M.O.N.K.

Once again it has been awhile since I have posted, so here are some updates on my life:

1. I grabbed the wrong kind of toothpaste at Wal-Mart and I hate it. It makes me feel like I am gargling fluoride at the dentist, which in turn makes me feel sick. Luckily, when grabbing the wrong box I picked a smaller tube. I will survive.
2. I am currently searching for part-time work because I am full-time broke.
3. I should be doing homework right now.
4. Basketball season ended.
5. I've read a few good books and watched a few good movies.
6. I just recently got into snap chat.

You're probably wondering why this post is titled "M.O.N.K." well here's why...

I have had some interesting experiences recruiting this season all through the terrains of what I am now affectionately referring to as M.O.N.K. or Middle Of Nowhere Kansas. I'm not really exaggerating, I've driven down numerous country roads, seen more cows than human beings, and had no cell phone service multiple times. 

It's not uncommon for me to drive down a road and randomly, BAM, a school comes out of nowhere in a town that doesn't even have a McDonald's. I had an interesting experience a few weeks ago when going to a town about an hour away. Before leaving I punched the school address into my GPS and took off....well the dang thing took me to an empty field. Luckily enough, I still had some service and was able to navigate my way to the actual school (approximately 4-6 fields over) and find the gym. However, I didn't make it to the game until the 3rd quarter.

The positive thing to come from this was a nice retweet from @GACoachProblems & @RecruitingProblems.

Another fun thing I enjoy about recruiting is to see the odd things that different towns do, everyone is either selling cookies, having a homecoming coronation, different cheers, and (my favorite) the pep band. Little did I know when I went into the gym approximately 4-6 fields over, I was about to witness the best high school pep band...EVER. I was just sitting there enjoying the game when between quarters I hear, a banjo. A BANJO! played by a kid in high-waters, a bow tie, and he looked identical to Anthony Michael Hall in The Breakfast Club, it was amazing (he later played the mandolin, so cool). The band also had two singers, four guitars, a bass player, a violin, and a horns section. They opened with Imagine Dragons "It's Time"!

Imagine, sitting and minding your own business in a small high school in M.O.N.K. and hearing that intro...then you look up and see a Brian Johnson look-a-like playing the banjo!

Now, Ottawa is not in M.O.N.K., it's definitely the middle of somewhere, so I can't complain. The past two weeks I have experienced something I have never experienced before in my life, snow, and a good amount of it. It was cool, we had 3 snow days on campus. I spent snow day #1 walking all in the snow, hanging out with friends, having a blast! #2 was spent on a bus going to our playoff game that we lost 44-35... And #3 was spent watching Perks of Being a Wallflower, TED, Silver Linings Playbook, and End of Watch. Loved them all except for TED.

I don't really know how else to explain a snow day other than pictures...

And a video of a snow rookie.

Apology by Ashley Parker Angel came on while I was writing this blog.