This past week I experienced a ton of firsts.
1. I went to a basketball game/costume contest and saw someone dressed as...
wait for it...
an oil spill.
There was also a perfect Phantom of the Opera, a Jack Bauer, and a goldfish bowl. It was great.
2. I played pool. I can't stand pool, hence I had not yet played it on campus. I think I won, though I suspect my opponent may have let me win...
3. I won a ping-pong game!! YEAH!
4. I filled out a college application. Okay, this isn't really a first, but I just thought I'd throw it out there.
5. I watched a playoff soccer game that we WON not in the game, not in overtime, not in double overtime, but in the final kick-off (something I had never heard of before, but cheered loudly for nonetheless). Yay for our soccer boys who advance to semi-finals!
6. I went out for dinner with a group of friends... at 10:30pm. We all walked through downtown Portland taking in the city lights and taking crazy pictures of each other. Some of the guys thought it would be a good idea to spit off a bridge, trying to hit the cars passing below us (among other manly things). It was crazy.
7. I played a SOFTBALL GAME!! It was raining the whole time, which only made it more exciting (and all the more perfect for the post-game mudfight). Having never really played or watched baseball or softball before, I didn't know many of the rules. I didn't even know exactly when to run from base to base! So the girls just screamed when I was supposed to run and I ran. One time I hit the softball with my bat, heard the cue, then took off running. Or at least... I tried to take off running. I actually made it only half a step before slipping in the mud and sprawling headlong. I was laughing so hard that I couldn't get up, and all the girls were laughing with me. The guys (who we were playing against) kindly stopped play until I got up and ran to first base. Even with how nice the guys were to us, and despite the fact that we outnumbered them two to one, they still won. =P
8. We won a volleyball game! Fortunately this is not a first either, but it has been a while since we've won anything, so it is worth noting.
9. My roommate and I deflated her birthday balloons and talked to each other in high-pitched helium voices. This is the first time I have ever done this, and we both sounded ridiculous, which only made it funnier.
10. I accidentally sat on a slug.
11. I attempted to cover our entire cafeteria with salad. I'm not sure exactly how my lunch ended up flying everywhere, but I suspect someone planted a small explosive beneath my bowl, just for fun.
7 comments:
So glad we can leave comments again! ;-)
Can't wait to get more details about sports activities, social antics, slugs and salads when we see you SOON!
haha, thanks "ssmp" =)
What kind of acronym is that, by the way? My suggestion of BTCC (baggy-trousered-curling-champ) was so much more proper.
Your mom clued me in that I can once more make comments and I am so glad as I wanted to congratulate you on having completed some VERY important "firsts." These are a good start on the must-have firsts in everyone's life, especially red-heads.
I forgot to ask how you managed to accomplish #10. That is truly a difficult task to pull off. In fact it is the one "first" I have never been able to get done, so any hints would be most welcome!
Yeah, sorry about the comment issue. I was fiddling around with the settings on my blog and found something new and thought, "hmmm, that sounds interesting." Little did I know that it would't work with my blog, and would actually prevent comments. Oops.
Soooo, slug advice. The renowned experts on slug-sitting agree that there are various effective methods. I chose to slug-sit as I was racing someone in an effort to climb a tree. In the dark. This is classified as one of the more adventurous methods however. If you are looking for something tamer, I would highly recommend that you observe the chart on page 451 of this marvelous book I own on this scintillating topic.
Well, I must say, I will need to borrow your book on the fascinating subject of sitting on slugs. I must also get some tips on salad explosions, and the fine tips on softball and mudfights!
Ah yes, anyone who is in need of instruction in the finer points of softball would definitely be wise in consulting an expert such as myself. As my story in this post indicates, everyone could learn quite a lot from me.
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