Indiana joins 20th century

Indiana will soon have daylight savings time. Hat tip to Brendan, who has a more detailed post about this historic development.

Snow?!

Just a quick post to note how utterly ridiculous the weather is here in the 'Bend. Snow? At the end of April? And it's sticking?? This is patently unacceptable, if you ask me.

Scheduling and such

Well, since everyone else seems to be posting their schedules, I figured I'd briefly follow suit and let my faithful readership know what classes I'll be taking this fall.

Business Associations
Evidence
Cyberlaw
Trial Advocacy Intensive
Moot Court Appellate

I'm pretty happy with that lineup, and as of right now I don't plan to change anything. But changes can be made all summer and up until the Add/Drop date next fall.

(Not so) Hot (Golf) Shots, Part Deux

After our round of golf on Saturday, everyone had such a great time that Derek reserved a tee time for Sunday morning. We had a foursome booked for 11 am. So Sunday morning started with me trying to wake Derek up. Anyone who knows Derek and his love of sleep will understand how difficult of a task this can be. Still, I managed and we were soon on our way.

Emily had emailed me to let me know that she wouldn't be accompanying us. Jaime had said something similar the night before, after The Princess Bride, but Derek thought he could persuade her to change her mind. She'd agreed to at least let us call her. But first we needed supplies - gas for Derek's car and chocolate for bribing. As we got back in the car, I called Jaime, who had decided not to go. Derek even tried to plead his case to her over the phone, but to no avail. He wanted to at least drive to the law school to give her the chocolate, but as we were already running late, we headed straight to the golf course.

We were close enough to being on time that we didn't get yelled at (unlike the day before). And since our party was now down to two, they paired us up with another twosome - two ND undergrads who were way out of our league. As for the golf... not so good. No one should be worried about me running off to join the pro tour. (Unless I actually go crazy and do so; in which case everyone should be very, very worried about how I'm going to survive.) It's really quite sad that I can probably chip farther than I can hit a ball with my driver off the tee. Still, we managed to get through the course in record time, and I posted a very good 18-hole score after playing 9 holes. Go ahead and think about that for a minute.

After that dreadful performance, we caught a quick bite at Subway before heading home. Derek chilled out on the couch to sleep/watch television. I did a little studying, then went about making dinner plans. No one was sure where to go or what they wanted to eat, so I made an executive decision to go to the Mishawaka Brewing Co. I made a reservation for 8, but in the end there were only 7 of us. Attending the evening's festivities were: Derek, me, Brooke, Lala, Meghan, Giancarlo, and Emily (we couldn't get a hold of Jaime). As the name implies, this restaurant makes its own beer. I had a raspberry wheat beer which was quite good, though next time I think I'll do what Giancarlo did and order the sampler - something like 8 different beers served in an equal number of small glasses. The food was good, the conversation was good, and an all-around good time was had by all. Derek did cause a little bit of a ruckus by slamming his hand down on the table repeatedly, causing the table to shake, the silverware to rattle, and Brooke and Emily to jump. Fortunately, Emily managed to prevail upon Derek to cut it out.

Next, Derek and I headed home where we watched Harold and Kumar go to White Castle. It was a thoroughly ridiculous movie, which one could probably anticipate based solely on the fact that the same director was responsible for Dude, Where's my Car? Still, it was funny. But I have no desire to eat at White Castle, so ultimately their marketing vehicle failed. Afterwards, we perused the DVD's many bonus features. Then Derek headed off to sleep (that boy does like to sleep), and I did a little studying before hitting the sack myself.

Monday morning saw me again trying to rouse Derek from his deep slumber so that he could make it back to the 'Nati in time for work. Fortunately, I didn't have ConLaw that morning (it was cancelled earlier that morning around 5 am - not everyone was as fortunate as me to read the email before heading to the law school). After a breakfast of pop tarts and OJ, Derek was on his way. All told, it was a fun and successful weekend. For Derek's recap, go here.

The Agony and the Ecstacy

The crowd cheers as Derek* misses a putt.

*not actually Derek.

Golf: a good walk spoiled

Golf can be very frustrating.

Weekend, Part I

My apologies for the recent lack of posts. As exams are fast approaching, I doubt there will be frequent blogging for a while. But I did want to post an update concerning the past weekend.

My good friend Derek came to visit this weekend (he'll be posting his own update soon). It's been a while since we've hung out, so I was glad to have the chance to reconnect. He arrived Friday night after work (he's currently working at Fidelity, soon to become a stock broker). Since it was still really nice out, we took an evening walk through campus. At this point I should mention that I am the last person who should ever give campus tours. As a law student, I'm really only familiar with a handful of buildings on campus. In addition to the law school (where I spend the better part of my life, it seems) and the obvious buildings (the main building (aka the one with the dome), the basillica, and the main library), I can point out the South Dining Hall and LaFortune (note that both of these buildings contain food) and Coleman-Morse (because they have free popcorn and soda), DeBartolo (where the undergraduate mock trial regionals is held), and the engineering building (which is next door to the law school). Anyway, after this essentially ineffective tour, we met up with Brooke who was studying at the law school. We got some dessert at Reckers, then headed back to my apartment. We chatted a bit, played a game of chess, then decided to call it a night.

The next day started with a rousing round of golf. Joining Derek and me were fellow 1Ls Jaime and Emily. As usual when dealing with either Derek or Jaime, we were running a little late. I caught some flak for this from the guy at the clubhouse when we showed up to play. At least I had reserved a tee time in advance; apparently the weekends get pretty busy at the ND golf course. We got off to a rocky start, and after finishing the first hole, the course attendant told us that we were holding things up and should simply play best ball (read: we were a disgrace to the game of golf). Instead, we just split into teams and played scramble. Derek and Emily were at a decided advantage, since Derek actually has a long game. Jaime did most of the heavy hitting for our team, though I conributed to the effort with some good putting. A few highlights: we made par on one hole, and I sank a 25 foot putt on another hole. Derek and Emily won the day, but a good time was had by all.

After finishing the front (and only) nine, it was time for some lunch. Derek had never been to Michigan, so we drove north in search of sustenance. We ended up in Niles, Michigan at the Golden Nugget Saloon. We had burgers all around and an interesting discussion on the nature of religion and Catholicism. Since it was mostly Derek talking with Jaime and Emily, I'll leave it to him to detail the salient points of the conversation. Lunch was capped off with dessert at Dairy Queen.

Next came a touch of studying and/or siesta. After a few hours, Derek and I ventured out again, this time to pick out some movies and dinner. Brooke and Jaime came over, and we watched The Princess Bride. Then it was off to bed, for Sunday would be another adventurous, action packed day. More on that in my next post.

Springtime for South Bend, and Notre Dame

We're finally getting some good weather here in the 'Bend (I'm even posting this while sitting outside - yes, they do let us out of the law school dungeon from time to time). It's sunny and bright, there's a nice breeze, and best of all, no snow. This isn't to say that I'd be surprised if winter raised its nasty head again. It is South Bend after all, which means the weather here's about as predictable as it is in Ohio. (Don't like the weather? Wait a minute.) In general, I'm usually not a big fan of spring, but it for now it comes as a welcome relief to the bitter winter weather.

Of course the nice weather outside only underscores how bad things are in the classrooms at the law school. It's been insufferably stuffy. Unbearably warm. Oppressively hot. It's hard to absorb the finer nuances of implied easements and FRCP 23 when you're melting into your chair. I'm not alone in this complaint - everyone I've talked to has lamented the inferno.

Part of the problem is that the heating system in the law school is out of control. Personally, I think that the heat build up in the library stacks has finally built up to the point that the heat is escaping to the rest of the law school. Thermodynamics at work. The problem could be remedied by giant blocks of ice that would serve as heat sinks, but the ensuing flooding would be... problematic.

A Farewell to (Bowling) Arms

Last night was the final night of the NDLS bowling league. ICBING wrapped up the season with a good performance. Here are the scores:

One Arm: 140, 110
8 lb: 62, 88
Nugatory en Fuego: 115, 125
Wrong Lane: 160, 121
Bowling InJury: 104, 81
Breaks 50, et al.: 93, 110

Nugatory also has a report here, and InJury posted some pics here.

Some additional highlights:

InJury successfully bowled backwards for the second half of the second game, picking up several spares. Wrong Lane also scored a personal best of 160 in the first game, which included four consecutive strikes. (Apparently this is known as a four-bagger, though I personally prefer Nugatory's term for it - 'buffalo.') We're pretty sure last night's scores didn't count towards the league standings (I use that term very loosely, since I don't think anyone knew what the standings were, or even if there were any, for most of the season), and I haven't seen the final result. But rumor has it that ICBING may have placed second...

It's been a lot of fun bowling with ICBING, and all of us are a bit sad that it's over. But there's always next year. InJury has suggested that we create a team named "Gutter Hos."

Crashed and Burned

That about sums up my oral argument tonight. More later if I feel up to it.

Easter and such

One of the perks of going to Notre Dame is getting a nice long weekend for Easter. We had a four-day weekend (Good Friday, weekend, Easter Monday). Some people got a somewhat longer break either my luck (the other Contracts section didn't hold class on Thursday) or by skipping out early. What made this mini-vacation interesting for me is I actually stayed on campus this time, instead of heading back to Ohio.

I did get some work accomplished, though not as much as I would have liked (but isn't that always the way?). In addition, I got to meet Brooke's boyfriend Craig and partake of lots of free food (courtesy of Brooke and Craig). The three-course Easter brunch was very good.

As it turns out, it's probably for the best that I didn't go anywhere - Depositions had a class today and I was up to perform.

Now for a little news in the world of blogs... Brooke is back from her hiatus and posting like crazy. Brendan's NCAA pools are going strong (and in which my picks performed fairly well - not bad considering my absolute lack of sports knowledge (just ask anyone who's played Trivial Pursuit with me)). Derek's experimenting with a new blog format, when he's not painting by number at work. Brad's not feeling the love over at his blog where no one's been commenting lately (so take some pity on the boy and leave him a few words). And last but not least, it seems my sister's jumping on the blog bandwagon.

Anyway, it's back to law school tomorrow. I only have one class - Contracts. It'll be a nice way to ease back into the week. But tomorrow night I have my oral argument for LegWri II/Moot Court. Look for a post late tomorrow night to see how things went.

Coming Attractions

Most people who know me know that I'm a pretty big fan of movie trailers. It's an additional incentive to get to the theater early to see a movie. (The other reason is to get a good seat, which could be its own argument/post.) Nowadays, it's no longer as big of a deal because modern technology has brought the movie trailer to the internets. I find Quicktime's site to be a good place to find and view trailers for upcoming movies.

Movie trailers can be a work of art, and often better than the movie itself. They frequently come in two types: the "teaser" and the traditional trailer. Teasers offer a frustratingly small glimpse of the upcoming movie. The new War of the Worlds teasers are a good example.

The traditional trailer tends to give a little more away. Hopefully, it doesn't give too much away; too frequently the trailer includes so much of the story that there's really little point in seeing the movie itself. Of course, there are some movies where you pretty much already know how it's going to end (Titanic and The Alamo come to mind), but you still don't want to give away all of the best scenes. This goes double for comedies; there are few things more annoying than going to see a movie and realizing that all of the best gags were in the trailer.

Trailers are often made before the movie has gone through its final edit, and sometimes it includes parts of scenes that don't actually make it into the movie. This can also be annoying sometimes. But now that movies are released on DVD with bonus features like deleted scenes, which may let you see some of that lost footage.

Based on my recent perusal of Quicktime's site, here are a few of my recommendations:

The newest trailer for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is pretty good. One thing that makes it particularly amusing is its meta-commentary on trailers themselves.

Sin City looks interesting. It has an interesting style to it, kind of a mix of black and white film noir and random splashes of color. I'm not quite convinced that the underlying storyline will be that great though. Though a certain level of narrative deficiency may be forgiven if the scene with Jessica Alba lives up to its potential...

There may be some promise in The Island, provided that it amounts to more than a Matrix rip off.

I'm also looking forward to Batman Begins, and of course Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (not hosted on Quicktime).

Now for a few movies that probably shouldn't have been made:

A remake of Herbie the Love Bug? How many Disney remakes will Lindsay Lohan star in?
Zathura? I don't think we really need Jumanji in space. (Seriously, right down to the board game.)

Ok, enough from me for now. Enjoy a few movie trailers; as they say in the trailer to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, it'll help you plan out the next few months of your life.

Irish Bowling

It's Thursday night, and time for a special St. Patty's Day edition of ICBING bowling!

We were a bit shorthanded tonight with only 5 bowlers. (The other ConLaw section has its final on Monday.) We decided not to rotate through a phantom slot, and just kick back and enjoy. Things were very festive tonight. Most people were wearing green for the occasion, green beer flowed freely, and we were even serenaded by bagpipes. There was also a video camera floating around, though I'm not quite sure why. Non-internets rumors speculate that the bowling alley might have been filming a commercial.

Here were tonight's scores:

Wrong Lane: 115, 155
Bowling Injury: 80, 101
Breaks 50, et al.: 92, 88
One Arm Bandit: 127, 132
No Show*: 133, 118

* So named because despite being on the team roster from the beginning, No Show made his first appearance tonight

Some of the highlights:
Wrong Lane bowled a personal best of 155 which included a turkey. No Show dazzled all with his bowling prowess (where have you been all season?!). One Arm put in a very strong showing; the jury is out on whether having the use of both arms has benefitted his balance.
Since we only had five bowlers, we managed to fit in a third game that didn't count towards the standings. No Show experimented (unsuccessfully) with bowling between his legs. Bowling Injury demonstrated considerable talent at bowling backwards, racking up 19 pins in three frames and almost getting a spare.

Legal Neologism

The legal profession seems to encourage making up new words. Law students who have used Microsoft Word to take notes during class are frequently confronted with the following situation. You're typing away, trying to catch the most salient points of the daily Socratic dialogue when the evil red squiggly line pops up under half of the words. At first, you think you must have misspelled it. But no, you had it right. It matches the professorial scrawl on the board; it matches the printed text in the casebook.

Granted, some of the words used in law school might be expected to set off Word's spelling alarms. Some words/phrases are basically latin (res ipsa, parens patriae, etc.). Others are clearly terms of art that lawyer-types have adopted (tortfeasor, offeree, textualism). A few others at least look like words (consider, e.g, foreseeability).

Then there are the really fun ones: those that don't even look like words. These are words that clearly sprung from the mind of some lawyer or judge who either couldn't quite find the word s/he was looking for, or had some idea they wanted to convey but couldn't be bothered to consult a dictionary. Justiciability? Purposivism? Neglify?

Of course, other professions have been known to invent words as well. I hear that engineers have given us plenty of "-ize" gems, the most ridiculous of which is probably "requirementize." Still, I find it funny how many crazy words the legal profession has created. After getting through law school, maybe I can be a neologist too.

Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated

Worry not, I am still alive. Currently, I'm on mid-semester break in Ohio. As my parents are still using dial-up, my internet access hasn't been all that great. I apologize for not posting much in the recent weeks, but my LegWri brief was eating up a lot of my time. You know how the saying goes, the Law is a jealous mistress and all that.

I had hoped to post some in-depth bowling coverage, but alas the scores are still back in South Bend. But here's a general recap of last Thursday:

Most of ICBING showed up, and our first game went pretty well. I bowled a 120, far above my average. 10 pin and Take a Knee also bowled well, raking in big numbers. Performance dropped off in the second game. Nevertheless, I triumphed over Bowling Injury, winning a new bet and restoring my good name. Bowling Injury now owes me a beer, and will be driving next week (on St. Patty's day, no less). Afterwards, several of us decided to get a jump on celebrating the end of the first half of the second semester. (It's hard to believe that we're now 25% of the way through law school!) There was drinking, dancing, and general craziness at the 'Backer. Then we stumbled home to our beds and a general state of unconscoiusness. That it was a good night was more or less confirmed by the next morning's hangover.

The LegWri brief is now finished (or perhaps more appropriately, abandonned). After putting a few finishing touches on it, I handed it in Friday afternoon. Despite the delays caused by this and Pres. Shrub's visit to ND, I made the trek back to Ohio and arrived late Friday night.

Since then, I've been relaxing, catching up with Honor, and doing a little reading. Honor had her last choir concert on Saturday night. It was a very good concert. OSU Men's Glee opened, and I enjoyed all of the performances.

On Sunday night I reconnected with an old friend from high school. Matt's just finished getting his Masters in Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD), and is now back in Chillicothe to conduct his job search. He doesn't plan to get a job here, just live at home to cut costs while hunting for a job.

That's pretty much all that's been happening lately. I'll try to post a little more frequently now that the brief's behind me. But updates may still be a bit slow while I'm in Ohio and using dial-up.

Bowling Recap coming soon

I apologize to any and all readers who were looking forward to a recap of last week's bowling escapades. I'll post a full update soon.

But, at the prodding of Bowling Injury I feel compelled to mention that I lost a bet on Thursday. For the second game, Bowling Injury and I made a friendly wager - loser buys the winner a beer. Although I started to come back strong at the end, Bowling Injury bowled a better game.

Congratulations, Bowling Injury. Your free beer is well deserved.

100 Things

1. Alex's favorite pizza toppings are ham and pineapple.
2. Alex wishes he had more photos of friends and family.
3. Alex used to play piano and clarinet but now can hardly read music.
4. Alex wants to pick up playing an instrument again.
5. Alex admires punctuality and sometimes gets annoyed at people who aren't; this goes double for himself.
6. Alex is a hopeless romantic.
7. Alex thinks of himself as a cautious optimist. And sometimes not all that cautious.
8. Alex played the lead role in his first grade play.
9. Alex thinks intelligence is very sexy.
10. Alex's favorite ballroom dance is the Tango.
11. Alex writes poetry but lets very few people read it.
12. Alex's favorite book is Jurassic Park.
13. Alex was originally an aerospace engineering major.
14. Sometimes Alex wishes he had stayed in engineering.
15. Alex took fencing in undergrad.
16. Alex has been to skating camp, science camp, and chess camp.
17. Alex likes the name Ivan but would never be so cruel to his children.
18. Alex hopes to someday see Australia. And New Zealand. And Australia.
19. Alex predicts that only one reader got the last joke.
20. It took Alex six tries to pass Novice Freestyle.
21. Alex likes broadway musicals. His favorite is probably Jekyll and Hyde.
22. Alex enjoys reading Shakespeare.
23. Alex really doesn't like hospitals, even though his father is a doctor.
24. Alex thinks it would be cool to have a wedding on a beach or in a castle, but doubts it will
happen.
25. Alex is pretty good at word games.
26. Alex was elected vice president of his eighth grade class; he chalks it up to being the new
kid and giving out candy.
27. Alex founded a chess club in high school.
28. Alex likes sushi.
29. Alex likes venus fly traps, but has trouble keeping them alive.
30. Alex has tried internet dating.
31. Alex paces when he's nervous.
32. Alex comes up with some of his best ideas while walking.
33. Alex can easily distinguish diet cola from regular cola by taste.
34. Alex thinks his wardrobe needs an overhaul.
35. Alex likes receiving post cards.
36. Alex doesn't like the word "normal."
37. Alex really likes inside jokes.
38. Alex has played euchre on the steps of Verseilles.
39. Alex is a big fan of movie trailers.
40. Alex has almost a compulsive desire for people to like him.
41. Alex has only let three people call him Al.
42. Alex has had two near-death experiences (as in almost died, not the white light and the
tunnel thing).
43. Alex origingally wanted to be a detective when he grew up.
44. When people forget Alex's name, they most frequently call him Mark or Eric.
45. Alex considered joining the air force.
46. Alex enjoys philosophical discussions.
47. Alex has never broken a bone (knock on wood).
48. Alex doubts it is possible for anyone to completely know and understand him.
49. Alex predicts his mid-life crisis will involve learning to sail.
50. Alex collects alligator knick knacks.
51. Alex has choreographed a group number for an ice show.
52. Alex wishes he was better at keeping in touch with his friends. Better yet, he wishes they
kept in better touch with him.
53. Alex finds thuderstorms to be relaxing.
54. Alex doesn't get motion sickness.
55. Alex was on a speech team in seventh grade.
56. Alex likes listening to classical music, especially Paganini's violin concertos.
57. Alex enjoys being snarky from time to time.
58. Alex has twice waited in a line outside a theater, overnight, for Star Wars tickets. He had
different company each time.
59. Alex knows that the top letter on the eye chart is an "E," but not because he can see it
without correction.
60. Alex comes in two shades: pale white and lobster red (depending on sunscreen use).
61. Alex's Chinese vocabulary is limited to "yes," "no," "corn," and "Happy New Year."
62. Alex wishes he knew more about Chinese culture and his heritage.
63. When engaged in introspection, Alex prefers to sit quietly and alone in the dark.
64. Alex wants to prove that nice guys don't have to finish last.
65. Alex often talks to himself when he's alone.
66. When Alex hears a piece of music, he often imagines how he would skate to it.
67. Alex was once the only guy living in a house with six women.
68. Alex worries that he's not as smart as he thinks he is.
69. Alex would rather be the de facto leader than the elected/appointed position.
70. Alex can yawn without opening his mouth.
71. Alex is against the death penalty.
72. More than anything else, Alex hates being falsely accused.
73. Alex is a sucker for free food.
74. Alex thinks the hardest thing about meeting a bunch of people is remembering their names.
75. Alex doesn't like making "to do" lists.
76. Alex is a night owl.
77. Alex likes the fortunes inside fortune cookies.
78. Alex dislikes people who try to push their beliefs on him.
79. Alex has never successfully kept a journal.
80. Alex likes being asked for advice, though he sometimes doubts that he's qualified to give it.
81. Alex wishes he knew French better.
82. Alex isn't afraid of heights; Alex is afraid of falling from heights.
83. When Alex was younger, he had an imaginary friend. It was an elephant named Charlie.
84. Alex's favorite magazine is Discover.
85. Alex doesn't really feel that he's "from" anywhere in particular.
86. Alex likes to bowl, shoot pool, and play golf, but isn't good at any of them.
87. Alex has never used illegal drugs.
88. Alex has lost or broken more pairs of sunglasses than he can remember.
89. Alex used to be a cub scout.
90. Alex thinks that someday he'll write a book.
91. Alex has only gotten drunk alone once.
92. Alex considers himself one of the most creative people he knows.
93. Alex once constructed a fully operational model ballista.
94. When ordering dessert, Alex first considers all options that involve chocolate.
95. Alex really likes walking along a beach at night.
96. Alex checks his email compulsively.
97. Alex is a fan of British comedy - especially Monty Python and Douglas Adams.
98. The first time Alex drank, he spent time rehearsing saying the alphabet backwards.
99. Alex believes discretion is the better part of valor.
100. Alex echoes the sentiment that creating this list is a difficult task.

LOTR Marathon

Back in December, Brad issued a Lord of the Rings challenge. He and Niki watched all three of the LOTR movies back-to-back-to-back in one day. He then issued a challenge for others to do likewise. I'd always wanted to do something like that, but had never gotten around to it. I don't own the LOTR movies on DVD and I missed the "Trilogy Tuesday" promotion that theaters had back when The Return of the King came out. But today I got the chance to do it, thanks to Brendan who hosted the event.

Our LOTR marathon was a bit more hard core, however. Brendan held a viewing of the extended versions of each movie, thereby adding several more scenes and a bunch of extra time. For that reason, I wasn't able to meet one of the "requirements" - I don't think it's even possible to watch all of them in 11 hours. We did it in a little under 13 hours. All other conditions were met, though - we watched the whole trilogy, it was done in one sitting (taking such breaks as necessary for food and bathroom), and witnesses were present. In fact many people came and went (I think we had at least ten people at one point), but Brendan and I watched them all. Patrick and Dmytro also watched the vast majority of the saga, and were there to the bitter end.

Yes, I'm a big dork. But it was a lot of fun.

Coming Attractions

Looking back on the last few posts, I realize that I've not been writing on much except bowling. For that I apologize, especially to my non-NDLS readership, who probably couldn't care less about the weekly scores and such.

I just wanted to let everyone know that some more substantive posts shall be forthcoming. In particular, look for a "100 things about Alex list" similar to those made by Lisa, Jenni, Derek, and Welter. Originally, I wasn't going to compile such a list. However, I have been requested to do so and post it for the enjoyment of my readers. It's a lot harder than it may sound, but also a really interesting project. I hope to finish up the list and post it sometime this weekend.

That's all for now, but stay tuned - there's more to come.

Bowling Recap

Here's a very brief recap of last night's bowling exploits.
ICBING was running on a skeleton crew: we only had five bowlers. We rotated people into the sixth spot so that we'd have a full complement against over, more fully staffed teams.
Here's what the scores looked like:

Wrong Lane: 95, 104
Take a Knee: 130, 94
Nugatory En Fuego: 122, 100
Bowling InJury: 107, 86
Breaks 50 (and sometimes 100, her average is about 70, compared to a princess, "&", attractive nuisance): 83, 58

Ghost Person: 123, 88

It was Take a Knee's birthday, and he was showered with gifts ranging from store bought cookies to a bowling pin (the kind you wear, not the kind you knock down) to shamrock wristbands to a green plastic St. Patty's Day hat. Take a Knee also wore some very fashionable socks that had a bowling ball and pins on it - and if you folded it down, it sported the word "BOWLING."

Take a Knee also had the quote of the night, while talking to Breaks 50 (et al):
"If you don't break 50, then the terrorists win... Sleeper cells are pulling for a 48, if you know what I mean."

Although much fun was had by all, we look forward to having the full team together again for next week.

P.S. The naming committee (see last post) has been overruled, and bowlers will be known by their former names. Well, except for Breaks 50, who simply adds a few names to her already extensive list each week.

UPDATE: Pictures of the team now available here, courtesy of Bowling Injury!