day 18

got up. watched soccer.
went to the fields (after realizing we were out of gas - ahem* thanks to CHRIS AND SEAN)
painted fields, the volunteers set up goals, went to pick up the tourney t-shirts (once again, thanks a lot, CHRIS AND SEAN)
came back to the hotel, napped for 3 HOURS.
worked out, watched the lakers beat the celtics (booo!)
showered, now ready for bed.

that is about it.

wait, no it's not. while we were painting fields, assistant event director stephen tried to throw a stake to event director hilary and it landed on the ground. hilary went to pick it up and couldn't find it. laura helped her look while stephen and i looked at each other like "wow those guys are idiots"
after watching laura and hilary struggle, i went to look too. stephen helped out soon after.
i have now concluded that the stake must have vanished into thin air. we looked for a good 40 minutes - first just walking and looking, then taking off our shoes and feeling around, then squatting and using our hands, then hands and knees, and finally we were down to our knees and elbows just crawling around looking for this stupid stake! after the first 10 minutes, it wasn't even about finding that stake anymore. it was about keeping our dignity. well, that was a fail. eventually, we HAD to give up. but i have a feeling that at some point during the tournament you'll see one of us at that field, casually searching for that darn stake. i know for me, it's gonna nag at the back of my mind until one of us finds it.
oy. but i think that was all the excitement for the day.

also, i hate sneezing.
good night!