2007 Rainier Top Ten
by Jillian

10.  The moment that Gus took a nice warm shite in front of our tent.

9.  Watching Papa cook everybody's lunch.  I like when he works hard and we all watch.

8.  The wonderful baked goods that Brooke brought... mmmmmmm...

7.  Hearing the sounds of Shibumi paddlers complain as we beat them out of the final round... "We crushed them?!  How are they making it?  We crushed them in the first round?"

6.  Tom.  He was one cool race volunteer... I especially like when he did arm circles with us.

5.  The looks on everyone's faces as Sasha yelled, "who's a maniac?!"  And we all replied, "WE ARE!!!!!"  (I think these were my favorite cheers, as of yet).

4.  The moment that Chun received the "Best Hair" Award... who knew that he cold beat out 22 other teams!

3.  The realization that all that tantric stuff Jeremy and I have been working on has paid off both on and off the boat.  Great timing.

2½.  Finding out that Ben is an all-star at Catch Phrase.

2.  Racing in a boat that was clearly bigger and heavier than the 6 x 16's and listening to Jeremy try to convince me that it's actually going to be lighter AND faster.

1.  Said team supporter, who will go unnamed, being peed on by a particular dog and being totally cool with it.