THURSDAY

Not much of note on Thursday except for playing some indoor soccer with some of my co-workers at Habitat. We played 4 on 4 with a goalie at a local indoor venue, but there are no hockey style boards like indoor soccer in the states; just lines where you do kickins, if the ball goes out of bounds; and mesh netting to keep it from hitting anyone sitting in the bleachers. (the other team actually had a few fans :o) I played defense by position, but was constantly making offensive runs, then hustling back to try and cover my man. After 5 minutes or so I got back most of my skills, though being aggressive I got burned a few times being caught to far up. But I helped, more then I hurt as I scored 1 goal and assisted on several others, as we ended up beating a local church team 15 to 11. The funniest part of the game was that the goalie didn’t speak any English and was constantly yelling positioning commands at me in Spanish, and I had no idea what he was saying and just played regardless; though I think he was pretty annoyed at me by the end of the game. It was fun, and a hell of a workout – as we played for an hour with no subs and I was completely soaked with sweat at the end. I will probably play every Thursday I am here, as it is a good time, a good workout, and another way to improve mi Espanol.

After heading home for a quick shower, I bounced out to the Bar – Mac’s American again, to see Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Grabbed a cheeseburger and fries and spent the night talking hoops with two dudes from Israel – a Bulls fan and a 76’ers fan. It was a good time, and I’m glad the Spurs were able to pull out the W; if only cause I think Larry Brown is wanker. On to the draft and summer league for my beloved Celtics. I hope Danny Ainge can continue to work his magic, and that he doesn’t make the mistake of trading Paul Pierce. I predict we draft a Croatian Point guard tomorrow - Roko Leni Ukic, but think that Danny may also pull off a trade, but only time will tell.