My Summer In A Nutshell

So as I'm laying here at 10:24 PM, my window open and the cool air entering my room, I can hear miscellaneous creatures calling each other. For though I don't live near the 'country', I can still see some stars and feel like I do live there. Maybe it's the deer and coyotes that walk by the river. Maybe it's the rusted hunting traps. Or maybe it's nights like these where I stay up listening to the calls. And all I can think about is how in the movies, when boys come to throw rocks at your window and the girls are all pissy.. Wouldn't it be great to lay on the grass somewhere with someone you like? To not even talk, but let the quiet sounds of calls fill the air between you?

Anywho. That's not my summer. Maybe some lucky girls'.

My summer has been mainly uneventful until mid-July, where everything picked up. One day I'm doing nothing except chores and using the computer, the next dripping sweat at Tennis Conditioning. Hard work indeed. It was like a miniature boot camp. And for those here that are about to go complain about how you have to work soooo much harder, shut your bloody trap. I don't want to hear it. After that grueling hour and a half I went home, showered, sung my heart out. Watch any shows on. Usually Masterchef on Wednesday and Castle re-runs whenever they turn on. (OMG I hear coyotes howling! It's so beautiful. I think if someone heard them, they would understand why one day I want to live in the country. And.. They are gone again. Coyotes are whispers on the wind where I live..)  I can't wait until Once Upon A Time (new season) comes on.

Somewhere between the start of Conditioning and the beginning of August was when I won my tennis trophy. First place with my partner, Alex. Still proud of both of us. Of course, I was still not on the high school tennis team yet. I was still trying out!

Tryouts were rough, but not as bad as conditioning. Not as many insane exercises, more tennis. I played a new person every day, and what can I say? It was great. I really admire this one girl named Taylor, who doesn't deserve to only be on JV. Her dedication and skill should have landed her a Varsity spot, but Varsity is packed with amazing people.

There's this one girl who hates me on the JV team. No idea why. The only reason I can think of is because I beat her in Junior High. She really is a cheater though. Calling things out when they aren't. The spot she has is undeserved, but as long as she does well it's good for the team.

I did make it on the JV team, if you were wondering. Though my rank, I believe should be third singles, I'm happy wherever my coach places me. Even if my mom thinks second doubles is trash compared to first singles, it's all the same. The rank is just an ego boost. If you win first singles you win one point for the team. If you win second doubles you win a point for the team. What's the difference? I wish people would understand that. When people do, things will become a lot less complicated.

I started writing this blog just because one of my friends had one. But now.. Now I realize that this is a spot for me to collect how I feel. I often ramble off, go from one thought to the next until I can't remember what I was thinking of originally. Here I can be an honest person. My blog won't judge me, even if my readers (if any) might.

I guess that everyone expects me to type a little romance in each blog post, but I think that job was done earlier. But some little tips for guys.

- Most girls don't have a favorite song for no reason. Their favorite song represents them. And if they have many favorite songs? It simply means that they are complicated and aren't sure what to think.

- By sending her those messages while she is gone, or little good morning messages, it brings a little smile to her face.

And that's it I guess. I'm not sure why or how I became such a hopeless romantic. But it's good that I can help other people with their relationships.