During a practice before our first playoff game, I improperly caught a softball and jammed my right thumb. It hurt like hell for a couple days but once I could grip and swing a bay I didn’t think much more…
Month: August 2012
Well, we lost the game yesterday. By one run in extra innings. Considering we mercied against this team in our very first game of the season, we did really well. I went 2/4, with a single and a run. Far…
My birthday is quickly approaching. Might explain why this week seems to be flying by, and it occurred to me that this is the first time, in eight years, that I will not be home for my birthday. Just the…
I’m still riding high off our softball win yesterday. We advance to the league championship game, which is tomorrow night, and if we win that, we play for the “C” Division Championship on Thursday! W00T! We went to dinner, as…
There are a few things I’ve gotten used to since moving to Vancouver. I’ve even come to appreciate some of their words for things. It’s what makes this a worthwhile experience. Something new, something quirky, something different relative to the…
I need a project, something to redirect my energy into something constructive, as people wiser than me have said. Yep. i agree. Things have settled down. Commute is now routing. Work is routine. Apartment keeps coming along. Not as many…
I saw a tweet flow through my steam yesterday morning about the Perseid Meteor Shower being visible from Vancouver this weekend. I got invited to drive up and hangout at a campsite with some friends this evening so it seems…
Chicago is a great city. I miss it. It’s home. Always will be. When people visit Chicago, they rave about its greatness. And it doesn’t take long for one of two things to happen. Either they say they see why…
WE WON! WE WON! The softball team I’m on won our playoff game last night. We advance to the next round. We beat the number one seed! 9-4. I’m pretty stoked! We played really well, offensively and defensively. Hits came…
Sometimes I think Vancouver is reminding me this whole thing is temporary, that I just need to learn a lesson or two, far from home and then something will come along that compels me to move along. The seemingly rain.…