The Garage

Today was when we had our ship party!  At 1:30pm, they hauled us over to a place called The Garage in Seattle:

It sounded like a place I should take my car in for an oil change, doesn’t it?  Well, it’s not.  They actually have entertainment facilities such as…

…bowling lanes.  Two sets of them, as a matter or fact, on the first floor and in the basement.  By the time I got there, the place was packed wall to wall with Microsoft people, so we had to go downstairs and join another game.  The first game I stunk, but half way through the second game, I started getting the feel!  The 12 pounder was definitely for me, and I learned to fitness the second shot.  It was pretty funny because everytime someone was close, people started yelling “You got robbed!”

It came down to the tenth frame, between me and Jidesh, and ultimately…  Jidesh snapped under pressure, and I won.  I took a picture of my score, 125, as I may never break 100 again for the rest of the year:

They wanted to start a third game, but I had to leave while I was ahead and end on a high note, right?  I went upstairs and enjoyed their other attraction:

Pool.  Lots of them.  So we played double with another team and got decimated on the first game.  Nothing was going in.  Straight shots.  Curved shots.  Jump ball.  Masse.  Nothing.  I felt like I’ve let down my higher school geometry teacher. 

On the third game, we played cutthroat because there were only three of us, and then I heard a weak voice in the background…  “Use the force, James”.  I decided to “feel” the shots instead of calculating the precise angle of impact.  I also decided to finesse instead of overpowering the ball.  In the end, there was only one ball standing.  Mine.  Wow… two victories today.  Beginners luck, you’re probably thinking, and you’re probably right.

Anyway, that’s it for my ship party.  By now you’re probably wondering, does James ever get any work done?  Well, I’m wondering the same thing, but shh… don’t tell anyone.  😉