Supercombined, part 3

Today this is what we did.

It was the last frame. Our sweat glistened in the ambient black light. I tried to say something, but my words were caught in my throat. Everything was silent. Everyone was still. Again I tried to speak, and slowly, a sound escaped my throat: "Sara! You can do it!". And then she went.

The day started off pretty normally, after the insane slumber party the night before. Work was good. Jago and I ate a personal size pizza (by far the best size), and added some complimentary dipping sauce to our meal. After work, we decided to go to the Phoenix so the boys could cross a few taps off our list, and so we could enjoy a tasty meal. Sara went home to put on socks.

It was Brit's last day, and we all said goodbye. We all hope you catch some nice, tasty fish. I forget what taps we had, but they were GREAT. Tyler came out to join the fun. Then, we all shuffled into one of the three available cars, and tried to get ready for the upcoming supercombined.

We arrived at the supercombined arena, and much to our dismay, the babes from the previous week were missing. We will never forget you, crazy bowling lady. There was a lot of drama when Karan showed up, as he was placed on a team which meant that Joms Brown had to go solo. He was very upset, and at the time we just laughed at him and called him gay for being so. But the tables would soon turn.

Supercombined started off pretty great, with stellar performances across the board (except Derek). I think Sara got two strikes in a row. Alex Cridland got 3 strikes in a row. Matt and Dana were knocking pins like it was no big deal. Rob and Bram, both first timers, put on a solid show. The highlight was Bram getting a strike his first frame, and Rob not getting anything at all his first frame. Scott had a friend, and he probably did something sweet also. Karan and Derek were the masters of spinning. Tyler could not find his form, and left the first round of supercombined frustrated and unsure of his future.

After the first game, all the teams realized they were in contention for the coveted, deemed impossible by some, distinction of obtaining 1000 points overall. Things became very serious. After the first few rounds of 5 pin, with Joms' team bringing in the points, he was now the one calling us gay and laughing. Drama aside, all teams strained to acheive the big 1000.

Joms' team, thanks to many star players, broke 1000 with a couple frames to spare. Our team was devasted and had a crisis of faith, saying things like "Karan, why did you come", and "Karan, I can't believe you showed up and because of it Joms is on the other team". Tyler, on the middle team, had finally found his calling. He was doing flips, cartwheels, 360 spins, and knocking strikes all over the place. We were all jealous. Possibly due to beer, our team was the last to finish. Sara went into the last frame of the game, with 5 points needed to make 1000. This is where the beginning of this blog post fits.

We all held our breath as she finished her frame, with a few pins knocked down at the end of the lane. Then, one number at time, the score appeared. 1004 POINTS! We broke into what was probably the wildest celebration University Lanes had ever seen. Knocking over everything from bowling balls to each other, it will be interesting to see if next week the bowling staff are still excitied to see us. But we had made the 1000.

After, we went to the Phoenix. Some boys crushed two more pitchers. Tyler had this sweet idea about how people interact and how it forms thoughts, and we all thought it was neat. Then, drunk as can be, we parkoured back to 50 Arnold, where we watched the bunny video and probably a bunch of other funny ones. Some would say: great day.