a history of me

Last night it was time for another birthday celebration, this time for a guy everyone calls "Ken-chan" because he resembles a famous Japanese comedian, apparently. So we ended up going out for another night of bowling at the Playdium. For some reason everything was a lot more expensive this time. We paid $15 instead of $10 to get in, and the pitchers were $7.50 a pop. I guess the last time we went there was a special or something. The place was noticeably less populated this time and we didn't have to wait for a lane to open. Eight of us bowled three games. My performance was much improved from last time with a strike and even a few spares. However, I still threw far too many gutterballs. I think one of the frustrating things about bowling is that it seems in principle to be really easy, so when the ball doesn't hit any of the pins it feels really frustrating. Kazu turned out to be the best bowler of all, scoring well over 100 in each of the first two games (he goofed around in the last game, trying odd throws but still outscored me dramatically).

In case anyone's wondering, yes I drank a lot but no I didn't get sick. Not even close, although I used my patented hangover-recovery technique just to be on the safe side. There's a chance I might go bowling again next weekend, but that's another story altogether and I don't want to jinx it. ^_^