Stardate 070806.8

Captain's Log:

It was actually a semi-busy day at work today. I had a few trouble tickets come through, and I organized some more of the intranet. Tomorrow looks promising as well.

Not much has happened since my return from Holland. I finally got completely unpacked, but have yet to finish all of the laundry. I did come home to a marvelous surprise. Before my trip, I finished the second bedroom (as far as insulation, drywall, and fan/light) and I moved my desk, computer, and bed in to live there until I could finish my room. Well, when I got back, I checked my room and found that all of the wallpaper and chair rail had been removed and the walls had been painted my desired color of white. I just stared at the walls for a while (it was past midnight, and I had been flying all day and I was not quite as comprehending as usual). Eventually, when I discovered who had done it and taken in the full effect of what had happened, I was rather pleased. It seems that Christy found out that she had some extra time on her hands, I suppose. For my birthday gift, she flew down here while I was out of the country, and painted the whole room. It looks awesome; however, it has not had a chance to air out, so it still smells strongly of Behr Interior. All the same, fantastic gift.

Back to my description of the journey over the Atlantic:

Day Three - 21 July 07

I got to breakfast at the hotel this morning, and the breakfasts there were awesome. Bacon, eggs, sausage, pancakes, toast, loads of bread, chocolate milk, English breakfast tea, and coffee. This is only what I ate and drank; the selection was much larger. I ate the same thing every morning, so this will be the last time I mention what it is that I ate at breakfast. Once we were through, we rode our bus (which would be our own for the entire trip) to the fields for our first practice session. Today we would be training with Dutch coaches. I learned a lot from these first three hours, for these coaches were quite knowledgeable. After practice, we ate in Haarlem and toured a small part of the city for a couple of hours. That afternoon we learned to play Korfball, which is a rather interesting game. The court is about the size of our basketball courts, but the baskets have no backboards. Here is a picture of a basket and a korfball...

Here is a link to a site that will describe (with pictures too!) the rules and intricacies of Korfball. That was loads of fun, and the coaches team won the one game that we played. Very exciting stuff. That night we had dinner at the hotel, which was great, and then bed.

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Tonight, I am going to see the Bourne Ultimatum, so I will have to critic that movie when I post again. For now, that is all.

Later,

Lorimer