9:45am - Drew wakes up because it's way too bright in the room to try and sleep. He's also been trying to get back to sleep for about half an hour after spending most of the morning sleeping in 15 minute increments.
10:30am - Ashley and Drew confirm the train schedule with Woody, planning their trip to Fort Worth to watch the TCU-Clemson game at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.
10:35am - Drew calls Keely to check and see if she's coming to watch the game. She says she will drive to the stadium, hopefully arriving before halftime.
11:00am - Needing to meet the DART train at 11:15, Drew and Ashley leave the condo.
11:00am-11:15am - Dallas traffic.
11:15am - Drew and Ashley are paying for DART tickets when the train comes and leaves. Drew and Ashley realize their only plan is to drive to Union Station.
11:25am - Drew and Ashley, with 30 minutes to make the train, realize there is no parking near Union Station.
11:26am - Ashley runs a red light, and Drew is nearly killed. An annoyed Ashley accidentally gets on the wrong street, and we're forced to drive five minutes out of our way.
11:40am - With only ten minutes to spare, Ashley declares that we aren't making the train. Drew believes.
11:44am - Drew and Ashley park a few blocks away, running towards the train station.
11:47am - Drew and Ashley make the train with a couple minutes to spare. Drew's faith pays off.
11:49am - TRE leaves Fort Worth.
12:15pm - Guy on the train goes around asking if he can use someone's cell phone. One man says that he doesn't give his phone to strangers. Ashley says that his iPhone is an iPod Touch. Drew gives the guy his phone because it's a cheap piece of crap. The first man shakes his head, secretly hoping that the guy will steal my phone to teach me a lesson. The guy doesn't steal my phone, but I don't think he completed his call either.
12:45 - The elderly woman sitting across from us, who we've spoken to a few times on the trip, says goodbye with a fist bump. That's right, she offered to blow us up. And, yes, I typed "up." Grow up.
1:20pm - After a fascinating discussion about religion, Drew gets tired of waiting and decides that it's time to eat.
1:30pm - Tim and Ben show up. Everyone eats.
1:45pm - One car collides with another in the parking lot. Hilarity ensues.
2:15pm - Everyone leaves Railhead for the DMC.
2:35pm - Everyone arrives in their seats at the DMC, and the game begins.
3:15pm - Keely arrives at a game where TCU has taken a 7-3 lead.
4:00pm - Clemson take a 10-7 lead, and Keely starts to believe that she is not good luck.
4:10pm - Keely meets Ryan Thomas. Ryan and Woody loudly argue with each other. Ashley and Drew realize that Keely is having a truly TCU experience.
4:15pm - Everyone returns to the stadium to finish the game.
5:45pm - TCU, having regained the lead, holds Clemson on fourth down twice for the win. Clemson's D-bag fans finally stop counting.
5:50pm - Not wanting to drive alone, Keely offers Drew and Ashley a ride to the American Airlines Center for the Stars' game.
6:19pm - Drew and Ashley arrive at the AAC - four minutes after their train would've left Fort Worth.
7:00pm - Stars' game starts.
7:01pm - It is obvious that the Stars don't have it.
8:30pm - The Stars are already down big when four people arrive. Two guys and two girls. Both of the girls are attractive (although one is trashier than the other). I simply note this because the cuter of the two girls was with this really shrimpy small guy. This girl was tiny, but she was still bigger than her "boyfriend." I say that because, despite his Smurf-like qualities, she was all over him.
8:32pm - Drew contemplates taking this boyfriend out with a single punch, fully confident of his ability to win such a fight. The only issue is with the other guy (aka "The Backup"), who might be able to take Drew and Ashley combined. Plan abandoned.
8:45pm - The foursome leaves their seats, having been in them for almost a full period. As they're leaving, I notice that the trashy one is wearing really tight and really stretchy pants, probably made of spandex. Then, the man sitting next to Ashley tells him, and I quote, that "his wife had a dump last week bigger than her." He gets hit, but everyone has a nice laugh.
9:15pm - Stars down 5-0. Seriously, guys? I know you're bringing in a new offense, but you might want to work in a goal. And some defense.
9:30pm - Game is over. Thank God that hockey is only 150 minutes long. We walk over to the train station hoping that a train will go the right direction. We're told the DART is going back to downtown.
9:35pm - Train arrives. We get on.
9:40pm - We're still sitting on the train. Ashley starts getting upset.
9:45pm - Ashley is fully bored and annoyed again. It's been a long day, the train is slow, and he had to watch (bad) hockey for two and a half hours. Drew understands.
10:00pm - The train drops us off at the West End, just a couple blocks from the parking garage.
10:15pm - Drew and Ashley arrive back at the condo.
Final Record
One hockey game (live) and one football game (partially live).
Two meals - good barbecue and a stale hamburger/fries from the AAC
Record - 1-1, although I hesitate to give the Stars credit for the loss. You have to participate to lose.
Total spent - $20 on transportation (train tickets and parking in downtown). About $40 total on food.
One train missed. Two successfully boarded.
Two heart attacks and one near certainly-fatal car crash avoided. But narrowly.
Two elderly fist bumps.
All in all, a full and interesting day.
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