This weekend was a pretty crazy one for me. A couple of weeks back, I was asked to play in a reverse coed volleyball tournament in Durango, CO on April 11th. Reverse coed tournaments are a little different than most, as the net is at woman's height (about 8 inches lower than men I believe), but only the women are allowed to hit at the net. The men must hit from behind the 10 foot line, so it definitely changes the dynamics of the game. I, having a pretty decent vertical around 40 inches, usually fare pretty well in reverse coed events as they rely on jumping ability quite a lot. I had assumed that it was an outdoor 4's tournament though, as that is the only environment in which I played, but I was way off. It was actually reverse coed indoor six person tournament, which has different rules of its own.

Anyways, I found out that there were a couple of concerning details about how we were getting there - namely that we had to start our drive at 1:30 AM for an 8:30 tournament. I was reassured that I would get to sleep in the back of the car though, so I thought I might be ok to play given that fact. When I arrived at my teammates house, and prepared to pack our stuff up, I discovered that the car we were taking was TINY (this detail hadn't been described beforehand though). The car was a 2-door Celica with rear seats that must have been made to fit cats or small dogs, because it sure as hell wasn't made for a normal sized human. For the whole drive, I was cramped in several weird positions, unable to move more than an inch, and unable to sit up straight due to my head hitting the ceiling. Needless to say, I got very little sleep. To top things off, we started the drive out in the rain, which quickly turned to snow. I was definitely worried about the drive, but my friend handled the weather well. We wound up arriving in Durango a little late, but everything worked out.

Durango is a pretty little town, but still cold in April. I'll have to post a few of the pictures I took (I definitely didn't take enough though!). We played in a pretty nice gym with about 5 other teams. The best part about the tournament was getting to play with and against some very talented and beautiful women. I'll definitely sign up to play again next year! As far as the tournament itself, our team was able to take 1st. After the tournament, we stayed at the house of a player who is a friend with my teammate. There was a fun after party with plenty of beer pong, and I got to meet a lot of really great people. Halfway through the night, we went and saw a dance show being conducted by college students. When we first arrived, we were unsure what we were getting into, and the first act we saw was pretty horrible. We were all getting really worried, but the acts kept getting better and better, and we saw some pretty cool hip-hop routines. Afterward, the party continued at the house well into the night...

Anyways, as you can imagine, I'm pretty tired and my head is a little messed up from the lack of sleep and exhaustion. Luckily, I have a week to recover for my next indoor volleyball tournament.

As far as music goes, I was able to record some guitar for a few songs, but I haven't had time to record a full acoustic version to post. I did repost a better version of Plans for Two though, so at least people can hear that.

On a side topic, I've started listening to a Japanese band called Home Made Kazoku. These guys have such a great style, and I haven't found a song I've disliked yet by them. Here is a sample of their music:

Here's hoping I can post some more music soon!