Sprained Ankle? Get Rollerblades

I’m a few weeks overdue in posting this blog. I started writing it a day or so after our last ETC (of course, it deals with the last ETC), but never finished, so now I will commit to finishing it.

Besides the weather, our March ETC was excellent (I would probably give it 8.23 out of 10). Generally, I prefer heat to cold (cool and warm are my favorites), but I don’t have a big problem with the cold. In this case—the case in which it is so cold that the ground is frozen and falling on it hurts—however, my knees had a problem with it. More specifically, they had a problem with hitting the frozen ground. They still have not recovered.

Weather aside (now I feel like one of those old guys sitting around the general store, drinking coffee, and figuring on the chance of rain for the evening), camp was awesome. Of course, there was tons of rugby, which is the point, but we also got to hang out in the gym for a while doing testing. Have I ever mentioned that I love the gym. The gym and I have had a long and thriving relationship—the healthiest relationship I’ve ever had (pun intended).

One of the highlights of camp, for me, was a déjà vu moment I experienced when Jenna and I collided and the world exploded. This happened once before—the first time we played against each other—and it was a surprise for us both. Kind of a “what the ---, that hurt a little” moment. Besides being part brick wall, part kung fu sneaky, Jenna also has the power to think outside of the outside of the box. She pointed out, in the gym, that if Carmen would just spread her legs wider—sumo wide—then she would have about the same distance to squat as the rest of us. And she suggested to Pete that he get rollerblades for his sprained ankle—the high ankle support and the fact that he would be on wheels as benefits.

I have enjoyed these last couple of ETCs a lot. It’s always great to be around my fellow freaks and play good rugby. I’ve also missed my MARFU teammates. Looking forward to the April ETC, and perhaps we can develop our first Bagel Pig and Catbird cartoon (how does the song go?).