Pennsylvania Boy and I went bowling this evening because, although we wanted to see a movie, neither of us had cash and had to go somewhere where we could pay with a check. Since none of the theaters would take checks (when we say we don't have cash, we really mean it... neither of us have an ATM card and the banks are closed on Sundays), we went bowling instead because they take checks there.
And man is bowling fun!!!!
So we both really sucked the first round, got better the second, and started really kicking ass the third. I think I want to go bowling every day from here on out, start a league, what have you.
Obviously I'm kidding, but really... bowling's great. I haven't bowled since I lived in California. I really must bowl more often.
The bowling wasn't quite as amazing as the bowling place thought it was though: it cost us about 20 euros a head for just over an hour of playing. Can you believe that shit? They charge 6.50 per person per lane per game, and then another 2 euros for shoes. So we paid three games, which quickly put us over the top. Isn't bowling like, five bucks a lane in the States? I was a little bitter about forking over such a big sum in a place with such bad carpeting.
And, even worse, Pennsylvania Boy beat me by ONE FUCKING POINT.
Still, it was really fun. So much fun that it means I can now go back to working on that research thingie in good form. Too many hours staring at an Excel spreadsheet can really screw my concentration level. Nothing like bowling to get myself back and in tip-top shape.
Oh, one more thing: can bowling really be considered a sport? There's a fair amount of debate on the issue.
heh. bad carpeting. here (iowa) bowling is pretty cheap ... $1 for shoes and (if you're there on a decent night) about $1.50 per game. no lane charge that i'm aware of.
Here (London) (well, Manchester currently, but that's another story) bowling is... i don't have a clue how much bowling is.. i haven't been in ages.
PSU has its OWN bowling alley. How funny is that? It's right between the head of the student computing resource center and the student legal affairs offices. It's juxtapositions like that (computers, bowling alley, law) that make me love it.
Here at Luther we used to have our own bowling alley, but it turned into a cyber cafe/fast food joint. It's weird because it's called Marty's ... and our school was founded in the name of Martin Luther.