Ups and Downs

I have had kind of an up and down week I suppose, but it seems to be turning out pretty well. I have accepted a few financial things from Fox, I don't think that makes acceptance official yet, but it is getting close. I am ready to decline some schools, so they can stop bothering me. I think I will start with the negatives so I can end on some positive notes.
Like yesterday and the day before, I was feeling kind of discouraged about basketball. My shot from deep was just not coming back as quickly as I would like. This wouldnt be a big deal, but last time I was cleared for jump shots, I felt like I was so good at shooting immediately. That was probably just because I had changed my form so it actually was way better than it had been. But now I am used to being a good shooter so it is kind of odd for me to find struggles. I have never felt like a better ballhandler than shooter, but that is literally how I felt. I guess that shows my ballhandling has improved drastically though, so that is good.
The other thing is that I emailed the coach at George Fox, and he emailed back saying he didnt remember who I was. I don't blame him, because we had like a five to ten minute conversation and two prior emails, but it was discouraging following not feeling great at basketball when I recieved this email. Well, I emailed him agan and he hasn't responded, so I will ponder what to make my next move. Maybe I will just send him my resume again to refresh his memory. Oh well, it doesn't really matter because even if I dont visit in April, I will show up and try out anyway and I think I can make a good impression. That is, of course, Lord willing. I hate saying that I will do this and that now.
Okay so that was the bad stuff. Stupid I know, but whatever, it happens. Today was much better for basketball because I figured out what I was doing in my shot and then managed to feel really good from 3 land. Like really good. Like pro range easily. And I may have found a venue to sharpen my game skills against good competition before I go off to college.
So I mentioned in my blog that I was singing In Exile for chapel. And I did. But Nathan showed up that morning and could hardly talk, so I lead instead of him. I was a bit worried since we didnt have slides and it was all spur of the moment for me leading, but I was not that nervous before I got on stage. Then when I was giving this verse to lead into In Exile, I was literally shaking. I do not remember the last time I shook in front of people. It is not a common thing for me. I went to set down my Bible and my hand looked like I was a 90 year old or something. However I calmed down once I started singing, and actually really enjoyed it. So I am marking off one of my New Years Resolutions of getting more comfortable singing in front of people. What was also cool was that from what I have heard people really enjoyed it, so that gives me more confidence, but really, as the Classic Crime said, "I dont sing for you, cause if I did, I would have been done long ago." Even though I have only sung a few times for people hahaha. However, I do not plan on leading a lot now. Maybe I will do it again, but I prefer Nathan singing, because he has a better voice than me, and I feel like he likes me of the songs we play than I do.
So once more talking about Incubus. Brandon Boyd has a sweet voice, but there is a live version of Pardon Me on the CD I got, and he doesnt sound totally perfect in it, which makes me feel better when I don't sound perfect trying to sing that song. I just wanted to say that.
I watched this movie tonight, called It's Kind of a Funny Story. It is legit. Actually it is sort of sad since everyone has some sort of emotional or mental problem, since the movie takes place in a psych ward. But really, it's pretty funny. Zach Galifinakas is allowed to be so random the whole movie and murks a ton. Basically, the movie title is about right. It is serious but funny along the way. I guess it almost reminded me of Stranger Than Fiction in a weird way.