Wow

So, while watching the NBA draft (first mistake), I was flipping through channels and somehow starting watching the show on MTV (second mistake). It was a show where two people who used to date but are currently dating other people spend the weekend together. (side note: why on earth would you possibly do this?) Since this is MTV, of course they do things like have dinner in bikinis/bathing suits in a pool, spending time learning to use a stripper pole, playing make-out games in a hot tub, or sleeping in the lone double bed in the room. What they don't know is their current "others" are watching everything they do for the weekend in a nearby room. In this episode, while the exes were having sex on their final night together, the current "others" get revenge by doing the same. Obviously, very high quality television.

But what blew my mind was the end of the show--the current girl(boy)friend got to confront the ex girl(boy)friend, and then the current relationships met. And both of them basically said: You cheated on me, which was horrible, so then I cheated on you, and you can't say anything about it. And both couples basically decided to ignore this and move on and get more serious and committed as a couple.

Are you serious?!?

I know sex isn't valued by society nearly as much as I think it should be, but it still blew my mind that it effectively meant nothing to these people. And you have to factor in the fact that these people would actually agree to go through this weekend anyway, so their mindsets are slightly different from mine, but come on. You're allowed to cheat as long as I get some too? According to our society, are relationships just a balancing act--just make sure you don't get hurt/taken advantage of more than me?

That's what I get for flipping through the channels....clearly more evidence that watching NBA is evil.

The Aftermath, Part Deux

GNATS! Freaking gnats. All over the place. Any time you go outside, they swarm you, and Off does very very little. If you, hypothetically, want to do some yardwork outside to try to start repairing your lawn from the high waters, you will get swarmed. If you want to go to the driving range to hit some balls, especially with the fun new driver you hypothetically just bought, you will get swarmed. I even tried to go to Sullivan to play at the course there, but one can only take so many gnats in your ear (and this was the first time I ever remember putting Off in my ear), your eyes, and up your nose--all while trying to putt--before just calling it a day and walking off the course. And I was +3 through six holes, with the three easiest holes left, so you know it had to be bad.

How does one make gnats go away? Golf an hour away?

The Aftermath

I finally have internet access again, so I am able to upload pics from my area I took the day after the worst rain. I say the worst rain because, of course, we got a bunch of rain yesterday and last night, and I think there's a chance for more in the next day or so. I would say some cheesy cliche like "when it rains it pours" but that is, ironically, exactly what seems to be happening.

This is the road that you normally take to get into my subdivision. Clearly, minor alterations need to be taken.


This is a road that connects to Springhill, about a day after the main rain.


This is a yard off of Springhill, again about a day after the worst of it. For those who don't know, Springhill was flooded and is the road that connects to McDaniel--which is the road in the first picture.




On a lighter (and drier) note, over the past two days I've been without internet I've gotten hits from: Canada, Turkey, Portugal, Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Colombia, Spain, Romania (non-Marghita), United Kingdom, Indonesia, Japan, Brazil, Latvia, and Israel. No common connection between them, they just happened to all check in the past two days. I think that's weird...maybe that means I'm weird. Note: the following day, you can add hits from Algeria, Malaysia, India, Iran, France, Sweden, Ukraine, Argentina, and Kenya.

I See Your Downpour...

...and raise you, well, something resembling a monsoon. Last night was crazy, and the Wabash Valley area is under all kinds of states of emergencies and things like that because of all the rain we got--some areas near me got nearly 10 inches in the span of about 17 hours. I'm actually flooded in--I can't get anywhere in my car. These pics make the previous pics look like nothing.

I See Your High Water...

...and raise you a downpour. The insane spring of water continues, and the water level in my backyard is at an all-time high. I mean, the dock posts are almost underwater!

Nerves and Golf

Monday I was the most nervous I have ever been at a golf match. Unfortunately, I wasn't actually playing golf, which means it was very difficult to do anything about my nerves. It was golf sectionals, and I had two guys playing fairly well. That's not completely true...they played mediocre to slightly below mediocre on the front nine. However, both of them lit it up on the back. So well, in fact, they actually had a chance to advance out of sectionals to the regionals. That would be a pretty great thing. That being said, the scores we had to worry about were in groups behind my golfers, which means we didn't really know what score it was going to take to get out. This makes each stroke incredibly important, and incredibly nerve-wracking. Especially for a coach, who has no real outlet for his nervousness. Plus, when the tee box at the par 3 17th (a long carry over water--very nerve-wracking under normal conditions) has a long wait, I have to try to hide my nervousness and somehow entertain my golfers so they aren't too nervous or thinking about the importance of each shot (especially the senior, who's playing in his potentially last golf tournament). This was a totally new experience for me...

All that to say, both of the guys made it to regionals! One finished even par on the back nine and got in fairly easily, while the senior squeaked in and tied for the last spot. But, I get another round of golf for free tomorrow, and both my guys get to play at regionals. Woohoo!

I'm Just Sayin'

The Cubs entered June with the best record in the Major Leagues (and promptly won their first game in June). This is the first time this has happened in a long time. A really long time. 100 years, to be exact. For those of you a bit baseball-history-challenged, 100 years ago was the last time the Cubs won the World Series.

I'm just sayin'...