rugby

last night i went to play touch rugby in hyde park. always a good time. it was a scorcher, so by the time i arrived most of the guys had their shirts off and were ssssslick. i ended up wiping out after glancing off one of these blokes and crashing down on my ass. my shorts (and, um, knickers) filled with dust and gravel, i got a bad scrape on my back. nice. first 15 minutes of play. the sweet thing about the people i play with is that they will come over and check that you are ok if you get hurt and go off the pitch, or skulk off in a huff, per se. kesh (played for Ireland. she's pretty good. pff) and sam came to check on the state of me (and my ass). got a bit of a tap on the ass from sam on my way back onto the pitch. love it.

this is a bit of a stream of consciousness thing, eh? anyway, resume...

jo came to watch for a bit. i love fans! we played until about beer-o'clock and headed to the monkey puzzle for a refreshments. it was one of the most fun after-rugby nights we've had. drank and chatted over the propane bbq, as you do. q and aussie mark and jo and i attempted to go to gourmet burger kitchen after. sigh. they cited "flooding" as the reason for their being closed. honestly. a bit of rain, and everybody wimps out. london is definitely NO peterborough. we went to nando's (south african/mozambican chicken place) over the road instead. mmmm. i felt quite drunk when i got home! my alcohol tolerance is a fickle thing. i figured i deserved a bit of fun after FINISHING MY ANALYSIS TODAY! well, let's not get carried away. i still need to check a few things. but i'm basically done. and found a significant effect for one of my outcomes! this was definitely a good day.