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Monday, April 7th, 2008 11:59 am



Throwing is a lot harder than it looks. By the end of the day I was mostly able to do it without falling down, but I still ended up with some good bruises on my knees the next morning.



Sweeping without hitting the rock is easier than I would have thought. Sweeping and having it do anything is a lot harder. You really have to push.



Aiming is very hard. One of those was mine, but that was the only decent shot I made. (As you can see, Elan wasn't happy.)

It was fun! It has a nice, sedate pace, with lots of strategizing, and it's actually a pretty good (cardio) workout. Brad is talking about putting together a CS team for next year. I might be able to be talked into that.
Monday, April 7th, 2008 08:11 pm (UTC)
Maybe sometime you can take me with you and teach me. :D
Monday, April 7th, 2008 08:26 pm (UTC)
You are one of two people that I've known that have actually curled. ^_^ I've been tempted a couple of times, but I would probably end up one massive bruise before I was done.
Monday, April 7th, 2008 09:10 pm (UTC)
Curling is all about the whiskey. Unfortunately, it's becoming rare in NZ, due to a run of warm winters for the last decade or two.
Monday, April 7th, 2008 09:29 pm (UTC)
Curling is all about the whiskey.

TOTALLY. I had my very first drink in a curling rink's bar in Red Deer, Alberta. I had a girly cider, though, not whiskey.
Monday, April 7th, 2008 09:36 pm (UTC)
Curling is best on a frozen lake, in a hoar-frost covered forest or moor, with the whiskey in silver hipflasks. Doing it in a covered artificial rink just seems odd.
Monday, April 7th, 2008 10:49 pm (UTC)
We made good use of the attached bar afterwards, yes.