My story: Jon dancing. Any good stories that never took place on the playing field?

[Elgin Clock]

Let's see.. so many.. First off, there was way too much drama at Nats, and since.. so.. I've basically found a new talent as a mediator/therapist (hence my "AKA" being what it is).

Umm.. but.. that's besides the point.

Outside of the competition, in no particular order:

• I was almost pick-pocketed by a bum.
• A bum offered to shiny my suede shoes.
• Yet another bum offered to sell me a newspaper printed totally by bums.
• I was "cheese-caked" in my hair.
• I said "hollow" when banging on a sign type thing and some foreign girls said hello back, and it sounded like "hollow". (Swedish girls maybe ya?)
• I didn't realize we landed in ATL on the plane and was made fun of when I asked what that bumping noise/feeling was.
• I and 4 other people took a "short cut" elevator to the MARTA, only to find out that it went to the train tracks with the freight train on it.
• I laughed as 30+ people went running toward the train that was going under the CNN food court, as if they had never seen a train before in their lives.
• I slammed my head into a HUGE POLE in my hotel trying to do a barrel roll across a door (of someone who wasn't even in their room come to find out) all James Bond style. Head is fine, finger may be broken though.
• After I thought I was going to be sitting alone on the plane home, and there was only 2 people left to board, I ended up sitting next to "the hottest girl on our airplane" in the words of others, and didn't get a phone number, or even a name from her after talking for a while, but found out later it may just be a sister of a friend's friend. LOL
• My hair was Blue, Blonde, and Orange at different times, and I left my mark on the airplane's seat on the ride home (orange hair spray).
• I made THIS THING when in the pits one day from a dead poof ball and a bunch of our pens.
• I taught almost everyone on my team, and more people who wanted to learn how to use a chatter ring/ gyro ring.
• I rejected an offer for a telescope type thing, and also a flat offer of 20 bucks for the gyro ring.
• I took the coolest pics ever of one of the kids on the team (Kevin being attacked in multiple ways by team 461's huge cat banner)
• I helped bring 12 pies back to our hotel from the team party after someone said if no one took them, then they would be thrown out.
• I helped prank some mentors' room with the kids on the team.. which just happened to be my room as well.

That's all I can remember for now actually. I'm sure there was way more, but I forget already.

[Freddy Schurr]

Yet another bum offered to sell me a newspaper printed totally by bums.

I helped prank some mentors' room with the kids on the team.. which just happened to be my room as well.

Both these things happen to me!

1. A Bum came up to me on Thurs and wanted me to buy a newspaper for $3 and I just said what the heck and give him $3. It was a interesting reading for like 3-4 mins.

2. Some students wanted to get back at the mentors and it was a complete blast seeing the reactions. I had a lot of fun laughing my ^%$ off and seeing their reactions. Who knows what going to happen at next year 's competition hotel.