bumming, hard.

I am so bummed out. 

for the past two seasons I was blessed with the opportunity to coach middle school volleyball. unfortunately, I will not be able to do so this coming season. I was just informed that a staff member wants the job, and their contracts state that staff members get first pick, so since I'm not a staff member I can even fight for the job.

I absolutely love coaching. I love the sport of volleyball. I loved playing with the girls and teaching them the sport I love. I loved learning about the girls and hearing their crazy stories. I loved the early mornings and late nights. I loved the victories and even the loses. I loved the practices. I loved the bus rides. I was meant to be a coach, I love everything about it.

I'm trying to look on the bright side, and be thankful that I even had the opportunity to coach for two seasons. but I'm sure going to miss every second of it. hopefully in the future I'll get the chance again. the Athletic Director for the school is so nice, she called me and explained that her hands are tied, that she's grateful for everything I've done for the program, and wants to stay in contact. I definitely plan on staying in contact with her and the other coach. they were both so kind to me, and hopefully I'll get the chance to work with them again one day.

I will definitely go to some of the games and support the teams. especially my girls who'll be moving up to the 8th grade team.

I wish the program the best of luck.

for now, it's movie time tommy. movies are my go-to "I'm depressed" cure.
:(

insert funny title here

I want to be real. I want this blog to reflect who I am whether people like it or not. so from here on out my word choice will be a tad different. in real life I don't really swear that much unless I'm drunk.. but in my mind I swear all the time, I just don't speak it. usually as I'm typing I think swear words in my mind but I left them out to be considerate. but right now I don't give a damn. if I think it, it's coming out. 

story time tommy::
stressed is desserts spelled backwards.
good thing I ate a shit-ton of candy earlier.. cause otherwise I'd explode.
my friends got me a bunch of candy when I got my braces off it's been a week bee-tea-dubs (that's my way of saying by the way) anyways like I already say I ate way too much of it today. I couldn't help myself, it was so good. but. I'm glad I did.
I just had to do an online quiz, so I'm totally acing it and complete the whole damn thing thirty minutes and hit submit, and boom. nothing but a stupid effen message that says you've been logged out and our stupid effen website cannot complete the submission. so I panic. re-sign-in. and go look to see if it somehow went through. it didn't. awesome. sweet. love it. luckily, we get to take the quiz twice so I still had another opportunity to do it. but of course the questions aren't the same, and now I'm pissed at the stupid effen website. and terrified it's going to happen again. I re-take the quiz. hit submit. it goes through. thank the Lord. or all my candy would be gone.
moral of the story, candy solves everything. right, Randy?

That Wedding

 Goodreads says::

The gorgeous engagement ring on my finger mimics my happiness. I feel so sparkly, glittery, and full of promise, because I absolutely know he's that boy. The boy I want to marry. My prince. My happily ever after. But then our pastor starts asking lots of questions. His parents say I haven’t dealt with my past. I have horrible wedding disaster dreams. I can’t find the perfect dress. I have to manipulate him to get my way. An old boyfriend asks me to run away with him. My best friend says I'm going to ruin everything. And forever starts to sound like a really long time. Which totally freaks me out and makes me question everything I know. Should best friends get married? Will my past affect our relationship? Are my horrible dreams a warning? Will I ever find a dress? Could his sexiness be clouding my judgment? Am I going to ruin everything? Or is it just a case of cold feet? And then I have to decide. Am I willing to give up on true love forever, or am I going to listen to my heart and marry him?

I say::

eh. I liked That Boy way more. this was actually very sexual. way more than anyone would have ever guessed or imagined or thought. I found that odd. it dragged on in the middle, I actually stopped reading it for a few weeks then figured I might as well finish it. so I did. the ending was good. the rest of it, eh. quick read though. I give it a B-.

1. If you were going to be stuck on a deserted island, which 5 books, movies, people, and foods would you take along?

I would bring my family. books:: PS, I Love You ; The Hunger Games Trilogy ; and a few I haven't read yet but want to read like Safe Haven ; The Lucky One ; and something Carol//Mary Higgins Clark. movies:: The Sandlot, Remember the Titans, The Proposal, The 'Burbs, and either Just Friends or Source Code. food:: hamburgers, chicken nuggets, skyline chili, ice cream, and hot sauce.

2. What is your thought on year round school?

in the words of Dane Cook, "fuck that, I quit."

3. What is your most embarrassing potty story?

hmm, I have two. that aren't really embarrassing but definitely funny. 1) peeing in the woods at a concert with Brian's ex-girlfriend  and these guys started walking over and saying retarded things so I yelled at them. 2) I was at a house party of a friend's friend and the only bathroom had a door to the garage and a door to the house neither of them locked. so my two friends and I had to barricade the doors when someone had to pee.

4. What's the temperature where you are?

in my room it's a solid 68 degrees, thank you heater. outside it's 32 and dropping fast according to my phone.

5. Are you a winter/spring/fall/summer person?

fall and summer. I love how fun the summer is.. bonfires, concerts, etc. but it's so damn hot. and then I love the fall weather, football, leaves changing color, etc. but that leads to winter.


life is good

 

brace face.

I have ahhh-mazing news!!

I'M GETTING MY BRACES OFF TOMORROW!!!!

here's a little back story...

I've had braces for 8 years and 8 months. that is not a typo.. 8 years and 8 months. I've had: jaw surgery, a minor facial bone chipped away, an expander, a screw in my lower gum, spacers, bite raisers, way too many molds/impressions taken, braces off for three days then put back on, impacted tooth surgery, chains hooked onto my bicuspids, rubber bands, hmm.. I might be forgetting something but that's all I can think of at the moment.. and then obvious the almost nine years of just regular braces.

with all of those things, the jaw surgery was obviously the worst. but I also HATED the expander.. that thing sucked balls. and the impacted tooth surgery wasn't fun either..
oh and the minor facial bone being chipped away, thats a fun story -no one told me I was going to be put under for it so I ate/drank prior to it. when I arrived they then told me that I was supposed to be put under but since I ate/drank they cant do it now, so I was awake and just numbed for it. it felt SO WEIRD. I don't even know how to explain how it felt.. definitely the weirdest feeling.

so after 8 years and 8 months I'm finally getting them removed. then I'll be fitted or whatever for a retainer. so naturally, my family is throwing a party to celebrate. I wish you all could come, but since most//all of you don't live in Ohio you'll just have to read about it Monday.. unless you're Melissa.. she gets to be here.

eight years and eight months. it's going to feel so weird to not have crap on my teeth. not having to get food unstuck, not having to brush at weird angles, not having to floss like an idiot, not pissing off the dentist cause all the metal in my mouth, not having to smile with my mouth shut.


life is good

thankful prayers

I've had to work the past three days, and I have to work tomorrow as well.. but I'm not complaining because I'll get a nice fat paycheck and because I'm safe at home right now knowing my family and friends are safe.

you may have heard about a horrible shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. at an elementary school none-the-less. please pardon this next part but... ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?! Adam Lanza, fuck you. have fun burning in hell you heartless bastard.


I'm thankful my distant cousins who live the next town over from Newtown, Connecticut are safe.

I'm thankful that all my family and friends are safe.

I'm praying for Newtown, Connecticut.

I'm praying for the victims and their loved ones.

I'm thankful that my hometown of Chardon has stayed strong, 2/27/12 one heartbeat.

I'm praying that Newtown will have the strength and unity to recover.

I'm praying that anyone injured makes a full recovery as quick as possible.

"when the walls fall all around you, when your hope has turned to dust, let the sound of love surround you beat like a heart in each of us"

stay strong Newtown, and God Bless.


also, I'm tired of everyone saying we need better gun control or that guns are dangerous. a gun didn't just walk to the school and shoot people.. a gun didn't misfire with the Chardon shooting or the Colorado shooting.. a gun didn't decide to shoot up VT.. people did that. humans destroyed those lives. just saying.

the 90s were all that

ya know what frustrates me? the fact that dvds weren't invented early enough. or the fact that they were invented at all, although they're much smaller than vhs. that's not the point. I grew up watching some pretty awesome television shows that no longer seem to exist in this world, besides a select few, and watching some pretty awesome disney channel original movies that only exist on vhs if at all, again, besides a select few.

I want to own them, I want to watch them, I want to relive my childhood.. for a little at least.

I can't remember exactly, I think I was on pinterest.. but who knows really.. the point is, I stumbled across the movie Smart House being available on Netflix and almost died of happiness. anyone remember that dcom? so then I thought 'hey, I wonder what other brilliant movies from my childhood are available' so I searched and searched. and although there were some good ones that I def added to my queue (Halloweentown, PUNKS, Heavyweights, The Cheetah Girls, The Even Stevens Movie, The Lizzie McGuire Movie, Cadet Kelly, Get A Clue, and even Miracle In Lane 2 and Cow Belles cause I figured why the hell not) I was depressed to see some of the greats not available.

then I thought 'hey maybe I'll check on ebay or amazon' and they did have more than Netflix, but most were vhs. what the hell am I supposed to do with that? I want dvd. I'm not even asking for bluray cause I'm trying to be realistic, although it is 2012.

so, I figured the next best thing would be to vent about it.. anyone else miss these movies and/or remember them? The Paper Brigade, Treehouse Hostage, Brink, Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century, Johnny Tsunami, Don't Look Under The Bed, Up Up and Away, Alley Cats Strike, Moms Got a Date With a Vampire, Phantom of the Megaplex (personal fav), The Ultimate Christmas Gift, Motocrossed, Luck of the Irish (another fav), You Wish, Right on Track, Eddies Million Dollar Cook Off... just to name a few.

and no I didn't remember all those off the top of my head, I Googled.

...remember in The Paper Brigade when the bully says "ew I stepped in some Gunther" I still quote that to this day. I think Randy will remember this one.

...or when in Alley Cats Strike at the end when the girl spins the bowling ball around her finger and pushes it down the lane and the ball travels at a negative speed? I always thought that was so ridiculous.

...or in Up Up and Away when the boys friend is trying to be all BA and save the superhero family, so the villains hold up foil like it will hurt him cause thats the superheros weakness, and the kid says 'I eat that stuff for breakfast' and shoves it in his mouth then says 'ow my filling'? that always cracked me up, I'm even laughing about it right now.

and not that any of you would know this, but the little brother in Motocrossed looked exactly like one of my brothers friends growing up. it was weird.

anyone remember anything else from one of these awesome movies? what was your favorite?

and don't even get me started on the amazingness that was SNICK, and Boy Meets World.

time for another rendition of...

Dad: "why do you keep hashtagging things?" (he doesn't understand Twitter)

*phone should be ringing but it's not* Mom: "oh, it's cause I'm downloading Adobe on the computer" ;; Me: "no it's not. sorry mom but it's not 1995, we don't have dial-up anymore."

*phone is actually ringing* Dad: "open it up!!!" (he thought I could make the call come through the tv or something..) ;; Me: "sorry dad, it's only 2012, I can't do that"

Mom: "I used to do synchronized swimming by myself when I was little"

Brian: "sometimes I eat my lunch on the way to work"

Happy Friday!
life is good

Very Pinteresting

First off, I have marvelous news.
are you ready for it????
My bestest friend is moving back home for 9 months!! Yepp, Ashley is coming back to Ohio. Ya see, her husband is in the army and he's being deployed for nine months. So instead of her staying in Hawaii by herself for that time she's coming back home! I do feel bad that her husband has to be sent overseas, because that's never fun for anyone. But on the other hand I'm ecstatic that she's coming home! 
I haven't seen her in like forever, and now I'll get to see her in like 2 months. TWO months!! :)

Now for some pinterest fun!

one::

lovelovelove.

two::

in ground trampoline?! yes please!

three::

 gotta love America.

four::

 a little Michael man, I love this.

five::

ain't that the truth.

 

SPORTS UPDATE::
Volleyball: ended our regular season 8-5! Not too shabby. As a coach that makes me 24-5. We have a tournament this weekend so we'll see how that goes.
Topper Football: 6-2, not too shabby either.
Buckeyes: Undefeated 7-0!!
Brownies: 1-5. Yes we won a game, we beat Cincy! Here's to an 11-5 year.
GBPack: 3-3. 

life is good

Vent Sesh.

Today I'm venting.

I'm stressed, and frustrated, and today sucked.

First, I had to work. Then we had our first volleyball game, which we lost. Then I come home to see my mom made spaghetti (I hate spaghetti), and then my dad tells me that tomorrow a lady is coming to put my cat down -she's 18 and starting to go downhill. I've had her since I was four. I don't remember life without her around. So yea, I had a crap day. No, I had a shit day. SHIT.

So, tomorrow, by the time I get home from practice my cat that I've had my entire life will be dead. aaagggggghhhhh hfbsdhfsdjbfjksdfsdhfisfkdssdb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's how I feel right now.

agh.