strange weekend

well, i said yes to going with another team for the ft. lauderdale tournament because my team decided they didn't want to go (of course, they don't even show up to their own games half the time and we don't practice anymore because if two people show up for practice that's a lot) and what i thought might be a promising chance to play and win turned out to be another wasted trip with more challenges than i signed up for... i'd have happily paid for my own room had i known i was going to be in with three others at the last minute in a room with full size mattress* which was not right for grown people who don't want to sleep together... the guy who was supposed to share my bed wisely got a rolling bed to squeeze into the room... it meant blocking the door, but it was better... he said he got it because he farted and snored and that was no lie... the rest of the team told me he was moody with an attitude problem after he didn't make much effort in right field...

the other bed had a couple who lived together back home and they smoked a cigarette an hour (outside of the room as it was a non-smoking room, but the smell travels... former crack addicts, one still trying to kick it and the other with brain damage from getting hit by a car about eight years ago that left him with cognitive limits, serious mood swings including angry paranoid... he doesn't play, he just comes along and wanders around looking for branches he can carve into walking sticks... if not for his lover he'd be homeless ranting on street corners... he ranted a lot over the weekend... when stepped out of the shower this morning he didn't recognize me and raged at me about trying to control him...

meanwhile, softball... well, that was more disappointing than the motel room....

narf...




*

Full size or also known as a ‘double/standard’ was commonly used for two adults 30 - 40 years ago when the homes and bedrooms were built much smaller. Now it is usually purchased for single person use and sometimes smaller guest rooms. It is a tight fit for two adults and the same length as a twin. Two adults sleeping on a full size is equivalent to each person sleeping on a crib mattress (27 inches of sleep space). Most people with a sleeping partner opt for the queen size. Full can sometimes be special ordered in extra long.