Now for Saturday, the 13th.
I spent the morning futilely trying to get some work done (I had a problem set due Monday that I hadn't worked much on), and then left for Evanston in the late afternoon. The El ride was long and boring, but at least I got some work, er, napping done.
Once there, I successfully navigated my way to my friend Kevin's house. That night, the Northwestern University The Graduate Broomball League (NUTGBBL) was having its inaugural match. Nearly 40 people signed up to play and Kevin cordially invited me. For those unfamiliar with the game (who isn't?), a few pointers:
Broomball is quite similar to ice hockey, except the sticks are different (literally brooms or plastic lookalikes), you play with a rubber ball instead of a puck, and you don't wear skates, just shoes (which can make things very interesting if the ice has been Zambonied. Fortunately, our ice was very rough).
We were divided up into 4 teams such that two were on and two off at any given time. Kevin and I were of course on the same team and boy was that a good idea! A bad idea was making me goalkeeper when our good goalkeeper got tired and had to sit out for a bit. I did manage to make some impressive saves, but alas, two got by. One was not my fault since I saw a blur of green before finding myself sprawled onto the ice knees first (the bruises lasted for days) and heard the ball hit the net behind me. I was incapacitated by my own defender! The second goal was my fault and I should have stopped it. Oh well.
Back to the good stuff. In our second game to determine 3rd place, Kevin and I were on offense. The ice was relatively open to the goal and I was "skating" along the right side while Kevin was up the middle. As I chased down a loose ball, Kevin called for a pass. I centered it to him surprisingly ably, and then slapshot--score! Right into the back of the net! I have to say it was arguably the best (at least most coordinated) offensive play of the night. And I got an assist! Needless to say (but I'll say it anyway), we won that game 2-0 :).
Back at the house, we were hungry so we ordered two large Giordano's deep dish pizzas. They took a while to get in, so Kevin and I uploaded the pictures and video I took (you can see them on Facebook), and worked on the league's website (go to "Pictures" to see the ones I took). The quotes are Kevin-originals. The pizza was delicious and afterwards Kev and I played some "Heroes" before going to bed. We're going to get the green knight eventually!
The next morning was Sunday brunch and I was able to contribute a bit by making pancakes: plain, chocolate chip, cinnamon, take your pick! After brunch I headed back to Hyde Park to finish up my problem set (which took all day!) and get ready for the next week of classes. All in all, it was a wonderful weekend.
I spent the morning futilely trying to get some work done (I had a problem set due Monday that I hadn't worked much on), and then left for Evanston in the late afternoon. The El ride was long and boring, but at least I got some work, er, napping done.
Once there, I successfully navigated my way to my friend Kevin's house. That night, the Northwestern University The Graduate Broomball League (NUTGBBL) was having its inaugural match. Nearly 40 people signed up to play and Kevin cordially invited me. For those unfamiliar with the game (who isn't?), a few pointers:
Broomball is quite similar to ice hockey, except the sticks are different (literally brooms or plastic lookalikes), you play with a rubber ball instead of a puck, and you don't wear skates, just shoes (which can make things very interesting if the ice has been Zambonied. Fortunately, our ice was very rough).
We were divided up into 4 teams such that two were on and two off at any given time. Kevin and I were of course on the same team and boy was that a good idea! A bad idea was making me goalkeeper when our good goalkeeper got tired and had to sit out for a bit. I did manage to make some impressive saves, but alas, two got by. One was not my fault since I saw a blur of green before finding myself sprawled onto the ice knees first (the bruises lasted for days) and heard the ball hit the net behind me. I was incapacitated by my own defender! The second goal was my fault and I should have stopped it. Oh well.
Back to the good stuff. In our second game to determine 3rd place, Kevin and I were on offense. The ice was relatively open to the goal and I was "skating" along the right side while Kevin was up the middle. As I chased down a loose ball, Kevin called for a pass. I centered it to him surprisingly ably, and then slapshot--score! Right into the back of the net! I have to say it was arguably the best (at least most coordinated) offensive play of the night. And I got an assist! Needless to say (but I'll say it anyway), we won that game 2-0 :).
Back at the house, we were hungry so we ordered two large Giordano's deep dish pizzas. They took a while to get in, so Kevin and I uploaded the pictures and video I took (you can see them on Facebook), and worked on the league's website (go to "Pictures" to see the ones I took). The quotes are Kevin-originals. The pizza was delicious and afterwards Kev and I played some "Heroes" before going to bed. We're going to get the green knight eventually!
The next morning was Sunday brunch and I was able to contribute a bit by making pancakes: plain, chocolate chip, cinnamon, take your pick! After brunch I headed back to Hyde Park to finish up my problem set (which took all day!) and get ready for the next week of classes. All in all, it was a wonderful weekend.
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