My Day as Finz

Today I got an opportunity to make a local elementary school appearance as Finz, the Worcester Sharks mascot. The event was for the team's initiative Reading is Cool! I helped hand out certificates and tickets to the students who read the most books since January. The overall winner was a first grader who read 1,700+ books. I asked the principle and she agreed there was no way in the world the kid read that many books, but the parents signed off on it so you cannot challenge the number. The teachers were part of the initiative too, they set a school goal of 20,000 books and if the students reached that number they would do crazy things to their hair. The principle looked like Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII. Another teacher created a bell using her hair it was very impressive.

Playing the part of a mascot is really fun, you get to give high fives to the little kids and then play around with them and they all want to meet you. Since you are hidden in many ways it is easier to dance around like a jackass and entertain the audience. The only issue is the mascots head. I wear glasses and half way through the appearance my glasses were sitting on the edge of my nose. I just wanted to rip off the Finz head and take off the glasses. The view from the head also leaves a lot to desire. You cannot see your own feet, which for me a size 13, that is hard to do.