Saying Goodbye to Kickball

I had my final kickball game last night. Had we won, thank goodness we didn't, I would have had to spend my Saturday in Grant Park (apparently) playing in the championships. Championships...oh please. I guess this means we weren't all that bad.  

An hour and a half, due to overtime, of me rolling my eyes so much I thought, “if I keep doing this they’re going to stick”. I was texting people when I was out on the field. In the past I’d keep my phone on the sidelines, but lately I just don’t care. I stopped trying a long time ago because the guys were stealing MY plays. When I voice my frustrations they treat me like an asshole so DONE. 

I use to get all upset and worry if I was going to be asked back. I thought if I took a season off I’d lose my ability to play. I use to get excited for every season. I’d think maybe a new attractive guy would be on the team, a fresh start, maybe we’ll win more games, flip cup at our neighborhood bar…Things have definitely changed for me. I don’t even go out with the team after the games anymore. It's been over 3 years and I'm finally ok with not playing. 

In the Spring I’m starting Bocce Ball. It’s cheaper if nothing else. I've already got two definites. I initially wanted to start an all girls team, but who am I kidding? I don’t hang out with a lot of girls, so it’s looking like I may be the only girl. Fine.By.Me. 

My Journey’s: Oh No He Just Didn't…

Because it’s been a while and you know how I love to talk about my "dates" I thought I’d share this one!

It wasn't a date really, it was more like a gathering and I met this guy through friends. Over beers and dinner after kickball we got to talking. It wasn't long before this came out of his mouth, “You know I don’t want anything serious but if you’re down I’m down”, I looked at him confused and was thinking "um come again!?" but said, “excuse me?” I did actually know where he was going, and he says, “you know we could just have sex”. I mean I got the feeling he was into me, but damn! If you're going to come at me with interest come at me correct! 

I immediately jumped on him with “so I’m good enough to F but I’m not good enough to be your girlfriend?” He’s all the sudden on the defense saying it came out wrong, and I’m thinking there’s no other way that could of be taken. Either way not.interested.

We’re still friends and he’s actually not that bad of a guy. You know how people say "men are stupid"? Well this one takes the cake when it comes to girls apparently. 

The Trial and Tribulations of One Matt

He came up with that title I did not. I did however think it was funny at the time so it stays.

My kickball game last night…First off I didn't want to go because I didn't feel like playing in the rain and mud, but it wasn't raining when I left work so I thought I'd go (I told my captain I "may" not be able to make it and he tells me "let me know when you know for sure". Fucker didn't put me on the roster and made a big deal about me being there! I was like DUDE I said I "may" and you told me to "let you know" I didn't say I was "for sure” not coming! And he puts this one girl on the roster EVERY WEEK even though she works late and usually makes it the LAST inning, but whatever he's a douche).

So it starts raining as soon as we hit the field and it's only getting worse and worse! I run up to my car to put my phone in there (and my buddy’s who I'd given a ride to) so they don't get wet and by the time I make it back down to the field the other team (whom we've played before, they're good and their douches) had scored 6 runs on us! In all of 2 minutes! We WERE up by 1. I'm seeing a lot of plays being called by the ref that are in the other teams favor and NONE in ours. I mean it was kind of obvious and I'm being vocal about it as is the rest of my team. Typically I'd call my team a bunch of douches for doing this but they were justified last night.

We get our at bat and we get a runner on first, then another runner on first to put the first runner on second. HE WAS SAFE, but the ref called him out (at second) and my teammate was like NO I WAS SAFE and the whole other team was like yeah he's out (liars!). It turns into a bit of a vocal match and the ref approaches my teammate and says "your out blah blah blah" and my teammate is like "no" and he just stands on the base. Eventually he picks up the base and throws it and tells the ref F U and calls the other team a bunch of liars. The ref tells him that he's ejected (like whatever ref) and my teammate has to leave.  This is the same teammate whom I’d given a ride to so I had to leave as well. Which was fine by me because I was soaking wet and cold.

It’s one thing to play in the cold ass rain when you have a fighting chance, but last night WAS NOT fun. I mean that ref was being a major douche and the other team was running all over us.

This Week I Love Kickball

I had a GREAT kickball game last night! I caught a high fly ball at shortstop with the tips of my fingers in our first inning. I followed that one up with almost an exact replica of that catch, but missed it…thankfully our captain (who usually steals my plays) backed me up and got the guy out at third. In the 6^th inning I caught another pop up at shortstop to what I was told was the reason we won the game. I was quite the MVP last night, if I don’t say so myself.

It wasn’t just me. The whole team showed up last night. I needed those catches just as badly as the rest of my team did. We’ve had 4 games and these are my first official catches of the season. The rest I’ve dropped or they bounced off me. Sads.

Besides all that everyone was behaving. Probably because the team we played wasn’t all together. I’ve realized my team acts out when we play someone better than us. 

This Week in a Rundown

It’s been a while since last I’ve blogged (rambled, complained or whatever) so I thought I’d give you, my dear readers, a run down of my week.

 For starters the last guy I went out with (who made me go dutch on drinks/dinner and who attacked my face) keeps texting me. I honestly don’t know if he actually likes me and thinks the date went well or if I've now become a conquest to concur. He texted me some shit about how miller lites (my fave) were burning a hole in his fridge and they weren't going to drink themselves so I needed to “come over” and that he’d “try” to behave. I told him that I was busy doing laundry. 

Kickballs has been back for three weeks now. We’ve lost 2 and won 1. Not a good record. We played an old friends team this week and of course as my team does, they acted like total douche bags. I don’t know if it’s because some of them are so young or if that’s just them but it’s like every little thing, some of my players, want to make a big deal of it and act out. I literally considered cussing them out and walking off the field all dramatic like. When it came time to shake hands at the end of the game, one of my very own teammates (douche bag) refused to shake hands with one particular player. Un sports man like and not ok by me. I shouldn’t have to feel the need to apologize for my team. It’s fall my favorite season. The weather is showing signs of such and we should be out having a good time not making deals out of nothing. It’s kickball! Drink your beer, kick some balls and shut up if you have something negative to say.

The memorial for our boss was this week. I didn’t think I’d get emotional, but damnit when his granddaughter got up there and started crying I couldn’t help myself. After she was gone I thought I was in the clear, but NO! His son gave me the water works as well. He really was a great man. I was honored to be there. The service was quite nice and hello they had an open bar after!

Finally, it’s Friday and last night we went to the County Fair. I’d never been to anything like this and been wanting to go ever since I read The Night Circus. It was so much fun, but after a couple of spinny rides my sissy and myself weren’t feeling that good. Reminded me of that awful ride we rode at t he beach that made us all sick. Just thinking about it makes me ick feeling. And per usual we got on the ferris wheel and stopped right at the tippy top which freaks me the F out! It’s like they know I no likey. Regardless it was fun. Spent more money than we anticipated, but I’d go again.