Another weekend, another bucket list item. This time, it was taking a motorcycle license course (sorry, mom) from Prince George's Community College. I knew I wanted to take it, and I knew Jackie wanted to take it. Well Ryan was also in, so I surprised Jackie by registering us, and we all spent the weekend in the quick 3-day certification course.
So maybe our helmets aren't the coolest looking eggshells in the batch, but they did the trick and it's better to be safe than sorry. The in-class time wasn't too exciting; they mostly just told us common sense stuff, though there are some points of emphasis that I'm sure I'll be using early and often in motorcycle adventures, including T-CLOCS, FINE-C, and SLPR. If you don't know what those mean, you apparently haven't taken the course.
Here I am putting the SLPR cornering technique into use. That's slow-look-press-roll, in case you're curious.
Jackie and Ryan were in the other group, so I was able to get a couple pics of them in action. While their driving tests didn't go as planned, they both expressed appreciation for all they learned. And I know they'll nail it on the re-take! [Update: they both passed the following week, so we're all good to go!]
Can you pick out the guy from Utah? That's what my buddy Nick said when he saw this picture. This was my group, including our instructor in the white hat. His name was EJ, but I'm pretty confident it was Samuel L Jackson incognito. Probably doing research for a future role as a motorcycle driving instructor. Oh, and did you notice Lebron James on the right end? Yes, my class was loaded with famous people.Well I'm excited to have the certification, so now I just need to get my license and figure out what kind of bike I'd like and when I'd want to buy it. Let the good times roll!
My friend Claire happens to be a ballgirl for the Nats, and she was working the 1st base line. So in the 8th inning, Ryan and I went over near her spot to watch her in action and jokingly heckle her a little bit. In between innings, we were able to catch up and have some good laughs together.
And we ended up having a lot of opportunities between innings to catch up and laugh, because the game went into extras. 13 innings, actually. Well, after 11.5 innings, Ryan and I were too tired, so we left. By the time Ryan dropped me off, the Nats had won the game. In summary, it was a long, historic, fun night at the ballpark.
Ke$ha opened and showed why she's becoming a well-known performer. She had some pretty good dancers, some wild costumes, and moved all over the stage to keep the crowd involved.
As always, Jackie and I were having a lot of fun, but we stop for a quick picture pose now and then. This summer is going way too fast! Only a couple concerts left. Boo.
Jess and Bryce got there a little late, but they came ready to party and play cornhole, which we've taken to like ducks to water.
Jessica and Jeff came over to play with us, and here Jeff is throwing against another newcomer to our group, my neighbor Rachael (who has an unfair advantage by being a softball pitcher--so she's super accurate).
Both Kellie Pickler and Rascal Flatts put on pretty good sets and had a lot of energy, and we all had a great time. Just gotta keep enjoying these shows while they last!
