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Behind the Boat

Alex Sowieja — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:20:03 +0000

I mentioned two posts ago how my dad spent a lot of time towing people around the lake. I tried to get some pictures on one of those outings, with mediocore results. Still, pictures are pictures, so here they are.

First up is the captain of the entire affair, my father. He’s a good boat driver.

The Captain

The first thing we did was to get my sister and sme of my younger cousins out tubing. I’m not a huge fan of the tube because the rider has almost no control, which I loathe. They enjoyed it though, so whatever.

They Weren't Going So Fast

We didn’t have our ski around on this particular trip, so there was no skiing, but we did go kneeboarding. Here’s my sister coming back from her trip around the lake. She has a big smile quite a lot of the time.

Swimming Back

And here’s one of the few pictures of myself on this site. Curiously, I’ve yet to appear with a shirt on. Diabolical master plan or harmless coincidence? You decide.

Thumbs Up, Mate

During the tubing I got bored because the kids didn’t want a lot of bumpiness. I started taking pictures of clouds to kill time. Here’s one of them.

Clouds!

Another AFK Game

Alex Sowieja — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:44:58 +0000

It’s late, I’m tired. Not a lot of words today, so enjoy the pictures. Be grateful, the lighting was so horrid that these are pretty much the only ones that aren’t a solid block of black.

This was Ben right after he called a cheer in which we threatened to hang the ref. The ref didn’t mind all that much, actually.

Ben Confronts the Ref

I have forgotten the names of ‘A’ and ‘K’. If you know, please tell me!

AFK

Block the Disc, Pat

The Other Team Has Pit Stains

Go Team AFK!

Alex Sowieja — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:09:20 +0000

Frisbockey is a pretty big deal at MTU. Basically it’s a mash between Ultimate Frisbey and hockey which should be obvious just from looking at the name. There’s a set number of players on the field at a time, timed periods, and nets that the disk must be hurled through. Tonight the CSLC team (AFK) played, with a good chunk of the rest of us cheering them on. Some of us got…a little bit more involved.

Andrew, Alex, & Greg (AFK)

Spray paint was the only helpful drawing thing we had nearby, so spray paint it was. Man, that stuff is tough to get off.

We Did the Backs Too

We arrived at the game and immediately set about making up remarkably silly nerdy / gaming cheers to inspire the team. I’m keeping them all on a page on RS, as well as any future chants we come up with. [Link!]

AFK at the Half

Our team got down by the half, so we had to do something desperate. Something crazy. Something…stacked!

Pyramid!

We lost in the end, but it was still a ton of fun. For our efforts, Andrew and I both received official CSLC shirts from last year (only four left not claimed!); he for organizing the painted chest, and I for coming up with most of the cheers.

And remember me maties, tomorrow be international Talk Like a Pirate Day. Yarrr!