Texas Days 3+4+5

Log Start: 1:42am March 17th, 2010 - St. Patricks Day

See, this is why i don't like waiting to post, i forget so much -_-
it looks like i lied in my last post, day 3 was postponed, i guess until right now.
i can probably guess the reason behind it; i was typing on a blackberry while my arms, hands, and fingers were all sore! and then i just gave into the pain and went to bed.
the stress of competing was just too overwhelming for me >.>

Day 3: this is where i had my second game :o
second game, what a bummer i tell you. i was actually planning to win this game, believe it or not. but the story behind this goes back to day 2, when i had my first game.
so this guy that i'm playing today was the referee of the game that i was playing yesterday. not a big deal you say... but here's the thing. while mr. baldy coach was giving his pupil some tips on beating me, the referee heard it. this guy i was going to play today knew all my weaknesses and how to counter everything that i throw -_-
i'm not a very experienced player and since our team lacked the important Coach figurehead, we were already at a disadvantage, and me going into this match knowing i'm in for a pretty hardcore spanking didn't help me at all.

i'm going into this match with overnight bruises and pain from yesterdays match when i hit the ball too hard on the wrong place. and let me tell you, nothing HURTS the fuck more than overnight bruises. especially if you have to hit with that hand repeatedly for the duration of the game.

no details here; but i lost. EL OH EL.
Later that night, USHA hosted a dinner party for all of the players that were competing. we reserved a whole restuarant that was in the basement of a downtown Houston building, not far from the YMCA where we were playing.
honestly, food doesn't taste THAT different in different states. sure, i mean, they use different ingredients and different spices, but it's not something i would go coconuts for. it was good, but it wasn't THAT good. maybe my expectations were too high going into this.
i must say, their sweets are good though. the blondies and brownies there were there for dessert were AWESOME. lol.
of course, if anyone knows our team, alcohol WAS passed around in a water bottle :p
good stuff (H)

DAY 4:
I WIN I WIN. first, and might i add, the only win that i would get in the tournament. sadly...
no details here, you just need to know that i won and moved on to the semi-finals XD
the semi-finals were on the same day. and competition was getting tough. only the strong survive, and in my brackets, let's just say we're the newbies of the tournament and none of us have anything left in us to perform at tip top shape. out of sheer pain to my main hand, i just stood there hitting the ball once in awhile. seriously, if you can just imagine the pain that i was in, there was nothing i could do. mind over matter did not work. i had no motivation, i had no reason to continue. i thought to myself, this pain.... IT HURTS, LOL. i just couldn't bring myself to play my A-game... or as a matter of fact, any game... i was just too torn.

^sparknotes of day 4

DAY 5:
now as i have some free time, i thought i would go shopping in downtown houston at noon!
W-O-W.
Houston is DESERTED. Let me stress the word deserted for you.

Shopping in downtown Houston is centered in this 3x2 block mass of stores. they open at 10:30am. this is a SUNDAY. on SUNDAY, there was not a single person in any store. i went into Macys and thought to myself, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE AT LEAST A PERSON.
and nothing. not ONE person in macys that was shopping. all i saw were bored workers, and not many of them. the recession must of hit Houston pretty damn hard. because if i'm the only person in Macy's something is obviously wrong.
so i ditched that idea, went back to the YMCA to my teammates and went to get our last Which Wich sandwich of the trip. i have a menu from there, i might upload it when i get back to my home scanner. but the sandwiches >>>>> quiznos > subways > stony brook. really good stuff.

and with the tournament ending, our team swept division 2. winning 3/5 gold medals and 1/5 silver :D

and with that, we went home.

i might add more details... but i had a midterm today. so i'm not going to bother typing anymore.

HAKONEDAYDREAMER, i have an intent to kill. FUTURE ME, REMEMBER THIS DAY. REMEMBER....