Or to take arms against a sea of troubles / And, by opposing, end them.

If the continued siege be nobler, then I must be the noblest of them all.

The heart is the only organ which functions even when it’s broken.

Finally, Spring Break! I can sit back and…clear up a backlog of work? But I do like not having to go to school. Nowadays I’m not sure what I get out of school anymore. Chemistry and math are always a joke, and English always accomplishes approximately nothing. Physics is kinda fun, I suppose. I’m so glad I bailed out of Spanish a while ago. Second-best schedule decision I ever made, right after not taking a history class this year. (No, I am somewhat interested in history, but I have to actually work a ton in history classes, unlike in math and science…)

Tomorrow’s NAQT State, the last tournament at which I’ll see some of my quizbowl friends. Sad. We’re planning some sort of get-together, though, so it’s alright. I’ll still see some of them later, like at Team Illinois or ICTM. Oh well.

Well, I’m very much looking forward to break. I’ll get a lot of relaxation and work done (take that!), and I’ll get to spend some long-needed time with various people I don’t see often enough.

As I will read it on the PA tomorrow before advisery:

This is Carlo Angiuli, co-captain of New Trier’s Scholastic Bowl team. I am pleased to announce that on Saturday, our Scholastic Bowl team won its first-ever IHSA state title in Peoria, beating the three-time state champions, Wheaton North, with a score of 325 to 218 in the championship match. This marks the first time in the 21-year history of IHSA Scholastic Bowl that a CSL team has won the title. My co-captain was Nick Matchen, and our players were Ben Cohen, Robert Sido, Jonah Greenthal, Jeff Hirschey, and Sohaib Qadri. I’d like to give special thanks to coaches David Reinstein, Carolyn Gerhardt, and Benjamin Yang, who had to endure driving our team almost every weekend to competitions all over the state.

Wow, It’s been a while since I posted here! I think it’s as our Facebook group is called: I sold my soul to Illinois Scholastic Bowl.

Aegis applications have been going great. We’ve received 14 applications through our online application process so far, and I personally know of at least four other people who have expressed their interest in applying. I will admit that’s we generated more interest than I necessarily expected. I think that it’s a good sign that the pyramidal cause is gaining support, especially among current players who are concluding how much better those questions are.

New Trier won IHSA Sectionals last Saturday and are going to State this Saturday. I think this is our best chance in the foreseeable future. I plan to come back with a big IHSA trophy, hopefully the one that says STATE CHAMPIONS across the front. I suppose we could always steal the Class A championship trophy if we didn’t win AA.

Masonic State is tomorrow! Good luck to everyone.