Life Lesson: just fist fight with the other team, and they'll forfeit

If you don't already know, I'm a soccer player. Well, not professional or anything, but this year I was lucky enough to make a travelling team. It's really, really competitive in this league, so it's a lot harder - but, also a lot more fun.

Anyway, last night we had a home game. We. Kicked. Their. Butts. Both literally and figuratively. We got our first goal a minute into the game. Then, our goalie scored a goal - from her eighteen yard box. I think it was that, that drove the nails into the coffin.

About ten - twenty minutes into the second half, we were winning four to zero.  I guess the other team didn't like that or something because a girl on their team shoved a girl on my team. The girl on my team plays rugby through school - which, for those of you don't know, is kind of like Football only way cooler - and, as a result, doesn't let anyone walk over. So, she shoves her back in the legal, shoulder to shoulder way.

Then, this girl decides to go crazy and basically starts a fight. As I said, the girl on my team doesn't take anything from anyone, so she stands up for herself and fights back. The ref and our coaches actually didn't notice for a couple of seconds, but after a bunch of girls on my team tried to break it up they did.

The ref looked like he was eighty years old, so his unkeen observation skills are to be expected.

Since the ref didn't really see what went on - only the fight between the two - he gave them both red cards. This really peeved the other coach, so their team decided to just leave instead of finishing the game. We ended up winning because they "abandoned" the game - even though we were beating them four to nothing.

At practice tonight, the girls involved - the fight girl and the ones who were trying to break it up - had to write out statements. Apparently, there is going to be a hearing and everything. It's actually kind of exciting. Seeing someone get red carded in the flesh was pretty cool if you ignore the fact that a really good player on your team got suspended for a game or two.

If you really, really want to win, all you got to do is start a fist fight with the other team, and they will probably forfeit.

Much love,

Liv

... and that is why I do not have a boyfriend!

Tonight, I have come to the conclusion that I really need to turn over a new leaf. By turn over a new leaf, I mean that I'm going to dress better, look nicer and try to be more outgoing - especially when it comes to guys. I'm sick of being the back up friend and having a crush on someone who doesn't like me back. I need to change.

The appearance thing will be easy. To be entirely honest, I have never put much effort into what I wear and how I look. I do wear makeup and make sure my hair is neat, but not in the same way other girls at my school do. My daily makeup routine us very simple - I never wear more than cover up and mascara. Most of the time, I pull my hair into a ponytail. After a while, the whole look becomes very tired and boring. My typical jeans and a shirt don't really help the matter. 

The change in personality is going to be a lot harder. Unless I'm with my really close friends, I'm very shy and quiet. I'm so scared of saying something stupid or making an idiot out of myself that I don't say anything at all. Unfortunately, I end up coming off as a bit of a snob. It's not that I don't want to talk to people - I really do - I just don't know what to say. Unless someone else starts the conversation, in which case I can usually hold up my end.

Anyway, tonight I was looking on the website for Seventeen magazine to get ideas for hair and stuff when I clicked on the "Love Life" section, curious as to how girls get boyfriends. (I've never been in relationship, kissed a guy, yaddayadda). Apparently, girls are more talkative than guys, so the tricks of the trade is tO talk to them.

... I don't talk to guys. Ever.

I've come to the conclusion that I am completely screwed in the romance department and will die an old spinster, unless I'm really lucky.

Needless to say, I'm keeping my fingers crossed.



I believe that if I try a bit harder - looks and personality - things will go my way... well, I'm hoping so.

Much love,

Liv