come on, ref!

i think if i had to make a list of the top ten worst jobs to have, im pretty sure referee would make it. if you're a ref, somebody always hates you! lol

a friend of mine from work, courtney, "recruited" me to play on her team in a league at a church in raleigh. tonight we had our first game and the refs were HORRIBLE. calling every ticky-tack foul...at one point, plays were literally stopped about 3 or 4 possessions in a row because of alleged (like how i inserted a news word there? haha) "fouls". absolutely ridiculous. there's actually some pretty decent talent in this league so it's at least good for competition. referees are NOT necessary though...we can call our own fouls. it doesnt need to be this overly organized.

tonight, i played average. dropped some easy passes and missed a few shots i typically make 90 percent of the time. that's okay though because at least we won! oh, i got a little sassy with the ref though because in the middle of the game he looks at me and goes, are those clips in your hair? i was like, uh, yeah they're bobby pins. he proceeds to tell me i need to take them out. i looked at the man like he's out of his mind and said, you've got to be kidding me. so i take a couple of them out and put in one of those stretchy headband things...i get back on the court and he says, there's still a few in there. i rolled my eyes, gave him a look of death and then ripped out the last two bobby pins and threw them near the bench and had a sub come in for me while i went to the bathroom to get my hair in a freakin pony tail.

nice. way to get an attitude in a church league, Lauren. lol but guys here's the thing. i have been playing basketball since i was 14. in those 11 years, i have never, ever, ever heard of someone getting hurt do to HAIR PIN. it's completely and utterly insane for that to even be an issue. give me a break.

here's the other thing. whenever i go to play pick up games or rec league games that really are just for fun and excercise, i always tell myself that i'm not going to care or get too competitive. um, that usually lasts about five minutes. once i get started, the competitive side of me really starts to come out...i cant help it. i like to play well and i like to win...then again, who doesnt? :)