A Free Day??

Saturday was a one day tournament in Rockford in which we finished third out of seven teams, not good, but it's all we needed to do to finish first in the State in NSA (National Softball Association) points. For this team I only play semi-regularly, but I enjoy it and hanging out with the guys as much as my USSSA team (many people overlap). Unfortunately, after going 2-4 with a triple in the first game and not getting a ball hit to me at third, I went 0-5 in the next two games, though I did turn two double plays on defense and made a nice diving stab of another ball. Still, going 1-2 wasn't good, though we lost the last game in extra innings 13-12. Close.

The most interesting pictures from Saturday:




A useful sign, no? Everyone needs to know where the parking lot is located especially in a big complex.
















Unfortunately, if you put the sign right next to the parking lot, it's a little less valuable. Doh!














So Sunday was a free day for me. Though I planned on sleeping in, I was up at 7! Crazy. With the day free, I finally hooked up my DVD player to my receiver so I can watch movies with sound. Some complexities were involved after having to take everything apart for the new carpet.

Along those lines, I continued unpacking stuff I had to move and determining what could be taken to my parents for them to sell at a garage sale or for donation. Hitting the gym was on my agenda and it was a nice workout today. Interestingly, except for doing pullups, which I haven't really been able to do all year due to my shoulder injury, most of my workout routine is still in tact. I'm going to miss it a ton after my surgery. Ugh.






On Thursday I went to Staples to buy a mat for underneath my chair at my home computer. While I was there, I ran into this end of aisle display. Odd. I really didn't expect to see something like this at an office supply store.
















And I was REALLY surprised to see that they were selling Bumpits, which is possibly the worst commercial and product on television. You put these in your hair to create artificial volume in the back. Basically it transforms you into an 80's Dynasty actress or a really bad 90's porn star. Either way, not a look anyone should be rocking.