Today was a really good day, because I got to hang with some super cool people. At first, I thought that we'd spend the afternoon at Julie (our only Norwegian castmate)'s house, but those plans kind of fizzled, and I ended up going to Kirk's baseball game with Jochem. Kirk plays ball for the National Adult Baseball Association, and he pretty much plays every position for them. Today he was 1st baseman, and catcher.
It was really interesting because it was Jochem's first baseball game ever, and I had to explain the fundamentals to him. I didn't realize how much I understood about the game until I started explaining things to him. By the end of everything, I think he had a good grasp on things. I'm going to quiz him when we go to Coors Field on Monday to watch a pro game. It'll be good for Jochem to see both sides of the baseball spectrum.
The game was called off due to rain. During the 5th inning, it started dripping outside. In Colorado, it doesn't get dark and start to pour, it drips on you first. And I'm not talking about small little drips. These are huge-ass drops of water that hurt when they land on you! It was so hard for Jochem and I to have a conversation because we kept getting stung by the drops of water. Then, after 10 minutes of it dripping on us, it decided to downpour. Luckily Kirk left his car open, so we could take refuge.
Every day I'm here, I am so glad that I took the effort to apply to this program. Already I've made so many friends, and shared so many really cool moments with them. If I am this close to people on the second week of the tour, I can't imagine what it'll be like 6 months from now. Jochem and I have talked about everything and anything, and he's become a really good friend. He's been so helpful and he kept saying today that it's really cool to have a disabled roommate. That made me feel really good...
I have heard some really cool things from my castmates that they think it's one of the coolest things in the world that I applied to a program like this, and am actually touring. I honestly think that I didn't have a choice. So I can't walk too good. So I need crutches and a scooter in order to be mobile. So what? I still have a ton of things to share with everybody, and I can already feel that I am changing some people's ideas on disability, which totally rocks, and I think that is why I'm on the Earth.
Anyway, after the game we went to Red Robin, which was awesome. I can't really remember what I ordered, but it was very good. And every time I think of Red Robin, my mind of course goes to my friend Kurt who was in one of the national commercials. The one where they're in a burger museum, and the curator is all, "Nobody can touch the burgers," and my friend Kurt is all, "Screw that!" and he reaches for a burger and when he bites into it, it explodes and his face is covered in blue paint. Yeah... I went to school with that guy. We peeps.
Anywho... to wrap up, because I have another huge day tomorrow: I had another awesome day, and got closer to some really awesome people. Now I must go get my beauty rest so I can look all sexy and brooding for the cast photo.
Laterz!
It was really interesting because it was Jochem's first baseball game ever, and I had to explain the fundamentals to him. I didn't realize how much I understood about the game until I started explaining things to him. By the end of everything, I think he had a good grasp on things. I'm going to quiz him when we go to Coors Field on Monday to watch a pro game. It'll be good for Jochem to see both sides of the baseball spectrum.
The game was called off due to rain. During the 5th inning, it started dripping outside. In Colorado, it doesn't get dark and start to pour, it drips on you first. And I'm not talking about small little drips. These are huge-ass drops of water that hurt when they land on you! It was so hard for Jochem and I to have a conversation because we kept getting stung by the drops of water. Then, after 10 minutes of it dripping on us, it decided to downpour. Luckily Kirk left his car open, so we could take refuge.
Every day I'm here, I am so glad that I took the effort to apply to this program. Already I've made so many friends, and shared so many really cool moments with them. If I am this close to people on the second week of the tour, I can't imagine what it'll be like 6 months from now. Jochem and I have talked about everything and anything, and he's become a really good friend. He's been so helpful and he kept saying today that it's really cool to have a disabled roommate. That made me feel really good...
I have heard some really cool things from my castmates that they think it's one of the coolest things in the world that I applied to a program like this, and am actually touring. I honestly think that I didn't have a choice. So I can't walk too good. So I need crutches and a scooter in order to be mobile. So what? I still have a ton of things to share with everybody, and I can already feel that I am changing some people's ideas on disability, which totally rocks, and I think that is why I'm on the Earth.
Anyway, after the game we went to Red Robin, which was awesome. I can't really remember what I ordered, but it was very good. And every time I think of Red Robin, my mind of course goes to my friend Kurt who was in one of the national commercials. The one where they're in a burger museum, and the curator is all, "Nobody can touch the burgers," and my friend Kurt is all, "Screw that!" and he reaches for a burger and when he bites into it, it explodes and his face is covered in blue paint. Yeah... I went to school with that guy. We peeps.
Anywho... to wrap up, because I have another huge day tomorrow: I had another awesome day, and got closer to some really awesome people. Now I must go get my beauty rest so I can look all sexy and brooding for the cast photo.
Laterz!
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