July 22, 2011 Tennis, Tennis, and Tennis! Did I mention tennis!? The rise of the Colorado state champ!

I'm so happy! Someone posted a comment! Thank you whoever you are!

Anyways, the main highlight of today was (you probably guessed it from the title but I'll say it anyways) tennis. Around 7:00am, my parents woke us up and told my brother and I that they were going to play tennis. They came back about 40 minutes later and then herded us to the uncomfortable car an hour later. We then drove to these tennis courts where I had to play two matches in pro-sets (In case you aren't that big on tennis, pro-sets are sets with 9 games instead of 6. The younger people (like me) have to play pro-sets while the older people (like my brother) have to play two sets). My first match was won by me! The score was 9-1! The girl was pretty nice about it and actually shook my hand unlike some past opponents!
The next match was about an hour or so after the first one and it was doubles so I didn't have to run as much. My doubles partner was a quiet brunette named Claire. The score was 9-2. We won, again (well, I won again, Claire lost her first match (which was singles like my first match), barely)!! The hour or so between the matches, I caught up with my doubles partner from last year, Katherine. It was kind of awkward between us for a few minutes because we used to just talk about random stuff but then we began talking like we were old friends (we are old friends but still). Before Katherine arrived, I was kicking rocks around and then I accidentally kicked this huge rock and it hurt really badly!
So, we went back home for lunch, came back to the eight tennis courts where I played earlier in the morning and my brother played a set with Kevin (you know, the Kevin from yesterday), we went home again, and then came back to the courts around 6:00pm. Once back, we warmed up and then I played a pro-set with my mom. Well, we would have finished the pro-set but then my clumsiness caused me to accidentally hit a ball with my rackets frame which caused it to bounce up and hit my left eye. It hurt so much. Because of that incident, I decided to stop playing and just watch my dad and my brother. Before I got hit in the face by the tennis ball, the score was 7-2 and I was the '2'! Then again, I have many reasons why I lost!
a) I was tired from the previous match.
b) I can't hit my 'good' serve since the ball may go flying to the other courts or onto the road.
c) My toe hurt from kicking the stupid rock so I couldn't run very well/fast.
d) The song "Who am I living for?" By Katy Perry was stuck in my head so I couldn't concentrate.
e) There was a guy walking with a stroller which contained a super loud, crying baby.
f) The high altitude of Colorado and the special high altitude balls made all of my shots go straight up and out.
g) My hair got in my face.
h) My mom had the advantage because older people have more experience and she is older than me.
i) I was to busy thinking of excuses of why I lost that I forgot to focus.
Nice list right? My day was pretty good though. Well, except for the getting hit in the left eye part.

You may think that this picture is random but it is not! I've been reading and rereading this manga (if you didn't know already, manga is a japanese comic and anime is a japanese cartoon that is usually based on the manga) and I absolutely love it! It's funny but a little depressing at first. The reason I brought this up is because I just remembered this funny part. Let me set the scene. Okay, the main character is a girl who is plain, practically invisible and has no friends due to that fact. So, one day, on the first day of 7th grade, this kitten starts crossing the road when there are cars zooming by. The girl hops in front of the cat and waves her hands, trying to stop the car that's about to run over her and the kitten. The car stops but then a motorcycle runs her over, the driver saying that he only say a cat. If you don't think that's funny, then I'm sorry. I find it ironic and hilarious. Anyways, that's all for now! This is the picture of the main character. Not very plain at all!

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