May 2012
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May 31st
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May 28th
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May 25th
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Books I must buy or read or both
Extremeley Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut Hocus Pocus by Kurt Vonnegut Slapstick by Kurt Vonnegut The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Trilogy by Stieg Larsson The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom The Five People You...
May 25th
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May 24th
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May 24th
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May 23rd
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May 22nd
lionsandbaseball: Haven’t written in a while. Just about sums up how I feel about “The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green. Thanks for the inspiration, Mr. Green. “We can read under trees/ I read to you, you read to me/ Literature, essays, poetry, prose/ Stuff from Shakespeare to Hemingway, to Angelou, to Prose/ We can read in pure daylight/ Or with flashlights under stars/ We can write the way...
May 22nd
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May 20th
lionsandbaseball: ““‘Mother’s glass eye turned inward,’” Augustus began. As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.” - “The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green Gosh, I love this book.
May 19th
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May 19th
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And now a random conversation from Valerie...
Me: Look at that boy. LOOK. AT. THAT. BOY.
Valerie: Calm down, Lyanne.
Me: asjdhfakjsrgetfd
Valerie: What if he had a twin?
Me: OMGOMGOMGOGMMG
Valerie: That played baseball and was equally as smart as he is
Me: Stop asdjfhakwejf aaaaaaggggghhhhhhhhhhh
Valeria: Hahahaha, omg, Lyanne!
Me: Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
May 18th
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May 14th
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May 13th
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Softball Series: Day 49, 5/11/12
Today was AMAZING, SO SO SO AMAZING. We had our last games against our rival (I guess, lol) and we won! 16-15 or 16-5 or something x) That makes us 5-3 on the season. It was such a great game. We played hard, we ran hard, Harman went 2-for-2 with two doubles, Erin got some RBI’s, I walked twice, I caught the entire game, and it was just a lot of fun. A lot of smiles, and laughs, and hugging,...
May 12th
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Softball Series: Day 48, 5/10/12
As everything in softball is for me, our last practice was amazing. We were missing a few people, but all in all, it was probably the greatest practice EVER. It was so chill, and we scrimmaged, and Varsity/JV mixed while Harman and I were the pitcher-catcher duo for the coaches! In the third inning, I caught Coach Lana, and it was really cool :) Agh! I’m so happy about today!!! I feel like...
May 11th
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Softball Series: Day 47, 5/9/12
Picture day!!! It was nice :) Everyone was there, and we all looked pretty and George-Anne and I did some pitcher-catcher buddy photos! :)
May 11th
May 10th
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May 10th
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May 10th
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Softball Series: Day 46, 5/8/12
So like we had a game. We lost against San Leandro, but they’re a tough team to beat. Their field sucks ): I feel bad for our pitchers, because they could barely see the batter! And the ump was making SO many bad calls… It’s unfair. And what sucks even more is that you can’t say anything to him, because it’s “dithrethpect.” He rang me up strike three with...
May 10th
May 8th
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Softball Series: Day 45, 5/7/12
AMAZING practice. We did the usual warm-up, I pushed B (HEHEHEHE), played some catch, hit tennis balls, shaggalagged, MINI HOME RUN DERBY, 30 minute scrimmage, and a heart to heart talk between the team and the coaches. We group hugged the amazing seniors, and ahhhh :) This is our last week of practice ): Let’s finish off strong, ladies!
May 8th
… And the world intends on making everyone and everything negative. Look at the brighter side, for once. Thanks.
May 6th
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May 6th
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Why we should all play like Madison Bumgarner
He takes it like a man Even if he doesn’t get the right call, he MAKES the ump give him the right call He keeps his head in the game He’s freakin’ amazing He always has a good attitude He has this quiet confidence to him You can definitely see a nice guy in him, but he’s a totally dominant pitcher. What if we all looked like that?! Super mysterious He doesn’t...
May 5th
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May 5th
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May 4th
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Softball Series: Day 44, 5/3/12
WELL TODAY WAS AMAZING. Yeah, yesterday was crappy, but we ran our perimeter and then it was down to business. I love my partnuh, JOJI. She’s freakin’ awesome. We did our perimeter, did some batting, and played catch and then more batting. George-Anne and I were playing catch, because she’s my partnuh. Pitchers and catchers gotta stick together. Our throws were really good, and...
May 4th
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Softball Series: Day 43, 5/2/12
We won. Woop dee flippin doo. We threw the ball around. A lot. It was ridiculous. I smell punishment. We need to get our heads out of our asses. I don’t like how when I’m mad at myself for fucking up, people are always like, “Don’t be mad, Lyanne!! It’s okay!” NO. It’s not okay! I love you, and I mean no disrespect, but please don’t tell me that! I...
May 3rd
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Softball Series: Day 42, 5/1/12
So today’s entry will be full of various quotes from my teammates and coaches. “Coach Naté, you have a beautiful smile. :)” -Daisy (Coach Naté left the bleachers, because she felt awkward.) “C’mon! Watch some baseball, learn something! The Giants play tonight.” -Coach Naté “G-DOUBLE-O-D-E-Y-E! GOOD EYE! GOOD EYE, OOOUUWEEEE!” -Var ...
May 3rd
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Softball Series: Day 41, 4/30/12
It was fun! We did some infield, some running, and some more running. We have a game on Thursday, and that’s freakin’ me out a little bit… I thought our game was on Friday. Okay. Welp. Bye.
May 1st
April 2012
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Apr 30th
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Apr 30th
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Apr 29th
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Softball Series: Day 40, 4/27/12
Game day! We won! We beat our coach’s old high school, BWAHAHAHA. Now she’s going to take us bowling! She better. HAHA jk. No but seriously. I like the bus rides. Coach took pictures with George-Anne and me. It’s funny x) I caught again! I love catching. It’s so exhilarating, and I can freeze time when I just hold onto the ball. My throws were nice, I got praise from both...
Apr 28th
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Softball Series: Day 39, 4/26/12
So today we did the usual warm ups, and I was in Jess’s line. I asked her about APEng.12 and if she knew anyone who was on the waiting list that made it in. She said yes! :) That’s awesome. She asked if I talked to her teacher, and I said that I did and that she put me first on the waiting list. Jess said that her teacher likes it when people talk to her about that kind of that stuff,...
Apr 27th
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Softball Series: Day 38, 4/25/12
We lost our game, but we put up a fight. My legs are in pain, but only when I put pressure on them. George-Anne and Harman pitched awesomely. Harman got hit by a pitch, and she had to get switched out. We’re worried about her. I love that Hermandeep is doing such a great job as captain. She’s really taking up this role. Blue was cool. I caught, and it was great. We’re getting...
Apr 26th
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Softball Series: Day 37, 4/24/12
Today was fun! We did the usual warm-ups with Var, and it didn’t feel empty :) We did HOLLYWOODS!!! I love Hollywoods. We ran bases, but not as punishment. It was to help us, and it did! Prettttty awesome. And then JV hit and Var did some defense, which was cool. I made it home both times I was up. I hit a really far foul ball. If it were fair, double for sure. At the end of practice, our...
Apr 25th
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Softball Series: Day 36, 4/23/12
So it was just JV! WOOHOO. I love when it’s just us, but for some reason, it feels empty without Var. We did hitting, base running, I caught a little HOLY CRAP, and defense. Didn’t play third which was kinda weird, but I caught instead, because Sabrina had to hit. Coach told us that if there was a stranger on the field, and they were watching us run bases, they’d know who was...
Apr 25th
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Apr 24th
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“Trust your heart if the seas catch fire, live by love though the stars walk...”
– E.E. Cummings
Apr 23rd
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Apr 22nd
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Softball Series: Day 35, 4/20/12
We had a game today, and we won! It was the first game in our new jerseys with the right numbers :) I had Brandon Crawford’s number 35 which is also the day number! I played third. Coach gave us brownies for sugar rushes!!! It was awesome LOL. The score was 21-5!!! HOLY CRAP. When does that ever happen to us?! Hahaha x) I made it home 2/3 times. Also, I need to work on my throws. But our...
Apr 21st
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Softball Series: Day 34, 4/19/12
Alexis is back, and so is Sabrina, so my catching days are over. It was fun while it lasted… I’m kinda bummed out, but I get to be back at third, so yeah. I’m not really in the mood right now. I feel really really sick, and it’s killing me. It’s not even 8 o’clock, and I want to go to bed already. Also, I feel cold and hot at them same time. I just want...
Apr 20th
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Softball Series: Day 33, 4/18/12
Yesterday was cool. It was just JV, because Varsity had a game. I like it when it’s just us. No gear, so I didn’t really get to catch. It’s all good. Coach said I’d play in the gear the next day. We did defensive drills, ran bases, etc. Also, we learned how to slide, which was fun. Good practice.
Apr 20th
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Softball Series: Day 32, 4/17/12
So I caught… Again! :) I love catching. My legs were sore earlier today, but I stretched and took a hot bath, and all is well. I’m learning a lot more with this position, and the more I play there, the more I like it. Coaches were telling me things I should be doing, and I made a lot of adjustments. More diving, setting up the throw, sliding, framing, catching, hand behind my back...
Apr 18th