Last night I was supposed to meet a friend to shoot darts at 8. I was leisurely writing and having a drink around 7:45 when he texted he couldn't make it. Instead of going home to shoot I decided to stay out and around people, so I packed away my writing, pulled out my darts and mp3 player, and settled in for the solo practice I'd originally ( Read more... )

We all know that two of my hobbies are reading and shooting darts. Unfortunately, it's a little difficult to do both at the same time. The solution? Listen to audio books while shooting dartsNow, you might find this kind of silly, but mp3 players are big with dart shooters. Not everyone does it, but it helps me focus and gets my head out of the ( Read more... )

I'm not saying I love A Song of Ice and Fire, but I do love listening to it on audio. I read A Game of Thrones in 2005 but it didn't take. plateoshrimp even spoiled me on some characters I don't like and I still didn't care to read anymore.

However, I need some audio books. The 80-pack of Deathlands I downloaded are the James Axler books, not the Movie-in- ( Read more... )

I'm leaving in a couple of minutes for the first of three days in the WADA Tour. (The other dates are in April and May.) It's a round-robin singles 501 event with 8 participants. Play everyone in 3 legs, and points are awarded at the end based on standings ( Read more... )

I'm curious that I can sign away outrageous tips or hand over wads of cash when I go out, yet placing a $36.30 order for much-needed dart supplies makes me blanch. I've been winging the supplies too much lately, and while I can deal with mismatched darts if I need to, I'm much happier when they're neat and pretty. I hobbled together a nice ( Read more... )

I reached a big landmark last night while practicing at 4ps: my first T80 ( Read more... )

I thought the first night I'd get to chill this week would be Friday, after a long Thursday night match in Charles County. I called my captain today and asked about the match tonight and he said, "You didn't check the schedule, did you? It's a make-up match ( Read more... )

Match at Bedrock last night. A guy on my team (Sully, for those of you keeping track) was scoring a 301 game on a piece of paper since they no longer have scoreboards (?). The other team's shooter had 17 points left, and her outs/math isn't all that good. She's more of a cricket shot. Sully says, "Something small and odd. Like Beatriz ( Read more... )

In response to the reminder that flu shots are tomorrow, do not get the shot in your right arm.

There are two big matches this week, although Wed's is less critical than Thursday's. Getting a muscle-cramping vaccine shot into my shooting arm is not a good idea.

I believe I've done it twice in the past two years.

I woke up late today, and in an effort to get to work on time, opted to go home during lunch to pick up my uniform for tonight's 4P's shift. Get all the way to Cleveland Park, and realize I left my keys at work. Gah! My ass is out of here asap, I'll be booking home to fling off my clothes (and put more on, of course) then running across the street ( Read more... )