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Yesterday was quite eventful.

Started with the Ahn Trio concert at 11am.

The cellist was pretty good. I thought the pianist would get whiplash from being so charismatic with her wild head swings and pumps.

Then played softball for 3 hours at 2:30pm.
[note: I can’t throw, catch, or hit a baseball very well. I have a new appreciation for professional players.]

Then I went to Relay For Life. (A fundraising event for the American Cancer Society where you there are teams of people that walk around a track for 12 hours.) It is to simulate the effects of cancer on a patient’s mind:
- sadness of diagnosis
- weariness of treatment
- more weariness but hope when treatment is through
- renewed vitality at the break of dawn
[edit: that’s kinda confusing]

We were assigned shifts, but most people tried to walk on the track when they could. There were lots of other events going on at the same time. Here were some of my favorite highlights: 4 a cappella groups — I really liked Greenleafs and Mosaic Whispers, a DDR stand — the standard mode Paranoia on double pads is a really fun song (Thanks for the heads-up Pam!), and free drinks and banana’s at the concession stands for those participating. Wayne decided to run for a portion of the time even though he was just there to support our team. So he, his better/worse/smaller/bigger? half, Grace, and I ran around the track. And we ran. Well, actually, Wayne and Wayne started running. Then 4 laps later Grace started running. Then another 2 or 3 laps later, I started. Then something like another 12 or 13 laps went by and finally we stopped. But big Wayne continued. For like another 5 or six laps. I think he ran 6 miles or more. But then Nancy started running and she ran like 40 laps. And this all happend at 1 - 3am. What a bunch of wierdos. :-p

My foot really hurt(ed) after running. We walked a couple of cool down laps but eventually I started limping cause the heel and arch of my right foot was hurting. I went to the PT station and the lady there showed me a couple of stretches.

Suxs though cause I’m still limping right now. At least it doesn’t hurt when I’m sitting. I think I’ll go in to see a doctor tomorrow. Anyways I left the field at 3:30am cause everyone told me I should just cut my losses. What nice people. So I think most of ‘em stayed til the closing ceremonies at 6am. Musta been tiring.