Ever wonder what the players do on a day-to-day basis? I would say it would be kind of cool to pull a big brother and have cameras, but that's a bit creepy. Let's recap the boredom-counteractions of last week (that I can remember):
- Artichoke party: Apparently this is a staple food of Californians, and Friedman's birthday present from back home. Some of us (ie- Kiko Tamashir, Auriel Jenkins and myself) had never eaten a boiled artichoke before, so Friedman helped us. It was weird, I can't lie, but they have a cool texture and are pretty awesome dipped in butter. I think the rest of the room-- Danielle Kinley, Lillian Hammond, and Trena Peel-- enjoyed it as well.
- The big bet: As proclaimed several times during the negotiation period, Jami Lobpries is a Texan, and Texans love their meat. So, in the boredom of the off-week, the "steaks" were set to try and have Lobpries go vegetarian. Guess for how long? Only a week. I thought it should go a bit higher, a month or so, but she was avid in the fact that three days was going to be hard. So she has her support system in Kinley, who is the only one vying for her win. Then there's Friedman, who is holding it over her head that they are supposed to be Boston Market buddies: Ouch.
- Movie night: The team got together in the lounge to watch Into the Wild. Solid movie, interesting in it's nature, and remineds me of a genre very similar to The Eternal Sunshine. The best part to me, since it was the same night of the big bet, was when the main character, Alex, is walking around screaming... into the wild, of course... "Where are all the animals?! I'm hungry!" This is going to be Lobpries in about... three hours.
- Team dinner: Friedman made an awesome dinner for the team. The course was set: pulled pork, salad, mac&cheese, rolls, brownies and, of course, Sweet Baby Ray's barbeque sauce (the best). Mmmm... delicious! The worst part was watching the agony on Lobpries' face as we all downed the deliousness. The highlight, however, was the "cheese nip" chucked at Reagan after she stole a sandwich of Peel's plate. Pretty hilarious.
- The draft: Probably the most entertaining part of the week. The team can't just keep their athleticism on the field, so they are setting up teams and games for non-softball activities. The captains all the way down through the teams were drawn at random, so that no one was the last one picked. I took a phonecall during the draft, but that didn't stop the uproarious laughter from traveling down the hall, around the corner and into my room.
- The roadtrips: As discussed by myself and Newton, we're not use to just traveling an hour or so, and reaching another state. New York City, Baltimore and Shamong were three of the hotspots for the weekend. Who would have thought we could have ended up in a cooler area?
I'm going to try my hardest to document more things as they come around. I know Lobpries has requested that her journey away from meat, at least for a week, be documented. Maybe I can stick a food journal on here of somesort? I'll have to get to work on that. Until next time!
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