wow…tonight ended up being pretty damn alright, considering the lack of anything out of the ordinary. i decided to burn a cd of some of my favorite van halen songs right before kickball. this ended up working out to where i pulled up blasting "running with the devil." if there is the perfect summertime band, old van halen is it.

this week we skipped the cookout and played family business, instead. it was the first time i've ever played it, but it was pretty fun. after that, kickball ended up ramping itself up to the normal levels of competition. we had plenty of players this week, including some new faces. always a good thing.

so we're playing kickball and having a blast and whatever…until the second inning. i'm on first and the kicker sends the ball sailing. i start hauling ass, determined to make it around to home. right when i step on second and pivot to sprint for third, second slips out from under me (we have mats, not actual bases). that's when i felt the quad muscle in my right leg snap like a rubber band. i ended up keeping a good pace and making it around to home, but i took an immediate seat on the bench, reeling in some serious pain. i ended up playing the rest of the game out, but i was definitely not at the top of my game (as exhibited by a leisurely walk to first after a pretty good kick).

then i was hanging out with some new friends and we went to the skatepark and i just alternately pushed around and sat on my ass. i hope this shit doesn't hurt like this for too long…i mean…i have anoher kickball game in six fuckin' days.