This summer, a bunch of Philly folk have been gathering at Temple's sports field for ultimate frisbee. It's a kind of hodge podge group of the Temple ultimate team, Liberti people, and even a few high schoolers from a suburban ultimate team. They've been playing every Tues, Thurs, and Sunday evening for a good part of the summer. Thankfully, Sarah and I got back from Portland/Seattle in time to join in the fun. We've been out several times and had a blast. Some of the memorable experiences:
-Playing as the lights turned out just before 11PM
-Preparing to play, but then aborting as lighting and thunder shook the field. Everyone's hair actually stood on end due to the static electricity!
-Eric developing a blister the size of a silver dollar on his foot, and Sarah peeling it off with great glee
-Last night playing with about 20 people--not including fans Jill and Kristen! We had to play 8-on-8 with some subs.
Unfortunately, this is the last week of scheduled pickup games as Temple begins classes next week. However, Jesse suggested that we continue meeting less frequently...on Sunday nights or so. School starts for me on Tuesday, which means that I'm not able to sacrifice two or three hours on a school night to play. But once a week? I can swing that.
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Your Philly team should challenge our Pasadena team to a match one of these days... You fly here - and we'll play you on our home turf. That's right - Tony and I are getting involved with a group that plays ultimate a few times a week as well... =)
Also - i remember the wierd feeling when we used the last of our great gift cards. Its rather sad - because not only does it signify the end of a season of the newlywed stage, but it also means that your relationships with the Bed, Bath, and Beyond employees will definitely fade away... sniff. sniff.
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