save it for later

Stadium Cleanup in like 4 hours. I'm going to go and then come back and take a nap. I think I'll defiantly wear sunglasses. Hopefully it won't be too awkward. I just need to show up and do my part to help the school.

I just got back from a FANTABULOUS day. I made breakfast for Ben and Dan. Jen and Eric had prior engagements and couldn't make it. Fanny didn't show up either. They enjoyed the casserole. I liked it too. We had like 6 shots before the game, but it didn't really phase either of us. Tonight was a different story! Dan got plastered.

The game was fun. We're not going to be very good, but I liked what I saw out of Stanzi and Hampton. Stanzi didn't really have the awareness that Christensen had but he threw it well. Hampton was a good runner. The defense Isn't something I am worried about. I was impressed with Christensen's improvement with getting rid of the ball. The Maine offense was pretty predictable. I could call the Draws out easily, but they still worked against our defense. Empty backfield; hello!

I took a nice 3 hour nap. Nanci and I went to Z'Markiz with her friend Kristen. It was my first time there. It was very good; I got really full. Afterwards Nanci and I had a long talk at the Old Capital. It was fantastic. We went over a lot of stuff. I told her about my recent happenings in my life. We got into how my charisma makes it seem like when I hang out with people that "we're dating." I thought it was interesting. I never really thought about it. She just said I was a very personal person, and that if you didn't know me you really wouldn't understand. I kind of agree.

I met Dan at the Industry. He knows a bunch of people that were playing in the band Funk 101. They were really good. We went and there was an older group of women there. I was just drinking coke and grenadine most of the night (since I have to get up) but I broke into the alcohol later. Yeah... I ended up getting called out onto the dance floor by a hot brunette that was in her 30s, and I thought I was going to get to dance with her, but I ended up dancing with her 40 year old friend. Yikes. It was kind of fun though. Dan got to dance with the hottie. I had fun. It was fun to dance with someone who was more drunk than I was, and it didn't really mean anything. I guess being a cougar hunter for one night isn't that bad.

On the way home I called Jen. When she called me back she was drunk! Jen never gets drunk. It was fun to talk to her; she was such a doll. I can't really get into what she said. It was hilarious though. Jen drunk. OH-EM-GEE.

So I am going to head to bed but before I do I would like to say that I love my new phone. It was nice being able to check my email and such while I was at the Old Capital.

I'm cooking breakfast for friends in a few hours! I think it will be fun. Then we're going to go see Matt play in the drumline.

On the way home I had to pee. Then I peed in the portapoty on the VA Loop. It was so convenient. Anyways I am going to hit the hay. Up in 4 hours to cook breakfast... beer and eggs. The breakfast of champions. :-P

:-D

I'm all smiles right now! So it is one month since the night I met her. I took her flowers this evening. They were in the wine bottle from when I cooked her dinner. I have a picture I will put up. When I got there she was in the shower so I got to talk to her roommates for awhile. Both of them are incredibly nice.

When I saw here I lit up. She was adorable. She looked good in what she was wearing too :-P. She had a rough week. I wish I could do something for her. She started to get sick too. That really stinks. I hope next week goes better for her, and that she feels better. I was just happy I got to see her for a few minutes tonight. I got a kiss too!!

I let her know I'd like to see her too. I know she is busy, and told her it is okay if she doesn't have time. I think as the semester picks up things will calm down for her; unfortunately they'll probably pick up for me. I have had a lot of readings already, and my engineering classes are going to start having homework.

Tomorrow is Iowa Football. I'm going to make breakfast for a few friends and have them over. After that we'll go see Matty Pat play in the drumline show, and then we'll be off to the game.

I'm so EXCITED! I love football. Coaching it is fun too! I just want the kids to focus all the time, and when I get time to work with two kids at a time they really listen, but then when we go to group things they just kind of forget all the things we worked on. I really wish I could have one on one time with all the kids, but it just isn't going to happen.

I'm off to look at new phones. Should be fun! I am still undecided on which one.

i can't believe it is already friday

This week just flew by. It isn't over yet. I have been kind of busy, but not as busy as I will probably be. I have to figure out what I need to do for my classes over the weekend. New phone tomorrow :-P! I don't know what I will get. I have to talk to the guy and find out which one is best for what I want to do with it. The price of the data plan will probably matter quite a bit too.

I have work tomorrow morning at 8:00 too. Fun. I was a little early last time, but then I got to leave a little early too because my replacement also came early. So I guess it worked out. I'm happy with the way the job is going. I feel like I still ask a lot of questions. I would rather do that than mess things up. Like the printer.

We had our draft today! I have a HILARIOUS story about it, but I don't feel like it should be put on here. I have quite a few stories that I can't put on here. The kids are funny. I still can't believe that we have a game coming up soon. It is going to be interesting. I'm really happy with the way we drafted our positions. I think both teams have advantages and challenges. I would say that they're really equal. I think we should have a pretty stout defense. We didn't get all the kids that I would have liked to work with, but that is the way it was supposed to happen.

Iowa Football Saturday!!!!

head first i will dive

Wednesdays are a lot easier than Mondays. Not just because Monday is Monday, but because of my class load. Tuesdays are better than Thursdays, but I have to deal with a lab. I think this is the first semester I've had with only one Lab since my first one. It is kind of a relief. I like some labs, but they're run by TAs and sometimes they don't exactly know what they're doing.

I cooked Pork Chops tonight. They were super good. I had them with black beans though; probably not such a good idea. The meat was good though. Today's football practice was better, but still not great. We tried to get done early, but that didn't really happen. I think we got out when we planned to get out the last few days. We've been going until 6:00; today was 5:45. Tomorrow we're picking teams. I think we have a pretty good idea of the talent split; we discussed that for awhile after practice today.

I have been doing some more thinking about the other night, and what Jen told me. I was just telling her about my frustration of how people don't want to date me. I asked her to tell me why. I think what she said is true but it isn't something that I want to change. She said, "Its because you're the type of guy that someone would want to marry; not date." It kind of stinks. I'm not really sure of what I want right now anyways. I have had some dates this summer. They were fun, but so far there hasn't been much interest in continuing to date me. I could change but it is totally not worth it. I don't want to be a "typical guy."

Enough said. I have some reading to do. I got carried away watching College Football Live and Slick Willy's speech.

with grace upon the wind

Today was my first day at the ITC. I work there tomorrow morning at 8:00. Exciting. It is kind of a good thing. I got to sit there and do my homework. Tomorrow I have some reading to do, and then I have to take a quiz on ICON. Should be doable for the two hours that I am there.

I figure that job is my beer money job. I also need to save for a Spring Break trip. I might just use the coaching job to pay for that. We'll see. I guess I'll just play it by ear. I should have enough income to have some fun along the way while saving too.

Today practice was really lethargic. The kids aren't that enthused as it is, but today was just depressing. One group I got going. I was jumping around yelling to the other coaches that I had the best group. It worked. That group just kept feeding off of it, and they got motivated and made themselves push harder. I tried to get the next group going by getting them to beat the other group. They had their flashes, but didn't have the consistency. I think I shouldn't have compared them, and tried to get them going another way. Some kids love the challenge and some don't.

I gave a closing remark after practice today saying, "Today wasn't great, but what happened today is done. You can't get that back. The only thing we can do is come out here tomorrow with a different attitude and a lot more enthusiasm and get better. I don't know about you guys, but I get excited when you make a big hit or perform a drill perfectly. Get excited about it; I'm sure none of the coaches out here are going to complain because you're getting excited."

I got back tonight and I just kept thinking about how to motivate them. I decided to give them an assignment. I made a slip of paper with spots to fill out a Personal Goal, and a Football Goal. Under those spots is another line saying "To achieve my goal I need to:" I'm going to tell the kids you can take this as a joke or you can take it seriously. It is all about what you want to get out of it. Everyone is going to have to fill out the slip and return it to me.

I think by better understanding what the kids want to do I can organize some drills to help them achieve their goals and get better. I've seen a lot of improvement in some of the basic skills, but now it is just trying to put all the skills together that they kind of forget what they were taught.

I saw Jen and Anna tonight. I probably spent a little too much time over there than I should have. I got to get some of my reading for tomorrow started, but I would have liked to finish more of it. It was fun to see them. Anna opened up a little bit more tonight. It was kind of cool. She was interested in how the DAT went for me. That was cool. It seems like she is not as shy now that I have been hanging around more.

I need to write my goals too. I think the assignment is worth doing. So I'm going to do it.

oot and a boot

So tonight was good! Went out with Matt, Dan, Eric, and Jaron. It was Jaron's birthday. We just went to BoJames and sat. It was really really relaxing. I thought it was a good cap to the day.

Have class at 8:05. It is my senior year. I think I can live a lot :).

So I saw that the girl I like is overwhelmed. :(. I hope I didn't cause any of that. I'm not really worth it to be worried about. It isn't like I'm going anywhere anytime soon. I just hope I didn't cause any stress in anyone's life. To be redundant; I'm really not worth worrying about.

Okay well I should get to bed. It was a good first day of school.

I wish I wouldn't have gone to Studio Friday. It is amazing the things people say to me now. I got some flack tonight.