NFHS Network… why you probably shouldn’t subscribe to this online sports streaming service

I try to not be a negative person because it’s really no fun. But I have decided I need to warn anyone out there who might be excited to subscribe to this network in hopes of watching family or friends play sports through the magic of the internet.

Don’t do it. Don’t subscribe! Abort mission! Run way! It will only make you frustrated disappointed, and question everything you hold dear.

I won’t go into how their broadcast AND customer service are worse than: dial-up internet, Obamacare website, waiting in line at the DMV, being kissed on the lips by your crazy grandma with the mustache, buying 4 new tires at Pep Boys and they only install 3, stepping on a Lego barefoot, drinking room temperature green tea, VIP tix to Fyre Festival, trying to contact someone at YouTube headquarters…

But I’m not officially saying any of that. The really funny part is that since I’ve experienced such poor service, I became determined to troll NFHS Network wherever possible: website, Twitter, YouTube, etc. I can be annoyingly persistent, just so we’re clear.

Here’s the irony of it all. As I was typing this post I received the 67th email back from them and my refund request has been granted! I suppose that’s worth one star out of 10. So here’s my final word of advice…

Save time, money, and avoid headaches and frustration by NOT subscribing. You can thank me later. If you happen to subscribe to NFHS Network, I’m here for you. Comment below and we can get through it together. You’re going to need a support system to hold on to your sanity.

-Out of the Wilderness

I was in a bad mood till this happened

In my last post I wrote about how I finished a good workout thanks to a friend who was really ticking me right off! I ran a fast mile, but unfortunately the mood I was in didn’t disappear after this good workout. 

I left the gym to do a few errands before heading back home for lunch but I still couldn’t shake how annoyed I felt. That is, until walking into Kroger, I glanced over to my right, and saw this… 

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I actually didn’t even have my phone with me but I just had to go back to the car for it, then approached the man and his son to ask if it was OK to take a few pictures. I wanted to remember and document the moment my mood changed. Before this I was angry and annoyed, and almost in an instant everything changed. It was just a father and a son watching an excavator at work, but there was something so divine about it. A gentle reminder to not major on the minors. The father told me that his young son is obsessed with this kind of machinery after they read the book “Are You My Mother” to him. He went on to support this truth by telling me that one time he showed his son a train going by and his son wasn’t interested at all. 

I thought this was a cool moment and just wanted to share it with you. Have you had experiences like this? If so, I’d love to hear it so comment below…

As always, thanks for stopping by!

-Out of the Wilderness

 

We’re wearing our past on our heads

I was sitting in church the other day definitely paying attention to the sermon. 

OK OK, my mind is often hopping from topic to topic and at some point on this particular Sunday, I noticed the length of hair of various people around me. I thought, “It’s interesting that hair is constantly growing longer. Even when we get a cut, there’s new hair already forming. In fact, that’s why we get a cut in the first place!” Then I dwelled on this for way too long.

Imagine if our hair was our own personal timeline. 

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Let’s say a woman’s hair is 20 inches long. The hair next to her scalp is brand new, right? So it’s mark on her timeline is from the previous few days…. just picking a random day, March 25. Move down her ‘do an inch or two and that hair was new around March 10th. The hair near her shoulders is from mid-January. Once you get to the end, the 20th inch of her long hair, the date would be September 1st. So from the end of her hair to the her scalp, she has this growing timeline that represents every day of her recent life. 

Then, when the data on her timeline gets too long, she goes in to the stylist for a trim. She cuts off September to December. 

Symbolically it can be a way to move on from the past. And this makes the idea of a timeline more clear. If someone is starting new, perhaps after making a life-changing decision like becoming sober or making a religious choice, they may shave their head. It’s an outward symbol of a decision they made. If you think of the hair as a timeline, they’re literally deleting their timeline and starting a new one. 

Does this make sense? I don’t suppose it means anything at all, but I just thought it was interesting to think that we all have stories that happen to us and if our hair was a timeline, it would be full of so much information, so many stories represented by the beautiful blonde, brunette, red, gray, or white hair. 🙂

Thanks for stopping by! 

-Out of the Wilderness

 

Song endings- to fade or not to fade?

I’ve wondered this for a long time… how do artists decide if their song should fade to silence or have a definite, clear ending? It used to bother me when a song just faded out because I thought, “It’s still going! You can’t just turn it down!” Songs that ended on a guitar strum or a cappella moment were so much more satisfying, and honestly, they still are. To use a movie comparison- the fade out songs are like movies that leave you with a with a cliffhanger, wondering what happens next. I actually like this in movies, most of the time. But not in music!

I need the song to end. 

Even to this day, I think it’s weird when a song is fading out and the person is still singing. What else do they have to say? What do I need to know? How are they feeling? All these things will go unanswered because the song faded away. 

So if you’re an artist who writes music, how do you decide how a song comes to a conclusion? Is there a reason behind the fade-out that I’m not perceiving? Thanks in advance, and as always, thanks for stopping by! 

-Out of the Wilderness

Phrases to describe your anger

I was upset one day and I won’t get into why, but my anger dissipated as I came up with phrases to describe my rage! 🙂 Take a look below at texts between my sister and I, and if you have some of your own, chime in below! 

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Thanks for stopping by… 

Out of the Wilderness