERDOME!” because dude, that is how it was. I brought a mix for my opponent (the mix, if you’re interested) and the people doing the announcing for mud wrestling at Steer Roast* were totally willing to play a track for the match.
It didn’t look bad for me in the beginning. I have strong legs and I had a good grip on the ropes.
Jumping on his opponent’s back may have worked for Westley, but it didn’t work for me. I think the mud was too slick.
I gave it my best shot, but…
If you look closely, you can see my head being ground into the mud.
I put up a good fight, but ultimately, my blue-haired opponent emerged the victor.
These photos were taken for me with my camera by Ivan. As you can see, the lighting conditions weren’t ideal for a point-n-shoot at some distance, but these shots convey the basic idea. Other people were taking pictures, so better shots may become available in the next few days, but I wanted to provide Matt with some immediate proof that he did not make me up.
Also, I would like to note that I later asked my opponent how tall she is, and it turns out that she is, in fact, six feet tall. I did not imagine it to compensate for my loss.
And although I got my ass roundly kicked at mud wrestling, afterwards, there was a performance by FREEZEPOP. Who are apparently intimately tied to the Senior House/MIT community and I had no idea, although I have loved them for years now. I go-go’ed** to “Science Genius Girl”! And after their set I got a hoodie.
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*Steer Roast is an annual party at Senior House, one of the dorms at MIT. One of the residents told me that they used it to get MIT into Playboy’s top 25 party schools one year in the 80s by convincing them that it happened every weekend.
**On Thursday night, I went to a go-go dancing aerobics workshop with my friend Andrea. It was super fun and I can do both the Twist and the Mashed Potato now, although my favorite is the Batoosi (the version of the Watoosi that Adam West did in the opening credits to “Batman”). The Pony is practically like moshing.
May 5th, 2007 at 11:07 am
Looks awesome! Glad you had a good time
May 5th, 2007 at 12:40 pm
Just remember, it’s not whether you win or lose, but how muddy you get that counts. Your mother and I are so proud of you.
May 5th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
Looking at this, my only reaction:
What WERE you thinking of?
I will take your word for it, if you say it was fun. It doesn’t look it.
May 5th, 2007 at 2:49 pm
My thought process can basically be summed up thus: THUNDERDOME! THUNDERDOME!
Really, it was fun. I don’t usually go for activities that involve getting dirty, but I enjoyed it, and I feel that with practice I could become a more accomplished wrestler… I’m now sort of sorry that the planned jello wrestling at a party I attended last year didn’t come off, and not just because there was a person at that party whose face I would have enjoyed grinding into Wild Berry. :p
May 5th, 2007 at 5:38 pm
Your hair is just as radiant in mud as it is in karaoke blacklight!
May 6th, 2007 at 8:21 am
Thanks. You’re so thoughtful. :p