Downtown Columbus, before this trip I don't remember when I last saw those skyscrapers; A sign we were almost home back to tree.

looks like this field didn't do so well.

a field of green

shortly after leaving the national Athletes in action headquarters in Xenia, Ohio

the Sun at 7:15 (according to my camera)

the Sun at 7:06 (according to my camera)

these are flowers from around the outside of the building we were staying at. I took these today before the ones above.



a 10-11 day old triop and a 5-6 day old triop below that (picture reposted). I would've used the one of a 6-7 day old triop but the finger in that one is noticeably different, unlike in the 5-6 day old one.



now for some stories, not in the same order, just in the order they're written down...
basic things you need to know, roommates are Ben, a guy with orange hair and freckles, and Will, with brown hair, and likes to eat...

#1 after a conversation...
Will: I'm too tired to eat you.
Ben: Will? too tired to eat! It's the apocalypse! the apocalypse is coming, the apocalypse is coming!
Will: the apocalypse? I don't eat that much! ok, maybe I do... wait I don't
Ben: you ate three servings...
Will: So, three servings isn't a lot!
conversation would continue

#2 a funny thing will said
Will: You know oxygen has to breath too!

#3
Ben: Ahhh,,,, Lehck....
*ben apparently while, attempting to show will something with spray on sunscreen, about application, accidently sprayed himself in the mouth (which was open). He was holding the can of spray-on sunscreen in the oppisite direction.
*it was hilarious, since he only sprayed himself on his tongue, which wasn't going to hurt him in any way :D*

#4
Ben: I can't feel my body
Me: feel that? feel that? feel that?
Ben: Chris, you don't have to take everything literally...

#5 another player named Trent is sitting on a couch after we first arrived at the camp and after we had mostly finished eating.

*Trent stands picks up a beanbag goes over to the couch*
-Note: I spelled the "couch" above coach earlier... someone caught it (not me -_-)

Trent: Ah, double the comfort. *looks with an ingenious look in his eye*
*falls with the bean bag on the couch as he finishes comfort, the beanbag immediately proceeds to fall off of the couch, dragging Trent with it* absolutely hilarious, since I was standing around 10 feet away, watching this all take place :D


#6
Ben: I will take this floor tile out of the ceiling
Me: floor tile?

*I learned later that Trent had called the ceiling panels floor tiles earlier, apparently ben was thinking of this at the time, it was pretty fun. I think I was probably laughing the most out of anyone. I've had people ask me what I'm laughing at before, since they didn't think something was funny. Well, I think a lot of things are funny, even if they are small. They're the ones missing out :)

also will said something with the word sense in it, I used my classic response.

Does it make dollars too?
Ben: oh I get it.. laughs a little not much

*I preceed to repeat/explain it to will
*as soon as he gets it he slaps his forehead

Also ben was throwing pretzels at will, and will was eating them.
*I'm watching the whole time, and I was laughing inside, and sometimes out :P

####joke portion over####

what I wrote in this notebook about our practice at 2-4 yesterday (the third practice we basically didn't even start before lightning struck

"at our practice we picked teams, for power and finesse, a game where a ball is played from a post to be hit outside the big goal box. Another is then played to be hit inside. I was never very good at this game, apparently until today. If you make both you can challenge someone, if they don't make both, they're out, if they do, you're out. I was the last one left [in the last game,] I [ran up and] kicked the first one[, and] my [right] shoe flys off, then I go to the second one, which hits the post and barely crosses the line,{not in notebook: but I hit it with my left, not my natural right} people who are out start yelling, I had no idea why. {note: not in notebook but I actually thought it was because I was still in, but I thought it seemed a little strange for staying in; a little too much} Then someone said 'challenge donny' {I was thinking "what are they talking about I missed the first one... didn't I? another note not in the entry} I asked: challenge?... did I make both? answered with yes"
end entry

I challenged aaron who proceeded to make both, which means I was out. But I saw my shoe fly off, and I heard the ball hit goalie gloves, I marked it as a miss, didn't even look to see if it went in. When the second ball hit the post I was thinking one thing "oh-no".

We played best out of three and that was the third one. I had challenged aaron in the previous two sets of three, and those two times he missed one, so he was out. Strangely in all the other times I've played that game I never made both of themever. In that set of three I made both three times. What was the difference? I remember something George told me about my strike, "don't stutter your steps before you hit the ball". So I experimented yesterday with it, I took my long stride, but not a fast one, I slowed it down, but kept the length. In my first try I made both, I actually heard some people who where out say "woah", I guess it looked nice, probably weren't expecting that from me. Niether was I now if I could aim it better, But that wasn't all I learned about my abilities. I also learned if I have goalie gloves, apparently I'm fairly good. Some things I did like, somethings I didn't, but apparently according to coach during our last drill "your saves more then make up for your mistakes" It's something about the gloves, they give me confidence.

In learning this I hope to pass it on.

But, this was so small compared to what happened last night, I mean it was incredible!
during the last bible study which he was mostly preaching to the three american football teams that were there, he asked those who prayed "the prayer" to come up, I thought it'd be maybe 17 at the most, I was wrong, glad I was. there was over 50, Not including our team, I'd say most of the players of the other three teams came up. Amazing absolutely amazing, So what if I learned I can shoot, so what if I learned I'm a good keeper, So What, that's far more thrilling then that.

Great experience.

hmmm... my shoulder seems to hurt, I think it was from a save, and also for the first time I might have gotten sunburn, but I think I know why. If it is, it's on the top of my ear, which could be, because for years now my ears, for the most part, have had a hair covering on them.