Some ten to fifteen years ago, there was a period of time when I was a huge baseball fan. Somewhere in the corners of the basement, I still have autographed baseballs, bats and gloves. But like most people, as the local team seemed to be getting worse and worse, I lost interest.
For the first time in 15 years, I went to a Toronto Blue Jays game at the Rogers Centre tonight. Coincidentally, today (June 3, 2009) marked the 20th anniversary of the stadium. Sadly, they did not do anything special, except invite Avril Lavigne to throw the ceremonial first pitch.
The purpose of the night was not really the ball game or the food, but networking with alumni, upper year students and faculty. Did I achieve this goal? Perhaps. But will have to do better next time.
The night was enjoyable. Seeing as the game itself was far from interesting, we took our drinks with us and just randomly dropped in on conversations and tables. Discussions ranged from movies to politics to cocktails.
I enjoyed the night, but for the entire night, something else was going through my head......
I was 'stupid' enough to believe that maybe, just maybe, someone would also be there tonight and that maybe, just maybe, we would bump into each another.
But of course, it's all just my mind running wild.
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