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[thetofupirate]

I don't think I've mentioned it here before, but a bunch of us at work have put together a basketball team, and are playing on Wednesday nights in a local league. We signed up for the "we suck, but we're just playing for fun" section, but we seem to be one of the few teams who actually do suck and play for fun - every other team strikes us as a bunch of boys who are super good at playing basketball and want to make themselves feel really fucking awesome by beating people who haven't played in at least 10 years, and asking a couple girls to join their team so that they can keep playing in this league and making themselves seem like bigger men because they win.

The team tonight was just ridiculous - they were beating us by over 20 points (and in this league, all baskets are one point, no matter where they're shot from), and they were STILL doing picks, and trying to steal the ball from us before we could even get out of our defensive zone after they'd gone out of bounds, or whatever. This was the first team we played that didn't make it at least a little fun. Jerks. So they're the first team that we're not giving full spirit points to. Bah to them.

And I was having internet/email problems at home, but now it's all sorted out - yay! Maybe I'll actually write interesting things. Ha.

But now I'm tired and sore (my own teammate hurt me - not on purpose, but I totally had the ball when he wrenched it from me and jammed my ring finger. It feels almost like the ones I sprained back in highschool, except without quite so much of the "Oh god! They feel like they're on fire!"ness), so I'm just going to veg out with a movie then go to bed so I can be up early to start going to the gym again.

Comments

[witch-kat.livejournal.com]

Bah! I hate when people (often males) get so competitive that they suck the fun out of the game.
There are a group of guys at our neighbourhood outdoor rink who are so busy showing off their hotshot hockey skills that they practically plow us down/almost hit us with pucks... its ridiculous!

[emiline.livejournal.com]

It is so annoying! I almost feel like telling them that it looks like they're overcompensating for what they lack in the groin area.

[thecherrybomb.livejournal.com]

i haven't had much luck with the gym in the morning. i still go occasionally but it's very occasional and the works outs are never as good for me. i WISH i could go in the morning. good luck about getting back on the wagon!

[emiline.livejournal.com]

Thanks. It's not happening this morning, though - I've got to do stuff for work instead. Tomorrow, I SWEAR!

[globox.livejournal.com]

Haha that's boys for you, I play after work with a bunch of real true niggas, We sometimes play black vs whites and get thrashed, but it's still fun.

[emiline.livejournal.com]

The guys on our team (even the ones who are actually good players) aren't acting like that, though, so it really makes me wonder about the guys we're playing.

[globox.livejournal.com]

Oh well the niggas I play with are all nice guys and all, it gets a little rough but it's all in fun.

[dramaqueen-23.livejournal.com]

Despite the ultra-competitive, overly-serious antics of that particular team, your basketball league sounds like fun. For a long time, I've vaguely considered joining a team despite having no skillz to speak of. Now that I know there really is a "just for fun" level I want to do it even more!

[emiline.livejournal.com]

It is fun, usually, even when the other team is overly skilled and aggressive. I'm doing it through the Toronto Central Sport & Social Committee, and I know there's one in Ottawa, so you should check it out!