Back in the Swing of Things

Today was a great day. It was the first day of the new quarter. I think I shall enjoy my new classes for the most part. Only time will tell.

That is not why today was great though. Today was great because I got to go the Mariners opening game with three other members of my family. The seats were even better than I thought they were going to be. They were in line with third base, about halfway up the lower section. I was so close I could have yelled at the players and they would have heard me if I had so chosen.

Opening day is always fun. They had the players walk out and be introduced. There were fireworks and awards given to the players. The game was great too. The Mariners ended up winning 5-2. I would say it was the best game I have ever been to, but I probably would have said that even if they lost. It was just such an amazing atmosphere and seat location.

Finished Fun

Today was a bit of a sad day. Not only is my break over, my brother had to return to college. It is always sad when my brother leaves. It isn't always quite as interesting as today when he was trying to catch the Greyhound bus though. It is also a bit sad that school starts tomorrow. I have been enjoying the break. The one bright note, tomorrow is the Mariner's opening game, and I got tickets.

Finally Four

Today a wish of mine came true. For the past couple days, I have been trying to get tickets to the Mariners opening game. I came really close a couple days ago. Then, I found a seller on eBay selling several sets of tickets to the game.

Three of the ticket auctions ended today, more like early this morning. I set my alarm, and got up early to bid. I watched the first two sets of tickets to see how the bidding went. They both went up around 20 dollars in the last 10 seconds. The auctions ended one after the other, so I had only a few minutes to bid. It was finally time to place my bid.

I sort of panicked with around a minute left in the auction. I had another page open to refresh, and one to bid. I could no longer see the amount of time left, so I bid. It was a rather rookie bidding mistake to bid with so much time left. There was just under a minute left. I was the high bidder. I kept refreshing hoping I wouldn't get outbid at the last second. To my amazement, I won. My highest bid was $77.89, and I won it at $76.00. That means someone offered just under my highest bid. And I was right, it had followed the pattern of the other tickets and gone up around $20 in the last minute.

These seats are great. It is a group of 4 tickets to the sold out game. Not only that, it is lower level seats near third base. If I were to buy these tickets directly from the Mariners, they would cost me over $65 dollars a seat, and over $250 total. Not to mention this is a sold out game, and tickets are going for sometimes over double face value on craigslist.

I think there are several reasons they went so cheap. You had to read the fine print on the auction, the tickets can be picked up at will call at the stadium because there is no time to have them shipped. This also meant you didn't have to pay the $30 shipping fee listed for him to next day ship them. On top of that, the auction ended early in the morning. Another set of 4 tickets this seller was selling basically comparable to mine were purchased for $300 in an auction he had ending in the middle of the day.

The funniest part about getting the tickets was how much sleep I got. I was so excited and nervous about the pending auction and last chance to get tickets the night before, I couldn't fall asleep. I worried my alarm clock wouldn't go off, or that I wouldn't wake up. Not to mention whether the computer would work in the morning. I finally did fall asleep, but had to get up early to bid. After the last minute bidding war, my adrenaline was pumping. I was so excited, I had trouble falling back asleep.

In the end, I am really happy about getting these tickets. I have been trying so hard to get some. I am even more thrilled that I was able to get 4 tickets, so my dad and two sisters can enjoy the game with me. Not to mention the great price, and fact that my sister chipped in to buy the tickets. And thanks go to my mom for getting up early and allowing me to use her eBay account. I know I said I was banned from eBay a short time ago, but I just couldn't help myself. This was such a steal.

sNOw

Today there was supposed to be up to 7 inches of snow on the ground this morning. That is what the man was saying last night. But when I woke up, there was only a light dusting of snow on the ground. But I mean, it is spring time. It isn't supposed to snow this time of year. To my surprise, I wasn't that disappointed it didn't snow much. I was more disappointed that my break is quickly coming to an end.

Losing Victoriously

Today I went to pickleball as usual. It has become my usual thing, but when school starts next week, I won't be able to go anymore. It will be sad. Knowing it was going to be my last day of pickleball for quite a while, I played as hard as I could.

There is this one man at pickleball that is by far the best. Maybe not by far in doubles, but nobody can touch this guy in singles. I'll admit, I think he has beat me 11-0 several times, okay, I know he has. I have never been able to beat him at singles.

He beat the first guy who played him singles today 11-0 in around 2 minutes. Next it was my turn, and I was determined. I battled and played my hardest. I think he went up 5-2. He would slam the ball to one side of the court. I would sprint to it, and hit it back. He would then slam it to the other side, this would go on and on until one of us made a mistake.

Eventually, I was up 8-7. After a few mental breakdowns, he had the serve at 8-8. After around a half hour battle, he ended up winning 11-8. It was kind of disappointing. After the game, he told me it was the most competitive and best game he had ever played at this pickleball club by far. And with him going there for around a year, that was quite a compliment. It felt good, but not nearly as good as finally beating him would have felt. Especially knowing I will have to wait a long time to battle him again. But he better be ready next time.

Outing

Today was a rather strange day. I was awoken early in the morning by my father. He wanted me to see that is was snowing. I couldn't believe it. It is nearly March, and there was over an inch of snow on the ground. That, and it was so early in the morning and I was barely awake, I could have easily been dreaming. By the time I got back up, the snow was nearly all gone.

I went to my father's class for hot lunch Wednesday. My siblings and I were going to go to Olympia in the afternoon, but we decided not to. We eventually did end up going to Olympia tonight. We went to the mall. Most the time we go to the mall, I end up sitting on a bench for a long period of time waiting to leave. I just am not a huge fan of the mall.

One of the stranger things happened after we went to the mall. We stopped by Wendy's. In the parking lot was some ladies yelling at each other. When we went inside, we heard the employees talking about a lady who begs getting into a fight with one of the employees. There was also a table with a sign that said "Hungry for food" or something like that. A Wendy's employee went up to the table, threw the sign in the garbage, and took the dime that had been on the table for herself. It was all a little bit bizarre.

I was also finally able to use a gift card that has been in my wallet for over 9 months. It was to Baskin and Robbin. I saw a picture of a sundae that looked good, so I bought it. I thought the price was going to be around $3.50. So I was a surprised when the total came out to be 5.81. I mean, it was a single sundae, not even a very big one. Thankfully, it only cost me 1.81 after using my 4 dollar gift card. I would have had trouble enjoying it, I mean that is more than I like to spend on dinner. Overall, the day, trip, and sundae were good.

Bad Break

Today I had an essay to finish writing. Yes, even though I may be on break from college, I still have stuff I need to do for the high school. This essay was about my senior project. If I didn't turn it in today, I wouldn't be able to graduate. So it was important, but not much fun to have to do on my break.

Tonight, I had my heart ripped out. I found some tickets to the Mariners opening day game on craigslist. They were in the first row of the outfield, and were below market price. I thought it was too good to be true. All the other tickets I have been seeing to the game are at least double or triple the price he/she was asking.

I emailed the person right away and asked if they still had the tickets. They replied yes, and I sent back an email saying I wanted them. I sat there checking the email over and over, but I didn't get a response. After a couple minutes, I went back and reread the ad. There was a phone number, so I called it. Somehow in the span of a few minutes of them posting the ad, me replying, their reply, and my reply back, they had sold the tickets. It was devastating, and will take me a long time, and countless hours searching for tickets on craigslist, to get over.

Skating Silly

Today I went ice skating for the second time in my life. It was a lot of fun. Although, I think I skated better the first time. My skating skill have diminished, they didn't improve. Or maybe it was the skating of those around me was better.

I was flat out embarrassed by these two little girls that were skating. They were jumping in the air, skating backwards, twirling in a circle, going on one skate close to the ground, it was incredible. Every time I tried to copy what they were doing I would either wipe out, or nearly wipe out. It was still a fun time, even if I was out skated by girls less than half my age.

Easter Excitement

Today was Easter. It was a nice day to be with family, and celebrate what the holiday is really about. It was fun trying to get a family portrait. Normally, I don't enjoy this nearly as much as today. We were using a self timer on the camera. It was made even more complicated with trying to have our pets in the picture.

I also learned a good lesson today, a rather painful one. I was trying to kick a soccer ball as hard as I could. The field I was on was soaking wet, so my feet slipped out when I kicked the ball. I landed hard in soggy grass, and got soaked. Even that couldn't put a damper on a glorious day.

Field of Dreams

Today was easter egg hunt day. Growing up, I never went on any easter egg hunts. I live this tradition I never had through my sister. I think I enjoy easter egg hunts more than she does.

A couple years ago, I remember taking her to her first easter egg hunt. Her favorite color was blue, so she would only pick up the blue eggs. I remember talking to her for a long time, convincing her the other eggs were just as good. I even set up a practice hunt at our house where there were multiple colors and the goal was to pick them up as fast as she could, no matter the color. I think the training paid off.

The first egg hunt we went to today was at the local middle school. I couldn't believe how many people were there. I had been discussing strategy with my sister the past few days before the hunt. If you run fast enough to the back, you can get in front of the pack and get more eggs. What I hadn't factored in, was at this race, they started from two sides. We also tested several bags, to see which would work the best. It was the funniest easter egg hunt I have ever seen. Once the man said go, there was a wave of literally a hundred kids racing across the field. This wave five kids deep spread across the entire field, and it snatched up every egg in its path. The whole field was picked clean in under two minutes. My brother and I were joking it is too bad they can't find a way to harness this kid energy. My sister had tried to run to the front, but it didn't work as well as planned. Several other kids did this. The wave also was going from both sides, and it was hard to stay in front. The candy in the eggs was good stuff. Unfortunately, my sister didn't get any of the special tickets that would win you a prize.

We went home a little bit disappointed. I saw in the paper there was a hunt at the local park, so we raced down there. I think we got to the starting line with 3 minutes to spare. In this hunt, my sister was the youngest age in her bracket, a bit unfortunate. The whole hunt was rather disappointing. My sister got 9 eggs. As in 9 hard boiled eggs. I mean come on, kids want candy. I wanted candy. I don't quite understand the logic behind having mainly hard boiled eggs. Are the kids supposed to eat them? I sure wouldn't, who knows how long they have been sitting our, or if the were even any good in the first place.

After this disappointing start to the easter eggs hunting season, I wanted to go to one more. This one was further away. We were trying to get correct directions and by the time we left the house, we were pushing it a little. This hunt, my sister was the oldest age in her bracket. The roped off field was also L shaped. I knew our strategy would work this time. And work it did. She sprinted to the back of the field, and was basically the only person there. She had a huge area to pick all the eggs up in. She got by far the most eggs at this hunt, the candy wasn't as good as the first hunt though. I guess it was better than the real eggs.

In the end, I think we both had fun. I got to live a part of me I never was able to as a child. My sister got some candy and made some memories. After testing out my strategy of optimal egg retrieval, I found when it does and doesn't work.

Full Family

Today one more family member began break. My brother was supposed to get a ride into Olympia, and we were going to pick him up. That was the plan last night when I went to bed. The next thing I know, I am being woken up by my mom earlier than I get up on a school day. My brother is not getting a ride to Olympia, and I need to drive 75 miles to pick him up.

His ride dropped him off as far north as they got, before they were headed east for Idaho. I didn't really mind driving the extra distance to pick him up, he's worth it. It is nice when he is home. The family seems complete, instead of always missing one member when he is around. Another bonus about my brother being home is the meals. My mom always seems to cook something special when he comes to town.

Lined Up

Today was the first day of spring and my first day of break. I set my alarm for the correct time, and was actually early to pickleball. We stopped pickleball "early", and worked on the courts. The lines had been getting old and worn, so it was time to put new ones down. It was funny and reminded me of a joke about light bulbs, how many pickleball players does it take to tape a court? I think there were 10 people working on it. At least next time we will actually be able to see the lines clearly. You actually can see them clear across the gym. One guy joked you will need sunglasses to use the new court.

Spring Out of Winter

Today was my last day of classes for the quarter. I took my Spanish final, and finished my Economics class online. Fittingly, it was also the last day of winter. And if that wasn't enough, it is my 250th post. What a day, a glorious day.

You Win

Today I finally realized I must give in to spring forward. Try as I might, I wasn't able to escape it's grasp. Not having school today, I could play pickleball. I set my alarm last night, and woke up feeling ready to go in the morning, my alarm hadn't even gone off yet.

The only problem, I hadn't factored in not following spring forward time. I set my alarm for 8:42am, which was really 9:42am. Pickleball starts at 9:00am, so I was 45 minutes late. It worked out though, because I stayed an extra 30 minutes. Spring Forward, you win this year.

Fitting Finish

Today I didn't have any classes. It is finals week, and I only have a final on Wednesday. It was nice to sleep in on a Monday. I also went jogging for the first time in a while. I hope to start that habit back up. To end the day, I watched a movie. It only seemed fitting on Saint Patrick's Day to watch a movie in which the Irish Republic Army tried to kill Harrison Ford.

Time to Test

Today I had a test I needed to take for my microeconomics class. Yes, a quiz on Sunday. I actually had all weekend to take it, but waited until the last day. It is a hybrid course, so the tests are taken online.

Logging into my account online, I could see what the average score was on the test. I think this actually wasn't a good thing. The average was a D-, and was the main reason I waited so long to take it. I really didn't want to get a low grade on the test, and so I put it off all weekend. I finally decided I had put it off long enough, and spent a large portion of the afternoon studying.

When I finally took the test, I felt like I was doing fine. The test didn't seem too hard. When I saw my score, I was quite happy. I scored well above average, in fact, I brought the average up a half a percent! In the end, it didn't hurt to spend the time I did studying. I didn't need to be as worried as I was though.

Fair and Unfair

Today was the local science fair. My father's class had done a project on water tension. I led the class in a science experiment and helped make a poster for their exhibit. It was neat to see some of his students and exhibit at the fair. It was also neat to look at all the other projects. My dad's class ended up getting a first place ribbon. They deserved it.

I also went to the annual alumni soccer game. Although, this year I wasn't playing in it. Maybe I should have tried to play for the alumni team. It was a fun game to watch. What wasn't fun, was not being able to play. It was sort of depressing. It will take me a long time to get over not playing my last year.

Foul Territory

Today was one of those days I wish I could have back. I basically wasted it away, not getting much accomplished. For some reason, I was in a rather foul mood all day. Maybe it still has to do with the time change. I woke up at what I thought was 8:30am, so I decided to go back to sleep. I forgot I had boycotted spring forward so my 8:30am was really 9:30am. It just threw my whole morning off.

Even though I wasted today, my father made my day. Or maybe even my week or month. He went to a charity event for the Pregnancy Care Center, a nonprofit organization he volunteers for. They had a silent auction where they sold Mariners tickets. My dad got a set of four tickets for $30. The value of these tickets is over $175. The seats are in the lower level, 7 rows from the field. There is a good chance a foul ball will be hit in this area. I can't wait to go to the game. I guess good things happen to those who wait, and who have nice fathers.

Churro Celebration

Today was the last day of my Spanish class. To celebrate, our class was having a party. We were going to have a potluck, and watch a Spanish movie. My sister is also in that class, and we decided to bake something to take. It was also worth extra credit points if you made something to bring, especially if it was an authentic dish. We decided to make Churros. The baking process went well, I only got slightly burned by the boiling oil used to fry the dough once. I think they turned out well, and were quite tasty. I think the class thought so too.

eBanned

Today I did something I haven't done for a long time. There was a period in my life, where I was addicted to eBay. I mean seriously addicted. I would spend hours on eBay, not really bidding, just browsing. Then it got worse, I started bidding. I went crazy over football cards. My hope was to buy cards, or packs of cards, and resell them. After about a month, I had spent over $100, and didn't resell any. I think I knew I had lost it when I was bidding $250 for one card. Thankfully, I didn't win that card. It is not a time in my life I am proud of, or like to dwell on. I just wanted to make some money, but ended up wasting a bunch of money in the process.

So you can understand why my family was skeptical of my new get rich quick off eBay scheme. This one, was more thought out though, and I knew it would work. I love going to Mariners games. There is a section in the outfield that I think are the best seats in the house. When I found an eBay auction for 15 games in that section, I fell in love right away. And these were amazing seats. Front row of centerfield. Ichiro right in front of you.

I loved when I sat in the second row of the same section, and knew people would pay good money to sit in the first row. There were also tickets against Boston and New York that I knew would fetch top dollar. When I started doing the math of two tickets to 15 games, two of which were Yankees and Red Sox, I started seeing dollar signs.

It took quite a bit of convincing, but I got the okay from my parents, if I forked out the dough. Besides, I needed to use my mom's credit card as I don't have my own. It was at $619.00 for the longest time. I bid with around two minutes left. $629, outbid. $650, outbid. I began to wonder how high I should go. I also really wanted to win, and the adrenaline from a last minute eBay bidding war was flowing. In the end, I let the other person win. I stopped at $709, and the winning bid was $717.07. At least I raised the price. I think if I had won at over $700, I would have been happy, yet a little bit shocked at the same time. Yeah, I won, but oh no, I just spent a ton of money.

I still think I could have made my money back and more. I actually am quite sure I could have. It would have been a lot of work selling and delivering the tickets though. I think for the time being, I need to stay away from eBay and my get rich quick schemes.

Author's Side Note: I thought I should state that I do not condone, recommend, or in any way encourage spending the majority of one's personal wealth on a get quick rich scheme, or any one eBay item. Bidding $250 on a piece of cardboard was a mistake, one I will never make again, winning would have been a whole other story. Lastly, the prices are included not to impress, but only to show how costly a mistake I made in the past, and gamble I made in the present.

Accepted and Affirmed

Today I got the email I had been waiting for the other day. I guess it just came a little bit late. I got a letter in the mail saying I was accepted to Saint Martin's University. That mean I have gotten accepted to my third college, and will have to make a tough decision soon.

Time Out

Today I was still trying to get used to being on daylight-savings-time. I have yet to get used to it. I have been all out of whack the past few days. It is just so wrong, my body clock is off. And I know some people say you don't lose sleep, but that is not true. At 10:00pm now, it feels like 9:00pm. I am usually not tired at 9:00pm, and I still fall asleep the same 'time' it is just an hour later according to the clocks. I still haven't given in, I will not reset my alarm clock. Instead, I have set my alarm for an hour earlier.

I've been waiting the past couple days to hear back from a scholarship I entered. On their website, they said they would contact the finalists by March 10th which is today. I have been checking my email and their website exponentially the closer the deadline has gotten. I kept checking my email today, wishing for a response from them.

I went to their website to see if I could figure out what timezone they were in. I could then maybe expect when the cutoff time would be for receiving a email from them. When I went to their website, it said finalists had been notified. I was disappointed as I hadn't gotten an email from them.

I clicked on a link so I could see who had won. I opened up a 100 page file, and slowly scrolled down to the results for Washington. I took as long as I could to do so, because I didn't want to face the inevitable of my name not being on the list. I finally got to Washington. I slowly approached the Ls. Khalif, Kukhotskyaya, Laesser, Lamontagne, Lefurgy, Leiseth, Lim it wasn't looking good. Then, there it was. To be more precise, there I was. I was shocked and happy at the same. I also was in pain because my mom was so excited she was slapping my back. I think she was more excited than I was. Hopefully, this is the first of many. Or at least the first of a few.

Oh La La

Today I saw a Northwest legend. If you couldn't guess it by the title, my father and I went to see Ciscoe Morris. As in Ciscoe from the TV show Gardening with Ciscoe. He was funny and interesting to listen to. He talked about different plants and plant care. He is just as funny and intense in person as he is on TV. He told lots of funny stories, most of which ended with an "oh la la". I counted seven such oh la las. The only thing more distracting than his utterances, was the heat. There were around 100 people gathered to see him at the nursery in Olympia. We were all gathered in a greenhouse, not surprising at a nursery, but man was it hot in there.

Now you Know

As 'promised' and requested, here is a post about yesterday's computer class.

The night before my final computer class, I decided I would get everything ready. I would find the textbook, and save myself a little bit of time in the morning. After a little looking, I found the textbook. The problem was while it was a textbook, it wasn't the textbook. It was the wrong one. I had mistakenly bought two of one book, and didn't have the book for the class the next day on PowerPoint. I was a bit distraught and majorly overtired. There was nothing I could do that night, or the next day I thought. The bookstore at the campus wouldn't be open on Saturday, and I would have no way of getting the right book.

My mom graciously stayed up late that night looking online to see if she could find a local bookstore that had the book in stock. She couldn't. She got up early and made plans to get a book. She would drive to Bremerton and get my book from the other campus. Bremerton is where the teacher would be teaching us from, and their bookstore is open on Saturdays.

They took the car, so I walked to the class. I actually enjoyed the walk, it was only around a mile. I got to the campus right on time. The tech person, did not however. We had to wait for an hour for the tech person to come let us in the classroom. They then had to dial us up with the teacher at the Bremerton campus. Maybe I should have gone over there with my parents.

The class finally started more than an hour late. The teacher had already starting teaching her students on the Bremerton side, and had to catch us up. A campus security officer then brought me my book. My mom successfully got the right book. I guess she gave it to the security officer to give to me. Thanks mom.

The class went fine. I didn't learn much, but PowerPoint was a more interesting topic than Word. We even got out an hour and a half early. It was still a long time to be in class though, over eight hours. That may explain why I was so tired last night. I fell asleep before dinner on the coach and was woken up to eat dinner. After I ate dinner, I felt less tired. Some time later, I was woken up by my father. I was back on the coach, and had been asleep for almost two hours. It was strange and slightly scary not remembering falling asleep on the coach, or even being on the coach in the first place. That is why I didn't blog about yesterday yesterday. (Yes I meant to write yesterday twice) Now you know.

Spring Forward is Backward

Having my class was a bit of an adventure. But right now, I need to go to bed. I will lose an hour of sleep when I do go to bed with Spring Forward. Oh what a dreaded thing Spring Forward is. I have twice fallen asleep on the couch without even remembering lying down on the couch, or remembering if it was my intention to sleep. I will update tomorrow on how my class went. Right now, I am going to bed.

Having a Cow

Today was an eventful day. I went to a rummage sale with my mother. You know it is a serious sale when there are people lined up outside to get in. I wasn't very impressed with the sale though. I like to look for bizarre things, wooden statues, random memorabilia, metal objects, none of which the sale had.

I did find a funny looking cow figurine. It was in a bag with some little sheep. I thought my little sister might appreciate it, so I decided to buy it. When we were buying the stuff, the cashier paused when she came to the cow. It was unit pricing, and everything else had been 25 cents or 50 cents. She held on to the cow for a long time, and finally said a dollar. This was a lot more than the other, nicer things. I thought this was strange, she then said it had been her cow. That explained the hesitation and higher price.

I then went to my father's class to help with a science experiment. He had told them they were having a scientist come in to conduct the experiment. I think they were disappointed when I showed up, they didn't think I was a real scientist. But they are right, I am no Bill Nye. It was a lesson on water tension. I tried to illustrate what a water molecule looks like, but I think that whole concept is a little above second graders. The experiment went well. It was floating paperclips on water. Which yes, they can float.

I then went with my father's class to Skateland. Last time we went, my little sister was sick. It was nice she actually got to skate this time. It was her first time skating. I tried to teach, protect, and help her balance all at the same time. A rather difficuly job. She only fell badly once, and by the end of the day was starting to get the hang of it.

For dinner tonight, my grandparents came over. We had a great meal of calazone, probably my favorite meal. It was a nice time with family, and a nice end to a eventful day. It ends on a bitter-sweet note though. Tomorrow I have another of my all day computer classes, the bitter part. It is the last of these classes I need to take, the sweet part.

Game On

Today it was great to get back on the playing field. To be with the guys, playing a sport I love. I played my hardest, as if I had something to prove. I had one play where I nailed the ball as hard as I could right past the other team and scored a point. Yes, pickleball was fun today.

A Great Sport

Soccer tryouts ended yesterday. After nearly two weeks, I was glad they were finally over. Today I went to the high school to look on the roster sheet and see what team I had made. To my shock, I didn't make any team. I was not on the list of players. I double checked the list, maybe I had not seen my name. But as hard as I looked, and as much as I wanted it to be, my name wasn't on the list.

I was shocked and devastated. I love soccer. I have played every year since I was 5. This was going to be my 14th year straight. Some of the people who made the team weren't even born when I started playing soccer, seriously.

It is not that I am a great player. But at the same time, I am not a bad one. I have been playing so long, I have a good grasp on the mental aspect of the game. I think the main reason is there is a new coach in town. He doesn't know the history of players, and only had two weeks to judge talent. On top of that, I am a senior. I noticed that a large percentage of the people cut were seniors. The new coach is trying to build a program. If I am not going to be on varsity this year, I have nothing to contribute to this team. This made me angry, as I have spent three years in this soccer program. I was excited for my senior year, the last year I planned on playing competitive soccer. I didn't expect of even want to be on varsity, I just wanted to play. I play for pure enjoyment and my love of the game, not for dreams of being on a certain team or individual rewards.

It took a lot of courage, but I decided to talk to the coach. I went to practice, and sat in the car for almost half an hour watching the team practice. When it was over, I went to talk to him. I turned in my loaned soccer ball, and was trying to figure out exactly what I wanted to say. But before I could say something, he thanked me for "coming out for the team, and trying." He said it was hard to cut people, and probably harder for the person cut, but that he "didn't have anything nice to say." I think he was referring to having to cut people, not saying he couldn't think of anything nice to say about me as a person. He shook my hand, and I left. I never had a chance tell him if he ever had a spot open up on any team, I would be glad to play. I guess I was sort of stunned and embarrassed.

I will really miss soccer. It has been a part of my life for so long. I had big plans for this season, to try my hardest and really get in good shape. I guess this won't happen. Hopefully I can keep jogging. It is also sort of disappointing I just spent money on some brand new cleats, cleats that I will never use. I will miss soccer, and it will take quite a while to get over the pain of leaving the sport the way I did. A chapter in my life has ended, a long enjoyable chapter.

Super Tuesday

Today was my long day at school. Most of the time, not the funniest of days. But today was different. I got a lot of work done during my break from classes. My sister and I even had time to go get a nice lunch and look around a store before we needed to get to our class. I even made it to soccer tryouts an hour late instead of an hour and a twenty minutes late. Yes, it was a nice Tuesday.

Time is Up

Today I found out I have a rather large project I need to finish. I knew it needed to be done soon, but I didn't know it needed to be done by tomorrow. It is not a big deal though, I can get it done. But it would be nice if I had started on it sooner. If only I could go back in time.

Sufficient Sunday

Today was a nice day to just relax and be with my family. I was glad to finally have a day off of soccer before it starts back up again tomorrow. I got my weekend janitorial jobs done and took an online test today. After that, I was free to relax. It was nice not having a unearthly amount of things to get done like I have the past few weekends, just be free to relax, and even introduce my youngest sister to the Star Wars movies.

Locked In

Today I had a soccer game for tryouts. It has been a long time since I played soccer on Saturday. It just felt wrong, it seems like most of this week was taken up by soccer. Getting my gear ready, getting to practice, practicing, and then showering after practice.

Today's game was great. The first game I was in, I was just warming up. But when the second game started, I was warmed up. I did my best, and even scored the only game for my team. Although it was the pass to me that "made goal", I had the easy part, just kick it in. I was glad I felt like I played my best, and hopefully the coaches noticed.

I also got a new door installed for my room by my father. It is a solid wood door, and is quite nice. It is an inch or two smaller door, but I can still get through the door. It is also the first time I will have a lock on my door with getting a new door knob. I wonder how much I will use the lock, I have gone 18 years without one.