I spent this weekend in Hays.
Normally that sentence would be the entirety of a conversation about one’s weekend. Saying “I just went to Hays” is recognizable by anyone who’s been there as meaning, effectively, “I was just bored out of my mind and did absolutely nothing for however long I’ve been gone.”
This was a pretty good trip though. It was the Kansas Special Olympics state basketball tournament, and quite frankly it was the best KSO trip I’ve ever been on. Everyone had a great time, nobody was injured, the dance came and went without one tear shed or any drama staged, and there weren’t even any fights.
These tournaments are pretty exhausting, so I haven’t searched the pictures I shot yet, but I know from the previews on-screen when I was shooting them that many are not good. The camera and I had some disagreements regarding settings. Stupid point-and-shoot. If any of them are good, though, I’ll toss them up on Flickr later and post a link here.