Halloween

Austin, October 31st

Sunday again. Why am I always so tired on sundays? But I had such a great day, beeing a bit tired in the morning is okay.

Gary made a incredible good breakfast. It's called Jewinsh Breatfast. Something with lox and bagels. Just delicious.

At about 11 Loran and I went downtown in a gym. Loran said, probably as a joke, that I wouldn't be able to let my phone at home. Like Homer said: No one says that I can something not do without making my doing something stupid. You have pretty sure already figured out, that I don't talk about the greek Homer, but about Homer Simpson. Whatever, I let my phone at home, an I didn't go crazy. 

After that we went to Church's chicken. I think it's not as good as Popeye's, but it was still good.

Back at home I needed my phone... It's already halloween, and I had no clue if I go with Miranda to erika, with or without Maranda to Lauren, or with whoever to Connor.

Finally I went with Miranda to Lauren's. We ate chili and watched a horror movie. I didn't get the story. The sound was to quiet. Miranda dressed up as a hippie and Lauren was a bunny. They two were so adorable!

Then went trick or treat, together with Laurens little sister and a friend of her. They two were dressed as witches. It was fun. I guess the two little girls like my. Or they liked my sword, there I'm not sure. And many people liked my costume.

I have tons of candies. I think thats enough for the rest of the year.

Because tomorrow is school, no vacations unlike in Germany, we left Lauren short after 10. I enjoyed the time alone with Miranda on the ride home. And I'm veeery positive, that she enjoyed the ride home, too!

A pirate's life for me...

Austin, October 30th

One day before halloween. It's time to buy a costume. I spend much more money than I wanted, but it looks really cool. I'm gonna be a pirate! Drink up me hearties yohoo!

Actually I was looking for a demon or a gangster outfit. But I couldn't find something that fit and that I liked. But Gary found a lot pirate stuff. A shirt, a vest, a sword, fake hair at a bandana and some more stuff.

I still don't know if I go trick or treat with Miranda or to a halloween party at Connor's. If possible both.

Later today, Loran, Gary and i went to the boat. We tidied up and cleaned a bit.

And after dinner Loran and I went to the gym. I did exercises for my abs. So boring. And squads. I was already a bit tired, so I could do just up to 180 pounds. More than my own weight, but I know from friends that they are able to do squads with over 400 pounds. So I want at least get twice my weight until June. But for that I have to do that very often. 

I wanna fly so high!

Austin, October 29th

What is a perferct end for that day? I don't know, but listening to music looks like a satisfying end. I don't know why, but somehow I had the words 'I wanna fly so high' in my mind. What song is that? Over the rainbow? Or is that a title? Yes, it is really a title. Now when I'm listening to it, I remember that I used to love this song. Or I loved a song that sounds similar. Uuuhuuuuu, I wanna touch the sky, I wanna fly so high...
I absolutely believe the life is fair. At least to me.
Like, the exchange organisation where i applied last year for a High School year (*cough* EF *hust*), but I had a great class in my new school and a great life this year in Texas.
Or a second example: I had a cold short summer in Germany, but a long hot fall in America. Maybe not the best example, but I just remembered, that I never had 100 degrees in the fall in Germany. Maybe here not either, but this week was a day, wednesday I think, when it was so hot, it felt like much over 100 degrees.
Whatever, what I want to say is: My day didn't start perfect, but it got better and better from hour to hour.
I slept to lang. Actually I didn't relly sleep, but I didn't stand up until 7:40-ish. So I took a shower, got dressed and run to the bus. I was to late. No, the bus was to early, I was sure that there was a driver substitute again. And really, there was one.She drove a bit a wrong route, but at least I had a seat for me alone. I had a little bag of chip for breakfast.
In spanish I got a A grade for my homework. Not a really surprise, it's not that hard to get good grades in US high schools.
When I left the building I was shocked. TOO COLD! The sun is still warm, but why is there such a cold wind? I run to the locker room for two reasons. At first, because we have to run, but the second, and today more important reason, was the temperature. I looked forward to the weight room. At least there it is warm. But when I changed clothes, the coach said the JV teams go on the field for condition training. NOO, in shorts and shirt in the cold. Not funny!
But the exercised were funny. Not when you have to do that, but when you can watch. Some coaches laughed. Sometimes we had to run 60 yard and jump high at every step, soetimes wide. Then we had tu run between 20 and 40 yard line backwards. Or roll over the shoulder. Or first roll forth, than back. Soon we didn't freeze anymore. But I was still happy to go into the building.
Later in study hall, my position coach saw me doing Spanish homework and asked, what languages I speak. So we talked a bit about languages and the German school system.
In multimedia wehave to color a picture. We need three layers, thats the only request. Good, that is something relly fun. Melanie, the girl next to me, had some really funny pictures.
And before theater class I saw Miranda. YAY! But like always, much to short. When I was with some boy from the class in the hallway to reahears a little play, I saw her again! Again just a very, very short time.
Theater class was funny. We have a paper, with a scene on it. Just one or two sentences. Like: You are waiting for the bus. One of you is late, one is crazy, one is ...etc..blabla...
I was a German soldier in the US Army. The only thing I really had to do, was screaming "I'm in the wrong army!" in German. Once I was a druggy, waiing for the bus. "Have you seen Lucy??" "Lucy in the sky?!" I wonder if Michael expected that respond, or if he just randomly said a name.
Caro showed my their class pets after school. A scorpion and a birdspider. The scorpion was kind of sweet. But I wasn't sure if I really should take this spider in my hand. It was a mistake, it tried to build a web on my hand!
I reached my bus just a minute before it left. Perfect timing! But the substitue forgot to stop at my house. Just because i took the bus home, the first time this week, it's not a reason to skip my stop. Every sub before stopped, why didn't she? Whatever, I just had to walk some minutes more, no problem.

In the evening I went with Gary to the car wash, to wash Lorans Mercedes. Sometimes between 7 and 8 came Miranda. Stupid band made her practice. It's no game today, they really could have a day off.

But better late than never. We had so much fun. We stayed most of the time in my room. Kissing, talking laughing. Rest is private.

Go Plagge!

Austin, October 28th

You remeber that Katie isn't my friend anymore? Well, now she is again, I guess. When she came into English class, she ran to me, hugged me and said, she thought of me tha day before. Oh, uhm, wow...

She said, she ate those skittles with the 'crazy core' and had to think of you. Well, that was not exactly what I expected. But okay, why not?

I fist wasn't sure why skittles, and why she mentioned the crazy cores. Then I remembered that I had some days ago Skittles 'with crazy core' (what just means that they have different cores inside than the normal ones). I offered her some and she told me, those were her favorite. 

After school we had to run to the gym. Coach Rushing wanted to leave at 4. That means we had 15 minutes to go to the locker room, change clothes, hurry to the bus and hope to get a place for the shoulder pads. Steffen and I were to late for the pads. So we had to take them with us in the bus. Our tonights opponent is a school somewhere in the Austin Independent School District. We played in the Burger Stadium. Silly name. It's a varsity stadium. I was so impressed when I was the first timein it. But not long. The field was good. The yard marks were great. But that was everything good. It is not really a good-looking stadium. And the Timer and countaer and all that stuff needs to be repaired...

But we had a great game. We were JV black and red mixed. James Plagge was awesome. 3 touchdowns. The last one very short before it ended. He was player of the game, for sure. Without him we had probably lost. 

But I think the moment that impressed me most was about the last 5 minutes of the 4rth quarter. We were at the 30 yard line and the stupid refs said we didn't made the 10 yards. OF COURSE WE DID! They put the ball some yard back. The other team got the ball. The whole defense was so angry, you could feel it! And when we quarterback had the ball, the whole team run to him, not to tackle him down, no, they oushed him some yards back. he couldn't do anything, every man of the defense pushed. After their fourth down they had maybe 5 yards. With a punt! But it was till hard to make the last touchdown. The score was 14:14 at this time.So close before the end, the next point had probably decided the game. And just seconds before the end, it was decided for us. They played good. but not good enough for the Rangers!

Tutorials

Austin, October 27th

I had to be in school earlier today. The teachers had to sign the gradesheet for football until today, not until tomorrow, like usually. So I had to find some teachers. And we have to go to two tutorials. I was in History tutrial. Not that I needed it, I need in no class extra help, but if the coach want a note that I was in tuts, he should have one. I was just about 10 minutes there.

In school happened nothing special.

In theater class, we had to say something nice to at least one person. The teacher started with some compliments. One was for me. But I had no idae what she said. So I just responded with: What?

Everyone laughed, and she said, she expected me to say that, but it was something nice. Okay, alright.

One told me, that he likes the kind of plays i always take part in. Usually something about sex or drugs/alcohol. A girl said she loves my hair. The other two or three compliments I forgot. i was busy to think about something to say to others. One girl looks really happy when she acts, i really like that. Another girl makes great pantomime, one boy acts always cool and relaxed. And some other compliments.

Football practice was great, but it was soo hot.

Suddenly someone put ice cold water on my back. Great, thanks, I was first angry, I thought it was one of the boys. But no, it was a watergirl, she wanted to do me a favor. Actually, it felt no that bad, it was just the shock. When she warned me before she do that, it feels really good.

At the last prcatice play, I made a huge mistake. I dropped the ball at a scissor route. Just like in a game weeks ago. Oh no, how could I? I trained that so hard. I usually always catch that now! At least I could block the corner backs for the running back, a play earlier.