I've visited enough countries to constitute this for a long time, but it's been increasing so much lately and at such high speeds that I figured it was time I kept track of every country I have visited or spent time in, from a few hours for a layover or several months for a study program. I'll update it as I go and if you would like to discuss any of the places I have been that would be cool. They are in alphabetical order, not the order in which I traveled them.

Austria
Belgium
Canada
China
Costa Rica
Czech Republic
England
Fiji
France
Germany
Holland
Ireland
Italy
Mexico
Morocco
New Zealand
Panama
Peru
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
USA
Vatican City

Next is the list of OLD wonders of the world, X's next to ones I've seen
Taj Mahal
Great Pyramid of Giza
X Great Wall of China
X Colosseum
X Leaning Tower of Pisa
X Statue of Liberty
X Eiffel Tower
And the list of the NEW 7 wonders of the world, X's next to the ones I've seen
X Chichen Itza
Christ the Redeemer
X Colosseum
X Great Wall of China
XMachu Picchu
Petra
Taj Mahal

DATE APPLICATION

 

1) My name is: _______________________________________.

2) The gender I claim to be is:
(M)ale
(F)emale

3) My real gender is:
(M)ale
(F)emale
(T)hree-Mile Island

4) The age group I fall into is:
(A) 40 and older
(B) 30-39
(C) 21-29
(D) 15-20
(E) I wanna be a Power Ranger

5) In the past year, I have had:
(A) 1-5 dates
(B) 6-10 dates
(C) 11-15 dates
(D) More than 16 dates
(E) I rape sheep

6) I have the proper height/weight for:
(A) the average human of my age and gender
(B) Gorgo, the four-head Dragon
(C) a washer and dryer set
(D) Ireland
(E) My gelatenous mass cannot be measured at any given moment for I am an ever shifting entity

7) The reason I stayed at home last Friday night was:
(A) the last time I got into a car, all four wheels popped
(B) strict upbringing makes me morally superior
(C) the voices won't let me
(D) it was a bad idea to drown Marge

8) On a date, I prefer to take my comanion/be taken to:
(A) a romantic, candlelit cafe
(B) International House of Pancakes
(C) Bubba's Beer and Bait Shop
(D) The dumpster behind 7-11

9) For entertainment, I like to:
(A) watch movies/plays
(B) watch cock fights
(C) undulate my twelve chins to the theme of "Bewitched"
(D) snap the necks of mammals smaller than me.

10) My idea of the perfect male/female is:
(A) Keanu Reeves/ Winona Rider
(B) Trent Reznor/ Courtney Love
(C) Oral Roberts/ Janet Reno
(D) my fist/ my fingers

11) My hobbies are:
(A) collecting books/stamps/insects
(B) computers
(C) small Hungarian women named Loopy
(D) eating at least ten times my body weight
(E) acne

12) My first words were:
(A) "Mama/Dada"
(B) "Seconds please"
(C) "Yours and the souls of your friends will be mine"
(D) "Touch me ... touch me there"

13) My dream career is:
(A) millionaire playboy/playgirl
(B) garbage collector so I can cash in on all their nifty benefits
(C) anything with barbed wire
(D) street gang moving target
(E) lard wrestler

14) I consider my body to be:
(A) a temple to the gods of desire
(B) average, but could use some work
(C) proof God is farsighted
(D) I am mainland China
(E) Just write "Titanic" on my rear end

15) If I could have one wish, it would be:
(A) peace on earth
(B) piece of William Shatner's ass
(C) four words: Pez, whips, Uma Thurman
(D) a quick and easy cure for genital warts

16) I have encountered problem with law enforcement agencies:
(A) never/seldom
(B) often, and they always insist on body cavity searches
(C) my family portrait is a the post office
(D) I was arrests 234-289 on "America's Most Wanted"

17) What I would like to accomplish in my life most is:
(A) happiness.
(B) a sixth finger
(C) the ultimate Hellen Keller imitation
(D) working my way into Zsa Zsa Gabor's pants
(E) Riding the highway of all lone shoes.

18) A nickname my friends may give me would be:
(A) Sexy/Ace/Bunny/Sweetie/etc.
(B) Scrotum Thief
(C) Commander Nasal Clit and his Amazing Elbow, Sparky
(D) The Thrustinator
(E) Exxxxxtacy Maggot

19) My favorite thing about the holidays is:
(A) The warm feeling of being with family and friends
(B) food, food, food
(C) It means I'm one year closer to freedom
(D) Grandpa's annual orgy of the Damned

20) My favorite meal is:
(A) a well-balanced healthy dinner
(B) whatever's stuck to the bottom of my chair
(C) Indian boys about 4' tall, 11 years old, 90 pounds
(D) boiled semen with a side order of lovin'

21) My favorite type of literature is:
(A) computer tests like this one
(B) public restroom stalls
(C) anything on the newsgroups alt.bestiality
(D) the magic writing on the back of my foot
(E) the toe tag at the morgue when I'm on my "rounds"

22) My political views are:
(A) Democrat (bleeding heart, egg sucking liberal)
(B) Republican (money grubbing child molestor)
(C) Libertarian (What's the matter? Not enough spine for a real party?)
(D) Rastafarian
(E) Religious Right (Jesus groped pigs, loser!)

23) My religious views are:
(A) Christian (molest anyone recently?)
(B) Eastern Religions (how's the airport lately?!)
(C) Jehovah's Witnesses (get away from my front door!)
(D) Wicca/Pagan (a sheer cry for attention if there ever was)
(E) Agnostic/Atheist (who cares? We're all going to hell!)

24) When I walk by construction sights, the workers (For females or Richard Simmons):
(A) whistle and cat-call
(B) shield their eyes
(C) jump off the high rise to end it quickly and painlessly
(D) throw rocks
(E) man, they can really aim that demolition ball

25) If I were an animal in the zoo, I'd be:
(A) a love bird
(B) an orangatang, crapping in my hands and throwing it
(C) the dead animal that's been rotting for three days
(D) a deformed, blind baby kangaroo

26) My favorite type of music is:
(A) hard rock with no lyric and talentless bands
(B) country music, cuz I'm a good ol' boy and I like to touch my sister's "fun zones"
(C) Tejano music (the soothing rhythms of a blaring accordian)
(D) Groups like "the Cure" because I can pretend I'm a vampire and act so damn dark and depressing when I'm nothing more than a sexually repressed teen who is upset 'cause my father didn't hug me enough to fulfill my bizarre incestuous fantasies
(E) Classy.....zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

27) The best type of pet is:
(A) dog
(B) cat
(C) anything that can "spread eagle" quick and likes "heavy petting"
(D) Damn you! Damn you! Vulcans need no pets
(E) toasters - don't ask

28) My last relationship was ruined because:
(A) I dropped my pants and he/she laughed
(B) he/she couldn't put up with my habit of ramming my genetalia into a pencil sharpeners and screaming, "Yes Captain, I am the Walrus!"
(C) he/she is scattered across Delaware -- shhh don't tell.
(D) She kept leaving the toilet seat up

29) If my life had a slogan, it would be:
(A) "Get a piece of the rock"
(B) "Ooooooh Yeah"
(C) "Still legal in 32 states"
(D) "Mormon approved"

30) I use my computer most for:
(A) work
(B) play
(C) communications
(D) DOOM
(E) trapping hapless fools for consumption
(F) trying to discover a user's footsize by handle
(G) a sex slave

31) What issues concern/interest you the most?
(A) AIDS
(B) racism
(C) foreign policy
(D) cattle mutilations
(E) If the Mystique Sponge have tracked me yet
(F) How I Can get my hands on the Knight of Nee.

This is a satirical piece I turned in as a legitimate paper for my Christian School's World Views Class last year. I just stumbled upon it and I have to say it's probably the most satirical, stinging piece I have ever written. It's kinda long but I definatly think its worth reading. Feedback desired = )

Mr. Underwood
World Views 26
May 2006
Who's Destroying America
 Ever since America was founded as a Christian nation, Satan and his servants have driven hard in an attempt to usurp away at it and destroy the shining light of morals that the country has stood for. Says American hero Pat Robertson, "The Constitution of the United States, for instance, is a marvelous document for self-government by the Christian people. But the minute you turn the document into the hands of non-Christian people and atheistic people they can use it to destroy the very foundation of our society." I want to inquire, how did these atheists and pagans get their hands on the constitution? Throughout the last few centuries many great leaders have led various fights to quell various insurrections of evil, but there is a modern spiritual war going on that we must all take arms to fight. The past few decades many people have been trying to destroy America, and I intend be on the front lines of the fight by identifying those who wish to destroy America, explaining how they are destroying America, and what we can do to fight back.
The first and possibly the most important issue at hand is a very simple question: Who is destroying America? The answer this question I turned to the great leaders of our time in the fight to save America from certain destruction. In troubling times throughout history believers have turned to truly inspired leadership from great men. I will be learning from three of the greatest leaders in the history of man: Jerry Falwell and Reverend Pat Roberston.
In a public address just three days after the tragedy of September the 11th, 2001, Mr. Falwell said, "I really believe that the pagans, and the abortionists, and the feminists, and the gays and the lesbians who are actively trying to make that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People For the American Way -- all of them who have tried to secularize America -- I point the finger in their face and say "you helped this happen."" Very harsh words coming from such a prominent Christian leader. Pat Robertson was quick to agree with Mr. Falwell, and I was right there next in line. In such harsh times as the tragedies of terrorism, much finger pointing is quick to surface. However, the Christian leaders hold the only truly accurate opinions. Perhaps it is these people we should be hunting down for their hand in 9/11 rather than the Al Quaeda.
This list, given by Jerry Falwell, is almost all inclusive as to who is destroying America. Allow me to take an in depth look at each one to illustrate how. The first group mentioned is the pagans. Pagans have been incredibly detrimental to their societies ever since they formed in France. Their indulgent practices have gained unlimited momentum even to modern day United States where they continue to practice cult-like orgies and human sacrifice. Indeed, however, the pagans are too easy to attack in proving that they are destroying America. Few groups, however, are defended as much as the abortionists.
The media is very quick to defend Planned Parenthood, but what is their organization really about? I turned to Jerry Falwell for the truth, "[Planned Parenthood] is teaching kids to fornicate, teaching people to have adultery, every kind of bestiality, homosexuality, lesbianism...everything that the Bible condemns." This truth brings up some interesting points. Perhaps a group that teaches "every kind of bestiality" is doing more damage to our country than it appears to. How are Christian morals supposed to stand up to that much evil?
The next important group who is trying to destroy America is the feminists. Many feminists I spoke to told me that they simply wanted things like equal wages and fair treatment, but their thinly veiled hatred for America falls before Mr. Robertson, who knows their true agenda, "The feminist agenda is not about equal rights for women. It is about a socialist, anti-family political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians." This came as a big surprise to me. The most scalding argument that can be brought up against these shameless people is the truth. Would 9/11 have happened if we didn't allow child murdering witches and socialist lesbians to walk freely in our society? I doubt it. Feminism has obviously lead to a rise in homosexuality in our country. Across the board, the great leaders of America have agreed the homosexuality is one of the worse sins, even comparing it to Satanism. Says Pat Robertson to Orlando Florida after their gay pride parade, "I would warn Orlando that you're right in the way of some serious hurricanes, and I don't think I'd be waving those flags in God's face if I were you." Not only are these "people" (if you could call them that) partially responsible for the tragedy of 9/11, but also for the terrible hurricanes that wreaked such havoc in our gulf coast. How much longer can we allow them to walk free? Many groups have risen to try and defend these abominations. One of the most prominent is known as the American Civil Liberties Union or ACLU. This group is likely the most brazen of these hate groups. This group even went so far as to force Reverend Falwell to apologize for his comments blaming the events of 9/11 on the pagans, gays and feminists. In reference to 9/11, America's hero said, "The ACLU has got to take a lot of blame for this." It is time for the ACLU to take responsibility for it's heinous crimes. The last group specifically named by Falwell is People for the American Way, a group I was unfamiliar with. Upon looking on their website, I quickly learned why they made the list. The first thing I see as I look on their homepage is, "Don't White-wash White House Abuses!" in reference to the illegal warrant-less wire taps that were conducted in the past several months. All of my suspicions of them hating America were affirmed in my first five seconds on the site. But that was just the tip of an immoral iceberg floating around on their web site. Promoting things like, "Constitutional Liberties, Civil Rights & Equal Rights, and Religious Freedom". This organization has taken everything that we Christian Americans hold dear and twisted it and turned it on its head, having entire pages dedicated to illegal wire taps. This group was likely mentioned last in Falwell's speech because they hate America the most. Encourages the site, "Oppose the Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh!" This is preposterous beyond measure. It is common knowledge that disagreeing with the president in a time of war is giving aid and comfort to our enemy. And yet, this group openly encourages Americans to exercise their, "Inalienable Rights" by writing to their senators and representatives. This is perhaps again what happens when the constitution is in the hands of atheists and pagans. Any God-fearing man who reads about these awful people who are allowed to walk free in our country should ask, "What can I do to stop these domestic terrorists from ruining our country and turning our children gay?" While grabbing our pitch forks and torches might be the first thing that comes to mind, we turn to Reverend Robertson for advice, "They are into destroying institutions that have been built by Christians, whether it is universities, governments, our own traditions, that we have...and that is not the way it ought to be, and the time has arrived for a godly fumigation." Who but such a Godly man could come up with such a perfect idea for the purification of America? Upon reading these words I knew that this would literally be the Final Solution to Americas problems. A "Godly fumigation" is exactly what this country needs to dispose of the termites, ticks, leeches, and parasites that sneak into our system. Some would have us believe that God loves our enemies, and that we should therefore not try to exterminate them wherever they have infested. Says Nobel-Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu, "If we are truly to understand that God loves all of us, we must recognize that He loves our enemies, too. God does not share our hatred, no matter what offense we may have endured." Please do not be fooled by this snake in Christian clothing, because Desmond Tutu is, in Jerry Falwell's words, a "phony". Instead, we must be assured that it is our calling directly from God to exterminate every America hating, scum sucking terrorist out there, from gays trying to make a family to the school teacher who changed the words to "Silent Night". An un-named wise man once said, "Strength lies not in defense but in attack." And if the people of God do not attack then they will be overtaken by blood- thirsty feminists and abortionist pagans. That wise man later went on to say, "What good fortune for governments that the people do not think." It is the duty and calling of every Christian man and woman to take advantage of that man's observation and stop the toils of thinking and act! It is time for the fumigation called for by Pat Robertson and other Christ-like leaders. In closing, we must never lose sight of the vision the founders of this Christian nation had. When foreigners invade and attempt to change the way that the country is run, everyone loses and it will surely be to the destruction of America.

Un named wise man is Hitler BTW = ]

1. How did we meet?

2. What was your first impression of me?

3.Name a really awesome memory you have with me

4. If I needed you to dispose of some bloody gloves, no questions asked, would you do it?

5. If I needed to borrow $100 would you lend it to me?

6.What is the worst thing that has ever happened to you?

7. What racial group is responsible for all the war in the world?

8. Do you think I have done any drugs?

9. If you were sentenced to a 15 year prison sentence with me as your cell mate would you kill me or yourself?

10. Would you fly to hawaii for spring break with me if it would only cost you like $250 round trip?

Here is the un-censored true story of me spending a night in the slammer.

I poke my head outside of my room last night just to see if any fun is going on, and a few girls are going to a club and they invite me to go with them. I go on down to the club and we are waiting in line. When we get to the front I see on the door that it says "No hats allowed".

Now if you know me, you know I was wearing my rage against the machine hat. So I say screw it I'll try to run back to my room and leave it there and come back to these chicks. I go back to my room, take off the hat and go back down to the club, and of course the girls are already inside and I would have to wait a half hour in line by myself to get it. Yeah, no thanks.

So I go back up to my floor to see what's going on up there, anyone else wants to hang out, and in the elevator my good friend Nick says that there are RA's (resident assistants) planning a bust on our floor. I know the people across the way have a number of bad habits, so on my way to my room i poke my head in and say, "Hey guys heads up the RA's are on the alert tonight" and the RA's are already in the room, talking major shit. I see this and turn to get the fuck out of there, but one RA says, "No you can stay, you're a part of this now too."

Long story short, about 10 of us leave in cuffs. When I ask for what I am being charged with the cop replies, "You are being arrested for being the room with marijuana and alcohol" to which I reply "I was not in the room until the RA ordered me into the room. I showed up after the fact." He calls the RA over and she essentially corroborates my story, the cop then mumbles something about "conspiracy" and cuffs me. I am then led out to the cop car. On the way to the elevator, I point out to another officer that I wasn't ever searched and that i have a pocket knife in my belt. Also, it is of note that I was never read my rights.

I get searched, stuck in the back of the cop car for about an hour and a half (it is a 20 minute drive to the station. Once there, we were just forced to stay in the back seat while they went in back to play a game of "who's in my mouth".)

Finally I get taken out, they take me inside, take everything I have on me. Including my cell phone, and more importantly my tongue ring (which is now closed. Thanks pigs.) Upon taking my phone, they say. "Your bail is set at $100. Is there anyone you can call that has that money in cash". I reply "What am I being charged with." "Possesion" "....ok. Yeah The guy in my phone J_____ F_____ can bail me out. I don't know his number so please write it down." The officer writes it down on her rubber glove, which is never seen again as she throws it away immidietly after use like you do with every rubber glove. I never got my phone call. An old white officer with a Yosemite Sam mustache obviously thinks that intimidating 18 year old kids proves he has enormous balls, and is talking to the other officers about how my 1 inch blade pocket knife is a concealed weapon. I know he is full of shit, he knows he is full of shit, but that doesn't stop him.

They take me in, take my picture (and I put on a nice big grin for it) and finger print me. At this point they ask me if I want to make the call and I tell them that the lady officer has the number. I am told she lost it. Thanks.

They tell me to grab a blanket and a matress and put me in a cell with 2 other guys. One of them has already been booked for possesion of heroin and cocaine, both of which were still active in his system. I was reminded of this every minute by his yelling, cursing, rolling around constantly, and him trading matresses with me 5 TIMES. I slept about one hour that night.

Then nothing happened for a long ass time. There is no clock in the cell and no clock within view of the cell. breakfast of 2 mini donuts arrives around 7:30 by my estimation. My heroin-crazed cellmate runs out of toilet paper around 8:30 by my estimation. Coming off of heroin he is shitting pissing and puking about every 30 minutes to an hour. He was arrested in his underpants so his jumpsuit is made entirely out of paper, or a similar substance that echoes an ungodly noise every time he rolls over, which is constantly.

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At about 10:30 an officer opens the door, checks who we all are and tells me to grab my mattress and blanket and to come with him. Long story short, I am free at last, free at last. However, the cock sucker (officer) who arrested me thought it would be a real gag to keep my school ID which is also my bus pass, as well as my drivers license. He is nowhere to be found and as of this writing I have neither of those things. I got home drank a cold mountain dew took a hot shower, and here I am today.

Whenever an innocent man is sent to jail, the ones who sent him there will serve the sentence.

Not a prisoner, I'm a free man, and my blood is my own now.

*Got my IDs back. The cop left them in the room in which I was arrested.

"The American soldier must rise above the socialization that tells them authority should always be obeyed without question. Rank should be respected but never blindly followed. Awareness of the history of atrocities and destruction committed in the name of America - either through direct military intervention or by proxy war - is crucial. They must realize that this is a war not out of self-defense but by choice, for profit and imperialistic domination. WMD, ties to Al Qaeda, and ties to 9/11 never existed and never will. The soldier must know that our narrowly and questionably elected officials intentionally manipulated the evidence presented to Congress, the public, and the world to make the case for war. They must know that neither Congress nor this administration has the authority to violate the prohibition against pre-emptive war - an American law that still stands today. This same administration uses us for rampant violations of time-tested laws banning torture and degradation of prisoners of war. Though the American soldier wants to do right, the illegitimacy of the occupation itself, the policies of this administration, and rules of engagement of desperate field commanders will ultimately force them to be party to war crimes. They must know some of these facts, if not all, in order to act.

Mark Twain once remarked, "Each man must for himself alone decide what is right and what is wrong, which course is patriotic and which isn't. You cannot shirk this and be a man. To decide against your conviction is to be an unqualified and inexcusable traitor, both to yourself and to your country …" By this, each and every American soldier, marine, airman, and sailor is responsible for their choices and their actions. The freedom to choose is only one that we can deny ourselves.

The oath we take swears allegiance not to one man but to a document of principles and laws designed to protect the people. Enlisting in the military does not relinquish one's right to seek the truth - neither does it excuse one from rational thought nor the ability to distinguish between right and wrong. "I was only following orders" is never an excuse."

 

- Watada

President Bush recently lost his V-Card (his veto virginity) to ban stem cell research. Banning the use of stem cells in medical research is a big step in the right direction, but it doesn't go nearly far enough. If you truly wish to protect life in all of its forms you are going to have to get just a little crazier and laugh in the face of scientific fact just a little more. I have just a few suggestions on how we can accomplish this.

The first thing we need to do is ban the wasting of sperm in any way, shape or form. Here is a brief list of things that will no longer be permitted under this rule. No contraceptive use, no masturbating, no pulling out, no swallowing and no anal sex. All of these things waste precious life-giving materials and will not be tolerated. If you must do any of these, you must place your "leavings" in a government issued petri dish and mail it to the Department of Agriculture (don't ask).

Furthermore, no more sex with animals. If it created life in the form of a half dog/half human or half llama/half human it would be acceptable, but until scientists create animals that can be impregnated by humans no animal sex will be allowed.

And while we cannot stop individuals from having wet dreams, we can harvest the material they discharge over night. So all males who have gone through puberty will be required, by law, to wear a sperm collection bin on their genitals while they sleep.

Those are the obvious steps we must take, but there's so much more. Like it or not, the world is full of rapists, pedophiles and other sexual deviants. We cannot stop them from performing illegal sex acts, but we can do the next best thing. We can make sure women of all ages are capable of being impregnated. From the ages of 0-100, all females must be able to conceive. If this means a 9-month-old baby gives birth, so be it. No one ever said protecting life at all costs would make sense.

And it goes without saying that abortion will not be allowed under any circumstances. If a 12-year-old is raped by her uncle and will produce a four-fingered baby with a tail, she must keep it. Protecting life means keeping things alive, not keeping them healthy. If, through some unforeseeable circumstances, you MUST get an abortion, the substances taken from your womb will be used in the creation of a patched together baby. A Franken-baby, if you will.

And in that same vein, women's ovaries will be genetically engineered and the ovulation cycle will be altered to run all day, every day. If women have sex while they aren't ovulating, the sperm they have received will go to waste, and the sexual activity will have been performed for absolutely no reason. This cannot be allowed.

These are all important things we must do in order to preserve humanity. The nearly seven billion people on Earth may make it seem like we don't need to work so hard to protect life, but that's not the case. Because there is one threat to life that is more dangerous than anything else I've mentioned. Death. Death is a merciless killer and will stop at nothing to wipe out the human race. Overpopulating the planet is a great way to fight death, but it's not enough.

We've got to stop letting people die. If that means hooking up the elderly to a dozen machines just so their heart keeps beating, then that's a sacrifice we must make. Even if the only thing a person can do is occupy space, we can't let them go. So in this Utopia I've planned for us, the world will be covered with flipper babies and half human/half robot senior citizens. Like I said, keeping someone alive is more important than keeping them happy. After all, God gave us the precious gift of life, and we must not allow him to take it back.

Here is my class schedule for Hawaii Pacific:
Monday, Wednesday Friday: 2:00-5:05 - Psychology & Poli Sci & Religion
Tuesday Thursday 12:30-5:05 - Com & Astronomy


Total Units: 15
Total Hours of class a week: 15±

*If you only want to read about todays tryouts skip to the last paragraph.

So last night I went to bed @ about 9:30, asleep my 10 @ the latest. Today I woke up at 11:30. That right there is called 13 and a half hours of sleep. That is relaxation. It was awesome and I coulda kept sleeping had my mom not waken me up. So I got up and we went out and got some Burger King breakfast, chicken nuggets and a banana chocolate milkshake, the breakfast of champions, and then we went over to the zoo. Let me tell you, zoos are freaking awesome. If I end up staying here for a while I am buying the year round pass. I got to see a zebra, a rhino, a giraffe, a hippopotomous, and others, but those ones were my favorite. Then I went to (hell yeah) the PETTING ZOO! Many of you know that I have wanted to go to a petting zoo for quite some time now and let me tell you, it was freaking awesome. I can't even decide which was my favorite to pet, but I got to pet a pig, a goat, a llama, a sheep and a big cow. It was tons of fun. All that was before the tryout.

The Tryout:

It was a long bus ride to the tryout, about an hour, but I got there with plenty of time before it started. Once the tryout started we stunted for at least and hour, and so myself and the other tumblers just sat around or helped spot. Let me tell you I am glad I am not a stunter because there were so many fiends there that I woulda just been blown out of the water. When I got to start going was when running tumbling started. There were some Cats there, I mean real fiends who had unbelievable skills. All of my junk hit succesfully and surprisingly clean. Then standing started up, and I hit my toe touch full first time no prob. That was a total pleasent surprise. I was nervous about my backhandspring tumbling, but after when no one was looking I hit my standing backhandspring full which was a TOTAL pleasent surprise since I have never landed that before. I hit it twice and was satisfied. Tommorow is the real test as the actual tryout and what we are scored as. Now the bad news. At the end of the 4 hour work day the head coach declared that the program was being reduced and (just my luck) the scholarships are being cut down. We have been told that there are 3 teams: All Girl, large co-ed, and small co-ed. One of them is going to be deleted....that doesn't REALLY affect me, but it's bad news none the less. People came out here from as far as NY and FL. Tomorow is the real try out, and I know that even if I do my best and hit everything flawlessly, I may still not make it. I have made peace with that so let's just all pray that I do my very best and all of my junk hits great when the coach is watching! Thanks for prayers I need the big ones tomorow between 2pm and 7pm CA time. Thanks for reading and don't get all down if I don't make it as long as I do my best I am satisfied!

Day 2: The tryout itself

So from the moment I woke up and got in the shower until I got home right now all that has been on my mind was that wretched tryout. I woke up this morning and I was pretty tense. I had to wake up like 8:30 to be there by 11 but by 8 I was too excited to sleep more. Nothing worth mentioning happened for a while, then I started to warm up and stretch. I was a bit sore, but for the most part all of my tricks hit while warming up. The one thing that I really struggled with at warm up was my standing backhandspring full, which I probably landed 2 of 4 on. What's more, the tryouts were held in groups of 4, me being #80 out of 83. So pretty much I had 3.5 hours of nothing but sitting around and being nervous. There was a single panel mat outside for us to workout on, and I took good advantage of that a few minutes before I went in. I hit 2 out of 3 standing bhs fulls, and I landed toe touch full which was a lot of stress taken off.

In my group of 3 I was matched with the best tumbler of the rookies, but he was a nice guy and stuff so it was cool. We started off doing the cheer which was incredibly easy, I got to call it and I was definatly louder, sharper and cleaner than the other guys were with it, but unfortunatly thats the only part of the tryout I beat them at ;-)

First up was the jumps. Both the guys next to me did toe touch, pike, full. I stuck with what I could land with a toe touch full. Next was standing tumbling. The first guy did bhs full, the guy after him did something ridiculous, and I (barely) landed standing backhandspring full. Next was running tumbling where both of them outshone me big time as I just did RO BHS Full (the guy before me did RO arabian ro bhs 1.5 ro bhs full). Then came the unexpected optional pass which had to be either a running pass, a stunt or the dance we could have learnt. The first guy fell doing a 1.5, the 2nd guy did a front thru to whip full, and I just did RO BHS BHS Full. Uncreative but hey, you fight a war with the army you have, not the army you want. the interview was uneventful and I could tell that this lady had heard everything up to that point in the day.

All in all I don't really know how the tryout could have gone any better for me. I landed everything I wanted to land, and then some considering that standing backhandspring full. I was nervous as hell, and to be honest with everyone reading this, because of the unbelievable amount of talent there, I am probably not going to make the team. However, it was a really good experience and my goal really was to land the toe-full, bhs full and RO BHS full, and I did. So win or lose, I did my best and there is really nothing more I can ask of myself. Thanks to all of you for praying for me, it really did help. I guess from now until wednesday you can pray for the judges to miscalcuate so that I make the team, even as an alternate ;-) but I really am thankful that I hit everything and that my INTENSE muscle soreness didn't sink in until after the tryout (and believe me, it did). Tommorow is a day of pure relaxation and I intend to do just that. I'll talk to you, my friends tomorrow just to see how everything is on the coast.

Thanks for reading ~~<3