Everything talks, you just have to know how to listen to it.

Like your body. Right now mine is saying "I'm in pain, so you're in pain". But I expected it, and given all of yesterday's activities, I am not surprised. Obviously we played Park Tag, the game that turns Playgrounds into BATTLEgrounds of Epicness. Now, the very first time I played my thighs felt like they had tripled in density, it was really hard to bend at the knees. The second time it was my abs and lower back muscles, since for all of the lifting I do and all of the jumping I can do, I'm still not used to it.

This time, it's all of them. The course was bigger this time, and there were more people, which crowds even the largest course, forcing people to find alternate routes via jumping. There were four girls out yesterday, and the tallest of them still being shorter than any of the guys (if barely, but still shorter), and they seemed to take priority on the less-leaping-required-routes for Base Tag, even with the one-step rule for sand. From my experience, girls can jump just as far as guys, but I never take into account that some people just can't jump. It's something that's so natural for me, and that makes it hard to understand.

So the battleground was large, but it unfortunately didn't have a good separate entity for Fish in the Water. We instead sectioned off a piece of the equipment and used that. Josh had his camcorder out for most of Fish, and when we create the video, you have to see teh skillz I displayed at one point, hanging by my legs, holding on to one piece of wall avoiding Dan, who was it. I'm not one to brag, but it was spectacular. Thinking back on it, that's probably why my abs and back hurt.

I should mention that it's a good hurt, the kind of hurt you get when you're building muscle, not the kind that you get when you pull or tear one. And so, Park Tag ended that day and we all went home. Except, I went to another school much later to watch Stuart spin some fire poi, and so I checked out the playground there. Much to small, with a very distinct lack of everything for Park Tag, but after he was done spinning, we started competing against each other.

First it was the long jump. I kneed my pecs every time I jumped. The first time I landed I was wearing sandals, and let me tell you that sandals and damp grass don't get along well. So I went barefooted, taught Stuart the proper way to roll, and then decided that acrobatics in the sand would be fun. And they were. And now he wants me to learn how to break dance. We returned to his place and he taught me a trick with swords, now all I have to do is remember it.

EDIT: Aw fuck ... make that 80 CDs now. Another few more and I'll have to reorganize again. *le sigh*