Well, the season ended and I've been a lot happier I guess. On one hand, I don;t have to go out to Bremerton 4-5 days a week. On the other, I'm still jobless. I've been working out a lot playing some pickup, but mostly on my own doing a lot of plyos and kicking. I seemed to have solved my kicking woes, practicing a new long kick technique that when done right puts the ball (from my 18) a few yards short of the other 18 without putting a whole lot of strength into it. So that's how they do it in the pros. Not that it will come in handy any time soon.

I was talking to my friend Michelle (yeah, you Krall) the other day and said something that seemed to chock her and myself later on. I was explaining trying to find a job in Seattle and how its not going well and I told her that if I was able to find a job, that might be it for soccer. Considering its not like specialized jobs are everywhere, so if I would be able to find something that I liked that payed well, that would have to take precedence over soccer (if I was unable to be flexible with my schedule) in what would ultimately add up to being taking a chance on being picked up by a USL 1 or 2 team, having to move cities, and playing for part-time pay in a full-time position. Hmm. I mean, I don;t really want to be broke with only a Bachelor's degree (yes, only a Bachelor's degree) when I'm 25. That would suck. I mean, I'd still love to have a shot at playing real pro, not PDL pro, but its becoming increasingly difficult when I don't have access to consistent, high-level training (hey thanks a lot Richmond Kickers).

On a positive note, I signed a lease for a house in the U-District with a crew of four others, three from Whitman and one that my Whitman friend met while studying abroad. At least I'll have a place to settle into come September. Now, about that job...