Hooks Galore

Now that I am back in Corpus and ready to go, I am working once again with the Corpus Christi Hooks, AA Afiliated with the Houston Astros. I worked here last year with onfield entertainment and promotions and after a successful summer I was invited to come back and work in the office with sales. So I descided to take one more summer back home in South Texas and take the job.

But before that I had jury duty. Yes, jury duty, and it was aweful. I got back from the Roadtrip on Sunday and the next day was jury duty. It was, well, haha. The room was loaded with people. I got there early but still it was loaded with people. Then they told everyone who was feeling sick to come up to th efront and get signed off in case of the swine flue. So a few people went in. The dude standing next to me didnt want to be there either and after thinking for a while said the heck with it, and descided to go report sickness just to get out of it. Then I stood there for 3 hours waiting my name to be called as if I was in a concentration camp, waiting for my fate. Finnally I was called on the second chair of this jury. Then we got this peice of paper with a phone number to call in to find out about our case. Well thankfull when I called it at 5pm my case was cancelled! Thank God. Now I dont have to convince the attorneys to put me down!

That night I helped my dad take his stuff out of the office with carlos. Took forever but we got it all with the frame and everything in the suburban and into the office here in the house. Get this-- we loaded and unloaded the frate elevator and loaded the suburban in less than 20 minutes and then unloaded it in 8. Now that's efficiency. 2 of the boxes weighed 60lbs plus. And I I didn't bring my boxes fat I used to ship from Michigan we would have been screwed. So that worked out.

But then the Hooks started and I worked and worked. I lost one of my positions but was given another one. So currently I work in sales and with sponsorship promotions. So it is a lot of work, a lot of hours in the office and in the humid air but I am enjoying my time so far. Its good to see old faces and fun to meet to the new ones!

First Saturday off in forever. Slept in alleluia. Dag holes for plants in the morning. Read 100 plus pages to finish Cinderella man. I really enjoys that last section. Man I love boxing and I love joe louis. Then went to play tennis with mama papa an skunk. Won the match 6-3, 6-4. The second set we were down 3-0 and won 4 strait. We would have won the fith strait as well but in duece skunk hit it out but it hit the score cards and bounced back in. Since it is attaché to the court it technically counts and they won two points to win the game. But I won my serve and gallantly defended against papa's massive serve to win the set and match.

Then we went I heb plus an got parties and brawlrths and glory road on blue ray. Cinderella man comes out on blue ray in 3 weeks so we are gonna wait on that. I had some problems setting up the ps3 into high def an when all hope was fading carlos fixed some settings and it worked. We watche the movie and it was very fast pace. Kinda scrible over the characters; no character development. Apparently they scribbled over a lot of facts of the true story but at the end I really liked it and man I can see myself coaching after that one. Lately I have been thinking of that dramatic comeback I made coaching after coach long got liked out and how much fun I had leading the team as a coach on the side lines. I can see myself doing it. Anyhow it was very cool and I want to buy that book and read it during the summer.

Saturday the 16th sucked. And let me tell you why. I got up late and tired. I ate with Ed and made some sandwithces. At 12:50 I try to leave and the bmer wasn't working. The engine wouldn't even attempt to start. So I had to wait for carlos to come get me. I had to do the prize wheel with katylin. Its liek this spin wheel. YOu pay $1 and get to spin with a guaranteed prize, and most of these prizes are pretty good, which is insentive for people to come over and over again. It took a lot of preperation. Almost all of the day. Then there was fear of rain. Then we opened the gates at 5:20 with 2000 people oustise ready for the camo replica jersies and then there was us, on the prize wheel. Then they pulled out the tarp beforethe game and people were all ready waiting 45 minutes to play the wheel. So many people! Then tv wind was blowing insanely strongand everything was falling over of flying away. So we got moved to a corner where there was no wind. But people kept comming and comming because there was rain and no one knew when the game would start. Well they didnt and I was getting really dehidrated hungry tired and dizzy. But we kept going. Finally at 9:40 we are told that they will call the game and shortly after they said it on the PA and then we soon closed. We ran out of so many things and had to restok on so many things. Most nights we make between $150-250 dollars. $300+ is a really good night and those only come on Fridays or Saturday. The record is just over $500. Well, we made $704. No joke. We blew everything out of the water. We made so much! Cause there was nothin to do! But I was beat and had to wait for my mom to pick me up.

QUOTE of the WEEK:
Quote of skunk on 051709:
"I told you already, I am going to bench 480lbs. I already bench 115lbs and I'm 13. When I turn 15 I will be benching 180...with my eyes closed and making pethitos...with a closed grip...and one handed! Take that!!!" ...yeah, right....