Afterglow 2009 - Day 4 Tuesday

Besides being one of two spectators, I was also the line judge. Of course I couldn't be trusted because it was like 11 am and I was already drinking, but someone had to be present to uphold Burt's Rules. Heaven forbid we play a game not by Burt's Rules...

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I took a stroll outside to see what was happing on the lake on this fine morning. Most often it is nothing, but today Uncle Dan was playing the hero by rescuing this lonely kayak that had wandered astray from the beach. Uncle Dan is such a humanitarian.

Enemies on the court, cousins and friends off the court. That's how it was for Brian and Tommy. And to be honest with you, that's the way that it should be. Leave all of the animosity on the blacktop where it belongs, and have a kickass time everywhere else.

It was still pretty early in the morning, so I didn't feel like doing anything that involved moving. Even on my good days I shy away from physical activity, but today I was feeling especially opposed to it. But that didn't mean that I didn't have the energy to watch other people physically exert it. Brian and Kevin took on Jenna and Tommy in a game of Afterglow Tennis, and it had the promise of being a grand spectacle of athletic ability. And then the game started, and it was the exact opposite of what I thought that it was going to be.

The award for "did that just really happen?" goes to Brian + Kevin for their best of 5 victory over Tommy and Jenna. Well, Spiderman does say that everybody gets one. It's just a shame that they used it so early in their lives. They might have needed that shit later in life.

That other spectator I mentioned was the one and only Uncle Greg. While I was there to judge that the rules of the game were being followed, he was there to judge and comment on the people playing the game. And of course, some minor (helpful) criticism followed.

I don't mean to poke fun at the kids' tennis skills, but if you know these kids, then you could imagine what a game of tennis would be like with the 4 of them on the court. It was obvious from the get-go that Tommy and Jenna were by far the superior team, for they possessed the athletic skills necessary to succeed at tennis. But then Kevin and Brian came from out of nowhere and actually played fundamental tennis that would even make Richard Williams proud. I didn't see that coming, but it sure was entertaining to watch. I feel I got my money's worth.

After last night's treacherous foray into the unknown, you'd think that I would be a little upset in the morning as I gathered my shit together. I was at first, but then everything got better when I started working through my Johnny Bowl of SuperMac.