School's Out for Summer

Finally! Class is over and done with. Took my final exam yesterday, and a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Now I can focus on... Work?!? I guess that will be this engineer's way of relaxing. Lucky me.

So after getting my butt kicked in the exam, I headed back to work for our company league softball game. We proceeded to get our tails whipped 15-8. Our defense was horrific, thanks to a few new scrubs we have on team. All our former players have gotten injured or have moved away. We are lucky to even field a team this year. Oh well, fun is what matters, and we had a good time regardless of the score. I'd rather take a beating in Softball than take another test any day of the week.

The icing on the cake probably would have been if the Sonics faced the Spurs last night. Sorry Sonics, but the series is over before it's begun. It's been a good season. Let's go, Mariners. Oops, their season is about over too. Umm, Seahawks? Only 4 months away until the start of the NFL season.

NOS

I played my first soccer game in the Southern Minnesota Adult Soccer Association (SMASA) league. It's definitely more official than the regular co-ed city games because we have to show up with special ID cards to the SMASA games. The ID cards are used to keep track of Yellow and Red cards during the games because it's definitely more physical in this league.

I was goalie as usual for NOS (our team name, I think it stands for "Not Otherwise Specified") but that's fine by me. I'd rather be the last line of defense and not having to run much. I let one ball get by me in the first half, but it was shutout city from there on. Started out the game with two spectacular saves (not to toot my own horn), but I was out of position on the opposing team's only score (the wind helped them a bit too). In the second half we scored two goals and held on to victory.

I'm just happy to not be the reason we almost lost because I've only practiced once with these guys and didn't get to show them what I was capable of in our first practice. Thank goodness I've put their minds at ease. Well, at least for one week.

Happy Mother's Day.

Weather Changes...I Get Sick

Yesterday, snowflakes were falling from the sky. Gee, I thought it was May. The ever changing weather of the Spring in Minnesota has finally took its toll. I tried taking Airborne, but that didn't help. And now I'm sick. Ughhh.

I saw Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy in the theatres last night. Surprisingly they followed the book very closely. Sam Rockwell did a great job playing Zaphod. And my boy, Mos Def, didn't do a bad job himself...though I imagined Ford Prefect being a bit wittier after reading the book. Mos Def needs to focus on his music though. I recommend reading the book after watching the movie, instead of before. Oh well, I goofed. I guess I just wanted to know the Ultimate Question prior to.