Volleyball! [and possibly track as well]

So as you guessed it...I was up kinda early this morning and played volleyball for 3 hours this morning from 8AM - 11AM so that was pretty fun. It got kind of hot in our gym - we have a few not-so-powerful fans (except for one) on one side of the gym, but nothing on the other side plus we don't have any AC, just heating. If it was my preference, I'd pick AC over heat any day, even in December. Think of the sports people! Athletic people need AC! And water! Lots and lots of water!!!

Plus I think I got better at hitting and blocking so that's making me excited. I love my position. Middle blocker<33 and="and" but="but" computer="computer" else="else" feel="feel" here="here" i="i" it="it" lazy="lazy" me="me" my="my" on="on" out="out" rewrite="rewrite" right="right" something="something" spazzed="spazzed" to="to" too="too" wrote="wrote">
Oh yeah, plus I went running today. We have this dog park near my house with a lot of hills and stuff, and I usually walk up the hills because I usually go running in the afternoon when it's the hottest (vb in the morning; I've got no other choice). So anyway, I noticed a little rodent like creature in this hole along the way, and it looked like, dead because it was so still. I ended up standing there for two minutes, staring like an idiot at the ground - according to my mom, it was a mole. So yeah, you can picture me staring like an idiot at the ground most days. I'm weird like that...but also awesome haha. I just wonder what the people driving by thought...."Weirdo." I'm proud of it though so it doesn't matter.

School's in like, three weeks. All the back-to-school commercials and stuff is really depressing - I feel like I rarely got a summer vacation, but I'm kind of looking forward to my junior year. I think the whole prospect of being halfway done with high school already is kind of terrifying. I mean, you've got your whole life ahead of you after you graduate. You'll be at college, possibly out of state, you won't be living at home anymore, you're out there on your own. And then you'll have a career of your own, and as I said earlier, your whole life ahead of you. It's pretty terrifying when you think about it..or at least, when I think about it. The thought of college both excites and scares me, but then knowing you've got another chapter of your life that hasn't happened yet...I personally want to know what I'm going to end up doing with my life. It's kind of a scary thought. My mind's getting a little messed up now, because my sophomore year was when the whole "prospect of college" just really made its entrance into my mind. It's mostly all I can think about now plus what I'm going to major in. I can't explain what I'm feeling right now. It's so complicated.

Some other things on my mind are volleyball tryouts which are next week, plus Portland to Coast. I'm really excited about it, but then really scared at the same time because it's my first time doing huge distances like that. I'm more excited than terrified so I'm ready to run. NOW. But anyway, I might've told you all about districts May 2012, and how I scored in the 400m with a time of 1:11 or something and 3rd place. But yeah, I was technically in no condition to run because at practice the week before, I could barely a run a 50m which was badddd...but anyway, at districts I was stupid enough to sprint the 200, 400, and run the 800. But I survived!!! Anyway, my goal for the 400m during the 2013 season is somewhere between the times of :56 and :60 although I know I'll probably fail, but it'll be fun to try. Plus I'm going to be trying high jump for the first time, along with the 3000m woohoo. I'm totally ditching the other stuff I did last season. Although the 200 did help with my other races, I'm just no short distance sprinter..I'm built better for the longer distance sprinting and the shorter actual distance races like the 800.

Last thing, I think - my audition pieces are coming along OK. I've taken a little break for the last few days to concentrate on volleyball but since I will most likely not get into a volleyball program at whichever college I go to, I'll focus on music. The main problem is even though I'm tall, I probably wouldn't get to be a middle blocker because I'd be too short - most college middle blockers are from like, 5'10 - 6'1 in height and I'm technically 5'8 and 1/2. But I'd just be awesome if that happened, me playing middle at that level. (= But I really want to be in a choir and run the 400 on a women's track team. Those are the ultimate goals right there baby. Be sure to check my progress. I think I should just post a few videos of me doing all this stuff I claim to be doing just so you know it's true.

Oh yeah, if any of you guys know when Taylor Swift's new album, "Red", is coming out, let me know. Nobody I've talked to knows for sure...I'd love to know the exact date. Anyway, that's about it! 'Night!