Chaos and Alcohol

Last night, there was a Halloween party in Candor. There were two requirements in order to eat and drink at the party. The first requrement was to have a costume and the second requirement was to pay $5.00. I dressed up like Randy Orton when he was in Evolution. Out of all my boys from BCC, only Steve Clarke and Tyler Blackman made it to the party. The party started around 8:00. People started showing up an hour later. There had to be at least 15 to 20 people that showed up. The one thing that I love about Candor is that there's absolutely no drama. Well, nothing lasts forever. Most of the people at the party were taken. Tyler could care less who's dating who. When I first met Tyler, I didn't like him and he didn't like me. We were at each other's throats. Of course it was all over a girl. For about a year, we hated each other. Then we realized it was stupid and we've been friends ever since. Steve and I played Tyler and Seth to a game of beer pong. We played twice and they won both times. We took a break for a while. I was talking to people, trying to remember names, just hanging out really. My cousin, Lindsay was at the party. She's my cousin by marriage. I don't really get to see her or her brother Kyle that much. We've never really hung out. We used to talk online a lot, but it always seemed awkward. After a while, Tyler and Seth challenged me to another game of beer pong. I had to find another partner. I asked two girls, but they politely turned me down. Seth found me a partner. It turned out to be Lindsay. She's actually really good at beer pong. During the course of the game, Tyler was trying to get inside my head by hitting on Lindsay. It didn't work, but he did get someone's attention. The bad part is that Lindsay's boyfriend, Phil heard Tyler's comments. Phil said something to Tyler and Tyler stopped with the comments. We beat Tyler and Seth, then took on another team, which we also beat. Now, I thought everything was cool. Unfortunately, Phil was still fuming about Tyler's comments. He thought Tyler was still running his mouth. He started yelling at Tyler and moving towards him aggressively. Seth and I sent Tyler in the food room. Lindsay was pissed that Phil tried to provoke a fight. They had a shouting match outside. Seth and I hung out with Tyler in the food room. Marcy stormed in a half hour later and started screaming at Tyler. Five minutes later, we went in Seth's room for the rest of the night. Ten minutes later, Lindsay and Seth's mom came into the room. Lindsay started screaming at Tyler. I tried to defuse the situation, but Lindsay kept sushing me. Tyler tried apologizing countless times, but she didn't accept it. After she was done, she said good bye to me and left. We went all went to bed after that. Personally, I think this could've been avoided if Phil didn't take what Tyler said personally. I have nothing against Phil, but if the guy just let this go after Tyler stopped, everything would've been fine. Hopefully, the next party won't have any freakin' drama. Besides the Tyler/Lindsay incident, it was a lot of fun.

Matt Serra is Still On Top

I have another UFC update. Matt Hughes has no say involving the quarter-finals. His selected fighter needed to win last night and it didn't happen. Before I continue, I want everyone to understand that UFC judges suck. The wrong fighter usually wins the fight that way. Last night, the fight went the full ten minutes. I only watched the first round. Hughes' fighter definitely had that round won. I saw highlights of the second round and it looked like Serra's fighter won that round. In the case of a tie, there's a 3rd round. However, the judges had chose a winner of the fight. Matt Serra's fighter was declared the winner. How did Matt Hughes take this news? He went over and started shouting at the judges. He asked them what colleges they went to or if they were just guys off the unemployment line. I don't agree with how Matt Hughes handled the situation. I know, big shock there. I freakin' hate people that take out their frustration out on other people and that's what Matt Hughes does all the freakin' time. For the judge's credit, he shook it off. "Come on, Matt. You're more professional than this," he replied. Apparently, he doesn't know Hughes that well. Matt Hughes has no class. He proved that several times already. Everybody thought that the fight would go one more round. Even the fighters in the octagon were ready for a third round. Hell, they wanted a third round. Unfortunately, it was left in the judge's hands and somebody was screwed. From what I saw, I agree that the fight had been a draw at that point. Dana White was in Team Serra's locker room congratulating the winner. One of his teammates joked that Dana should pay him anyways. The way it works is that if a fighter knocks out or submits his opponent, they're rewarded $5,000. Anyways, Dana's response was, "I'll give both you and Dan $5,000 for one hell of a fight. You guys deserve it." I think that was a good call. He went in Team Hughes' locker room to let Dan know that even though he lost, he was still getting $5,000 for his efforts. The next guy to come into Team Hughes' locker room was my boy, Matt Serra. Matt asked if he could come in and the guys said sure. He shook Dan's hand and offered words of encouragement. He said that the UFC would definitely call Dan back after the show he just put on out there. Some of you probably think that I have my lips permanently planted on Matt Serra's ass, but I just think the guy is awesome. He gives credit where credit is due. Besides, it's either him or Matt Hughes and I'd rather shoot myself in the foot with a nail gun and then drop a board on it than to praise Matt Hughes for anything. You could've had Josh Koschek, who was on the very first Ultimate Fighter and another prick that I don't like coach opposite of Matt Hughes and I still wouldn't pull for Hughes to win it. I forgot why I didn't like Matt Hughes after Season 2, but he reminded me on Season 4 and he kept it fresh in my mind throughout this season. Also, during one of his training sessions, he almost injured Dan's hand when he was sparring with him. He was trying to "teach Dan a lesson" about something, I don't know what it was. His knee fell on Dan's hand and it almost cost him. It would've served him right if he did injure one of his guys, but luckily that wasn't the case. Matt Hughes may have been great three years ago, but his fire is just about out. Hopefully Serra will finish the job in December.

The Perfect Party

I was hanging out with my boy, Cody this weekend. He was planning on throwing a party on Saturday. On Friday, we hung out with some of our friends just for a few laughs. He actually wanted to go shot for shot with me, but I swore off hard liquor after the "tea-bagging incident". Saturday, I bought some beer for me to drink. Cody asked for people to start showing up around 8:00, but I think he was actually ready to kill his liver at 6:00. Him and I started drinking around 7:30. Around 8:30, people started showing up. Usually, Cody's parties end in disaster. There was one party that he didn't host, but a lot of bad stuff happened. There was this one crazy bitch at another one of his parties. She was a freakin' head case. There was a lot of puking and crying at that party. Basically, most of Cody's parties have a lot of drama going on. This party was actually the best one he's thrown together. There wasn't any drama, no one got pissed off, no one was puking their guts out. Everybody was laughing, socializing, having a good time. It was fun. I ended up passing out around 1:30. The party lasted a half hour longer. The next day, I woke up without a hangover. I hung out there most of the day and took a long walk around 4:00. When I came back, I ran into an old friend from high school. When I was senior, she was a freshmen and had a crush on me. The age difference made me uncomfortable, so I faded away. It wasn't the right way of handling that situation and I apologized to her a few years ago when I saw her again. I found out that she lives across the street from Cody. The sad thing is that she's not the same girl that I remember. She lives with her boyfriend and word on the street is that she's into a lot of bad stuff. As much as I'd like to help get her out of that, I think it'd just end like the last bad situation did with a previous friend. Oh well, things change, people change.

Honor

As some people know, I'm no longer friends with someone that I really cared about due to the fact that she snapped at me when I tried to get her away from her abusive, controlling boyfriend. I was hurt for around four weeks because of it. Finally, I was able to get a small measure of vengeance this morning. I saw the asshole walking into the building that he works in at my college. I was with Robin and Johnny, discussing plans for Sunday. He waved at me and I said: "Keep looking, asshole," and he couldn't believe it. I told him to get his ass inside and he came out to confront me. So, I called him on what he did to my former friend and he turned around and walked inside. Then, she hunted me down. I exchanged words with her and she went away. She deserves what she gets for being so damn stupid. As far as HE goes, my boys have my back if he tries anything. After this all happened I wondered if I did the right thing. After consulting a number of my closest friends that I trust with my life, they assured me that I did in fact do the right thing. There are too many people in the world that aren't willing to take a stand when they know things aren't right. What happens is that it comes back to bite them in the ass. I stood up and I spoke my mind. I really don't care if he's pissed off or if he takes it out on her. If she had a brain in her head, she'd have gotten away from him by now. I don't talk about people behind their backs. I tell them in person and if they have a problem with it, then that's too damn bad for them. It's a little thing that I like to call Honor. Either stand up for what you believe in or keep your mouth shut.

UFC Update--Team Serra: 4 Team Hughes: 1

I have another UFC update. I've noticed that Matt Serra and his team aren't shown as much as Matt Hughes and his team. The reason is that Team Hughes provides more entertainment. This week, one of the guys from Team Hughes received some bad news from home. His 19 year old cousin died. It was mandatory that he fight before flying home for the funeral and everything. First off, ARE YOU FREAKIN' KIDDING ME? Who made that ruling? It wasn't Matt Hughes who made this call, though if it were him, it wouldn't surprise me. I don't think it was Dana White either. Whoever it was that made that ruling is a heartless bastard. Most of the show was focused on Mac, another guy on Team Hughes. Him and another teammate were discussing a fight from the last season. Mac lost his cool and told the guy that he's not a real fighter. I do believe that Mac was goaded into that. Overall, I don't mind too many people on Team Hughes. Mac has a deep respect for nature. Specifically, animals and insects. Basically, both Team Hughes and Team Serra don't like Mac after his harsh words to his teammate. They spent most of the day killing flys just to annoy him. Way to act mature, guys. Well, the poor guy that lost his cousin fought and was knocked out. How did Matt Hughes respond? "I don't remember trading punches as part of our game plan," he told him. THE GUY HAS MORE ON HIS MIND THAN YOUR GAME PLAN, ASSHOLE! If this happened to me and Matt Hughes said something like that to me, I'd knock his ass out. Do you know what Matt Serra did? He went over the guy and said: "You'll be back and you'll be better than ever. We all fall sometimes, we just need to pick ourselves back up and get back in there. Don't worry, you'll make it." The guy wasn't even on his team and he's giving him words of encouragement. The only thing Matt Hughes cares about is himself. His only focus is feeding his massive EGO. Last night's episode was just disgusting. On the plus side, Team Serra's up 4-1. As far as I'm concerned, it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

EMO Week

The weekend was pretty boring. My friend, Scott and I were supposed to do something on Friday, but he didn't get a hold of me in time. The funny part is that he saw me on Thursday and didn't mention anything to me about it. Last week was EMO week. Everybody was depressed. People were breaking up, friendships were rocky, it just wasn't a good week. Today, things are starting to get better. The last few weeks haven't really been good ones. I was dealing with my stuff and everybody was dealing with theirs. Finally, it's all starting to end. It happens around the same time every year without fail. It's always the same story with different people. Most of the time, I manage to avoid everything and get on with my life. Basically, my past came back to haunt me one more time and then everyone else had their problems going on. I need to give my boy, Cody a call to see if we're still doing his little party thing this Saturday. I hope everything is still good to go. I haven't had a beer in two weeks. Over the summer, there was rarely a weekend that I didn't get obliviated at least once. I'm not an alcoholic or anything like that. I can have only one beer and stop. I've done it before. I haven't really been in the mood to drink, since I had to deal with my past demons. This is the first time in about a month that I'm looking forward to hanging out with my friends and getting totally hammered. So yeah, everything's starting to calm down again. By the end of the week, everything should be good.

Why Matt Hughes Sucks

Last night, I watched Matt Hughes make an ass out of himself again. At the beginning of the show, it showed him and the assistant coaches punishing the rest of the team. I was on the wrestling team back in high school and if the coaches thought we weren't giving 100%, they'd work us harder, but they wouldn't beat up on us in practice if we lost. What Matt Hughes did was uncalled for. He was just comforting his hurt ego. He thought that he could just walk in there, have his team totally demolish and humiliate Matt Serra's team, and do the same to Matt Serra after the show was over and regain the Welterweight championship. So far, Matt Serra has been kicking his ass. Hughes underestimated Serra. Matt Hughes thinks he's invincable. Anybody who beats him got a fluke victory according to him. Serra hasn't had the luxury of fighting him yet, but he did beat George St. Pierre, who beat Matt Hughes for the Welterweight Championship. Serra earned a championship opportunity by being one of two winners of The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback. He made the most of it by beating George St. Pierre for the championship. Hughes stated that Matt Serra's victory was a fluke and he's not much of a champion. The guy's just a dick. He's a cocky, obnoxious, egotistical, asshole. I don't mind any of the guys on his team though. There may be one or two that I don't like. I'm really pulling for Matt Serra and his team to win. It would be great if it were a clean sweep. Team Serra winning the entire thing and Matt Serra successfully defending his title against Matt Hughes. I understand that most of the stuff I've said so far is completely biased. For those of you that like Matt Hughes, I'm sure you have your reasons. I don't like the guy because he's a damn bully. I'll admit that he had the better team on season 2 and he won the competition. It just pissed me off that he'd bully the guys on the other team. Not only that, but when his guys did the same thing, he'd laugh about it. If Rich Franklin's team did anything that Hughes didn't like, he was an asshole about it. When he was a guest coach for two weeks on season 4, he'd taunt George St. Pierre. George would politely give Hughes his space, but all Hughes wanted to do was belittle him. I laughed when I heard Hughes got knocked out by George. I'll laugh even harder if Matt Serra gets another "fluke victory" on Matt Hughes.

Moving on to Bigger and Better Things

The rest of the weekend has been quiet. With the exception of moving a bed yesterday, I didn't really exert too much energy. That's exactly the way that I wanted it. I came to Candor to step aside and catch my breath a little bit. The past few weeks have been hell. One thing that I really hate about college is the drama. Yes, I'll be the first to admit that drama can be very entertaining. But too much of it can get real annoying real fast. What really pisses me off is that the people who create it on an everyday basis, claim that they hate drama so much. It really sickens me. I've avoided most of the drama this year. A few weeks ago, I wasn't so lucky. Someone that I cared about deeply, was stuck in a bad situation. The situation itself was complicating and it affects a lot of people who don't deserve to be involved in it. I tried to help that person, but they snapped at me and I realized that they're not the same person that I remembered. There was nothing that I could do, so I walked away. Even though I walked away, the pain was still there. It was taking it's toll on my attitude. My closest friends were concerned about me. Even people that I despise were pulling me aside to talk to me. That's when I decided to come back to Candor. Whenever I was in a bad way, I'd come to Candor to recover. I do feel better after staying here the past four days. There are a few things that I'm not satisfied with, but they're just minor things that I have control over. I tried to talk to one of my friends about going beyond capabilities, but he's in his own sad little world that consists of baseball and wrestling. There's nothing else there. No other cares, worries, goals, or dreams. There's a lot of potential that can be used to exceed expectations. Opportunities don't come to those who just sit around and wait for them to come. You have to go out and search for them. When you find them, you must take them. Right now, I'm working on reaching my goals and I'm really close to reaching them. I'm trying to evolve into a more successful person. In high school, I used to wear a WWE T-shirt everyday. The past few years in college, I've been wearing them. Now, I'm wearing black pants and button up shirts. Clothes may not make the man, but they help when you want to make a good impression. Some of my friends that I hang out with are going nowhere. They're still my friends, but I gotta move on. I'll come see them from time to time, but I can't stay where I'm at. I want more.

Drunken Adventures

This weekend, I'm hanging out with my friends in Candor. It's one of those middle-of-nowhere towns like my hometown of Harpursville. Last night, my friend Marcy asked if I'd be interested in hooking up with one of her friends. I've been single since February, so I was all for it. So, her friends arrived and we all started drinking. I didn't drink as much as I could have. In fact, I was only buzzed. That's because I swore off hard liquor after the last party I was at. The last time I was in Candor, I drank everything put in front of me. Within a few hours, I was puking my guts out in the bathroom. My friend, Steve is coincidentally always around when I get too wasted. He helped me make it to the room. Marcy came to offer words in encouragement. Her boyfriend, Aaron, who was way more wasted than I was, had no control over what he was doing and tea bagged me while I was puking in a cup. So, after that incident, I'm taking a break from hard liquor. Getting back to last night, the girl that I was supposed to hook up with, said that men suck and was all over Marcy. It turns out that she's into girls a lot more than she's into guys. Yep, Marcy tried to hook me up with a lesbian. I appreciate her efforts, though. I'm a little relieved. Her friend didn't seem like my type. So, last night was sort of a waste. Oh well, not all of them can be winners. Hopefully, next weekend will be more entertaining.

Drinking A Gallon of Haterade

I only watch one reality TV show and it's called The Ultimate Fighter. The winner of The Ultimate Fighter tournament gets a six figure contract with the UFC. It's been around for 5 seasons now and the sixth season started three weeks ago. The coaches are Matt Serra, winner of season 4 and current Welterweight champion and Matt Hughes, who I think is a horse's ass. Serra's first pick was eliminated on the first show. Ever since then, he's been bitching about wanting to go home and wanting to see his girlfriend. No one likes to lose, but you either take your ball and go home or you pick yourself back up and get back into the mix. Since this guy lost, he's been asking to make weekly phone calls, take days off of practice, and basically not to fight for the remainder of the season. When the guys are chosen to be part of the show, they're cut off from all contact from the outside world to focus on fighting. Unless it's a family emergency, there are no phone calls. Matt Serra and the UFC President Dana White tried to encourage this guy to suck it up for the next six weeks. Last night on the third episode of season six, he walked out of the house and caught a flight back home. Also on the first episode of season six, there was one guy who broke his elbow during the evaluations. Despite what the doctor said, HE STILL WANTED TO FIGHT AND BE ON THE SHOW. However, because he was injured, Dana had no choice but to send him home. It just amazes me that there's one guy who wants to compete with a broken elbow and there's another guy who fought, lost, and is bitching that he's had enough. He threw away an opportunity that someone else could've had and made the most of it. The guy's a pussy. Last night, one of Matt Hughes' boys choked under the pressure and was elimated. I think the name of last night's episode should be "Night of the pussies." Along with being a fan of the UFC, I'm a huge WWE fan. This past Monday, WWE Champion John Cena tore a muscle in his arm and will be out of action for 6 months to a year. What disgusts me most about this is that most WWE fans are rejoicing at the fact that Cena is injured and had to vacate the Championship. If you're going to hate somebody, have a valid reason. The reasons why people hate John Cena are because he doesn't rap in his promos anymore, they hate his gimmick all together, he's been WWE Champion for the past three years, or he finishes his matches with the same five moves. What about Shawn Michaels? He does a flying forearm, nips up, clothesline, inverted atomic drop, body slam, elbow off the top rope, and finishes them off with his Sweet Chin Music superkick. What about my favorite wrestler, The Undertaker? He does a flying lariet, chokeslam, and finishes with his Tombstone piledriver. What about the fact that Batista has had a World Heavyweight title shot every month this year since LOSING the title to The Undertaker at Wrestlemania 23? My point is if you're going to hate John Cena, at least have a good reason. Cena's in the WWE for the same reason all of the Cena-haters aren't. He can do things that they could never do on their best day and his worst day.