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This blog will be about my latest escape plan.... leaving my job to become a grad-student and moving from Cambridge,MA USA to Cambridge UK. There will be both blue and gray sky moments as I try to fumble my way through my new surroundings and an ocean out of my comfort zone.

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Thursday, February 02, 2006

A well placed pause!

Oh yeah folks……I got my OLYMPIC CURLING tickets today!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah baby! I am pumped to see some curling or as my buddy VFJN says, “The sport that makes you feel good that there is still some chance that anyone can compete in the Olympics”.

I am actually looking forward to this. I want to learn and get at the heart of this event. VFJN and I when telling people that we are heading to the Olympics usually make some funny remark about curling.

A few nights ago as I am about to start with my witty banter on curling to the crowd of folks I am with at the pub…..for some reason (fate perhaps) …I had a saving PAUSE before launching on. Here is what I mean:

Me: “Yeah V and I are going to the Olympics and we are going to see some curling”…..PAUSE

(during my pause) L a girl in our groups says, “Really, that is great! My boyfriend S (guy in our group) represented the UK in the national and last Olympic teams, but he is taking a break and not on the team for this year.”

Me: (I am big eyed and dazed as I look over to S. ) “Really S, I had NO IDEA wow you are an Olympic curler.” I am screaming this so that VFJN (who is just joining back with our group) can hear and realize that this is not the time and place for our curling routine.
“So you are taking a break this year…..Do people need breaks from Curling?”

Olympian S: Starts launching into curling speak….”You see the thing about curling that people don’t realize is that”……..

ME: I have slipped into a Coma….Although I did wake up once when V couldn’t help herself any longer and said to L, “So L does this mean that S is the best sweeper and your flat’s floors are the cleanest.” Hee hee

Later that evening V and I are walking back and the moment we are away from pub we start. “Dude what was that all about?” “Thank god you paused before starting to crack on curling.” “Can you believe that S is a freaking curler for team UK?”

Thank goodness for the Power of the Pause! Have you used your Pause today?

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