TOURNAMENT OF DEATH: ADVENTURES IN HOUSTON WITH ACU DEBATE - PART ONE
Well, this weekend we went to the Pussycat Swing [yes, I know, the Pussycat Swing-shut up] @ the University of Houston and well, it was a very interesting experience. It all started on Thursday. We left here with just a small squad this time: Brandon Lemely, Brandon Smith, Cole, James, Layne, Kevin, Josh, and myself. Nicole was the only coach we had with us, Dr. Gary stayed home. We never really made it that far out of town before the adventure began...
We stopped at the Dairy Queen in Cross Plains - that's right, Cross Plains is as far out of town as we made it. It was there, where B - Lem told us two things most of us did NOT want to know:
- What we will from now on refer to as "The Rule of 19"
- What he thought about the cashier at Dairy Queen.
B-Lem is one of the most entertaining people you will ever meet in all actuality. Only three stops later, @ a gas station somewhere, he went inside to buy himself a "toy". What he returned with, was a symbol of his maturity: a cap gun. Now, this cap gun wasn't just for him to admire while he eats jelly-beans, oh no. This cap-gun, was to be used for oppression and coercion, a message he delivered to Josh about 20 minutes down the road from the gas station when he turned around and shot him in the stomach with it. After this short detour into the outer reaches of space however, we moved on.
We finally [six hundred and fifty two years later] arrived in "The Greater H-Town Area" and began the search for somewhere to eat. We decided we would go to Landry's, but never quite made it. We were so hungry (it was like 8:45 and WE STILL HADN'T EATEN) so when we saw Pappadeux, we just stopped. We had our "George Meal" at Pappadeux and the food and conversation was quite good. In fact, everything but the service was superb untill it came time to pay. Now, when I say "George Meal," what I mean is a meal on the team's credit-card named "George". For some strange reason, the Company Card was REJECTED [like Homestarrunner "BE-LETED"]. As it turns out, the like FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS worth of plane tickets for the Minnesotta tournament in a couple weeks and the rental van and stuff made the company "concerned". We eventually got it worked out though.... Needless to say, the hotel however is on Nicole's credit card...
"Which brings us to our next area of analysis...THE HOTEL SUX!!". Now, usually when we go to Houston, we stay right by the Galleria on Westheimer. Somehow, we ended up in the BARRIO this weekend. We stayed in a scary La Quinta somewhere between Buffalo Speedway and HELL. One of the rooms was smelly, one was filthy, and mine had stuff GROWING on the toilet seat. Besides all that, it's pretty shady when all the doors to the rooms are OUTSIDE. Hmm...
Maybe things will improve: tune in next time for TOURNAMENT OF DEATH: ADVENTURES IN HOUSTON WITH ACU DEBATE - PART TWO
peace out: H-Town STOMP
2 comments:
Wow! Sounds like you guys really did have an adventure. Everyone has to have some stories about college life and your collection of stories are legion. Sounds like someone failed the hotel booking test. How did you guys do in the tournament? You did actually debate, Yes? Have a great week!
I guess one should sign his comments. No, it was not me that said you are not posting often enough. At the same time, the only comment I see is from me so maybe somehow I do not see all the posts....Gosh, I am confused. Hope you are having a great week. dad
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