Not bad at all! Alan’s first football tournament has finished, and they ended up right in the middle. His team has secured fourth place! Super good! Alan turned out to be one of the top scorers on his team, and we’re naturally very thrilled for him.
The last match of the tournament! It would be very nice to finish with a win. It is a home game, so we have an advantage.
Ai, the first half started not so good, with three goals by the other team. The second half was even worse with at least four six more goals. I even lost count.
Another game that is played on a Friday. A bit earlier this time, so I won’t be able to make it. It will be a difficult game, but I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
Alan did not play, he did not feel good, so he stayed home and was reading his new hamster book in the evening. Sadly his team lost but it was a close call.
This game is played on Friday, in the evening. All the previous matches were played on Saturday, and in the morning, so we will see what affect this new planning has.
A very exiting match. Both teams were playing on a vey similar level. A lot of near goals, and sadly the only goal that entered the net was from the other team.
4 apr
Pedro Hidalgo B
1 – 0
Inter Colonia B
To complete the pool we still have two matches to play. There are 8 teams, so in total there will be 14 matches. Each combination will play a game at home and visiting the other team. Right now Inter Colonia is fourth on the ranking. There are options to reach third spot. We’ll see.
A home match against Victoria. The previous match against this opponent resulted in a win, although it was a pretty close call. Still, it make a new victory pretty likely.
Three point gained! A nice match with plenty of goals.
Today I heard a funny story by a colleague. While on the beach an unknown dog approached and started to lick him. A funny story, and for me an inspiration for a new song. I asked an AI for a song text based on the following premise (my colleagues story, a unknown dog licked him, made a bit more interesting):
Lying on the beach, daydreaming. I notice someone approaching. A tender touch. I can hear her breath. Not sure if I’m dreaming, or my fantasy just became reality.
Lying on the beach, daydreaming. I feel her touch. She’s not afraid, takes initiative. Wet and warm, a subtle lick. Sunscreen being rubbed all over my back.
Lying on the beach, I keep my composure. My eyes closed, relaxed, enjoying the moment. My stranger took it to the next level. Cream all over my body, she licks me with passion.
Lying on the beach, I start to get doubts, could it just be a dream, the girl is simply to wild. Were on a public beach, she is doing things to me that are probably not legal outside the bedroom.
Lying on the beach, I open my eyes a little. I see my lover, but she is so close. I only see shades of black and brown as she licks me with passion, still rubbing cream everywhere.
Lying on the beach, I suddenly wake up. It’s a dog. Literally a dog, my dreams are shattered as reality slams into my mind. My daydream was really a unknown dog assaulting me. I feel terrible, dirty.
Lying on the beach, it gets even worse. The beach was packed. I look around, and see thousands of eyes, all looking at me. People laugh. People are disgusted. The dog is still here, on top of me. What now?
The result I got were some very nice lyrics, and together with a style indication: dream-pop, pop, rap, dark ambient. I used my suno account and got a very nice song.
Salt and Shame Lyrics
(Verse 1)
Sun-bleached sand beneath my skin
Lying here, letting daydreams begin
Lost in thought, a gentle haze
Then a shadow fell across my days
Someone near, a breath so light
A tender touch, bathed in sunlight.
Is this real? Or just a plea?
Fantasy unfolding over me.
(Verse 2)
Warmth spreads slow, a subtle grace
Fingers tracing time and space
Sunscreen scent, a summer kiss
A boldness I couldn’t resist.
Wet and warm, a playful tease
Rubbed all over, finding ease.
She takes the lead, no hesitant plea
This stranger’s touch awakening me.
(Chorus)
Eyes closed tight, surrender slow
Letting go of all I know
A rising tide, a burning heat
Is this a dream? Or bittersweet?
Something wild, something free
Lost in the moment, just her and me.
(Verse 3)
Doubt creeps in, a whispered fear
This feels too much to be held near
Public sand, a reckless game
Things she’s doing, whispering my name.
A line is crossed, a boundary blurred
Passion flares, unspoken word.
Licking slow, with fervent grace
Lost in shadows of her face.
(Verse 4)
I crack an eye, a blurry view
Shades of brown and black shine through
So close now, I can almost see
The intensity consuming me.
Creamy touch, a fevered plea
This isn’t right, it can’t be she.
(Verse 5)
I wake with a start, the spell is broke
Not a lover’s kiss, but a canine stroke!
A dog? Oh God, it’s truly true.
My daydream shattered, soaked in dew.
Dirty and raw, a shameful sting
This fantasy, a ridiculous thing.
(Verse 6)
But the worst is yet to unfold
A sea of faces, stories told.
Thousands watching, judging eyes
Laughter rings beneath the skies.
The dog remains, oblivious still
While humiliation takes its fill.
Stuck in place, what can I do?
Underneath a horrified view.
(Outro)
Salt and shame, on this crowded shore
A broken daydream, forevermore.
Here we go again. After last weeks win the team is ready for another win. We won the previous match, so what will this match bring? Fingers crossed.
Too bad, we lost! Alan did not play in this match. He had to take it easy for a week. His spirit did participate as you can see in the match photo with his team mates holding up his shirt.
This match has brought quite a few extra spectators for Alan. There is family visiting, and of course, no one wants to miss this top match. In the previous match we secured a victory. Can we achieve this again?
We are back! A massive victory where Alan scored a goal! In the end our team scored 7 times!
It seems impossible to avoid these kinds of issues… Something basic has failed once again. I understand that logistics are challenging, but in this case, it seems the logistical base should have been in order. Hundreds of photos of hundreds of children, along with a record of name, number in the album, team, coach, group photo, team logo, landscape or portrait. This must have been thought through.
The problem: The football cards of Alan’s team are unfortunately not all perfect. A mistake slipped in. One of Alan’s teammates does have their own card, but with the wrong photo of another boy. Such a shame, especially for the boy himself and his parents.
An (empty) album costs 7 euros, and for every 6 cards, you pay 1.50 euros. The album holds nearly 200 cards, so with plenty of trading, you can manage with exactly 34 packs. That will cost (34 x 1.50) + 7 = 58 euros. It’s an expensive album, especially if your child is pictured incorrectly in it, for his team mates it is a shame that a friend’s card isn’t accurate.
A quick fix would be to print a few new corrected cards. That seems like the cheapest solution to me. Perhaps they’ll do nothing; ‘better luck next time’ is even cheaper. We’ll see how this unfolds.
The highly anticipated soccer cards have arrived. Right of the bat we started with a big investment. 16 packets with 6 cards each, and the album to store them in. We did not know the total amount of cards we needed to fill up the album, so it was a bit of a gamble. Of course Alan wanted his very first personalized album to be complete so there will probably be quite a number of weeks where card trading will be a big part of the football training.
We will have to keep our fingers crossed to see if Alan is inside one of the little bags. If not, we are hoping to get at least some of his friends, or at the very least a few people from his team.
Well, Alan got lucky, a teammate got a repeated Alan, and gave the extra card to Alan, so he started out with his own card before even opening his first packet.
Not bad at all! Alan’s first football tournament has finished, and they ended up right in the middle. His team has secured fourth place! Super good! Alan turned out to be one of the top scorers on his team, and we’re naturally very thrilled for him.
The last match of the tournament! It would be very nice to finish with a win. It is a home game, so we have an advantage.
A home match against Victoria. The previous match against this opponent resulted in a win, although it was a pretty close call. Still, it make a new victory pretty likely.
Today I heard a funny story by a colleague. While on the beach an unknown dog approached and started to lick him. A funny story, and for me an inspiration for a new song. I asked an AI for a song text based on the following premise (my colleagues story, a unknown dog licked him, made a bit more interesting):
This match has brought quite a few extra spectators for Alan. There is family visiting, and of course, no one wants to miss this top match. In the previous match we secured a victory. Can we achieve this again?
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