My Final Thoughts On Free! Before The Finale

I started watching Free! very ironically. To me, it looked really stupid and seemed all about fanservice. It was really late at night [let's say...2am] when I decided to watch the first two episodes that were out. I was really bored and wanted to see what all the fuss over this show was about.
The carefree, fanservice swimming anime I thought it would be turned into one of the biggest emotional rollercoaster ride of my life. In fact, I've never been so emotionally invested in a show in my life.

To think about that the next episode airs tomorrow really pains me. My heart really burns with despair, but also it feels as it may burst with excitement.

At first look, the title, Free!, could simply be interpreted as the swimming reference of freestyle. The style that Haruka Nanase has and only will swim. I interpreted it simply that was just as I underestimated that depths of this swimming anime and shattered my heart due to the lack of preparation. The title holds so much more meaning than that.

Haruka Nanase and Rin Matsuoka are both held down by their own despair and guilt, and as a result, seek independence and isolation. Ironically though, that independence is what constrains them, and keeps them from being anything but free.

Haru is undoubtedly the main main character of this show. He's the reason why most of them swim. But the story is just as much as Rin's. People would say Rin is the antagonist of the story, but I really don't see it that way. Rin's character is much more complex than that to just point him out to be the bad guy when he's not. Haru and Rin are more like different sides of the same coin.

The main theme of Free! is friendship. Swimming is used as the element and means to draw out the power of teamwork. From the very beginning, the goal was to reach out and reconnect with their old friend, Rin.

Free! shows the importance of friendship and teamwork. It takes us to tell the story of Haru, Rin, and the other boys, Makoto Tachibana, Nagisa Hazuki, and Rei Ryugazaki. It shows that through friendship, we aren't chained by commitment or responsibility, but are set free as we share our burdens and joys. You become free.

In the last few episodes, Haru and Rin do become 'free.' Or at least Haru did. Rin just thought he was finally 'free,' but he really wasn't.Though, Rin acted like a douche to Haru when he though he became 'free'. The people who loved Rin dropped drastically after that episode. I even didn't like him for a bit because he made Haru sad. [no one messes with my favorite character, yo] But I gotta say, the higher your hopes, Rin, the harder you'll fall. And boy did he fall. He fell hard. He though he had achieved his goal to move on, it only made him more sad.
Then when Haru became 'free,' he changed a lot. He was no longer the quiet character and sad looking character. He let go of his disappointment, his guilt, and burdens. He can finally be where he is truly happy with his friends. He realizes that his friends are the reason he swims. And to see Rin let go of his burdens would make me really happy. To see him embrace how he was a child, happy and optimistic, would be quite the ending.

All of the characters are so loveable in their own way. I don't like it when people tear any of them down. It shows that don't have any appreciation for the series or for the story. They can't see beyond their little ships. I mean, you don't have to like a character, but this show has so few characters, that it's impossible to completely reject the impact and importance of one character to favor another.
I love all of the characters. Their flaws. Their insecurities. Their imperfections. Even if they're not beautiful to you, Rei.

I am really excited and sad that the final episode is coming out tomorrow. We were given an amazing story with captivating characters that was way more than what anyone expected. I doubt any amount of preparation will save me from the embrace of emotions that is to come in the final episode.

The final episode of their [hopefully not] final race together. The medley relay race with Haru, Makoto, Nagisa, and Rei. Rin won't be able to race with his team because he didn't seen motivated enough to his coach, so his coach didn't allow him to join. Hopefully Rin will be there to watch them all swim and finally be 'free.'
I want them all to be how they were in middle school. [plus Rei] They could bake a cake made out of rainbows and smiles and they could just- all be happy.

And if this show taught me one thing, it'd be,

Never to judge an anime by it's fanservice.

Since I'm Not Popular, I'll Think About The Future

It's official, the last episode of WATAMOTE is out. Like all anime, it came to an end. [except for like naruto, one piece&fairy tail that has been freaking going on for years]

 The episode started out with Tomoko just going throughout her usual school day, alone. She gets home and dreams about how she wished High School would of been, having friends and having fun with them. It begins to get pretty sad when she starts crying over these dreams. To take her mind off of it, she starts doing her homework, which is like to set future goals for yourself or something.
She calls her middle school friend, Yuu, for ideas, who reminds her that her dream was to be an Arms Merchant. ahaha Like a person who sells guns. Thinking about her past again, Tomoko hangs up the phone and begins to cry again. She stops when she realizes she'd rather think about the future.

 SO SHE GOES TO TALK TO HER BROTHER, TOMOKI. [YES I FREAKING LOVE TOMOKI] If you didn't know, like the first episode, she made a deal with him so she could talk to him everyday to be better at talking to other people outside of her home. These talks tend to be hilarious because her brother really doesn't give a shit.
She says that because they have no meaning, she doesn't need to talk to him daily anymore. [aww those were my favorite parts of the whole series] But she wasn't against hanging out with him every one and a while, but in truth, he doesn't really care. She starts to leave, and says thanks to him and that she has no use for him anymore. But Tomoki is really like, what the hell?

 When she goes back to school, she sees Imae-san, the girl from that last episode, in the hallway. Tomoko gets some idea in her head and starts to follow her around the school. When Tomoko gets back to class, she apparently set up cameras around the classroom to tape what people say about her when she's not there so she can justify her actions when she is around them to order for them to talk to her. [this is getting really sad tomoko] She listens in on the conversations to find out not only do they not say anything bad about her, they don't talk about her at all. *cue Another references*
 But okay, all the Another references cracked me up. [if you haven't seen that amazing thriller anime, go watch it now] 

So in the middle of class, people start screaming about a cockroach and so, of course, Tomoko gets this idea that she would be the one to get rid of it to get people to notice her. She steps on the cockroach, and all of these people start cheering her name. But it turns out to be a dream. [the cheering part] In reality, the teacher just tells her to wash off her shoe.
 Later when she's in the bathroom, she hears people talking about her. Saying that what she did was "freaky" [aww]

 At the end of the school day, she sees Imae-san again and is determined to talk to her. When Tomoko reaches out her her, there is a blast of wind, causing Tomoko to see her underwear, making this your typical awkward moment that Tomoko always seems to get into. xD When Imae-san sees Tomoko, she smiles and greets her, but Tomoko gets nervous and runs away. [omg there is only like 5 minutes left of this last episode don't let this end all sad please please] Imae-san's friends show up and she begins talking about how cute Tomoko is and how she's so determined to do things. "I guess you could say I can't take my eyes off her." [okay, is this chick suddenly a lesbian now?]

 Cue back to Tomoko running away. The opening song starts playing in the background, which is causing me to crack up. [I didn't even notice that they never played the opening before] All this is going on as she is running with this stupid look on her face. [i'm like crying this is hilarious]

But seriously, just imagine her running with this song playing in the background. [which is a pretty bad-ass opening]

 The episode ends with Tomoko sitting in her room with all the lights out and her mother is calling her down for dinner. Tomoko is looking up the definition for an 'unpopular girl' She turns around and begins to laugh stating that none of it really matters anyways. She closes out the browser and heads downstairs for dinner.

I'm not gonna say I'm mad at the ending, just a bit disappointed. Sure it ended sort of happily, but she never really made any friends. It's a comedy anime that is depressingly relatable. I really should of expected that ending though. If it had ended with her running like that, I would of been dying with laughter, but it didn't. But I could say it did. It had a pretty cheesy ending. [like Soul Eater did] Where she realizes that being popular really doesn't matter.
 WATAMOTE could definitely have a second season, which I'm counting on because this anime is really funny. It's right up there with Ouran Highschool Host Club.
Thanks for the gruesome, awkward, funny moments Tomoko~

Why You Should Watch Free!

Just to clear things up, yes, this anime is about attractive summer swimmer boys with girly names.

Alright, alright. Well first of all, it's got kick-ass, smooth animation. Look at him swim. The water. It's all too beautiful. I'm too lazy to make a cooler gif of the animation at the moment, so you're really gonna have to go by that gif. Or take my word for it. Unless you have trust issues, because in that case you can go watch Free! right now and see for yourself. [which i highly suggest]

Okay, let's just skip to the part you really want to see. The characters!
They are all pretty awesome and each has an animal to which represents their swimming style.

First off, there's Haruka Nanase. He doesn't say much. All he cares about is swimming and mackerel. But mostly swimming. You may take that as an exaggeration, but iT'S NOT. I LITERALLY KID YOU NOT. HE WEARS HIS SWIMSUIT UNDER HIS CLOTHES AND ONCE HE TRIED TO JUMP INTO AN SMALL AQUARIUM BECAUSE HE WANTED TO SWIM THAT'S HOW MUCH HE LOVES WATER. I like to say that the entire show revolves around him [he's my favorite if you couldn't tell] but he's one of the main characters. The only reason the others swim is because they want to swim with him. [okay maybe except for Rin but I'll get to that later] Speaking of Rin, Haru has a special like thing for him that I really can't explain. I don't want to post many spoilers. Haru only swims freestyle. His animal is a dolphin. [did i mention he's my favorite]

Then there's Makoto Tachibana. He is probably the nicest and most sweetest guy on the show. [in my opinion] He always puts his friends first and always has this smile on his face. He is the guy people would generally look up to. He sometimes acts like child, but in a sort of cute, dorky way.  He is Haru's childhood friend and I suppose you could say they're BFF's in a way. Makoto is always looking out for Haru and making sure he's not trying to get into aquariums. [or other things that contain water..] He sometimes uses Haru's love for water to get him to do what he wants. He also acts as Haru's spokesperson because he understands him the most. Makoto swims backstroke. His animal is a killer whale.

So now we have this lil' shit, Nagisa Hazuki. He is your typical little sex demon shota. Where do I even start?  He is a year younger than the others. He has a very optimistic and has a bubbly personality. Let me tell you, he is very bold and is not afraid to speak his mind. Basically most of the stuff that comes out of his mouth is funny. Especially when he's picking on Rei. [which is all the time] He is also that character every anime has that is obsessed with food. Where there's food, he's scarfing it down. Sometimes even while picking on Rei. He is also the one to suggest to start up a swim club again. Nagisa swims breaststroke. His animal is a penguin.

So who is this Rei Ryugazaki? The biggest dork you will ever meet. When he joined the swim team, he didn't even know how to swim. He only joined because Nagisa kept bugging him to join because he thought he was beautiful. [yes, the show is that gay] Rei is obsessed with beautiful things and looking beautiful. He didn't think even think swimming was beautiful until he saw Haru swim. [everyone is obsessed with Haru&swimming in this show i kid you not] Rei wants nothing but perfection, so he comes up with theoretical equations to come up with perfect forms and such. His form may be perfect, but that doesn't mean he succeeds. [the results are funny] He is picked on by Nagisa constantly, making their relationship utterly hilarious. Rei swims butterfly. His animal is a butterfly. [shocker]

Rin Matsuoka. I don't really know how to begin to explain him. He was in the swim club with Haru, Makoto, and Nagisa when they were in elementary school. He was a pretty cool and nice kid. Then he moved to Australia to attend a swimming school to improve his swimming. Now that they're all in highschool, he moved back to Japan, but attends a different school from the others and is in a different swim club also. He developed a rude personality and his only goal is to beat Haru in a swimming race for reasons I won't say. Rin swims freestyle and butterfly. His specialty is butterfly though. His animal is a shark. [if you couldn't already tell with the teeth]

There's other side characters too, but these are the main ones.

The plotline is as follows: "Free! starts with four boys—Haruka, Makoto, Nagisa and Rin—before graduating from elementary school. They had all participated in a swimming tournament and gained victory but later parted ways. Years later, Haruka, Makoto and Nagisa reunite when they enroll into high school. Not long after, Rin, who was thought to be in Australia, turns up and challenges Haruka to a race and wins. Afterward, Nagisa mentions creating a swimming club and cleaning up the run-down outdoor pool to use. Haruka, Makoto, Nagisa and, later on, Rei, form the Iwatobi High School Swimming Club and work together in making the club a success. Rin's victory over Haruka means nothing to him as he realizes that Haruka has stopped swimming competitively and is not in top shape. He claims that he cannot get over the fact until Haruka competes against him for real. The members of the revived Iwatobi Swim Club later enter a swimming competition against Rin."

Also, there a lot of references from the High☆Speed! light novel by Kōji Ōji, which is what this anime is based off of. The High☆Speed! light novel is about Haru, Makoto, Nagisa, and Rin back when they were in a swim club together in elementary school. You don't have to read it to get the show because they show a lot of 'flashbacks' to those scenes. I read it, and it gave me a waaay better representation of the characters. I read it though around when episode 4 came out, so they hadn't explained too much of it then. So as the episodes continued, the more they mentioned from the novel, which I thought was pretty cool to see the novel become animated. It really adds to the story and pieces everything together.

Something not totally unrelated--ABS

So yes, there is fanservice for girls. [or you fabulous boys out there] And the creators knew people would go nuts over it. So they added a lot of humor towards it to make it seem ridiculous. [i don't know if i even worded that right] There is even a character, Gou Matsouka, [yes rin's little sister] who is obsessed with biceps and muscles. It's pretty funny to watch her obsess over it. She is basically the fandom.

The show is pretty funny. [another reason why i love it so much] My favorite parts are usually the Nagisa and Rei moments. Cause come on, those two just crack me up.


There is also TOO MANY FEELS. I started watching this show ironically, but I never really imagined to get so attached to it. To feel emotionally connected to the characters as they went through emotional moments. To grasp onto every word they said because I was so into it. To have

the quiet character speaks

episodes end in gruesome cliffhangers and have to wait until the next week to see what happens next. To be on some sort of feels rollercoaster ride. Like what, I didn't sign up for this? But I guess that's what makes me really enjoy this show.

The opening and closings are also pretty awesome. I jam out to the songs in my spare time. The closing song is my favorite though. ^-^

The fandom for Free! is also really great. They are constantly shipping the characters together. [haruxrin btw] The people in it are either really wild, or funny. I consider myself both, I guess. But the reason why I love this fandom because of all the ridiculous parodies people make based off the show. My favorite are the 50% Off videos.

There is only 12 episodes to it and I've been watching it since it came out. The last episode comes out next week and I look forward to it, but I'm also sad to see the season come to an end. :c
I hope for a second season!

WATAMOTE Episode 11

It's Tuesday! Which means a new episode of WATAMOTE came out today! ;D For those who don't know what WATAMOTE is it stands for 'Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaete mo Omaera ga Warui.' In english, that's 'No Matter How I Look At It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular. The plot is as follows: "Having been well-versed in the world of otome games, fifteen-year-old Tomoko Kuroki believes that she would become popular upon entering high school. However, she discovers this is far from the truth as she winds up being an unsociable loner and is forced to take a long hard look at herself for the first time in years. The story follows Tomoko as she attempts to improve her social status as she progresses through high school."

So yeah, it's basically a hilarious anime about a girl who gets into really awkward situations. I recommend it to really anyone like 13+ I guess. If you're not 13 yet and still want to watch it, you can. You're a rebel&don't like anyone telling you what to do; I get it. I like that.
I'm just going to start posting like summaries in my version&reaction to the episodes as I watch it. So here we go...

So of course, the episode starts off with Tomoko sitting alone by herself as her classmates prepare for this festival going on at her school. She complains that she wants to go home. You'd think after 10 episodes, she'd at least have one friend by now, considering there's only 12 episodes in the reason. Oh my gosh, I just realized the next episode is the last one. D;
Okay, back to the episode...

                                             *cue bad-ass opening*

After the opening, she's still complaining about being there. Her class decided on doing a cosplay cafe for the festival, but Tomoko is just sitting there doing nothing. You know, being her usual self and hating all of her classmates because they don't talk to her. So it doesn't really surprise me when she starts doing this.

I'm not really sure what they're referencing here, but it still made me laugh. ahaha

Two of her classmates need these flyers cut and were talking about how they could get these boys to do it since they weren't doing anything anyways. What surprises me is that Tomoko volunteers to do it. She normally doesn't willingly talk to anybody she doesn't know very well. Four for you, Tomoko. The girls decline because Tomoko is shaking and looking weird because she has a hard time talk to people, but Tomoko insists and the girls agree for her to do it.

She comes up with this plan in her head to drag out the process to last all day so she wouldn't have to do anything else. She was going to freAKING DO EXERCISES AFTER CUTTING EACH SHEET OF PAPER JUST TO DRAG IT OUT. But these two boys come over saying they were told to help her. She starts like cursing them out in her head because they were working to fast and "they would be finished cutting the paper in no time!"

Some of her classmates roll in the cosplays costumes, and  all Tomoko can about is wanting to try them on. This results in her cutting herself with the boxcutter and so she rushes to the nurse's office. [she goes here a lot] On her way to nurse, she runs into this girl, knocking all the papers out of the girl's hand. Tomoko starts rushing to pick them all up, getting blood all over them, causing the girl to freaking scream out in horror and rushing Tomoko to the nurse's office.

There's an announcement asking for help in the gym to set up chairs to anyone available. Not wanting to go back to her class, Tomoko helps out. After she's done, she sees the girl who she ran into earlier. The girl wishes her to have a 'fun festival' which making Tomoko smile. awww. This gives her the courage to go back to her classroom to help....to find out it's empty and everyone went home because they finished.

On her way home, Tomoko stops at a store and buys a cosplay outfit or what looks like a maid with horns? She sends a picture of herself in it to her old childhood friend, Yuu. Yuu says she'll come to the festival, but on the second day when Tomoko didn't plan on going.. Tomoko sadly says she'll be waiting for her and closes the phone.

Tomoko goes to the festival and wanders around by herself. She even buys some bad tokoyaki from a guy because he smiled and winked at her. Of course you would, Tomoko. She finds a room where they're performing music and happily sit down, wanting to waste time by playing on her phone. But it's replaced with a glo-light as the band starts playing.
Tomoko tries hard to blend in with the crowd after missing her chance to slip out the doors. She begins to get dizzy and ends up puking up the tokoyaki she ate right then and there.

At the end of the day, she talks to Yuu on the phone and they talk about where they are going to meet tomorrow. Tomoko says to meet in her classroom because she wanted to brag to her classmates at what a cute friend she had. [tomoko you creeper] She didn't actually say that to Yuu, just in her head, ahah. 

The next day at the festival, when Yuu sees Tomoko she runs up and gives her a hug. Tomoko starts mentally freaking out wondering on how to react to Yuu hugging her in front of her classmates. She even decided that sHE WAS GOING TO TOUCH HER BUTT but Yuu stopped hugging her before she could do it. What the hell Tomoko??

The two wander the festival. Tomoko is hoping for Yuu to hug her again for some reason. Which is really sad because she says the hug felt comforting because she is lonely. They end up finding this haunted house room and Tomoko is thinking up this scenario where Yuu will hug her again. Tomoko though, this is getting weird, even for you..
A scene of the girl that ran into Tomoko earlier is asking her classmates if she is working at the cafe, but they said they didn't even know she had a shift. I'm sure that will be relevant later...

It turns out the haunted house wasn't even scary which makes Tomoko mad because she didn't get Yuu to hug her. She runs off to think of a better plan for Yuu to hug her.

Tomoko comes back with all this food for Yuu. Yuu then runs off saying she'll buy Tomoko something to eat too after Tomoko insisting she doesn't. Out of all things, she buys Tomoko some of the takoyaki she threw up the day before, ahaha.

*cue monologue of Tomoko&Yuu doing stuff together at the festival*

Yuu gets a phone call from her friends, which indicates that she has to leave. She waves goodbye to Tomoko, who is realizing that she actually had a fun time, but is still sad that Yuu left.

The girl that ran into Tomoko earlier saw Tomoko looking sad and asks to borrow this mascot suit. She puts it on and takes a balloon from the balloon cart. She walks up to Tomoko and reaches the balloon out to her. As Tomoko grabs it, the girl wraps her arms around Tomoko into a hug. awwww ♥

The closing comes on, and it's the same, but with Tomoko holding a balloon as a bunch of balloons float around the screen.

This weeks episode wasn't as funny as the others, but I suppose it's because they have to start wrapping up the season since the last episode is next week. :c
But this is the first episode to actually end happily for Tomoko! Which was pretty cool.
I do hope for another season.

New Phone

Today I received a phone call from my dad. I was expecting him to need help with something on the farm since I was at my mom's house, but no.
Dad: i'm deactivating your phone in a couple minutes so you won't be able to make phone calls
Me: what why??
Dad: i'm getting us all smart phones
Me: what why??
Dad: gahh, you don't get it. here talk to her
Me: what
Random Sales Guy: Hi! We are currently upgrading your phone to a brand new smart phone!
Me: yes..
Random Sales Guy: You will be able to do all kinds of things! Such as social media and Facebook!
Me: what
Random Sales Guy: Did you just get up from bed?
Me: o_o um, no.
Random Sales Guy: *laughter* Don't lie.
Me: ...
Random Sales Guy: Enjoy your new phone! Bye!
Dad: so that's that.
Me: but-
Random Sales Guy: She sounds so in shock!
*laughter*
*dad hangs up*
Me: what just happened.

I couldn't exactly call him back and ask him anything because after that, my phone was deactivated and I could no longer make phone calls. So the rest of the day I just watched movies and stuff until I decided to go back to my dad's house.
At the moment, I own a LG Cosmos Touch. It's a pretty okay phone. I don't really care for it because I never use it anyways except as an alarm clock&to listen to music. [it holds up to 7 songs! D;]
And around 7-ish I did. I went to Wal-mart first though to pick up some Pocky. [my obsession]
When I did get home, my dad wasn't even there. I came home to my sister freaking out because she had the similar conversation with my dad on the phone. My dad didn't arrive home until like an hour later.
It ended up being like Droid Razr phones. I like opened the box to it and this thing is confusing to use. I have it sort of figured out at the moment.
One of my friends immediately made me get Snapchat. It took like a half hour for me to figure out just what the heck it was but I think I got it.
I just gotta play around with it I guess. o_o &that concludes my day.

LOK/Movies/&Boredom

  My morning started out with a cup of coffee. Okay not really; I can't stand the taste of coffee but I probably could of used the caffeine. I stayed up late last night watching Legend of Korra.

  I actually watched it twice yesterday. The first time was live on tv at my friend's house. And when I got home I watched it again because I had recorded it on my DVR. I was pretty bummed that Tahno didn't make an appearance. I really hope he does this season. Varrick just might be my favorite character this season though. He's too fab.

  Also, okay. I'm happy for them and all, but I found the makorra parts slightly annoying. I really hope this season doesn't revolve around them the entire time. I'm really rooting on Bolin&Eska though. I love the way Eska talks. "Why are you initiating in physical contact with another woman?" ahaha.

  Today I watched Life Of Pi. Which turned out to be a pretty interesting movie. Though, my mom had to explain most of it to me because I couldn't really grasp at the ending. It was like a chose which story you believe sort of thing.

  Then after that movie ended, I was flipping through the channels&saw that Carrie was on, but it was almost over. Just in time though when they were slaughtering the pigs to collect their blood. Hah. Just what you would expect from a Stephen King movie. I'm quite glad that they remaking it because the one I watched ended terribly&was nothing like the book at all. I mean it was fine until the ending. Carrie originally dies in the book, but they let her live in the movie&run away??? No. Just no. The remake comes out next month&I am very excited to see it!

  Then around like 6, my mom said to get ready because we had to go to this firemen's dance?? I was to change into a nicer shirt because apparently a tie dye FFA shirt wasn't gonna cut it. So I put on my unicorn shirt. I literally just own graphic tees pretty much.

  I asked if there would be food there&she said no, but we would get something to eat beforehand. We ended up going to Subway, which I'm not a big fan of, but hey, food. Then before we left, I snuck the cookies I got with my meal into my mom's purse so I could eat them at the dance.

  The dance was pretty boring in my opinion. I'm not about dances really. I just sat at a table and drew on the pamphlet. I even won at a thumb war agains my mother. 2 hours later, I was practically falling asleep at the table. My mom's boyfriend had arrived so I had no one to talk to anymore. She asked if I wanted to go home&I nodded. She gave me her car keys&said I could drive home if I wanted. Either that or look alive&have some fun.

I took the keys&made my way to her car.

  That was probably one of the most terrifying moments of my life. I had never drove her hercar before&that thing is really low to the ground&I couldn't see too well over the wheel&I'm pretty tall for a girl. Everything about driving the car felt really...weird. It was nothing like my own&I felt like I was at behind the wheel again. All nervous&laughing hysterically. Pretty sure I went 20 mph the whole way there but hey, I made it back. It was only like a 5 minute drive back.

  &so here I am typing this blog entry. As a dragonfly flies around the room. Either that or a giant ass mosquito&if that's the case, I'm getting the hell out of this room.

I don't need none of that.

Nuh-uh.

Pizza > Volleyball

  So everyday after school I check I dig my phone out of my pocket so I can listen to music on it in my car. [even though it can only fit like 7 songs on it, but hey, i dont have an mp3 player so i am quite content with it] I was surprised to see I had a new text message. I rarely get text messages so of couse I was all over it like oh my gosh. But of course it was just my mom.
"can you come earlier tonite? thought we could go to the vb game at 6 and grab something to eat b4 hand." So yeah, to clear things up, my parents are divorced so I switch houses every couple of days. Today was the day I went to my mom's house&I usually dont leave until like 5:30&it was already passed 3.
  Also, I'm not even a a big fan of sports. No-in fact, I don't like sports with a passion. I just don't really see the appeal. [&I've also been hit in the head&face in every sport I've ever played] So why would I want to sit through a volleyball game? I've never even been to a volleyball game before. My mom knows me too well though, &to convince me to go anywhere, she promises food.
  So I high-tailed it to my mom's house [a 20 minute drive] as soon as I could to find out she's not even home yet. So I just went inside, let my dogs outside, &flipped on the tv. I couldn't find the actual remote to change the channel, so I was stuck on the Lifetime channel watching Wife Swap. By the time my mom got home&was ready to go, I had gotten way into the episode&refused to leave until I found out what happened to the families after the swap. By the time the episode ended, it was already 6&the volleyball game had started.
  My mom is trying to make shortcuts to the school where the game is, but each one ended in a dead end due to road construction. We were only like 10 minutes late.
  When we found a parking spot, we had a hard time finding the entrance to the school. Each door we found was locked. We saw a nun walk by us [its a catholic school apparently] &we followed her like ninjas to an unlocked door at the front of the school. [well duh]
Found out quickly why my mom even wanted to go to this volleyball game when I saw her wave at her boyfriend who was sitting in the bleachers. His daughter was on the volleyball team playing&wanted to watch her play.
  I was hoping for this game to end fast because I just wanted to eat. I hadn't eaten after school because of my mom's promise for food and all I had for lunch was a slice of school pizza&some cantaloupe. Her boyfriend was kind enough to buy me some m&ms at the game though. He also bought my mom popcorn..which I ended up eating anyways.
  The only thing I found amusing about the game was the fact that the home team had a mascot. Like a guy dressed up in a smelly, bulky suit. I thought this stuff only existed in movies because I've never seen a mascot before. This mascot just like walked around for 30 seconds holding a sign that said "i heart the pep band" before sitting down the rest of the game. It didn't seem like he was there to even cheer for his team playing. Which I probably assumed why because their team kind of sucked&they lost.
  I was so happy because I thought, yay we can leave now! But no. Apparently volleyball games are best 2 out of 3. What is this? Rock, paper, scissors?
  Well in the end, the home team ended up losing anyways. I really see no point in this 2 out of 3 thing.
  After the game, my mom&I went out to get pizza. Pizza twice in a day huh? That's how I roll.

  But hey, tomorrow's friday. Friday the 13th! &you know what that means.... *cue thunder&lightning* That's right....
  It's the Legend of Korra book 2 premiere!! ;D I am pretty excited!