The more you try to control something yourself, the more it's going to be out of control.

I am wearing my T-Swift shirt today, as you can see. I still can't get over how fabulous she was. I didn't think it was possible, but I love her even more after this weekend! I tried to upload the video that I recorded of her singing 'Fearless' (Shh...it was illegal LoL) to Facebook but it wasn't letting me last night. Darn Facebook!

I got out of work early today, and thank goodness for that! It was really super slow and we were all just standing around...and while I love getting paid to stand around and do nothing...it is really REALLY boring. I'd rather go home LoL So I did. Plus, I am just sick of work. So sick of work. I guess the job wouldn't be half bad, but the people I work with just know how to ride my third nerve...and they do it constantly.

After I got home Josh and I went golfing!! It was nice. It was my first time out and his second. I shot a 55...not too bad considering I averaged 56-58 last year. So to start off at 55...I'm pretty okay with that! I started getting really tired and my hands were hurting after about the 6th hole...but I hung in there. I love to go golfing with Josh because he's so patient with me. I'm still learning so it's nice that he's there to jump in and say hey...that's wrong LoL He does it much nicer than that though :) And when I ask him the same question every single time...he doesn't get annoyed with me. What a good husband.

I went grocery shopping after golfing and I am going to try really hard to make all 'real' meals for a week. I planned out a menu and bought all the ingredients I'll need, I just need to do it. I can do it. Tonight we had corn dogs because I had a major craving for them LoL So I bought some when I was at Meijer. So tasty. I haven't had a corn dog in ages...not really sure why I wanted one so badly today, but I sure did. And I certainly enjoyed them LoL Mmm.

I am watching Dancing With the Stars from last night....I just love Buzz :) He's so cute. He practically just walks through the whole thing, instead of dancing LoL But he's just so gosh darn cute you can't help but love him. I'm not really into the show but I'm interested in the people they have on this time, so I'm watching it for a little bit at least. I usually fast forward through a lot of it...I only really watch Buzz, Kate, and Nicole. And Pam An is always good for a laugh! LoL I also liked Chad O's shirt..girl you trippin'...hahaha.

Wow I feel bad for Kate this week...she totally freaked out and their performance was not so good. Poor gal. She doesn't even look the least bit fake-happy at the end. Just disappointed.

Sunday afternoon, like 5 minutes after I got home...Josh asked if I wanted to go golfing. I didn't really...but I did want to go along with him and Ian, just because it's good exercise and if I stayed home I would have fallen asleep. If I fell asleep, I wouldn't have slept at all that night, and I really didn't want that. So they golfed and I just walked along with them. Anyways, on the 9th hole I found a golf ball that was broken in half! Pretty nifty, here take a look:
So that prompted me to wonder, what are golf balls really about? How are they made, what are they made of...If you haven't guessed it yet...this is our lesson for today!!

A little background: Golf balls have to meet certain standards, according to the United States Golf Association. For one, a golf ball has to be perfectly spherical. It can weigh up to 1.62 ounces and must measure under 250 feet per second velocity on a USGA approved measuring device (whatever that means!). Once a batch of balls is created, five out each batch is tested. Once those balls have passed the tests, the rest of the balls from that batch are packaged and shipped out to retailers.

But what are they made out of, you ask? Well, let me tell you!

The Core: The core is made up of several different compounds that create a rubbery substance when combined. It is then pressurized and made to be 1.5 inches in diameter, and loses its rubbery feeling. (As you can see from the picture, the core looks hard.)

The Shell: The shell is made of a thermoplastic liquid that is put into a compression mold to make two half circles. The core is then placed in the middle and the two half circles placed around it. Then it's heated til it forms one continuous piece. The dimples are also added to the shell at this time. But what are the dimples for?

The Dimples: Golf balls originally didn't have dimples. They were all smooth. But then players started noticing that the older balls that were nicked up and beat up actually went farther distances than the newer, smooth ones. Eventually, an aerodynamic engineer came along and said hey, why don't we just manufacture balls with the nicks and bumps already on them? Thus, the birth of dimpled golf balls. The dimples reduce the drag on a golf ball because they redirect more air pressure behind the golf ball rather than in front. The higher level of pressure behind it, the farther the ball will go. Studies have shown that dimpled balls go up to four times farther than smooth balls.

Painting: After it's all heated and fused together, the ball is sanded and cut to remove any rough areas and to make sure the line from the two half circles is not visible. After the ball is smoothed out, it is painted. Once the paint dries the logo is stamped on the ball and a final clear coating is applied to the ball. Then they are packaged and shipped out to retailers.

Phew. So now we know. I don't know about you, but I feel better about life!!

Oh man...they've moved on to singles on Biggest Loser!! That means we're getting close to the end. Which is sad...but exciting. I love to see the transformations. Except I get mad at myself every time the finale comes along, because every season at the beginning I say I'm going to do it with them and exercise while I'm watching the show and throughout the week and weigh in with them every week...but then I don't. I need to. Really bad. But I always let other things get in the way. I need to focus on ME. Selfish I know. But necessary before it gets out of control any more than it is right now. (It being my weight.)

They had a guy on there that weighed around 670 pounds who was inspired by the Biggest Loser and lost a bunch of weight...like 400 pounds...oh man...he looks fantastic!! Can you imagine weighing that much? I don't even know what I'd do with myself. Seriously. I'd want to die, plain and simple. You can't do anything. You can't go anywhere because you don't fit anywhere. It would be awful. Just awful. I'm glad I'm not that out of control.

Well I better quit rambling...I'm getting kind of long-winded. Plus I just glanced to my right and saw my colored pencils and coloring book sitting on the shelf, and I really want to color now LoL

Happy trails! :)